SECA COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Discuss SECA policy items and/or designate items for the April SECA meeting.
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DEPARTMENT: Community Services
SUBMITTED BY: Jake Fiedler, Special Events Coordinator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Several SECA policy items were discussed by the Commission throughout the application process. Staff is requesting direction on the items discussed.
DISCUSSION:
Standard Response for Requests to Reconsider Funding
The Commission is asked to confirm the following response for requests to reconsider funding is appropriate.
Thank you for your patience throughout the SECA grant process. Award amounts are final pending City Council approval on DATE. As a point of clarification, when a majority of SECA Commissioners recommend $0 funding for an application, the resulting allocation is $0. We understand this decision is disappointing and not the news you hoped to hear.
To ensure consistency and fairness in the allocation process, the SECA Commission does not reconsider allocations once they have been finalized. We strongly encourage you to apply for CY27 (Calendar Year 2027) funding. The SECA webpage will be updated soon with the application timeline and instructions.
It may also be helpful to clarify the current role of City Council in the SECA process. By Resolution 24-06, adopted February 20, 2024, the City Council eliminated the prior process in which individual council members made separate SECA funding recommendations on individual applications. Under the current process, the SECA Commission reviews all applications and forwards a single unified funding recommendation to the City Council for final action.
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