HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 12715 (Falkirks Arts Education Program)RESOLUTION NO. 12715
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
RAFAEL APPROVING ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF A MARIN
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT OF $25,000 TO SUPPORT
FALKIRK'S ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM
"LEARNING TO LOOK."
(Grant Period: 6 months January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
The MAYOR and CITY CLERK are authorized to accept, on behalf of the City of San
Rafael, a Grant Agreement with the Marin Community Foundation, a copy of which is
hereby attached and by this reference made a part hereof.
I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a re alar meeting
of the City Council of said City held on Monday, the 20th day of April 2009 by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Brockank, Connolly, Heller, Miller & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
March 24, 2009
Ms. Beth Goldberg
Curator
Falkirk Cultural Center
P.O. Box 151560
San Rafael, CA 94915-1560
Re: Grant # 2009-00255
Fund: Leonard & Beryl Buck Fund
Dear Ms. Goldberg:
On behalf of the Trustees of the Marin Community Foundation, I am pleased to inform you that the Board
has approved a grant in the amount of $25,000 to Falkirk Cultural Center to support a visual arts
education program for elementary schools in Marin. The period of this grant is 6 months, from January 1,
2009 through June 30, 2009.
To confirm your formal acceptance of the following terms, please fax a copy of this agreement letter to
the Foundation, signed by the appropriate person authorized to sign for your organization.
1. As a condition of this grant, you are committing to report on your organization's progress against
metrics (including impacts, activities or outputs, and any additional outcomes) listed at the end of this
agreement at the frequencies specified. In addition, you will be required to submit narrative progress
reports, including a final report after the end of the grant period. Any payments scheduled for release
after the due date of a progress report will be held by the Foundation until the report has been submitted
and approved. The Foundation will be providing further guidance on reporting procedures in advance of
the due dates.
2. The grant and any accrued interest may only be used to carry out activities in or for the benefit of
Marin County and only for the charitable purposes and activities set forth in this letter of agreement.
3. Funds not used for the charitable purposes of the grant, including any unspent balance at the
conclusion of the grant period, must be returned to the Foundation. If any equipment or real estate
purchased with grant funds is diverted from the charitable purposes for which this grant is made, or if
your organization ceases operations, you agree to convey such equipment or real estate back to the
Foundation or to such other charitable organization as the Foundation may direct.
4. You agree to credit the Foundation in publications, press releases, brochures, videotapes, and other
publicity or public relations materials and presentations resulting from the use of these funds or developed
for activities authorized under this grant. Please refer to the enclosed Guidelines for Communicating
about Your Grant. The Foundation's Vice President for Marketing and Communications is available to
advise you on public information activities.
5. Your organization agrees to maintain accurate financial and operational records regarding your use of
grant funds and to make those records available to the Foundation promptly upon request for the
Foundation's review, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
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5. Your organization will make any publications, media presentations, studies, or research funded by this
grant available to the public in a manner acceptable to the Foundation. Any tangible or intangible
property, including copyrights obtained or created by your organization with funding from this grant,
shall remain the property of your organization, but your organization agrees to grant the Foundation a
royalty -free license to use, reprint, or distribute any such copyrighted materials for informational or
promotional purposes that do not conflict with your organization's charitable purposes.
7. The terms of this Agreement may be revised or modified only with the prior written consent of both
the Foundation and your organization. If your organization fails to meet any of the terms of this
Agreement, the Foundation may withdraw its award and terminate the Agreement, and the Foundation
will then have no responsibility to disburse any further funds. The Foundation may also, at its discretion,
require your organization to return any unspent grant funds and to refund any portion of the grant that was
not used for charitable purposes as required by this Agreement, as described in Paragraph 2 above.
8. The Foundation has no obligation to provide any additional support to your organization, and this
grant does not represent any commitment of future support.
We will process the payment when we receive a faxed copy of this agreement letter.
If you have any questions about the implementation of this grant or about Foundation procedures, please
feel free to contact James Flavell, the program officer responsible for overseeing this grant, or Sandy
Sherwood, program associate.
The Foundation is pleased to support the efforts of your organization on behalf of the community. We
look forward to working with you and learning from the experience to be gained from this cooperative
endeavor.
Sincerely,
Thomas Peters, Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Enclosures
Please sign this grant agreement and fax it to:
Debra White, Grants Manager
415.493.2455
Faxing all requested documents, as directed and using the fax number above, will ensure proper
handling of the submitted paperwork and expedite processing of the grant payment.
ACCEPTANCE: On behalf of Falkirk Cultural Center, I hereby accept and agree to the terms of grant
#2009-00255 as set forth above.
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Allocation & Revortine Requirements
$25,000.00 to Work with underserved students
Associated Impact Metric(s)
1 Marin school successfully developing quality arts education programs in collaboration
with arts education providers by June 30, 2009.
General Reportine
Summary Program Report (for in -school programs)
1) Names of specific Marin public schools served
2) Grade levels or ages of student participants
3) Arts disciplines included in instruction
4) Number of hours of instruction
5) Number of student participants
6) Evidence of preparation/collaboration/integration with school or other nonprofit partners
7) Student outcomes as measured by your program
Report Due Dates
Final Report Due: 7/31/09 covering 1/1/09 - 6/30/09
Pavment Schedule
January 1, 2009