HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 Resolution No. 041• RE SOL UT IO:-J :-JO . .!!i_
SERIE OF 2004
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A RESO LUT ION SUPPORTI NG TH E REA UTHORI ZATION OF THE SCIENT IFIC AND
CU LT URA L FA CILITIES DI STRICT . URGING LE GISLATI VE A:-JD VO TER SUPP ORT
FOR RE:-JEWAL OF THE DISTRI CT ,I ND TIIE CON T INU ED BEN EFITS THE SCIE NT IFI C
A:-J D CULTURAL FACI LITI ES DISTR ICT .
WHEREAS. the Sc ient ific and Cuhural Faciliu..:s Di str ic t is a n:uionall y accl aimed me th od to
fund cultu ra l organizati ons ; and
WHEREAS . the SCF D provides fund ing fr om a one-te nth ofa cent sales tax in the seve n -
count y De nve r metro area 10 more th,m 300 small and la rge metropolitan art s and science
organi za tio ns and does so with minima l regul ati on :md overhead ; and
WHEREAS , t!W f c •na n 9 rnilli on people vfr :1ed the Denver metro area's cu ltu ra l institutions in
200 I. whic h is more 1n:m attended profe ss iona l sporting events (5 .] milli on) or visited Front
Range Co lorado's ski resorts (7.5 mill ion): and
WHEREA S, SC FD-funded org:111·:u11 v, ·· provide cn t..:rt ain men t. ed ucati on :rnd cnlt ght enm cnt
for milli ons of •1v•1 •0 rcs;,Jc 111 s. C1.1 :tu 1. \~, 01•1.atio ns provide tnurs and cuh urn l expe rience s for
2 mi lli on sc hoo l ctuld.rcn an nu all y, 1 1 ,t i: tha n I milli on peop le a ye ar eru II in free and paid
cultural classes and act ivi ties . An cqu:,: :mmbe r :,re members of metro cu ltural orga ni za 1ion s .
Nearly I milli on und erserved ~udicn cc s such as child re n hclow 1he pov 1:rt y level. se ni ors and
di verse ethnic audiences expe ri enced cui1ural programs in 2001. In ad,·Ji1 i .... 11 . regi onal
org:10 iza 1i ons offrr area resident s more 1han 1 ~O fr ,:c ct;iy s a yea r: and
WHEREAS . ~C FD fu ndin g he lp s metro cultura l org.i niza ti ons pr eserve and protect price less
coll ect io ns of animals. art . plant s, natural hi s1ory and hi sto ri ca l sit es: and
WHEREAS, the regi on's ~ulturai org.ini zati ons and faci li tic s gc neratc more th .in SI bill ion a
yea r in eco nomic impac t and pro vide more than 7,000 jobs; and
WHERE AS , cu lt ur,11 tou rism gcne ratcd S139 mi ll io n in 2001. El eve n of1hc top 15 iouri sm
attracti ons in the metro area arc beloved cult ural orga ni zation s such as thc Denver Mu seum of
Nature an d Scien ce, Denver Zoo. Den ver Art Mu se um . Denve r Botani c Ga rd ens and Denver
Center for Perfo rmin g An s: and
WHER EAS. cultural progra mm ing in Co lorado has becn significant ly cut due 10 sta le budgct
redu ction ~ and the eco nomic dow nturn ; and
WHEREAS . the SCFD !ms bcen .tp proved by 1hc lc gislature and endo rsed by vot..:rs in two
reg ion-wi de clc ctions in 1988 and 1994. The SCFD mu s!~ n:au 1hori zcd by vote rs on or before
200 6: and
WH EREAS. the SCF D's modes t onc-t cn1h of a cent sa les tax equals onl y one ccn 1 on a S JO
purchase and in 2004 vo ters will be as ked to exte nd, nOI inc rea se th e tax for an addi tio nal 12
yea rs.
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NOW , THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORA DO, TH AT :
Soc tio n I . The City Council of the City of Englewood, Co lorado suppon s the reaut hori za tion
of th e Scientific and Culturn l Facilities Di strict , urges legislative and vo ter suppon fo r rene wa l of
the Di stri ct and the continued benefit s the Scie ntific and Cultura l Facilities Di strict provide s.
ADOPTED AND APPRO VED thi s 2nd day of Febru ary, 2004.
I, Loucrishia A. Elli s, City Cler~ f9r the City of Engle
above is a true copy of Reso lution No . :t.f__. Se ries of 2004 .
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