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Home My WebLink About1999-09-21 City Council (16)City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report 3 TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY SERVICES DATE:SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 CMR: 361:99 SUBJECT: DONATION FROM THE PALO ALTO ART FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 - AMENDMENT ORDINANCE CENTER BUDGET RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached Budget Amendment Ordinance, accepting a $10,000 donation from the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, and appropriating $10,000 into the 1999-2000 Arts and Culture Division’s Visual Arts major activity budget specifically to support the Art and Technology Studio at the Art Center. BACKGROUND The Art Center is entering a collaboration with Intel Corporation to develop and "art and technology studio." The project will support and expand the Art Center’s existing children’s education programs, i.e. Project LOOK! and Cultural Kaleidoscope, and classes and workshops for children and adults. This collaboration was arrived at through ongoing efforts to explore and develop EC2 (exploration and creativity squared), a children’s program that combined art, science, and technology (a Key Plan for Visual Arts major activity). Through the Intel collaboration and within the current programs, art- based projects and curriculum will be developed using technology as the media. The projected three to four year collaboration with Intel will allow the Art Center to develop these programs with Intel’s advanced technology and current museum based programs, while offering Intel a community based laboratory which will evaluate technology as a tool for creating art; its relevancy in art education programs of a community art center, as well as the public schools; and the community’s involvement with it and access to it. DISCUSSION In support of the project, Intel is providing 15 workstations, consultation from Intel staff on assessing configuration and needs of the studio; installation by Intel staff; software to implement programs as well as a laser projection system, scanner, color printer, and digital cameras; and monies donated to the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation to contract with a three-quarter FTE "art and technology education program developer." The Palo Alto Art Center will recognize Intel as a collaborating partner; working within existing programs to see how any newly developed technologies can best be used in art-based CMR: 361:99 Page I of 2 educational practices., providing innovative programming that will make full use of the interactive opportunities for the community. RESOURCE IMPACT There are anticipated ongoing costs associated with the BAO. The costs include ongoing service support to the Art and Technology Studio (unknown) and Utilities Maintenance and Service to the Center’s fiber connection (approximately $5,000 yearly). One time costs in the 1999-2000 budget include electrical costs associated with converting the Art & Technology Studio (approximate $8,500), installation of the fiber connection from the corner of Embarcadero and Newell Road to the Art Center (approximate $11,000), and furniture (approximate $3,000). Attachment B summarizes the BAO’s approved to date in 1999-00 that impact the General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve. This attachment also estimates future year ongoing costs associated with BAOs approved to date to provide a projection for the future resource needs from the General Fund for those programs approved after the adoption of the 1999-00 Budget. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This report does not represent any change to existing City policies. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The program is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act and is not subject to CEQA requirements. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Attachment B: Budget Amendment Ordinance Budget Amendment Ordinances Impacting the General Fund Approved to Date in 1999-00 PREPARED BY: Linda Craighead/Leon Kaplan DEPARTMENT HEAD: PAUL THILTGEN Director, Community Services CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: HARRISON Assistant City Manager CMR: 361:99 Page 2 of 2 ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1999-00 TO ACCEPT A $i0,000 GRANT FROM THE PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION AND TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $!0,000 APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 28, 1999 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 1999-00; and WHEREAS, the Art Center is entering into a collaboration with the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation and the Intel Corporation to develop an ~ Art and Technology Studio~ to support and expand the Art Center’s existing children’s education programs; and WHEREAS, the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation has provided a donation of $i0,000 to the City of Pa!o Alto to support the electrical conversion for the new Art and Technology Studio at the Art Center; and WHEREAS, City Council authorization is needed to accept and expend the donation receipts; and WHEREAS, the additional appropriation of funds requested has no impact on the Budget Stabilization Reserve and no future year Genera! Fund ongoing costs are anticipated as a result of this ordinance; and WHEREAS, City Council authorization is needed to amend the 1999-00 budget as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: ~. Donation revenue in the Visual Arts Functional Area of the Community Services Department is increased by Ten Thousand Dollars ($i0,000) for receipt of the Palo Alto Arts Center Foundation Funds. ~. The sum of $i0,000 is hereby appropriated to non- salary expenses in the Visual Arts Functional Area in the Community Services Department. This transaction will have no impact on reserves. ~TJLQ_~!. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is required to adopt this ordinance. ~2~LT_LQ]9~. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. B~/~_I!lh~. As prowided in Section 2.04.350 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shal! become effective upon adoption. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: ATTEST:APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:City Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Services Administrative Director of Community Services Attachment B Budget Amendment Ordinances Impacting General Fund Reserves Approved To Date in 1999-00 Estimated Beginning Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR) Balance $18,877,888 Adopted Budget Addition to BSR $1,214,000 Downto~aa Urban Design Improvements. CIP 19608 Dox~aato~aa Parking Structure Feasibility Study. CIP 19530 Salau’ and Benefit Increases Retroactive to July 1. 1999 for Management and Confidential Employees City Manager Executive Recruitment Friends of the Palo Alto Librar3’ Grant Axts Council of Santa Clara Coun~ Grant Palo Alto Art Center Foundation Donation ($120,349)($120,349 ($70,000)($70,000 ($432,200)($432,200 ($26,000)($26,000 ($58,000)$58,000 $0 ($5,407)$5,407 $0 ($I0,000)$10.000 $0 ($432.200) ($5,000) BSR Balance After BA 0 ’s $19, 443,339