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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15687RESOLUTION NO. 15687 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2024 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO PUEBLO CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER, INC. DBA A CARING PREGNANCY CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BANQUET AT PUEBLO CONVENTION CENTER ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that SECTION 1. Payment in the amount of $1,500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2024 General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to A Caring Pregnancy Center to sponsor the Annual Fundraising Banquet at Pueblo Convention Center on Friday, September 6, 2024. 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 effectuate the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and approval. INTRODUCED: July 8, 2024 BY: Regina Maestri MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVED: __________________________ PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: ________________________ CITY CLERK City Clerk's Office Item # Q4 Background Paper for Proposed Resolution COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 8, 2024 TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Heather Graham VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Regina Maestri, Councilor SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2024 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO PUEBLO CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER, INC. DBA A CARING PREGNANCY CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BANQUET AT PUEBLO CONVENTION CENTER ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 SUMMARY: Attached for consideration is a request for support of A Caring Pregnancy Center in the amount of $1,500 to sponsor the Annual Fundraising Banquet at Pueblo Convention Center on Friday, September 6, 2024. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: None. BACKGROUND: City Council Member Regina Maestri is requesting $1,500 to support A Caring Pregnancy Center's Annual Fundraising Banquet at Pueblo Convention Center on Friday, September 6, 2024. ACPC is excited to welcome the nationally acclaimed public speaker and pro-life activist, Melissa Ohden, as this year's keynote speaker. Melissa is a survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion and author of You Carried Me: A Daughter's Memoir and Abortion Survivors Break Their Silence, due to release this year. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Payment of funds in the amount of $1,500 would be paid from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2024 General Fund Budget to A Caring Pregnancy Center. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: N/A ALTERNATIVES: City Council could choose not to authorize funding for this purpose. RECOMMENDATION: This Resolution is at the request of Council Member Regina Maestri. ATTACHMENTS: 1. FW_ ACPC Corporate sponsorship opportunities available now 2. 2024 Contingencies (Council) A Caring Pregnancy Center