DATE:
March 1, 2022
TO:
Christine Daniel, City Manager
FROM:
Pedro Jimenez, Community Services Director
SUBJECT:
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Adopting The Community Grant Sub Committee Recommendations To Select Artists Working Together, Berkeley FILM Foundation, ECAP Emeryville Video Project, Friends of Golden Gate Library, Head Over Heels Athletic Arts, Kala ART Institute, New Arts Foundation, Scientific Adventures for Girls, Three Thirty Three Arts, Resilience Birthright, Inc As The Recipients For The Emeryville Community Grant Program, 2021-2022 Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the above-entitled resolution adopting the recommendation of the Community Grant Sub Committee to select the following as recipients of the 2021-2022 Emeryville Community Grants: Artists Working Together, Berkeley FILM Foundation, ECAP Emeryville Video Project, Friends of Golden Gate Library, Head Over Heels Athletic Arts, Kala ART Institute, New Arts Foundation, Scientific Adventures for Girls, Three Thirty Three Arts, Resilience Birthright,Inc.
Background
The Community Grant Program (CGP) was established over twenty years ago as a means of “promoting the cultural and artistic aspects of the community and to provide for a high-quality living and working environment in the City of Emeryville”. Under these guidelines, the grant program mostly funded artists and art organizations to conduct free public performances, art education; or activities that increased public access to local artists, such as open studio tours and temporary art exhibitions. Over time, the CGP began providing funds for social services, such as low-income legal assistance and nutrition programs.
Prior to FY 2012-13, virtually all of the community grant funding was drawn from the City’s former Redevelopment Agency (RDA). In FY 2012-13, due to the dissolution of the RDA, funding totaling $58,450 for the grant program was drawn from the City’s General Fund and the funding process was non-competitive, with requests for funding limited to a set number of community organizations that received the same level of funding each year. Staff was directed by City Council to notify all of the FY 2013-14 grantees that the program was under review, and to revisit the program under the Community Services Department upon completion of the Emeryville Center of Community Life.
Staff developed an application process and program guidelines which the City Council reviewed and approved on December 6, 2016. The revised Community Grant program has been in place since that time, with funding provided from the City’s General Fund. The goal of the Community Grants Program is to fund eligible arts and culture organizations and individuals to provide diverse programs and activities that benefit the greater Emeryville community. The grant guidelines are as follows:
Grant Guidelines:
Submit a completed application by the deadline
Provide proof of non-profit status or a fiscal agent
Program or activity must be completed in Emeryville
Grants - $10,000 cap
Only one grant per organization per year
Applicant to complete closing documents upon completion of the project Discussion
On November 1, 2021, the City released a call for applications on the City website, through social media, and by contacting former recipients. By December 30, 2021, the City had received 11 applications. The appropriated funding for the Community Grant Program for the 2021-2022 year is: $73,500.
The grant Selection Panel included: 1. Vickie Jo Sowell, PAC Member; 2. Emily McPartlon PAC Member; 3. Patricia Weber, Parks and Recreation Member; and 4. Yasser Alwan, Parks and Recreation Member.
The Selection Panel met on January 25, 2022, to recommend the applications that best fit the grant program’s guidelines and goal. The meeting was facilitated by Pedro Jimenez, Community Services Director. The Panel discussed the merits of each program or activity, and made the following recommendations:
Artists Working Together $8,571
Berkeley FILM Foundation $8,571
ECAP Emeryville Video Project $8,571
Friends of Golden Gate Library $929
Head Over Heels Athletic Arts $8571
Kala ART Institute $8571
New Arts Foundation $8571
Scientific Adventures for Girls $8571
PangeaSeed Foundation $0
Three Thirty Three Arts $4000
Resilience Birthright , Inc $8571
Total $73,497
Fiscal Impact
The current approved budget includes $73,500 for these grants.
Staff Communication with the Public
No staff communication with the public other than the public call for applications described above.
PREPARED BY: Pedro Jimenez, Community Services Director Approved and Forwarded to the
City Council of the City of Emeryville:
Christine Daniel, City Manager
Attachments
Draft Resolution
Grant Applications
Community Grant Program
City Council Meeting | March 1, 2022
City of Emeryville
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