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SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday, May 7, 2020 – 11:00 a.m. Remote Meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19
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1. CALL TO ORDER: 11:00 A.M.
2. ROLL CALL
Board Members Present – Tedi Cox, Will Flowers (Chair), Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel
Mykles (Vice Chair), Aquiles Quiroga, Jesse Solomon, Jennifer Zidon
Board Members Absent – None
Staff Members Present - Jim McDonald, Liz Irvine, Jaime Jones
Guests: Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Lili Francuz- Informed the Board that the Fort Collins Museum of Art is having their mask
fundraiser. This event is being conducted virtually.
5. APPROV AL OF MINUTES
Consideration and approval of the minutes from February 27, 2020. Jesse Solomon made a
motion to accept the minutes. Jennifer Zidon seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Tedi Cox, Will Flowers, Zackery Klassen, Vicki
Fogel Mykles, Aquiles Quiroga, Jesse Solomon, Jennifer Zidon.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
7. NEW BUSINESS
Fort Fund Project Support Grant Review and Funding Recommendations
o The Board reviewed 18 Project Support applications. The Board recommended
funding to 18 organizations for a total of $155,000. Vicki Fogel Mykles made a
motion to accept the funding recommendations. Jennifer Zidon seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Tedi Cox,
Will Flowers, Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Aquiles Quiroga, Jesse
Solomon, Jennifer Zidon. The recommendations are listed below:
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Fort Fund Organizational Support Grant Review and Funding Recommendations
o The Board reviewed 9 Organizational Support applications . The Board
recommended funding to 9 organizations for a total of $240,000. Jennifer Zidon
made a motion to accept the funding recommendations. Vicki Fogel Mykles
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call,
Ayes: Tedi Cox, Will Flowers, Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Aquiles
EXHIBIT A
FORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM
MAY 2020
APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE
FUNDING
REQUESTS
CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT &
PROGRAMMING
TOURISM
PROGRAMMING
UNFUNDED
BALANCE
PERCENT OF
REQUEST
FUNDED
ACT Human Rights Film Festival 2021 ACT Human Rights Film Festival
Colorado State University Dates: April 9-17, 2021 15,000.00 11,471.00 3,529.00 76%
Centennial Children's Chorus Centennial Children's Chorus 2020-2021 Season (9 Performances)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 15,000.00 11,471.00 3,529.00 76%
Colorado Bach Ensemble Colorado Bach Ensemble's 2020-2021 Season (5 plus Performances)
Dates: 2020-20201 Season 15,000.00 11,471.00 3,529.00 76%
Dance Express Dance Arts Accessibilty 2020-2021 (9 plus Performances)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 12,000.00 9,717.00 2,283.00 81%
Debut Theatre Company Children's Theatre 2020-2021 Season (18 plus Performances)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 5,000.00 3,599.00 1,401.00 72%
Foothills Pops Band Foothill Pops Band 2020-2021 Season (5 Performances)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 5,000.00 3,599.00 1,401.00 72%
Fort Collins Book Festival Booked for Adventure 10/2020-11/2020 (Multiple Events)
Poudre River Public Library District Dates: October 15-Nov 20, 2020 12,000.00 9,717.00 2,283.00 81%
Fort Collins Comic Con Fort Collins Comic Con 2020
Poudre River Public Library District Dates: August 29-30, 2020 15,000.00 12,146.00 2,854.00 81%
Fort Collins Community Ventures Fortoberfest 2020
Downtown Business Association Dates: September 19, 2020 12,500.00 9,560.00 2,940.00 76%
Fort Collins Wind Symphony Fort Collins Wind Symphony 2020-2021 Season (4 Performances)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 5,000.00 3,824.00 1,176.00 76%
Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek 2020 Events (Halloween Enchanted Garden, Garden of Lights)
Dates: October 31, December 2020 15,000.00 12,146.00 2,854.00 81%
Front Range Chamber Players Front Range Chamber Players 2020-2021 Season (7 Performances)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 11,000.00 8,412.00 2,588.00 76%
Health and Wellness Community Orchestra Health and Wellness Community Orchestra (3 Performances)
Front Range Community College Foundation Dates: October 2020, March and June 2021.5,000.00 3,599.40 1,400.60 72%
IMPACT Dance Company IMPACT Dance Company 2020-2021 Season (4 plus Performances)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 15,000.00 11,471.40 3,528.60 76%
New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado New Horizons Band 2020-2021 Season (Multiple Concerts)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 6,000.00 4,589.40 1,410.60 76%
Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc.Poudre Landmarks Foundation 2020-2021 (7 plus events)
Dates: 2020-2021 Season 15,000.00 12,146.40 2,853.60 81%
Six Degrees Dance Collaborative Unsolved Mysteries Colorado: (Multiple Events)
Dates: October, 2020 6,000.00 4,589.40 1,410.60 76%
Trees, Water & People Faces of Migration & Climate Change (Multiple Events)
Dates: September, 2020 15,000.00 11,471.00 3,529.00 76%
Totals 199,500.00 97,530.60 57,469.40 44,500.00 78%
Recommended Funding
Fort Fund Project Support
Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's "Criteria for Funding."
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Quiroga, Jesse Solomon, Jennifer Zidon. The recommendations are listed below.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
Jesse Solomon attended the “Musical Zoo” event put on by the Friends of the Fort
Collins Symphony on March 1, 2020.
Vicki Fogel Mykles updated the Board regarding the Fort Collins Symphony. They are
adjusting their programs because of COVID-19.
9. OTHER BUSINESS:
Jim McDonald updated the Board on active grants. Active grantees are being asked to
inform him on the status of their events. This will also be asked of by the potential new
Project Support and Organizational Support grantees.
Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins gave an update regarding the
State Budget Process There is potential for the elimination of the Gaming Fund. This
would directly impact Colorado Creative Industries and State-wide tourism support.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
Jesse Solomon made a motion to adjourn at 11:42 p.m. Jennifer Zidon seconded
motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Tedi Cox, Will
EXHIBIT A
FORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM
MAY 2020
APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE
FUNDING
REQUESTS
CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT &
PROGRAMMING
TOURISM
PROGRAMMING
UNFUNDED
BALANCE
PERCENT OF
REQUEST
FUNDED
Bas Bleu Theatre Company 2020-2021 Season
40,000.00 26,503.00 13,497.00 66%
Canyon Concert Ballet 2020-2021 Season
40,000.00 26,503.00 13,497.00 66%
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery 2020-2021 Exhibitions and Programming
40,000.00 29,448.00 10,552.00 74%
Fort Collins Symphony Association 2020-2021 Season
40,000.00 26,503.00 13,497.00 66%
Larimer Choral Society 2020-2021 Season
40,000.00 26,503.00 13,497.00 66%
Museum of Art | Fort Collins 2020-2021 Exhibitions and Programming
40,000.00 26,503.00 13,497.00 66%
OpenStage Theatre & Company, Inc.2020-2021 Season
40,000.00 26,503.00 13,497.00 66%
Opera Fort Collins, Inc.2020-2021 Season
40,000.00 25,031.00 14,969.00 63%
The Center for Fine Art Photography 2020-2021 Exhibitions and Programming
40,000.00 26,503.00 13,497.00 66%
Totals 360,000.00 240,000.00 - 120,000.00 67%
Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's "Criteria for Funding."
Recommended Funding
Fort Fund Organizational Support
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Flowers, Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Aquiles Quiroga, Jesse Solomon, Jennifer
Zidon.
Respectfully submitted,
Liz Irvine
Business Support III
Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on ______________
__________________
Will Flowers, Chair
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