HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - FY 2023/24 Commission on the Arts Annual Grant Contracts RESOLUTION NO. 23-295
RESOLUTION APPROVING FY 2023/24 COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
ANNUAL GRANT CONTRACTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized the Commission on the Arts (COTA) to allocate
up to$229,458 in arts agency funding for FY 2023/24. COTA recommended annual grants totaling
$220,950 and elected to reserve $8,508 of its allocation to use for fall and spring special projects.
The City Council has allocated funding in the FY 2023/24 Budget for these grants; and,
WHEREAS, the following contacts are presented to the City Council for approval:
ACTORS $ 18,800
AIOFA $ 9,500
Ames Chamber Artists $ 6,000
Ames Children's Choirs $ 14,786
Ames Choral Society $ 3,900
Ames Community Arts Council $ 12,300
Ames Chapter of Des Moines Metro Opera Guild $ 1,474
Central Iowa Symphony $ 13,500
Dancenter Dance Company Foundation $ 3,000
Friends of Ames Strings $ 4,400
Good Company $ 2,200
India Cultural Association $ 9,700
KHOI $ 7,400
Kids CoMotion $ 3,000
Octagon Center for the Arts $ 48,600
Senior Variety Show $ 4,900
Story Theater Company $ 31,940
The Buxton Initiative $ 8,000
Town& Gown $ 17,550
Agency Subtotal $ 220,950
Special Project Grant Reserve $ 8,508
Total $229,458
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the COTA Annual Grant contracts as recommended by the Commission on the Arts are hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of May, 2023.
Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of May, 2023.