City of Madison - File #: 60372

• File #: 60372
• Version: 2
• Name: 2020-2021 Arts Grants awards
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/29/2020
• In control: Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development
• On agenda: 5/19/2020
• Final action: 5/19/2020
• Enactment date: 5/27/2020
• Enactment #: RES-20-00392
• Title: SUBSTITUTE - Approving the 2020-2021 Arts Grants awards funding as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
• Sponsors: Sheri Carter, Michael E. Verveer, Syed Abbas

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/19/2020	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Substitute	Pass
5/12/2020	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
5/5/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
4/29/2020	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes approval of the Madison Arts Commission’s recommendation for the 2020-2021 Arts Grants awards. The Madison Arts Commission received 68 applications, totaling $136,436 in requests. The commission recommends funding 68 projects totaling $97,050. The Planning Division’s 2020 Adopted Operating Budget includes $107,500 to fund such grants recommended by the Madison Arts Commission. No additional City appropriation is required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Approving the 2020-2021 Arts Grants awards funding as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
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Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes approval of the Madison Arts Commission’s recommendation for the 2020-2021 Arts Grants awards. The Madison Arts Commission received 68 applications, totaling $136,436 in requests. The commission recommends funding 68 projects totaling $97,050. The Planning Division’s 2020 Adopted Operating Budget includes $107,500 to fund such grants recommended by the Madison Arts Commission. No additional City appropriation is required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Approving the 2020-2021 Arts Grants awards 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 March 15 application deadline the Madison Arts Commission received 68 applications for arts projects funding, totaling $136,436 in requests, reflecting a need for financial support that the Arts Commission is unable to meet at its current funding level; and,

WHEREAS, the applications were distributed to members of the Madison Arts Commission who carefully evaluated the proposals based on previously published guidelines and turned in scores to the Madison Arts Program Administrator by April 20, 2020; and,

WHEREAS, Planning Division staff compiled those scores and comments and ranked the applications accordingly; and,

WHEREAS,...