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Home My WebLink About~Master - COTA Meeting Minutes 12/072015MI NUTE S COMMISSION ON THE ARTS Council Chambers City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue Monday, December 7, 2015 Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chair Malinda Cooper. Members present were Jon Foley, Connie Garnett and Steve Sullivan. Jennifer Brockpahler was absent. Approval of November 2, 2015 Minutes Moved by Commissioner Garnett, seconded by Commissioner Foley, to approve the November 2, 2015 meeting minutes. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Brockpahler arrived at 5:02 p.m. Public Forum Madeleine Russell, of Co-Motion Dance Theater, announced that registration is open for Women in Motion. Annual Grant Recommendations The Commission discussed the recommendations of the individual commissioners. It was discussed that the recommendations would each be rounded up to the nearest $10 if needed. It was moved by Brockpahler, seconded by Sullivan, to approve the FY 2016/17 COTA Annual Grant recommendations as follows: 2016/17 COTA Annual Grants Group 2016/2017 Recommendation ACTORS $ 17,340 AIOFA 8,370 Ames Chamber Artists 2,830 Ames Children's Choirs 10,920 Ames Choral Society 3,040 Ames Community Arts Council 9,000 Central Iowa Symphony 8,570 Co-Motion Dance 5,620 Dancenter Dance Company Foundation 1,710 Friends of Ames Strings 1,750 Good Company 1,490 India Cultural Association 6,580 Kids' CoMotion 2,960 Octagon Center for the Arts 47,020 Story Theater Company 9,500 Town & Gown 15,340 Subtotal $ 152,040 Special Project Grants $ 4,130 TOTAL GRANTS $ 156,170 Paragraphs for Council Paragraph writing responsibilities were distributed among the Commissioners. The budget meeting is February 9th. Malinda indicated she would be present. Upcoming Meetings/Important Dates There was a discussion about whether to meet in January. It was decided not to meet in January, but to have paragraphs sent in by January 4. The next COTA meeting will be February 1, at which the paragraphs will be approved. Adjournment Commissioner Sullivan moved adjournment at 5:14 p.m.