Report Prepared by: Karen Baker, Development Associate, Merced Visitor Services
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SUBJECT: Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from Pacific Gas and Electric for Leadership Merced Class 30's Project "Paint the Town"
REPORT IN BRIEF
Accept and appropriate grant funds ($3,000.00) from Pacific Gas and Electric to be used for a downtown Merced beautification art project led by Leadership Merced Class 30's class project "Paint the Town".
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Accepting the grant funds totaling $3,000.00 from Pacific Gas and Electric into Fund 001-2006-360.02-00 Contributions and Donations; and
B. Appropriating the same to Fund 001-2006-572.17-00 (Merced Visitor Services) to be used for the "Paint the Town" art beautification project, via the agreement between "Paint the Town" and the City of Merced; and,
C. Authorizing the City Manager or the Assistant 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 2017-2018 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
City of Merced staff and Leadership Merced Class 30's "Paint the Town" representatives have been working together to identify downtown beautification projects. As a result of these discussions, the City made an application to Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for a local grant on behalf of "Paint the Town" to partially support the proposed projects. PG&E awarded the grant of $3,000.00 to the City of Merced. Staff is requesting the City Council to accept the PG&E grant into Fund 00...
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