File #: ID-65-15    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/15/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/21/2015 Final action:
Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO APPROVING THE 2015 BIG LITTLE IDEA CONTEST WINNERS; APPROVING A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR ($500.00) CASH AWARD TO EACH CONTEST WINNER, FROM THE CITY’S GENERAL FUND IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000.00) DESIGNATING THE RECIPIENTS AND AMOUNTS TO BE AWARDED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS WITH THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2015 ALLOCATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AND SETTING FORTH OTHER DETAILS RELATED THERETO
Attachments: 1. Big Little Idea - Resolution
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Department of Public Information & Community Resources
Reference: Big Little Idea contest winners

To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Kristen Chernosky, Director of Public Information & Community Resources
Date Prepared: April 15, 2015
PURPOSE
To approve six winners of the City of Brighton's Big Little Idea contest, awarding each recipient $500 to implement their idea to create and implement an idea that will make Brighton a better place to live, work, play and learn.
BACKGROUND
On February 19, 2015 Mayor McLean announced the City of Brighton's Big Little Idea contest at the State of the City Address. The Big Little Idea contest is a city-sponsored contest that awards $500 each to six citizens, nonprofits or teams that reside in Brighton city limits to create and implement ideas that will make Brighton a better place to live, work, play and learn. The deadline to submit Big Little Idea proposals was April 1, 2015.
The City of Brighton received twenty-two (22) applications for the Big Little Idea contest and staff reviewed each application to verify that it met the stated criteria for use of the funds. Six winners were chosen by a judging panel consisting of two city council members and appointed city staff. Winners were selected based on the criteria for originality, connection to the community, and creativity. Any contest winner who either does not complete the Big Little Idea project on or before October 19, 2015 or does not use all of the $500 prize money to complete the project must return the balance of the prize money to the City of Brighton by October 19, 2015. If a recipient is unable to complete the project by the deadline, or for any other reason withdraws from the contest, the judging panel may designate an alternate winner from those who submitted applications to receive the cash award.
Contestant winners may supplement the $500 cash award with their own ...

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