25A - AGMTS - ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: AUGUST 4, 2015 TITLE: ARTS AND CULTURE ARTIST GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2015 -2016 (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 513) YJ_ C 9G�os CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Approve the Arts and Culture recommendations for fiscal year 2015 -2016 Investing in the Artist Grant Opportunity in the amount of $80,000; 2. Approve staffs recommendation for fiscal year 2015 -2016 Investing in the Artist Grant Opportunity to add one additional project in the amount of $5,000; 3. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute agreements with artists and art organizations awarded funds as part of the approved program, subject to non- substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION At Its regular meeting on July 16, 2015, the Arts and Culture Commission (ACC) directed staff to transmit funding recommendations for the Investing in the Artist Grant Opportunity for fiscal year 2015 -2016 to the City Council by a vote of 5:0 (Cribb abstained, Rubio absent) for the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, 5:0 (McGee abstained, Rubio absent) for Downtown Incorporated, and 6:0 (Rubio absent) for all other recommendations. The ACC reviewed and rated a total of 48 completed applications. Artist applications were evaluated on the following criteria: (1) Project Merit- 40 %; (2) Artist Portfolio- 30 %; Potential Community Impact- 20 %; Individual Need- 10 %. Art organization applications were evaluated on the following criteria: (1) Project Merit- 50 %; (2) Organization Need- 25 %; (3) Potential Community Impact- 25 %. The rating results for both Individual artists and art organizations have been combined and are summarized below. 25A -1