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Corporate Report- Subcommittee of Council – Arts, Culture and Festival Groups- September 19, 2024

Motion passed on Corporate Report  and amendments moved by Councillor Fonseca at the September 19, 2024 Subcommittee of Council – Arts, Culture and Festival Groups meeting. This milestone is significant in fostering our Arts, Culture, Festivals in Mississauga. 

Recommendation Amendments: Subcommittee of Council – Arts, Culture, Festival Groups Corporate Report 10.1 Summary of Feedback and Staff Response to Culture Subcommittee of Council – Arts, Culture, Festival Groups

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

  1. That the Corporate Report entitled “Summary of Feedback and Staff Response to Culture Subcommittee of Council – Arts, Culture, Festivals Groups” dated September 13, 2024 from the Commissioner of Community Services be approved.
  2. That staff include recommendations in this report relating to grant funding in the 2025 Budget.
  3. That staff develop an action plan to implement process improvements and address logistical supports requested by the arts, cultural and festival groups.
  4. That staff meet annually with groups to continue to gain feedback and process improvements and report back to Council on proposed changes in advance of the Grant application process.
  5. That, effective 2026, staff be directed to enter into service contracts/agreements with the Mississauga Arts Council, Heritage Mississauga, Visual Arts Mississauga, the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, and Creative Hub, and that each group be eligible for annual funding of up to $500,000 to fund programs, services, and related expenses.

 

  1. That arts and culture groups that receive City of Mississauga funding be eligible for grants of up to 65% of their annual budgets.

 

  1. That festivals that apply for City of Mississauga funding be eligible for grants of up to 65% of their eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $200,000.

 

  1. That, effective immediately, festivals meeting an established criteria be allocated two years’ worth of dates for their festivals at Celebration Square in order to plan, prepare, and book entertainment and make other logistical arrangements and that where possible, the same timeframe (i.e. first weekend of June) be allocated in each year.

 

  1. That festivals that wish two or more consecutive dates at Celebration Square be allocated those dates, where possible.

 

 

 

  1. That organizers can apply for more than one festival per season at Celebration Square.

 

  1. That staff do a full review of the festival space at Port Credit Memorial Park and report back on any changes or improvements required, including staff resources, as identified by various user groups.

 

  1. That $1.5 million dollars more be allocated from the City portion of the Municipal Accommodation Tax each year to help support the cost of the new and increased grant funding, and that if more funding is required, staff report back to Council with that request.

 

  1. That multiple groups are to be able to have an event at Celebration Square on the same weekend, where possible.