HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes.GRB.20240307.RegularCity of Aspen: Grants Program Steering Committee Board Special - Meeting
Date: 3/7/2024 10:00 am
Location: City Hall East Maroon Pass Conference Room and Teams
Board Attendees: Judy Clausson, Ann Mullins, Chris Menges, Tracy Anderson
Not in Attendance:
Staff Attendees: Patrick Quick, Natalie Blumentritt, Allisa Farrell, John Barker
Start
Time
Agenda Topic Purpose of Discussion & Notes Action/Follow-up/Decision
10am Grant Assessments Presentation of each organization's aggregate scores and
explanation of the objective funding formula to board members,
and discussion of each aggregate score and recommended
funded amount.
Arts and Culture:
Staff will prepare 2 options for special meeting on 3/14:
-Option 1: Cutoff at 3.25 and keep funding tier caps the same.
-Option 2: Keep the 3.0 cut-off with reduced funding tier caps.
Health and Human Services:
No change to previous presentation; cutoff at 3.0; All members in
support. Budget has halved and program demand has doubled.
Community Non-Profit:
-Option 1: Cutoff at 3.5 and keep funding tier caps the same.
-Question: Should be 1 organization currently at 3.48 be included?
Grant Cycle 2025; follow
up discussion, if an
organization receives less
than X percentage of
request.
Multi-Year Requests
Staff recommendation: Health Human Services and Community
Non-Profit to receive only one-year awards this year to allow more
flexibility to our revised programming for 2025.
Staff recommendation: Keep Arts and Culture two-year funding, as
the overall budget impact is immaterial.
Next Meeting Date
Adjourn Meeting adjourned at
approximately 11:05am
Multi-Year Grant
Grant Cycle 2025; follow up
discussion, possible cap
amount/ percentage for
Multi-Year allocations per
each division
Special Meeting -March 14, 2024
Prepare all funding options for
each division, presentation to
board during next meeting
(Special Meeting 3/14)