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RESOLUTION NO. 10-141
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AWARD OF ST. LOUIS PARK ARTS & CULTURE
GRANTS TO THEATRE OR (AT THE SABES JCC), THE PARK
THEATER COMPANY, GEORGIA KANDIKO, CHILDREN FIRST,
AND JOANNE BONGAARTS/WILLIAM HESSIAN
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park created this program in 2006 with the assistance
of Friends of the Arts and the St. Louis Park Community Foundation to create and support a
$16,000 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 experiences in St. Louis Park; and
WHEREAS, fifteen 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, St. Louis Park Schools, the city, and community members; and
WHEREAS, the committee recommends the City Council fund five (5) grant proposals
for a total of $15,395: Theatre OR (at the Sabes JCC), The Park Theater Company, Georgia
Kandiko, Childrens First, and Joanne Bongaarts/William Hessian.
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. Theatre OR is awarded a maximum of $2,000.
2. The Park Theater Company is awarded a maximum of $4,500.
Georgia Kandiko is awarded a maximum of $3.845.
hildren First is awarded a maximum of $4,250
J ann Bongaarts/William Hessian is awarded a maximum of $800.
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Adopted by the City Council December 6, 2010
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