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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE FY2017 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS OUR TOWN GRANT AND TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $175,000; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: $175,000)
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(Staff Contact: Robin Bird/Karen Santen.)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
As one of the initiatives outlined in the Pompano Beach Cultural Arts Master Plan, the City is considering a grant from NEA Our Town which will fund a cultural arts connectivity project entitled "Pompano Beach Crossroads". The multi-media project will be interactive and include projects comprising a "trail" of public art, performance art, "drop-in" activities, literary events and digital projections with built-in "augmented reality".
With the opening of the new Pompano Beach Cultural Center, there exists an opportunity to create a partnership with the City’s Public Art Program, the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), and The Creatives, our 501(c)3 nonprofit cultural partner.
Funding from Our Town will benefit the Creative Arts District and provide support for the City’s Public Art program, the new Cultural Center/Broward County Library as well as two of the city's prominent historic commercial structures, the Ali Building (Ali Cultural Arts) and the Baily Contemporary Arts facility (BaCA).
Origin of request for this action: Development Services
Fiscal impact and source of funding: To meet the one-to-one match requirement of up to $200,000, approximately $145,000 will be allocated from the 2016-2025 Public Art Master Plan and approximately $30,000 from programming at the new Pompano Beach Cultural Center. The remainder of the match would be funded from planned allocations from the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).