Malibu City Council
Administration and Finance Subcommittee
Special Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
4:00 P.M.
City Hall – Surfrider Room
23825 Stuart Ranch Road
Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Silverstein
Councilmember Doug Stewart
Call to Order
Roll Call
Report on Posting of the Agenda – Thursday, August 28, 2025 Approval of Agenda
Public Comment This is the time for the public to comment on any items not appearing on this agenda.
Each public speaker shall be allowed up to three (3) minutes for comments. The Subcommittee may not discuss or act on any matter not specifically identified on this agenda, pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.
Discussion Items
1. Presentations/Staff Updates
None.
2. Old Business
None.
3. New Business
A. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Deferred General Fund Grants
Recommended Action: Provide a recommendation to the City Council concerning deferred applications of the General Fund Grant Program.
Staff Contact: Richard Rojas, Interim Deputy City Manager, Ext. 300 Administration and Finance Subcommittee
September 3, 2025 Special Meeting
Adjournment
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda was posted in accordance with the applicable legal requirements. Special meeting agendas may be amended up to 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Dated this 28th day of August 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
Cynthia Alba, Management Analyst
Agenda Item 3.A.
Administration and Finance
Subcommittee Agenda Report
To: Mayor Pro Tem Silverstein and Councilmember Stewart Prepared by: Cynthia Alba, Management Analyst
Reviewed by: Renée Neermann, Financial Controller
Approved by: Richard Rojas, Deputy City Manager
Date prepared: August 27, 2025 Meeting date: September 3, 2025 Subject: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Deferred General Fund Grants RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide a recommendation to the City Council concerning deferred applications of the General Fund Grant Program.
DISCUSSION: On June 11, 2025, the Administration and Finance Subcommittee convened to review and provide recommendations to the City Council regarding the allocation of the City’s annual General Fund Grants. On June 23, 2025, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget, which included the approved General Fund Grant allocations. A summary of the approved grant awards is provided in Attachment A.
As part of the June 23 action, several funding requests were deferred for further consideration by the full City Council.
Organization Name Amount Requested Subcommittee
Recommendation
Friends of Malibu Urgent Care $100,000 Defer to Council LAEPF - Community Brigade $100,000 Defer to Council
Malibu Education Foundation $315,000 Defer to Council
Mission Nirvana Malibu $100,000 Defer to Council
Staff recommends that the Administration and Finance Subcommittee review the deferred General Fund Grant Program applications and provide a recommendation to the City Council for final action.
ATTACHMENTS: FY 2025-26 General Fund Grant Allocations
Administration &
Finance Subcommittee
Meeting
09-03-25
Item 3A
Organization Name Amount Requested
A&F Subcommittee
Recommended Award
818 Consultant 5,000 $0
A Call 2 Peace 18,000 $0
Adamson House Foundation 10,000 $10,000
Aurelia Foundation 3,000 $2,500
Big Heart Ranch 10,000 $2,500
California State Parks 14,000 $7,500
California Wildlife Center 15,000 $10,000
Children's Lifesaving Foundation 5,500 $4,000
Emily Shane Foundation 35,000 $15,000
Esperance Center 2,000 $1,500
Friends of Malibu Urgent Care 100,000 Defer to Council
Gan Malibu 10,000 $2,500
Hand in Hand 2,000 $2,000
LAEPF- Community Brigade 100,000 Defer to Council
Malibu Coast Surf Lifesaving Association 30,000 $14,000 Malibu Community Labor Exchange 10,000 $10,000
Malibu Education Foundation 315,000 Defer to Council
Malibu Film Society 18,000 $18,000
Malibu Foundation 50,000 $0
Malibu Friends of Music 5,000 $5,000
Malibu Little League 15,000 $14,000
Malibu Marlins 14,000 $13,000
Malibu Monarch Project 25,000 $2,500
Malibu Search and Rescue 21,145 $15,000
Meals on Wheels West 3,500 $3,000
Mission Nirvana Malibu 100,000 Defer to Council
Paradise Cove Gardens 12,000 $2,000
Poison Free Malibu 7,000 $6,000
Resource Conservation District 23,600 $10,000
Shalom Institute 25,000 $10,000
Skin Divine Cosmetics 25,000 $2,500
Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation 10,000 $10,000
Total $1,038,745 $192,500
FY 2025-26 General Fund Grants
Attachment A