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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15646RESOLUTION NO. 15646 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2024 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR THE ANNIVERSARY GALA ON FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024 AT 6 PM AT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS CENTER 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 2024 General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center to sponsor the Anniversary Gala on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 6 pm. 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 effectuate the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and approval. INTRODUCED: May 28, 2024 BY: Dennis Flores MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVED: __________________________ PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: ________________________ DEPUTY CITY CLERK City Clerk's Office Item # Q1 Background Paper for Proposed Resolution COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 28, 2024 TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Heather Graham VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Sarah Martinez, Councilor SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2024 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR THE ANNIVERSARY GALA ON FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024 AT 6 PM AT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS CENTER SUMMARY: Attached for consideration is a request for support of Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in the amount of $1,500 to sponsor the Anniversary Gala on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 6 pm at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: Council sponsored this event for $1,500 in 2023 and for $1,200 in 2020, 2019, and 2017. BACKGROUND: As you prepare for the year 2024, we would like to invite you to sponsor the 52nd annual gala of the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Ce celebrate Japanese culture and open our summer exhibition "Portrait of Nature: Myriads of Gods" on Friday, June 7th. The exhibition will showcase the work of two internationally renowned Japanese photographers, Nobuyuki Kobayashi and Masato Okazaki. Their work highlights the Japanese culture's longtime reverence and respect for nature and how their thinking aligns with the Shinto belief that gods reside in all things. The arrative to a time when the spirits of gods in nature itself were revered. The works of two Colorado artists, Mieko Kaneshi and Margaret Kasahara, will also be displayed. Kaneshi combines the disciplined study of Japanese art with the boldness of the Wild West in a unique artistic style. Kasahara explores personal and social identity in her drawings, paintings, and mixed media work. This will be a special moment for the Arts Center, its board of trustees, staff, volunteers, and instructors, as we acknowledge and pay tribute to the vision, commitment, and supporters over the past half-century. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Payment of funds in the amount of $1,500 would be paid from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2024 General Fund Budget to the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. 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 Sarah Martinez. ATTACHMENTS: 1. SdC Arts SponsorLevels_Packet_Rev2_5_8.5x11 (002) 2. 2024 Contingencies (Council) Sangre de Cristo Arts Center