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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/20/2021 - RESOLUTION 2021-039 APPROVING FORT FUND GRANT DISB Agenda Item 23 Item # 23 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY April 20, 2021 City Council STAFF Jim McDonald, Cultural Services Director Ingrid Decker, Legal SUBJECT Resolution 2021-039 Approving Fort Fund Grant Disbursements. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to approve Fort Fund grants from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and the Tourism Programming Account for the selected community events in the Project Support category, based upon the recommendations of the Cultural Resources Board. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Fort Fund grant program, established in 1989, disburses lodging tax revenues deposited in the City’s Cultural Development and Programming Account and the Tourism Programming Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-244 of the City Code, where 25% of the revenue from the lodging tax fund is applied to the Cultural Development and Programming Account and 5% of revenue from lodging tax is dedicated to the Tourism Programming Account. Local non-profit organizations may apply to Fort Fund for cultural and/or tourism event support. The Cultural Resources Board is authorized to review grant applications based on approved guidelines and make recommendations for Fort Fund disbursements to Council, pursuant to Section 2-203 (2) of the City Code. There are three funding programs available: Organizational Support, Project Support, and Project Support II for smaller arts and culture organizations. Fort Fund grants support arts and cultural events that enrich the creative vitality of the community, promote local heritage and diversity, as well as provide opportunities for arts and cultural participation. The grants help promote Fort Collins as a creative center and tourist destination and promote the health and well-being of all residents and visitors. March 25, 2021, Funding Session At its March 25, 2021, funding session, the Cultural Resources Board reviewed 21 Project Support applications with total requests equaling $263,250. A total of 21 applications were found eligible and recommended for $184,000 in funding. The following table summarizes the Project Support requests, available funds and grant award amounts: Grant Requests Available Funds Grant Awards $263,250 $184,000 $184,000 Agenda Item 23 Item # 23 Page 2 The Cultural Resources Board scored each application using the funding criteria outlined in the Fort Fund Guidelines and discussed the applications at its March 25, 2021 meeting. The 2021 grant application specifically included a question on how applicants would produce their project if COVID-19 restrictions were still in place. This aided the Board with their review of the project feasibility. The Board discussion is outlined in the draft minutes and Exhibit A to the Resolution. The Board is recommending disbursement of $184,000 to the eligible applicants as outlined in Exhibit A. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The Fort Fund grant program, established in 1989, disburses lodging tax revenues deposited in the City’s Cultural Development and Programming Account and Tourism Programming Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-244 of the City Code. This Resolution would distribute $184,000 from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and Tourism Programming Account t o local non-profit organizations. Each grantee organization must provide funds to match the grant amount. These funds were budgeted and appropriated in the 2021 budget. Lodging tax is collected pursuant to Section 25-242 of the City Code. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Cultural Resources Board is presenting these recommendations to Council for programs and organizations to receive funding at the recommended grant amounts from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and Tourism Programming Account. (Attachment 1) Recommended allocations for Project Support funding by the Cultural Resources Board are included as an exhibit to the Resolution. ATTACHMENTS 1. Cultural Resources Board Minutes (PDF) Cultural Resources Board SPECIAL MEETING (EXCERPTED MINUTES) Thursday, March 25, 2021 – 5:30 PM Remote Meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 3 /25/21– MINUTES Page 1 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 NEW BUSINESS • 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. 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 ATTACHMENT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 A B C D E F G EXHIBIT A FORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM March 2021 APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE FUNDING REQUESTS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMMING TOURISM PROGRAMMING UNFUNDED BALANCE PERCENT OF REQUEST FUNDED ACT Human Rights Film Festival 2022 ACT Human Rights Festival 2022 $15,000 $11,343 76% Colorado State University Dates: April 1-9, 2022 Blues Behind Bars Blues Behind Bars Summer Fest $12,750 $8,677 68% Living Fire Arts Network Dates: July 24, 2021 Rain Date September 4, 2021 Centennial Children's Chorus 2021-2022 Season $15,000 $9,641 64% Dates: Fall 2021-June 2022 Colorado Bach Ensemble 2021-2022 Season $15,000 $10,209 68% Dates: October 24, December 28, 2021-March 26, April 24, May 15, 2022 Dance Express 2021-2022 Season $12,000 $9,074 76% Dates: October 2021-May 2022 Debut Theatre Company 2021-2022 Children's Theatre Season $5,000 $3,214 64% Dates: October 2021-May 2022 Foothills Pops Band 2021-2022 Season $5,000 $3,214 64% Dates: October 2021-May 2022 Fort Collins Book Fest Fort Collins Book Fest 2021 $11,500 $7,827 68% Poudre River Library District Dates: October 22-23, 2021 Fort Collins Comic Con Fort Collins Comic Con 2021 $15,000 $10,209 68% Poudre River Library District Dates: August 2021 Fort Collins Musicians Association FoCoMX Drive & Jive $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: June, July, August 2021 Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek 2021 Events $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: October 21-24, December 10-26, 2021 Front Range Chamber Players 2021-2022 Season $11,000 $7,070 64% Dates: October 25, November 30, 2021, January 25, February 15, March 15, April 26, 2022 Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Allicar Summer-Fall Programming $15,000 $9,641 64% Colorado State University Dates: July 1-December 31, 2021 Health & Wellness Community Orchestra Health & Wellness Community Orchestra $5,000 $3,024 60% Front Range Community College Foundation Dates: November 14, 2021, March 6, & May 22, 2022 IMPACT Dance Company Impact Premieres $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: August 2021 & March 2022 Approved Funding Fort Fund Project Support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G EXHIBIT A FORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM March 2021 APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE FUNDING REQUESTS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMMING TOURISM PROGRAMMING UNFUNDED BALANCE PERCENT OF REQUEST FUNDED Approved Funding Fort Fund Project Support 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival IKOF 2021 $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: July 26-31, 2021 LuneAseas Colorado Wonderland: Performance Mazes $15,000 $10,209 68% Dates: June 1-11, 18-20, 25-27, July 2-3, October 15-17, 23-24, 29-30, 2021 New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado 2021-2022 Season $6,000 $4,083 68% Dates: September 2, 2021- September 2, 2022 Opera Fort Collins, Inc.The Fantasticks $15,000 $9,641 64% Dates: September 11-12, 2021 Poudre Landmarks Foundation Poudre Landmarks Foundation Program of Events $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: September 2021-August 2022 Sustain Music & Nature Songscape Celebration $15,000 $10,209 68% Dates: October/November 2021 Totals $263,250 $142,428 $41,572 $0 70% Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's "Criteria for Funding." -1- RESOLUTION 2021-039 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING FORT FUND GRANT DISBURSEMENTS WHEREAS, providers of lodging accommodations in the City are required by Section 25-250 of the City Code to pay three percent of all revenues derived from such lodging accommodations to the City as a lodging tax; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25-244 of the City Code, twenty-five percent of those revenues are reserved for cultural development and programming, and seventy-five percent of all revenues received by the City from lodging tax are reserved for promotion of convention and visitor activities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25-244 of the City Code, the Community Cultural Development and Programming Account was established for the purpose of funding cultural development and programming activities, and the Tourism Programming Account was established for the purpose of funding tourist-related special events; and WHEREAS, the City disburses funds from the City's Cultural Development and Programming Account and Tourism Programming Account in accordance with Sections 2- 203(2) and 25-244 of the City Code through its Fort Fund Program; and WHEREAS, there are three Fort Fund funding programs available for applicants: Organizational Support, Project Support, and Project Support II for smaller organizations; and WHEREAS, the City's Cultural Resources Board reviews applications from the community for Fort Fund monies and makes recommendations to the City Council in accordance with Section 2-203(2) of the City Code, and in accordance with the administrative guidelines for the Fort Fund program (the “Fort Fund Guidelines”); and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-033, approving the distribution of funds for proposals in the Project Support II category; and WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on March 25, 2021, the Cultural Resources Board recommended funding for various proposals in the Project Support category based on the criteria and considerations set forth in Section 2-203 of the City Code and the Fort Fund Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the use of lodging tax revenues will provide a public benefit to the Fort Collins community by supporting cultural development and public programming activities within the City that promote the use of public accommodations within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to approve Fort Fund grant disbursements as set forth in Exhibit “A”. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: -2- Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That the City Council hereby finds that the distribution of funds through the Fort Fund program in the Project Support category as set forth on Exhibit “A” will promote the cultural and economic health of the community and in doing so will serve a recognized and valuable public purpose. Section 3. That funds in the total amount of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND ($184,000), comprised of $142,428 from the City's Cultural Development and Programming Account and $41,572 from the Tourism Programming Account, are hereby approved for distribution as set forth in Exhibit “A”. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 20th day of April, A.D. 2021. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 A B C D E F G EXHIBIT AFORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM March 2021 APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE FUNDING REQUESTS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMMING TOURISM PROGRAMMING UNFUNDED BALANCE PERCENT OF REQUEST FUNDED ACT Human Rights Film Festival 2022 ACT Human Rights Festival 2022 $15,000 $11,343 76% Colorado State University Dates: April 1-9, 2022 Blues Behind Bars Blues Behind Bars Summer Fest $12,750 $8,677 68% Living Fire Arts Network Dates: July 24, 2021 Rain Date September 4, 2021 Centennial Children's Chorus 2021-2022 Season $15,000 $9,641 64% Dates: Fall 2021-June 2022 Colorado Bach Ensemble 2021-2022 Season $15,000 $10,209 68% Dates: October 24, December 28, 2021-March 26, April 24, May 15, 2022 Dance Express 2021-2022 Season $12,000 $9,074 76% Dates: October 2021-May 2022 Debut Theatre Company 2021-2022 Children's Theatre Season $5,000 $3,214 64% Dates: October 2021-May 2022 Foothills Pops Band 2021-2022 Season $5,000 $3,214 64% Dates: October 2021-May 2022 Fort Collins Book Fest Fort Collins Book Fest 2021 $11,500 $7,827 68% Poudre River Library District Dates: October 22-23, 2021 Fort Collins Comic Con Fort Collins Comic Con 2021 $15,000 $10,209 68% Poudre River Library District Dates: August 2021 Fort Collins Musicians Association FoCoMX Drive & Jive $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: June, July, August 2021 Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek 2021 Events $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: October 21-24, December 10-26, 2021 Front Range Chamber Players 2021-2022 Season $11,000 $7,070 64% Dates: October 25, November 30, 2021, January 25, February 15, March 15, April 26, 2022 Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Allicar Summer-Fall Programming $15,000 $9,641 64% Colorado State University Dates: July 1-December 31, 2021 Health & Wellness Community Orchestra Health & Wellness Community Orchestra $5,000 $3,024 60% Front Range Community College Foundation Dates: November 14, 2021, March 6, & May 22, 2022 IMPACT Dance Company Impact Premieres $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: August 2021 & March 2022 Approved Funding Fort Fund Project Support EXHIBIT A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G FORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM March 2021 APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE FUNDING REQUESTS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMMING TOURISM PROGRAMMING UNFUNDED BALANCE PERCENT OF REQUEST FUNDED Approved Funding Fort Fund Project Support 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival IKOF 2021 $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: July 26-31, 2021 LuneAseas Colorado Wonderland: Performance Mazes $15,000 $10,209 68% Dates: June 1-11, 18-20, 25-27, July 2-3, October 15-17, 23-24, 29-30, 2021 New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado 2021-2022 Season $6,000 $4,083 68% Dates: September 2, 2021- September 2, 2022 Opera Fort Collins, Inc.The Fantasticks $15,000 $9,641 64% Dates: September 11-12, 2021 Poudre Landmarks Foundation Poudre Landmarks Foundation Program of Events $15,000 $11,343 76% Dates: September 2021-August 2022 Sustain Music & Nature Songscape Celebration $15,000 $10,209 68% Dates: October/November 2021 Totals $263,250 $142,428 $41,572 $0 70% Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's "Criteria for Funding."