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Special Meeting
June 4, 2025
The Policy & Services Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Community
Meeting Room and by virtual teleconference at 7:34 P.M.
Present In-Person: Veenker (Chair), Lu, Stone
Absent:
Call to Order
Public Comments
Agenda Items
1.Recommend to the City Council Approval of the FY 2026 Nonprofit Partnership Workplan
Phase I awards
MOTION: Councilmember Lu moved, seconded by Councilmember Veenker, to recommend the
City Council approve awards as attached, noting areas where there was dissent among the
committee.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
Future Meetings and Agendas
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:40 A.M.
Policy & Services FY26 Nonprofit Partnership Workplan Phase I Proposals
Line# Organization
Proposal
Request
P&S Initial
Proposed
Awards*
P&S Proposed
Scenario A
(Majority)**
P&S Proposed
Scenario B
(Minority)***P&S Committee Notes
1 Ada's Café 25,000$ $ 10,000 10,000$ 10,000$ Restrict funding to events/programming, not furniture
2 Children's Health Council 50,000$ $ 12,000 10,000$ 12,000$
Amounts considered range from: $10,000‐12,000; 2 cmte members
recommended 10,000 and 1 member recommended $12,000; the
funding is only for first objective (not podcast)
3 Dance Action Inc 5,000$ $‐ ‐$ ‐$
4 DreamCatchers 28,643$ $ 15,000 15,000$ 5,000$
Amounts considered range from: $5,000‐15,000; 2 cmte members
recommended $15,000 and 1 member recommended $5,000
5 Environmental Volunteers 10,780$ $ 10,780 10,780$ 7,280$
Amounts considered range from: $7,280‐10,780; 2 cmte members
recommended $10,780 and 1 member recommended $7,280
6 JobTrain 60,000$ $ 45,000 45,000$ 40,000$
Amounts considered range from: $40,000‐$45,000; 2 cmte
members recommended $45,000 and 1 member recommended
$40,000
7 Karat School Project 25,000$ $ 20,000 20,000$ 20,000$
8 LifeMoves 66,366$ $ 48,366 48,366$ 48,366$
9 Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen 15,000$ $‐ ‐$ ‐$
10 Magical Bridge Foundation 150,000$ $ 100,000 100,000$ 100,000$
11 Midpen Media Center 50,000$ $‐ ‐$ ‐$
12 Momentum for Health 15,000$ $ 15,000 15,000$ 15,000$
13 Museum of American Heritage 10,000$ $‐ ‐$ ‐$
14 Musical Memories Foundation, Inc 5,000$ $ 5,000 5,000$ 5,000$
15 Neighbors Abroad 17,500$ $ 17,500 12,500$ 17,250$
Amounts considered range from: $12,500‐17,500; 2 cmte members
recommended $12,500 and 1 cmte member recommended $17,500.
Funding restricted to hosting, not staffing
16
Palo Alto Chamber Foundation: Third
Thursday 46,800$ $ 40,000 40,000$ 40,000$
Amount intended to match the Finance Cmte recommended
amount
17
18
Palo Alto Special Education PTA 5,000$ $ 5,000 5,000$ 5,000$
19
Partners & Advocates for Remarkable
Children & Adults (PARCA)5,000$ $‐ ‐$ ‐$
20
Peninsula Healthcare Connections Inc 35,000$ $ 20,000 20,000$ 20,000$
21
UNAFF 45,000$ $ 20,000 20,000$ 20,000$ Funding restricted to film festival only
22
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually
Impaired 99,000$ $‐ ‐$ ‐$
Youth Community Services 50,000$ $ 50,000 50,000$ 50,000$
Subtotal 874,089$ $ 433,646 426,646$ 414,896$
Balance (of $396,000 recommended
target budget) $ (37,646)(30,646)$ (18,896)$
*Initial Proposed relates to the P&S Committee discussion on June 4, 2025 where the Committee agreed on base amounts to be considered by Council in tandem with Scenario A & B adjustments.
** Majority relates to the dollar amounts by organization that at least 2 committee members recommended.
*** Minority relates to the dollar amounts by organization that only one committee member recommended.
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