SR 04-26-2016 3P
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: April 26, 2016
Agenda Item: 3.P
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Karen Ginsberg, Director, Community & Cultural Services, Cultural Affairs
Subject: Authorization to execute an agreement with the Annenberg Foundation for a
grant in the amount of $70,000 for the Annenberg Community Beach House
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $70,000 from the
Annenberg Foundation to support visitor service, guest experience and facility
improvements at the Annenberg Community Beach House.
2. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
The Annenberg Community Beach House (Beach House) has been awarded a $70,000
grant from the Annenberg Foundation. Funds must be used by the end of the grant
period, March 31, 2021. No local match is required. The grant is to enhance the visitor
experience at the Beach House. It will fund a new shade structure at the playground
and other amenities.
Discussion
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In 2014, in honor of the 5 anniversary of the Beach House and the 25 anniversary of
the Annenberg Foundation, the Foundation awarded the City a grant in the amount of
$160,000 that included funding for the purchase of an additional swing set and an
additional shade structure for the Beach House playground. $164,000 was budgeted in
the FY 2014-16 CIP for the Beach House playground improvements (Beach Playground
Enhancement Project C119070.589000). Construction bids came in higher than
expected due to additional structural requirements for the shade structure.
The Annenberg Foundation was made aware of the increase in construction costs and
at the direction of trustee Gregory Weingarten, generously awarded the City an
additional $70,000 grant. In addition to providing $35,000 to cover the increased cost
for the shade structure, the remaining grant funds would support future projects that
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enhance the visitor experience.
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Award of a $70,000 grant from the Annenberg Foundation to support the visitor
experience enhancements at the Beach House requires the following FY 2015-16
budget changes:
1. Establish revenue budget at account 20523.403610 in the amount of $70,000;
2. Appropriate the following expenditures to reflect receipt of the Facility
Improvement Fund grant: $35,000 at account C209070.589000 and $35,000 at
account 20523.577420.
Prepared By:
Nan Friedman, Beach House Venue Manager
Approved Forwarded to Council
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