Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council approve the cash and value-in-kind recommendations for the Festivals and Events Sponsorship (Artform) Program as per Attachment A to the subject report;

(B)        Council note the applicants who were not successful in obtaining a cash or value-in-kind grant for the Festivals and Events Sponsorship (Artform) Program as per Attachment B to the subject report; 

(C)       Council note that all grant amounts are exclusive of GST and all value-in-kind offered is subject to availability;

(D)       noting that the Sydney Fringe Festival does not receive core funding from the NSW Government, Council request the Lord Mayor write to the Minister for the Arts and other relevant bodies urgently requesting this be addressed; and 

(E)        authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, execute and administer agreements with any organisation approved for a grant or sponsorship under terms consistent with this resolution and the Grants and Sponsorship Policy.

Carried unanimously.

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