HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2694 City of Palo Alto (ID # 2694)
City Council Informational Report
Report Type: Informational Report Meeting Date: 4/23/2012
April 23, 2012 Page 1 of 2
(ID # 2694)
Title: Surplus Property Donated to Nonprofit Organization
Subject: Report on Surplus Property Donated to Nonprofit Organizations and
Contributions to the City from Those Nonprofit Organizations
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Administrative Services
Recommendation
This is an informational report, and no Council action is required.
Discussion
On October 6, 2008, Council adopted an ordinance amending Section 2.31.010 of Chapter 2.31
to Title 2 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, to allow the donation of unusable or obsolete City
property and equipment to nonprofit organizations supporting the city’s programs.
The ordinance specified that the City’s donation of surplus property “shall be contingent on a
written agreement that any profits from the sale of such items shall be used for the purchase of
equipment, books or capital expenses related to the program supported by the nonprofit
organization.”
It also specified that the City Manager “shall identify all property donated to nonprofit agencies
pursuant [to the ordinance, and] in January of each year, the city manager shall provide a
report to the city council that includes an inventory of the items donated by the City and all
contributions made to the City from nonprofit organizations that have received surplus city
property.” The report has been delayed due to staffing constraints.
The following table summarizes donations given to the nonprofit organizations and gifts
received from them.
Attachments:
Attachment A: Friends - Costume Sale Donation receipt (PDF)
Prepared By: Mary Figone, Senior Financial Analyst
April 23, 2012 Page 2 of 2
(ID # 2694)
Department Head: Lalo Perez, Director
City Manager Approval: James Keene, City Manager
SURPLUS PROPERTY DONATED BY THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Date Title of
Organization
Items donated by City
to Organization
Commercial Value
of Items Donated
to Organization
Receipts
Collected by
Organization
3/2/11 Friends of
Palo Alto
Children’s
Theatre
Unusable clothing and
costumes from theatre
productions.
$500.00
8/24/11 Friends of
Palo Alto
Children’s
Theatre
Unusable clothing and
costumes from theatre
productions. No
available storage.
$425.00
10/15/11 Friends of
Palo Alto
Children’s
Theatre
$8,916.26 1
1/13/12
Total $925.00 $8,916.26
1 It must be noted that the commercial value/amount of the donated clothing in one year does not
have a one to one correlation with the amount donated back to the Children’s Theatre by the Friends
of Palo Alto’s Children’s Theatre. Costumes can be carried over for sale from one year to the next.