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Home My WebLink About97-188 Resolution No. 97-188 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH LORELEI RIDDLE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Robert 0. Malm, Interim City Manager, be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute a Grant Agreement on bghalf of the City of Elgin with Lorelei Riddle for a $1, 500 grant for a performance by Ashlee Keltner Riddle pursuant to the Cultural Arts Commission Arts and Culture Grants Program, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference . s/ Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly, Mayor Presented: July 9 , 1997 Adopted: July 9 , 1997 Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0 Attest : s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk • (�OFF4,C `i City of Elgin Mayor Kevin Kelly Council Members Terry Gavin Robert Gilliam John T. McKevitt Ed Schock John Walters Marie Yearman CITY OF ELGIN CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT The City of Elgin and Lorelei Riddle agree as follows : 1 . The City of Elgin agrees to make a $1,500 grant to Lorelei Riddle, on behalf of her minor child, hereafter galled "GRANTEE" , for the following program: "Trygve, " a short play on the life and work of Elgin artist Trygve Rovelstad, performed by Ashlee Keltner Riddle in Washington, DC. 2 . All monies granted for this program will be expended by GRANTEE between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 1997 . All monies awarded must be expended. 3 . Grant monies will not be paid out more than 30 days prior to start of the program. No funds will be paid to GRANTEE until the City of Elgin has received the signed Grant Agreement. 4 . GRANTEE agrees that all funds received for this program will be expended only for the program as described above. In the event GRANTEE changes the program without the prior con- sent of the City of Elgin; all grant funds shall be refunded to that City. 5 . GRANTEE agrees the credit will be given to the City of Elgin and the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission on all public notices , publicity, printed programs, public media and other applicable materials . GRANTEE also agrees to supply the City of Elgin with copies of the above-mentioned publicity. 6 . GRANTEE agrees to submit a Financial and Evaluation Report to the City of Elgin on forms provided, within two weeks after the termination of the program period. 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847/931-6100 • Fax 847/931-5610 • TDD 847/931-5616 ® Panted on recycled paper L_ - 7 . GRANTEE agrees upon request to make available to the City of Elgin financial records for the year in which a grant was received from that Council . The City of Elgin will be allowed to access to financial documents that pertain to information stated in the previously approved application for funding. 8 . GRANTEE agrees that no monies from this grant will be used for any purchase of permanent equipment, capital improve- ments or construction, or payment of previous year's deficit. 9 . GRANTEE agrees that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, sexual preference, participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any activity including employment, supported in whole or in part by funds provided under this grant. 10 . GRANTEE does hereby agree to indemnify, save harmless, and defend the City of Elgin, its agents, servants and employ- ees, and each of them against and hold it and them harmless from any and all lawsuits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses , and expenses including, but not limited to, partici- pants and spectators, or any death at any time resulting from injury or any damage to any spectators, or any death at any time resulting from injury or any damage to any property which may arise or which may be alleged to have arisen out of, or in connection with, the program as described in Para- graph 1 and referred to in Paragraph 8 . ity f in Lorelei Riddle /e 1.&!_ Signature 1890 Country Knolls Elgin, IL 60123 Sy OF fC ti City of Elgin Agenda Item No. �. . � II tip' q 1I I)1' June 18, 1997 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Robert O. Malm, Interim City Manager SUBJECT: Cultural Arts Commission General Grant to Ashlee Keltner Riddle PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and members of the City Council with information to consider a grant to Ashlee Keltner Riddle as recommended by the Cultural Arts Commission. BACKGROUND The Cultural Arts Commission has been granting funds to local arts groups and individuals for special projects for the last four years . The purpose of the program is to broaden public access to the arts, and to encourage organizations and indi- viduals to be more creative in artistic endeavors . Ashlee Keltner Riddle recently won local and state history competitions performing a short play she developed on the life and work of Elgin artist Trygve Rovelstad. She has performed the play for school children at The Hemmens, and before several Elgin civic groups . After winning at the Illinois History Exposition on May 14 , she was invited to per- form Trygve at the National History Exposition in Washington, D.C. June 12-20 . The set for her presentation is comprised of large panels that feature renderings of Rovelstad' s work that are most economically transported by van. Ashlee Keltner Riddle requested funds from the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission to support the project Trygve and offset travel expenses to Washington. TOTAL GRANT AWARD $1,500 COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED Cultural Arts Commission. Cultural Arts Commission Grant/Ashlee Keltner Riddle June 10, 1997 Page 2 FINANCIAL IMPACT yl.^- The City of Elgin funding for this project would total $1,500 . Sufficient funds are available within the 1997 Cultural Arts Commission budget account number 275-0000-791 . 80-10 . Please see attached summary highlighting the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission' s expenditures to date . LEGAL IMPACT one. ALTERNATIVES None. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that this $1 ,500 grant to support Ashlee Keltner Riddle ' s project, Trygve, and travel expenses to Washington, D.C. be approved. Respectfully submitted, All-au Yl/f-111-AtY Monica Meyers , Director Parks and Recreation Aid" d"g4A7/ Robert O. Malm Interim City Manager MFH • CITY OF ELGIN CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION EXPENDITURES FISCAL 1997 (AS OF JUNE 2 , 1997 ) GENERAL FUND OPENING BALANCE $ 61,800.00 Elgin Community Theatre Refund $ 1,200 . 00 ADJUSTED OPENING BALANCE $ 63,000 .00 EXPENDITURES/ENCUMBRANCES Elgin Symphony Orchestra* $ 35, 000 . 00- 1997 SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS $ 20 , 525 . 00- Bubotto* $ 4 , 600 . 00 Children' s Theatre of Elgin $ 4 , 800 . 00 Elgin Choral Union $ 4 , 000 . 00 Elgin Symphony Orchestra $ 2 , 625 . 00 Independent Players* $ 3,500 . 00 James Hegarty $ 500 . 00 Gareth Sitz* $ 500 . 00 ( *Paid) MISCELLANEOUS Fox Valley Arts Council Membership $ 50 . 00- Cultural Arts Commission Recognition Night $ 1 , 250 . 00- GENERAL FUND BALANCE $ 6, 175 .00