City of Madison - File #: 77419

• File #: 77419
• Version: 2
• Name: Seeking Common Council approval of the 2023-2024 Arts Grants awards as recommended by the Madison Arts.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/20/2023
• In control: Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development
• On agenda: 5/16/2023
• Final action: 5/16/2023
• Enactment date: 5/19/2023
• Enactment #: RES-23-00387
• Title: SUBSTITUTE- Amending the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget for the Planning Division to add an additional $990 in Wisconsin Arts Grant revenues and Seeking Common Council approval of the 2023-2024 Arts Grants awards as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
• Sponsors: Marsha A. Rummel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/16/2023	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt - 15 Votes Required	Pass
5/8/2023	2	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
5/2/2023	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
4/20/2023	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Planning Division’s 2023 Adopted Operating budget to accept and appropriate an additional $990 in Wisconsin Arts Grant revenues and authorizes the Planning Division Director to execute agreements for the 2023-2024 Arts Grants awards in the total amount of $107,485 as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission. The 2023 Adopted Operating Budget includes $111,000 across Planning and the Room Tax Commission to fund such grants. No additional City appropriation is required.

Title
SUBSTITUTE- Amending the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget for the Planning Division to add an additional $990 in Wisconsin Arts Grant revenues and Seeking Common Council approval of the 2023-2024 Arts Grants awards as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.

Body

WHEREAS, the Planning Division’s 2023 Adopted Operating Budget includes $10,510 in anticipated Wisconsin Arts Grant revenues and the actual award to the City is $11,500; and

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 15 annual grant application deadline the Madison Arts Commission received 85 applications for arts projects funding, totaling $255,056 in requests, up from 59 applications with $120,950 in requests in 2022, 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 (and its subcommittees) met on March 28, March 29, March 30, and April 3, 2023 to evaluate the applications received for the 2023-2024 grant period and on Tuesday, April 19, 2023, the full Commission voted to recommend funding of 69 projects for grant awards totaling $107,485.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council amends the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget for the Planning Division to appropriate an additional $990 in Wisconsin Arts Grant revenues; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLV...