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TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Christine Adams, Director of Community Servic
DATE: June 4, 1993 (Meeting of June 16, 1993)
SUBJECT: Consider Application to the Achille Levy Foundation for
Arts and Cultural Grant.
BACKGROUND
The Achilles Levy Foundation was founded in 1969 to serve as the
Bank of A. Levy ' s corporate contributions program. The Foundation
has served Ventura County well over the years, providing grants to
support the enhancement of the arts in many local communities .
The Foundation has determined primary areas of funding which are:
Education, including Arts in Education and Youth Enrichment
Programs; Arts and Culture; and a small amount of funding in the
Civic and Community funding area.
Considering the limited resources that the City of Moorpark has
and with the uncertainty of the impending fiscal year, staff is
recommending that the city apply for grant funds from the Achille
Levy Foundation. These funds, if awarded, could be used to fund
cultural arts programs, which would benefit the quality of life in
the community.
In cooperation with the Moorpark Arts Association, the city plans
to apply for a grant amount of $7000 .00, which would fund a summer
concert series for 1994, at Arroyo Vista Community Park . The
funding would cover the costs of staging, sound, lighting (if
needed) , and the contracting of performing arts groups . Funding
through this grant, or with contributions by local businesses will
enable the city to offer this program free to the residents of
Moorpark as well as non residents . The provision of a program that
would have regional as well as local appeal may strengthen the
city ' s application for this grant . These summer concerts would
each provide a different style of music, in order to appeal to a
variety of tastes, ages, and cultural groups . Suggested musical
groups would include country-western, big band, symphony, reggae,
jazz , latin, and folk . The concerts would be advertised as
entertainment for the whole family.
The Parks and Recreation Commission has discussed the need to
"balance" the offerings of the Recreation Department by including
more arts and cultural programs . Funding for a summer concert
series through the Foundation will begin to meet this goal without
impacting the city' s general fund resources .
RECOMMENDATION
Direct staff to apply for grant funds through the Achille Levy
Foundation to provide a summer concerts in the park series for the
city of Moorpark.