Moved by the Chair (the Lord Mayor), seconded by
Councillor Scully –
It is resolved that:
(A)
authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
Officer to approve the cash and recommendations for the Cultural Sector
Resilience Grant program as per Attachment A to the subject report;
(B)
Council note the applicants who were not
successful in obtaining a cash grant in 2019/20 for the Cultural Sector
Resilience Grant program as per Attachment B to the subject report;
(C)
authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
Officer to approve the cash and recommendations for the Creative Fellowships
Fund as per Attachment C to the subject report;
(D)
Council note the applicants who were not
successful in obtaining a cash grant in 2019/20 for the Creative Fellowships
Fund as per Attachment D to the subject report;
(E)
authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
Officer to approve the cash and recommendations for the Small Business Grant as
per Attachment E;
(F)
Council note the applicants who were not
successful in obtaining a cash grant in 2019/20 for the Small Business Grant as
per Attachment F to the subject report;
(G)
authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
Officer to approve the cash and recommendations for the Community Services
Grant as per Attachment G to the subject report;
(H)
Council note the applicants who were not
successful in obtaining a cash grant in 2019/20 for the Community Services
Grant as per Attachment H to the subject report;
(I)
Council note the Quick Response Grant's Covid-19
offering will close immediately whilst applications are assessed and finalised
as there are sufficient applications to exhaust the budget;
(J)
authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
Officer to negotiate, execute and administer agreements with any recipient
approved for a grant under terms consistent with this resolution and the Grants
and Sponsorship Policy as outlined in clauses (A) through (H) above;
(K)
Council request that the proposed budget and
operational plan for 2020/21 to be presented to Council in June 2020 include an
additional $2,168,325 in the 2020/21
Grants budget to fund additional grants recommended for approval in 2020/21;
(L)
Council note that applications received as part
of the current grant round be considered for the additional grants program in
2020/21, subject to adoption of a budget and operational plan which
incorporates the additional funding;
(M)
authority be delegated to the Chief Executive
Officer to approve the staff recommendations for the Creative Fellowships Fund,
the Small Business Grant and the Community Services Grant for issue in 2020/21,
subject to adoption of a budget and operational plan which incorporates the
additional funding for these programs, including the to negotiate, execute and
administer agreements under terms consistent with the Grants and Sponsorship
Policy;
(N)
Council note that some of the applicants noted
as not recommended for approval in the subject report will receive grants in
2020/21; and
(O)
Council note that the Chief Executive Officer
will report back on the outcome of the additional grants made in accordance
with clause (M) above by way of CEO Update.
Carried unanimously.
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