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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2d: Target Grant of $20,000 for Concert in the Park ProgramDATE: October 19, 2010 TO: Mayor and City Council S' FROM: Sara Somogyi, Recreation and Community Services Director SUBJECT: Grant from Target in the amount of $20,000 for Recreation & Community Services Department Concert in the Park Program Recommendation: Accept the grant SUMMARY Target has awarded a grant to the Recreation and Community Services Department for the amount of $20,000. The Recreation and Community Services Department applied for the grant to fund the Summer Concerts in the Park Program. A similar grant was awarded to the City for the program last year. DISCUSSION STAFF REPORT Recreation and Community Services Department In December 2009, the Recreation and Community Services Department applied for a grant from Target for the 2010 Summer Concerts in the Park program. In February 2010 the City Council voted to accept the awarded from Target for the Summer Concert in the Park program. In August 2010, Ms. 0' Laughlin from Target contacted Director of Recreation and Community Services, Sara Somogyi and invited her to apply for a grant for the Concert in the Park program once again. As part of the grant, Target would be promoted in the title of the event. The proposed title submitted on the grant application was: Target Free Summer Concerts in Arcadia. The Target logo would be included into current Concert in the Park logo for promotion. Target would also be recognized on all printed materials and in all press related articles just as it was the last summer. FISCAL IMPACT In Recreation and Community Services Department, the Concert in the Park program is out of the general fund budget. The amount budgeted for the program is in the 10/11 FY is $3000. The expenses for the Concert in the Park program is typically split between two fiscal years because of the time frame the program is offered. For example, the marketing material to promote the series is purchased one fiscal year and the entertainment the next fiscal year. If the Target grant is accepted, funds from the grant will be used over a two fiscal year period, with the cost savings to the general fund totaling $12,000. The Target grant for the concert program was awarded in the amount of $20,000. This amount will allow the program operated at a similar level to the 2010 series; which included a sound provider, higher quality bands, enhanced kid's fun zone and concert giveaways. RECOMMENDATION: Accept the grant from Target of $20,000 for Recreation & Community Services Department Concert in the Park program Approved by: ,> cn,._,4(2__Pe-,-,.- .,„-.)