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ITEM 20

City Council Memorandum Management Services Memo No. 25-029

Date:

September 12, 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. 5837 Authorizing the Submittal of a $25,000 Pass-Through Indian Gaming Application from AZCEND to Gila River Indian Community

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5837 authorizing the submittal of a $25,000 pass-through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from AZCEND to the Gila River Indian Community for Nutritious Food Boxes for Low-Income Children and Families.

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.

Since 1966, AZCEND has provided struggling and vulnerable children and adults in the Southeast Valley with essential support to move from crisis to stability and self-sufficiency. Through their work, they reflect their mission to change lives by nourishing minds and bodies to create a connected, thriving community. Every year, AZCEND serves nearly 20,000 vulnerable children and adults in Chandler, Gilbert, and surrounding Southeast Valley communities. They reflect a wide range of individuals and families facing hardship including the homeless, underemployed, unemployed, single moms, grandparents/kinship guardians, seniors, those in foster care, and disabled. More than 30% are children and over 75% are ethnic minorities.

With requested funding, Gila River Indian Community will directly provide 833 nutritious food boxes filled with nearly 63,000 lbs of food for hungry children and adults in 2024.

Financial Implications:

The City, by virtue of this Resolution, is acting as a financial conduit between the Gila River Indian Community and AZCEND, 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 AZCEND, guarantee the accuracy, completeness or truthfulness of the information set forth in the application materials prepared by the AZCEND, supervise or take any responsibility regarding the actions or activities undertaken by the AZCEND, or represent that AZCEND, 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 AZCEND to other Indian tribes. The City has up to 10 days to send the funds once received.

Attachments

Gila River Indian Community Resolution 5837

Gila River Indian Community Grant AZCEND