20220518 VCFGC MinutesMINUTES
VERNON COMMUNITY FUND GRANT COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY MAY 18, 2022
REMOTE LOCATION VIA ZOOM
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Gonzalez called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
FLAG SALUTE
Vice Chair Gonzalez led the Flag Salute.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Mark Gonzalez, Vice Chair (via remote access)
Ronit Edry, Committee Member (via remote access)
Steven Froberg, Committee Member (via remote access arrived at 10:10 a.m.)
Leticia Lopez, Committee Member (via remote access)
Michelle Ybarra, Committee Member (via remote access)
ABSENT:
Frank Gaviña, Chair
James Chang, Committee Member
STAFF PRESENT:
Zaynah Moussa, Interim 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 Lopez moved and Member Ybarra seconded a motion to approve the
agenda. The question was called and the motion carried 4-0, Chair Gaviña,
Member Chang and Member Froberg absent.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION
Member Lopez moved and Member Ybarra seconded a motion to approve the
Consent Calendar. The question was called and the motion carried 4-0, Chair
Gaviña, Member Froberg and Member Chang absent.
The Consent Calendar consisted of the following items:
1. Approval of Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the November 17, 2021 Regular Vernon CommUNITY
Fund Grant Committee meeting minutes.
2. Revised Vernon CommUNITY Fund (VCF) Scholarship Program Applicant
Package and Guidelines
Recommendation: A. Recommend that the City Council adopt changes via
ordinance to Vernon Municipal Code Section 2.48.110, updating VCF Scholarship
criteria by modifying the existing applicant residency requirement to allow students
attending school in the Vernon Area to apply and removing the 12-month minimum
Vernon Area residency requirement; B. Approve certain non-substantive changes
in the revised VCF Scholarship Program Applicant Package, as submitted for
implementation and distribution beginning January 2023; and C. Approve certain
non-substantive changes in the revised VCF Scholarship Program Guidelines, as
submitted for continued internal use.
NEW BUSINESS
3 Fiscal Year 2021-22 Docket II Vernon CommUNITY Fund (VCF) Scholarship
Grants
Recommendation: Award Fiscal Year 2021-22 VCF Docket II Scholarship Grants
totaling $20,000 to the following applicants: 1. Alejandro Hernandez (Applicant #5),
Loyola High School - $4,000; 2. Lucia Langaney (Applicant #11), Maywood Center
for Enriched Studies - $4,000; 3. Jamilex Soto (Applicant #3), Huntington Park
High School - $4,000; 4. Priscila Villegas (Applicant #4), Huntington Park Institute
of Applied Medicine - $4,000; and 5. Pauly Vega (Applicant #12), Bell Senior High
Magnet - $4,000.
Administrative Analyst Figueroa presented the staff report.
Member Froberg arrived at 10:10 a.m.
MOTION
Member Ybarra moved and Member Lopez seconded a motion to: Award Fiscal
Year 2021-22 VCF Docket II Scholarship Grants totaling $20,000 to the following
applicants: 1. Alejandro Hernandez (Applicant #5), Loyola High School - $4,000;
2. Lucia Langaney (Applicant #11), Maywood Center for Enriched Studies -
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$4,000; 3. Jamilex Soto (Applicant #3), Huntington Park High School - $4,000; 4.
Priscilla Villegas (Applicant #4), Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine -
$4,000; and 5. Pauly Vega (Applicant #12), Bell Senior High Magnet - $4,000. The
question was called and the motion carried 5-0, Chair Gaviña and Member Chang
absent.
4. Vernon CommUNITY Fund Allocation and Grantmaking Recommendations
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23
Recommendation: Discuss the anticipated Vernon CommUNITY Fund
grantmaking program allocation for FY 2022-23, provide recommendations to staff
for grantmaking in the upcoming fiscal year, and determine distribution for Direct
Service Grants and Scholarship Grants.
Administrative Analyst Figueroa presented the report.
In response to Committee questions, Administrative Analyst Figueroa discussed
the means of disseminating grant opportunity information, including the YMCA and
other City and regional partners.
MOTION
Member Edry moved and Member Lopez seconded a motion to modify the
grantmaking program to increase the amount for Scholarship Grants to $40,000;
mail grant opportunities to businesses and utilize legislative social media means
offered by Vice Chair Gonzalez. The question was called and the motion carried
5-0, Chair Gaviña and Member Chang absent.
ORAL REPORTS
Administrative Analyst Figueroa announced upcoming grant workshops for direct
service grants; and the application period for Commission and Committee
vacancies. Consultant Jemmott expanded on the purpose and proposed content
of the workshops.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, Vice Chair Gonzalez adjourned the meeting at 10:33 a.m.
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FRANK GAVIÑA, Chair
ATTEST:
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
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