HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-152RESOLUTION NO. 19-152
A RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 09-282 (WHICH
DESIGNATED THE ARTS & CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF ST. LUCIE,
INC., AS THE ST LUCIE COUNTY LOCAL ARTS AGENCY),
REPEALING THE DESIGNATION OF ARTS & CULTURAL ALLIANCE
OF ST. LUCIE INC., AND DESIGNATING THE ST LUCIE CULTURAL
ALLIANCE AS THE LOCAL ARTS AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. On November 2, 1984, the St. Lucie County Council of the Arts, Inc. was formed
as a not-for-profit corporation organized generally to educate, develop, coordinate, and
promote the visual and performing arts and cultural activities and endeavors in St. Lucie
County.
2. On October 27, 1987, the Board of County Commissioners declared, by
Resolution No. 87-230, the St. Lucie County Council of the Arts, Inc., as the official umbrella
arts organization for St. Lucie County, Florida.
3. On July 24,1990, the Board adopted Resolution No. 09-205 which declared the
St. Lucie County Council of the Arts, Inc. reorganized as a public agency corporate and politic
which was known as the St. Lucie Cultural Affairs Council and served as the official umbrella
organization for St. Lucie County pursuant to Section 265.32, Florida Statutes.
4. OnAugust 21,1990,the Boardof County Commissioners adopted Resolution No.
90-208 due to changes in Section 265.32, Florida Statutes, during the 1990 Legislative
session.
5. During preparation of the 2008/09 budget, the Board directed staff to
review a proposal to establish a local non-profit arts organization in lieu of the current
St. Lucie County Council of the Arts,lnc.
6. By Resolution 09-282, the Board established the Arts & Cultural Alliance of St
Lucie, Inc., (ACA) as the County's Local Arts Agency.
7. In 2016, the Arts & Cultural Alliance of St. Lucie, Inc., voluntarily disbanded, and
the Board signed a contract with the Brevard Cultural Alliance in December of 2017 to assist St
Lucie County re-establish a Local Arts Agency.
8. With the assistance of the Brevard Cultural Alliance, the St Lucie Cultural Alliance
(SLCA) has proceeded through the necessary steps to establish a Board of Directors and other
tasks necessary to become a sustainable and independent entity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, that this Board does hereby repeal Resolution No. 09-284 in its entirety and
repeals the designation of the Arts & Cultural Alliance of St. Lucie Inc., as the Local Arts
Agency and designates St. Lucie Cultural Alliance as the County's local arts agency pursuant
to Florida Statute 265.283(8).
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chair Linda Bartz
AYE
Vice Chair Cathy Townsend
AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky
AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell
AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF MARCH 2019.
ATTEST:
DEPUTY CLER
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST LUC�IE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS,
COUNTY ATTORNE