Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Project Request of $3,000 from City Staff to Bring Kupira Marimba to Perform at the 2017 City of McKinney Juneteenth Celebration
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: July 21, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development
McKinney Arts Commission
CONTACT: Janay Tieken, Housing and Community Development Manager
Empress Drane, Parks Recreation Supervisor
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Arts Commission and Parks Staff is requesting $3,000 to bring Kupira Marimba to perform at the 2017 City of McKinney Juneteenth Celebration.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Austin-based Kupira Marimba plays high-energy Zimbabwean dance music on giant wooden xylophones.
• Kupira Marimba, with Joel Laviolette, is a member of the Texas Commission for the Arts Touring Roster.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• On October 6, 2015, Resolution #15-944, the City Council allocated $15,000 to the McKinney Arts Commission to pay for Special Projects.
• The $3,000 Kupira Marimba Odysseus Educational Outreach Project will be paid from this fund leaving a balance of $8,500.
• The cost of the project is $3,000. This includes all expenses related to the performance.
• As a member of the Texas Commission for the Arts (TCA) Touring Roster, the City of McKinney may be eligible for reimbursement of a portion of the project expense.