HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 20, 2007 E-13AGENDA ITEM
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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Submitted City of Lodi's Arts & Cultural Project Mini Grants for 06-07
MEETING DATE: June 20,2007
PREPARED B Y Deanie Bridewell, LAC Liaison
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Mini Grant applications that have been reviewed by the
Lodi Arts Commission's Grant Review Committee.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City Council has provided $50,000.00 to the Lodi Arts
Commission (LAC) for its grant program for 2006-07. The balance
of the allocation is $7289.00 after the primary grants were awarded.
Mini Grant applications were made available to the public after the approval of grants at the City Council
meeting on May 16, 2007. After weeks of studying the submitted Mini grants, the Grant Committee met
on June 4, 2007, to review them. The submitted slate of Mini Grants has been approved by the Lodi Arts
Commission's Grant Review Committee and the LAC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$7,289.00 (Balance of original $50,000 allotment).
FUNDING AVAILABLE: The remaining balance of this year's grant funding is $7,289.00.
Total grant funding for 2006-07 was $84,000, $34, 000for the first
segment of the year, and $50,000 for the second segment, which
the Council authorized on May 16, 2007.
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ames . Rodems
Community Center Director
APPROVED:
Blair King -,-City Manager
LODI ARTS COMMISSION PROJECT GRANTS
2006-07 PROGRAM CYCLE
SUMMARY OF MINI GRANT APPLICATIONS
Group Name: Lodi Community Art Center
Title of Project: First Friday Radio Advertising
Grant Request: $2,000.00
Project Budget: $2,000.00
Target Population: 673,000
Art Form: Visual Arts
Scope of Project: This is a request for a mini grant to help support the promotion of the
downtown Lodi's "First Friday Art Hop". This grant would allow expansion into
broadcast media, radio advertising, as well as promote the use of computer websites to
get the message out to the target population.
Recommended for funding: Yes
Award: $1644.50
Group Name: Vocal Arts of Lodi
Title of Project: Lodi Children's Chorus
Grant Request: $2,000.00
Project Budget: $2,000.00
Target Population: 50 Children
Art Form(s): Vocal Arts
Scope of Project: Lodi Children's Chorus' goal is to give each child who likes to sing,
an opportunity to perform in a choral setting, and a chance to travel and share their
musical talents with the world. The grant will be us used for purchasing sheet music for
the chorus. Music is very expensive, averaging $3.00 per copy. We usually order fifty
copies per song, about thirteen new songs per year.
Recommended for funding: Yes
Award: $2,000.00
Group Name: Sandhill Crane Festival
Title of Project: 2007 Sandhill Crane Festival
Grant Request: $2,000.00
Project Budget: $ 49,700.00
Target Population: 1,500 — 2,000
Art Form(s): Festival
Scope of Project: The Sandhill Crane Festival was created to increase public awareness,
appreciation and conservation of the Sandhill Cranes and other Central Valley wintering
wildlife and to increase ecotourism into the Lodi community. The venue, used to
accomplish this mission, provides fun educational and recreational opportunities which
promote conservation management and restoration efforts benefiting wildlife while
working closely with agriculture and recreation in the area. The local economy is
promoted through wildlife related ecotourism which is supported by partnerships with
local agencies, community organizations, schools and businesses.
Recommended for funding: Yes
Award: $1,000.00
Group Name: Handel Messiah
Title of Project: Handel Messiah
Grant Request: $2,000.00
Project Budget: $15,000
Target Population: 942
Art Form(s): Musical Concert
Scope of Project: Come celebrate our 4th season of Christmas splendor! Enjoy the
inspirational artistic expressions of many talented musicians, vocalist, and dramatists.
Presenting "Handel Messiah", Saturday, December 8, 2007, 4:00pm at Hutchins Street
Square.
Recommended for funding: No
Award: none
Group Name: Handel Messiah
Title of Project: Handel Messiah Pilot Workshop
Grant Request: $2,000.00
Project Budget: $3,500.00:
Target Population: 30-50
Art Form(s): Music
Scope of Project: The year the Handel Messiah project wishes to offer an outreach
program in the form of a pilot workshop. This pilot workshop will prepare youth who
would like to participate in the rehearsals and Handel Messiah Performance for the very
first time.
The only workshop of its kind, training youth in basic voice, theory, performance and
instrumental; specifically strings, brass & percussion; giving them the necessary skills to
then join rehearsals and the performance in the Handel Messiah.
Recommended for funding: Yes
Award: $1644.50
Group Name: Lodi Community Band
Title of Project: Lodi Community Band Winter Concert
Grant Request: $1,000
Project Budget: $1,000
Target Population: Entire population of the Lodi/Stockton area is invited to attend the
concert.
Art Form (s): Music
Scope of Project: The Lodi Community Band will be presenting our annual Winter
Concert on December 9. Free admission to the public.
Recommended for funding: Yes
Award: $1,000.00