HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/08/2015 - City Arts Commission - 04 Staff Report Cultural Arts Grants 2015-16ABSTRACT:
The sum of $40,000 (Cultural and Arts, City Grants Account #4002-8254) is provided annually for specific
cultural or artistic planning or projects as approved by the City Council. The City Arts Commission has
the responsibility to review all programs and requests for support from arts groups and make
recommendations for funding to the City Council for final approval.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review the grant applications and approve the recipients for recommendation to City Council for
FY2015/16 Cultural Arts Grants in accordance with City Council Policy I-10 – Financial Support for Culture
and the Arts.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
The current adopted budget includes sufficient funding for this purchase. It will be expensed to the City
Grants account in the Cultural and Arts Department, 4002-8254.
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
DISCUSSION:
City Council Policy I-10 recognizes the importance of promoting culture and the arts within the City and
establishes a Reserve Fund for Culture and Arts. The sum of $40,000 is provided annually for specific
cultural or artistic planning or projects as approved by the City Council. The City Arts Commission has
the responsibility to review all programs and requests for support from arts groups and make
recommendations for funding to the City Council for final approval.
The Commission received written grant proposals from eleven cultural organizations for funding of
approximately $67,940 in free cultural arts programming for the Newport Beach community in fiscal
year 2015/16. Grant applicants include:
TO: Newport Beach City Arts Commission
FROM: Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director
PREPARED BY: Tim Hetherton
TITLE: Cultural Arts Grants 2015/16
Grant Applicant Amount
Requested Attachment
Balboa Island Improvement Association $ 6,000 A
Baroque Music Festival $ 7,500 B
ExplorOcean $ 10,000 C
Festival Ballet Theatre $ 2,500 D
KOCI Radio $ 8,000 E
Newport Beach Film Festival $ 12,840 F
Newport Beach Public Library Foundation $ 5,000 G
Newport Mesa Unified School District $ 2,500 H
South Coast Repertory $ 5,000 I
Southland Opera $ 3,600 J
Orange County Museum of Art $ 5,000 K
TOTAL $ 67,940
Typically, the City Arts Commission grants a portion of the funds back to themselves in order to support
Cultural Arts programming during the fiscal year.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality
Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as
defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at
which the City Arts Commission considers the item).