Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
ENDORSE THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR $250,000 TO TESORO CORPORATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND FOR DOLPHIN PARK AND ALLOW NAMING RIGHTS TO TESORO CORPORATION FOR THIS PROJECT (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Via the Carson Community Foundation, a grant application in the amount of $250,000.00 will be submitted to the Tesoro Corporation's charitable foundation. The funds will be used to design, develop and construct an Inclusive Playground at Dolphin Park. As a condition of the grant award, Tesoro Corporation is requesting naming rights to the playground. Tonight, the City Council is asked to consider supporting the submittal of the grant, as well as authorizing the naming rights to the Tesoro Corporation. The grant application is due on November 1, 2016.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. ENDORSE the submittal of the grant application for $250,000 to the Tesoro Corporation Charitable Foundation to design, develop and construct an Inclusive Playground at Dolphin Park.
2. Should the City's grant application be approved, ADD this project to the Five- Year Capital Project Plan.
3. ALLOW Tesoro Corporation to have naming rights to the Inclusive Playground at Dolphin Park.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DO NOT ENDORSE the grant application for the Inclusive Playground at Dolphin Park. Do not add this project to the five year capital project plan.
2. DO NOT ALLOW naming rights to Tesoro Corporation.
3. PROVIDE direction to staff regarding the project and naming rights.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City Council formed a Community Foundation earlier this year to provide opportunities for businesses and individuals to support community events and projects. Many communities have formed these non-profit entities in order to provide similar tax deductions to businesses and individuals when they donate to oth...
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