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Date: August 11. 2DDS
Item/Subject ORDER, Awarding Grant to the Bangor Cemer Corporation for $2,000 to
Fund City Hall pertormances and Audio/Visual for Downtown Countdown
New Year's Eve Evert
Responsible Departmem: Community YAt Economic Development
Commentary:
The Commission on Cultural Developments mission is to promote the development of Bangor as a
regional arts center that nurtures the artistic and cultural expression of its diverse peoples. The
Commission has been authorized by the City Council to review applications to the City for funding from
arts and cultural organizations and to recommend a course of action m the City Council for their review
and consideration.
The Bangor Center Corporadon submitted an application for $2,000 to fund performances and
audio/visual assistance for entertainment to be located at City Hall during the New Year's Eve celebration
called Downtown Countdown.
The Commission noted that the biggest strength of this program is that B provides a wide variety of free
family-oriented New Year's Eve entertainment designed to encourage participants to enjoy several venues
throughout downtown.
The Commisslon for Cultural Development recommends that the City Council approve a grant of $2,000
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(Tr -LE.) ORDER, Awarding Grant to the Bangor Center Corporation for$2,000t0
Fund City Hall Performances and Audio/Visual for Downtown
COurRtlown New Year's Eve Event
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development's misslon is to promote the
development of Bangor as a regional arts center that nurtures the artistic and
cultural expression of its diverse peoples; and
WHEREAS, the Commission is authorized to review grant applications from arts and cultural
organ¢ations and recommend a course of action to the City Coundl for their
review and consideration; and
WHEREASr the Bangor Center Corporation submitted an application for $2,000 to fund
performances and audio/visual assistance for entertainment to be located at City
Hall during the New Years Eve celebration called Downtown Countdown; and
WHEREAS, the Commission noted in its review process that the project met funding criteria
and the application was complete, and no material weaknesses were noted in
either the project descnption or the application; and
WHEREAS, the Commission noted that strengths of this application include a wide variety of
family-oriented New Year's entertainment designed to encourage participants to
enjoy several venues throughout downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Countdown pmNdes a free entertainment option for New Years
Eve:
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
$2,000 be granted to the Bangor Center Corporation from the Cultural appropriation.
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