HomeMy WebLinkAboutA013 - Resolution approving Commission on the Arts (COTA) Fall 2025 Special Project Grant contractsITEM #:17
DATE:08-12-25
DEPT:ADMIN
SUBJECT:FALL 2025 COMMISSION ON THE ARTS (COTA) SPECIAL PROJECT
GRANT CONTRACTS
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
On June 2, 2025, the Commission on the Arts (COTA) finalized its recommendations for Fall
2025 Special Project Grants. Three grant requests were received totaling $2,500. COTA has
$9,562 in funding available for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Special Project grants. The requests
and COTA's recommendations are described in the table below:
ORGANIZATION REQUEST PROJECT RECOMMENDATION
Ames Community Arts
Council $1,000 Empty Bowls Workshop $900
Ames Town and Gown $500 Beijing Guitar Duo Outreach $500
Story Theater
Company $1,000 Fall Musical: Once Upon a
Mattress $900
TOTAL $2,500 $2,300
Copies of the contracts were sent to the awarded organizations for approval and have been
returned. The contracts are now presented for the City Council's approval.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approve the Fall 2025 COTA Special Project Grant contracts as recommended.
2. Refer the contracts to COTA for further information.
3. Do not approve the contracts.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Special project grants help advance participation in and awareness of the arts in the
Ames community, which is a key goal of the Commission on the Arts. COTA has
reviewed the requests and has recommended the approval of the contracts now
presented to the City Council. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that
the City Council adopt Alternative No. 1, as noted above.
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