Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)       Council note the 26 June 2023 Resolution of Council put forward via a Lord Mayoral Minute, requesting the Chief Executive Officer investigate options for financial support for food relief organisations and, where relevant, other community-based initiatives that provide access to low-cost food including cooperatives and mutual aid groups, which are operating in the City of Sydney and report back to Council;

(B)       Council approve the Food Support Grant Guidelines as shown at Attachment A to the subject report;

(C)       Council approve up to $1.7 million for the provision of the 2023/24 Food Support grants, with $1.0 million to be sourced from the General Contingency Fund and up to a further $0.7 million from the CEO Contingency;

(D)       Council approve the Food Support grants to be incorporated into the City’s Grants and Sponsorship Program for 2024/25 and 2025/26, along with the associated budget for the grants and the costs associated with staffing and administration;

(E)       Council note that following completion of the grant application and assessment process, all grant recommendations for the Food Support grants will be brought back to Council for approval; and

(F)       authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to make minor changes to the Guidelines or to correct minor errors to the matters set out in this report and a CEO Update will be provided to Council advising of any changes made in accordance with this resolution.

Carried unanimously.

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