Fiscal Note
Authorized expenditures of $95,000 for Arts Grants are included in the 2012 Adopted Planning Division Operating Budget. The Resolution authorizes expenditures of a total of $63,000 ($51,000 in grants plus $12,000 for Summer Concerts).
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Seeking Common Council approval of the 2012-2013 Arts Grants awards and the 2012 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 47 applications for arts projects funding, totaling $134,850 in requests, a 15% increase over 2011 reflecting an ever-increasing need for funding that the Arts Commission is unable to meet at its current funding level; and
WHEREAS, the Madison Arts Commission met on April 2, 4 and 5, 2012 to evaluate the applications received for the 2012-2013 grant period and on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 the full Commission voted to recommend funding of 41 projects for grant awards totaling $51,000.00; 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; Capitol City Band -- Summer Concerts -- $2,500; Monona Terrace - Concerts on the Rooftop -- $2,000; Northeast Side Senior Coalition -- Warner Park Summer Concerts -- $1,500 totaling $12,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Madison Common Council approves the 2012-2013 grant awards and 2012 Summer Concert Series 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.