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RESOLUTION NO. 26-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PILOT TUSTIN COMMUNITY SUPPORT
GRANTS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin receives funding requests from non-profit
organizations that serve and directly benefit the Tustin community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin has previously partnered with the Tustin Community
Foundation to support local non-profit organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Tustin Community Foundation has demonstrated experience
administering grant programs on behalf of the City, including the Non -Profit Emergency
Grant Program and the Non -Profit Recovery Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the Tustin Community Foundation has the experience and
administrative capacity to process, evaluate, and manage non-profit grant applications;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that utilizing City funds for business assistance
non-profit organizations in Tustin will enhance economic vitality in the City to the benefit
of the City's residents, businesses and the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that utilizing City funds for historical and veteran
assistance non-profit organizations will advance the welfare of the community by
supporting the City's military veterans through both direct and indirect assistance, and by
contributing toward preserving and educating the public about the City's history and
heritage including its military history and heritage at the former Marine Corps Air Station,
Tustin, to the benefit of current and future generations of Tustin residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that utilizing City funds for youth and family
assistance services and recreation non-profit organizations will advance the welfare of
the community by enhancing the vitality and diversity of community services and
recreational activities available to families and young people in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a structured, equitable, and
transparent pilot program to address non-profit funding requests through a centralized grant
process.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Tustin
resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City of Tustin hereby establishes a pilot Tustin Community
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Support Grants Program for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, with a total
program budget not to exceed $110,000 over the two-year pilot period.
Section 2: The City Council directs staff to include funding for the Tustin
Community Support Grants Program in the adopted budgets for Fiscal Years 2025-2026
and 2026-2027. Tustin Community Foundation will administer the program consistent
with the developed Grant Requirements and Guidelines. Annual grant funding shall be
funded from the City General Fund and allocated with the following not -to -exceed limits
per fiscal year:
$15,000 to business assistance non-profit organizations;
$15,000 to historical and veteran assistance non-profit organizations; and
$20,000 to youth and family assistance services and recreation non-profit
organizations.
Section 3: In addition to grant funding, the Tustin Community Foundation shall
receive an administrative fee of $5,000 per fiscal year for administration of the program,
resulting in a total annual program cost not to exceed $55,000.
Section 4: Grant funds shall be awarded to eligible non-profit organizations that
directly benefit the Tustin community, as determined through the Tustin Community
Foundation's grant application and review process, consistent with applicable Federal
and State laws and regulations, the intent of this Resolution, and in compliance with the
Grant Requirements and Guidelines.
Section 5: Annual grant funding for the Tustin Community Support Grants
Program shall be funded from the City General Fund. Tustin Community Support Grants
funds will not utilize funding from Federal or State grants.
Section 6: The City Manager, or their designee, is authorized to execute
agreements with the Tustin Community Foundation and to make non -substantive or minor
administrative modifications necessary to implement the Tustin Community Support
Grants Program, provided such modifications do not increase the total authorized funding
or materially alter the program's intent.
Section 7: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall
file a copy with the minutes of this City Council meeting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin at a regular
meeting on the 17th day of February 2026.
AUSTIN LUMBARD,
Mayor
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ATTEST:
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ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID E. KENDIG,
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF TUSTIN
CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 26-09
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the
City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 26-09 was duly passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 17t" day of February, 2026,
by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Lumbard, Schnell, Gallagher, Fink, Nielsen (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED: (0)
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ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
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