HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2026-171RESOLUTION NO. 2026-171
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE PERFORMING AND
VISUAL ARTS GRANT REVIEW PANEL’S AWARD
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2026 WITH A TOTAL
MONETARY GRANT AWARD TOTALING $30,000
WHEREAS, in 1997, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista approved a Sublease with
Live Nation, Inc. that established a process whereby a portion of the ticket sale proceeds from the
amphitheater located at 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista, CA 91911 (“Amphitheater”) would
be paid to the City and utilized for a Performing and Visual Arts Fund (“PVAG Fund”); and
WHEREAS, the PVAG Fund was established to stimulate and grow Cultural Arts in the
City of Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, all grant money awarded will fund cultural arts in the City of Chula Vista,
including artists, artistic collaborations, materials such as supplies and costumes for
programs/performances, and assist in strengthening and growing the cultural arts scene in Chula
Vista; and
WHEREAS, there were thirty (30) applications received for 2026, which included
applications from individual artists and a variety of arts organizations and non -profits; and
WHEREAS, the Performing and Visual Arts Grant Review Panel (“Review Panel”)
reviewed and scored assigned applications; and
WHEREAS, the Review Panel recommended funding five (5) of the thirty (30) grant
applications in the total amount of $30,000 dollars (each of the five (5) applicants shall be awarded
$6,000); and
WHEREAS, at a regularly scheduled meeting on August 5, 2026, the Cultural Arts
Commission received the Review Panel’s 2026 grant recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it hereby accepts the PVAG Review Panel’s award recommendations for 2026.
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Resolution No. 2026-171
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Joy Whatley Marco A. Verdugo
Library Director City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 18th day of August 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2026-171 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 18th day of August 2026.
Executed this 18th day of August 2026.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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