City of Coral Gables

File #: 17-6259    Version: 1 Name: CDB-RESOL-CULT.GRANTS.INCREASE
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 7/3/2017 In control: Cultural Development Board
On agenda: 7/11/2017 Final action: 7/11/2017
Enactment date: 7/11/2017 Enactment #: 2017-201
Title: A Resolution by the Cultural Development Board increasing the budget allocation for FY2017-2018 Cultural Grant Funds, and further recommending an increase of ten (10) percent every year thereafter. (Unanimously approved; 5 to 0). Update to follow in Budget.
Attachments: 1. Signed Resolution 2017-201, 2. CDB Memo to CC re. FY2017-2018 Cultural Grant Funding, 3. R-CDB FY2017-2018 Cultural Grant Budget Recommendation., 4. CDB Minutes May 02 2017 EXCERPT re. FY2017-2018 Cultural Grant Funds, 5. CCMtg July 11 2017 - Agenda Item 2-3 - Resolution by Cultural Development Board increasing budget allocation for FY17-18

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A Resolution by the Cultural Development Board increasing the budget allocation for FY2017-2018 Cultural Grant Funds, and further recommending an increase of ten (10) percent every year thereafter. (Unanimously approved; 5 to 0). Update to follow in Budget.

 

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One of the purposes of the Cultural Development Board is to promote cultural events and make recommendations to the City Commission on requests for funding of cultural and community organizations.

 

Conditions of this purpose include establishing guidelines and evaluation of cultural and community organization funding requests.

 

On May 02, 2017, the Cultural Development Board made the following motion recommending $200,000 for FY2017-2018 Cultural Grant funds and recommended a percent increase per year as follows:

 

Ms. Burgos made a motion to recommend $200,000 for FY2017-2018 Cultural Grant funding with a recommendation to increase the allocated amount by 10% every year thereafter. Mr. Perez seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. (5-0)