PROPOSALS TO GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY FOR ARIZONA REVISED STATUTE 5-601-02 12 PERCENT GAMING DISTRIBUTION FUNDS
STAFF PRESENTER(S):
Christina Panaitescu, Grants and Neighborhood Services Supervisor
SUMMARY
The Gila River Indian Community is seeking requests for funding proposals from Arizona cities and non-profit organizations for their 2023 State Shared Revenue grant program. Proposals must address one or more of the following priority areas: economic development, education, healthcare, public safety, or transportation. Responses are due no later than March 31, 2023.
RECOMMENDATION
1. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO 2023-2293, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF TWO PUBLIC SAFETY APPLICATIONS FOR STATE SHARED REVENUE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS TO THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SAID APPLICATIONS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT (IF GRANT FUNDS ARE AWARDED), AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE REQUIRED BUDGET TRANSFER (IF GRANT FUNDS ARE AWARDED).
2. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO 2023-2294, SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF A TRANSPORTATION APPLICATION BY THE SOUTHWEST VALLEY FAMILY YMCA TO THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY FOR STATE SHARED REVENUE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND ADMINISTER SUBSEQUENT AWARDED FUNDS AS A PASS-THROUGH GRANT. (Christina Panaitescu, Grants & Neighborhood Services Supervisor)
FISCAL IMPACT
If the City's applications are awarded, budget transfers will be made to accommodate expenditures associated with the receipt of additional revenue from the Gila River Indian Community. Goodyear projects that are not fully funded through the grant process will be scaled back to the grant award amount, not pursued at this time, or the Department will seek other funding opportunities.
Upon receipt of any grant funds in the case of Municipal Sponsorship, the City will act as a financial conduit between the Gila River Indian Community and the Southwest Valley Family YMCA and, as such, will mail a check to the Southwest Valley Family YMCA covering one hundred percent (100%) of the funds received by the City from the Gila River Indican Community pursuant to such application.
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
In 2002, Arizona eligible voters approved Proposition 202, which implemented a new requirement that Tribal/State Gaming Compacts must include a provision that the compacting tribe would contribute a portion of its annual net gaming revenues (the "Annual Contribution") for the benefit of the general public. Pursuant to Proposition 202, each tribe may determine the recipients of 12 percent of its total annual contribution (the "State Shared Revenue grant program").
The Gila River Indian Community has announced a request for proposals from local governments and non-profit organizations for the distribution of the fiscal year 2023 payments. Responses are due via email no later than March 31, 2023.
According to the Goodyear Grant Policy, adopted by Council in December 2020, for Goodyear to serve as a municipal sponsor, all of the following criteria must be met:
The applicant must be:
Legally recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt organization; eligible to apply
In good standing with the City (e.g. current business license, etc. as applicable);
Be located in the City of Goodyear and/or the proposed project must directly serve City of Goodyear residents.
And, the application must:
Meet the "public benefits" funding priorities of the Tribes.
Not be in direct competition with an application submitted by the City to the same Tribal community during the same funding cycle.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Application interest was solicited from city department directors. Two prospective application projects emerged:
The Prevention Division in the Fire Department is seeking funds to purchase the Bullseye Digital Fire Extinguisher Training System to improve and enhance fire extinguisher training. ($35,000)
The Police Department is seeking funds to add a drone with increased battery life and range (zoom and clarity). ($151,000)
A representative from the Gila River Indian Community Office of Special Funding was consulted and indicated that nothing would prohibit both public safety applications from being selected for funding.
The Southwest Valley Family YMCA request meets all the city grant policy criteria for Municipal Sponsorship.
Funded applications will be notified in August 2023. Funds will be available on or before October 25, 2023.