Laserfiche WebLink
REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />June 26, 2017 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Civic Cultural Commission's Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Funding Recommendations for Large <br />Grants <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve, by motion, Civic Cultural Commission's Proposed Funding Agreements for <br />Large Grants for FY 2017-2018 as delineated in Attachment A <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City Civic Cultural Commission (CCC), on behalf of the City Council, works to <br />support and enhance cultural life in Redwood City. The CCC accomplishes this goal by <br />soliciting and recommending the issuance of grants to community non-profit organizations <br />that support art and cultural activities. Funding for the grants is authorized during the <br />annual budget process. For Fiscal Year 2017-2018, a total of $58,896 is available for <br />large grants (i.e. grants over $1,000), small grants (under $1,000), and Commission- <br />sponsored events. In March 2005, the CCC adopted a Strategic Plan which identified <br />the following priority areas for financial support: <br /> <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 /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />On June 1, 2017, the Civic Cultural Commission met to consider large grant funding <br />recommendations for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. The Commission discussed the Grant <br />Applications and recommended allocating $41,500 of its total budget for large grants. In <br />sum, twenty-one local non-profit cultural and arts organizations submitted large grant <br />requests totaling $91,712. <br /> <br />6.1.C. - Page 1