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COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
Council Chambers, City Hall
Monday, January 3, 2022
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. by Tom Lockhart. Members present were Deanne
Brill, Dave Detlefs, Nancy Gebhart, and Steve Kawaler.
Public Forum
There was no one present for Public Forum.
Approval of the November 1, 2021 Minutes
Steven moved and Nancy seconded to approve the minutes of the November 1, 2021 meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
2022/23 Annual Grant Recommendations
Commissioners discussed their philosophies for the recommendations. After discussion of
specific amounts, it was moved by Tom, seconded by Deanne to approve recommendations for
Annual Grant awards in the following amounts:
$13,700 - Ames Children’s Choirs
$4,000 - Ames Choral Society
$1,880 - Good Company
$18,500 - Ames Town and Gown
$20,000 - ACTORS
$4,800 - Friends of Ames Strings
$1,190 - Ames Chapter, DMMO Guild
$13,000 - Ames Community Arts Council
$3,500 - Kids Co’Motion
$50,000 - Octagon Center for the Arts
$30,500 - Story Theater Company
$4,500 - Senior Variety Show
$13,800 - Central Iowa Symphony
$3,000 - Dancenter Dancer Company Foundation
$10,000 - AIOFA
$7,600 - KHOI
$6,500 - Ames Chamber Artists
$10,000 – Special Project Reserve
Motion carried unanimously.
Annual Grant Paragraph Assignments:
Paragraphs were assigned as follows:
Deanne:
ACTORS
AIOFA
Ames Chamber Artists
Ames Children’s Choirs
Nancy:
Friends of Ames Strings
Dancenter
Central Iowa Symphony
Tom:
Octagon
Senior Variety Show
Story Theater Company
Town and Gown
Steven:
Ames Choral Society
Ames Community Arts Council
Ames Chapter of DMMOG
David:
Kids Co’Motion
KHOI
Good Company
Attendance at February 8 City Council Budget Wrap-Up Meeting:
Tom and David indicated they would attend.
Upcoming Important Dates
Tom reviewed the upcoming important dates.
Adjournment
There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting adjourned at 5:33 p.m.