HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-07-15; City Council; 04; Donation from the Carlsbad Friends of the ArtsCA Review AZ
Meeting Date: July 15, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Geoff Patnoe, City Manager
Staff Contact: Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts Director
suzanne.smithson@carlsbadca.gov or 442-339-2011
Subject: Donation from the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts
Districts: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution accepting a donation of $25,000 from the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts to the
City of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural Arts Department.
Executive Summary
The Carlsbad Friends of the Arts has offered to donate $25,000 to the City of Carlsbad’s Library
& Cultural Arts department in direct support of TGIF Concerts in the Parks as well as general
arts support for fiscal year 2025-26.
Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.08.100 requires the City Council’s approval for the city to
accept donations worth more than $5,000.
Explanation & Analysis
The Carlsbad Friends of the Arts is a non-profit, community-based organization, founded in
1987 with the mission to support cultural arts programs and activities in the City of Carlsbad.
Historically, the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts have raised funds through opportunity drawings
conducted at the TGIF concerts and through their membership program. The donation will
provide additional support for the TGIF concert series and other cultural arts activities.
Fiscal Analysis
The $25,000 donation will be used to enhance cultural arts programming and activities through
the Library & Cultural Arts department. Appropriation of these funds is included in the fiscal
year 2025-26 adopted budget.
Next Steps
The Library & Cultural Arts department will apply these funds as appropriated in the fiscal year
2025-26 adopted budget to deliver the identified programs and services.
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Environmental Evaluation
The proposed action is not a “project” as defined by CEQA Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines
Section 15378(b)(4) and does not require environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section
15602(c)(3) because accepting the donation is a government fiscal activity and does not in itself
involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant
physical impact on the environment. Accepting the donation does not have a legally binding
effect on any possible future discretionary action. The activities or projects for which this
funding will be used may require preparation of an environmental document in accordance
with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. The proposed action will not foreclose review of
alternatives or mitigation measures by the public as part of the environmental review process.
Exhibits
1.City Council resolution
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Exhibit 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-161
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A DONATION OF $25,000 FROM THE CARLSBAD
FRIENDS OF THE ARTS TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD’S LIBRARY & CULTURAL
ARTS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, has determined that the Carlsbad
Friends of the Arts has generously offered to donate $25,000 to the City of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural
Arts Department; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this donation will provide enhanced cultural art programming and
activities throughout the City of Carlsbad, including direct support for the TGIF Concerts in the Parks
series.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.The proposed action is not a “project” as defined by CEQA Section 21065 and CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and does not require environmental review under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15602(c)(3) because accepting the donation is a government fiscal
activity and does not in itself involve any commitment to any specific project which may
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Accepting the
donation does not have a legally binding effect on any possible future discretionary
action. The activities or projects for which this funding will be used may require
preparation of an environmental document in accordance with CEQA and CEQA
Guidelines. The proposed action will not foreclose review of alternatives or mitigation
measures by the public as part of the environmental review process.
3.That the City Council gratefully accepts the donation of $25,000 from the Carlsbad
Friends of the Arts.
4.That the City Manager, or designee, will appropriate the $25,000 donation to the Library
& Cultural Arts Department FY 2025-26 operating budget to fund arts programs and
purchases in accordance with the purpose of the donation.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 15th day of July, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
______________________________________
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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