REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: SHELBY MACNAB, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Adopting the Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Guidelines.
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RECOMMENDATION
The PARCS Department recommends that the City Council consider the adoption of the grant guidelines for the Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program as recommended by the Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission (Commission).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fresno Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Transaction and Use Tax (Measure P) allocates 12% of funds collected for competitive grants for nonprofit organizations to expand access to arts and culture. The grant guidelines are prepared by the Fresno Arts Council in partnership with the Commission and must be presented to the Fresno City Council for consideration and adoption.
BACKGROUND
In 2018, a majority of Fresno voters approved Measure P, which was thereafter codified in Chapter 7, Article 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC). Twelve percent (12%) of the funds from Section 7-1504 shall be made available on an annual basis to invest in competitive grants for nonprofit organizations that support and expand access to arts and cultural programming. On August 10, 2023 the City of Fresno entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with the Fresno Arts Council to administer the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Program and on December 7, 2023, the Fresno City Council adopted the grant guidelines for the first year of the grant program.
After the first round of grant awards, The Fresno Arts Council drafted proposed modifications to the grant guidelines in partnership with the Commission. On September 30, 2024, the proposed modifications to the grant guidelines were introduced to the Commission and presented during a Comm...
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