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7.1.B. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> July 27, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Civic Cultural Commission's Fiscal Year 2015 -2016 Funding Recommendations for Large <br /> Grants <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Approve, by motion, Civic Cultural Commission's Proposed Funding Agreements for <br /> Large Grants for FY 2015 -2016. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The City Civic Cultural Commission (CCC), on behalf of the City Council, is responsible <br /> for supporting and enhancing cultural life in Redwood City. The CCC accomplishes this <br /> goal by issuing grants to community non - profit organizations that support art and cultural <br /> activities through criteria developed by the Commission. The CCC receives funding <br /> from the City Council to issue these grants. For Fiscal Year 2015 -2016, a total of <br /> $58,896 is available for large grants (i.e. grants over $1,000), small grants (under <br /> $1,000), public art grants, and commission sponsored events. In March 2005, the CCC <br /> adopted a Strategic Plan which identified the following priority areas to be financially <br /> supported: <br /> • development of Downtown as the City's cultural center; <br /> • arts programs at both the elementary and secondary school levels; <br /> • community building events that celebrate the diversity of our community and <br /> support local arts organizations; <br /> • programs that focus on a senior audience; <br /> • increased investment in public art; <br /> • alternative funding sources for the arts <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> On June 4 2015, the Civic Cultural Commission met to consider large grant funding <br /> recommendations for Fiscal Year 2015 -2016. The Commission discussed the grant <br /> applications and allocated $41,000 of its total budget for large grants. In sum, eighteen <br /> local non - profit cultural and arts organizations submitted large grant requests totaling <br /> $69,850. <br />