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ArTS, Woodward Ltr, Funds Woodward Cornm, unic tions, International Publishers Printers Broadcasters November 19, 2002 Honorable Mayor Terry Duggan and City Council Members C/O Mrs. Jeanne Schneider The Office of City Clerk Dubuque City Hall 1300 Main Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4732 Robert Woodward Dear Mayor and City Council Members: ArTS Dubuque is again asking the City of Dubuque to provide financial support for the operating budgets of the Dubuque Grand Opera House. Dubuque Museum of Art. and Dubuque Symphony Orchestra for the year of 2003. As you know our operating budgets are modest and supported only by contributions, patrons, and memberships. We receive no direct governmental financial support. You also know that Dubuque is unique in Iowa in not having municipal funding for its key arts orgamzations. We respectfully request that the City consider funding to the Dubuque Grand Opera House. Dubuque Museum of Art, and Dubuque Symphony Orchestra in the amount of fifty thousand dollars to each group in the year 2003. We wish to commend you on recognizing the arts as a priority of the administration's 2003-2004 goals. We look forward to cooperating with the Arts Policy and Funding Task Force. In this regard we are attaching research information we have developed relative to the Arts Task Force objectives. Please let us know in what ways we may be of continued assistance. And, thank you for considering our financial request. Respectfully, Bob Woodward ArTS Dubuque Dubuque Museum of Art Dubuque's Grand Opera House Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Cc:Mike Van Milligan, City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Laura Carstens. City Planner Box 688, Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.A. 52004 563-588-5684 FAX 563-588-5750 E-mail address: woodward@wcinet.com Municipal Support for Iowa Art Museums November 19, 2002 Davenuort Museum of Art Population: 98,000 Annual budget: $1,400,000 City Support: 753,000 No hotel/motel tax Museum receives $753,000 annually from city to fund payroll, maintenance of building and benefits. Amount locked in six years ago. All operating funds received from city's general fund and not hotel/motel tax. Can apply for funds from hotel/motel tax for construction of new building. All exhibition and education programs funded through private donations. Museum submits budget as part of city budget process. City of Davenport Mayor Charlie Brooks's office (Sheryl) 1-563-326-7711 Comptroller will send information to us in the next few days which we will furnish when received. Bettendorf Family Museum Population: 30,000 Annual budget: $1,300,000 City Support: 877,000 Hotel/motel tax: variable The museum receives approximately 60% of its operating budget as an appropriation from the city's general fund. Support from the city comes from a variety of taxes- hotel/motel, property. Exact amount of hotel/motel tax not available. Page 2 City of Bettendorf Laurie Ulloa, Manager of Accounting 1-563-344-4000 The Museum is a department of the City and receives 60% of its operating budget from the City of Bettendorf. All departments submit requests during the budget process which are presented by the department head and reviewed by the City Administrator. The City Administrator makes the "ultimate decision" and makes his/her recommendation to the City Council. A portion of the hotel/motel tax is used to fund the Museum. Sioux City Art Center Population: 100,000 Annual budget: $1,000,000 City Support: 683,775 No hotel/motel tax Museum receives approximately $683,775 a year from the city for salaries, utilities and building maintenance from a property tax. Each department submits budget as part of city budget process. City of Sioux City Donna Forker, Budget Manager 1-712-279-6109 As part of its Boards and Commissions, Sioux City established an Arts Center Trustee Board. People interested in serving on the Board submit an application and are interviewed by City Council members. Appointees serve four terms and may be appointed for one additional term. Eight members serve on the Board which meets monthly. The Board bas full authority to act. This past year, the city appropriated $683,775 to the Art Center for salaries, utilities and building maintenance. Funds are raised through property taxes. The Museum has a Page 3 separate association--the Arts Center Association--a volunteer group which raises money educational programs and exhibitions. Organizations submit applications for funds to the City Manager as part of the budget process who then presents them to the City Council. The City has ultimate control over the budget process yet the Board provides oversight of the process. Donna was clear that the Board works with and not for the City Manager. Cedar Ranids Museum of Art Population: 113,000 Annual budget: $800,000 City Support: 30,000 (amount varies) Hotel/motel tax: Yes The only money the Museum receives is from hotel/motel tax. The amount varies from year to year depending on the amount of revenue from the tax. The museum and other cultural organizations go through a regular application process to receive money. City of Cedar Rapids Christina Larsen, Administrative Position IV 1-319-286-5041 Voice Mail: Richard Luther As part of its boards and commissions, Cedar Rapids has a Visual Arts Commission consisting of 9 volunteers. The City requests applications and screens applicants through phone interviews and submits its recommended priorities to the commissioners. Current commission members are then each assigned to interview an applicant. The Mayor chooses his preferences. The commission meets an average of once a month and does have a budget to support a development administrator to take minutes. Page4 The Museum resides in a city-owned building. The City allocates $5,000 a year for cultural organizations; funds am collected from hotel/motel taxes. Any additional funding from the City is handled through partnerships. Waterloo Museum of Art Population: 75,000 Annual budget: $678,467 City Support: 582,000 Hotel/motel tax: 9,000 (included in $582,000) Musemn receives approximately $500,000 from city's general fund for general operating support. For 2001, the museum received $7,500 from hotel/motel tax. Museum presents budget before City Council. City of Waterloo They do have a commission called the Waterloo Cultural and Arts Commission. which is a city department, organized by a city ordinance. The head of the commission is a city department head and is also the Director of the Waterloo Center for the Arts. The commission is comprised of 11 members who are appointed by the mayor in an advisory capacity. Members can serve up to two three-year terms. Members include two youth members, a city council member, president of the Friends of Waterloo Center for the Arts, and a cross section of community members. Board members of local arts organizations can sit on the commission but none currently do. At this point, the community representation includes the head of the community foundation, an attorney, an artist, and a school representative among others. Meetings are held on a monthly basis. The Museum, which is basically the commission, submits a yearly budget to the city. No grants are accepted by outside organizations. Page 5 Mason City MacNider Museum Population: 29,000 Annual budget: $424,000 City Support: 230,000 No hotel/motel tax: Museum is a depaament of the city and receives $230,000 through a tax levy. City of Mason City They do not have a commission because the Mason City MacNider Museum serves in that role by providing a space for cultural events, classes, and coordinating festivals. The museum is a department of the city. Ames Octaeon Center Population: 50,731 Annual budget: $400,000 City Support: 37, 100 (average) No hotel/motel tax City created Commission on the Arts (COTA) which oversees funds received from a discretionary sales tax. City diverts approximately $80,000 to all arts organizations. Museum receives more than others, averaging $34,000 a year. City Manager presents budget and makes recommendations for COTA funding. In addition to COTA money, arts organizations may apply for mini grants to -fund non-operating projects. City of Ames They do have a commission called the Ames Commission on the Arts (COTA) which is an ad hoc advisory group that is under the city umbrella. The commission is comprised of 5 members who are appointed by the mayor in an advisory capacity. Members can serve up to two three-year terms. No city council members are on it. Meetings are held monthly. Page 6 The budget is determined by the city. Last year's allocation was $91,451. COTA accepts grants, reviews the grant applications, and submits their recommendations to the city council. The city council has veto power but this has never occurred. Arts groups also have the right to appeal the process. Fort Dodge Blanden Museum Population: 27,500 Annual budget: $368,000 City Support: 189,1300 No hotel/motel tax Museum receives funding through city's general fund. City owns the building and grounds and pays for personnel. City Parks and Recreation receives the hotel/motel tax. City of Fort Dodge City Clerk Penny Clayton 515-576-4551 They do not have an arts commission or task rome. Their art museum is city-owned and receives about $200,000 to fund salaries and maintenance. Them is also a private foundation to help make up the difference. They also fund the Karl King Band at $26,000. This is a not-for-profit and separate from the city government but very well-loved by the community. This funding is done through purchase of services. She stated that the arts am critical for the well-being of a community. She also applauded our collaboration. She also offered to talk to us any time. She was very helpful. Muscatine Art Center Population: 24,000 Annual budget: $304,000 City Support: 225,000 No hotel/motel tax Page 7 Museum is a department of the city. A separate foundation allocates $40,000 directly to the Museum. City of Muscatine David Cassterens 563-2634702 Their Art Center is owned by the city and treated as any other city department. David was unclear on the actual commission structure. He asked me to contact the Art Center staff. I have not done this yet. Burlineton Art Guild Population: 29,000 Annual budget: $75,000 City Support: 12,000 The Guild has received $12,000 in operational support from the city for 25 years. It is not a line item in the budget and must be requested by the Guild each year. The money is granted annually, but disbursed quarterly and is taken from the hotel/motel tax. Each year the Guild submits a letter to the city requesting the funds with information about the disposition of the previous year's money. Occasionally money has been distributed for capital projects through the Mayor's discretionary fund. City of Burlington We are waiting for results and will furnish information as soon as it is available.