HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2021-R0436 - Live Music Performance Grant Program 2021Resolution No. 2021-R0436
Item No. 7.25
October 26, 2021
RESOLUTION
BE ITRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the City Council hereby approves the recommendation from the Cultural Arts Grant
Review Committee and the Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors for the Live Music Grant
Program using a portion of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds allocated for FY 2020-2021.
Passed by the City Council on October 26, 2021
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DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR
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Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
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Brooke Witcher, Assistant City Manager
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Resolution No. 2021-R0436
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LUBB•CK
arts . culture • entertainment
October 7, 2021
Ms. Lisa Thomason
Director
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center
1501 Mac Davis Ln
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Dear Ms. Thomason:
Civic Lubbock, Inc. (CLI) administers an allocation of Hotel Occupancy Tax that is used to
underwrite local visual and performing arts programs. In 2021, the CLI Board established a Live
Music Performance Grant Program (LMPG) using a portion of the Hotel Occupancy Tax
allocation. The LMGP is a matching grant program available to local hotels that provide live
music. The purpose of the LMPG Program is to serve as an economic stimulus for local artists
who perform live music in Lubbock and to promote what Lubbock has to offer musically to
visitors. For the 2021 LMPG Program, the goal is to increase opportunities for local artists to
perform by 1) enhancing live music programs currently offered by local hotels and/or 2)
encouraging local hotels to implement a live music program. With Visit Lubbock's assistance,
information on the Live Music Performance Grant Program was sent to approximately 70 of their
local hotel contacts.
The Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee oversees the new grant program. The Committee has
developed its grant award recommendations for the 2021 Live Music Performance Grant
Program. The recommendation was presented to the entire Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of
Directors on September 22, 2021 and was approved as recommended.
Of the total allocation paid to CLI for 2021 programs, $15,000 was initially set aside for
the Live Music Performance Grant Program. Two 2021 Cultural Arts Grants awarded
in July of 2021 were declined by the grant recipients due to the cancellation of their
projects. The amount of the unused grants totaled $15,971. The Grant Review
Committee recommended, and the CLI Board approved, that the unused grant funds of
$15,971 be utilized for the 2021 LMPG program thereby making the amount available
for the LMPG program a total of $30,971.
CIVIC LUBBOCK INC 1501 MAC DAVIS LANE - LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401
806-775-2242 FAX 806-775-3240 - WWW.CIVICLUBSOCK.COM
Ms. Lisa Thomason
October 7, 2021
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The Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee is comprised of five members; three Civic Lubbock,
Inc. Directors assigned by Civic Lubbock, Inc. and two members -at -large appointed by the City
Council. They are as follows:
Kathy Horkey-Wolff, CLI Board of Directors/Chair of the Grant Review Committee
Idris Traylor, CLI Board of Directors
Stephanie Massengale, CLI Board of Directors
Melinda Green Harvey, Member -at -Large appointed by City Council
Christena Gonzales, Member -at -Large appointed by City Council
In reviewing requests and developing funding recommendations for each application, the Grant
Review Committee followed the guidelines established by the Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board for the
2021 Live Music Performance Grant Program.
Accompanying this document are the results of the Grant Review Committee meeting held on
September June 17, 202). Four applications were received and four applications are
recommended for full or partial funding. The total amount of funding requested for the 2021
grant cycle was $35,100.00 of which $30,971.00 is recommended for funding.
The Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors requests that the City Council consider approval of
the Live Music Performance Grant allocations of $30,971.00 as recommended by the Cultural
Arts Grant Review Committee and approved by the Civic Lubbock, Inc Board.
Sincerely,
Grace Q. Gonzales
President
Civic Lubbock, Inc.
Attachments
City of Lubbock/Civic Lubbock, Inc.
2021 Live Music Performance Grant Program
Grant Recommendations
October 26, 2021
Hotel
Grant No.
Funding Period
Hotel
New
Expanded
Requested
Recommended
Matching Funds
2021-M
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Embassy Suites by Hilton Lubbock
X
$4,000
$4,000
S4,000
New program
2021-002
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Overton Hotel
X
$13,000
$11,300
$11,300
Currently providing music on
Fri/Sat nights; plan to add
Thurs/Sun nights.
2021-M
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Doubletree by Hilton Lubbock
X
S15,600
$13,171
S13,171
Currently providing music on
(University Area)
Fri/Sat nights and sometimes
Sun brunch. Plan to add
3 nights per week.
2021-004
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
MCM Elegante Hotel & Suites
X
SZ500
$2,500
S2,500
Currently providing music on
Fri nights. Plan to expand to
include Sat nights
TOTAL
$35,100
$30,971
HOT Funding initially set aside for the Live Music Performance Grant Program
S15,000
Additional HOT Funding from unused Cultural Arts Grants
S15.971
Total HOT Funding available for the Live Music Performance Grant Program
$30,971
Note: Two organizations awarded 2022 Cultural Arts Grant funding cancelled their events so that funding will not be used. Amount of those grant awards totaled $15, 971.
The CAG Review Committee recommended and the CLI Board approved using the unused $15,971 towards the LMPG program so that the funds can get out into the community.