Report Prepared by: Eugene Drummond, Community Liaison
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SUBJECT: Accept and Appropriate Donated Funds for National Night Out Celebration
REPORT IN BRIEF
Accept donation from McLane Company and appropriate funds to offset costs of National Night Out Celebration
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Accepting the donation of $2,000 from the McLane Company for National Night Out Celebration
B. Increasing Police revenue account #001-1001-360-01-01 by $2,000 and appropriating the same in Fund #001-1037-522-29-00 for expenses related to National Night Out.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by (identify specific findings and/or conditions amended to be addressed in the motion); or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in the motion); or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
The donation of $2,000 by the McLane Company is in line with the City Council 2015/2016 priorities of establishing Family Friendly Events and Enhancing the Communications and Neighborhood Watch efforts. These two priorities were both accomplished at the National Night Out Celebration, which celebrated law enforcement, neighborhood watch and the community.
DISCUSSION
The National Night Out Celebration is a national celebration that the Merced Police Department participates in annually. The celebration occurs on the first Tuesday in the month of August. This year’s celebration occurred on August 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Applegate Park. Night National Out is a celebration of law enforcement and the community. Neighborhood Watch is the program that is accented during the celebration.
The coordination of the celebration is done by the Merced Police Department. The back bones of this event are the volunteers from the Kiwanis Kiddie Land, Merced Police Department Explorers Scouts and VIPs. The event is also heavily support by the City of Merced Public Works Department (Trees, Parks, Water, and Building Maintenance).
This year’s event received donations from the McLane Company, Safeway, TARGET, ADT, Foster Farms, Food4less, San Joaquin Valley Veterans Project, PEPSICO and Merced County Community Action Agency. The event was also supported by over 30 local organizations and business such as: City of Merced Public Works Department, Lowe’s, Milan Institute, Life Line for Healing, Boys & Girls Club, Golden Valley Health Center, Building Healthy Communities, Farmer Insurance, just to name a few.
The donation of $2,000 by the McLane Company and the additional donations of 1,000 Nutri Grain Bars, 1,600 hot dogs, 1 pallet of water and 2 boxes of Jolly Rancher pops greatly added to this year’s event.
The Merced Police Department is grateful to all the donors, volunteers, vendors, staff and citizens who help make the 2015 National Night Out Celebration a celebration Merced can be proud of and can look forward to for many years to come.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
Accept and increase revenue account line 001-1001-360-01-01 by $2,000 and appropriate the same into account line 001-1037-522-29-00 for Fiscal year 2015/2016.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Event Flyer