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Meeting Information



Community_Arts_and_Education_Committee

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COMMUNITY ARTS, EDUCATION, and GRANTS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
4:30 p.m.
SomArts, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco


Special Meeting Revised Agenda

  1. Cultural Equity Grant Program Director Report

  2. Community Arts and Education Program Director Report

  3. WritersCorps Report

  4. Arts Education Report
    Motion to approve a grant to San Francisco School Alliance Foundation (formerly Every Child Can Learn) for the 20th annual San Francisco Youth Arts Festival. The grant will not exceed $1,500 from the Youth Arts Fund.

  5. Cultural Center Report
    Motion to pay an honorarium to Ernest Mark to serve as meeting facilitator with the seven cultural centers to review evaluation criteria and develop funding guidelines for the cultural centers program. Honorarium will not exceed $7100 from PAF.

    Motion to approve a $10,000 grant to SomArts Cultural Center exclusively to support maintenance and facility repair for the 2005-2006 fiscal year from Facility Maintenance Funds.

    Motion to increase the 2005-2006 Cultural Center grant agreement to Somarts for the subgrantees (Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, $8,551; Queer Cultural Center, $8,551; and Native American Cultural Center, $8,551) not to exceed grant of $815,297 from increases in the 2004-2005 Hotel Tax Fund allocation.

  6. New Business

  7. Adjournment

RT 3/8/06


Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Ave, Suite 240, San Francisco CA 94102 during regular business hours. Tel: INFO: (Robynn Takayama 415-252-2598).

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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