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INFORMATION UPDATE
June 25, 2024
5:00 PM,
I.Information Update
I.A Grants Policy Discussion (Follow Up)
WorkSession_FollowUp_Memo_June_10_Grants_Policy.docx
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FOLLOW-UP MEMORANDUM
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MEETING DATE:June 10, 2024
FOLLOW-UP MEMO DATE:June 12, 2024
AGENDA TOPIC:Grants Program Policy Changes
PRESENTED BY:Strategy & Innovation Office (SIO)
Patrick Quick, Director
John Barker, Deputy Director
Natalie Blumentritt, Grants Coordinator
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:Mayor Torre, Ward Hauenstein, John Doyle,
Sam Rose, Bill Guth
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WORK SESSION DISCUSSION SUMMARY: Staff presented Council with several policy
proposals developed by the grants steering committee designed to address priorities
outlined by Council during a previous work session on January 22, 2024. The proposals,
which were all supported by a majority of Council, were:
1) Defining the eligibility for grant applications as the Aspen to Glenwood corridor,
with exceptions made for existing applicants or critical services unavailable in this
area.
a. Staff and the steering committee will develop a policy to ensure that the
physical presence within this corridor is meaningful.
b. Staff and the steering committee will explore methods to provide greater
preference for organizations that serve Aspen residents directly.
2) Reducing maximum grant request amounts.
a. Staff and the steering committee will institute separate maximum grant
requests for the different grant programs, limiting requests to approximately
10% of program budgets.
3) The Health & Human Services Capacity Building and Arts & Culture Asset &
Acquisition Assistance pilot grants will be discontinued.
a. Funds from the Asset & Acquisition Assistance grant will be redirected to
primary Arts & Culture grants.
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4) The Cultural Vibrancy Fellowship pilot grant will be ongoing and modestly
expanded from $60,000 to between $80,000-$100,000 at the discretion of the
Grants Steering Committee.
5) The primary Health & Human Services grants will be a preferred recipient of any
tobacco tax collections that exceed the $250,000 annually contributed to Aspen
Family Connections.
NEXT STEPS: In addition to the action items noted above, staff and the steering
committee will explore methods to formalize a process for grant requests occurring off-
cycle or for requests not supported by the primary grant program. Follow-up information
on these policy changes will be shared with the Council after the closure of the
2024/2025 grant cycle in December 2024 or January 2025.
CITY MANAGER NOTES:
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