TAMRMS#: B06
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Amplify Festival
Notice given by: Councillor Hansen
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BUDGET POSTPONED MOTION:
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That Amplify festival is funded for $75,000 in 2020, $60,000 in 2021 and $50,000 2022; and that it transitions into a self-sustaining program (cost recovery). Funding source would be an increase in taxes.
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POSTPONED MOTION ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUNDER
Administration’s Understanding of Intent Motion:
It is administration’s understanding that the motion is to provide decreasing funding for Amplify for the next three years starting with $75,000 in 2020, then $60,000 in 2021 and $50,000 in 2022; and transition to a self-sustaining delivery model effective 2023 and beyond. It is understood that City funding will not be provided to support this program beyond 2022.
Operational or Organizational Impacts if Motion is Approved:
This funding would allow Amplify programming to continue, as per the business case, while Department staff assess the core youth programming that Community Services provides, including asset and cultural development.
We will spend the next three years creating a plan for, and transitioning to, a comprehensive creative youth development program. We will work with stakeholders, both internal and external, to create this plan to ensure that we are using the best practices that already exist while also tailoring the plan for St. Albert. We will also look for synergies with other youth programs such as BAM and other Youth Outreach programs as part of this engagement, to address social needs in the community. The long-term goal is to provide the most effective programming for nurturing and supporting the development of a vibrant creative class in St. Albert.
The Amplify Youth themselves will also be actively involved the development of this plan. Administration will engage with local agencies and partners in St. Albert including the Arts and Heritage Foundation and the St. Albert Public Library who also currently off...
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