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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 5-21-12 <br /> Item No: 7.h <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Acceptance of a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant for the 2012 <br />Summer Entertainment Series. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />BACKGROUND <br />1 <br />Roseville residents and community guests have enjoyed performances at the Roseville Central Park Frank Rog <br />2 <br />Amphitheatre for many years. In 2012, Roseville Parks and Recreation, under the guidance of the Parks and <br />3 <br />Recreation Commission, will provide an arts integrated focus throughout the summer entertainment series. <br />4 <br />Artists share their talents with the community three evenings each week, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, late <br />5 <br />May through August. Funding for Roseville’s summer performance series is supplemented by sponsorships, <br />6 <br />donations and grants. <br />7 <br />8 <br />The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council offers a community arts grant program to stimulate and encourage the <br />9 <br />creation, performance and appreciation of the arts in the seven county metropolitan area of Minnesota. <br />10 <br />11 <br />The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council has awarded the City of Roseville a community arts grant for <br />12 <br />$5,000 to assist in funding the summer performance series in the Frank Rog Amphitheatre. The grant <br />13 <br />application is attached. <br />14 <br /> <br />15 <br />POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />16 <br />The attached proposal is consistent with the policy of leveraging other public and private resources to obtain <br />17 <br />funding that offsets the cost of providing programs, services and facilities for Roseville residents. It is also <br />18 <br />consistent with efforts to partner with other agencies. <br />19 <br />20 <br />FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS <br />21 <br />The City must provide matching funds of $1250 which has been identified in the approved 2012 Parks and <br />22 <br />Recreation Budget. <br />23 <br />24 <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />25 <br />To continue to provide excellent community art focused activities, staff recommends that the City accept a grant <br />26 <br />from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the amount of $5,000 to assist in the offering of a art focused <br />27 <br />summer concert series in Roseville Central Park Frank Rog Amphitheatre. <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />