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MOTION TO RATIFY THE CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOR A GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 TO BUILD ON AN ESTABLISHED PROGRAM OF YEAR-ROUND ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AT THE FRANK C. ORTIS ART GALLERY AND EXHIBITION HALL "THE FRANK" AND STUDIO 18 ART COMPLEX.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. The Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs has awarded a grant for fiscal year 2023 to the City of Pembroke Pines to build on our established program of year-round arts and cultural events and an arts-centric community engagement platform at the Charles F. Dodge City Center Cultural Arts Campus to include The Frank Art Gallery and Studio 18 Art Complex in the amount of $150,000.
2. The purpose of the grant is to support programming for exhibitions and workshops at The Frank and Studio 18 Art Complex. Events must be multi-disciplinary events that foster experimentation and creativity, invite collaboration and engagement, and inspire audiences to visit The Frank and Studio 18 Art Complex often.
3. The City received notification of the award from the State on June 24, 2022. To accept the grant award, the State required the contract documents be executed by the City and uploaded to their website by July 31, 2022. Since the contract had to be executed and uploaded to the State's website prior to the next Commission meeting, the City Manager executed the agreement
4. Request the Commission ratify the City Manager's approval of the agreement between the State of Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs and the City of Pembroke Pines for a general support grant award in the amount of $150,000.
Financial Impact Detail
FINANCIAL IMPACT DETAIL:
a) Initial Cost: This revenue grant requires matching funds of $150,000 in the form cash or in-kind services. The personnel ...
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