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Department of Public Information Office
Reference: Big Little Idea Contest
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Kristen Chernosky, Director of Public Information & Community Resources
Date Prepared: April 18, 2018
PURPOSE
To approve four winners of the City of Brighton's Big Little Idea contest, awarding each recipient $750 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 1, 2018 the City of Brighton's Public Information Office announced the Big Little Idea contest. The Big Little Idea contest is a city-sponsored contest that awards $750 each to four 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, 2018.
The City of Brighton received fourteen (14) 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. Four winners were chosen by a judging panel consisting of two city council members, one Brighton Youth Commission member 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 Dec. 18, 2018 or does not use all of the $750 prize money to complete the project must return the balance of the prize money to the City of Brighton. 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 $750 cash award with their own funds and/or donations, at their dis...
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