Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Funding Presentation to the Board of County Commissioners April 28, 2009
Effective in 2002, the BCC approved using 3% of the first 4 cents of TDT for arts and cultural activities to extent allowed by law Arts and cultural funding is the 13 th spending priority in the TDT plan Declining TDT after 2001 left insufficient collections to make full annual payment Arts & Cultural Affairs Background
OOCCVB voluntarily cut their funding to provide $500K for arts and cultural activities in 2002 Full formula funding established in FY Arts & Cultural Affairs Background
Historical TDT Funding FY 02$ 500,000 FY 03$ 500,000 FY 04$ 515,000 FY 05$ 1,200,000 FY 06$ 3,068,766 FY 07$ 3,228,000 FY 08$ 3,370,106 FY 09*Under $3 million *Estimated Arts & Cultural Affairs Background
Cultural Facilities $1 million Grants approved Spring 2009 Cultural Tourism Approximately $1.5 million Grants approved Fall 2009 Arts & Cultural Affairs Background
Cultural Facilities Enhance Venues Improve Infrastructure Arts & Cultural Affairs Funding Programs
Application Workshops – October 10th & 15th, 2008 Application Deadline – January 15, 2009 Technical Review – February 2, 2009 Site Visits – February 23, 2009 Panel Review – March 5, 2009 Advisory Council Approval – March 12, 2009 Cultural Facilities Funding Timeline
April 2009 Advisory Council Recommendations presented to Board of County Commissioners June 2009 – Awards Issued Fiscal Agent through completion of project – United Arts Cultural Facilities Funding Timeline
Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council 1. Royce Walden, CHAIR – President, Walden Enterprises 2. Janine Arrowsmith – Volunteer with Orange County School System, member of Schools Action Team 3. Bud Brewer – President, MPB Communications Inc. 4. George Fender – Partner, Davis, Grenna, Fender, Ruta LLP 5. Manny Garcia - innovative leader in the areas of government, real estate & politics 6. Elaine Hinsdale – member of the Public Relations Society of America and serves on the board of the Florida Hospital East Orlando Foundation 7. Walter Ketcham Jr. – Partner, Grower, Ketcham, Rutherford, Bronson, Eide & Telan, P.A 8. Ford Kiene – President, City Beverages 9. Rita Lowndes - community volunteer in areas of the cultural arts, education, and social services 10. Mark Moravec – General Manager, Orlando Marriott Downtown 11. Commissioner Bill Segal – Orange County District Sandy Winkler - Director of Marketing, HuntonBrady Architects 13. Alvin Wang – Dean of UCF’s Burnett Honors College
Arts & Cultural Affairs Cultural Facilities Review Panel 1. Tony Aguerrevere – Orange County Capital Projects Manager 2. Jeffrey Ault – Executive Director of the Deland Center for the Arts 3. Royce Walden, Vice Chair – President, Walden Enterprises 4. Mark Moravec – General Manager, Orlando Marriott Downtown 5. Elaine Hinsdale – Member of United Arts Board of Directors and ACAAC 6. Walter Ketcham Jr. – Partner, Grower, Ketcham, Rutherford, Bronson, Eide & Telan, P.A 7. George Fender, CHAIR – Partner, Davis, Grenna, Fender, Ruta LLP 8. Brian Morris – Vice President, URS 9. Aurelio Posada – Hunton Brady Architects
Cultural Tourism Scoring Process Scope of Work (15 pts) Need for project, operating forecast detail, organization staff & fiscal stability... (35 pts) Project Impact (30 pts) Project Budget and Matching Funds Statement (25 pts) Bonus for Maintenance Reserve..... ( 1 pt) Bonus for Prior funded multi-phase.. (4 pts)
Cultural Tourism Scoring Olympic Average Remove Highest Score Remove Lowest Score Average the Remaining Scores
Cultural Tourism Project Rankings Requests RankAmount Orlando Science Center1$300,000 Orlando Repertory Theater2 $195,692 Crealde School of Art3 $110,562 City of Orlando4$260,000 Afashee Theater5$125,000
Orlando Science Center Funding Request:Project Budget: $300,000$600,000 Project Name: Renovation: Lighting Retrofit & Preparation to replace deteriorating HVAC System with Energy Efficient Green Technology System.
Orlando Science Center
Orlando Repertory Theatre Funding Request:Project Budget: $195,692$391,384 Project Name: Renovation: Orlando Repertory Theater East Wing Renovations – Phase I HVAC, lighting, audio equipment, office space
Orlando Repertory Theatre Floor to be replaced Carpet to be replaced
Orlando Repertory Theatre Wall mirrors to be replaced Walls that will be covered
Orlando Repertory Theatre Curtains to be replacedFuture office space Light dimmers to be replaced
Crealde School of Art Funding Request:Project Budget: $110,562$226,625 Project Name: Renovation: Crealdé 2009 facelift – roofing, HVAC, weather proofing, signage for Sculpture Gardens, entrance improvements.
Crealde School of Art
City of Orlando Parks & Recreation Funding Request:Project Budget: $260,000$533,000 Project Name: Renovation: Improvements to Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola Park – conduit, sound system, video/projection improvements
City of Orlando Parks & Recreation
Afashee Theater Funding Request:Project Budget: $125,000$250,000 Project Name: Equipping: The Afashee Theater at the Renaissance at Carver Square – Theater equipment and furnishings
Afashee Theater
Arts & Cultural Affairs Cultural Projects Orlando Science Center$300,000 Orlando Repertory Theater$195,692 Crealde School of Art$110,562 City of Orlando Parks & Recreation$260,000 Afashee Theater$125,000 Total Funding Requested:$991,254
Approval of proposed Cultural Facilities project grants as recommended by the Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council described in the five (5) items outlined above ($991,254). Action Requested
Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Funding Presentation to the Board of County Commissioners April 28, 2009
Cultural Facilities Outreach Commissioner Fernandez Office Asociacion Borinquena de la Florida Central Casa de Mexico Orlando Cultural Latino Leadership Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida Guidestar (list of non- profits)
54 Organizations 44 not non-profit organizations 2 not Orange County 6 not marketing outside area 2 Possible Cultural Facilities Outreach