Town of Yountville
Resolution Number 26-4438
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF YOUNTVILLE
APPROVING UPDATES TO THE IMAGINE YOUNTVILLE GRANT PROGRAM
AND DIRECTING THE YOUNTVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO
PROCEED WITH ADMINISTERING THE UPDATED PROGRAM FOR 2027. __________________________________________________________________________ Recitals
A. In the 2023-24 budget process, the Town Council approved allocating $50,000 to a Small Projects Grant Program to be further developed. After consideration by the Town Manager and staff, we are recommending that this program come under the purview of the Town of Yountville Community Foundation (TOYCF).
B. The TOYCF is a 501c3 entity created by the Town Council in 2017 with the purpose of supporting community-based programming that benefits and serves the residents of the Town. Currently, the TOYCF oversees funds in the following categories: Youth Subsidy Fund, Senior Subsidy Fund, Yountville Bocce Fund, Yountville Arts Fund, the Community Thanksgiving Fund, the Friends of the Yountville Library Fund and the General Community Fund.
C. At their January 26, 2024, meeting the TOYCF Board of Directors voted in favor of creating a new Small Projects Grant Fund and working with the Town Council and staff to develop the program and criteria used to call for and award grants on an annual basis beginning
D. The appropriation of the grant funding is conditioned to comply with the grant criteria approved by the Town Council and adopted by the TOYCF. The Town Council and TOYCF must make a finding that the grant funds serve a public purpose to avoid the claim of a gift of public funds. The criteria and description of “Public Purpose” will be determined in the program criteria approval process.
E. The Town Council approves the updated criteria presented by the TOYCF and empowers the Board to initiate the program and approve selected projects that meet the outlined criteria and are found to be for public purpose. Any future changes to the program criteria will be brought back to the Town Council for review and approval.
Now, therefore, the Town Council of the Town of Yountville does resolve as follows:
1. Approves updates to the Imagine Yountville Grant Program and directs the TOYCF to proceed with administering the updated program for 2027.
2. The Resolution is hereby adopted and becomes effective and in full force immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Yountville, State of California, held on this 15th day of September 2026 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Margie Mohler, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Hilary Gaede, Communications Director/Town Clerk