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Home My WebLink About2017-052-06/06/2017-APPROVING FORT FUND GRANT DISBURSEMENTS RESOLUTION 2017-052 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 25-252 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, 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 Section 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(3) 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 April 26, 2017, 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. -1- Section 2. That the City Council hereby finds that the distribution of funds through the Fort Fund program as set forth on Exhibit "A" serves a public purpose that benefits the community. Section 3. That funds in the total amount of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLLARS ($217,660) from the City's Cultural Development and Programming Account and SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NINTEY DOLLARS ($78,690) from the City's Tourism Programming Account, are hereby approved for distribution as set forth in Exhibit "A". Section 4. That funds in the total amount of TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS ($12,340), which are currently unallocated for the Fort Fund program April 2017 funding session, are hereby reserved for allocation during the June 2017 funding session. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 6th day of June, A.D. 2017. FORrCo G: %y SEA 'y Mayor ATTEST: cMRA�O Vv Vv City Clerk 1 -2- City Of GRANT PROGRAM EXHIBIT A Fort Collins FORT FUND April 2017 Fort Fund Tier 1: Annual Programming APPROVED FUNDING CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT&TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENTIDATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Bas Bleu Theatre Company 2017-2018 Main Stage Season Location: Bas Blau Theatre Company Bas Bleu's Main Stage season offers 5 full length plays. The theatre provides a venue in which writers,directors, $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% / actors,designers,musicians,poets,visual artists and students can practice their craft and develop new works. Canyon Concert Ballet 2017-2018 Season of Dance Location:Lincoln Center Performance Hall and Magnolia Theatre Canyon Concert Ballet will present Canyon Concert Youth Ensemble,The Nutcracker,For the Love of Dance, and $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% Cinderella,for their 2 01 712 01 8 season. Centennial Children's Chorus CCC Program Funding Location:UCA;Timberline Church; Our Saviors Lutheran Church;Christ United Methodist Church The audience experiences a diverse array of musical selections,often with accompanying instruments beyond the $15,000 $12,000 $0 $3,000 80% piano.The songs of the Season and Winter concerts performed by all of the choirs,feature exquisite music. Classical Revolution - Northern Colorado Classical Revolution Location:Museum of Discovery;The Music District; First Presbyterian Church;CCC Classical Revolution will present a series of 3 professional chamber music concerts throughout City of Fort Collins $15,000 $7,500 $0 $7,500 50% Growth and Management area. Colorado State University -- Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Exhibitions Location: UCA-Grecory Allicar Museum of Art 1 The Gregory Allicar Museum of Art will present 8 exhibitions,along with educational programming.The schedule $15,000 $13,500 $0 - $1,500 90% starts with"Crossing Communities:Beer Culture Across Africa" Debut Theatre Company 2017-2018 Children's Theatre Productions Location: Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre The Fall 2017 play,as yet undetermined,will be 9 performances of a classic literary tale,suitable for family $1,200 $1,200 $0 $0 100% audiences,including evening and matinee showings. APPROVED FUNDING CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT&TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Foothills Pops Band 2017-2018 Concert season Location:The Hilton,Griffin Music Hall There will be 4 general concerts with varying music along with an annual Valentine's Dance 8 Silent Auctions $1,500 $1,500 $0 $0 100% at the Hilton. Fort Collins Museum of Art 2017-2018 Exhibition Programs Location: Fort Collins Museum of Art The Fort Collins Museum of Art will present 4 exhibitions,along with educational programming. The schedule $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% begins with"Passing Through." Fort Collins Museum of Discovery 2017-2018 Programming Series Location:Fort Collins Museum of Discovery r FCMoD's mission is to create meaningful opportunities to learn,reflect,and have fun through hands-on and $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% collections based explorations in science and culture. Fort Collins Symphony Association 2016-2017 Masterworks Season Location: Lincoln Center Performance Hall For their event season,the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra will conduct 5 Masterworks Concerts. $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% Fort Collins Wind Symphony 2017-2018 Concert Season Location:Griffin Concert Hall/UCA The Fort Collins Wind Symphony will perform 4 concerts featuring high quality concert band compositions in $4,800 $4,800 $0 $0 100% a wide variety of styles and performed by local professional musicians. Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek 2017 Community Events Location:The Gardens on Spring Creek The Gardens on Spring Creek's community events are comprised of 4 cultural events which include and the Harvest $12,000 $12,000 $0 $0 100% Festival, Halloween Enchanted Garden,Garden of Lights,and culminates with the High Plains Landscape Workshop Front Range Chamber Players 2017-2018 Concert Series Location: Fort Collins High School,Council Tree Library, Harmony Library The Front Range Chamber Players will present a series of 7 professional chamber music concerts along with $7,000 $7,000 $0 $0, 100% 2 additional Children's concerts. IMPACT Dance Company 2017-2018 Season Location:Old Town area IMPACT Dance Company's season includes 8 unique events that often revolve around current societal issues $11,500 $10,350 $0 $1,150 90% and personal experiences,offering attendees an individual,yet distinctive experience. APPROVED FUNDING CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT&TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Larimer Choral Society 2017-2018 Concert Season 41 Location: First United Methodist Church, Lincoln Center, Christ Center Community Church, Campion Seventh-day Adventist Church Larimer Chorale is a group of non-auditioned singers that provides live choral music to local audiences in their $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% season of 3 concerts. Launch: Community Through Skateboarding The Launch Creative Center Location:The Launch Creative Center Launch will have events and programs throughout the year of 2017 such as Build Your Own Skateboard, $6,000 $6,000 $0 $0 100% Beginner Skateboard Lessons,and Public Skatepark Clean-up events. New Horizon's Band of Northern Colorado 2017-2018 Concert Season Location:TBD The New Horizon's Band presents a winter,spring and fall concert. They also perform a Christmas concert $4,000 $4,000 $0 $0 100% for Foothills Gateway residents and at 3 or 4 elementary schools throughout Fort Collins. OpenStage Theatre &Company OST 2017-2018 Season Location: Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre and Columbine Health Systems Park OpenStage Theatre will present a season of 6 shows. Each production runs 5 weekends with 16 public $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% performances,1 student preview and 1 corporate performance. Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc. 2017-2018 Season of Events Location:Avery&Carriage House, 1882 Water Works,Avery Carriage House,private homes Poudre Landmarks Foundation offers local history related events for the community during their numerous tours $15,000 $15,000 $0 $0 100% and events throughout the year and produces an Annual Historic Homes Tour. The Center for Fine Art Photography 2017-2018 Main Gallery Exhibitions Location:Center for Fine Art Photography ` The Center for Fine Art Photographys' main gallery exhibitions are held once a month and are internationally $15,000 $12,500 $0 $2,500 83% juried. The viewing audience experiences a variety of images from local as well as artists'from around the globe. Total Funding Requested by Applicants $228,000 Total Funding Recommended for disbursement by CRB $212,350 $0 Total Unfunded Balance $15,650 % of Requested Amounts Funded 93% Scores are based on application materials and Fort fund's"Criteria for Funding" 1 APPROVED FUNDING CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT&TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Fort Fund Tier 3: Cultural Innovation Downtown Business Association First Night Fort Collins Location:Various venues in Downtown Fort Collins Family friendly event that brings in the New Year in Old Town Fort Collins. $10,000 $0 $10,000 $0 100% Feeding the Community Ourselves, Inc. Bike-In Music Festival Location:Shire CSA The Bike-In Music Festival combines favorites of our community-bikes,live music,local food,and local beer. $6,625 $0 $0 $6,625 0% Fort Collins Museum of Art - Salvador oak&Pablo Picasso:Selected Location: Fort Collins Museum of Art Drawings from the Collection of Dr.Wayne Yikes The exhibiton Salvador Dali&Pablo Picasso:Selected Drawings from the Collection of Dr.Wayne Yikes and its $25,000 $0 $25,000 $0 100% concurrent programming brings two of the most high profile,prolific and well-known artists of the 20th century to Colorado. Fort Collins Museum Of Discovery MORPHOS:America's Only Intensive Fulldome Location: Fort Collins Muesum of Discovery Artist Residency&Performance Program These artists,and others,have been selected from across the world to participate in past editions of MORPHOS. $25,000 $0 $0 $25,000 0% During this intensive five-week program,artists tackle ecology,justice,identity,and ethiscs. International Keyboard Odyssiad &Festival 2017 International Keyboard Odyssiad& Location:CSU Center of the Arts Festival IKOF is comprised of three key components:competition,education,and performance. $15,000 $0 $15,000 $0 100% Opera Fort Collins, Inc. Season 38 Festival Location: Lincoln Center;Music District; UCA;Senior Center-TBD Season 38 will be presented in a festival formal over a long weekend.The comerstone production will be Puccini's $25,000 $0 $25,000 $0 100% Madame Butterfly.Madame Butterfly is on a short list of most performed and best loved operas of all time. Poudre River Public Library District" Fort Collins Book Festival:Writing and Riffs Location:Wolverine Farm Publick House, Downtown Artery, Firehouse Books; FCVMesh; Music District The second FoCo Book Festival:Writing Riffs is a literary festival that celebrates the books and writings of the $9,000 $5,31 0 $3,690 $0 100% music industry. APPROVED FUNDING CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT&TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Project Youth and Chamber Music SummerFest Location:Various venues in Old Town Fort Collins Events include opera,movement and dance,a juried show,classes in science,technology,engineering,arts and $20,000 $0 $0 $20,000 0% mathematics,a film premier,and a variety of concerts both in publice venues and private homes in Old Town. ' Total Funding Requested by Applicants $135,625 Total Funding Recommended for disbursement by CRB $5,310 $78,690 Total Unfunded Balance $51,625 of Requested Amounts Funded 62% "This event was not recommended for a grant due to their low score.Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's"Criteria for Funding." 1