Fiscal Note
The 2015 adopted operating budget of the Planning Division appropriates $107,000 for Arts Grants and related expenditures. This Resolution authorizes grant awards totaling $79,365.
Title
Seeking Common Council approval of the 2015-2016 Arts Grants awards funding as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
Body
WHEREAS, The Madison Arts Commission has the authority, by ordinance, to annually recommend arts grants for approval by the Common Council; and
WHEREAS, By the March 25 application deadline the Madison Arts Commission received 56 applications for arts projects funding, totaling $152,280.75 in requests, reflecting a need for financial support that the Arts Commission is unable to meet at its current funding level; and
WHEREAS, the Madison Arts Commission met on April 1, 2, and 6, 2015 to evaluate the applications received for the 2015-2016 grant period and on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 the full Commission voted to recommend funding of 53 projects for grant awards totaling $79,365.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Madison Common Council approves the 2015-2016 grant awards funding recommendations of the Madison Arts Commission and authorizes the Planning Division Director, The Finance Director and the City Attorney to execute the agreements on behalf of the City of Madison to effectuate said grants.