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Civic Cultural Commission Page 2 Minutes of Ju/y 1, 1999 She spoke about the attendance at their Shakespeare performances and that the 54,500 grant was for instructors' salaries for three programs. Bill McKenna of Vintage Music Theater spoke regarding the location of their performances for their large grant request. He stated he spoke to John Anagnostou regarding rental of the Fox Theater on Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 22. These dates are available but there is some question regarding the rental costs and Mr. Anagnostou plans to call him back next week but it looks like the rental costs could be as high as 52,000. Mr. McKenna spoke about the attendance at their performances at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center; Carrington Hall; and San Mateo Center for the Performing Arts, and their desire not to use Carringtan Hall since many seniors will not attend due to the darkness of the campus; the facility was also very cluttered and difficult to use. He stated they are interested in having two performances at the Fox Theater (one matinee, one evening) and one matinee performance at the Senior Center. ITEM 1 — LIBRARY PROGRAMS Nothing to report. ITEM 2 — CITY CENTER PLAZA — SUMMER FALL ENTERTAINMENT REQUEST, RAISER RESOURCES, LLC Erin Raiser was not in attendance; this matter will be tabled until she arrives. This request is separate from the request to install a fountain at City Center Plaza. ITEM 3 — LARGE GRANT FUNDING DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Commissioner Del Carlo found an error in the totals of the grant spreadsheet and corrections were made. Total rr�aximum requests were actually 5101 ,403 and total minimum requests were actually $82,353; a total of 554,828 is available in the large grant category. The Commissioners brainstormed to develop a list of concerns regarding the large grants and the decision making process. They discussed suggested grant amounts for each grant request and the possibility of making some grants from the small grant category or the Cultural Commission-sponsored events category rather than the large grants category. Virginia Ball of Tis the Season spoke regarding the funding requests and explained the history of the program. She said Tis the Season began as a Cultural Commission event and she felt it was still under the umbrella of the Commission and that it still needs the support of the Commission. Ms. Ball answered the Commissioners' questions regarding the Tis the Season events and what last year's grant of 55,700 provided. This year's request of 59,000 includes the rental of a stage for 52,500 to be used in the post parade production. The Commissioners discussed each grant and made suggestions of possible grant amounts for each.