File #: 19-2027   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 8/28/2019 Final action: 8/28/2019
Title: Gila River Indian Community Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-45965)
District: Citywide

Title

Gila River Indian Community Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-45965)

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply, accept, and if awarded, enter into related agreements for up to $9,079,634.28 in new funding from the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC). Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse funds as directed by GRIC in connection with these grants.

 

Report

Summary

These monies would be applied, as directed by GRIC, towards the following:

 

Non-Profit Applications

  • A.T. Still University for Health Sciences-Center for Resilience in Aging: $185,812 (over three years) for the Still Standing Falls Prevention Outreach for the City of Phoenix program, which will provide Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls training to 1,000 at-risk seniors through 90 new Matter of Balance classes hosted at partnering senior centers and other sites in Phoenix to: 1) emphasis practical strategies to reduce falls and fall-related injuries, 2) build confidence and self-advocacy, and 3) increase overall quality of life among our aging population.
  • Accept the Challenge, Inc.: $222,435 for the Health First Initiative which will improve the health of 60,000 underserved fourth and fifth graders attending elementary school in Phoenix to prevent the development of child obesity and diabetes.
  • Arizona Autism United: $130,000 (over two years) for the Family Support Program, to hire a dedicated, full-time Family Support Partner to help families with children with autism navigate the myriad of services required by and available to their child in a timely manner.
  • The Facts of Life Group Home Inc. DBA Arizona Facts of Life: $51,125 for the F.A.C.T.S. Education Program which will implement an educational service model to enhance the general knowledge of youth and to build strategies in resilience as it relates to the many faces of trauma and it's impact on life.
  • Arizona Helping Hands: $250,000 for the Arizona Helping Hands Foster Care Resource Center which will support a new foster care resource center.
  • Arizona Humane Society: $100,000 for the Arizona Humane Society's Animal Cruelty Investigations and Transport program, which will provide medical treatment for animals removed from large-scale cruelty/hoarding/hazardous situations and maintenance of animal ambulances that help transport the animals to their animal trauma hospital. Funding will also assist law enforcement partners with animal cruelty investigations and provide treatment to animals removed from these situations. It will also ensure they can safely transport animals in their animal ambulances.
  • Arizona Masters of Poetry: $105,460 for the Youth Education and Empowerment Program, which will empower youth to increase their confidence, interpersonal skills, communication skills, public speaking acumen and creativity through spoken word poetry. As well as to invigorate educational spaces, galvanize life-long learners and culturally-literate citizens, and to deliver tools to support young people in crafting and sharing their stories.
  • Arizona Science Center: $50,000 for the STEM Education Programs for Underserved Youth program, which will provide 3,750 underserved youth with access to engaging learning opportunities that foster a foundation for pursuing post-secondary education programs and meaningful careers in STEM fields.
  • Arthritis Foundation, Inc.: $50,000 for the Live Yes! Arthritis Network Programming, which will help fund program initiatives for those living with arthritis including children with juvenile arthritis.
  • Assistance League of Phoenix: $50,000 for the Operation School Bell program, which will provide new school wardrobes, including a hygiene kit and new book, to very-low income grade K-8 children attending 90 Phoenix metro area high-poverty Title 1 schools.
  • Audubon Arizona: $80,000 (over two years) for the Lower Gila River Education and Conservation Programs which will support conservation and education programs, with a particular focus on building a community of conservation stewardship for the Lower Gila River corridor.
  • Ballet Arizona: $5,000 for the danceAZ program, which offers a movement-based arts education that assists in developing 21st Century skills for 210 underserved students through a free dance residency program at six valley schools.
  • Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS): $300,000 (over three years) for the Rebuilding and Restoring Dignity program, which will support two critical areas: 1) emergency shelter and services for 4,500 people from throughout Maricopa County who will utilize CASS' two homeless shelters, and 2) renovation of CASS' downtown adult homeless shelter, beginning with the entrance and intake area that has not been upgraded for 13+ years.
  • Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC): $331,663.21 (over three years) for the Nahui Ollin Wellness program, which will provide Phoenix youth, through after-school programming that will consist of nutrition, wellness, life skills, arts and culture, indigenous knowledge and history, food and environmental justice as well as, parental engagement.
  • Children's Action Alliance: $105,000 (over three years) for the Improving the Health of Children and Teens by Closing Insurance Gaps program, which will improve health and wellness, prevent disease, and enhance quality of life for thousands of children and youth in the city of Phoenix and throughout Arizona by closing gaps in health insurance coverage through increased enrollment in KidsCare and Young Adult Transitional Insurance.
  • CO+HOOTS Foundation: $50,000 (over two years) for the CO+HORTS program which encourages entrepreneurship among women and people of color.
  • Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical (DMFM): $168,508.07 (over two years) for their Technical Rescue team DMFM to receive startup funding for the training and equipment necessary to establish a technical rescue team to increase emergency response capabilities for the communities they protect and serve.
  • Dress for Success Phoenix: $10,000 for the Teen Workforce Initiative which will bring a specialized employment curriculum to local high school students to assist them in finding and keeping a job.
  • Educare Arizona: $75,000 for the Educare Arizona Early Childhood Education and Training Campus which will support Educare's unique campus, which is intentionally designed for the way young people learn. With state-of-the-art classrooms, outdoor learning spaces, parent resource center, health care center, and professional development institute, Educare's campus sends a message that investing in early childhood education matters. It serves as an example and standard for quality care in our state.
  • Elevate Phoenix: $30,000 for the Improving Urban Youth's Safety, Mental Health, and Academic Achievement program, which will improve the safety, academic achievement, resiliency and emotional and mental health of at least 4,550 at-risk Native American, Hispanic and other at-risk, urban youth.
  • Foundation for Senior Living (FSL): $300,000 (over two years) for the Building a Home Away from Home Capital Campaign, which would support the construction of a new facility to house FSL's Glendale Adult Day Health services, the only local, licensed, comprehensive medical-model Adult Day Health services program that promotes aging in place for seniors and adults with disabilities in the the west valley.
  • Fresh Start Women's Foundation: $50,000 for the Upward Mobility program, which empowers low-income, under-employed women in Phoenix to improve their career readiness and secure careers that provide self-sufficient wages.
  • Future for KIDS: $50,000 (for two years) for the Discover Your Future program, which will engage 350 disadvantaged youth annually in mentor-driven programming designed to inspire healthy and ethical living, expand academic horizons and promote resiliency.
  • Genesis City: $500,000 (over two years) for the Genesis City Capital Campaign which will secure the long-term home of Genesis City at 525 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix.
  • Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council: $150,000 (over two years) for their Girl Scouts-Social Impact Programs which will support their social impact programs, alternative program delivery for girls who face barriers to accessing Girl Scouts in the greater Phoenix area.
  • Heard Museum: $10,000 for the Educator Support Programs, which offers free professional development opportunities and curriculum support for Arizona educators.
  • Heritage Square Foundation: $28,000 for the You Are Here: Phoenix Then & Now program which will expand Heritage Square into a large, outdoor exhibit through installation of new, interpretive banners on existing banner poles, and digital beacons accessible by the Encurate smart phone app (free to download). This dual format plan will mean new interpretation of the Square available to everyone regardless of their ability to pay, mobility, age, or time of day. The goal is to offer a broader story of the site's history beginning with Huhugam inhabitants and the diversity of Phoenix during its early development.
  • Homeward Bound: $97,200 (over three years) for the Empowering Homeless Families Through Work program, which will assist with employment/job readiness for homeless families, so they have economic security and stable homes so their children thrive academically and break the cycles of poverty and homelessness.
  • Homeless ID Project: $10,000 for the Identification Equals Opportunity program, which will provide IDs to an increased number of Phoenix's homeless so they may seek jobs and housing.
  • Lights Camera Discover: $195,000 (over three years) for their LCD Youth STEAM Workshops which will assist in purchasing items and supplies to facilitate their youth programs and assist with the cost of program implementation.
  • Local First Arizona Foundation: $48,000 for the Fuerza Local in South Phoenix program, which will expand Fuerza Local to serve more entrepreneurs in South Phoenix.
  • Maggie's Place, Inc.: $40,000 for the Family Success Center for Homeless Women and Children at Maggie's Place, which will provide shelter, food, and support for homeless pregnant women and babies in five homes in Maricopa County.
  • Maricopa County Food System Coalition, sponsored by TAPAZ: $103,090 for the The Building Community Food Networks Project, a new proposed project which is comprised of four distinct yet complementary initiatives that seek to improve social cohesion and meaningful engagement in "Community Food Systems" among residents, growers, organizations, institutions, and civic leaders. A core objective is to create new and strengthen existing "Community Food Networks" resulting in economic development for Maricopa County farmers and improved healthy food access for Maricopa County residents.
  • New Pathways for Youth: $450,000 (over three years) for the New Pathways for Youth Program Expansion Project to grow their program to serve more high risk youth in Phoenix through the development of a more efficient and effective building space, enhanced marketing/branding initiatives and expansion of program model elements to meet the needs of the new communities served.
  • Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health: $500,000 for the Desert Mission Health Center-Supporting Healthy Families and Communities project which will help provide capital funds for the expansion of the dental department of the new Desert Mission Health Center.
  • Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health: $300,000 for the Pathways to Better Health program, which will support community members and their path to better health by connecting resources for patients and focusing on social determinants of health.
  • Opportunity, Community and Justice for Foster (OCJ) for Kids: $30,000 for the InterAct Project: Improving the Health and Outcomes of Foster Children which will improve the physical and emotional health and development of formerly abused and neglected youth who now are preparing to enter, or are in a foster group home.
  • Phoenix Public Library Foundation: $500,000 (over two years) for the Phoenix Public Library Foundation-Investing in Literacy, Learning and Creativity for Children program, which will support their Capital Campaign to bring exceptional preschool learning environments to libraries. Funding would be used to improve and enhance Children's Place at Burton Barr Central Library. The first five years is a critical time in a child's life; 90 percent of a child's brain development happens by age five. Providing a free, stimulating and interactive environments for children is key to supporting school readiness skills.
  • Reigning Grace Ranch: $200,000 for the RGR Leadership Academy to create a unique leadership academy that utilizes horses and their campus to help CEOs, Managers, Government Leaders, and others learn through horses the skills needed to be a successful leader today.
  • Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired: $30,000 for the Reaching Empowerment through Achievement and Learning (R.E.A.L.) Program for blind children and continue to expand educational programming for blind children throughout Phoenix.
  • Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Services: $57,000 (over three years) for the Community Health Program which will support their Roosevelt Health Center, which provides healthcare at little-to no cost to those who would not otherwise be able to afford it.
  • St. Joseph the Worker: $10,000 for the Employment Heals Communities program, to make it possible for everyone who wants to work to be able to gain quality employment. Funding will go towards providing the individualized support that will remove barriers to that end. They anticipate empowering over 4,000 motivated job seekers to obtain quality jobs this fiscal year.
  • The Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association: $30,000 for the Back-Up: SCI Peer Navigator Program which will provide participants the opportunity to learn about life with a disability through education, peer mentoring, socialization and availability of free accessible transportation, which positively impacts quality of life for these individuals.
  • The Opportunity Tree: $25,000 for the Youth Transitions Program for Children with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities program, which will prepare youth with developmental disabilities for the successful transition from high school to the adult world.
  • Phoenix Theatre, Inc.: $300,000 (over three years) for the Partners That Heal program, which will support sustained local programmatic delivery of Partners That Heal over three years, allowing them to focus their internal resources and additional contributions on development of their professional training models, which will expand their reach and impact immensely. They believe the power of theatre can heal the world.
  • Trellis: $40,000 for the Community Development Through Homeownership program, which creates safe, thriving communities through education, counseling and lending.
  • UMOM New Day Centers, Inc.: $300,000 (over two years) for the UMOM Family Shelter Programs which moves families from homelessness to permanent housing.
  • UPWARD for children and families: $75,000 for the Pediatric Therapy Clinic and Campus Reception Renovation which will renovate UPWARD's Pediatric Therapy Clinic and campus.
  • ValleyLife: $35,280 (over three years) for their Physical Therapy for Person with Disabilities program which will provide physical therapy for seven individuals with severe disabilities.
  • Valley Youth Theatre: $45,000 (over three years) for the Literacy and the Arts program. Since its inception in 1993, Valley Youth Theatre's Literacy and the Arts Program has helped at-risk and under-served students attending Title 1 schools throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. Funded exclusively through grants, children within the program receive new books to keep, study guides to be utilized within the classroom and free admission to a live theatrical performance that corresponds with their studies. Often, these are first time experiences for the children.
  • Veterans Medical Leadership Council: $40,000 for the Returning Warriors program which prevents Arizona Veterans from experiencing homelessness.

 

City Applications

  • City Manager's Office-Volunteer Office: $280,000 (over three years) for the HeatReady Phoenix program which will mitigate the negative impact of rising urban temperatures on low-income communities in Phoenix, with a focus on people of color and seniors.
  • Community and Economic Development Department and the Arizona Manufacturing Partnership: $30,000 (over three years) for the Phoenix Young Manufacturers Academy (PHX YMA) which will fund the PHX YMA, a partnership between the City of Phoenix and the Arizona Manufacturing Partnership. The PHX YMA is targeted at low-income middle school-aged students and their parents in underserved areas to provide them with access to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) applications to learn about potential careers in advanced manufacturing in a four-day, hands-on program.
  • Housing Department: $81,571 for the Edison-Eastlake Community Public Safety Agenda which will install and maintain security cameras in opportune spots and other high crime areas within the Phoenix-Eastlake Community Parks in an effort to improve public safety.
  • Human Services Department-Business and Workforce Development: $300,000 (over three years) for the Work Readiness Workshop which will provide an enhanced version of the City's two-day required in person Work Readiness Workshop through a connected growth-app.
  • Human Services Department: $183,030 (over three years) for the Phoenix Family Advocacy Center Crime Victim Assistance Program, funds will be used to purchase clothing, gift cards, and bus passes for victims of crime.
  • Office of Environmental Programs: $207,500 (over two years) for the Phoenix Brownfields to Healthfields Project which directly links to sustainable and equitable development by mitigating environmental conditions through remediation, reducing toxicity and blighted vacant parcels. The project improves access to healthy and affordable food, increases access to healthcare facilities, which results in a better quality of life for the most vulnerable and impacted residents in Phoenix.
  • Office of Government Relations: $300,000 for the 2020 Census which includes education, training and motivation to complete the 2020 Census questionnaire.
  • Parks and Recreation Department: $184,000 for the FitPHX Fitness Court at Rose Mofford Park for the installation of a fitness court.
  • Parks and Recreation Department: $22,554 (over three years) for the Soccer for Success at El Reposo and Desert West Parks which will provide funding for equipment and supplies in support of the Soccer for Success program for students aged 6-17.
  • Parks and Recreation Department: $195,260 for the PhxTeens Mobile Recreation in the South Division which will provide funding for four mid-sized Ford Transit Vans to replace existing Mobile Recreation vehicles.
  • Phoenix Fire Department: $69,746 for the Special Events Emergency Response Vehicles project which will purchase a dedicated small profile ambulance for providing emergency medical response coverage from within special events with limited vehicle access due to crowd congestion or space restrictions.
  • Phoenix Police Department: $248,000 for the Hand-Held Fingerprint Identification Units project, funding will be used to provide hand-held fingerprint identification devices to officers in the field to properly verify a persons identity.
  • Public Transit Department: $71,000 for the 302 N. 1st Ave. Parking Garage Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations project, funding will be used to purchase and install six EV charging stations in the Public Transit owned 302 N. 1st Ave. (Public Transit headquarters) parking garage.
  • Public Works Department: $8,400 for the City of Phoenix Zero Waste Mascot which will fund a mascot for the City of Phoenix Public Works Department.

 

The gaming compact entered into by the State of Arizona and various tribes calls for 12 percent of gaming revenue to be contributed to cities, towns and counties for government services that benefit the general public including public safety, mitigation of impacts of gaming and promotion of commerce, and economic development. The Gila River Indian Community will notify the City, by resolution, of the Tribal Council, if it desires to convey to the City a portion of its annual 12 percent local revenue-sharing contribution.

 

Financial Impact

There is no budgetary impact to the City of Phoenix and no general purpose funds are required. Entities that receive gaming grants are responsible for the management of those funds.

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Office of Government Relations.