CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
August 7, 2023
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Maura Montellano/ Beatrice Marrufo, Executive Assistant SUBJECT: FINDING OF PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE:
RECOMMENDED EXPENDITURE(S) AND RECAP OF EXPENDED FUNDS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Approve the expenditure(s) recommended and make the finding that the community at large will receive a public benefit from the expenditure of funds for the recommended item(s); and Receive and file the recap of final amounts for previously approved projects/activities.
CURRENT REQUEST(S):
Amount to be determined to Sowing Seeds for Life in support of their Annual Back to School Supply Distribution – Requested Amount $1,000 Amount to be determined to A Fatherless Field in support of Summer Fest Pomona Back to School Event – Requested Amount $2,000 Amount to be determined to Community Services Division in support of their Back to School Giveback Skate Event– Requested Amount $1,300 FISCAL IMPACT: All approved expenditures are paid from the requesting Councilmembers’ line item accounts as approved in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION: At the regular City Council meeting of February 6, 2006, the Council approved an Expense and Reimbursement Policy in compliance with the requirements of Assembly Bill 1234. At the regular City Council meeting of November 16, 2015, the Council adopted Finding of Public Benefit “Best Practices” Guidelines and the Finding of Public Benefit Request Form.
DISCUSSION: The Mayor and/or individual Councilmembers, as listed below, have requested that the Council approve funding for each organization, activity, and/or event as specified below and request that the Council approve the funding amount and make the findings that these expenditures will provide a public benefit to the community at large. Supporting forms for the newly-requested findings are attached with this Report (Attachment).
Current Request(s)
Organization: Sowing Seeds for Life
Project/Activity: Annual Back to School Supply Distribution Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Donations will help provide families in need of school supplies.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Robert Torres Organization Requested Funding Amount: $1,000
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: TBD
Organization: A Fatherless Field
Project/Activity: Summer Fest Pomona Back to School Event Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Donations will help provide families/ students in need of school supplies.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Robert Torres Organization Requested Funding Amount: $2,000
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: TBD
Organization: Community Services Division
Project/Activity: Back to School Giveback Skate Event
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Donations will help provide underserved youth in the community with back-to-school supplies.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Robert Torres Organization Requested Funding Amount: $1,300
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: TBD
Findings Eligible for Contributions
The following summarizes Council contributions towards findings within the 30 day period following Council approval in accordance with the Council adopted policy. These items are still eligible for additional contributions.
Organization: Latino and Latina Roundtable
Project/Activity: Help families in need.
Finding Date: 7/17/23
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Donations will help provide families in need.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Nora Garcia Deadline for Contributions: 8/17/23
Organization Requested Funding Amount: $2,500
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: D3 - $250, D7 - $ 500 Total Funding amount: $750
Organization: Pomona Natives
Project/Activity: Football/Cheer Registration
Finding Date: 7/17/23
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Donations will help with Football/Cheer Registration for low income families.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Victor Preciado Deadline for Contributions: 8/17/23
Organization Requested Funding Amount: $1,000
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: D2 – 100, D3 - $500, D7 - $250 Total Funding amount: $850
Organization: Pomona Memorial Park
Project/Activity: Memorial Park Program
Finding Date: 7/17/23
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: An opportunity for Mayor and Councilmembers to help support and honor our veterans on Memorial Day. Funds will pay for rental and mobile stage set up for Pomona Concert Band.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Victor Preciado Deadline for Contributions: 8/17/23
Organization Requested Funding Amount: $1,652.15
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: D2 - $250, D3 - $250, D7 - $500 Total Funding amount: $1,000
Organization: Victory Outreach Church of Pomona
Project/Activity: Back 2 School Backpack and School Supply Giveaway Finding Date: 7/17/23
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Give away necessary school supplies for our inner city youth as well as create a safe, fun family community environment with food, free gifts, and entertainment.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Victor Preciado Deadline for Contributions: 8/17/23
Organization Requested Funding Amount: $5,000
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: D2 -$250, D3 - $250, D7 -$250 Total Funding amount: $750
Organization: Celebrating a Vision
Project/Activity: Health and Wellness Summit
Finding Date: 7/17/23
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Families will get to experience an amazing lecture form a celebrity nutritionist/herbalist. Topics include cancer, seizure detox, alkaline diet, anxiety, ADHD and much more.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Victor Preciado Deadline for Contributions: 8/17/23
Organization Requested Funding Amount: $1,200
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: D3 - $100, D7 - $250 Total Funding amount: $350
Organization: Project Resilience
Project/Activity: Pomona Project’s Journey to Recovery Finding Date: 7/17/23
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: This event is to provide the community resources for mental health service, detox or residential services to unhoused individuals to help combat the epidemic of substance abuse, specifically fentanyl, in the City.
Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Nora Garcia Deadline for Contributions: 8/17/23
Organization Requested Funding Amount: $2,000
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: D3 – 500, D7 - $250 Total Funding amount: $750
Organization: Shante Flournoy c/o Pomona Cheer
Project/Activity: Pomona Cheer Uniforms
Finding Date: 7/17/23
Approved by CLC: N/A
Finding Recommended: Donations will help provide PUSD students with cheer uniforms Councilmember Recommending Funding: Councilmember Nora Garcia Deadline for Contributions: 8/17/23
Organization Requested Funding Amount: $1,355
Councilmember Requested Funding Amount: D2 - $300, D3 - $500, D5 - $200, D7 - $555 Total Funding amount: $1,555
Recap of Expended Funds
The following summarizes additional Council contributions toward findings that expired and are past the 30 day period following Council approval, in accordance with the Council adopted policy:
N/A
ATTACHMENT:
Sowing Seeds for Life
A Fatherless Field
Back to School Giveback Skate Event
Prepared by:
Maura Montellano/ Beatrice Marrufo
Executive Assistant
Finding of Public Benefit