Commission to review and approve changes to the Transient Occupancy Tax FY 25/26 annual grant allocations. Commissioner Mullens-Becker reported that the Annual Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Grants will be going before the Board of Supervisors in March for approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual TOT Grants, which were approved by the VAC last fall. One of the approved grants was awarded to Only Kindness; however, the organization recently notified the VA TOT Committee that they are disbanding their operations and will be declining the funds. Only Kindness had originally been allocated $15,000. The TOT Committee is proposing that these declined funds be redistributed to two organizations that already participate in the annual TOT grant program. The Military Family Support Group (MFSG) recently requested an increase from their current $8,000 allocation to better support veterans and their families. The TOT Committee is recommending that MFSG’s funding be increased from $8,000 to $15,000, and that the Food Bank of El Dorado County allocation be increased from $10,000 to $18,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 only. These adjustments would fully utilize the $15,000 declined by Only Kindness. Mullens-Becker noted that the Food Bank of El Dorado County has been actively serving veterans through food delivery services and could benefit from additional funding to expand its support, similar to MFSG. She stated that the committee feels this is an appropriate and effective way to reallocate the returned funds.

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