City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Community Event and Neighborhood
Grant Distribution Subcommittee
2:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Monday, July 8, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
Councilmember Srinivasan called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Murali Srinivasan
Linda Sell
Present: 2 -
Alysa CisnerosAbsent: 1 -
Chair Cisneros (excused absence)
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Sell moved and Councilmember Srinivasan seconded the motion to Approve the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Program Subcommittee Meeting Minutes of December 8, 2023 as submitted.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Srinivasan
Sell
2 -
No: 0
Absent: Cisneros1 -
1 24-0803 Approve the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee Meeting Minutes of December 8, 2023
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GENERAL BUSINESS
2 24-0804 Selection of Chair
Nominations were opened for Chair. Councilmember Sell nominated Councilmember Srinivasan. No further nominations were presented.
Councilmember Srinivasan opened the public hearing, and there being no public testimony, closed the public hearing
Vote on nomination for Councilmember Srinvasan for Chair:
Yes: Srinivasan
Sell
2 -
No: 0
Absent: Cisneros1 -
3 24-0805 Review and Approve the Community Events and
Neighborhood Grant Program Materials for Calendar Year
2025 and Authorize Staff to Initiate the Application Process Youth and Family Resources Manager, Angela Chan, provided a presentation on the Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program. Highlights included: 2024 grant cycle recap, 2025 grant application process, funding splits, funding caps, tiered funding levels, and next steps.
Subcommittee members discussed and provided guidance on next steps:
For neighborhood grants, allocate $10K of additional funding, select option A for funding splits and update grant applications to include language for multiple events.
For Community Events, have funding caps remain the same as previous years. The 2025 allocation of $48,000 will be divided evenly between the 2 programs, $24,000 for Neighborhood Grants and $24,000 for Community Events.
Councilmember Sell moved and Counciilmember Srinivasan seconded the motion to approve the Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program materials for calendar year 2025 and authorize staff to initiate the application process.
The motion carried by the following vote:
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Yes: Srinivasan
Sell
2 -
No: 0
Absent: Cisneros1 -
INFORMATION ONLY
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Srinivasan adjourned the meeting at 3:01 p.m.