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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-02-26; City Council; 21139; Acceptance Donation Opportunity Grant ProgramCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL AB# 21,139 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION IN SUPPORT OF THE OPPORTUNITY GRANT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND PARKS DEPARTMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS DEPT. DIRECTOR n x MTG. 2/26/13 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION IN SUPPORT OF THE OPPORTUNITY GRANT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND PARKS DEPARTMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS CITY ATTY. fi^ DEPT. P&R ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION IN SUPPORT OF THE OPPORTUNITY GRANT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND PARKS DEPARTMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS CITY MGR. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2013-045 , accepting donations of two thousand dollars ($2,000) in support of the Opportunity Grant Program and one thousand dollars ($1,000) in support ofthe Parks & Recreation Department, and direct the finance director to appropriate the received funds. ITEM EXPLANATION: In an effort to show their appreciation and gratitude to the Parks & Recreation Department, Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club has once again offered two generous donations to help serve the community. As part of their fundraising efforts through their annual soccer tournaments, Lightning Soccer has provided a donation totaling $3,000 in support ofthe Opportunity Grant Scholarship Program and Parks 8i Recreation Department. The Opportunity Grant Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to children from low income families who could not otherwise afford to participate in recreation programs. $2,000 ofthe above mentioned donation is to be used to allow children to participate in camps, classes, aquatics programs, and other activities offered by the Parks & Recreation Department. The remaining $1,000 ofthe donation is to be used to assist the Parks Department in the rehabilitation of plant material throughout the department's community parks. On Monday, January 28, 2013, the Park and Recreation Commission recommended that this donation for $3,000 be accepted by the City Council. The Parks 8i Recreation Department and the City of Carlsbad wish to thank Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club for their continued support. FISCAL IMPACT: $2,000 of total donation has been deposited in to the Opportunity Grant Fund, and $1,000 has been deposited into the Parks Maintenance Contribution Revenue Account. The donation helps to supplement the Parks & Recreation Department's operating budget and ensure the efficient and sustainable use of General Fund resources. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Kevin Granse 760-602-4682 Kevin.Granse(a)carlsbadca.gov FO/? CLERK USE. COUNCIL AaiON: APPROVED CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC • DENIED • CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN • CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF • WITHDRAWN • OTHER - SEE MINUTES • AMENDED • REPORT RECEIVED • Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require environmental review. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 2013-045 , authorizing the acceptance of a cash donation in support the Opportunity Grant Scholarship Program and Parks 8L Recreation Department, and appropriation of received funds. 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2013-045 3 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A DONATION TOTALING $3,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE OPPORTUNITY GRANT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, 4 PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF RECEIVED FUNDS 5 6 7 8 9 10 26 27 28 WHEREAS, Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club has provided a donation to the City of Carlsbad totaling $3,000; and WHEREAS, the funds received through the donation by Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club will support the Opportunity Grant Scholarship Program and Parks Maintenance Contribution 11 Revenue Fund; and ^2 WHEREAS, on January 28, 2013 the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended 13 14 15 16 California, as follows that: 18 1. The above recitations are true and correct. ^" " That the City Council does hereby accept $3,000 in cash donation. 20 3. That the City Council authorizes the finance director to appropriate the $3,000 21 22 upon receipt to the Opportunity Grant Scholarship Fund and Parks 8i Recreation 23 Department 24 // 25 acceptance of the donation totaling $3,000 by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to accept this donation in the amount of $3,000. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, // // // 3 1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meefing of the City Council 2 of the City of Carlsbad on the 26*"^ day of February 2013, by the following vote to wit: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AYES: Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Blackburn, Douglas. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ATTVUAI I \h'^K,r^r 11 MATT^HALL, Mayor 12 ATTEST: BARBARA ENGLESON, CjtifClerk (SEAL) >.^<5?.^"^^. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28