City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 6, 2018
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Lease Agreement between the City of Alexandria and the Arts Resource Foundation (dba Del Ray Artisans), for use of the Colosanto Center located at 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301.
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ISSUE: City Council consideration of a Lease Agreement between the City of Alexandria and the Arts Resource Foundation (dba Del Ray Artisans), for use of the Colosanto Center located at 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Receive this report recommending a Lease Agreement between the City of Alexandria and the Arts Resource Foundation (dba Del Ray Artisans); and
2. Schedule a public hearing for June 23, 2018, and after the public hearing is concluded authorize the City Manager to execute the Lease Agreement (Attachment) substantially in the form attached between the City of Alexandria and the Arts Resource Foundation (dba Del Ray Artisans).
BACKGROUND: The Del Ray Artisans, founded in 1992, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote art for the benefit of artists and the community. The purposes for which Del Ray Artisans is organized are (i) to support new and emerging artists and artisans, (ii) to develop and foster community based arts activities, events and organizations, (iii) to develop and promote the arts as a resource for community outreach, and (iv) to make more available and accessible to the general public the full range of creative expression and artistic endeavors in the visual, performing and applied arts.
The Colosanto Center has been the home of the Del Ray Artisans for over 20 years and has become a cultural anchor for the Del Ray Community.
DISCUSSION: The Del Ray Artisans have been...
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