For City Council Meeting November 10, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Barbara A. McGee, City Clerk
Title
Request City Council to adopt Resolution No. 8583 to accept Community Benefit Grant funding in the amount of $12,500 for the Healthy Rialto Nutrition Program 2026.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution Accepting Funding in the Amount of $12,500 from the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Community Benefit Grant for the Healthy Rialto Nutrition Program 2026.
BACKGROUND
Healthy Rialto offers healthy programs and services to residents of Rialto. The programs are designed to enrich and empower the lives of the people in our community. Healthy Rialto is dedicated to providing innovative and proactive solutions to everyone who has the desire to get fit and stay healthy. The Certified Farmers’ Market has been available to the community for 12 years, and EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP (Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program) are accepted by most vendors.
Healthy Rialto is also a partner in Market Match, a program by the Ecology Center, a non-profit organization that received a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive grant from the USDA. Market Match, California’s healthy food incentive program, is offered to those who use their CalFresh EBT at the Farmer’s Market with a $15 max benefit match to increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables, a healthier choice.
In order to accomplish some of the goals and programs of continuing to create and maintain a healthier community, Kaiser Permanente provided an opportunity to apply for a community grant in July 2026. The Kaiser Foundation Hospitals have been very supportive of Healthy Rialto programs through the years.
This year, the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals awarded a grant to the City of Rialto - Healthy Rialto in the amount of $12,500 to continue maintaining a healthy community through its Nutrition Program 2026 from November 2026 through October 2027.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Nutrition Program 2026 seeks to assist 1,010 individuals in Rialto and its neighboring cities. About 10 percent of the funds will be used for an estimated 100 individuals from the Mother Support Groups over a 12-month period. About 44 percent of the funds will support an estimated 360 individuals from the Low-Income Families and Seniors Groups over a 12-month period. About 12 percent of the funds will support an estimated 100 Special Needs Elementary/Middle School Students and 100 Elementary School Students over a 12-month period. About 34 percent of the funds will be used for an estimated 350 Special Needs High School Students over a 12-month period.
The program will distribute food resources through coupons that will be valid at the Rialto Certified Farmers’ Market for fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, organic fruit juices, fresh eggs, honey, kefir probiotic yogurts, dried fruits, and whole grains. The program will be working with individuals and students from Bloomington, Colton, Fontana, Highland, Rialto and San Bernardino. Age-appropriate nutritional educational materials will be created to inform our participants on how to manage and prevent chronic diseases and disabilities, while bringing them food security through the Rialto Certified Farmers’ Market.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The request is not a Project as defined by Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Pursuant to Section 15378 (b)(5) a project does not include organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
This action is consistent with Guiding Principle 3A in the General Plan:
Our City government will lead by example, and will operate in an open, transparent, and responsive manner that meets the needs of the citizens and is a good place to do business.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and supports this staff report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Grant Fund budget to recognize an additional $12,500 in revenue in Account No. 22233165-47560 and appropriate $12,500 in Account No. 22233165-52021 for the Healthy Rialto Nutrition Program 2026. There is no General Fund impact, and no City matching funds are required.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
2. Kaiser Agreement