TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Anthony Halstead - Director of Library Services and Community Outreach
REPORT BY: Anthony Halstead - Director of Library Services and Community Outreach
SUBJECT: Arts Council Napa Valley Annual Report and Grant Agreement
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 250145B with Arts Council Napa Valley for a maximum of $61,418 for the term August 6, 2024 through June 30, 2025, to act as the Napa County Local Arts Agency and implement the Napa County Cultural Plan. (Fiscal Impact: $61,418 Expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary).
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BACKGROUND
In April 2023, the Board of Supervisors amended the Special Project Fund policy. The amendment renamed the fund to the “Community Investment Fund” to better capture the purpose of the fund and dedicated 20% of the total Community Investment Fund to Arts and Culture. Of the Arts and Culture funds, 20% was dedicated to Arts Council Napa Valley to support initiatives and the remaining 80% was made available as competitive grant funding for arts and culture organizations. Arts Council Napa Valley provided the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the proposed Scope of Work for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The amount to be allocated to Arts Council Napa Valley is $61,418.
Requested Action:
1. Approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Grant Agreement No. 250145B with Arts Council Napa Valley for a maximum of $61,418.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
10540 Community Investment Fund |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
The Board of Supervisors has discretion over how to spend Community Investment Funds. The Board’s current policy allocates funding to Arts Council Napa Valley. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
Yes |
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Future fiscal impact: |
Arts Council Napa Valley has provided a proposed scope of work for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 funding allocation. The amount to be allocated to Arts Council Napa Valley is $61,418. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Arts Council Napa Valley will not be able to implement their Napa County Community Cultural Plan |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.