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Authorize the County’s contribution of $5,500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 3 to benefit the following organizations, including The Salvation Army - Suisun ($1,000), Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano ($700), Leaven Kids ($700), Sudie M Smith Foundation ($700), Solano Farm Bureau Ag Education Foundation ($700), APAPA Community Education Foundation ($1,000) and Found It! ($700)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Williams requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County’s contribution of $5,500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 3 to benefit the following organizations, including the Salvation Army - Suisun ($1,000), Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano ($700), Leaven Kids ($700), Sudie M Smith Foundation ($700), Solano Farm Bureau Ag Education Foundation ($700), APAPA Community Education Foundation ($1,000) and Found It! ($700).
SUMMARY:
District 3 has identified seven (7) local non-profit organizations for which to contribute its non-county contribution allocation, including:
Salvation Army - Suisun, $1,000
The Salvation Army - Suisun’s Camp Kroc provides parents with a safe and caring camp experience for their children, where campers meet new friends, discover new hobbies and talents, and go home each day happy and engaged. Their devoted team ensures a safe, enriching environment - cultivating creativity and camaraderie. These funds will be used to provide scholarship assistance for those families in need to afford their children an opportunity to participate in Camp Kroc.
Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano, $700
Catholic Charities Yolo-Solano’s Food Pantry provides food to individuals and families in need. They offer a variety of products including pantry staples (such as rice, beans, bread, and cereals) and fresh produce. The Food Pantry provides emergency food services to residents of Solano County. Catholic Charities believes that none of its neighbors should go hungry and the dedicated staff and volunteers are committed to ensuring access to proper nutrition through healthy options at food banks, pantries, and farmers markets. They offer several programs to help get food on dinner tables and assist with the CalFresh application process to help those in need to purchase groceries that are healthy, affordable and accessible. These funds will be used to supplement the supply of foods available in the Food Pantry affording Catholic Charities with the ability to serve more individuals and families.
Leaven Kids, $700
Leaven Kids Suisun City’s after school tutoring program. Leaven Kids embeds educational centers with caring tutors and mentors right where kids-in-need grades K-5 live. Staffed with qualified and experienced site directors and volunteers, Leaven Kids provides top-notch services to kids and their families at no cost. These funds will be used to assist the Leaven Kids with expanding its outreach in Suisun City schools and tutoring services to children identified that would benefit from their tutoring services.
Sudie M Smith Foundation, $700
Sudie M Smith Foundation provides charitable assistance and enrichment opportunities to youth pursuing a career in healthcare or medicine. Since 1997, Sudie M. Smith’s family has bestowed a memorial scholarship in her honor through the Assist-A-Grad Scholarship Program to Armijo High School students that are pursuing careers in health care or medicine. In 2017, the family launched the Sudie M. Smith Foundation, Inc. in order to continue and expand this scholarship endeavor in her honor. These funds will be used to towards scholarships provided to local students by the foundation.
Solano County Farm Bureau Ag Education Foundation, $700
The Solano Farm Bureau (SCFB) Ag Education Foundation focuses on education. This includes but is not limited to Ag in the Classroom, scholarships, field days, worker safety training and increasing awareness and understanding of agriculture. This year, the SCFB Ag Education Foundation will be offering five scholarships, two at $1,500, one at $1,000 and two at $500. The Scholarships are open to all Solano County high school students that plan to enroll as a full-time student at a community college or University, and/or an undergraduate student whose hometown is in Solano County. All students must be pursuing a career and educational opportunities in agriculture or a related field of study. These funds will be used to towards scholarships provided to local students by the foundation.
APAPA Community Education Foundation, $1,000
The mission of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA) is to empower Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Americans in civic and public affairs through education, active participation, and leadership development. Through the APAPA Community Education Foundation, APAPA provides scholarships to API students pursuing education in civic and public studies. These funds will be used to towards scholarships provided to local students by the foundation.
Found It!, $700
Found It! provides peer support and social activities for adults affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental and intellectual disabilities. Participants must be moderately self-sufficient and able to actively communicate. These funds will be used to provide additional social activities to the program participants.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the FY2023/24 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $75,000, $15,000 to each supervisorial district, to allow Board members to support community service programs. The Board directed County Counsel to provide guidelines on how to recommend funding for qualifying agencies or programs. The Guidelines are as follows:
1.) Each supervisor must submit the proposed expenditure to County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller for initial review.
2.) The Board must approve the expenditure by a majority vote.
3.) The Board must determine that the expenditure is for a public purpose.
4.) The Board may authorize an expenditure of public funds to a nonprofit organization so long as the County retains ultimate control over the exercise of judgment and discretion of the intended program.
5.) To ensure accountability, all expenditures are subject to periodic audit by the Auditor-Controller; and
a) If the recipient provides an activity, program or service (“activity”), it shall provide an activity report within 30 days of the activity that states the number of persons attending (if applicable) or participating activities carried out, feedback from participants (if applicable) and benefits of the activity. The recipient’s failure to provide a report may result in its being considered ineligible for future funding.
b) If the recipient is purchasing property or making improvements, it shall use the funds for only the specified purposes and allow representatives of the county to inspect and/or audit the purchase or the contractor’s performance, the facility or the portion improved with the funds and/or the records pertaining to the expenditures. The recipient shall retain for inspection and audit purposes any and all books, receipts, documentation and other records of the expenditures for three (3) years from date of receiving funds.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The expenditures totaling $5,500 in contributions are included in the Department’s FY2023/24 Working Budget. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department’s FY2023/24 Working Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could choose not to authorize these expenditures; however, this is not recommended as this is consistent with Board policy.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
There is no other agency involvement.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION