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CC - Approval of (1) the Final Allocation of Funds in the Aggregate Amount of $65,000 and (2) Grantee Contracts, for the 2016 Performing Arts Grant Program as Recommended by the Cultural Affairs Commission
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Contact Person/Dept: Susan Obrow/PRCS
Phone Number: 310-253-6628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [X] No [] Date: 11/10/15
Commission Name: Cultural Affairs Commission
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (12/30/15)
Department Approval: Daniel Hernandez, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (12/28/15)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council approve (1) the final allocation of funds and (2) the grantee contracts, for the 2016 Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program as recommended by the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC).
BACKGROUND:
The Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program was established in 1994. The Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) stipulates that no more than 25% of the money deposited in the Cultural Trust Fund in the prior fiscal year be available for performing arts in the current fiscal year. In Fiscal Year 2015/2016, $50,000 have been allocated. An additional $15,000 have been allocated from a contribution made in 2015 by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The total available allocation is $65,000 for the 2016 Performing Arts Grant Program.
DISCUSSION:
Nineteen performing arts organizations, including eight dance companies, submitted applications electronically by the deadline of September 16, 2015. On October 15, 2015, the applications were evaluated by a peer review panel. CAC Commission Chair Regina Klein and Commissioner John B. Williams, who sit on the ...
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