[ccaa-l]: Commission on Cultural Affairs September Meeting Agenda

[ccaa-l at news.gocolumbiamo.com]

The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet September 11, 2006 at 4:15
pm in the mezzanine conference room, City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. Please
note additional information that follows the agenda.

I Call to Order
							

II Introduction of
Audience						

III Approval of Agenda		[Action]
   
IV Approval of Minutes from July 10, 2006		[Action]

V Secretary’s
Report							

VI Special Report-Columbia Festival of the Arts
A. General Information
						
B. Volunteer
Needs							
C. Marketing
Efforts							
D. Award of Merit		[Action]

VII Old Business
A. Commission Reports
1.  Poster Party						 
2.  Annual Arts Funding-Presentation to Council		
3.  Standing Committee on Public Art			
4.  Planning Committee					
5.  One Read Programming					
B. Staff Reports
1.  CARE Gallery Programming				
2.   Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Restoration		
3.   Missouri Arts Council					
4.  Status of FY06 Arts Funding Contracts			
5.  Status of FY07 Arts Funding Contracts		
6.  Other	
			
VIII Announcements
A.  OCA
Calendar							
B.  Other 

IX Comments: Commissioners, Staff & Public

X Schedule of Next Meeting: October 9, 2006, 4:15 p.m., City Hall 
		
XI Adjournment	[Action]

If you are in need of a sign language interpreter or information in a
suitable format for the visually impaired for this meeting, call the
Office of Cultural Affairs 874-6386. Your request must be made at least
24 hours before the posted meeting date.

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Office of Cultural Affairs UPDATES...

Small Request Funding.....Next month marks the beginning of the first
quarter of our fiscal year. This means that the Commission on Cultural
Affairs will be evaluating Small Request applications received by
September 11th. Requests may be for up to $500 and must follow the
below-listed guidelines. Contact us for an application form and complete
guidelines, 573-874-6386, oca at GoColumbiaMo.com, or use the online form
at www.GoColumbiaMo.com (Go Word: GoArtsFunding).

*	Funding is limited to one request per project.
*	If a project is funded in the regular funding cycle it is not
eligible for the Small Request category.
*	Multiple projects from the same agency are allowed.
*	Funds are available to agencies with annual budgets of no more
than $500,000 and only to arts      agencies.  Collaborations are
allowed, but only with an arts agency with 501-C-3 status as the lead
applicant.
*	OCA does not fund capital outlay or perishable items.

Annual Arts Organization Funding.....Sometime in early October, City
Council will authorize contracts with the local arts organizations that
will receive funding through the OCA’s annual process. The contracts
will then have to be processed by the City Clerk and the City Manager
will have to sign them. Contracts will be sent out immediately after
that. Organizations will need to return signed contracts and any other
supporting materials that are requested before payments can be made.
Questions?  Call 573-874-6386 or e-mail oca at GoColumbiaMo.com.

Columbia Festival of the Arts!.....Don’t miss the 15th annual
Columbia Festival of the Arts, September 23 and 24, 10 a.m. to  5 p.m.,
both days, on the Boone County Courthouse Square. For a map of the
Festival grounds, stage schedules and more, log on to
www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts/Festival, e-mail Festival at GoColumbiaMo.com
or call 573-874-6386.

City of Columbia
Office of Cultural Affairs
13 N. 8th, P.O. Box 6015
Columbia, MO  65205
573-874-6386
oca at GoColumbiaMo.com 
www.GoColumbiaMo.com