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Home My WebLink AboutCSD-11-049 - 2011 Community Grants Tier 2 Requests - Neruda Productions - Steckle Heritage FarmREPORT TO:Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING: April 11, 2011 SUBMITTED BY: Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services PREPARED BY: Kathleen Woodcock, Manager, Service Coordination & Improvement (ext. 2597); Renate Willms, Supervisor of Administration (ext. 2395) WARD(S) INVOLVED: All DATE OF REPORT: April 6, 2011 REPORT NO.: CSD-11-049 SUBJECT: 2011 COMMUNITY GRANTS TIER 2 REQUESTS – NERUDA PRODUCTIONS; STECKLE HERITAGE FARM RECOMMENDATION: For information. BACKGROUND: Tier 2 grant recommendations for 2011 were considered at the March 21, 2011 Community and Infrastructure Services Committee meeting and subsequently approved by Council on March 28, 2011, including the following grants: Neruda Productions for Arts, Culture and Community - $6,000 (cash) Steckle Heritage Farm - $852 (in kind) The above noted organizations registered delegations to appear at the March 21 CISC meeting to speak to their grant requests but they were unable to attend. The delegations were advised to attend the April 11, 2011 CISC meeting. Community Grants Tier 2 are intended to provide assistance to organizations/groups that provide not for profit services within the City of Kitchener for the common good of residents. Only organizations/groups providing municipal services in the areas of arts and culture, special events, sports and recreation, and community support and development will be considered for funding. Organizations/groups applying for funding to the City of Kitchener for the first time or those who have received a Tier 2 grant in previous years are eligible to apply. Tier 1 organizations are eligible to apply for Tier 2 funding only for one time special projects or events. A Peer and Staff Review Committee, comprised of community representatives and staff representing the arts and culture, special events, athletics and community development sections, reviews applications as per a variety of assessment areas such as community need, organizational need and capacity, partnership support and financial analysis. í ó ï During a series of five meetings, members of the Peer and Staff Review Committee reviewed 2011 grant applications in detail and made decisions on grant allocations within budget availability. REPORT: Attached to this report are copies of the grant requests from Neruda Productions (Appendix A) and Steckle Heritage Farm (Appendix B) for Council’s consideration. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Community grants align with many strategic directions in the City of Kitchener strategic plan. Alignments for each specific grant included in this report are indicated in the following table: Relevant Strategic Type of Community Investment Applicable Community Priority Direction Community Grants Tier 2 Quality of Life #3, #4 Leadership and Community Engagement #9 Diversity#2,#3 Dynamic Downtown #1, #4 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The available budget for 2011 Community Grants Tier 2 was $144,340. On March 28, 2011, Council approved 2011 Tier 2 grant allocations in the amount of $143,659 leaving an uncommitted balance of $681 in the 2011 Tier 2 community grants budget. Grant amounts approved in excess of $681 will be an overexpenditure in the community grants budget. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The process for 2011 Tier 2 grants was advertised on the City’s website, Leisure magazine and in the September/October 2010 issue of Your Kitchener. Previous Tier 2 grant recipients were also sent information regarding the 2011 Tier 2 grant process, as were all Tier 1 grant groups. Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department ACKNOWLEDGED BY: : Attachments Appendix A: 2011 Tier 2 Grant Application – Neruda Productions for Arts, Culture and Community Appendix B: 2011 Tier 2 Grant Application – Steckle Heritage Farm í ó î í ó í í ó ì í ó ë í ó ê í ó é í ó è í ó ç í ó ïð í ó ïï í ó ïî í ó ïí í ó ïì í ó ïë í ó ïê í ó ïé í ó ïè í ó ïç í ó îð í ó îï í ó îî í ó îí í ó îì í ó îë í ó îê í ó îé í ó îè í ó îç í ó íð í ó íï í ó íî í ó íí í ó íì í ó íë í ó íê í ó íé í ó íè í ó íç í ó ìð í ó ìï í ó ìî í ó ìí í ó ìì í ó ìë í ó ìê í ó ìé í ó ìè í ó ìç í ó ëð í ó ëï í ó ëî í ó ëí í ó ëì í ó ëë