Title
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-50147)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to accept, and as awarded, to enter into related agreements for up to $12,708.56 in new funding from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation under the 2022 funding cycle. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, funds as directed by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in connection with these grants.
Report
Summary
These monies would be applied, as directed by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation towards the following:
Non-Profit Applications
- Hope Community Services: $6,354.28 for the Specialized Trauma Therapy for Low-Income Children and Youth program, which will provide specialized trauma therapy to low-income children who have experienced ongoing, extreme trauma.
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona: $6,354.28 for the Keeping Families Together program, which will support families devastated by their child's medical crisis.
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, and promotion of commerce and economic development. The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation will notify the City, by grant-in-aid agreement, of the Tribal Council's decision, if it desires to convey to the City or local nonprofits a portion of its annual 12 percent local revenue-sharing contribution.
Financial Impact
There is no budgetary impact to the City and no general funds are required. Entities that receive gaming grants are responsible for the management of those funds.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Jeffrey Barton and the Office of Government Relations.