CULTURAL DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's value of "Cultivating community culture, arts, recreation and life-long learning" and goals relating to providing diverse artistic, cultural, educational and historical amenities and programs that contribute to a vibrant, multi-cultural and economically-viable community.
As part of the Fiscal Year 2018 Adopted Operating Budget, the Board approved each individual award in all incentive program categories, with the exception of the Creative Investment Program (CIP), the Creative Place Making Program (CPMP), and the Cultural Festival Program (CFP).
The budget for CIP was originally $115,000. An additional $100,000 was added to this grant category on December 12, 2017, when the Office of Management and Budget appropriated additional funds for distribution to non-profit organizations through several agencies.
Pursuant to Broward County Administrative Code, Chapter 29, Part II, Section 29.17(e.), the Broward Cultural Council makes all incentive award recommendations to the Board for all programs with the exception of the CIP, CPMP and CFP. The Broward Cultural Council is authorized to approve CIP, CPMP and CFP awards, which comply with these guidelines and for which funds have been allocated and budgeted by the Board for these programs. For Fiscal Year 2018, there was no funding allocated for the CPMP due to budget constraints.
Exhibit 1 is a report of the Broward Cultural Council’s funding recommendations and the funding activity of each award for the Fiscal Year 2018. The report includes all awards that have been approved, the agreements that have been executed, the execution date of each agreement, the amount for which each agreement was executed, and the amount of expenditures for the semi-annual period. Staff will recommend rollover of unutilized funding to Fiscal Year 2019.
The report also contains the Tourist Development Tax Capital Challenge Grant Program (TDTCCGP), a grant program created to provide capital funding to eligible organizations. Funding for this program comes from the Tourist Development Tax Reserves Fund. At the November 12, 2013 Public Hearing (Item No. 11), the Board adopted Resolution No. 2013-880 amending the Broward Cultural Council's Incentive (Grant) programs in the Administrative Code to create the TDTCCGP, which was added as Section 29.16. j. of Part II of Chapter 29.
Pursuant to Broward County Administrative Code, Chapter 29, Part II, Section 29.17(h.), a semi-annual report shall be filed with the Board no later than August 31 each year. |