HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment No. 2 to Story Theater Company's Fall 2020 Special Project Grant RESOLUTION NO. 21-165
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO STORY THEATER
COMPANY'S FALL 2020 SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT
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 for the period between July
1 and December 31, 2020, Story Theater Company was awarded a COTA Special Project Grant in
the amount of$725 for the production of"Frozen Jr.;" and,
WHEREAS, in 2020, Story Theater Company requested a contract amendment due to the
postponement of shows caused by the COVID pandemic and on October 27,2020,the City Council
approved COTA's recommendation to amend the Special Grant Contract to extend the Contract term
to June 30, 2021; and,
WHEREAS,in March 2021, Story Theater Company contacted City staff and indicated that
the planned show would not take place until Fall 2020 due to logistical issues; and,
WHEREAS,as this is outside the grant period,the organization requested either an extension
of the grant timeline or permission to use the funds for an alternative show that will take place in
June 2021; and,
WHEREAS, on April 6,2021,COTA discussed the request and recommended that the City
Council approve an Amendment to the Contract to allow Story Theater Company to use the funds
for a replacement show: Young Sherlock.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that Amendment No.2 to the Story Theater Company's Fall 2020 Special Project Grant to allow the
substitution of Young Sherlock for the originally planned production is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13t'' day of April, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
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 13th day of April, 2021.