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Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: ACTION ITEMS
Lead Department: City Manager
Meeting Date: May 28, 2025
Report #:2505-4683
TITLE
Receive the Nonprofit Partnership Workplan Phase I Applications in Advance of the
June 2025 Evaluation and Recommended Awards
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Policy and Services Committee receive the Nonprofit Partnership
Workplan Phase I applications and public comment in advance of their June 2025 meeting to
discuss and recommend nonprofit awards to City Council.
BACKGROUND
On March 24, 2025, the City Council approved the Nonprofit Partnership Workplan Phase I
process, a phased approach to enhancing nonprofit partnerships, beginning with process
improvements for nonprofit requests for funding through the FY 2026 City Budget that fall
outside currently established funding processes.
During the May 12, 2025 Study Session on the FY 2026 Budget, the City Council reached
consensus to follow the Finance Committee’s recommendation to allocate $396,000 to support
Phase I of the Nonprofit Partnership Workplan. The Council also recommended that, in
reviewing the applications, the Policy & Services Committee give consideration to previously
funded nonprofits: UNAFF, YCI, Environmental Volunteers, Magical Bridge, and 3rd Thursday.
The application period for the Nonprofit Partnership Workplan Phase I was April 2-May 9, 2025.
This report provides a summary table of applications received in advance of the Policy &
Services discussion in June 2025 and recommendation to Council for award on June 16th.
ANALYSIS
The purpose of this meeting is for the Policy & Services Committee to hear public comment and
discuss how the Committee wishes to review applications and make funding recommendations
to the City Council over the course of two meetings: May 28, 2025 and June 10, 2025. The
workplan schedule assumes the Committee will finalize its nonprofit funding recommendations
in time to forward for City Council consideration on June 16, 2025. A second staff report for the
June 2025 Committee meeting will be issued, providing scores for applications based on the
recommended rubric, to facilitate the Committee’s discussion. Staff will want to discuss with
the Committee options for structuring the evaluation, such as whether to categorize proposals
by area of service, viability of partial funding, consideration of other City funding (e.g. HRSAP),
and expectations of multiyear commitments. These issues were discussed with the Finance
Committee at the May 20 budget meeting.
Organization Name Received City
Funding in the
Last 2 years
Request
Amount
*
*
Total Funding Requests $819,089
FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
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