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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5.2 FoundtionForTheArtsChrty ~_ .. lit . . CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 12, 1994 SUBJECT correspondence from the Alameda County Art Commission requesting City support for designating the Foundation For The Arts In Alameda County as a charity federation in Alameda County's annual Combined Charity Program. ~o Correspondence from Lynn Rogers, Director / of the Alameda County Art Commission o Draft letter of support ~ Approve request and direct Staff to submit the attached letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for consideration : - - EXHIBITS ATTACHED RECOMMENDATION ~ FINANCIAL STATEMENT : None DESCRIPTION : Correspondence has been received from Lynn Rogers, Boardmember and Director of the Alameda County Art Commission, requesting City support of the Foundation For The Arts In Alameda County. Specifically, they are requesting that the Mayor, on behalf of the City council, send a letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors expressing support for designating the Foundation as the 7th charity federation in Alameda County's annual Combined Charity Campaign. As explained in the attached letter, the Foundation For The Arts In Alameda county was created by the Alameda County Art Commission as the commission's not-for-profit fundraising arm. At present, one of the Foundation's main strategies for fundraising is directed towards expanding the base of individual donors who support the arts by making contributions to the grantmaking programs of the Alameda County Art commission. As a designated Charity federation in Alameda County's Combined Charities Campaign, over 10,000 Alameda County employees will have the opportunity to designate the Foundation as a recipient for charitable donations. Funds raised would be used in conjunction with other ARTSFUND contributions to make grants to arts organizations throughout Alameda County. It should be noted that the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation has received grants on an annual basis from the Alameda County Art Commission. staff has ~repared a draft letter of support and recommends that the City Counc~l approve the letter and direct Staff to submit it to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for consideration. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM NO. s: ~ COPIES TO: Alameda County Art Commission CITY CLERK FILE~ . . r.';G"':IV!";~ '" ~ ~ ... Mayor Peter W. Snyder City of Dublin PO Box 2340 Dublin 94568 :: .-=- &) G 1994 \........1 Ciif 0;: DUBLIN August 29, 1994 Dear Mayor Snyder: The Foundation for the Arts in Alameda County was created by the Alameda County Art Commission as the Commission's not-for-profit fundraising arm. At present, one of the Foundation's main strategies for fundraising is directed towards expanding the base of individual donors who support the arts by making contributions to the grantmaking programs of the Alameda County Art Commission. Our first fundraising target is to become Alameda County's 7th charity federation in its annual combined charities campaign which is directed at the 10,000 Alameda County employees. Funds raised by the Foundation For The Arts In Alameda County will be used in conjunction with our otherARTSFUND contributions to make grants to arts organizations throughout Alameda County. In order to meet the eligibility requirements set by the Board of Supervisors for charity federations, we need letters from at least 3 governmental agencies in Alameda County stating support for the Foundation For The Arts In Alameda County as a charity federation in Alameda County's Combined Charity Campaign. We are requesting a letter of support from you, on behalf of the City of Dublin. For your convenience, I'm enclosing suggestions for text which you may find useful in drafting a letter of support. It would be most useful to us to have the letter by Wednesday, September 14. We thank-you for your attention to this matter, and for your support of our acti vities. ~s truly, Ly ~~1?!!: Bo1:dmember, & Director of the Alameda County Art Commission P.o. BOX 29004. OAKLAND, CA' 94604~9004' (510) 535-6363' FAX (510) 535-6245 @ ... . . /<-C5fTfi:; " . / '." /---'-"V)/ "- 1:""/' ~ "'/I~ ~/l ~NI~ \\, \N~I~~2 CITY OF DUBLIN --_\~, ~~~ /JJjt- "!~;'X<~~~/ PD Box 2340. Dublin. California 94568 . /.._ F . . City Offices, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 94568 September 12, 1994 Ed Campbell, President and Members of the Alameda county Board of Supervisors 1221 Oak street, suite 536 Oakland, CA 94612 Dear Supervisors Campbell, Carson, King, Perata, and Steele: On behalf of the city Council of the City of Dublin, express our support for designating the Foundation Alameda County as the 7th charity federation in annual Combined Charity Campaign. I would like to For The Arts In Alameda County's Alameda County's large and diverse arts and cultural community is a valuable resource for Dublin and all of Alameda County. Designating the Foundation For The Arts as the 7th charity federation will enable County employees to easily provide their support to arts and cultural activities in Dublin and throughout Alameda County. We strongly encourage the Board to designate the Foundation For The Arts In Alameda County as Alameda county's 7th charity federation. Sincerely, Peter W. 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