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REPORT TO: Mayor and Members of Council
DATE OF MEETING: March 22, 2010
SUBMITTED BY: Pauline Houston, General Manager, Community Services
PREPARED BY: Ingrid Pregel, Manager, Cultural Development (Ext. 3383)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: N/A
DATE OF REPORT: March 12, 2010
REPORT NO.: CSD-10-021
SUBJECT: ARTS AND CULTURE SUSTAINABILITY FUND
RECOMMENDATION:
That one time allocation of the following investment amounts be made from the Arts and
Culture Sustainability Fund:
The (Children's) Museum $120,000
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery $ 40,000
Kitchener Waterloo Symphony $ 40,000
Retain for emergency requests $ 20,000; and,
That these organizations be notified by letter indicating: the purpose of the funds, the
requirement for semi annual financial reporting to Council and the requirement to work
with the Enabling Organization of the Prosperity Council and other arts organizations
during 2010 with the aim to increase collective sustainability; and further,
That consideration of replenishing the Fund to provide for ongoing investment funding
beyond 2010 be referred to the 2011 Operating Budget Process.
REPORT:
On February 1, 2010 Council received CSD-10-009 (Prosperity Council Task Force on Creative
Enterprise Funding Update) and approved the transfer of $220,000 from the Arts and Culture
Capacity Building Fund to an Arts and Culture Sustainability Fund as an initial contribution by
the City of Kitchener to support the commitment to work towards an additional $1. per capita
annual investment in creative enterprise.
Council's Arts and Culture Advisory Committee (ACAC) had in addition recommended to
Council that those funds be provided to Prosperity Council's Enabling Organization for
distribution. The Enabling Organization is not yet operational, nor has Council made the
decision to provide these funds to an external organization for allocation. Wth the
understanding that ACAC intended the recommendation to require collaboration with other
municipal and private sector partners in the quest to stabilize the sector, staff met with municipal
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counterparts and the Chair of the Board of the Enabling Organization to discuss the pressing
needs of our arts organizations and determine the best strategy to stabilize them for 2010.
It was agreed that the immediate needs are pressing this year and therefore any funds targeted
as multi year should be allocated in 2010. Therefore this report recommends allocating the full
fund this year and referring consideration of replenishing the investment fund for 2011 and
beyond to the 2011 operating budget process instead of 2012 as originally envisioned.
Council has received requests as identified below. Recommended allocations are based on
Council's strategic priorities, planned programs, need and opportunities to leverage other
sources of funding.
Organization: Request Proposed Allocation % of Request
The Museum $300,000 $120,000 40
KW Art Gallery $ 80,000 $ 40,000 50
KW Symphony $100,000 $ 40,000 40
Accountability to the public in exchange for these investment funds is important. It was also
agreed that key arts organizations need to collaborate with one another and the Enabling
Organization with the aim of achieving collective sustainability for the future. This requirement
and semi annual financial reporting to Council is also recommended to be contained in the
letters of transmittal accompanying the funds.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
As outlined in report.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Arts and Culture Advisory Committee discussed the creation of the Arts and Culture
sustainability Fund at its meeting January 19, 2010 and made recommendations to Council.
Principles for allocations from the fund have been discussed by members of staff with municipal
partner counterparts and with the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Enabling Organization.
The arts organizations requesting contributions from the Fund have received a copy of this
report.
CONCLUSION:
Council of the City of Kitchener has for many years recognized the value provided to our
citizens by the arts and culture community. The City has led the way to enable provision of
world class facilities and programming. Allocations from the Arts and Culture sustainability
Fund are an important investment in the continued quality of life we enjoy.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Pauline Houston, General Manager, Community Services
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