STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: October 28, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Arts and Culture
EXECUTIVE: Joey Zapata
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) contracts with cultural organizations for the provision of artist services to the City through the Cultural Organizations Program for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (list attached to the Agenda Information Sheet); and (2) an amendment to the COVID-19 Amended Guidelines: FY 2020-21 Cultural Organizations Program to provide for a one-time exception to the funding level restrictions for TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc. d/b/a Bishop Arts Theatre Center - Not to exceed $4,832,026.00 $4,982,026.00 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Cultural Organizations Program (COP) provides funding for cultural services with established Dallas-based non-profit cultural organizations to support an array of programs that include concerts, plays, exhibitions, performances, workshops, and other cultural services, including virtual cultural services, over a twelve-month period. The Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) reviewed proposals from cultural organizations and applied objective administrative scoring per the revised program guidelines, which were approved by City Council in June 2020. Proposals and scores were analyzed by the Allocations Committee of the Arts and Culture Advisory Commission. Taking into account equity, administrative scoring, and organization budget size the Allocations Committee met three times over the summer and developed a funding recommendation unanimously approved by this standing committee. This recommendation was subsequently unanimously approved by the full Arts and Culture Advisory Commission in August.
Following Council Members' proposed $500,000.00 budget increase for the Cultural Organizations Program above the City Manager's Recommended FY 2020-21 Budget, the Arts an...
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