HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Commission on the Arts (COTA) Fall 2024 Special Project Grant Contracts RESOLUTION NO. 24-390
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMMISSION ON THE ARTS (COTA)
FALL 2024 SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT CONTRACTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2024, the Commission on the Arts (COTA) finalized its
recommendations for Fall 2024 Special Project Grants. Four grant requests were received totaling
$3,750. COTA has $7,915 in funding available for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Special Project
grants; and,
WHEREAS, based on the merits of each application and the criteria established for the
special grants, COTA recommended the allocations indicated below. Contracts were sent to the
awarded organizations for approval and have been returned. The contracts are presented for the
City Council's approval.
ORGANIZATION REQUEST PROJECT AWARD
Ames Choral Society $1,000 Website Redesign $900
Co'Motion Dance $1,000 Arts as Alchemy $920
Theater
Ames Town and Gown $750 75th Anniversary $730
Concert
Story Theater $1,000 Fall Musical: $960
Company Cinderella
TOTAL $3,750 $3,510
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Commission on the Arts Fall 2024 Special Project Grant contracts are hereby approved as
recommended.
ADOPTED THIS 9th day of July, 2024.
Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9th day of July, 2024.