Grants Sub-Committee

That the agenda for the September 3, 2025 Grants Sub-Committee meeting, be approved, as presented.

That the minutes of the May 14, 2025 Grants Sub-Committee, be adopted, as presented.

That Report GRA25005, dated September 3, 2025, respecting the 2025 City Enrichment Fund Updates (City Wide), be received, and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That the 2025 City Enrichment Fund (CEF) recommendations approved in Report GRA25003 be updated with the amendments outlined in the attached Appendix “A” to Report GRA25005 BE APPROVED, and that the total amount of $5,702 be funded from the $50,000 previously approved from the CEF Reserve #112230 for use by the Appeals process in 2025, and that the amount be funded from the CEF budget for the remainder of the Multi-Year Funding period; and, (b) That the information regarding the remaining two 2025 grants BE RECEIVED: (i) ART - B2 Festival of Friends (ii) SAL – A2 Binbrook Minor Baseball Association Result: MOTION,

That Report GRA24002(b), dated May 14, 2025, respecting City Enrichment Fund – Appeals Process (City Wide), be received, and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That staff BE DIRECTED to adjust the application deadline for the Agriculture program area from November 15 to December 5 annually; (b) That staff BE DIRECTED to pilot an 18-month project timeline in the Arts program area Creation & Presentation Stream for two grant cycles (2026 and 2027), and to report back on the outcomes of this pilot prior to the 2028 CEF cycle (Q4 2027 launch) as outlined in Appendix “A” to Report GRA25004; (c) That staff BE DIRECTED to create a new “Organizational Capacity Building” stream within the Community Services program area as outlined in Appendix “B” to Report GRA25004; and, (d) That Appendix “C” to Report GRA25004, respecting other changes to the City Enrichment Fund guidelines BE RECEIVED. Result: MOTION,