AgdaPkt 2016-06-27 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager June 27, 2016 SUBJECT Civic Cultural Commission's Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Funding Recommendations for Large Grants RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve the Civic Cultural Commission's Proposed Funding Recommendations for Large Grants for FY 2016-2017 as delineated in Attachment 1 BACKGROUND The Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission (CCC) on behalf of the City Council, is responsible for supporting and enhancing cultural life in Redwood City. The CCC accomplishes this goal by issuing grants to community nonprofit organizations that support art and cultural activities through criteria developed by the Commission. The CCC receives funding from the City Council to issue these grants. For Fiscal Year 2016- 2017, a total of $58,896 is available for large grants (i.e. grants over $1,000), small grants (under $1,000), and Commission-sponsored events. In March 2005, the CCC adopted a Strategic Plan which identified the following priority areas for financial support: · Development of Downtown as the City’s cultural center; · Arts programs at both the elementary and secondary school levels; · Community-building events that celebrate the diversity of our community and support local arts organizations; · Programs that focus on a senior audience; · Increased investment in public art; · Alternative funding sources for the arts ANALYSIS On June 2, 2016, the Civic Cultural Commission met to consider large grant funding recommendations for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. The Commission discussed the grant applications and recommends allocating $42,650 of its total budget of $58,896 for large grants. Seventeen local nonprofit cultural and arts organizations submitted large grant requests totaling $78,350.00. 6.1.A. - Page 1