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ITEM 15
City Council Memorandum Management Services Memo No.
24-076
Date:
April 18, 2024
To:
Mayor and Council
Thru:
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Dawn Lang, Deputy City Manager - CFO
Kristi Smith, Financial Services Director
From:
Raslyn Sleet, Grants Program Manager
Subject:
Resolution No. 5790 Authorizing Submittal of an Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley to Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Proposed Motion:
Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5790 authorizing the submittal of a $25,000 pass-through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation to provide oral health care and minimally invasive treatments for 120 children.
Background:
In 2002, a coalition of Arizona Indian tribes successfully obtained passage of Proposition 202, whereby the state was authorized to enter into gaming compacts with individual tribes. The compacts allowed for expanded tribal use of games and gaming devices as well as pari-mutuel wagering. In exchange, tribes agreed to share a portion of gaming revenues with the state and its counties, cities and towns. The law provides that 12 percent of tribal contributions pursuant to the compacts shall be contributed by Indian tribes to cities, towns and counties for government services that benefit the general public, including public safety, mitigation of gaming impacts and promotion of commerce and economic development. The Indian tribes have some discretion over how these contributions will be made, and each tribe has different application procedures that need to be observed to obtain funding. Additionally, it has become a common practice for cities to submit applications for such contributions on behalf of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are deemed to be providing government services that benefit the general public.
The City of Chandler for many years has submitted pass-through grant applications for numerous nonprofit organizations based on the interests of the City and its residents. The pass-through Grant Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with some nexus with the City and its residents.
Dignity Health's Chandler Children's Dental Clinic provides free dental care to uninsured and underserved children in the community. Services include dental assessments, professional cleanings, x-rays, sealants, fluoride varnish treatments, minimally-invasive procedures, and education to children and parents. The clinic is located at the Chandler CARE Center and operates in conjunction with the Chandler Unified School District. Oral health education will also be provided in Chandler schools as part of this program. The Chandler Children’s Dental Clinic aims to increase access to preventive, minimally invasive dental care and restorative care for children ages 0 through 18 who face barriers to receiving dental care, increase awareness of the importance of good oral health, and provide families with the tools needed to improve their oral health. A $25,000 grant from Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation will provide oral health care and minimally invasive treatments for 120 children this year.
Financial Implications:
The City, by virtue of this Resolution, is acting as a financial conduit between the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, and is in no way agreeing or obligating itself to monitor or report on the expenditure of any grant funding distributed to or on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, guarantee the accuracy, completeness or truthfulness of the information set forth in the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, supervise or take any responsibility regarding the actions or activities undertaken by the Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, or represent that Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, either has, or does not have, other sources of funding relating to the intended use of grant funding set forth in this Resolution, including funding from grant applications made on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, to other Indian tribes. The City has up to 10 days to send the funds once received.
Attachments
Dignity Health Fort McDowell Yavapai 2024 Grant Application
Resolution No.5790 Authorizing the submittal of a Tribal Application from Dignity Health Foundation to Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation
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