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ITEM 22
City Council Memorandum Management Services Memo No.
22-071
Date:
June 23, 2022
To:
Mayor and Council
Thru:
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Dawn Lang, Deputy City Manager - CFO
From:
Kristi Smith, Financial Services Assistant Director
Subject:
Resolution No. 5584 authorizing the submittal of a $20,000 pass through Indian Gaming Grant Application from City Chandler Cultural Foundation to the Ak-Chin Indian Community.
Proposed Motion:
Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5584 authorizing the submittal of a $20,000 pass-through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from the Chandler Cultural Foundation to the Ak-Chin Indian Community for the Connecting Kids Youth Arts Education and Engagement Program.
Background:
In 2002, a coalition of Arizona Indian tribes successfully obtained passage of Proposition 202, whereby the State was authorized to enter into gaming compacts with individual tribes. The compacts allowed for expanded tribal use of games and gaming devices as well as pari-mutuel wagering. In exchange, tribes agreed to share a portion of gaming revenues with the State and its counties, cities and towns. The law provides that 12 percent of tribal contributions pursuant to the compacts shall be contributed by Indian tribes to cities, towns and counties for government services that benefit the general public, including public safety, mitigation of gaming impacts and promotion of commerce and economic development. The Indian tribes have some discretion over how these contributions will be made and each tribe has different application procedures that need to be observed to obtain funding. Additionally, it has become a common practice for cities to submit applications for such contributions on behalf of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are deemed to be providing government services that benefit the general public.
The City of Chandler for many years has submitted pass-through grant applications for numerous nonprofit organizations based on the interests of the City and its residents. The pass-through Grant Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with some nexus with the City and its residents.
The Chandler Cultural Foundation provides youth arts education programs and is seeking support from the Ak-Chin Indian Community for the Connecting Kids education and engagement program. The program serves students ages 6 to 17 using hands-on performance and visual arts opportunities. The Foundation's youth programs presently serve more than 6,000 students annually with low-cost or no-cost arts experiences. Youth programs include Theatre Kids, which provides students with free school day field trips to attend performances by touring artists; Vision Kids, which partners young people with professional visual artists and provides supplies free of charge to create an original piece of art; and Camp Kids, which is a fee-based performing arts camp in musical theatre.
Financial Implications:
None
Attachments
Chandler Cultural Foundation Ak-Chin Grant Application
Resolution 5584 - Cultural Development - Ak-Chin
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