TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Lori Hayward, Finance and Operations Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, CRA Executive Director
DATE: JULY 9, 2019
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FY 2019-20 CRA A-GUIDE FUNDING REQUEST - CREATIVE CITY COLLABORATIVE (ARTS GARAGE)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Direct staff to include funding for the Creative City Collaborative (CCC) - Arts Garage in the CRA’s FY 19-20 Budget in the amount of $275,000.
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Background:
CCC applied for CRA A-GUIDE Funding for FY 2019-20 under the categories of Economic Development and Recreation and Cultural Facilities. Funding is requested for one program, (Program “A”), which is Community Building through Music & Art. The specifics of the CCC’s request are summarized below.
Funding Request Amount: $275,000
Organization Total Budget: $1,392,000
CRA Funds - Percentage of Budget: 20%
Amount Funded in FY 2018-19: $275,000
This year’s Funding Evaluation Committee consisted of CRA Finance and Operations Director, Lori Hayward, and Assistant City Manager, Caryn Gardner-Young. The Committee rated the application package based on the established A-GUIDE criteria. Criteria used in review of the application were grouped into six categories weighted to total 100% as follows:
Organization Capacity 20%
Need for Project/Program 20%
Project/Program Description 10%
Logic Model 20%
Evaluation Plan 10%
Budget & Sustainability 20%
The Application Evaluation Form has six categories and the majority of the items are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (worst to best possible response) with an exception of two items. The two items are scored as follows:
1. Organizational Capacity- Demonstrated experience/success with similar programs/project is rated on a scale of 1 to 15 (worst to best possible response). The importance of the success of the organizations prior year goals that were established for the programs/projects funded by the CRA A-GUIDE grant funding was emphasized with additional points.
2. Logic Model/Projected Results- Stated program/project goal clear and relevant to CRA Overall Need is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 (worst to best possible response). The importance of the program/project goal being relevant to CRA Overall Need was emphasized with additional points.
Please review the attached Application Evaluation Form that includes the rating of the committee members on each Project/Program. The outcome of the committee’s review is as follows:
Evaluation Score: 82%
In addition to the attached Application Evaluation Form and budget forms, the following documents are available upon request:
A-GUIDE Application
A-GUIDE Logic Model
A-GUIDE Evaluation Plan
Strategic Plan
FY 2017-2018 Audit
IRS Form 990 for the period ending September 30, 2017
The Creative City Collaborative President & CEO Marjorie Waldo will be at the meeting to make a presentation.
Attachments: Exhibit A - Application Evaluation Form; Exhibit B - FY 2019-20 Goals & Outcomes Report; Exhibit C - CRA Combined Budget Form and Narrative.