2009-27214 ResoRESOLUTION NO.
2009-27214
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE CITY MANAGER'S
RECOMMENDATION, AND APPROVING THE CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL'S
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, AND AWARDING $630,000 IN SAID GRANTS,
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009110, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A";
AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE
SAID GRANT AGREEMENTS, AND MAKE THE AWARD OF SAID GRANT MONIES
SUBJECT TO AND CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE CULTURAL
ARTS COUNCIL'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009110.
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council (CAC) was created to develop,
coordinate, and promote the performing and visual arts of the City if Miami Beach for the
enjoyment, education, cultural enrichment, and benefit of the residents of and visitors to the
City; and
WHEREAS, from January through June 2009, the Cultural Affairs staff and CAC
conducted its application and review process for its Fiscal Year 2009/10 Cultural Arts Grant
Programs; and
WHEREAS, grants panelists, comprised of the CAC members for CAC grant
programs and both VCA and CAC members for the joint Cultural Tourism grant program,
evaluated 60 applications, requesting a total of $1,145,000; and
WHEREAS, the CAC, at its special meeting on August 14, 2009, reviewed their
recommendations and unanimously supported the recommended Cultural Arts awards for
Fiscal Year 2009/10 as more specifically identified in column four of Exhibit "A", attached
hereto.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed the recommendations and concurs with
same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission accept the City Manager's recommendations and hereby approves the award of
$630,000 in CAC grants for Fiscal Year 2009/10, as identified in column four of the attached
Exhibit "A" titled, "City Administration Recommendation"; and further authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute said Grant Agreements, making the award of said grants subject to and
contingent upon the approval of the CAC's budget for Fiscal Year 2009/10.
PASSED and ADOPTED THIS 24th day of September 2009.
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A resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve the Cultural Arts Council's funding recommendations and
awarding $630,000 in said grants, for Fiscal Year 2009/10, as identified in the attached Exhibit "A"; and further
authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said grant agreements, and make the award of said grant
monies subject to and contingent upon the approval of the Cultural Arts Council's budget for the Fiscal Year
2009/10.
Kex Intended outcome Supportea:
Increase community rating of cultural activities.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): The 2009 Community Satisfaction Survey reported more
than one-fifth of all resident respondents feel there are "too few" family friendly activities (24.6%) and cultural activities
(24.1 %). Additionally, on average, residents attended 10.61 cultural activities per year and 7.19 family friendly
activities per year
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Shall the City approve and accept the grant award recommendations and award $630,000 in said Cultural Arts
Grants for Fiscal Year 2009/10?
Item Summary/Recommendation:
Between January and April 2009, the Cultural Affairs Program Staff and CAC conducted an application and
review process for its Fiscal Year 2009/10 Cultural Arts Grant Programs. This process included the 11 member
CAC who served as the grants panelists to evaluate 59 applications, requesting a total of $1,025,000. The
recommendations were reviewed by the CAC at their August 14 meeting, where the CAC unanimously
supported the recommendations. The number of applications reviewed and dollar figures include the Cultural
Tourism submissions. Three (3) CAC members and three (3) VCA members reviewed applications submitted
for the Cultural Tourism Program, a partnership with the VCA; four applications were received in this category.
It is recommended that the Commission adopt the resolution and approve, accept, and award the Fiscal Year
2009/10 Cultural Arts Council grant recommendations in the amount of $630,000.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
The Cultural Arts Council reviewed the grant panel recommendations attheir August 14 meeting and supports
the recommended awards as reflected in the fourth column of Exhibit "A".
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account Approved
Funds: 1' $630,000 140.6080
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City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROnn: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
pATE: September 24, 2009
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION,
AND APPROVING THE CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL'S FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND AWARDING $630,000 IN SAID GRANTS, FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2009110, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A";
AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE SAID GRANT AGREEMENTS, AND MAKE THE AWARD OF SAID
GRANT MONIES SUBJECT TO AND CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL
OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL'S BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
2009/10.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
FUNDING
Funding is available from the Cultural Arts Council's (CAC) budget for Fiscal Year 2009/10.
ANALYSIS
The Mayor and City Commission passed an Ordinance in 1997 establishing the Cultural Arts
Council to support the visual and performing arts in Miami Beach. The cultural arts grants
program, a central component of the Council's master plan, provides funding to not-for-
profitsarts organizations through a competitive application and review process. This annual
funding results in hundreds of performances, exhibits, and other cultural events throughout
the City of Miami Beach. In 1998, a competitive process was established to review grant
applications and assess the cultural community's needs.
GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS
Each year the CAC assesses its grants programs and practices, and adopts changes to
improve the process and to better serve the public. Following a public meeting which
included both grantees and unfunded applicants, the CAC instituted two new funding
categories to allow greater diversity of programming and a more geographically equitable
distribution of grant funds. A North Beach Initiative earmarks funds for proposed projects at
the Byron Carlyle Theatre, North Beach Band Shell and other North Beach locations (north
of 63rd Street) for the purpose of increasing the number of cultural activities in Miami Beach's
North Beach community. A Cultural Ignition Initiative earmarks funds for organizations
never before funded by the City of Miami Beach, encouraging new cultural organizations to
participate in the grants process.
Cultural Arts Council -Grant Funding
City Commission Meeting
September 24, 2009
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All CAC grant applications, guidelines, and instructions were offered in English and Spanish.
Applications were made available through the Department of Tourism and Cultural
Development and electronically on both the City of Miami Beach's (www.miamibeachfl.gov)
and the Cultural Affairs Program's (www.mbculture.org) websites. Additionally, the grant
programs were publicized in English and Spanish media and via electronic mail.
Between January and April 2009, Cultural Affairs staff met individually with applicants to
determine eligibility, program category, and offer guidance regarding application preparation.
Final grant applications deadlines varied depending upon Program category with the earliest
deadline of February 2, 2009 for Cultural Anchors and the latest deadline of May 4, 2009, for
Cultural Presenters, Cultural Ignition and North Beach Initiative programs. A total of
$1,025,000 was requested by 59 grant applicants in the CAC program this year. There were
an additional four applicants in the joint CAC/VCA Cultural Tourism Program, which yielded
$120,000 in grant requests.
This year, the eleven CAC members again comprised the CAC grants panels exclusively;
please refer to Exhibit B for a listing of CAC members. The Cultural Affairs Program
Manager led the CAC members in a grant panel orientation during the CAC's regular
meeting on February 5, 2009. The CAC grants panels convened at public meetings in City
Hall on March 5, April 2, May 7, and June 4, 2008. The Cultural Tourism grant panel
convened at a public meeting on September 14, 2009, at 55517"' Street, Miami Beach. The
panelists reviewed applications in alphabetical order. Applicants were allowed to address
specific questions from the panelists. The applications were scored using evaluation forms
based on criteria listed in the application, then averaged dropping the highest and lowest
scores.
GRANT CATEGORIES
The grant categories available for funding, and their objectives, are listed below.
Cultural Anchors -Provides grants to the major preeminent arts institutions physically based in
the City of Miami Beach, whose primary mission is year-round artistic and cultural programming
that contributes significantly to the cultural life of the City of Miami Beach. Organizations must
have minimum organizational budget levels of $750,000. Grants may be used towards
operational expenses in association with the annual cultural programming described in the
application. The seven organizations are: ArtCenter/South Florida, Bass Museum of Art,
Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami City Ballet, Miami Design Preservation League, New
World Symphony, and Wolfsonian-FIU.
Two years ago the CAC approved the addition of three Miami Beach based cultural
organizations into the Cultural Anchors category. These organizations meet all the above
listed objectives but have organizational budget levels below $750,000, and are called
"Junior" Cultural Anchors. These organizations include Arts at St. John's, Miami Beach Film
Society, and Miami Contemporary Dance Company. At the January 8, 2008 CAC meeting,
the Miami Beach Garden Conservancy (Miami Beach Botanical Gardens) was added as a
"Junior" Cultural Anchor.
Cultural Heritage -Provides project-specific grants for arts programming to not-for-profit
501(c)(3) Miami Beach-based institutions devoted to promoting and protecting the diverse
heritage, traditions and culture of Miami Beach. Grants may be used for presentations of
Cultural Arts Council -Grant Funding
City Commission Meeting
September 24, 2009
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visual and performing arts, arts programs and workshops, and other projects which
emphasize the artistic experience and are accessible to a broad audience. Grant funds may
not be used to support projects that are primarily recreational, therapeutic, vocational or
rehabilitative, or for religious services or programs designed solely for practitioners of a
specific religion.
Artistic Disciplines -Dance, Film, Music, Theater and Visual Arts
Funding is limited to arts and cultural organizations whose primary mission is to create and
present work in one of the following artistic disciplines; Dance, Music Theater, Film and
Visual Arts. Proposed projects should be for work that is new or has never before been
presented in Miami Beach. Organizations receiving an Artistic Discipline Grant are chosen
based on demonstrated artistic talent and potential and the vision for the proposed project,
in relation to their overall artistic goals.
Arts and Cultural Education -Provides grants to cultural organizations whose primary mission
is to provide support for rich and challenging arts learning opportunities for children and adults in
City of Miami Beach schools and neighborhoods. Grants may be used for workshops,
lectures/demonstrations, and other projects designed to increase skills and awareness of the
arts.
Cultural Presenters -Provides grants to organizations whose primary mission is to produce
and present cultural and artistic productions.
Cultural Tourism (funding shared by the CAC &VCA) -Provides grants to support major
cultural arts performances, festivals, and events which attract a significant number of tourists
to the City of Miami Beach. The CAC partnered with the VCA for Cultural Tourism grants
that support cultural events with documented tourism benefits. The VCA provided $42,500
and the CAC provided $30,000 to fund this program in Fiscal Year 2009/10. Similar to the
CAC grants panel process, three (3) members of the VCA and three (3) members of the
CAC jointly convened a Cultural Tourism Panel on September 14, 2009, to review and
recommend funding for this category. The Cultural Tourism Program awards totaled
$72,500.
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
On August 14, 2009, at a special public meeting held during the CAC's August recess at City
Hall, the CAC members reviewed the final scores ranked highest to lowest from all the panel
meetings combined. As per CAC approved Fiscal Year 2009/10 grant guidelines, an
application must have scored a minimum average of 80% with a maximum possible score of
100 points, to be eligible to receive funding. The attached Exhibit "A" lists the fifty-five (55)
organizations recommended for funding.
CONCLUSION
The Mayor and City Commission should adopt the City Administration's recommendation as
detailed above and as reflected in the fourth column of Exhibit "A", titled "City Administration
Recommendation."
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Exhibit A
P ram A liwnt
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Award R uest 2009-30 City
Administration
Recommendation
ANCHORS
1 Jewish Museum of Florida 94.889 30 000.00 25 620.03
2 New World 5 m hon 94.556 35 000.00 29 785.14
3 ArtCenter South Forida 91.875 30 000.00 24 806.25
4 Miami Beach Fllm Socie 91.444 25 000.00 20 574.90
5 Friends of the Bass Museum 91.222 30 000.00 24 629.94
6 Miami Ci Ballet 91.000 35 000.00 28 665.00
7 Wolfsonian - FIU 90.778 35 000.00 28 595.07
8 Miami Beach Garden Conservan 90.429 25 000.00 20 346.53
9 Arts at St. John's 89.222 25 000.00 20 074.95
10 Miami Contem ra Dance Com n 86.000 25 000.00 19 350.00
1l Miami Des' n PreservaGOn ue 84.444 30 000.00 22 799.88
CULTURAL PRESENTERS
12 Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education 93.200 20 000.00 11 291.44
13 T ertail Productions 91.571 20 000.00 11094.08
14 Miami-Dade Communi Coll 90.571 20 000.00 10 972.93
15 Patrons of Exce 'onal Artists 89.833 20 000.00 10 883.52
16 Italian Film Festival 89.500 20 000.00 10 843.16
17 Miami ht Pro'ect 89.400 20 000.00 30 831.06
18 Culture in the Ci 86.833 10 000.00 5 622.68
19 FUNDarte 86.333 20 000.00 10 459.48
20 Forida Dance Association 80.143 20 000.00 9 709.55
NORTH BEACHINitTIATIVE
21 Friends of Miami-Dade Public Ube -Arts & Cultu2l Education 96.286 10 D00.00 6407.92
22 The Rh m Foundation -Cultural Presenters 94.000 20 000.00 11 872.28
23 Miami- Dade Communi Col a -Cultural Presenters 91.000 20 000.00 11493.38
24 Greater Miami Youth han -Arts & Cultural Education 90.857 20 000.00 11 475.32
25 FUNDarte -Cultural Presenters 90.833 20 000.00 11 472.28
26 Miami U ht Pro'ect -Cultural Presenters 90.300 20 000.00 11404.97
27 Momentum Dance Com n - Artsitic Disci lines Dance 89.500 10 000.00 5 956.30
28 Communi Arts & Culture -Cultural Presenters 88.643 10 000.00 5 899.27
29 Dance Now! Ensemble - Artisitc Disci Ines Dance 82.929 20 000.00 30 474.00
30 Center for Fdk & Communi Art -Arts & Cultural Education 82.571 10 000.00 5 495.17
31 Brazz Dance Theater -Artistic Disci lines Dance 82.429 10 000.00 5 485.72
ARTS & CULTURAL EDUCATION
32 Friends of Miami-Dade Public Utrra 92.833 30 000.00 5 687.23
33 Florida Film Institute 89.167 30 000.00 5 462.64
34 Fanta Theatre Fact 86.714 30 000.00 5 312.36
35 Center for Folk & Communi Art 82.429 30 000.00 5049.85
CULTURAL HERITAGE
36 Holocaust Memorial Committee Inc. 89.000 10 000.00 5 489.68
37 Tem le Beth Shdom 85.833 30 000.00 5 294.34
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES -DANCE
38 Karen Peterson & Dancers 88.429 10 000.00 5 570.18
39 Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami 87.143 20 000.00 10 432.80
40 Dance Now! Ensemble 85.714 10 000.00 5 399.16
41 Clarity Fil ueiras -Flamenco Puro Inc. 83.429 10 000.00 5 255.23
42 Brazz Dance Theater 81.000 10 000.00 5 102.22
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES -MUSIC
43 Sera is Fire 98.333 20 000.00 11 772.47
44 Florida Grand 0 93.000 10 000.00 5 858.11
45 South Beach Chamber Ensemble 90.500 10 000.00 5 700.63
46 Miami Ga Men's Chorus 89.333 20 000.00 10 694.96
47 Miami S m on Orchestra 88.833 20 000.00 10 635.12
48 Miami Children's Chorus 86.000 10 000.00 5 417.18
49 South Florida Com is Alliance 84.667 10 000.00 5 333.21
50 Siem re Flamenco 83.333 10 000.00 5 249.18
ARTISTIC D PLINES -THEATER
51 Miami L ric 0 ra 88.333 20 000.00 10 575.26
52 Ground U and Risi
CULTURAL TOURLSM GRANT PROGRAM 86.167 20 000.00 10 315.95
CAC ContribuHat
TOTAL Awarded
53 14v' Brazilian Film Festival of Miami - Infinito Art & Cultural Foundation tnc. n a 30 000.00 10 000.00 26 000.00
54 XV International Ballet Festival of Miami -Miami His nic Ballet n a 30 000.00 10 000.00 24 000.00
55 12th Annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in Miami Beach -Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival n a 30 000.00 10 000.00 22 500.00
TOTAL $ 1025,000.00 630 000.00
m MIAMIBEACH
Exhibit B
Members
Ileana M. Bravo
5411 Alton Road
Miami Beach FL 33140
(O) 305 530 9665
(F) 305 539 9732
I IeanaCc~lifeguote.com
Current term ends: 12/31/09
Zoila Datorre
5675 La Gorce Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33140
(O) 305 577 6118
(F) 305 577 7765
zoiladatCa~aol.com
Current term ends: 12/31/11
Chae duPont
Law Office of Chae duPont
8127 SW 82 Place
Miami, Florida 33143
(O) 305 595 0600
(F) 305 595 4333
chaeduoonttu'~.gmail.com
Current term ends: 12/31/11
Nina Duval
3717 Royal Palm Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
(H) 305 538 7087
(C) 786 351 1127
N DuvalCa)dadeschools. net
Current term ends: 12/31/10
Solomon B. Genet
Meland Russin & Budwick, P.A.
3000 Wachovia Financial Center
200 South Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33131
(H) 305 510 7724
(O) 305 538 6363
(F) 305 538 1221
sgenet@melandrussin.com
Current term ends: 12/31/10
Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
Department of Tourism & Cultural Development
Office: 555 17th Street, Courtyard Entrance
Mail: 1700 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach 33139-1819
305 673 7577 /fax 305 673 7262 / www.mbculture.org
Staff
Anthony J. Japour
1000 South Pointe Drive #3302
Miami Beach FL 33139
(O) 305 534-8322
a i i a po u r(a~th a-beach .net
Current term ends: 12/31/09
Lidia Resnick
2700 Bay Avenue
Sunset Island #2
Miami Beach FL 33140
(O) 305 673 4981
(F) 305 673 6054
iimmyresnickCa~hotmail.com
Current term ends: 12/31/09
Israel Sands
5255 Collins Avenue #11 F
Miami Beach FL 33140
(F) 305 868 4252
Isands Ca)_aol.com
Current term ends: 12/31/10
Eda Valero-Figueira
5555 Collins Avenue Apt. 10W
Miami Beach, FL 33140
(H) 305 868 7144
(C) 202 615 2456
Reco m ienzoCc_ya hoo. co m
Current term ends: 12/31/11
Merle Weiss
9 Island Avenue#1107
Miami Beach FL 33139
(F) 305 532 0142
mandDWeissCa~aol.com
Current term ends: 12/31/09
George Neary, Honorary Member
Director of Tourism, GMCVB
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2700
Miami FL 33131
(O) 305 539 3083
(F) 305 539 2911
georgeCc~gmcvb.com
Isadore H. (Izzy) Havenick
800 East Dilido Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(O) 305 649 3000
(F) 305 631 4525
ihavenickCa~magiccitycasino.com
Current term ends: 12/31/10
Max Sklar
Director, Tourism & Cultural Development
1700 Convention Center Dr.
Miami Beach 33139
(O) 305 673 7000 ext. 6116
(F) 305 673 7063
maxsklar~a miamibeachfl.gov
Gary Farmer
Cultural Affairs Program Manager
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach 33139
(O) 305 673 7000 ext. 6745
(F) 305 673 7063
ganrfarmer(a~miamibeachfl.gov
Mary Heaton
Grants & Operations Administrator
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach 33139
(O) 305 673 7000 ext. 6126
(F) 786 394 4760
maryheatonCa~miamibeachfl.gov