HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-02-23 15-094 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 15-;094
Date: February 23, 2015
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Item/Subject: RESOLVE; :.aff Action Applying for $10,O00 in Grant Funds from the
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Maine Community Foundation.
Responsible Department: Community and Economic Development
Commentary: This resolve will ratify the actions of Staff in applying for a $10,000 grant from
the Maine Community Foundation to supports the arts in Bangor. The Maine Community
Foundation seeks to support organizations and programs that recognize and build on a
community's strengths and assets through its Community Building Grant. The grant funding, if
awarded to the City of Bangor, will be used to coordinate a Month of the Arts to promote Bangor
as an arts destination, to strengthen ties between the City's arts and business communities, and
to expand arts access to new population. The deadline for the Maine Community Grant
Foundation's Community Building Grant Program was February 15. In order to meet the
deadline, City Staff submitted an application for the grant. There is no matching requirement.
This matter was reviewed and approved by the Business and Economic Development Committee
on February 3, 2015.
Manager's Comments:
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15-094
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
Assigned to Councilor Plourde
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CI'T'Y OF BANGOR
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(TITLE.) Resolve, Ratifying Staff Action Applying for $10,000 in Grant Funds from the Maine
Community Foundation.
WHEREAS, the Maine Community Foundation seeks to support organizations and programs that
recognize and build on a communitys strengths and assets through its Community Building
Grant, and
WHEREAS, the grant funding, if awarded to the City of Bangor, will be used to coordinate a
Month of the Arts to promote Bangor as an arts destination, to strengthen ties between the
City's arts and business communities, and to expand arts access to new population; and
WHEREAS, the deadline for the Maine Community Grant Foundation's Community Building
Grant Program was February 15; and
WHEREAS, to meet the deadline City Staff submitted an application for the grant;
8y the ary Council of the aty of Bangor:
RESOLVED,
That the actions of City Staff applying for a $10,000 grant from the Maine Community
Foundation are hereby ratified by the City Council of the City of Bangor.
IN CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
PASSED
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CITY CLERK