To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Board of Supervisors
Staff Name and Phone Number: Supervisor Susan Gorin, (707) 565-2241
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): First District
Title:
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Disbursement of Fiscal Year 23-24 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 grant agreements with the following entities for a Community Investment Fund Grants for FY 23-24: A Theater for Children (fiscal agent: Inquiring Systems Inc.), $500; Los Cien Sonoma County, $1,000; MLK/Juneteenth Committee (fiscal agent: Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow), $1,000; Sonoma Immigrant Services, Inc., $1,000; Organizacion En California De Lideres Campesinas, Inc., $2,000; Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS), $2,000; and Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association, $3,000. (First District)
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Executive Summary:
The Board established the Local Events, Organizations, and District Priorities category to fund local events that will support businesses, enhance culture, and organizations that provide a benefit to the community, or to award funding to County Departments to fulfill Supervisorial District priorities. Events and organizations may make requests throughout the year to one or more Supervisorial Districts.
The First District has reviewed applications and wishes to recommend the following FY 23-24 grant awards:
1) A Theater for Children (fiscal agent: Inquiring Systems Inc.) to support their live theater experiences for children, grant award of $500;
2) Los Cien Sonoma County to support their Puente y Ganas Awards Dinner, grant award of $1,000;
3) MLK/Juneteenth Committee (fiscal agent: Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow) to support their 54th Annual MLK/Juneteenth Festival, grant award of $1,000;
4) Sonoma Immigrant Services, Inc., to support their citizenship celebration for new local citizens, grant award of $1,000;
5) Organizacion En California De Lideres Campesinas, Inc., to support their participation in a statewide convening of farm-working women and girls across California, grant award of $2,000;
6) Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS) to support their trauma-informed wellness and resiliency training program for their majority bilingual, bicultural staff, grant award of $2,000; and
7) Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association to support Sonoma's Fourth of July Celebration, grant award of $3,000.
Activities performed utilizing Community Investment Program funds provide public benefits that serve important community needs under Government Code Section 26227.
Discussion:
Transient Occupancy Tax Funding
The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is levied at a rate of 12% in unincorporated Sonoma County, a rate established in 2016 by the voter-approved Measure L. The first 9% of the TOT rate is allocated 33% to the General Fund and 67% to the Community Investment special revenue fund; and the last 3% includes Measure L funds.
Community Investment Fund Program and Policy
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, the Economic Development Department, and a number of other county department activities. Community Investment Funds are allocated per the Community Investment Fund Policy (https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/county-administrators-office/community-investment-fund-program/community-investment-program-policy).
Local Events, Organizations, and District Priorities Category
The Board established the Local Events, Organizations, and District Priorities category to fund local events that will support businesses, enhance culture, and organizations that provide a benefit to the community, or to award funding to County Departments to fulfill Supervisorial District priorities. Funding for these events and organizations is provided at the discretion of each Supervisorial District, with an allocation of $100,000 for each district. Events and organizations may make requests throughout the year to one or more Supervisorial Districts.
Funds will be distributed upon approval of these awards by the Board of Supervisors and execution of the Community Investment Fund grant agreement by the entity. The agreements will be executed by the County Administrator, or designee. The agreements 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.
Strategic Plan:
N/A
Racial Equity:
Was this item identified as an opportunity to apply the Racial Equity Toolkit?
No
Prior Board Actions:
9/26/2023, 10/24/2023, 1/30/2024, and 4/30/2024: Awarded FY 23-24 Local Events, Organizations, District Priorities Grants
Fiscal Summary
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Expenditures |
FY23-24 Adopted |
FY24-25 Projected |
FY25-26 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
$10,500 |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
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Total Expenditures |
$10,500 |
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Funding Sources |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
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Fees/Other |
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Use of Fund Balance |
$10,500 |
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General Fund Contingencies |
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Total Sources |
$10,500 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
Community Investment Funds are included in the FY 23-24 budget.
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
N/A
Attachments:
None.
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None.