HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the Amendment to the Octagon Center for the Arts' Fall 2020 Grant for the "Chalk the Block" Community Event to Extend the Contract Term to December 31, 2021 RESOLUTION NO. 20-530
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE OCTAGON CENTER FOR
THE ARTS' FALL 2020 GRANT FOR THE "CHALK THE BLOCK" COMMUNITY
EVENT TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TERM TO DECEMBER 31, 2021
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the Commission on the Arts(COTA)provides funding for arts organization to
conduct special projects through two grant processes each year; and,
WHEREAS, for the period between July 1 and December 31,2020,the Octagon Center for
the Arts was awarded a COTA Special Project Grant in the amount of$738 to facilitate a"Chalk the
Block" community event in conjunction with the Octagon Arts Festival; and,
WHEREAS, on October 1, Octagon staff requested to postpone the event to Fall 2021, due
to the cancellation of this year's Octagon Arts Festival; this would place the activity after the
expiration date listed in the Grant Contract, and therefore the Octagon would forfeit the funding
awarded to this project without action from the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, on October 5, COTA reviewed the Octagon's request and recommended that
the City Council authorize an extension of the Contract to allow the funding to be accessed by the
organization, and an amendment to the Contract has been prepared and signed by the organization;
and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that an Amendment to the Octagon Center for the Arts' Fall 2020 Special Project Grant for the
"Chalk the Block" community event to extend the Contract term to December 31, 2021, is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of October, 2020.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13"' day of October, 2020.