The Morgan Hill Downtown Association has reduced its previous
funding request by an amount equivalent to 25 percent of its
current staffing levels if the city agrees to fund a
”
Main Street
”
program to coordinate special events and manage downtown
committees.
The Morgan Hill Downtown Association has reduced its previous funding request by an amount equivalent to 25 percent of its current staffing levels if the city agrees to fund a “Main Street” program to coordinate special events and manage downtown committees.
The association’s request for $71,200 to fund events and promote downtown Morgan Hill was presented to the council Wednesday. If approved by the council, the funds would be part of the city’s 2011-2012 budget.
The request is 20 percent lower than the MHDA’s share of redevelopment agency funds received this year, which is about $89,000, according to city staff. That was about 55 percent of the MHDA’s entire budget for the current fiscal year.
The MHDA has used the money this year and in past years to promote and conduct outdoor concerts during the summer, downtown “wine stroll” events, educational programs and seminars for businesses, a variety of contact and outreach with downtown restaurants and shops, and advertising campaigns.
With the reduction in their funding request for the fiscal year that begins July 1, the MHDA might have to reduce one of its two staff members to less than half-time, a city staff report says.
