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Home My WebLink About2019-068-06/04/2019-APPROVING FORT FUND GRANT DISBURSEMENTS RESOLUTION 2019-068 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- 25E 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 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 tounst-related special events, and WHEREAS, the City disburses funds from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and Tourism Programming Account in accordance with Sections 2-203 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 April 25, 2019, the Cultural Resources Board recommended funding for various proposals based on the criteria and considerations set forth in 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," attached hereto and incorporated by this reference 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 -I- 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 TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($224,840) from the City's Cultural Development and Programming Account and SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO DOLLARS ($74,192) from the City's 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 4th day of June, A D 2019 9 � Mayor Pro Tern ATTEST (aSEAL Fosrook, C ty Cl c'NORA00 -2- Sity of FORT FUND GRANT PROGRAM EXHIBIT A Fort Collins April 2019 Project Support Approved Funding CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Art Wear Biennial/Lincoln Center Gallery 19th Annual ArtWear Biennial October 18 - 26 , 2019 $7 , 000 $0 $5 , 224 $ 1 , 776 75% **Arts Reach Center, Inc. Storybook Theater Programming ** Event not recommended for a grant due to low score . June 2019 - August 2019 $5 , 000 $0 $0 $5 , 000 0% Centennial Children 's Chorus 2019 - 2020 Season $ 15 , 000 $ 10 , 536 $0 $4 , 464 70% ACT Human Rights Film Festival ACT Human Rights Film Festival Colorado State University April 2020 $ 15 , 000 $0 $ 115853 $ 3 , 147 79% Dance Express Dance Beyond the Limits Season 2019 - 2020 $ 11 , 000 $8 , 209 $0 $25791 75% **Feeding Our Community Ourselves , Inc . Bikes, Brews and Blockbusters ** Event not recommended for a grant due to low score . August 18, 2019 $5 , 000 $0 $0 $5 , 000 0% Foothills Pops Band 2019 - 2020 Season $5 , 000 $3 , 512 $0 $ 15488 70% Fort Collins Community Ventures Fortoberfest Downtown Business Association September 21 , 2019 $ 10 , 000 $0 $6 , 585 $35415 66% Fort Collins Wind Symphony 2019 - 2020 Season $5 , 000 $3 , 512 $0 $ 15488 70% Friends of The Gardens on Spring Creek Garden of Lights December 13 - 291 2019 $ 15 , 000 $0 $ 105536 $4 , 464 70% Front Range Chamber Players 2019 - 2020 Season $ 11 , 000 $7 , 727 $0 $35273 70% IMPACT Dance Company 25th Anniversary Season $ 15 , 000 $ 11 , 195 $0 $3 , 805 75% International Keyboard Odyssiad/Festival IKOF Festival July 29, 2019 - August 2, 2019 $ 15 , 000 $0 $ 115853 $ 3 , 147 79% New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado 2019 - 2020 Season $8 , 000 $5 , 971 $0 $25029 75% Poudre Landmarks Foundation , Inc . 2019 - 2020 Season $ 15 , 000 $0 $ 115195 $3 , 805 75% CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Fort Collins Book Festival 2019 : Food For Thought October 18 - 19 , 2019 Poudre River Public Library District $ 12 , 000 $0 $9 ,483 $2 , 517 79% Fort Collins Comic Con Fort Collins Comic Con Poudre River Public Library District August 17 - 18 , 2019 $ 103000 $0 $7 ,463 $23537 75% Project Youth and Chamber Music ( PYCH ) Summerfest 2019 dba Off the Hook Arts June 17 , 2019 - July 12 , 2019 $ 153000 $ 113853 $0 $33147 79% Six Degrees Dance Collaborative Les Voyage Dans La Lune Performance July 10 - 13 , 2019 _$5 , 000_ $3 , 293 _ _ $0 $ 1 , 707 66% Total Funding Requested by Applicants I $ 1995000 1 1 1 �1 Total Funding Recommended for disbursement by CuRB 1 1 $ 667808 1 $74J 92 1 1 Total Unfunded Balance I _ _ _ _ I 1 1 $ 6% 000 1 % of Requested Amounts Funded r� ,r� t �� 70% Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's "Criteria for Funding" ** Event not recommended for a grant due to low score . CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Organizational Support Approved Funding CULTURAL PERCENT OF FUNDING DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM UNFUNDED REQUEST APPLICANT PROPOSED EVENT/DATE REQUESTS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING BALANCE FUNDED Bas Bleu Theatre Company 2019 - 2020 Season $40 , 000 $26 , 280 $0 $ 137720 66% Canyon Concert Ballet 40th Anniversary Season 2019 - 2020 $403000 $243820 $0 $ 15 , 180 62% Fort Collins Museum of Discovery 2019 - 2020 Programming $40 , 000 $26 , 280 $0 $ 13 , 720 66% Fort Collins Symphony Association A Platinum 70th Season 2019 - 2020 $403000 $243820 $0 $ 15 , 180 62% Larimer Choral Society 2019 - 2020 Season $403000 $243820 $0 $ 15 , 180 62% Museum of Art I Fort Collins 2019 - 2020 Exhibitions & Educational Programs $403000 $243820 $0 $ 15 , 180 62% OpenStage Theatre & Company, Inc . 2019 - 2020 Season $403000 $243820 $0 $ 15 , 180 62% Opera Fort Collins Season 40 2019 - 2020 $403000 $233360 $0 $ 16 , 640 58% The Center for Fine Art Photography 2019 - 2020 Programming $403000 $24 , 820 $0 $ 15 , 180 62% Total Funding Requested by Applicants �� $ 3605000 1 I I �0 Total Funding Recommended for disbursement by CuRB 1 1 $224, 840 1 $0 1 1 Total Unfunded Balance I I i 1 $ 1365160 1 jr of Requested Amounts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ OF jr /o —� Scores are based on application materials and Fort Fund's "Criteria for Funding "