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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Mini-grant contracts for arts funding carry overs RESOLUTION NO. 02-615 RESOLUTION APPROVING MINI-GRANT CONTRACTS FOR ART FUNDING CARRY-OVERS FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,ACTORS and the India Cultural Association are two of the five organizations that were approved for mini-grants for the fall (July 1 through December 31, 2002); and, WHEREAS, on October 21, ACTORS requested the carry-over of$238 for reduced ticket prices and transportation for citizens living in senior citizen apartment complexes; and, WHEREAS,this would have covered one performance per fall show,and the ACTORS group requested that the grant be carried over to the spring and added to a plan to provide reduced ticket prices and transportation for seniors attending its spring shows; and, WHEREAS, on December 2, the India Cultural Association requested the carry-over of$643 from fall to spring; and, WHEREAS,originally,a performing company was to travel to the U.S.from India this fall and perform in Ames as one of its stops,however, due to the current political environment,the group was not able to obtain the needed papers to travel to the U.S.; and, WHEREAS, the Cultural Association is proposing that the funds be used this spring to cover the cost of a group coming from the Minneapolis area; and, WHEREAS, both carry-overs will be within the 2002/03 fiscal year, so there will be no budgetary impact. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa, that the carry-over recommendations from the Commission On The Arts and the extension ofthe mini-grant contracts for ACTORS and the India Cultural Association from December 31,2002,to June 30,2003, are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 17'h day of December, 2002. (ate _ --� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor Introduced by: Hoffman Seconded by: Wirth Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue, Hoffman, Quirmbach, Vegge, Wirth Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 17`h of December, 2002.