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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	December 8, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Accept Additional SLPP Funds for the Arts and Culture Commission

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/08/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

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: December 8, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and Authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a grant amendment with the State of California, California Arts Council, to increase the amount payable to the County by $11,996 for a new total of $23,996, to provide advocacy for the advancement of the arts in Contra Costa County, with no change in the term of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

A match of $12,000 is required under the terms of the Grant. This amount may be from any public or private source. In-kind donated services may be used for up to 50% of the requirement. The match requirement is met by the current General Fund appropriation to the Arts and Culture Commission of $14,248. In addition, an appropriation is made to the Public Works Department to cover the cost of the Arts and Culture Commission's building occupancy costs. This indirect appropriation may also be used to cover the required match.

BACKGROUND:

Established by the Board of Supervisors in December 1996 as an official County commission and the authorized County partner with the California Arts Council, the Arts and Culture Commission (AC5) first applied for and received funding from the State-Local Partnership Program in July 1995 for fiscal year 1995-1996. Since that time, the Board of Supervisors has designated and reaffirmed the Arts and Culture Commission as the authorized partner of the State-Local Partnership Program of the California Arts Council. This designation allows the County to apply for and accept funding from the State to enhance art and culture programs in the county.

The State-Local Partnership Program fosters community development through the arts at the county level via partnerships between the California Arts Council and a local arts agency. Partners benefit from funding, technical assistance and coordinated activities that support their efforts that enrich the lives of the members of their communities through the arts.

On September 15, 2015 the Board of Supervisors approved the execution of a grant from the California Arts Council in the amount of $12,000. On November 10, 2015 the County was informed that the grant amount had been increased to $23,996.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will loose the opportunity for additional funding.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.