INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY CSF FORM SIGNED.PDF

Maricopa County
Board of Supervisors
Community Solutions Funding Proposal

This proposal must be fully completed and signed by the County Administering Authority and
sponsoring Board of Supervisors member. All proposals must be submitted to the Clerk of the
Board as a new agenda item following the Clerk’s guidelines and deadlines.

10.

Sponsoring Board Member: Supervisor Thomas Galvin
Administering Authority: County Manager’s Office
Phone: 602-372-0688

Email: Jen.Pokorski@Maricopa.gov

Amount Requested (exact): $100,000

Expected Start Date: 7/31/2024
Expected End Date: Click or tap to enter a date.

Associated Maricopa County Strategic Goal: Regional Services
Comments:

Please provide a detailed description of the initiative, including the public benefit, areas
served, and population served (please attach separate page if more space is needed):

The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC), a Non-Profit 501(c)}(3), is in the
process of constructing the International Dark Sky Discovery Center in Fountain
Hills, Arizona. The new center will provide hands-on experiences to teach Maricopa
County residents about the importance of dark skies for the well-being of humans,
plants and animals. This contract will provide $100,000 to subsidize the cost of
admission for Maricopa County residents to the IDSDC exhibits and camps for
school-age children.

Please disclose if there are other current requests for funding related to this initiative
and any previous awards of CSF within the past two years:

N/A

Last Updated: 7/1/2021

Worcester

Signature:
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Email: brooke.worcester@mcao.maricopa.gov

11. Please discuss, if applicable, the source and type of funding that will be needed to
sustain the initiative after CSF have been spent:

Per the contract with IDSDC, no County funding will be provided beyond the
$100,000.

12. Please attach a budget proposal detailing the use of all funds. The budget proposal
should include the account level detail for uses and estimated timeline. The budget
proposal should be broken out by year for multi-year projects.

Acknowledgements
By signing this proposal, Administering Authority acknowledges the responsibility of oversight of

expenditures associated with public funds, including ensuring that each purchase is a necessary
and prudent expenditures of public funds.

By signing this proposal, Administering Authority acknowledges that all expenditures must
comply with the applicable County policies (including but not limited to Code of Conduct,
Acceptable Use of County Purchasing Card, Procurement Code, Community Outreach, and Travel
Policy as applicable). In addition, the expenditures must not violate any existing federal, state, or
local laws, including Conflict of Interest laws (A.R.S. §38-501 through 38-511).

By signing this proposal, Administering Authority agrees to comply with all requirements as
stated in the Community Solutions Funding policy (A1125).

By signing this proposal, Administering Authority certifies that the information contained in this
proposal, including attachments, is accurate and complete.

Jennifer Pokorski 7/11/2024
Administering Authority Date

Brooke A. Worcester Jul 19, 2024

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Date

Sponsoring Board of Supervisor Date

Last Updated: 7/1/2021