DATE: April 28, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT
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Hayward Community Relief Fund: Approval of the Hayward Community Relief Fund Distribution Process
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council approves the process for distributing funds from the Hayward Community Relief Fund as described in this report.
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SUMMARY
The City of Hayward launched the Community Relief Fund on April 2, 2020 in partnership with the East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) to sustain and protect local residents and businesses during the COVID19 health emergency. The EBCF receives the donations and distributes them to local nonprofits upon direction from the City. As of April 20, donors had contributed or pledged to contribute a total of $453,500. Staff is recommending distributing an initial $400,000 as soon as all pledged amounts are received, with a preliminary focus on economically vulnerable residents. The funds will be distributed by EBCF per City direction to local nonprofit partners, who will then distribute the funds as small grants.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report