HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Fall 2023 COTA Special Project Grants RESOLUTION NO. 23-364
RESOLUTION APPROVING COMMISSION ON THE ARTS (COTA)
FALL 2023 SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2023, the Commission on the Arts (COTA) finalized its
recommendations for Fall 2023 Special Project Grants.Four grant requests were received,totaling
$5,250. COTA has $8,508 in funding available for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Special Project
grants; and,
WHEREAS, based on the merits of each application and the criteria established for the
special grants, COTA recommended the following allocations:
ACTORS $2,500 (requested) $1,600 (recommended)
Octagon Center for the Arts $1,000 (requested) $910 (recommended)
Ames Town and Gown $750 (requested) $750 (recommended)
Story Theater Company $1,000 (requested) $930 (recommended)
WHEREAS, copies of the contracts were sent to the awarded organizations for approval
and have been returned.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the COTA Special Grant Contracts to ACTORS ($1,600),Octagon Center for the Arts($910),
Ames Town and Gown ($750), and Story Theater Company($930) are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27th day of June, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of June, 2023.