HomeMy WebLinkAbout15254RESOLUTION NO. 15254
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE
COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2023 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO COLORADO YOUTH MARIACHI PROGRAM
(CYMP) IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR YOUTH
ATTENDANCE OF THE MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS
WORKSHOP AT UCCS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that
SECTION 1.
Payment in the amount of $1,500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2023
General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to Colorado Youth Mariachi Program (CYMP) to
sponsor the Mariachi Los Camperos workshop at UCCS.
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent
with the intent of this Resolution to implement the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 3.
This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: May 22, 2023
BY: Vicente Martinez Ortega
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED: __________________________
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY: ________________________
CITY CLERK
City Clerk's Office Item # Q3
Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 22, 2023
TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Dennis Flores, Councilor
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL
CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2023 GENERAL FUND BUDGET
TO COLORADO YOUTH MARIACHI PROGRAM (CYMP) IN THE
AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR YOUTH ATTENDANCE OF THE
MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS WORKSHOP AT UCCS
SUMMARY:
Attached for consideration is a request for support of Mariachi Juvenil Diamante and
the Colorado Youth Mariachi Program (CYMP) in the amount of $1,500 to sponsor the
Mariachi Los Camperos workshop at UCCS.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
None.
BACKGROUND:
It is a great honor for Pueblo's Mariachi Juvenil Diamante to introduce the Colorado
Youth Mariachi Program (CYMP), a non-profit after-school music program based in
Aurora Colorado. CYMP welcomes students of all backgrounds to experience a
culturally enriching music program by offering quality music classes and lessons at
affordable rates, sponsoring students to travel to state-wide workshops and providing
low-cost instruments rentals. CYMP's mission is to inspire youth in the art of music
making and mariachi culture.
Pueblo-based Mariachi Juvenil Diamante will participate in a workshop at UCCS,
coordinated by CYMP and led by Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano is a Grammy
Award-winning Los Angeles-based mariachi ensemble. They have performed in
numerous venues throughout the US and Mexico including the Lincoln center, the
Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Getty Center. UCCS has donated
their campus for the day and we have volunteers ready to help on the same day.
With your support, we hope to encourage music appreciation, and respect for traditional
mariachi music in our students, their families and surrounding communities. Your gifts
ensure that our students have access to affordable, high-quality instruction from
professional mariachi musicians, allowing them to continue developing their musical
skills and fundamental life skills that are building blocks for success in many other
areas of their lives.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds in the amount of $1,500 would be paid from the Council Contingencies Account
in the 2023 General Fund Budget to Colorado Youth Mariachi Program (CYMP).
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
N/A
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council could choose not to authorize funding for this purpose.
RECOMMENDATION:
This Resolution is at the request of Council Member Dennis Flores.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Mariachi Juvenil Sponsorship Request
2. 2023 Contingencies (Council) - Mariachi Juvenil Diamante