HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Carry-Over of $570 from FY 2020/21 to FY2021/22 for the Ames Town and Gown COTA Spring Special Project Grant Contract RESOLUTION NO. 21-026
RESOLUTION APPROVING CARRY-OVER OF$570 FROM FY 2020/21 TO FY
2021/22 FOR THE AMES TOWN AND GOWN
COTA SPRING SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT CONTRACT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Commission on the Arts (COTA)provides funding for arts organizations
to conduct special projects through two grant processes each year; and,
WHEREAS, for the period between January 1 and June 30, 2021, Ames Town and Gown
Chamber Music Association was awarded a contract in the amount of$570 to support a lecture on
the music of Beethoven; and,
WHEREAS,on December 29,Ames Town and Gown notified City staff that due to COVID-
19 pandemic,the Ames Town and Gown board has elected to not hold events during the remainder
of the 2020-21 season; and,
WHEREAS, the organization still plans to hold an outreach event sometime in the time
period between July 2021 and June 2022; and,
WHEREAS, in addition, it is likely that the event will not focus on Beethoven as originally
planned; and,
WHEREAS,the revisions to the planned event are both outside the scope and the expiration
date listed in the contract,and therefore,Ames Town and Gown would forfeit the funding awarded
to this project without action from the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, on January 4, COTA reviewed Ames Town and Gown'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,
WHEREAS, COTA was also supportive of expanding the possible use of the funds beyond
Beethoven specifically,to all the organization to access its funds; and,
WHEREAS, an Amendment to the Contract has been prepared and signed by the
organization and in order to accomplish the request,the approved funding must be carried over from
the current FY 2020/21 fiscal year to FY 2021/22.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the carryover amount of$570 from the current FY 2020/21 Budget to FY 2021/22 for the Ames
Town and Gown Chamber Music Association Spring 2021 Special Project Grant is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26`h day of January, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26t'day of January, 2021.