Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of April 9, 2024
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REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO
MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD NITE 2024
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Staff recommends City Council approve a sponsorship donation of $1,000 to the Mira Costa High School G.R.A.D. Booster Club for 2024.
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Executive Summary:
Sponsorship donation requests from Mira Costa High School to support a drug-free and alcohol-free graduation celebration have been approved annually since 1998. The amount originally approved in 1998, and subsequently requested annually, is $1,000.
Background:
G.R.A.D Nite (Graduates Resisting Alcohol and Drugs) has been a Mira Costa tradition for over twenty-five years. Sponsorship donation requests from Mira Costa High School have been approved annually since 1998. The amount originally approved in 1998, and subsequently requested annually, is $1,000. This program encourages seniors to celebrate with other graduates in a drug-free and alcohol-free environment.
Discussion:
The G.R.A.D Nite event is supervised and is a sober event for graduates to celebrate safely with their peers on graduation night. Graduates are bussed to the destination where they are fed and entertained. Ticket prices are kept low to encourage attendance, and scholarships, in the form of no cost attendance, are provided to students who otherwise could not afford to attend. One hundred percent of donations cover scholarships to students to offset the cost of G.R.A.D Nite and the cost of the event.
Fiscal Impact:
Funds for this donation are included in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget under the City Council Special Events Account, 001-1101-4319.
General Plan Consistency:
This report and associated recommendation have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:
Public Safety Element
Goal 5. High quality police and fire protection services provided to residents and visitors.
Policy:
• 5.5 Crime prevention outreach programs. Offer youth programs, recreation opportunities, educational programs, and other services to encourage crime prevention behavior.
Attachment:
Mira Costa G.R.A.D. Nite 2024 Donation Request and Sponsorship Form
Respectfully Submitted by: Ann Yang, Executive Assistant
Legal Review: Patrick Donegan, City Attorney
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager