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Home My WebLink About2019-01-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - 2019 CMTY SERVICES AND ARTS GRANTS (2)Agenda Item: 6 DATE: January 8, 2019 SUBJECT: 2019 COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ARTS GRANTS DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Community Services PRESENTER: Elena Galvez RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council: 1. Approve the 2019 Community Services and Arts Grants Committee's program funding recommendations in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for Community Services Grants and $90,000 for Arts Grants, for a total of $180,000. 2. Direct staff to execute Grant Program Agreements with the agencies approved for funding. BACKGROUND The City of Santa Clarita (City) has provided funds for community organizations through the Community Services and Arts Grants program for approximately 29 years. Each year, a Grant Committee is assembled to determine funding categories, review and rate applications, and make funding recommendations for community service and arts projects throughout Santa Clarita. This year's Grant Committee for the Community Services and Arts Grants included Councilmember Bob Kellar; Mayor Pro Tem Cameron Smyth; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission Chair Kieran Wong; Arts Commission Chair Susan Shapiro; and a City staff member from the Community Development Department, City Manager's Office, and the Recreation and Community Services Department. The Grant Committee selected "Community Benefit" as the priority funding focus area for this year's Community Services and Arts Grant program, a funding limit of up to $5,000 per Community Services and Community Art Grant award, and a funding limit up to $7,500 for the "Santa Clarita Presents" Arts Grant subcategory. With the adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 budget, the City Council approved a budget Page 1 for the Community Services and Arts Grants program of $180,000. The allocated amount for each grants program is $90,000 for Community Services and $90,000 for Arts. The Arts Grant budget reflects the additional $30,000 approved by City Council in the FY 2016-17 budget for the Arts Organization Capacity Grants, as recommended in the Arts Master Plan. Community Services Grants - Thirty-three (33) Community Service Grant applications were received, with grant requests totaling $154,257. This year's grant program includes a recommendation from the Grant Committee to fund 19 Community Services Grant applications with a total grant allocation of $90,000. Attachment A provides a list of the 19 agencies and programs recommended for funding. Arts Grants - The Grant Committee selected to continue with the three previous subcategories, Community Arts, Santa Clarita Presents, and Arts Organization Capacity. Twenty-six (26) Arts Grant applications were received, with grant requests totaling $136,496. The breakdown of the Arts Grant applications received were 10 in the Community Arts subcategory, six in the City of Santa Clarita Presents subcategory, and 10 in the Arts Organization Capacity subcategory. This year's Arts Grant Program recommends funding 17 applications totaling $90,000. Attachment B provides a list of the 17 recommended agencies and programs. As part of the process to select grant recipients, the Grant Committee used a combination of rankings and discussion to select the final proposed grant recipients. Grant Committee members felt it was important to recommend funding for as many proposals as possible. Consequently, they were able to recommend funding for additional grants in both categories by distributing funds at a lower value than requested, ensuring a broader reach into the community. ALTERNATIVE ACTION Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT Funds in the amount of $180,000 have been budgeted and are available for this purpose in expenditure account 15000-5171.001. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A - Proposed Funding Community Services Grants Attachment B - Proposed Funding Arts Grants Attachment C - Proposals Not Recommended for Funding Page 2 ATTACHMENT A 2019 Community Services Grants Recommended for Funding 2019 Community Services Grants Agency Program Amt American Diabetes Assoc. Project Power: Diabetes Prevention Program for Youth $ 5,000 Avenues Supported Living Services Supplemental Healthy Food Program $ 5,000 Bridge to Home Purchase of Pre -Owned Vehicle for Case Management $ 5,000 Canterbury Village Retirement Kitchen Appliance Upgrade and Mini Beautification $ 5,000 Carousel Ranch Purchase of Pre -Owned Gator Utility Vehicle $ 5,000 Community Hiking Club St. Francis Dam Memorial Plaque $ 4,074 Family Promise of SCV Online Fundraising $ 5,000 Fostering Youth Independence Foster Youth Empowerment Retreat $ 5,000 Homes 4 Families Veteran Urban Community Garden $ 5,000 Northeast Valley Health Corporation Cervical Cancer Screening Project $ 5,000 Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, Inc. Diabetes Management Supplies for Free Nutrition Class $ 4,500 Santa Clarita Optimist Foundation Safety Town - Santa Clarita $ 5,000 SCV Boys and Girls Club Kitchen Updating Project $ 4,293 SCV Education Foundation Page Turners $ 5,000 SCV Senior Center Senior Center - New Fitness Center Project $ 4,896 Single Mothers Outreach, Inc. Six Steps to Self -Worth $ 5,000 Special Olympics Southern CA, Inc. SCV Region Flag Football Competition in the City of Santa Clarita $ 2,337 The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library Books for Babies $ 4,900 Triumph Foundation Adaptive Sports Wheelchairs $ 5,000 TOTAL GRANT FUNDING: $90,000 0 N N r /L^ V Q 06 m m U) r .E E 0 U ca L C9 m m U) E E 0 U 0 U_ m 0 Q. 0 a Q r m E ca r r Q r m E ca r r Q ATTACHMENT B 2019 Arts Grants Recommended for Funding e F!TAt Agency Program Community Arts & Santa Clarita Presents Subcategories Canyon Theatre Guild Broadway Musical $5,500 ESCAPE Theatre Lil' Abner, The Musical $7,500 Forge Ahead Arts Finding Wonder, an Immersive Play $5,000 Trauma -Informed Art for Military Spouses and Homes 4 Families Gold Star Families $5,000 Production Enhancements (Music Instruments, Major Impact Theater Costumes and Wireless Microphones) $5,000 Santa Clarita Master Chorale, Inc. 2019 Musical Concerts at the PAC $7,500 Santa Clarita Valley Quilt Guild SCV Pregnancy Center Support $4,500 Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra SCVYO 2019 Performances $7,500 The Santa Clarita Ballet Company The SC Ballet Company 2019 Productions $7,500 Valencia High School Band & Flag Boosters Beginning Band Class $5,000 Arts Organization Capacity Subcategory Organization capacity support for rent and ARTree Community Arts Center grant writing $1,800 Forge Ahead Arts Part -Time Contracted Administrative Support $ 3,200 Major Impact Theater Bi -Weekly Practice & Rehearsal Venue Rental $ 5,000 Million Little Volunteer Training Program $ 5,000 Santa Clarita Artists Association SCAA Gallery $ 5,000 Santa Clarita Master Chorale, Inc Paseo Banners & Video for Children's Choirs $ 5,000 Santa Clarita Youth Orchestra SCVYO Infrastructure $ 5,000 TOTAL RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING: $90,000 0 N N ca /L^ V Q 06 m m U) r .E E 0 U r ca /L^ V Q as m 0 am 0 a m r Q ATTACHMENT C 2019 Community Services & Arts Grants Proposals Not Recommended for Funding 2019 Community Services Grants Agency Program Amt Circle of Hope, Inc. Hope's Haven Cancer Wellness Center $ 5,000 HuckleBerry Center for Creative Learning Model United Nations Program $ 5,000 International Guiding Eyes, Inc. dba Guide Harnessing the Power of Plugging In Cultural and Arts Events Exposure Dogs of America HuckleBerry Center for Creative Learning $ 4,000 Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Santa Clarita Oaks Restoration Project Creative Arts Studio Environment (SCOPE) Santa Clarita Philharmonic $ 5,000 $ 5,000 Gateway to Family Fitness - Mardi Gras Madness 2018-2019 PTA Reflections Program Santa Clarita Track Club - SOAR Program 5K/1 OK Custom Arch $ 4,725 Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative Veteran Center Service Enhancement $ 5,000 SCV Historical Society SCV Historical Archival Improvement Project $ 4,743 SCV Young Marines Community Youth Development and Education $1,082 SCVTV Veteran & Military Coverage & Archiving 2018-19 $ 5,000 Streets Are For Everyone Finish the Ride Santa Clarita $ 5,000 The Salvation Army SCV Corps Children's Activity Support Program $ 5,000 This is Girl Power Inc. Healthy Chic's; Live, Love & Laugh $ 5,000 West Ranch High School Band Boosters Wireless Music System $ 5,000 Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Girls Robotics $ 4,000 0 N N r /L^ V Q 06 m m U) r .E E E 0 U as 0 U- 0 4- m m E E 0 m 0 Z ca 0 am 0 a U r Q Agency Program Amt ARTree Community Arts, collaborating with Visualizing Our History Pico Canyon Elementary School $ 4,871 Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley Cultural and Arts Events Exposure $ 4,500 HuckleBerry Center for Creative Learning The StoryTellers Festival $ 5,000 Million Little Creative Arts Studio $ 5,000 Santa Clarita Philharmonic 2019-2020 Concert Season - Classical Music $ 5,000 Santa Clarita Valley Council of PTA's 2018-2019 PTA Reflections Program $ 2,425 Arts Organization Capacity Subcategory Website Development & Maintenance - Arts for Santa Clarita Market Research & Analysis $ 5,000 Curriculum, Materials & Training Enhancement for Cultivating Creative Minds Teaching Artists $ 4,500 Santa Clarita Philharmonic 2019-2020 Concert Season - Marketing & Outreach $ 5,000 0 N N r /L^ V Q 06 m m U) r .E E E 0 U as 0 U- 0 4- m m E E 0 m 0 Z ca 0 am 0 a U r Q