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SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday, March 25, 2021 – 5:30 PM Remote Meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19
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CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 PM
ROLL CALL
Board Members Present – Will Flowers (Chair), Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles (Vice
Chair), Jennifer Zidon
Board Members Absent - Jean McGinnis, Aquiles Quiroga
Staff Members Present - Jim McDonald, Liz Irvine, Jaime Jones, Ellen Martin
Guests – Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins
AGENDA REVIEW
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Consideration and approval of the minutes from February 25, 2021. Vicki Fogel Mykles made
a motion to accept the minutes. Jennifer Zidon seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Will Flowers, Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles,
Jennifer Zidon.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins – Update
o Lodging tax was down 40% year to date (January and February).
o Tourism Business Improvement District has been approved by City Council for first
reading.
2021 Fort Fund Project Support Grant – Discussion and Funding Recommendations
o The Board discussed and reviewed twenty-one 2021 Project Support applications.
The Board recommended funding twenty-one organizations for a total of $184,000.
Zackery Klassen requested a question revision for next year’s grants. He noted that
there needs to be more description of the event. Jim McDonald noted that the
changes could be captured in revised guidelines. Vicki Fogel Mykles made a motion
to accept the funding recommendations. Zackery Klassen seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Will Flowers, Zackery
Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Jennifer Zidon. This will go to City Council on April 20,
2021.
o The recommendations are listed on page 3.
Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Director, City of Fort Collins - Art in Public Places Presentation
o 25th Anniversary of Art in Public Places.
o Noted that the Program completed 57 murals: 28 transformer cabinets, 13 pianos,
15 downtown restaurant barriers and a 190-foot-long community mural. Jennifer
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Zidon inquired how much artists are paid for transformer cabinets. Ellen Martin
replied $1250 dollars.
o It was noted that four 2021 Call for Artists have been translated into Spanish to
reach a more broad and diverse audience.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Jim McDonald shared good news. The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and The Lincoln
Center have both received 100k grants from the State’s Covid Relief Bill. Zackery Klassen
shared that that his business, Rythm EFX had also received a 75k grant. The Lincoln
Center is moving forward with a search for a Theater Operations Manager. This position
has been frozen for the last twelve months.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Jennifer Zidon shared that Sustain Music and Nature currently has a podcast. This is
accessible through their social media.
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT:
Jennifer Zidon made a motion to adjourn at 6:26 PM. Zackery Klassen seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Will Flowers,
Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Jennifer Zidon
Respectfully submitted,
Liz Irvine
Business Support III
Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on ______________ ____________________
Date Will Flowers, Chair
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Approved Funding
CULTURAL PERCENT OF
FUNDING DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST
PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED
9 ACT Human Rights Film Festival 2022 ACT Human Rights Festival 2022 $15,000 $11,343 76%
10 Colorado State University Dates: April 1-9, 2022
11 Blues Behind Bars Blues Behind Bars Summer Fest $12,750 $8,677 68%
12 Living Fire Arts Network Dates: July 24, 2021 Rain Date September 4, 2021
13 Centennial Children's Chorus 2021-2022 Season $15,000 $9,641 64%
14 Dates: Fall 2021-June 2022
15 Colorado Bach Ensemble 2021-2022 Season $15,000 $10,209 68%
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Dates: October 24, December 28, 2021-March 26, April
24, May 15, 2022
17 Dance Express 2021-2022 Season $12,000 $9,074 76%
18 Dates: October 2021-May 2022
19 Debut Theatre Company 2021-2022 Children's Theatre Season $5,000 $3,214 64%
20 Dates: October 2021-May 2022
21 Foothills Pops Band 2021-2022 Season $5,000 $3,214 64%
22 Dates: October 2021-May 2022
23 Fort Collins Book Fest Fort Collins Book Fest 2021 $11,500 $7,827 68%
24 Poudre River Library District Dates: October 22-23, 2021
25 Fort Collins Comic Con Fort Collins Comic Con 2021 $15,000 $10,209 68%
26 Poudre River Library District Dates: August 2021
27 Fort Collins Musicians Association FoCoMX Drive & Jive $15,000 $11,343 76%
28 Dates: June, July, August 2021
29 Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek 2021 Events $15,000 $11,343 76%
30 Dates: October 21-24, December 10-26, 2021
31 Front Range Chamber Players 2021-2022 Season $11,000 $7,070 64%
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Dates: October 25, November 30, 2021, January 25,
February 15, March 15, April 26, 2022
33 Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Allicar Summer-Fall Programming $15,000 $9,641 64%
34 Colorado State University Dates: July 1-December 31, 2021
35 Health & Wellness Community Orchestra Health & Wellness Community Orchestra $5,000 $3,024 60%
36 Front Range Community College Foundation Dates: November 14, 2021, March 6, & May 22, 2022
37 IMPACT Dance Company Impact Premieres $15,000 $11,343 76%
38 Dates: August 2021 & March 2022
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PERCENT OF
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FUNDING
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DEVELOPMENT &
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BALANCE
REQUEST
FUNDED
39 International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival IKOF 2021 $15,000 $11,343 76%
40 Dates: July 26-31, 2021
41 LuneAseas Colorado Wonderland: Performance Mazes $15,000 $10,209 68%
Dates: June 1-11, 18-20, 25-27, July 2-3, October 15-17,
42 23-24, 29-30, 2021
43 New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado 2021-2022 Season $6,000 $4,083 68%
44 Dates: September 2, 2021- September 2, 2022
45 Opera Fort Collins, Inc. The Fantasticks $15,000 $9,641 64%
46 Dates: September 11-12, 2021
47 Poudre Landmarks Foundation Poudre Landmarks Foundation Program of Events $15,000 $11,343 76%
48 Dates: September 2021-August 2022
49 Sustain Music & Nature Songscape Celebration $15,000 $10,209 68%
50 Dates: October/November 2021
51 Totals $263,250 $142,428 $41,572 $0 70%
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