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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 2, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Grant Recipients <br />DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Commission <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Fall 2009 Grant Awards Spreadsheet <br />Copy of Awards to be Distributed <br />"Specific Attendee List to Follow" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Martha Shannon, 245-2335 <br />PURPOSE: To present checks to local artists and arts organizations receiving the Fall 2009 <br />cycle of Orange County Arts Grants. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Arts Commission grants monies to local artists and arts <br />organizations from funds received from the state and Orange County government for this <br />purpose. These funds are distributed for arts programming in all arts disciplines. Each grant <br />recipient must match the grant amount in order to receive funding. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: A total of $22,250 will be awarded in this cycle. This amount is awarded <br />from FY2009-10 Orange County funds already approved by the BOCC for this purpose. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board acknowledge the local <br />recipients of the awards during the February 2, 2010 meeting with the presentation of checks by <br />the Board Chair. <br />