Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 01, 2017
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SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ALLOCATIONS FOR CULTURAL ARTS GRANTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
At the July 12, 2017 adjourned regular meeting, the Cultural Arts Commission decided on a 7 to 0 vote to recommend funding for 5 of the 9 organizations that applied for Cultural Arts funding. These five applicants are Carson-based and achieved the required minimum rating score of 70 points. The total amount of funding being recommended by the Commission for the fiscal year 2017/18 is $80,000.00. Council reduced the funding from the allocation of $164,000 in last year's budget. The City Council is asked to approve the allocation of funds for the Cultural Arts Grants for fiscal year 2017/18 as recommended by the Cultural Arts Commission.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
APPROVE the Cultural Arts Commission recommendations for 2017/18 Cultural Art grants.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. REJECT the Cultural Arts Commission Recommendations for 2017/18 Cultural Art grants.
2. PROVIDE alternative recommendations for the Cultural Arts grant 2017/18 program.
3. TAKE another action the Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
On June 19, 2017, nine grant applicants made presentations before the Cultural Arts Commission. The Commission reviewed scores and deliberated over the recommendations for funding the grants at their adjourned regular meeting on July 12, 2017. Both meetings were properly posted.
The total amount requested from the nine applicants was $220,110.00. The applicants who submitted proposals include:
* Alexey Steele - $20,000
* C2R Productions - $20,000
* CSUDH Art Gallery - $7,500
* CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance - $7,500
* International Printing Museum - $9,750
* Mariachi Academy of Carson - $35,000
* Monteclaro Cultural & Community Medicine Foundation - $41,160
* Rockin Blues Entertainment - $34,200
* Sophisticated Dance, I...
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