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i <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. _ L-(2 <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 21, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Presentntinn of nrannP County Grant Awards <br /> DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes �_ No <br /> Economic Development Commission <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> List of Orange County Grants Award Laura Streitfeld Ext 2335/Arts Commission <br /> Recipients for 1996-97 TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: 1. Presentation of Orange County Arts Commission grant awards. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> On October 17, 1995 the Board of Commissioners awarded State Grassroots <br /> funds to local arts recipients. Funds awarded at this Commission <br /> meeting are county allocated to the Arts Commission in the 95-96 county <br /> budget. <br /> The Orange County Arts Commission was created by a resolution of the <br /> Board of County Commissioners on February 4, 1985 . The Arts Commission <br /> is the official county-wide advisory body on the arts. It's primary <br /> goals are: ( 1) to serve as the Local Distributing Agent of State <br /> Grassroots Grants and local (Orange County) funds; (2 ) to serve as a <br /> "clearing house" for information on the arts; (3) to facilitate the <br /> development of self-sustaining arts programs; and (4 ) to advise the <br /> Board of Cemissioners on matters involving the arts. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) <br /> The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners present the <br /> grant awards to the recipients. <br />