Ethel MacLeod Hart Trust Fund Advisory Committee Meeting - November 3, 2025
Ethel MacLeod Hart Trust Fund Advisory Committee Meeting - November 3, 2025
The Ethel MacLeod Hart Trust Fund Advisory Committee met on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM at Sacramento City Hall. Chair Xavier Martinez led the land acknowledgment and pledge of allegiance. New commissioners Pamala Hunter, Joel Leong, and Eliza Yam were welcomed. The meeting adjourned at 10:35 AM.
Consent Calendar
- Approved the October 28, 2024 meeting minutes (File ID: 2025-00111).
- Received and filed the Ethel MacLeod Hart Trust Fund Financial Report (File ID: 2025-01844). Commissioner Orner noted an overspend of $3,183 in the "Bridging the Digital Divide" project (allocated $30,150, actual $33,333); staff confirmed the difference would be charged back in a future report.
- Motion by Commissioner Orner, second by Commissioner Hunter; passed unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made on any agenda item or on matters not on the agenda.
Discussion Items
- Item 3: Ethel MacLeod Trust Fund Funding Review and Recommendations (Cycle 6, November 2025) – Staff presented a detailed review of current projects funded in Cycle 6 (2021–June 2026) across five categories: program outreach and access for low-income seniors, support for community living, health and well-being, creative aging, and facility support. Highlights included 2,361 days of respite provided through the Triple R program, a 42% increase in program participation after marketing, and 535 Hart Fund passes fully used. Staff proposed a new facility project at Bell Coolidge Community Center (replacement of chairs and lobby furniture for $37,500) using unallocated funds. Total Cycle 6 funding is $871,580; $665,817 allocated; $170,547 will remain unallocated and roll into Cycle 7. Motion by Commissioner Hunter, second by Commissioner Leong; passed unanimously.
- Item 4: Ethel MacLeod Trust Fund Advisory Committee Cycle 7 Funding Recommendations 2026-2031 – Staff recommended $1,625,000 in total funding for the next five-year cycle (July 2026–June 2031), allocated across the same five broad categories. No individual projects were proposed; those will be voted on later. The fund is currently valued at $4 million. This amount is nearly double Cycle 6’s $871,580, which staff attributed to conservative investment returns and a low Cycle 6 due to the pandemic. Motion by Commissioner Yam, second by Commissioner Orner; passed unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- Approved consent calendar items (minutes and financial report).
- Approved Cycle 6 funding recommendations, including a new $37,500 facility project at Bell Coolidge Community Center.
- Approved Cycle 7 funding recommendations for $1,625,000 over the five broad categories.
- Unallocated Cycle 6 funds ($170,547) will be rolled into Cycle 7.
- Commissioner Pat Orner suggested exploring partnerships with In Shape Family Fitness for used exercise equipment; staff expressed appreciation for the idea.
Meeting Transcript
You ready? Sir. Good morning. Welcome to the uh November 3rd, 2025 meeting at uh 10 02 a.m. Uh will the chair excuse me. The meeting is now called to order. Will the clerk please call the road to establish a quorum? Thank you, Chair. Member Long. Yes, here. Member Hunter here. Member Orner. Orner, I hear. I mean, yes. Member Yam. I said. And Chair Martinez. Here. Thank you. We have quorum. Thank you. I would like to remind members of the public and chambers that if you would like to speak on an agenda item, please turn in a speaker slip when the item begins. You will have two minutes to speak once you are called on. After the first speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips. We will now proceed with today's agenda. Please rise for opening acknowledgements to honor Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nisisan people, the Southern, Maidu, Valley and Plains, Mi Walk, Patan Winton peoples, and the people of the Wilton Rancher of Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the Native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of a acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous indigenous people's history contributions and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance. Ready? One nation. Thank you. Be seated. Our first business to oh that's right. Or we or we got caught. I'd like to welcome new commissioners Pamela Hunter, Joel Leong, and Alisa Yam. Thanks for uh participating in this commission. Our first business today is approval of the consent calendar. Clerk, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on the consent calendar? Thank you, Chair. I have no speaker slips for the consent calendar. Thank you. Are there any commissioners who wish to speak on this item? I do. I'm looking at the trust fund financial report on Fund 2503, Ethel McClaude Hart Operating Fund. I just had a question on the support for community living bridging, bridging the digital divide. The allocated was $30,150, but the actual was 33,333. Go ahead, Stephanie. Can you speak on that?
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