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The Mayor and City Council shall hear and possibly take action to approve a grant application to Ak-Chin Indian Community 12% grant program in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for an age friendly coordinator and senior health fair / expo. Consent to submit an application authorizes the City Manager to sign all documents necessary to complete the application. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The City of Maricopa Mayor and City Council passed a grants acquisition and administration policy providing guidelines for the City of Maricopa to consider sponsorship of an application to the State Shared Revenue Programs and is detailed as follows.
Agency guidelines for the City of Maricopa to act as the Fiscal Agent:
i. Agency is a non-profit and /or proof of tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code section 501 (c) 3 or similar provision.
ii. The agency must provide an explanation how their proposal aligns with the City of Maricopa Strategic Plan Elements
iii. There must be a benefit to the City of Maricopa community.
On June 5, 2015 the Ak-Chin Tribal Council approved the RFP to accept grant applications. For 2015, the Ak-Chin Indian Community has elected to award its 12% contributions directly through the 12% grant program. Through the 12% grant program the community accepts applications from cities, towns and countie4s and other organizations seeking funding to support services that benefit the general public.
Applications should only request funding for programs and service which benefit the general public. Within the broad spectrum of services and programs that serve the general public in 2015 the Community is only accepting applications from programs that are/serve the following areas of need.
1. Animal Shelters/Services for abused, abandoned or neglected animals
2. Food Banks/ Programs providing food to needy families
3. Health Care and Health Services
4. Schools/ School Districts/ Universities
5. Programs providing services with persons with special needs
6. Youth Shelters
The City Manager’s Office would like to continue with its Age Friendly Initiatives. Through the Age Friendly Initiatives a survey of the community identified needs to be addressed to include affordable healthcare, health of spouses over 55, personal health issues and understanding Medicare Efforts. To continue to explore these needs Maricopa would like to request funds to continue the Age Friendly Coordinator contracted position and host a senior health fair / expo to engage the senior population, provide information and expand the upon the needs assessment.
This item will be presented by City Manager Gregory Rose, and Community Programs Manager, Mary Witkofski
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Mayor and City Council approve a grant application to Ak-Chin Indian Community 12% grant program in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for an age friendly coordinator and senior health fair / expo. Consent to submit an application authorizes the City Manager to sign all documents necessary to complete the application.