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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/18/2020 - RESOLUTION 2020-021 APPROVING FORT FUND GRANT DISBAgenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 18, 2020 City Council STAFF Jim McDonald, Cultural Services Director Ryan Malarky, Legal SUBJECT Resolution 2020-021 Approving Fort Fund Grant Disbursements. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to approve Fort Fund grants from the Cultural Development and Programming and Tourism Programming Accounts for the selected community and tourism events, 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 Accounts 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 to support cultural events and 75% of revenue from lodging tax is dedicated to the Tourism Programming Account to support tourism events and activities. 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 City Council, pursuant to Section 2-203 (2) of the City Code. Fort Fund grants support arts and cultural events that enrich the creative vitality of the community, promote local heritage and diversity, provide opportunities for arts and cultural participation, help promote Fort Collins as a cultural center and tourist destination, have wide appeal for a significant part of the community, and promote the general welfare of the City’s residents and visitors. January 23, 2020 Funding Session At its January 23, 2020, funding session, the Cultural Resources Board reviewed twenty-two Project Support II applications with total requests equaling $98,250. Twenty-two applications were found eligible and recommended for funding for $88,000. The Cultural Resources Board scored each application using the funding criteria outlined in the Fort Fund Guidelines and discussed the applications at its January 23, 2020, meeting. The Board discussion is outlined in the draft minutes and the funding plan is attached to Resolution 2020-021 as Exhibit A. The Board is recommending disbursement of $88,000 to the eligible applicants as outlined in the funding plan. Agenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 2 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 Accounts in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-244 of the City Code. This Resolution would distribute $88,000 from the Cultural Development and Programming and Tourism Programming Accounts to local non-profit organizations. Each grantee organization must provide funds to match the grant amount. These funds were budgeted and appropriated in the 2020 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 City Council for public arts and cultural events that should receive funding at the recommended grant amounts from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and Tourism Programming Accounts revenues. Exhibit A to the Resolution 2020-021 presents the allocations recommended by the Cultural Resources Board to the City Council for Project Support II funding. ATTACHMENTS 1. Cultural Resources Board minutes, January 23, 2020 (draft) (PDF) Cultural Resources Board FUNDING SESSION Thursday, January 23, 2020 – 5:30 p.m. Canyon West Room 01/23/20 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL • Board Members Present - Will Flowers (Chair), Tedi Cox, Vicki Fogel Mykles, 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 2020 Officer Elections added 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION • None 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Consideration and approval of the December 19, 2019 Minutes. Tedi Cox made a motion to accept the minutes. Vicki Fogel Mykles seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • None 7. NEW BUSINESS • Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins, gave an update on lodging taxes and the progress of the Visit Fort Collins Master Plan. • Project Support II January 2020 – Discussion and Funding Recommendations. o The Board reviewed 22 applications. The Board recommended funding 22 organizations for a total of $88,000. Tedi Cox made a motion to accept the funding recommendations. Jennifer Zidon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The recommendations are listed below. ATTACHMENT 1 Cultural Resources Board FUNDING SESSION Thursday, January 23, 2020 – 5:30 p.m. Canyon West Room 01/23/20 – MINUTES Page 2 • 2020 Officer Elections-Jennifer Zidon made a motion to have Will Flowers remain as Chair and Vicki Fogel Mykles to remain as Vice Chair. Jessie Solomon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 8. DIRECTOR’S REPORT • Jim McDonald gave an update that Project Support is now open. It will close March 10 th . Staff has sent an email to all past applicants reminding them of the deadlines. He also shared that The Lincoln Center has had over 157,165 participants and 794 programs in ARCINDA Shadow Puppet and Ramayana Ballet II 2,100 Cinco De Mayo of Northern Colorado, INC 2020 Northern Colorado Cinco De Mayo Festival 4,462 Fort Collins Children's Theatre Fort Collins Children's Theatre Fall Musical 4,462 Fort Collins Community Ventures Old Town Irish Party 4,725 Fort Collins Mural Project Fort Collins Mural Project 4,725 Fort Collins Musicians Association FoCoMX 2020 4,725 Friends of the Symphony Musical Zoo 2021 4,725 Global Village Museum of Arts & Cultures Day of the Dead - Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage 2,100 High Performance Dance Theatre 2020/2021 Season of Dance 3,360 IMPACT Dance Company Every Voice Matters 4,462 International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, Inc. IKOF in the Community 4,462 Launch: Community Through Skateboarding Build Your Own Skateboard Program 4,725 Lincoln Center Support League Children's Summer Concert Series 4,725 Northern Colorado Equality NOCO Pride Fest 1,785 Northern Colorado Intertribal Pow-wow Association, Inc.NCIPA 28th Annual Spring Powwow and Indian Art Market 4,725 Off the Hook Arts WinterFest 2021 4,462 Opera Fort Collins Guild Opera Appreciation, 2020-21 3,124 Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc. Avery House Old-Fashion 4th of July 4,462 Poudre RiverFest 2020 Poudre RiverFest 3,347 Six Degrees Dance Collaborative (D.B.A. LuneAseas) LuneAseas with Zabiti: A celebration of Fort Collins 4,200 Sustain Music & Nature Celebrating Music and Public Lands 3,937 Sustainable Living Association 10th Annual Earth Day Fort Collins 4,200 88,000 -1- RESOLUTION 2020-021 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(3) and 25-244 of the City Code through its Fort Fund Program; 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, at its regular meeting on January 23, 2020, the Cultural Resources Board recommended funding for various proposals 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: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. -2- Section 2. That the City Council hereby finds that the distribution of funds through the Fort Fund program 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 EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($88,000) from the City's Cultural Development and 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 18th day of February, A.D. 2020. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk EXHIBIT A FORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM JANUARY 2020 APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE FUNDING REQUESTS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMMING TOURISM PROGRAMMING UNFUNDED BALANCE PERCENT OF REQUEST FUNDED ARCINDA Shadow Puppet and Ramayana Ballet II Location: The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Dates: April 25, 2020 2,500.00 2,100.00 - 400.00 84% Cinco De Mayo of Northern Colorado, INC 2020 Northern Colorado Cinco De Mayo Festival Location: Old Town Square w/ street closure Dates: May 2-3, 2020 5,000.00 4,462.00 538.00 89% Fort Collins Children's Theatre Fort Collins Children's Theatre Fall Musical Location: The Lincoln Center Performance Hall Dates: November 13-15, 2020 5,000.00 4,462.00 - 538.00 89% Fort Collins Community Ventures Old Town Irish Party Location: Old Town Square Dates: March 14, 2020 5,000.00 4,725.00 275.00 95% Fort Collins Mural Project Fort Collins Mural Project Location: Maxline-Mason Corridor Dates: June 21-27, 2020 5,000.00 4,725.00 - 275.00 95% Fort Collins Musicians Association FoCoMX 2020 Location: Downtown Fort Collins Dates: April 24-25, 2020 5,000.00 4,725.00 275.00 95% Friends of the Symphony Musical Zoo 2021 Location: Timberline Church Dates: March 7, 2021 5,000.00 4,725.00 - 275.00 95% Global Village Museum of Arts & Cultures Day of the Dead - Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Location: Global Village Museum Dates: October 2-November 3, 2020 2,500.00 2,100.00 - 400.00 84% High Performance Dance Theatre 2020/2021 Season of Dance Location: The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theater Dates: September 25/26, 2020 & February 19/20, 2021 4,000.00 3,360.00 - 640.00 84% IMPACT Dance Company Every Voice Matters Location: Center for Healthy Aging, UCA @ CSU Dates: September 2020 - June 2021 Two area schools, Downtown Fort Collins 5,000.00 4,462.00 - 538.00 89% International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, Inc. IKOF in the Community Location: 4 private homes, Organ Recital Hall @ CSU Dates: Fall of 2020-2021 Performance Season The Senior Center, Rotary, Old Town 5,000.00 4,462.00 - 538.00 89% Approved Funding Fort Fund Project Support II APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE FUNDING REQUESTS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAMMING TOURISM PROGRAMMING UNFUNDED BALANCE PERCENT OF REQUEST FUNDED Approved Funding Launch: Community Through Skateboarding Build Your Own Skateboard Program Location: Launch's Indoor Skatepark & Makerspace Dates: Jan 18, Feb 22, Mar 21, Apr 18, May 16, Jun 20 Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19, 2020 5,000.00 4,725.00 - 275.00 95% Lincoln Center Support League Children's Summer Concert Series Location: Outdoor Lawn of The Lincoln Center Dates: June 10, 17, 25; July 8, 15, 2020 5,000.00 4,725.00 - 275.00 95% Northern Colorado Equality NOCO Pride Fest Location: Civic Center Park Dates: Mid-July 2020 2,000.00 1,785.00 215.00 89% Northern Colorado Intertribal Pow-wow Association, NCIPA Inc. 28th Annual Spring Powwow and Indian Art Market Location: Northside Aztlan Community Center Dates: May 2-3, 2020 5,000.00 4,725.00 275.00 95% Off the Hook Arts WinterFest 2021 Location: The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Dates: January 31 - February 08, 2021 Carnegie Center for Creativity, and others 5,000.00 4,462.00 - 538.00 89% Opera Fort Collins Guild Opera Appreciation, 2020-21 Location: The gardens of Gary & Carol Ann Hixon, Dates: Aug 6, 2020, March 2020-February 2021 Avogadro's Number 3,500.00 3,124.00 - 376.00 89% Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc. Avery House Old-Fashion 4th of July Location: 1879 Avery House and lawn Dates: July 4, 2020 5,000.00 4,462.00 - 538.00 89% Poudre RiverFest 2020 Poudre RiverFest Location: Oxbow Site across from New Belgium Brewery Dates: May 30, 2020 3,750.00 3,347.00 403.00 89% Six Degrees Dance Collaborative (D.B.A. LuneAseas) LuneAseas with Zabiti: A celebration of Fort Collins Location: Fossil Ridge Park or Oak Street Plaza Dates: July 17 or 18, 2020 5,000.00 4,200.00 - 800.00 84% Sustain Music & Nature Celebrating Music and Public Lands Location: Fort Collins Natural Area within GMA, Dates: Late Summer 2020 or Fall 2020 The Armory or similar venue 5,000.00 3,937.00 - 1,063.00 79% Sustainable Living Association 10th Annual Earth Day Fort Collins Location: Civic Center Park Dates: April 18, 2020 5,000.00 4,200.00 800.00 84% Totals 98,250.00 60,031.00 27,969.00 10,250.00 90% Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's "Criteria for Funding."