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City Clerk's Office Item # Q1
Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 9, 2024
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Regina Maestri, Councilor
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL
CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2024 GENERAL FUND BUDGET
TO THE PUEBLO CHORAL SOCIETY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 TO
SPONSOR THE 4TH ANNUAL OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS ON
DECEMBER 13, 2024, AT MEMORIAL HALL
SUMMARY:
Attached for consideration is a request for support of The Pueblo Choral Society in the
amount of $2,500 to sponsor the 4th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas on December
13, 2024, at Memorial Hall.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Council supported this event for $6,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2022.
BACKGROUND:
City Council Member Regina Maestri is requesting $2,500 to support the 4th Annual
Old Fashioned Christmas on December 13, 2024, at Memorial Hall. Through the City's
help, this has become an annual event which is free and open to the public in
celebration of this wonderful time of the year. In 2022, over 700 people attended the
concert. Last year, more than 925 attendees helped ring in the season together. As in
the past, the Choral Society will be inviting other musical groups to join. This will include
a M
for this concert.
The event relies totally on the generous donations and support of sponsors to cover the
expense of hosting this event at this venue. So, in order to produce this special concert,
the Choral Society is asking City Council to support the event with $6,000. The mission
of the Pueblo Choral Society is to enhance the quality of cultural life in Pueblo by
performing, promoting and supporting choral music and by fostering choral and music
education in our community. The Choral Society is a non-profit organization whose
members are not only volunteers, but also pay to belong to the group.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Payment of funds in the amount of $2,500 would be paid from the Council
Contingencies Account in the 2024 General Fund Budget to The Pueblo Choral
Society.
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 Regina Maestri.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Choral Society Letter to City Council for Support of Christmas Concert
2. 2024 Contingencies (Council) Pueblo Choral Society Old Fashioned Christmas
Concert
3. Colorado Secretary of State - Organization Record Confirmation - Pueblo Choral
Society
RESOLUTION NO. 15751
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE
COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2024 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO THE PUEBLO CHORAL SOCIETY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $2,500 TO SPONSOR THE 4TH ANNUAL OLD
FASHIONED CHRISTMAS ON DECEMBER 13, 2024, AT
MEMORIAL HALL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that
SECTION 1.
Payment in the amount of $2,500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2024
General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to The Pueblo Choral Society to sponsor the 4th
Annual Old Fashioned Christmas on December 13, 2024, at Memorial Hall.
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: September 9, 2024
BY: Roger Gomez
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED: __________________________
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY: ________________________
CITY CLERK