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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