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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-79-0120LCD/cl 2/12/79 RESOLUTION NO. 7 9- 1 2 0 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING THE SUM OF $10,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, QUALITY n ` ' LOAF LIFE - CITY WIDE EVENTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE "SUn I— P RTI V CADE COUNTY COUNCIL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES' 1979 OPERATING tiUT. DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" WHEREAS, Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences, has requested an amount of $10,000 from the City of Miami in support of the Council's 1979 operating budget; and WHEREAS, in return for said support, the council offers its serv- ices as a screening agency for funding requests from not -for -profit cultural organizations; and WHEREAS, the Council has been instrumental in securing grants for local cultural projects; and WHEREAS, funds are available in the General Fund, Special Programs and Accounts, Quality of Life - City Wide Events and can be allocated to pro- vide support for the aforesaid operating budget; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The amount of $10,000 is hereby allocated from the General Fund Special Programs and Accounts, Quality of Life - City Wide Events for the purpose of providing support for the Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences' 1979 operating budget. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 26 day of FEBRUARY 1979. "DOCUMEN , INDEX ITEM NO. -" MAi1RIrr A rrQpr. MAURICE A. FERRE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF 79-12 ATTEST: RAL HP G. ON6 E, CITY RK BUDGETARY REVIEW: HOWARD V. GAR DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF NAGEMENT AND BUDGET LEGAL REVIEW: ,e4a4 iga,a( ROBERT F. CLARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: G . KNOX, J CITY A ORNEY "SUPP DOCt FULL :1 L L (RTNVE rr 1 • 79- 1 20 31 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO Joseph R. Grassie City Manager Howard V. Gary, Director Fr )'.1 Management and Budget °''7E February 12, 1979 sur3_I: Proposed Resolution to Fund the Dade County Council of Arts and REFERENCES Sciences E.NCLO UR-:; FILE Attached is a proposed resolution allocating $10,000 from the General Fund, Special Programs and Accounts, Quality of Life - City Wide Events, in support of the Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences' 1979 operating budget. This resolution has been prepared for the February 22 City Commission meeting. The Council is Dade County's funding source for grants to cultural projects and has been named the agency to handle the 20% of the new Tourist Room Tax earmarked for cultural and special events. In his January 8, 1979 letter requesting support Mr. Frank Cooper, Executive Director, states that the Council is instrumental in securing grants for local cultural projects both at the state and national levels. He also mentions that the Council has directly served nineteen cultural organizations in the City of Miami as well as the Offices of Cultural Affairs and Cultural Experiences. The level of support requested amounts to approximately 10% of the Council's 1979 operating budget. In return for support, the Council offers its services as a screening agency for funding requests from non-profit cultural organizations. gr "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW„ 79-120 Metropolitan Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences Room 2004, Dade County Courthouse 73 W. Flagler St. Miami, FL 33130 PH: 579-3618 Mr. Joseph Grassie City Manager's Office City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mr. Grassie: January 8, 1979 This letter is to request the sum of $10,000 from the City of Miami in support of the 1979 operating budget of the Dade County Council of Arts and Sciences. Following our conversations and those you have had subsequently with our treasurer and former chairman, Parker Thomson, I am happy to detail the Council's need and some of the services it might render on behalf of the City of Miami during 1979. Our current operating budget for the year (excluding the proposed Celebration of the Centuries and our CETA-funded Artists -in -Service program) is $97,000. Funding has been secured as follows: Dade County Commission $45,000 Junior League of Miami 10,000 City of Coral Gables 5,000 Fine Arts Council of Florida 20,000 $80,000 To lock -in our budget, the Council is seeking $10,000 from the City of Miami, $5,000 from the City of Hialeah and $2,000 from the City of North Miami -- each of which has indicated willingness to consider such requests. In return for support, the Council offers its services as a screening agency to each city faced with requests for funding from not -for -profit cultural organizations. Moreover, the Council provides a wide range of services directly to individuals in the arts and sciences as well as to not -for -profit cultural organizations and to schools, colleges and universities. We are Dade County's funding source for grants to cultural projects and have been named the agency to handle the 2E of the new Tourist Room Tax earmarked for cul- tural and special events. We are instrumental in securing grants for local cul- tural projects both at the state and national levels. During the past year we have directly served nineteen cultural organizations in the City of Miami as well as the offices of Dr. Hernando Lizaso and Mrs. Marguerita Ross. No fee is charged by the Council for its services, so we must turn to the variety of funding sources listed above to support our activities. Such support goes towards staff salaries, materials and supplies, printing, postage, and a variety of free, public-service workshops in publicity and promotion, volunteerism and grantsmanship. Besides the Council's first community -wide Cultural colloquium held last year, we inaugurated an on -going series of public forums (the first of which, "The Future for the Florida Philharmonic," has helped bring about a broader base 79-120 of support for the orchestra). In 1979, we will continue the series as well as the bimonthly publication of our newsletter (which is another service for cultural groups both through its calendar of events and through feature articles). One of the most valuable services the Council offers is through its volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Program. This program provides free legal service to eli- gible clients and is available to any cultural organization in the county. The Council is in daily contact with the majority of cultural organizations and institutions in Dade County. The services we render are not always immediately visable, however the results have been a financial benefit to special projects within the City of Miami as well as other non-profit organizations. Your consideration of this request is deeply appreciated. FC/pb Sincerely, er xecutive Director