| Size | Source | Restrictions | Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|
| $3.28 million (Cycle 1, 2012-13) | Public (tax-funded) | Can be used for capital, Can be used for programmatic | Single pot |
| $2.44 million (Cycle 2, 2013-14) | Public (tax-funded) | Can be used for capital, Can be used for programmatic | Single pot |
| $1 million (Cycle 3, 2015-16) | Public (tax-funded) | Can be used for capital, Can be used for programmatic | Multiple pots |
| About $1 million (Cycle 4, 2016-17) | Public (tax-funded) | Can be used for capital, Can be used for programmatic | Multiple pots |
| $1 million (Cycle 5, 2017-18) | Public (tax-funded) | Can be used for capital, Can be used for programmatic | Multiple pots |
| $1 million (Cycle 6, 2018-19) | Public (tax-funded) | Can be used for capital, Can be used for programmatic | Multiple pots |
| Undocumented (Cycles 7 and 8) | — | — | — |
Every documented pot came from Measure B, the 1 percent, 10-year sales tax Vallejo voters passed by 159 votes in November 2011 to restore services after bankruptcy. Councilmember Marti Brown's April 2012 motion set the first share at 30 percent of Measure B revenue (a minimum of 30 percent in the rulebook, about $3.2 million collected over 15 months from April 2012 to June 2013, plus $200,000 for the process); Chapin's reference list cites the resolution's stated goal as a minimum of 50 percent, which the adopted rulebook did not follow. From Cycle 2 the share was no longer a percentage but an amount set by the Council in the annual budget: about $2.2 million in the rulebook and $2.44 million as approved, 18 percent of Measure B revenue that year; then $1 million from Cycle 3, allocated in the fiscal year after the vote so money did not sit unused for a year. From Cycle 3 the pot was split: 15 percent (about $150,000) for programs and services run by public agencies or prequalified nonprofits under CDBG rules (at least 51 percent low- to moderate-income beneficiaries, $20,000 to $50,000 per project) and 85 percent for capital, durables and infrastructure on public property ($30,000 to $400,000 per project); Cycle 5 changed this to a minimum of 20 percent for programs and a maximum of 80 percent for capital, with no capital project above 30 percent of the pot. Throughout, projects had to be one-time, could not pay salaries or ongoing positions from Measure B, could not benefit private individuals or property, promote religion or require a policy change, and were paid on reimbursement. Cycle 4 funded $1,074,319 across four projects, above the estimated $1 million, without a document explaining the difference. Measure B sunset in 2022, and no document states the size or source of the Cycle 7 and Cycle 8 pots; the Cycle 8 proposals request up to $300,000 each, consistent with the 30 percent cap on a $1 million pot.
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