20210519 VCFGC Minutes
MINUTES
VERNON COMMUNITY FUND GRANT COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lopez called the meeting to order at 10:06 a.m.
FLAG SALUTE
Chair Lopez led the Flag Salute.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Leticia Lopez, Chair (via remote access)
Michael Gaviña, Vice Chair (via remote access)
James Chang, Committee Member (via remote access)
Mark Gonzalez, Committee Member (via remote access)
Judith Merlo, Committee Member (via remote access)
ABSENT: Steven Froberg, Committee Member
STAFF PRESENT:
Zaynah Moussa, Senior Deputy City Attorney (via remote access)
Lisa Pope, City Clerk (via remote access)
Diana Figueroa, Administrative Analyst (via remote access)
Frances Jemmott, City Consultant (via remote access)
James Hull, City Consultant (via remote access)
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOTION
Member Gonzalez moved and Chair Lopez seconded a motion to approve the agenda. The
question was called and the motion carried 5-0, Member Froberg absent.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION
Vice Chair Gaviña moved and Chair Lopez seconded a motion to approve the Consent
Calendar. The question was called and the motion carried 5-0, Member Froberg absent.
The Consent Calendar consisted of the following item:
1. Approval of Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the November 18, 2020 Regular Vernon CommUNITY Fund
Grant Committee meeting minutes.
NEW BUSINESS
2. Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Docket II Vernon CommUNITY Fund Scholarship Grants
Recommendation: Award Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Docket II Scholarship Grants totaling
$20,000 to the following applicants: 1) Dianne Ayala (Applicant #3), Boyle Heights STEM
Magnet High School - $3,700; 2) Anahy Bautista (Applicant #1), Maywood Center for
Enriched Studies Magnet School - $3,700; 3) Miguel Cocoletzi (Applicant #6), East Los
Angeles Renaissance Academy - $2,600; 4) Daniella Hernandez (Applicant #2), Maywood
Center for Enriched Studies Magnet School - $2,600; 5) Emily Mojica (Applicant #4),
Maywood Center for Enriched Studies Magnet School - $3,700; and 6) Melissa Ponce
(Applicant #5), Maywood Center for Enriched Studies Magnet School - $3,700.
Administrative Analyst Figueroa presented the staff report. In response to Committee
questions, Administrative Analyst Figueroa stated she anticipated the reduced number of
applicants was due to COVID-19. City Consultant Jemmott concurred with the effect of
COVID-19 on the application process.
MOTION
Vice Chair Gaviῆa moved and Member Chang seconded a motion to: Award Fiscal Year
2020/2021 Docket II Scholarship Grants totaling $20,000 to the following applicants: 1)
Dianne Ayala (Applicant #3), Boyle Heights STEM Magnet High School - $3,700; 2)
Anahy Bautista (Applicant #1), Maywood Center for Enriched Studies Magnet School -
$3,700; 3) Miguel Cocoletzi (Applicant #6), East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy -
$2,600; 4) Daniella Hernandez (Applicant #2), Maywood Center for Enriched Studies
Magnet School - $2,600; 5) Emily Mojica (Applicant #4), Maywood Center for Enriched
Studies Magnet School - $3,700; and 6) Melissa Ponce (Applicant #5), Maywood Center
for Enriched Studies Magnet School - $3,700. The question was called and the motion
carried 5-0, Member Froberg absent.
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3. Vernon CommUNITY Fund Allocation and Recommendations for Fiscal Year
2021/2022
Recommendation: Discuss the anticipated Vernon CommUNITY Fund grantmaking
program allocation for fiscal year 2021/2022 and provide recommendations to staff for
grantmaking in the upcoming fiscal year.
Administrative Analyst Figueroa presented the staff report.
MOTION
Member Gonzalez moved and Vice Chair Gaviῆa seconded a motion to proceed with a
grantmaking allocation of 95% direct service grants and 5% scholarship grants for fiscal
year 2021/2022. The question was called and the motion carried 5-0, Member Froberg
absent.
ORAL REPORTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, Chair Lopez adjourned the meeting at 10:24 a.m.
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FRANK GAVIÑA, Chair
ATTEST:
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
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