| | | | | | | | FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY MEETING DATE: 5/6/2019
Regular Meeting | WARD: All | AGENDA ITEM NO 16.
Quasi-Judicial: No
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CONSENT AGENDA
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| | | | | | | | | MOTION: Approve 2019 Art and Culture Grants, in the amount of $90,000, as recommended by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. | MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION: Approve | | FUNDING SOURCE: Art and Culture - 002-0212-573-3400
FISCAL IMPACT: $90,000
BUDGETED ITEM: Yes FY - 2018 - 2019 | | WHAT ACTION ACCOMPLISHES: Awards the 2019 Art and Culture grants as recommended by the Southwest Community Foundation. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City recognizes the importance of arts to the cultural, education, and economic well-being of its diverse population. To enhance access to a full range of cultural experiences, the City provides funding for arts and cultural programs through a grant program. City Council, on September 21, 2015, approved a Letter of Understanding with the Southwest Florida Community Foundation to administer the Art and Culture Grant Program.
The total amount of $90,000 is available for grant awards in Fiscal Year 2018-2019. The Southwest Florida Community Foundation grant review committee recommends $72,500 be awarded to Art and Culture organizations and $17,500 be awarded to individual artists who submitted applications and met the grant requirements
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation established a grant review committee of various community members involved with the arts. The committee met on April 17, 2019, and made a recommendation to award grants, in the amount of $90,000, to organizations and individuals as follows:
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Organization
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Requested
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Awarded
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Americana Community Music Association
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$ 5,000
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$ 4,000
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ArtFest of Fort Myers, Inc.
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$ 10,000
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$ 2,500
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Arts for ACT
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$ 5,000
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$ 4,000
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Edison Festival of Lights, Inc. |
$ 10,000
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$ 3,000
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Florida Arts, Inc.
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$ 10,000
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$ 6,000
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Florida Repertory Theatre
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$ 10,000
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$ 3,000
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Fort Myers Mural Society
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$ 10,000
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$ 2,000
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Fort Myers Symphonic Chorus, Inc.
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$ 10,000
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$ 3,000
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Ghostbird Theatre Company
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$ 10,000
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$ 5,000
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Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
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$ 5,000
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$ 5,000
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Gulfshore Ballet
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$ 10,000
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$ 2,000
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Laboratory Theater of Florida, Inc.
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$ 10,000
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$5,000
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Lee County Alliance for the Arts, Inc.
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$ 10,000
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$ 10,000
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Music Foundation of Southwest Florida, Inc.
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$ 3,000
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$ 3,000
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Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc.
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$ 5,000
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$ 2,000
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Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Association, Inc.
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$ 10,000
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$ 5,000
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Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida, Inc.
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$ 5,000
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$ 3,000
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Uncommon Friends Foundation, Inc.
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$ 10,000
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$ 3,000
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WGCU Public Media
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$ 5,000
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$ 2,000
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Total Organization Requests
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$153,000
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$ 72,500
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Individual Artist
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Requested
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Awarded
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Krista Johnson
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$ 2,500
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$ 2,500
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Lambertus van Boekel
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$ 2,500
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$ 2,500
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Leila Mesdaghi
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$ 2,500
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$ 2,500
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Leo Johnson
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$ 2,500
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$ 2,500
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Mike Kiniry
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$ 2,500
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$ 2,500
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Roseline Young-Art Quilters Unlimited
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$ 2,500
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$ 2,500
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Timothy Smith-Lee County Alliance for the Arts, Inc.
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$ 2,500
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$ 2,500
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Total Individual Artists
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$17,500
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$17,500
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The following applicants that were not awarded funding as they did not meet the grant requirements:
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Organization
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Requested
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Awarded
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Woodturners of Southwest Florida
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$ 3,250
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$ 0
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| Gulfshore Opera |
$10,000 |
$ 0 |
| Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships |
$ 9,560
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$ 0
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| Foundation of Lee County Public Schools, Inc. |
$ 5,000
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$ 0
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| Pick Up the Ball, Inc. |
$ 5,000 |
$ 0 |
| Art League of Fort Myers |
$10,000 |
$ 0 |
| Florida Native Butterfly Society |
$10,000 |
$ 0 |
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Total Organization
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$ 52,810
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$ 0
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Individual Artist
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| Warren Van Kirkland |
$ 2,500 |
$ 0 |
| Megan Seely Productions |
$ 2,500 |
$ 0 |
| Mel Meo |
$ 2,100 |
$ 0 |
| Rose Jung |
$ 2,500 |
$ 0 |
| Connie Bottinelli |
$ 2,500 |
$ 0 |
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Total Individual Artist
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$12,100
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$ 0
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| Person Initiating Request: Richard Moulton, MBA | Department: Public Works
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