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<br />1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:February 3, 2015 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.6-f <br />SUBJECT: <br />Orange County Arts Commission Annual DCP Renewalwith NC Arts Council <br />DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No <br />Orange County Arts <br />Commission <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Martha Shannon, 919-968-2011 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To authorize the Orange County Arts Commission and staff to apply by the March <br />2, 2015 deadline for annual Designated County Partner (DCP) renewal with the NC Arts Council <br />in order to receive state Grassroots Arts Program funds for Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The 1985 Resolution creating the Orange County Arts Commission stated <br />that “the Commission shall be the Local Distributing Agent (LDA) to advise the Board of <br />Commissioners of the annual allotment of Grassroots Arts Program funds.” <br />When the Grassroots Arts Program was established in 1977, the legislation stated that the role <br />of the county commissions was to nominate an LDA, which if approved by the NC Arts Council <br />would have the final authority in determining the expenditure of its county Grassroots allotment. <br />The Orange County Arts Commission has served as the Local Distributing Agent (now called <br />Designated County Partner) inOrange County since 1985, acting in accordance with <br />Grassroots Arts Program authority for determining the expenditure of Grassroots allotments. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />There is no financial impact in FY 2014-15. The estimated FY2015-16 <br />allotmentof state funds to Orange County through the Grassroots Arts Programof the NC Arts <br />Council has not yet beenreleasedby the NC Arts Council. However, becauseit is formula <br />funded based on population, it should be similar to the County’sFY2014-15 allocation, which <br />was $30,951. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): <br /> The Manager recommendsthat the Board authorizethe Orange <br />County Arts Commission and staff to applybytheMarch 2, 2015 deadline for Designated <br />County Partner (DCP)renewalfrom the NC Arts Council in order to receive state Grassroots <br />Arts Program funds for Orange County. <br />