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Home My WebLink About~Master - COTA spring mini-grants RESOLUTION NO. 10-549 RESOLUTION APPROVING COTA SPRING MINI-GRANTS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on November 13, 2010, the Commission On The Arts (COTA) met to finalize recommendations for Spring 2011 mini-grants,and a total of eight grant requests were received from four different organizations; and, WHEREAS,the organizations requested$6,695 in funding,with$3,430 being available from the 2010/11 budget; and, WHEREAS,based on the merits of each application and the criteria established for the mini-grants, COTA recommended the following allocations: Organization Request Project Recommended Ames Chamber Artists $525.00 Spring Concert - May 2011 $430.00 Central Iowa Symphony $1,000.00 Artists Concert $855.00 Co'Motion Dance 1 $1,000.00 Clearly— Space 0.00 Co'Motion Dance 2 $1,000.00 Clearly—Instruments 0.00 Good Company $450.00 Descriptive Brochures $330.00 India Cultural Society $1,000.00 Glimpses of India- Food, $650.00 Culture &Arts Octagon 1 $720.00 Matthew Coley Performance $350.00 Octagon 2 $1,000.00 Project AWARE $815.00 Totals $6,695.00 $3,430.00 NOTE: The total amount available for Spring 2011 Minigrants is $3,430 WHEREAS, in recommending no funding for the requests from Co-Motion Dance theater, the Commission was unsure what space would be rented and what the final costs would be, as well as being unclear on exactly how funding would be used to either purchase or manufacture glass instruments; and, WHEREAS,the Commission takes seriously its charge to be certain of how the proposal for funding will be completed and be certain that it is understood how the public is benefitted. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the COTA mini-grant contracts as recommended by the Commission On The Arts is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14'h day of December,2010. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Davis, Goodman,Larson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Mahayni,Wacha Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14'h day of December, 2010.