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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 6, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. f <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Grant Recipients <br />DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Commission <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Copy of Awards to be Distributed Martha Shannon, 245-2335 <br />"Specific Attendee List to Follow" <br />PURPOSE: To present checks to local artists and arts organizations receiving Orange County <br />Arts Grants. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Arts Commission grants funds to local artists and arts <br />organizations from funds received from the state and from Orange County government. Funds <br />are distributed for arts programming in all disciplines. Each grant recipient must match the grant <br />amount with local dollars in order to receive funding. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Orange County included money for this purpose in the current fiscal year <br />budget. Two additional private donations (Howard Perry & and Walston Foundation and the <br />Triangle Network of Theaters) were added to increase the amount available to grant to schools <br />in this cycle. This increase was approved by the BOCC on January 23, 2007 via Budget <br />Amendment. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board acknowledge the local <br />recipients of the awards during the February 6, 2007 meeting with the presentation of checks by <br />the Board Chair.