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SUBJECT: Acceptance of Grant Award from PG&E Corporation Foundation in the Amount of $3,000 and Appropriation of Funds for Use by the City’s Arts and Culture Advisory Commission
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City Council accepted a grant award from PG&E Corporation Foundation in the amount of $3,000 and appropriated the funds for use by the City’s Arts and Culture Advisory Commission.
RECOMMENDATION
Arts and Culture Advisory Commission - Adopt a motion accepting the grant award from PG&E Corporation Foundation in the amount of $3,000 for future projects to be determined.
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DISCUSSION
Over the past few years, the PG&E Corporation has approached the City of Merced seeking opportunities to invest in arts locally. Last year, a $3,000 funding opportunity became available. With the understanding that the City Council was working to establish an Arts and Cultural Advisory Commission, staff made a request of PG&E to allow the funds to be carried over to this fiscal year. The grant does not require a City match.
This grant will be provided to the City’s newly established Arts and Culture Advisory Committee as a project opportunity. The Commission will provide a recommendation to the City Council on the use of the funds for a specific project. Staff will continue to seek additional funding opportunities, in partnership with the Arts and Culture Advisory Commission, to enhance this program within the City.