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.
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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.
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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 RESOLVED, that the Madison Common Council approves the 2023-2024 annual grant awards funding recommendations of the Madison Arts Commission as shown in the attached table, and authorizes the Planning Division Director to execute the agreements for such projects in the amount shown and with the grantees and/or their fiscal agents or DBA listed therein, upon countersignature of the Finance Director and approval of the City Attorney.