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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />June 25, 2018 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Civic Cultural Commission's Fiscal Year 2018-2019 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 2018-2019 as delineated in Attachment 1 <br /> <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 CCC. The CCC receives funding from the <br />City Council to issue these grants. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019, a total of $58,896 is <br />available for large grants (grants over $1,000), small grants (grants under $1,000), and <br />CCC-sponsored events. <br /> <br />In March 2005, the CCC adopted a Strategic Plan which identified the following priority <br />areas to be financially 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; and <br />· alternative funding sources for the arts. <br /> <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />On June 6, 2018, the CCC met to consider large grant funding recommendations for FY <br />2018-2019. The Commission discussed the Grant Applications and allocated $42,750 of <br />its total budget for large grants. In sum, twenty-three local non-profit cultural and arts <br />organizations submitted large grant requests totaling $101,265. <br /> <br />6.1.G. - Page 1