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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-118RESOLUTION NO. 2010-118 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS TASK FORCE'S SELECTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS GRANTS RECIPIENTS AND MONETARY GRANT AWARDS TOTALING $55,550 WHEREAS, in 1997, the City Council approved a Sublease with Live Nation, Inc. (formerly Universal Concerts) that established a process whereby a portion of ticket sales proceeds at the Cricket Wireless (formerly Coors) Amphitheater would be paid to the City and utilized for a Performing and Visual Arts Fund; and WHEREAS, the fund is to be used for arts grants to the Chula Vista community for the purpose of promoting and stimulating the growth of performing and cultural arts within the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Sublease, the funds may only be used to underwrite the cost of presentations and may not be used for capital projects, space rent or operating expenses; and WHEREAS, this year the Chula Vista Public Library received $55,828 from Live Nation for their 2009 Concert Series, an increase of over $12,800 from the previous year; and WHEREAS, as called for in the Sublease, a Performing and Visual Arts Task Force was established and annually makes recommendations to the City Council regarding the arts grant awards; and WHEREAS, the Task Force is assisted by the Library Department, which formally conducts the grant application process; and WHEREAS, the Task Force has reviewed the fiscal year 2010/2011 applications and has made its recommendations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby approve the Performing and Visual Arts Task Force's selection of the fiscal year 2010/2011 Performing and Visual Arts Grants recipients (set forth in Exhibit A incorporated herein) and their monetary grant totaling $55,550. Presented by .~~~ Betty Waznis Library Director Approved as to form by 7 ~~, : ~~ B . Miesfel~ ~ City Attorney Resolution No. 2010-118 Page 2 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 25th day of May 2010 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez, Thompson and Cox NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Cheryl Cox Ma or ATTEST: 0 Donn R. Norris, MC, eity Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CITY OF CHULA VISTA I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2010-118 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 25th day of May 2010. Executed this 25th day of May 2010. Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk Resolution No. 2010-118 Page 3 EXHIBIT A The twenty-four apdplications were reviewed and ranked by pre-established criteria by the task force on Mazch 23` , 2010. A majority of requests were for the amounts requested and some were adjusted based on the Council approved Task Force policies and task force recommendation. List of Grant Recommendations: • Allen Elementary School $2,500 To provide funding for contract artists to provide in-school assemblies and performances that recognizes and validates the cultures and languages spoken by Allen Elementazy students. • Black Storytellers of San Diego, Inc. $3,000 To provide funding for six accomplished storytellers to present individual 2-hour sessions at the public library. There will also be a storytelling concert presented by the six tellers and a guest. • Bonitafest Melodrama $2,000 To provide funding for a musical melodrama based on local history, to run in conjunction with Bonitafest, September 22-25, 2010. • Cappella Gloriana $2,500 To provide funding for afamily-friendly concert in the Chula Vista Library on October 31s`, 2010 that will be a choral interpretation of the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow". • Chula Vista Art Guild $850 To provide funding to stage the tenth annual art show for painters throughout San Diego County • Chula Vista Ballet $2,500 To provide funding for a presentation of Cinderella, to be held on June 19"', 2010, at the Mater Dei High School in Chula Vista. • City Ballet $3,000 To provide funding for an outreach concert in Chula Vista, featuring a full orchestra, principle dancers from City Ballet and chorus members from local high schools • CoTA (Collaborations: Teachers and Artists) $2,500 To provide funding for CoTA's work with teachers completing their third and final yeaz in partnership with a CoTA artist at Joseph Casillas Elementary School in Chula Vista. • Friends of Chula Vista Public Library $2,500 To provide funding for arts and crafts activities for teens and adults during the library's summer reading programs entitled "Make Waves @ your Library" (teen) and "Water your Mind" (adult) • Friends of Chula Vista Public Library $2,500 To provide funding for a variety of performers throughout the summer to appear at all library locations as part of the annual children's summer reading program, this year entitled "Make a Splash....Read" • Friends of Chula Vista Public Library $1,200 To provide funding for anopen-air hoedown country band performance during the opening of the Chula Vista Heritage Museum annual exhibit entitled "Fanning in Chula Vista" Resolution No. 2010-118 Page 4 • Lamb's Players Theatre $1,500 To provide funding for a touring educational play entitled "Real American Heroes". The play focuses of the lives of Americans who faced obstacles and overcame them. One free touring performance would take place in a Chula Vista elementary or middle school. • Maziachi Scholazship Foundation $1,500 To provide funding for a gala event to present college scholazships to graduating seniors, middle school students and college students who have participated in the "Mariachi in the Schools" program through the Sweetwater District and Southwestern College. • Mater Dei/Mainly Mozart $5,000 To provide funding for athree-part "sampler series" at Mater Dei High School featuring Westwind Brass, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Eugenia Leon (pending confirmation) and the California Ballet. • Media Arts Center, San Diego $5,000 To provide funding for Que Viva! Cine Latino, a five week film festival held at the Otay Ranch Town Center. Each Wednesday, the free family-friendly film shown will be preceded by live music or artists. • Merrie Ukes $1,000 To fund the purchase of an amplification system and miscellaneous supplies to enable the Merrie Ukes, a local ukulele group, to deliver an enhanced performance to their audiences. • Music Machine $500 To provide funding to support two consecutive nights of performances by Bonita Vista Middle and High schools, at which both the beginning and advanced choirs from both schools perform. • Nana's wish $2,500 To provide funding for a performance of a musical play entitled "Puengen Minagof' written and directed by Shawn Sourgose. The play introduces the audience to the traditional and folk arts of the Chamoru people and will be performed in the Memorial Bowl. • Onstage Playhouse $2,500 To provide funding for 15 South Bay high school students to assume internship positions in a yeaz-long, tuition-free theatre program. The interns will attend seminazs on all aspects of theatre and will gain hands-on experience. The intern program is the only one of its kind available in the South Bay to high school students. • San Diego Junior Theatre $500 To provide funding for theater education classes and camps, to be offered in the fall, winter and spring within Chula Vista. • San Diego Opera Association $2,500 To provide funding fora 12-week educational program. The San Diego Opera will work in paztnership with the Sweetwater Union School District with 9`h grade students at Chula Vista High School. Students, teaching artists and teachers will meet three times a week and classroom activities will include learning to read and compose music, lyrics, and the basics of staging and directing. • Sound Unlimited $500 To provide funding to support four seasonal performances for the community performed by Bonita Vista High School. Two of these shows will feature performers from Bonita Vista Middle School. Resolution No. 2010-118 Page 5 • Third Avenue Village Association $5,000 To provide funding for a concert series to be held in Memorial Pazk Bowl. Performances will vary each week ranging from Jazz to Rock n' Roll. Local musicians will be hired based on experience, quality of music, vocals and the ability to attract visitors to the concerts. • Wolf Canyon Elementary School $2,500 To provide funding for Wolf Canyon Students to perform in California Content Aligned Standazds musical performances. Students will run the box office, sell tickets, create programs, be stage hands and operate all sound and lighting equipment. The above grant award recommendations were made by the Task Force with full consideration given to the recommendations made at the City Council meeting on April 28~', 2009 that guidelines previously approved by City Council should be augmented with the following - • Applicants to use the correct application • Changes to criteria and how points are awarded • Expectation of itemized budgets • Clarification on the amount of funds that can be requested • Final reports to be completed and filed on time • Requiring attendance at annual workshops • Notice that failing to abide by any and all rules could result in funds being withdrawn and affect future applications by individuals or organizations The previous guidelines were approved by City Council on December 14`h, 1999 and entitled Criteria for the Allocation of the Performing Arts Fund Criteria for the ALlocation of the Performing Arts Fund as approved by City Council on December 14, 1999. The Performing/Visual Arts Fund, established by the sublease between the City and Live Nation, shall be annually re-granted through a formal application process. The following groups and individuals shall be eligible to apply for funds: • Chula Vista based tax-exempt, non-profit organizations • Chula Vista based educational institutions • Chula Vista based religious organizations • Performance groups associated with Chula Vista based educational institutions (i.e., the Music Machine) • The City of Chula Vista and its various departments and Boards and Commissions • Individuals who reside in Chula Vista For-profit organizations, institutions and businesses shall not be eligible to apply for funds. Non-Chula Vista based non-profit organizations shall not be eligible to apply for funds unless they partner with Chula Vista based organizations Resolution No. 2010-118 Page 6 Individual Chula Vista residents (especially students) shall be eligible to apply, in an effort to develop local talent Per the agreement, applicants may only apply for funds to underwrite the cost of presentations. Funds shall not be awarded to establish an endowment or trust fund, for administrative costs, for capital projects, for rent of performance or office space, and/or for general operating expenses.