RESOLUTION NO. 060855
Supporting the designation of the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas
City as the Local Arts Agency for the City of Kansas City, Missouri to seek
funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and directing the City Clerk
to forward this resolution to the Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Arts
Commission upon adoption by the City Council.
WHEREAS, the National Endowment
for the Arts recognizes the important role played by Local Arts Agencies in
communities throughout the United States, for their coordination of cultural
leadership, for their collaborations with governmental departments of economic
development, parks and recreation, libraries, and local education
agencies/school districts, for their direct work with specific arts
constituents, and for their work with a variety of other organizations such as
convention and visitor bureaus, festival committees, chambers of commerce, and
educational groups; and
WHEREAS, the National Endowment
for the Arts requires that a private arts council be officially designated to
operate on behalf of the City as its Local Arts Agency in order to apply for
funds to be subgranted for service and programming activities on behalf of the
Arts Councils constituents, and no such designation previously has been made
on behalf of the City of Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Arts
Council of Metropolitan Kansas City is to strengthen and enrich the community
through the arts by developing partnerships, visibility, participation,
support, information, and education; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City
Municipal Arts Commission acknowledges and welcomes the contributions of the
Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City as a valued partner and worthy
candidate for Local Arts Agency status; and
WHEREAS, the City Council
recognizes the substantial contributions made by the arts to the quality of
life and the economic and social development of the City, and the vital role
played by the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City in securing new
resources for the ongoing growth and development of the entire arts community
in the City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF
KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Council designates the Arts
Council of Metropolitan Kansas City as the Local Arts Agency for the City of
Kansas City and endorses its application to the National Endowment for the Arts
for funds to be subgranted to its constituent arts organizations and
individuals for arts and cultural services and programs that are expected to
benefit the residents of the City and strengthen the community as a whole.
Section 2. That upon
adoption of this resolution that a copy hereof be sent to the Kansas City
Municipal Arts Commission by the City Clerk.
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