HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-056 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2007/05/07RESOLUTION NO. 07-056
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AWARD OF ST. LOUIS PARK ARTS & CULTURE
GRANTS TO BAD ATTITUDE PRODUCTIONS, HARMONY THEATRE COMPANY
AND SCHOOL, HOMEWARD BOUND, INC., ST. LOUIS PARK COMMUNITY
EDUCATION SUMMER SPARK PROGRAM, ST. LOUIS PARK HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, DENISE TENNEN, TROLLING FOR OLIVES & MARILYN TURSICH
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park, the St. Louis Park Community Foundation and
Friends of the Arts worked together to create and support a $30,000 grant program to fund art
projects and cultural activities that build bridges between artists and communities, engage people
in creative learning, and promote artistic production and cultural expenences in St. Louis Park;
and
WHEREAS, twenty-five applicants responded to the call for proposals and were
evaluated by a committee comprised of representatives of the St. Louis Park Community
Foundation, St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts and the city, and community members; and
WHEREAS, the committee recommends the City Council fund eight (8) grant proposals
for a total of $27,639: Bad Attitude Productions, Harmony Theatre Company & School,
Homeward Bound, Inc., St. Louis Park Community Education Summer Spark, St. Louis Park
Human Rights Commission, Denise Tennen, Trolling for Olives Productions, and Marilyn
Tunsch.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St.
Louis Park, Minnesota, authorizes execution of grant agreements with the following
organizations based on the review committee's recommendations and the applicants' proposals.
1. Bad Attitude Productions is awarded a maximum of $4,175.
2. Harmony Theatre Company & Schools is awarded a maximum of $3,278.
3. Homeward Bound, Inc. is awarded a maximum of $2,151.
4. St. Louis Park Community Education Summer Spark Program is awarded a maximum of
$5,900.
St. Louis Park Human Rights Commission is awarded a maximum of $1,000.
6. Denise Tennen is awarded a maximum of $5,950
7. Trolling for Olives Productions is awarded a maximum of $1,950
Marilyn Turisch is awarded a maximum of $3,235.
Revi .'„ a �� or Administration: Ad
City �. ager Mayor
d by • e City Council May 7, 2007
Attest.
City Clerk