City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Community Event and Neighborhood
Grant Distribution Subcommittee
1:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web StreamWednesday, December 8, 2021 Special Teleconference Notice
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953 (e),the meeting was conducted telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council is scheduled to make the necessary findings on October 26, 2021.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 1:36 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Member Alysa Cisneros
Member Omar Din
Present: 2 -
Mayor Klein attended the meeting to act as Chair as a non-voting member.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Klein opened public comment, being none closed public comment.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Subcommittee Member Din moved and Subcommittee Member Cisneros seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar as presented.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Member Cisneros
Member Din
2 -
No: 0
21-1139 Approve the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee Meeting Minutes of August 24, 2021 Approve the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee
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Neighborhood Grant Distribution
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Meeting Minutes - Draft
Meeting Minutes of August 24, 2021 as submitted.
GENERAL BUSINESS
21-1104 Review of Calendar Year 2021 Grants and Consideration of Calendar Year 2022 Community Events and Neighborhood
Grant Program Applications
Recreation Services Manager, Tracey Gott gave a presentation on the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Program. Highlights included: CENGP overview, calendar year 2021 events, summary of grant updates, outreach methods, and proposed 2022 funding.
Subcommittee Members inquired and staff responded:
Has the total CENGP budget increased in accordance to the increased cost of living? No, the budget has not increased over the past few years.
Could the CENGP total budget be increased at an upcoming subcommittee meeting? Staff recommends requesting a budget increase with the City Manager during the budget workshop.
Could staff provide clarification on the delta of funding amounts requested and approved for Community Events? 1-2 day events typically receive less funding than events with multiple dates.
Mayor Klein opened public comment.
Valarie S, Sunnyvale resident, thanked the staff and the subcommittee for their support.
Mayor Klein closed public comment.
The Subcommittee took a recess at 2:25 p.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m. with all Subcommittee Members present via teleconference.
Subcommittee Member Din moved for Alternative 2 - Approving the recommended funding levels outlined in the 2022 Grant Application Summary table of $34,000 with the modification of increasing Diwali to $3,500 and decreasing the Mid-Autumn Festival to $1,000. Subcommittee Member Cisneros seconded the motion.
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The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Member Cisneros
Member Din
2 -
No: 0
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 2:42 p.m.