Report to City Council
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TO: Mayor and City Council
Mayor and City Council Moreno Valley Community
Foundation (MVCF)
FROM: Brian Mohan, City Manager
AGENDA DATE: November 18, 2025
TITLE: REPORT OF NOVEMBER 4, 2025, K.3. EMERGENCY
ITEM RELATED TO FOOD RESOURCES (REPORT OF:
CITY MANAGER) (DISTRICTS: ALL DISTRICTS)
TITLE SUMMARY: Report of November 4, 2025, K.3. emergency item related to food resources
DISTRICT: All Districts
Recommendation(s)
That the City Council:
1. Receive and file this report of November 4, 2025, K.3. emergency item related to food resources.
2. Provide any other direction for staff.
SUMMARY
On November 4, 2025, the Council formally approved an emergency item to be added to the agenda related to the Federal suspension of the Supplemental N utrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and directed the City Manager to deploy $30K from the Moreno Valley Community Foundation (MVCF) to Feeding America, which currently distributes food at our Community Recreation Center.
This report provides an update on the status of November 4, 2025, emergency item
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direction to staff.
DISCUSSION
As of the writing of this staff report and publication of the agenda, the following is the status of the deployment of $30K from the Moreno Valley Community Foundation (MVCF), coined Project Pantry . This information is subject to change, and if so, will be noted during the presentation of this item.
Power Speaks Louder (PSL)
o $5,000 partnership will allow PSL to purchase additional pallets of food to potentially double the number of residents served. PSL currently serves about 150-200 residents at each event, and they provide dry goods (canned foods, sauces, noodles, rice, etc.). Current events are every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Their most recent marketed event was scheduled on November 13, and the next event is scheduled for November 27.
The Salvation Army (TSA)
o $5,000 partnership will allow TSA to increase the staples in their boxes that they currently provide to 100-150 families by adding milk, eggs, cereal, bread, and some meats. Canned food and some produce have been donated already. Current events are weekly on Wednesdays from 10-12 pm at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship. They had an event on November 12 that was marketed.
o An additional $15,000 partnership will allow TSA to host a one -time food distribution event on Tuesday, November 25. Due to capacity concerns with FA during the upcoming holiday season, they requested that we work with TSA, as they are a partner with FA, for this one -time event. Logistics and details are still being finalized and will be shared via our various media channels and partners in accordance with the Media & Communications Plan once complete.
Inland Compassion (IC)
o $5,000 partnership w ill allow IC to host a pop -up distribution event on Sunday, November 16 . IC has a list of over 300 on a waiting list seeking food, but they work primarily off donations. IC anticipates $5,000 will allow them to serve about 100 people. IC’s next event is scheduled on Sunday, November 23, at Sunnymead Park with food donated from Valley View High School.
Other Media efforts recently completed or in progress to communicate information with our residents:
o Social Media campaign
o Home page banner
o New Webpage (moval.org/pantry); local Food Pantry List , upcoming Food Distribution events
o Press release
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o Mayor’s Weekly Message
o Moreno Valley At Work
o Digital Mall Billboard
o Civic Center Marquee
o Notification Outreach
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Create hotline
Tele-market to Residents
On Wednesday, November 12, President Trump signed HR 5371, a continuing resolution that would provide full Fiscal Year 2026 funding for several federal agencies and extend the Fiscal Year 2025 funding at current levels through January 30, ending the longest government shutdown in history.
In exchange for making the dea l, Democrats have been assured a December floor vote in the Senate to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance premium subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, the reversal of layoffs of federal workers during the shutdown, and a tempor ary prohibition on further layoffs until January 30.
There is no guarantee that the vote to extend the subsidies will pass, and House Speaker Mike Johnson has reaffirmed he will not guarantee a floor vote in the House.
Attached to the shutdown ending me asure are three of the regular, full -year appropriations bills intended to jumpstart a return to the normal process of funding the government. The bills are generally the bipartisan versions previously passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Inc luded are the Agriculture -FDA, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch appropriations bills, which would fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/CalFresh), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/CalWORKS) programs through the end of Fiscal Year 2026.
Also included are several extensions of authorities for Farm Bill programs not previously
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included in HR 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and au thorities for certain telehealth, prescription, and health center programs that expired at the end of FY25 on September
30. ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve and authorize the recommended actions as presented in this staff report.
Staff recommend this alternative.
2. Do not approve and authorize the recommended actions as presented in this staff report. Staff does not recommend this alternative.
FISCAL IMPACT
On November 4, 2025, the council approved and directed the City Manager to deploy $30K from the MVCF 4016-16-18-16311-620199 Community Benefit account.
NOTIFICATION
Publication of the Agenda.
PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT
Prepared By: Department Head Approval:
Brian Mohan Brian Mohan
City Manager City Manager
CITY COUNCIL GOALS
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
1. Economic Development
2. Public Safety
3. Library
4. Infrastructure
5. Beautification, Community Engagement, and Quality of Life
6. Youth Programs
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Report Approval Details
Document Title: STAFFREPORT_CM_FOODRESOURCES.docx
Attachments:
Final Approval
Date:
Nov 13, 2025
This report and all of its attachments were approved and signed as outlined below:
Patty Rodriguez
Natalia Lopez
No Signature - Task assigned to Dena Heald was completed by workflow administrator Patty Rodriguez
Dena Heald
Launa Jimenez
Patty Rodriguez