Report Prepared by: Frank Quintero, Director of Economic Development, Office of Economic Development
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SUBJECT: Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from Pacific Gas and Electric for Mercy Gulch Days
REPORT IN BRIEF
Accept and appropriate grant funds ($3,000) from Pacific Gas and Electric to be used for the 2015 Mercy Gulch Day community event.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Accepting the grant funds totaling $3,000 from Pacific Gas and Electric into Fund 001-2002-360-02-01; and,
B. Appropriating the same to Fund 001-2002-572-17-00 (Economic Development - Professional Services) to be used for the Mercy Gulch Days community event via the Agreement between the Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce and the City of Merced; and,
C. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by Staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by staff (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
City of Merced Charter Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Economic Development as provided for in the 2016-17 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
The City of Merced made application to Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for a local grant to be used Merced Gulch Days community event. PG&E awarded a grant of $3,000 to the City of Merced. Staff is requesting the City Council to accept the PG&E grant into Fund 001-2002-360-02-01 (Contributions - Economic Development), and appropriate the same into Fund 001-2002-572-17-00 (Professional Services - Economic Development.)
The City of Merced entered into a Professional Service Agreement with the Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce to organize Mercy Gulch in Spring 2017. The Agreement call...
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