Fiscal Note
Authorized expenditures of $102,000 for Arts Grants are included in the 2009 Adopted Planning Division Operating Budget, and funding of $112,000 for Art Projects is included in the 2009 Adopted Capital Budget of the Planning and Community and Economic Development agency (project #19, Acc't 810427). The Resolution authorizes expenditures of a total of $84,000 ($72,000 in grants plus $12,000 for Summer Concerts), to be funded with $79,000 in Operating proceeds and $5,000 in capital project funds.
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Seeking Common Council approval of the 2009-2010 Arts Grants awards and the 2009 Summer Concerts Series funding as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
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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 annual March 15 application deadline the Madison Arts Commission received 59 applications for arts projects funding, totaling $180,000 in requests; and
WHEREAS, the Madison Arts Commission met on Monday, April 13, 2009 to evaluate the applications received for the 2009-2010 grant period and is recommending funding of 40 projects for grant awards totaling $72,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Madison Arts Commission recommends funding the following organizations that fall under the Summer Concerts item in the budget as follows: Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra -- Concerts on the Square -- $6,000; Madison Folk Music Society -- Folk at One -- $2,000; Capitol City Band -- Summer Concerts -- $2500; Northeast Side Senior Coalition -- Warner Park Summer Concerts -- $1500.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Madison Common Council approves the 2009-2010 grant awards and 2009 Summer Concert Series funding recommendations of the Madison Arts Commission and authorizes the Planning Division Director, The City Comptroller and the City Attorney to execute the agreements on behalf of the City of Madison to effectuate said grants.