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Home My WebLink About2017-01-24 - AGENDA REPORTS - 2017 CMTY SERVICES ART GRANTS (2)Agenda Item: 7 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: fill DATE: January 24, 2017 SUBJECT: 2017 COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ARTS GRANTS DEPARTMENT: Recreation, Community Services, Arts, and Open Space PRESENTER: Elena Galvez RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council: 1. Approve the 2017 Community Services and Arts Grants Committee's program funding recommendations, in an amount not to exceed $89,993 for Community Services Grants and $90,000 for Arts Grants, for a total of $179,993. 2. Direct staff to execute Grant Program Agreements with the agencies approved for funding. 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign all documents pursuant to City Attorney approval. BACKGROUND The City of Santa Clarita (City) has provided funds for community organizations through the Community Services and Arts Grants program for approximately 27 years. Each year, a Grant Committee is assembled to determine funding categories, review and rate applications, and make final 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, Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission Chair Michael Cruz, Arts Commission Chair Patti Rasmussen, and a City staff member from the Community Development Department, Administrative Services Department, and the Economic Development Division. 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 Page 1 Packet Pg. 37 O "Santa Clarita Presents" Arts Grant subcategory. With the adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 budget, the City Council approved a budget 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. This year's 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 $164,914. This year's grant program includes a recommendation from the Grant Committee to fund 22 Community Services Grant applications with a total grant allocation of $89,993. Attachment A provides a list of the 22 recommended agencies and programs. Arts Grants - Due to the additional $30,000 approved in the FY 2016-17 budget, the Grant Committee added a new subcategory to the Arts Grants Program titled Arts Organization Capacity and continued the two previous subcategories, Santa Clarita Presents and Community Arts. Twenty-two (22) Arts Grant applications were received, with grant requests totaling $112,530. The breakdown of the Arts Grant applications received were 6 in the City of Santa Clarita Presents subcategory, 9 in the Community Arts subcategory, and 7 in the new 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 discussions to select the final proposed 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 several 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 Packet Pg. 38 7.a ATTACHMENT A 2017 Community Services Grants Recommended for Funding 2017 Community Services Grants Agency Program Amt American Cancer Society SCV Road to Recovery Rides $2,500 Boys and Girls Club of SCV Canyon Country Robotics Program $5,000 Bridge to Home - Santa Clarita Development Corp. Homeless Outreach - iPads for Outreach $5,000 Carousel Ranch Purchase of New Therapy Horse $5,000 Child & Family Center Observation Room Upgrade $5,000 Christ Lutheran Preschool Outdoor Music Classroom $4 998 Community Gardens of Santa Clarita Solar Power for the Community Gardens $5,000 Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita Valley Victims Advocacy Program $5,000 If I Need Help SCV Treasure Finders - Safety Kits for Special Needs Children $2,500 Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, Inc. Canyon Country Health Center Expansion for Increased Healthcare Visits $5,000 Santa Clarita Optimist Foundation Safety Town - Santa Clarita $2,500 Santa Clarita Track Club - SOAR Program Students Off And Running (SOAR) - Bowman High School Initiative $4,995 Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation Bag of Books $2,500 Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Computer / Technology Station Project $5,000 Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project Counseling & Education Program $5,000 SCV Young Marines Mobile Unit Trailer $2,500 Single Mothers Outreach, Inc. Children First - Crisis Intervention & Tutoring $5,000 Special Olympics - SCV Region Special Olympics Sports Training & Competition $2,500 Streets Are For Everyone Finish the Ride Santa Clarita $2,500 Triumph Foundation Enhance Wheelchair Sports Festival $5,000 Wm. S. Hart Education - WiSH Foundation Team Maker - Parent/Child Collaborative Makerspace $2,500 Young Life Technology Enhancement Project $5,000 TOTAL RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING: $89,993 Packet Pg. 39 7.b ATTACHMENT B 2017 Arts Grants Recommended for Funding 2017 Arts Grants Agency Program Amt Community Arts & Santa Clarita Presents Subcategories Canyon Theatre Guild Broadway Musical (Santa Clarita Presents) $7,500 Escape Theatre Shrek, The Musical (Santa Clarita Presents) $7,500 Grandeza Mexican Folk Ballet Co. Deciembre Mexico (Santa Clarita Presents) $7,500 Major Impact Theater Audio Visual Equipment for Live Performances $3,106 Santa Clarita Artists Association, Inc. Santa Clarita Arts Enrichment Programs $5,000 Santa Clarita Ballet Company Co. Alice in Wonderland/Contemporary Ballet Production (Santa Clarita Presents) $7,500 Santa Clarita Master Chorale, Inc. 2016-17 Concert Series (Santa Clarita Presents) $7,500 Santa Clarita Philharmonic 2017-18 Concert Season $5,000 Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival Bilingual Fairy Tale - Touring Local Title 1 Schools $5,000 Santa Clarita Valley Council PTA SCV PTA Reflections Program $2,084 Spotlight Arts Summer Performing Arts Camps $5,000 (new) Arts Organization Capacity Subcategory ARTree Community Arts Center Office Support & Internet Connection $4,760 Forge Ahead Arts QuickBooks & Web Design $2,550 Santa Clarita Artists Association, Inc. Sustaining the SCAA Art Gallery & Newhall Arts Community $5,000 Santa Clarita Master Chorale, Inc. Music Video & Commissioned Work $5,000 Santa Clarita Philharmonic Marketing & Outreach Programs $5,000 Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival Marketing & Increased Visibility for LA SummerFEST $5,000 TOTAL RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING: $90,000 Packet Pg. 40 7.c ATTACHMENT C 2017 Community Services & Arts Grants Proposals Not Recommended for Funding 2017 Community Services Grants Agency Program Amt A Light of Hope Youth & Parent Recovery Weekend $5,000 American Diabetes Assoc. Diabetes Day Camp $5,000 Because We Can/Because We Care The Kids Program $5,000 Gibbon Conservation Center Volunteer Project Tool Shed & Tools $5,000 Help the Children Addressing Food Insecurity in SCV $5,000 Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation Hospital Mass Casualty Incident, Triage & Treatment Program $5,000 Huckleberry Center for Creative Learning Tech for Teens $5,000 Partners for Potential, Inc. Vehicle for Community Integration for Adults with Disabilities $5,000 Pleasantview Industries, Inc. Job Skills Training & Assessment $5,000 SCV Mayor's Committee for Employment of Individuals with Disabilities Educate & Empower $5,000 The Salvation Army - SCV Corps Community Food Pantry Project $5,000 2017 Arts Grants Agency Program Amt ARTree Community Arts Center Five Murals $2,986 Domestic Violence Center of SCV Heal the Heart Through Mentoring $4,750 Forge Ahead Arts Portrait of a Community/History Now $2,900 Major Impact Theater (new Arts Organization Capacity subcategory) Rehearsal &Performance Venue $5,000 Zonta Club of SCV The Wright Girls $4,760 Packet Pg. 41