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McDonough Foundation Grant Application Copyrighted June 18, 2018 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 30. ITEM TITLE: McDonough Foundation GrantApplication SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of an application submitted by the City of Dubuque to the McDonough Foundation to fund 16 Red Baskets that provide feminine hygiene products for women in need in City buildings throughout Dubuque. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve ATTACHMENTS: Description Type McDonough Foundation Grant Application-NNM Memo City Manager Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo GrantApplication Supporting Documentation THE CITY OF Dubuque � AIFA�erlwGh UB E '�� III► Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°'�w'2 7A13 2017 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: McDonough Foundation Grant Application DATE: June 14, 2018 Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach recommends City Council approval of an application submitted by the City of Dubuque to the McDonough Foundation in the amount of$4,204 to fund sixteen Red Baskets in City facilities. The Red Basket Project provides feminine hygiene products for women in need in buildings throughout Dubuque. Supplies are provided in publicly-accessible restrooms, and often provided by the host organization or individual contributions. The City currently has Red Baskets at City Hall and the Multicultural Family Center, and supplies are provided by individual donors. The attached application seeks funds to establish Red Baskets in sixteen restrooms in City facilities. The identified facilities are regularly utilized by the public, and in many cases, are located in buildings where women often visit to obtain essential services including utilities and housing assistance. Total requested funding is $4,204, which would fund start-up costs and one year of supplies for the sixteen locations. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. �� �� ��� Mic ael C. Van Milligen �� � MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager David Johnson, Building Services Manager THE CTTY OF Dubuque �" ui���eNe�ary DUB E 'il��i;' Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°' Z°'Z 2013 2017 TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager DATE: June 13, 2018 RE: McDonough Foundation Grant Application INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memo is to request City Council approval of the attached application submitted by the City of Dubuque to the McDonough Foundation in the amount of$4,204 to fund sixteen Red Baskets in City facilities. BACKGROUND The mission of the McDonough Foundation is to promote charitable, educational and health related activities and opportunities to children and families in Eastern lowa. The Foundation offers support to local non-profit organizations that provide educational opportunities, human and social services, and health care for children and their families. Recently, the Foundation made changes to its grant program that added local governments as eligible applicants, in addition to non-profits. DISCUSSION The Red Basket Project provides feminine hygiene products for women in need in buildings throughout Dubuque. Supplies are provided in publicly-accessible restrooms, and often provided by the host organization or individual contributions. The City currently has Red Baskets at City Hall and the Multicultural Family Center, and supplies are provided by individual donors. The attached application seeks funds to establish Red Baskets in sixteen restrooms in City facilities. The identified facilities are regularly utilized by the public, and in many cases, are located in buildings where women often visit to obtain essential services including utilities and housing assistance. Total requested funding is $4,204, which would fund start-up costs and one year of supplies for the sixteen locations. BUDGETIMPACT There is no immediate City of Dubuque budget impact. If funded, staff would submit a budget request to continue providing supplies to the baskets in FY2020. REQUESTED ACTION I respectfully request City Council approval of the attached McDonough Foundation grant application in the amount of$4,204 to fund sixteen Red Baskets in City facilities. 2 Contact Information: Cori Burbach cburbach(cDcitvofdubuque.orq City of Dubuque Assistant City Manager 50W13'hSt DubuquelA 52001 563-589-4110 Federal Tax ID 1994919 Name of Proposal or Project: City of Dubuque Red Basket Expansion Project Budget: $4,204 Amount Requested: $4,204 What is the purpose or objective of the project this money will fund? The City of Dubuque respectfully requests funds to significantly expand the presence of the Red Basket Project in City facilities that are open to the public. The Red Basket Project was founded by Ann McDonough and Beth Gilbreath to supply feminine hygiene products to low-income, homeless, and other in-need women in our community. The City is proud to currently maintain Red Baskets in City Hall and the Multicultural Family Center. These facilities are highly utilized by the public, and supplies are regularly emptied. The supplies in these two facilities are currently provided through donations from The Red Basket Project and employee donations. The facilities in which we propose placing the baskets are regularly visited by the general public,some more than others. They include facilities such as City Hall and the Historic Federal Building, where women often visit to obtain essential services including utilities and housing assistance; facilities that offer educational programming, safe spaces,and recreational opportunities,such as the Carnegie-Stout Public Library and Multicultural Family Center; and facilities that contain restrooms that are regularly accessible for low-income or homeless individuals, such as the Intermodal Facility and public restrooms at 5`" & Bluff Streets. Whom will it serve? How many people will it serve (approximately)? * Requested funding would provide supplies for 16 Red Baskets in City facilities for the first year of operation. It would be our intention to provide funding to maintain supplies in the baskets following the first grant-funded year. Current maintenance of the City Hall Red Basket shows that approximately 100 tampons and 100 pads are used on a monthly basis. Because the supplies are available to anyone that visits the restroom, the exact number of people served is unknown. We anticipate that usage will vary from some of our most heavily trafficked facilities,such as City Hall or the Library,to some of our least utilized facilities. While use varies,the knowledge that the Red Baskets will be reliably stocked throughout our public facilities is important for the people who are in need of the supplies. What is the geographic area your organization serves? (Funds are distributed only to organizations that serve these seven lowa counties of Dubuque, Delaware, Clayton, Jones, Jackson, Fayette and Buchanan)* All City facilities are located within Dubuque city limits,within Dubuque County. Facilities are open to the general public with a variety of regular hours, depending on the facility and time of year. What other groups will be partners in this project, either giving financial support or personnel? As we have done with the Red Baskets in City Hall and the Multicultural Family Center,we will continue to seek donations from interested and able employees and other interested parties to fill the baskets. City employees will stock the baskets. Describe the proposed use of the grant funds as clearly as possible. Grant funds will be used to purchase Red Baskets for 16 City locations as well as feminine hygiene products for approximately one year. Proposed locations include City Hall, City Hall Annex, Carnegie- Stout Public Library (2 restrooms), Multicultural Family Center, Intermodal Facility, Historic Federal Building(3 restrooms), 5`" & Bluff Public Restrooms, Flora and Sutton Pools, Bunker Hill Golf Course, Miller Riverview Campground,and Comiskey and Allison Henderson parks. How does your projecYs budget break down? Baskets$100.00 Tampons$2,304 Pads$1,800 Quantities based on current City Hall usage. Costs based on amazon bulk purchase quotes.