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Staff Report for the Establishment of an Arts Commission
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council pass to print an ordinance and approve a resolution creating an Arts Commission and adopting its rules of procedure.
Following is a summary of the key elements of the ordinance creating the Arts Commission.
Commission Title: Arts Commission
Cities call their commissions a variety of names, including: Arts Commission, Cultural Arts Commission, Art and Culture Commission, Public Arts Commission, Civic Arts Commission and Commission for the Arts.
Staff recommends the title of Arts Commission as it is specific to arts and eliminates concerns and duplication of Commission responsibilities in current and future cultural events such as Cinco de Mayo, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Lunar New Year, Celebration of Culture program; which shall remain with the Recreation and Human Services and Library departments and their respective Commissions.
Membership: Nine (9) members (one member from each Council District/three at-large); four (4) year term
Staff recommends a nine-member commission to be consistent with Human Services Commission, Recreation and Parks Commission and Senior Commission.
Scope: Following are recommended duties and responsibilities for the Arts Commission:
* To encourage and promote art programs and activities within the City
* To make recommendations to City Council regarding local visual and performing art needs, activities, and programs
* To receive and gather input from the community on issues relevant to art policies
* To enhance community awareness of art resources
* To work cooperatively with public and private agencies to procure space and opportunities for public art and to contribute to the enrichment of the community by adding public art that is of the highest quality, visually stimulating and of enduring value
* To analyze and make recommen...
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