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Item # 5_1. <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />DATE: November 19, 2007 <br />SUBJECT: Arts Alliance Presentation <br />Patrick Grace, Executive Director of the Elk River Axea Axts Alliance, has asked to be on <br />the agenda to submit a request fox funding fox 2008. Attached is a letter from Mr. Grace <br />outlining the Atts Alliance's request. <br />As you know, the 2008 General Fund budget includes $10,000 fox a contribution to the Atts <br />Alliance fox arts programming in Elk Itivex. In 2007 the Axts Alliance requested and the <br />Council approved an additional $5,000 contribution fox AxtSoup. The Council has typically <br />budgeted $10,000 fox the Arts Alliance but has authorized additional contributions of $5,000 <br />each year AxtSoup is held. <br />Additionally, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) recently acted on a request <br />from the Axts Alliance to lease the HRA's building on Main Street for two years at $1.00 per <br />year plus utilities and insurance. The HRr1 directed staff to draft a lease consistent with <br />those terms. <br />