Report Prepared by: Sarah Knoester, Management Analyst
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SUBJECT: Approval of the City Council Ad-Hoc Committee’s Recommendations for the FY 2026/2027 Community Funding Recipients
REPORT IN BRIEF
Review and approve the recommendations made by the City Council Ad-Hoc Committee for the FY 2026/2027 Community Funding recipients.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the City Council Ad-Hoc Committee’s Recommendations for the FY 2026/2027 Community Funding Recipients; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommend by the City Council Ad-Hoc Committee; or,
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by the City Council Ad-Hoc Committee; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to the City Council Ad-Hoc Committee for reconsideration of specific items; or,
5. Continue to a future meeting.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2026/2027 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
At the June 1, 2026, meeting, City Council designated $30,000 for FY 2026/27 Community Funding. The FY 2026/27 Community Funding Request for Proposals was advertised on June 18, 2026, and closed on July 9, 2026.
Fourteen (14) proposals were received by the deadline. Below is a summary of the proposals received.
At the August 3, 2026 meeting, City Council selected an Ad-Hoc Committee to review, score, and recommend proposals to receive community funding. The Ad-Hoc Committee met on August 12, 2026.
As part of the review and discussion, the Ad-Hoc Committee reflected on concerns and issues raised by the community. One of these concerns is having a safe place for youth activities. Many of the Ad-Hoc Committee’s recommendations were made with this in mind. The Ad-Hoc Committee also chose to focus on seniors for this year’s community funding. Below are the recommend proposals with the recommended community funding allotment.
Staff is requesting Council’s approval of the Ad-Hoc Committee’s recommendations.
Once City Council approves the FY 26/27 Community Funding recipients, staff will contact the successful proposers to enter into a Services Agreement to obligate the scope of work and award amount.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
The FY 2026/2027 budget has an allocation of $30,000 for community funding.
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