TO: Housing Authority Commissioners
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: Acceptance of a Donation
RECOMMENDATION
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Accept a donation in the amount of $152,698 from Cinco de Mayo Golf, Inc. (dba Napa Farmworker Center Alliance) to the Napa County Housing Authority for the farmworker centers; approve a Budget Amendment to appropriate the funds; and authorize the purchase of capital equipment (Fiscal Impact: $152,698 Expense and Revenue; Napa County Housing Authority Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
Cinco de Mayo Golf, Inc. (dba Napa Farmworker Center Alliance) is a local non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to support the needs of the Centers and farmworkers residing at the Centers. With the exception of the pandemic, Cinco de Mayo Golf, Inc. has hosted an annual golf tournament in Napa Valley each year dating back to the year 2000 - celebrating twenty-five years of support to farmworker housing. The local non-profit has notified Authority staff that it is committed to donating $152,698 to offset expenses related to capital asset equipment, maintenance building and improvements, fire suppression system repairs, household expenses, and supporting an annual holiday dinner and gifts for lodgers. The donation is incredibly important to for the Centers - helping to reduce the financial impact related to ongoing maintenance and operations to ensure stable, safe, and affordable housing for farmworkers. The stability supports local employers and strengthens the local economy by maintaining a healthy, reliable workforce that can live and work in the community. Donations will be distributed as follows: Calistoga Center - $111,013; River Ranch Center $33,569; Mondavi Center $8,116.
Requested Actions:
1. Increase appropriations in the amount of $74,000 in Fund 5060, Subdivision 5060501 NCHA Calistoga Center, Account 52505 - Maintenance Building and Improvement...
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