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C. 19

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Date:	October 25, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Stipend to Contra Costa County

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/25/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Lara DeLaney, (925) 655-2057

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 25, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE Appropriation and Revenue Adjustment No. 005013 authorizing new revenue from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in the amount of $1,500 to the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (1151) for community outreach services for the Artist Power Convenings grant program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This action is to adjust estimated revenue and appropriated expenditures based on new revenue from the YBCA. County will receive a $1,500 stipend with no County match required.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Appropriations will not be properly allocated in the FY 22-23 budget.

BACKGROUND:

The Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5) was established in 1994 to advise the Board of Supervisors in matters and issues relevant to Arts and Culture; to advance the arts in a way that promotes communication, education, appreciation and collaboration throughout Contra Costa County; to preserve, celebrate, and share the arts and culture of the many diverse ethnic groups who live in Contra Costa County; to create partnerships with business and government; and to increase communications and understanding between all citizens through art. Most importantly, the mission of the Commission was to promote arts and culture as a vital element in the quality of life for all citizens of Contra Costa County.

In August 2021, in partnership with the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts launched the Artist Power Convenings program which invested up to $400,000 grant funding in artists and artist-led organizations who submitted proposals for convenings from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

Following the launch of the Artist Power Convenings program by the YBCA, the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County authorized three contractors to provide community outreach services and grant administration support to the YBCA for the promotion of the Artist Power Convenings program in Contra Costa County. The three contractors’ comprehensive community outreach work resulted in the program receiving 48 proposals from artists and artist-led organizations in Contra Costa County. Out of the 48 proposals submitted by Contra Costa based applicants, a total of nine proposals received the award of grant funding from the program.

As part of closing out the Artist Power Convenings grant program, in October 2022, the YBCA approved the provision of $1,500 stipend to the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County for the outstanding community outreach and grant administration support services provided by the Commission.

Although the Board of Supervisors dissolved the AC5 on March 29, 2022 and directed staff to move forward with the establishment of a new Arts Council for the County, the fund balance and Measure X allocations for AC5 have been kept in the County Treasury Budget, Unit 0135, Organization #1151. Once a new Arts Council is established for the County, all funds allocated to AC5 will be made available to the new Arts Council for the implementation of arts and culture programs in the future. This Board order would approve appropriation and revenue adjustment authorizing new revenue from the YBCA in the amount of $1,500 to the AC5 (Org 1151).