To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Board of Supervisors
Staff Name and Phone Number: Supervisor Gorin, 707-565-2241
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): First District
Title:
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Disbursement of Fiscal Year 2020-2021 First District Community Investment Fund Grant Awards
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Approve Community Investment Fund grant awards and Authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute an agreement with the following entities for a Community Investment Grant for FY 2020-2021: Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau and Sonoma Valley Vintners Association (DBA Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance), $10,000; Food For Thought, $5,000; Los Cien Sonoma County Inc., $5,000; Sonoma Valley Teen Services (DBA Teen Services Sonoma), $5,000; Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association, Inc. - 2021 Fourth of July Parade/Celebration/Fireworks Display, $3,000; Art Escape, $3,000; Santa Rosa Symphony Association - SRS @ Home 2020-2021 season, $2,000; Transcendence Theatre Company - Broadway Holiday Spectacular, $2,000; Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation (DBA Luther Burbank Center for the Arts), $1,500; 10,000 Degrees, $1,000; The LIME Foundation, $1,000; Valley of the Moon Music Festival - 2021 Festival, $1,000; Career Technical Education Foundation, $1,000; Sonoma County Women in Law, $500; and Museums of Sonoma County, $500. (First District)
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Executive Summary:
Local Events, Organizations, District Priorities Grants of the Community Investment Fund Policy provides grant allocations to each Supervisor, to be distributed at the Supervisor’s discretion. The First District has reviewed applications and wishes to recommend the following FY 2020-2021 grant awards:
1.) Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau and Sonoma Valley Vintners Association (DBA Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance) for off season winter marketing campaign, grant award of $10,000;
2.) Food For Thought for the COVID-19 Nutrition Program serving food insecure low income residents diagnosed with COVID-19, grant award of $5,000;
3.) Los Cien Sonoma County Inc. for virtual Los Cien programing serving the Latinx community through July 2021, grant award of $5,000;
4.) Sonoma Valley Teen Services (DBA Teen Services Sonoma) for expenses incurred re-tooling teen work readiness and work experience programs to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines and introduction of virtual programming, grant award of $5,000;
5.) Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association, Inc. for the 2021 Fourth of July Parade/Celebration/Fireworks Display in downtown Sonoma, grant award of $3,000;
6.) Art Escape for advertising and promotion of their classes and community opportunities and other related expenses, grant award of $3,000;
7.) Santa Rosa Symphony Association for the SRS @ Home virtual format 2020-2021 season and live performances when allowed by COVID-19 safety guidelines, grant award of $2,000;
8.) Transcendence Theatre Company for Broadway Holiday Spectacular drive in performances at Sonoma Raceway and SOMO Village in December 2020, grant award of $2,000;
9.) Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation (DBA Luther Burbank Center for the Arts) for general operations during the 2020-2021 season, grant award of $1,500;
10.) 10,000 Degrees for the College Access and Success Program, grant award of $1,000;
11.) The LIME Foundation for NextGen Trades Academy, grant award of $1,000;
12.) Valley of the Moon Music Festival for 2021 Valley of the Moon Music Festival January-June 2021, grant award of $1,000;
13.) Career Technical Education Foundation for competitive grant making in support of education and workforce development programs, grant award of $1,000;
14.) Sonoma County Women in Law for Sonoma County Women in Law’s annual scholarship program, grant award of $500; and
15.) Museums of Sonoma County for expenses incurred during the Dia de los Muertos exhibit and future exhibits through June 2021, grant award of $500.
Discussion:
The Sonoma County Community Investment Fund grant program utilizes a portion of the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) to encourage economic development, community engagement, enhance culture through a variety of grant award and funding avenues. The program provides various grants to community non-profits for advertising and economic development, events and the county as a visitor destination with the goal of advancing economic growth through tourism. Additionally, the program provides grants to address impacts on safety due to tourism and to enhance community services throughout the county. The program provides funding to the Regional Parks Department as well as the Economic Development Department and a number of other county department activities, all with the focus of supporting the community’s recovery efforts.
The Community Investment Fund Policy is divided into different categories. The Board established the Local Events, Organizations, District Priorities category to fund local events that will support businesses, enhance culture, and organizations that provide a benefit to the community. The Board may award funding to County Department to fulfill Supervisorial District priorities. Funding for these events and organizations is provided at the discretion of each Supervisorial District based on an overall allocation of $500,000 divided equally across each district. Events and organizations make requests throughout the year to the Supervisorial District in which their event/organization exists. In addition, specific to FY 2020-21 and as result of the COVID-19 pandemic Transient Occupancy Tax revenues are expected to be 30% less. Therefore, during the September budget hearings, the Board agreed to provide one-time discretionary sources to supplement and maintain the $100,000 per district grant capacity.
Funds will be distributed upon approval of these awards by the Board of Supervisors and execution of the Community Investment Fund grant agreement (contract) by the entity. The contracts will be executed by the County Administrator, or designee. The contracts will require the County seal on promotional materials produced using the grant award.
Activities performed utilizing Community Investment Program grants provide public benefits that serve important community needs under Government Code Section 26227.
Prior Board Actions:
None in FY 2020-2021
Fiscal Summary
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Expenditures |
FY 20-21 Adopted |
FY21-22 Projected |
FY 22-23 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
41,500 |
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Total Expenditures |
41,500 |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
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Fees/Other |
41,500 |
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Total Sources |
41,500 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
Transient Occupancy funds and one-time general fund discretionary sources are programmed in the FY 2020-2021 budget.
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
N/A
Attachments:
None.
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
Community Investment Fund Policy