TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Duncan Miller, Town Clerk
DATE: March 8, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Duncan Miller, 480-348-3610
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion of Community Services Funding
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Town Value(s):
☐ Primarily one-acre, residential community
☒ Limited government
☐ Creating a sense of community
☐ Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
☐ Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
☐ Preserving natural open space
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
Resolution 1304
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Town of Paradise Valley has awarded funding to various community service organizations benefitting the Town, its residents, and the broader community since 1986. In 2014, the Council adopted a resolution renaming the committee, amending the policy to broaden the definition of eligible organizations, clarified the process by which funds are awarded, and gave Council the option to award some, or all, of the annual budgeted amount to an organization or project based on a needs assessment.
The first step in the process and the key question is for the Council to provide direction on whether to identify a specific project to fund or invite applications for funding.
The Council budgeted $50,000 this fiscal year for community services.
One element of interest relative to this topic is MAG and the East Valley Managers’ push to address homelessness and the negative impacts it has on municipalities. In recent years, the Town Manager working group related to this program has recommended the majority of the funds go to homelessness programs. The Council may consider further guidance in this direction.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 1304