TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Britny Coker-Moen, Environmental Programs Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of an Annual Funding Request from Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles in the Amount of $50,000 for Operational Support (Not Budgeted) (Interim Community Development Director Codron).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) RECEIVE REPORT
B) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Receive a presentation on a request from Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles and provide direction to staff; and
b) If the City Council supports Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles's request for support, direct staff to include $50,000, or an amount that the City Council determines to be appropriate in the FY 2025-26 Budget, authorize the City Manager to execute the associated agreement, and identify a term period for the agreement (i.e. three years).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This item is not included in the FY 2025-2026 Proposed Budget. Upon City Council direction, funds could be included in the FY 2025-2026 Budget during its adoption in June. The Marine Mammal Center Los Angeles is seeking annual, ongoing funding. If the City Council supports ongoing funding, then staff will work with the Marine Mammal Center to develop a multi-year funding agreement.
BACKGROUND:
Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (MMCC), established in 1992, is a non-profit rescue service and hospital for marine mammals that are stranded along the Southern California coastline due to illness, injury, or malnutrition. The organization's mission is to inspire ocean conservation through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, education, and research.
MMCC provides marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation services, which includes conducting regular patrols of the harbo...
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