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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-1061 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-106 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING FINE ARTS GRANTS TO NINETEEN RECIPIENTS IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) WHEREAS, the City collects Cultural Development Construction Fees pursuant to San Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter 15.57 to promote fine arts and culture; and, WHEREAS, the Fine Arts Commission of the City of San Bernardino has considered the proposals by all of the applicants for grants and recommends the City support the programs proposed to promote fine arts and culture by recipients in the amounts stated in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The grants for the programs described and in the amounts as set forth in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein, are approved. SECTION 2. Prior to disbursement of each grant, the grant recipient must execute a Grant Recipient Agreement in favor of the City, the terms of which are at least as favorable to the City as those set forth in Exhibit "B", Grant Recipient Agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein. If the City Attorney approves the form of a Grant Recipient Agreement pursuant to this resolution, if the City Attorney determines that the expenditure is permitted by state law and local ordinance including Chapter 15.57 of the Municipal Code, and if such agreement is executed by the grant recipient, then the City Manager is authorized on behalf of the City to, and shall, execute such agreement. If the Grant Recipient Agreement is not fully executed by the grant recipient, City Attorney, and City Manager within sixty (60) days of the passage of this Resolution and returned to the Office of the City Clerk, then this authorization is rescinded and deemed void. SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver such agreements and related documents as are reasonably required to implement the intention of this Resolution. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING FINE ARTS GRANTS TO NINETEEN RECIPIENTS IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino at a Joint Regular Meeting thereof, held on the 7t` day of June 2017, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: AYES NAYS MARQUEZ X(S) BARRIOS X VALDIVIA X SHORETT X(M) NICKEL X RICHARD X MULVIHILL X ABSTAIN ABSENT Georgemi4ianna, CW bty Clerk The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this 7h day of June 2017. R. Carey DavYaidino ayor City of San B Approved as to form: Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney 2 EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION ABSTRACTS OF PROGRAMS RECOMMENDED FOR FINE ARTS GRANT FUNDING 2017/18 Arts Connection: $10,000 This is a multi -faceted, public art initiative that will include classes, workshops, talks, and installations. Arts Connection will collaborate with the non-profit "Fallen Fruit" to create a living artwork installation at the Garcia Center for the Arts, with satellite locations in the surrounding neighborhood. The installations will include a variety of citrus trees, hand-crafted wooden picnic tables etched with community quotes, and a suite of public participatory projects to foster a sense of belonging, sharing, togetherness and pride. Arts projects include drawing a self-portrait on a lemon, an exhibition at the Feldheym Library showcasing the photographic portraits of participants and the stories collected around the neighborhood. There will be a poetry workshop and a printing and production of a "zine." Bing Wong Elementary School: $10,000 This funding will assist in paying for art instructors from the Art Institute of San Bernardino to provide art classes, workshops, and professional development. There will also be learning excursions for students to the Art Institute, and. there are also plans to expand current classes in dance, such as hip-hop and folklorico by paid instructors. The school is committed to offer a complete iSTEAM program (innovation, imagination, inspiration, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). The number of persons expected to benefit from this program are 500 students and 36 teachers and support staff. Cajon High School ASB: $4000 This funding is for an Arts Festival produced through the collaboration of Associated Student Body and the International Baccalaureate programs. The Festival is in its 3rd year and involves both students and the community. It will be a showcase of student work as well as demonstrations of art in progress that may not be associated with a particular class. All Cajon students will be able to participate in the festival and have opportunities to create art. The community members attending the Festival will see live performances of orchestra, band, theatre, poetry, dance, choir, solo singers, art, films and ceramics. The grant would provide funds for art supplies and equipment. CSUSB Opera Theatre: $10,000 Funding for Opera Theatre will allow the Director of the program to develop and maintain a full season of opera that includes an opera scenes concert, a presentation of short one -act operas, and a full main stage production of "EI Gato con Botas" by composer Xavier Montsalvatge. The target audience will include the campus community and the community at large in San Bernardino. In addition, the CSUSB Opera Theatre will do eight community outreach concerts within the San Bernardino City Unified School District.and invite students to a dress rehearsal at the University. Grant funds will assist in paying for orchestra musicians and other professional staff, supplies and materials, royalties, and printing costs. EXHIBIT ATO RESOLUTION Jr. University: $10,000 The Jr. University, a long-time youth theatre group in San Bernardino, will use the funding to assist in the production of the 2017 summer production of "Peter Pan," paying for the production staff and a live orchestra. Over 100 young people will be involved in all aspects of the production at Roosevelt Bowl in Perris Hill Park. Through the 14 performances during July and August, the organization projects 7500 persons attending, 1700 of whom will be admitted with no fee. Local businesses are underwriting two free nights of theatre for the underserved families of the community. KVCR Educational Foundation: $15,000 Funding from the grant will financially create the ability for KVCR-TV to profile, produce and broadcast a new TV short series , Expressions of Art, that will profile 10 arts organizations or projects in dance, music, visual arts, theater, literary arts or film in San Bernardino. One show per month will be presented to the large audience of KVCR, the KVCR You Tube Channel and shared on KVCR-FM to highlight the arts in San Bernardino. After all 10 segments are produced, the team will create and produce two 30 -minute shows featuring all 10 segments. Community members becoming aware of arts programs currently happening in the city could range from 1000-10,000 for each airing of the program. LJR C: $5,000 The funding for this program will assist in the operation of dance, theatre, film production and creative writing classes at three different San Bernardino sites. In addition to instruction, LJR organizes regular productions and showcases throughout the year. Film production classes teach students every aspect of being an independent filmmaker and producing short films that allow San Bernardino residents to creatively tell their stories. LJR plans to collaborate with several agencies and organizations, including San Bernardino Unified School District, IEMG TV, the PAL Center, San Bernardino Parks and Recreation, St. Johns Episcopal Church, San Bernardino Housing Authority and CSUSB. Operation New Hope: $10,000 Operation New Hope is a charter school serving young adults, aged 16-24, who gain job -readiness skills and a high school diploma. The funding will assist in the creation of a sound/video studio at the school -site. It will allow students and community members to create full -production music and video, story -line adaptation, visual lighting aspects, camera skills and full -motion video. The school is partnering with Guitar Center in San Bernardino for instruments and recording equipment and the Art Institute local artists. Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Bernardino: $10,000 The proposed funding will be used to offer additional programs through several arts genres, such as music, dance, theater, ceramics and other forms of visual arts at 5 community centers offering 2 classes per week. EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION San Bernardino Valley Concert Association: $13,000 This project will take place at the Garcia Center for the Arts, and includes five cultural sessions during the year, featuring families from five ethnic groups sharing history, music, dance and literature; childrens movies and art experiences for parents and children with time for discussion which develops critical community development; puppet -making, set construction, script writing and performance for children 8-12 years of age; Dia de los Muertos and Las Posadas celebrations which concentrate on art work, poetry, music and historical/cultural presentations; and four theatrical events during the year. The funding will pay for supplies and materials, rentals/purchases of movies, honoraria for instructors, and royalty payments for production of plays. San Bernardino Valley College Foundation: $15,000 After many years of no instruction in instrumental music, SBVC is reviving the program, and now has a professor in that category. Because the college is lacking in the number of instruments needed to carry out instruction to students who cannot afford to purchase their own, the funding will be used to purchase instruments to loan to those students. Every interested student, music major or otherwise, will be welcome to play. As the program grows, musical performances in several genres such as concert band, pep band, jazz band, orchestra and chamber music will emerge. San Bernardino Symphony: $25,000 The San Bernardino Symphony will enter its 88th year in the city, and desires to continue its programming at the California Theatre in downtown San Bernardino. The funding will assist in paying for the rent on the theatre for the 5 regular concerts. In addition, the Symphony also performs 2 back-to-back concerts for 3400 school children at the theatre. The funding from the grant will not pay for additional rental of the theatre for the children's concerts ,the rehearsals of the orchestra , nor the cost of the required stage crew. Sinfonia Mexicana Mariachi Youth Academy: $10,000 The funding will provide high quality music instruction to approximately 99 students in the Mariachi Academy program. This instruction is by skill level in small groups, thus allowing the instructors to provide individual support to students. Classes are 3 times a week for 46 weeks. Instructors are highly qualified and experienced musicians and mariachi performers. St. Johns Community Success Center --Ballet Folklorico: $5,000 Girls aged 6 to 14 will learn traditional dances with traditional costumes, in a large - group format, taught by volunteer instructor Gary Ferrara in classes twice a week. They will learn how the dances originated and about the occasions calling for such a dance. Older dancers will perform for the public. This program came about through the desires of parents in the community who participate in the Success Center, and wanted to expand their children's knowledge of dance forms from the home states of their grandparents and great-grandparents. The Center has a record of success in EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION its many programs, such as the Homework Center, creative interaction with arts and crafts, a family literacy project, and several dance programs. Symphonie Jeunesse: $10,000 Two workshops for 30 Symphonie Jeunesse students and 30 additional string music students from SBCUSD middle schools. These will be all -day Saturday events consisting of small educational workshop sessions . The funding will pay for professional musicians and educators to facilitate the workshop sessions. SJO members will mentor the students from the schools. There will be a culminating performance of the workshops students, the SJO members and the professional musicians. Symphonie Jeunesse performs throughout the city and in many other locations, including Disneyland. Teen Music Workshop --Richardson Prep High) $20,000 The San Bernardino Teen Music Workshop, a community based performing arts program, is available at no cost to all San Bernardino City students in 6-12 grades. Currently, there are about 200 students participating. Professional instruction is provided weekly in instruments, vocal performance and dance. In addition, the program hosts a fully operational recording studio where song writing, music production and recording technology are taught. This group performs at venues both in the city and in many other locations, carrying the San Bernardino name throughout Southern California. Funding will assist in paying for additional instructors in all facets of the program and a part-time Recording Technology instructor. Untapped Hiphop: $3,000 (Fiscal Agent -Art Institute) The funding will support a street art competition (Street Glyphics) geared toward young artists in San Bernardino. The event will consist of live music, food vendors, art demos and an art competition for contestants from the areas of spray paint, acrylics, and markers. The artists will have 4 hours to create an art piece on-site for the chance to win a scholarship to the Art Institute. The organization hopes to hold this competition in downtown San Bernardino. United Nations of Consciousness: $10,000 This grant will assist in funding three programs at the Anne Shirrells Park Community Center. The programs are a week-long summer day -camp, a drum and dance class which meets twice a week during the school year, and a writers workshop for adults. These programs, which expose youth and the community to traditional African and Pan-African arts of music, dance and storytelling. are coordinated and taught by the Sesh Project, a program developed by Makeda Kumasi, a professional performing artist. The grant will assist in funding marketing and printing expenses, teachers and artists, field trip costs, facility rental, performance costumes and class supplies. Woodward Leadership Academy: $5000 Woodward Leadership Academy is a charter school in San Bernardino serving Kindergarten -6th grade students. The project for which the funding is requested is for an 8 week multidisciplinary program designed to inspire curiosity about EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION trailblazing women. This will be done through the enjoyment of literary arts and visual arts for 5th and 6th grade girls, culminating with a live Women's History Month performance of their work. Students will research a little-known woman in S.T.E.M. Guest instructors will teach students performance techniques, poetic form and structure, speaking presence, audience connection and memorization techniques. Funding will pay for guest instructors, supplies and equipment.