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Approving the amended funding for Round One of Cycle 18 (2012) of the Cultural STAR Program.
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WHEREAS, on May 16, 2012, the City Council amended Attachment A of RES 12-843 by removing Bedlam Theater and Irish Fair of Minnesota to be considered in this resolution,
WHEREAS, on July 13, 1994, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul established the Cultural Capital (Cultural STAR) Investment Program, and
WHEREAS, the Cultural STAR Program is funded with ten percent of an additional one-half of one percent sales tax on sales transactions that occur within the City, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 297A, authorized by the State of Minnesota, Chapter No. 375, Sec. 46, and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Cultural STAR Program is to promote economic growth in Saint Paul by strengthening the arts and cultural sector and by supporting Downtown as a vital cultural center, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 1998 Minnesota Laws Chapter 389, Article 8, SS 37, Subdivision 1, a citizen review panel, commonly known as the Cultural STAR Board, has completed its biannual review of all proposals for the expenditure of funds in round one of Cycle 18 of the Cultural STAR Program and has made recommendations regarding the proposed expenditures, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has reviewed the applications for funds in round one of Cycle 18 of the Cultural STAR Program and has made recommendations, which are listed in Attachment B attached to this resolution, and
WHEREAS, the Bedlam Theatre has been recommended for $150,000 of Cultural STAR funding for the bed-LOW theatre project, the following conditions shall be satisfied:
1) initial Cultural STAR funding in the amount of $76,000 dollars shall be allocated in Round 1 of 2012, with the City intending, as funds are available, to allocate an additional $74,000 of said aggregate funding in 2013, and
2) that prior to each disbursement of funds, the Bedlam Theatre shall submit documentation that the Cultural STAR funds for the capital po...
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