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C. 69

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	June 6, 2017

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: 06/06/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039
cc:	Roger Renn

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: June 6, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the California Arts Council, a state agency, in an amount not to exceed $37,300 for the County to provide advocacy for the advancement of arts and the Poetry Out Loud program for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Upon approval, the County will be eligible for up to $37,300 in grant funds to support art advancement programs. Grant requirements include a dollar-for-dollar match of which up to 50% can be from in-kind goods and services and donations. The fiscal 2017-18 budgeted General Fund allocation for the Arts Commission and the in-kind resources available to support these efforts will meet the matching fund requirements of the grant. (100% State)

BACKGROUND:

Established by the Board of Supervisors in December of 1994 as an official County commission and the authorized County partner with the California Arts Council, the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (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 AC5 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 goals of the State-Local Partnership program are to promote public value of and participation in the arts; leverage public and private support for the arts; encourage and promote arts in education; foster local and regional partnership and collaboration; create, present, and preserve the arts of all cultures; promote inclusiveness and equity in the arts for all communities; and encourage cultural development and preservation of California’s diverse communities.

The maximum amount State-Local Partners may request is up to $35,000 for general arts and culture advancements, up to $2,300 for administering the County Poetry Out Loud program, and up to $150 for a travel stipend to be paid to the County's Poetry Out Loud competition winner for travel costs to and from the State Finals Competition.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the County will not compete for grant funding that supports the advancement of arts and advocacy efforts of AC5.