Funding in the amount of $5,000 and under may be approved by the city manager, and any request over $5,000 is presented to the city council for approval.
The La Mirada Meals on Wheels, delivering meals to residents since 1975, who are home-bound because of medical reasons, receives the most money at $8,000.
The following are the amounts and the agencies expected to be approved.
Community Advocates for People's Choice, $400; Helpline Youth Counseling, Inc., $2,500; Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, $1,000, Meals on Wheels La Mirada, $8,000; Community Legal Services, $1,000; Interfaith Food Center, $5,000; The Whole Child, $2,000.
A community consulting group the city hired this past December, to provide "communications outreach services" has recommended the city execute an informational mailer program to update the community about the city's financial situation and obtain feedback about services.City Manager Tom Robinson maintained the mailer will "not be advocacy, but just the facts."
The program will consist of at least five informational mailers not to exceed $60,000 in total cost.
City officials are considering a one-half of 1 percent sales tax increase to be placed on the ballot this November, their claiming, to pay for infrastructure maintenance and other city necessities.
The city council is expected to approve the cost of the mailing program.
