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ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT CITY A#* AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council Adopt Resolution No. 2004-344 accepting a "Museums for America" grant in the
amount of $1 7,100 awarded from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and
authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate funds.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
This is the first time the Museums for America grants -- which are designed to build the capacity of
American museums to sustain our cultural heritage, support lifelong learning, and serve as centers of
community engagement --were offered. There were 829 applicants from across the country; 190
grants awarded; 14 awards given to California institutions. The City of Carlsbad, with its innovative
Three-Part-Art educational outreach program, was the only recipient in San Diego County.
The Three-Part-Art program is an educational outreach program designed to introduce third- and
fourth-graders from Carlsbad to the experience of interacting with and learning from original works
of art in a museum setting. The multi-pronged program includes (1) a curriculum guide sent to
participating teachers to help them prepare their classes for a visit to the Cannon Art Gallery; this
curriculum guide includes background about the exhibition's topic and ties into both the elementary
school curriculum and the California State Department of Education Visual and Performing Arts
standards; (2) a tour of the Gallery exhibition with an artisffeducator; and (3) a related hands-on art
activity, led by another artist/educator. The children learn some of the basics of the art vocabulary
and most important, they learn that museums and galleries can be welcoming places to see and
experience new and exciting ideas.
This award will support activities and supplies related to the City's Three-Part-Art outreach program
that relates to exhibitions in the William D. Cannon Art Gallery. The costs for the 3 Three-Part-Art
programs the City currently offers to Carlsbad schoolchildren are approximately $30,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant must be matched on a 1:l basis with non-federal resources. No new funds
are required for the match. The Arts Office will use existing General Fund monies to meet the
match requirement. The Arts Office requests the Finance Director be authorized to appropriate
the $17,100 into the Arts Office Arts Education General Fund org key.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2004-344
2. Award Letter
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Peter Gordon (760-434-2920) www.pgord@ci.carlsbad.ca.us
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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-344
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM
AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS) CALLED “MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA” IN
THE AMOUNT OF $17,100 AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.
WHEREAS, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) offered a
new grant this year called “Museums for America”; and
WHEREAS, the William D. Cannon Art Gallery was eligible to receive such a grant; and
WHEREAS, a grant in the amount of $17,100 was awarded to the City of Carlsbad from
IMLS to support the City’s Three-Part-Art outreach program, currently offered to Carlsbad
schoolchildren; and
WHEREAS, the IMLS grant is a 1:l matching grant that requires no new funding; and
the Arts Office will use existing General Fund monies to meet the IMLS match requirement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That grant awarded from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in the
3. That the Finance Director is hereby authorized to appropriate $17,100 in the Arts
amount of $17,100 is hereby accepted.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 2nd day of November , 2004, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Finnila, Kulchin, Hall and Packard.
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NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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September 2 1,2004
Mr. Peter Gordon
Arts Manager
William D. Cannon Art Gallery
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
INSTITUTE
afMUSEUM Dear Mr. Peter Gordon,
and LIBRARY It gives me great pleasure to notify you that your proposal has been
selected to receive a 2004 Museums for America Grant award. SEKVICES
This year we received 829 applications requesting more than
$147,525,164. Through our field review and panel process, we have
selected 190 projects to receive funding totaling $16,406,694. The
*projects selected represent a wide spectrum of activities that will help
museums serve their communities better through increased education
programs, community outreach programs, and behind-the-scenes projects.
Enclosed you will find a letter from Mary Estelle Kennelly, Associate
Deputy Director for Museum Services, providing details about the terms
and conditions of this award. Please review her letter and the enclosed
forms and materials carefully and follow the instructions they contain.
Congratulations on your successful award and thank you for your
participation in the first year of this new program. Your participation has
helped shape our new program in the years to come. I am delighted that
the Institute of Museum and Library Services is able to provide support for
this project.
Robert S. Martin, Ph.D.
Director
Enclosures
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