Agenda Date: 11/19/2024
Subject:
Title
Resolution 120-2024: Approving community partnerships and other grant awards
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Lucy Lucero, Executive Assistant
Presentations:
Mike Gent, Deputy City Manager
PURPOSE:
Allocating and awarding 2025 Stadium District Funding grants, 2025 Local Partnership Funding grants, and 2025 Arts & Culture Board Lodgers Tax Funding grants, as well as approving community partnerships to manage awarded grants.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Vibrant Community with a Rich Culture
DISCUSSION:
Council held a study session on October 8, 2024, to review and determine allocations for Local Partnership grants, Stadium Funding grants, and Lodger's Tax grants, and provided direction regarding the amounts to award in each category. This agenda item presents these grant awards as directed in the study session. Council requested information on the value of the in-kind grant application awards and that information (services values at $58,300) is included below.
Every year the Littleton City Council considers requests for Local Partnership Funding (LPF) grant applications from organizations that serve Littleton residents. Requests may include operational, one-time special purpose grants, or event sponsorships (in-kind or cash). The grant categories are Human Services, Community Events, and Other. LPF grants in the amount of $71,600 were awarded in 2024.
Council directed staff to include Stadium District Funding (SDF) grants as part of this grant awarding process. Stadium District Funds are revenues the city received in 2022 as a result of Littleton's inclusion in the Metropolitan Football Stadium District, the entity that owns Empower Field at Mile High. Littleton received a one-time payment of $1,229,200.72 with the funds designated to be used for "youth activity" programs. In 2023, council awarded $761,400 in SDF grants to organizations serving Littleton residents. The SDF grant funds will...
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