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Home My WebLink About15062 RESOLUTION NO. 15062 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2022 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ROSELAWN FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 TO SPONSOR THE "WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA" EVENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 AT 12 PM AT ROSELAWN CEMETERY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that SECTION 1. Payment in the amount of $3,000 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2022 General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to Roselawn Foundation to sponsor the Wreaths Across America event on Saturday, December 17 at Roselawn Cemetery. SECTION 2. The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of this Resolution to implement the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and approval. INTRODUCED: November 14, 2022 BY: Lori Winner MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVED: PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK City Clerk's Office Item # Q6 Background Paper for Proposed Resolution COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 14, 2022 TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Regina Maestri, Councilor SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2022 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ROSELAWN FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 TO SPONSOR THE "WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA" EVENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 AT 12 PM AT ROSELAWN CEMETERY SUMMARY: Attached for consideration is a request for support of 200 wreaths for the fourth annual Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday, December 17 at 12 pm at Roselawn Cemetery. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: None. BACKGROUND: City Council Member Regina Maestri is requesting $3,000 to support the Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday, December 17 at 12 pm at Roselawn Cemetery. Roselawn is home to at least 2,652 known veterans who fought in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. This amount will support 200 wreaths in 2022. The goal is to one day have a fresh wreath placed at all 2,000+ gravesites every year for the holiday season. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Funds in the amount of $3,000 would be paid from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2022 General Fund Budget to Roselawn Foundation. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Not Applicable. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: Not Applicable. ALTERNATIVES: City Council could choose not to authorize funding for this event. RECOMMENDATION: This Resolution is at the request of Council Member Regina Maestri. ATTACHMENTS: 1. 11-14-22 Contingencies (Council) Roselawn Wreaths 2. 2022WAARequestLetter 3. 2022WAASponsorshipForm DATE BALANCE IN 2022 CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE Beginning Balance $ 100,000.00 1/24/22 Pueblo United Way Mentoring Collaborative Community Event $ 500.00 $ 99,500.00 1/24/22 PAACO Annual Stars and Lights Dinner& Dance $ 750.00 $ 98,750.00 2/14/22 Boys and Girls Club Champions of Youth Dinner Table $ 1,350.00 $ 97,400.00 2/14/22 Latino Chamber Annual Dinner Table $ 950.00 $ 96,450.00 2/28/22 Memorial Bench for Renee F. Dominguez $ 1,600.00 $ 94,850.00 2/28/22 Summer Solstice Arkansas River Event $ 500.00 $ 94,350.00 3/14/22 Pueblo Has Talent-Use of Memorial Hall $ 5,189.70 $ 89,160.30 3/14/22 Child Advocacy Center's Blue Tie Gala Table $ 1,200.00 $ 87,960.30 3/28/22 AMR Safety Jam $ 1,000.00 $ 86,960.30 3/28/22 Southern Colorado Press Club Sheep Dip $ 500.00 $ 86,460.30 4/11/22 CSU Pueblo President's Gala $ 1,500.00 $ 84,960.30 4/11/22 Trees Please Dutch Clark Renovation Project $ 5,000.00 $ 79,960.30 5/9/22 Latino Veterans Profiles in Courage Ceremony $ 2,000.00 $ 77,960.30 5/9/22 Parkview Ladies and Lemons Event $ 500.00 $ 77,460.30 5/9/22 Pueblo Downtown Association Levee Walk $ 700.00 $ 76,760.30 5/9/22 Dogpatch Cleanup/Recycling 3RTS Inc. $ 500.00 $ 76,260.30 5/9/22 Goodnight Barn Chuck Wagon Rendevous $ 15,000.00 $ 61,260.30 5/23/22 Southern Colorado Equality Alliance LGBTQ+ Pride Event $ 1,500.00 $ 59,760.30 5/23/22 Rollin on the Riverwalk HARP Event $ 9,000.00 $ 50,760.30 6/13/22 2022 Leadership Pueblo Project $ 300.00 $ 50,460.30 6/27/22 Pueblo Symphony Season Support $ 294.32 $ 50,165.98 7/25/22 Assistance League Holiday Event $ 1,000.00 $ 49,165.98 7/25/22 United Way/SoCoYoGo App $ 2,500.00 $ 46,665.98 8/22/22 United Way Campaign Kickoff Luncheon Table Sponsor $ 500.00 $ 46,165.98 8/22/22 Pueblo County Courthouse Lighting Ceremony $ 500.00 $ 45,665.98 8/22/22 Ybarra's Boxing Showcase $ 1,500.00 $ 44,165.98 9/12/22 Latino Chamber Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony Table $ 750.00 $ 43,415.98 9/12/22 Pueblo Chile Balloon Fiesta $ 2,500.00 $ 40,915.98 9/12/22 Song of Pueblo $ 3,000.00 $ 37,915.98 9/12/22 District 60 Education Foundation Cornhole at the Dutch $ 1,000.00 $ 36,915.98 9/26/22 Damon Days Event/Historic Pueblo Inc $ 1,000.00 $ 35,915.98 9/26/22 NAACP Banquet $ 700.00 $ 35,215.98 9/26/22 Scott Richards Scholarship - PCC $ 2,000.00 $ 33,215.98 9/26/22 Scott Richards Broadcast Room Plaque $ 26.50 $ 33,189.48 9/26/22 Parade of Lights -Downtown Association $ 1,000.00 $ 32,189.48 9/26/22 Downtown Association-Holiday Lighting Downtown $ 2,832.88 $ 29,356.60 10/11/22 Parkview event"Mammos&Mimosas" $ 350.00 $ 29,006.60 10/11/22 Pueblo Choral Society Holiday Performance $ 5,000.00 $ 24,006.60 10/11/22 Multicultural Festival $ 1,500.00 $ 22,506.60 10/11/22 Returned to Account via Ordinance 10303 $15,000.00 $ 37,506.60 11/14/22 Latino Chamber Festival of Trees $ 1,025.00 $ 36,481.60 11/14/22 Pueblo Soup Kitchen $ 10,000.00 $ 26,481.60 11/14/22 Economic Outlook Forum $ 2,500.00 $ 23,981.60 11/14/22 Wreaths Cross America-Roselawn Cemetery $ 3,000.00 $ 20,981.60 $ 20,981.60 $ 20,981.60 From: Jason S Falsetto Subject: [External]Wreaths Across America 2022 Date: Tuesday,October 18, 2022 8:58:49 PM Attachments: 2022 WAASnonsorshiDForm.docx External email. Please use caution. Good evening, I wanted to let you know that Roselawn will be participating in Wreaths Across America again this year! Last year. almost 1,300 wreaths were donated in the Third Annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony! This surpassed our 1.000 goal. and is inching us closer to ensuring every veteran at Roselawn is honored during the holiday season. I want to invite you to attend the Fourth Annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony, Saturday. December F'. 2022. 12pm. at Roselawn Cemetery. Roselawn partakes in Wreaths Across America. which you can read more about here:Imps- urldefense.com v1_https: www.wreathsacrossauterica.org_:!!O'h'joa- 1n1JCg!FAW'nSvhJGX9n_ACJfgstrtFHntjHV]t.J- TF'xFoasnTRLXF6gFdOFDSITYwrhCxkjDa4ASVkep'fIpp6Kj5RAS Roselawn is home to at least 2.652 known veterans.who fought in the Civil War. Spanish-American War. WWI. AWWII_Korea. Vietnam. Desert Storm. Persian Gulf.Iraq and Afghanistan. Our goal is to one day have a fresh wreath placed at each gravesite every year for the holiday season. In 2022, our goal is to place 1.500 wreaths. As of last week. we have '50 wreaths sponsored. and are needing another,50 wreaths to be sponsored. Sponsorships end November 28. Sponsorships are SI5 per wreath. and you are able to sponsor an unlimited amount of wreaths. S5 per wreath is then donated back to Roselawn Foundation. so we can continue to offer this event. and continue to maintain and honor our historic cemetery. CORLCP is the Location ID and 000164P is the Fundraising ID Three sponsorship levels have been provided below. 1. GRAVE SPECIFIC = Sponsor a wreath for a specific Veteran buried at Roselawn(a loved one or a friend 2. IN MEMORY OF = Sponsor a wreath for a Veteran buried at another cemetery in Pueblo or in another city or state and we will place the wreath in our Rose Garden on the outer perimeter. as by December the roses are dormant and the wreaths make a lovely display honoring our Veterans 3. GENERAL = Sponsor a wreath for the general population of the Veterans buried at Roselawn Attached is the sponsorship form with more details. If you are able to donate to this cause. the Roselawn Foundation will be able to honor more veterans each year. Checks can be made payable to The Roselawn 1591 Company. and credit cards are accepted. Questions?You can call Lucille Corsentino at "19-406-3125. or email her at licpag i gmail.com. You can learn more about Roselawn Foundation's Mission here: https:: urldefense.coni v3 haps: www roselawn189I.org :!'.O?h2joa- jn IICg.'FWn.vhJGN9n_ACJfgslrtFNmjHY-R5J- Thank you for your consideration. ROSEL AW\•S 4TH ANNUAL WREATHS 3C'ROSS AMERICA Saturday December 17, 2022 - 12:00 Noon, Outdoor Ceremony SPONSOR FORM - 515 PER WREATH Location ID: CORLCP Fundraising Group ID: C00164P Sponsor's Name: Address: City State&Zip Code: Phone: Email: GRAVE SPECIFIC-wreath placed at a specific grave at Roselawn IN MEMORY OF-wreath placed in the Rose Garden Veteran's Name Grave Location In Memory of Veteran's Name Grave Location In Memory of Veteran's Name Grave Location In Memory of Veteran's Name Grave Location In Memory of SPONSOR WILL PLACE WREATHS YES _ NO_ Note:Sponsors encouraged to participate in the ceremony-placement of the wreath(s)and removal of wreath(s)before February 1,2022 GENERAL SPONSORSHIPS Roselawn Cemetery is the final resting place of 2,652 Veterans who have served in the Civil War,Spanish American War,WW1,WW11,Korea, Vietnam,Desert Storm,Persian Gulf,Iraq&Afghanistan.Our goal is to have a wreath on every Veteran's grave.Your sponsorship will help us reach our goal&we thank you for your support. SPONSORSHIP TYPE PRICE QUANTITY TOTAL Individual = 1 wreath $15 Family=4 wreaths $60 Sm Business= 10 wreaths $150 Corporate = 100 wreaths $1,500 Total Amt Pd$ Cash Ck# Credit Card WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA'S MISSION *Remember * Honor * reach. CHECKS PAYABLE TO: ROSELAWN 1891 COMPANY Ma.1ttr Rosela.►ur,Cemetery Attn.? WAA 1706 RobelauwRoacL, Pueblo; Cotorado-81006 Contact Lu.caie-Corseraleto-719-542-2934 Ext 11.8 1,ucaleAbrosela vwpueblo:org' SPONSORSHIP WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER NOVEMBER 28,2022