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C. 48

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	December 20, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

State-Local Partnership Grant from the California Arts Council

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/20/2016

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

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039
cc:	Robert Campbell, County Auditor-Controller

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 20, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and Authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to accept additional grant funds in the amount of $5,650 for a total grant amount not to exceed $35,650 from the State of California, California Arts Council, for the County to provide advocacy for the advancement of the arts in Contra Costa County for the term of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The grant requires a 1:1 County match of the awarded amount applied for, of which 50% can be in-kind contributions. The County applied for a $30,000 grant, but was awarded a grant of $35,650, which includes the Poetry Out Loud grant award amount of $2,450. The County's match is budgeted and does not require a 1:1 match of the grant amount in excess of the amount applied for.

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 August 2, 2016, the Board approved and authorized the County Administrator to apply for and accept a grant in an amount not to exceed $30,000 from the State of California Arts Council. On November 4, 2016, the County was notified of the increased grant amount, which does not require a 1:1 match. Therefore, the County Administrator is requesting Board approval to accept the full grant award amount of $35,650, which includes the Poetry Out Loud grant.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not receive the additional grant funds awarded.