City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/13/2018
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Public Arts Funding Guidelines for Art Education Programs
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FROM:
Deanna Pressgrove, Public Arts Commission Staff Liaison
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed funding guidelines for the Public Arts Educational fund.
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BACKGROUND:
City Council recently approved an ordinance increasing the allocation for art education programs to 30% from the Art in Public Places fund beginning July 1, 2018.
During this process, City Council directed Staff to develop funding guidelines for the Public Arts Educational programs.
In the past, the Pubic Arts Educational fund has supported the following programs: DATA Photo and Video Competition, Mary Pickford Theatre Film Series, Cathedral City High School Stardust Arts Expo, Latino Cultural Arts Show, Coachella Valley Repertory 8-week drama class, Dia De los Muertos and the Tourbuddy App.
DISCUSSION:
Below is a draft set of guidelines that City Staff and the City's Attorney's Office developed for your discussion and consideration. If approved, the guidelines will be implemented July 1st.
The City’s Public Art ordinance (Cathedral City Municipal Code §§ 11.45.010 et seq.) provides that thirty percent (30%) of the Public Art fees received by the City may be expended for “Art Education.” This term is defined in Section 11.45.020 of the Municipal Code as “… any publicly available class, lecture, program or similar event related in some manner to the arts, including, but not limited to, lectures, classes, concerts, forums, teaching presentations or speaking engagements pertaining to the visual, auditory and/or cultural arts.”
In recommending expenditures of the Public Art Fund for Art Education, the Commission should follow guidelines set forth below:
The Commission will consider whether the expenditure is consistent with the California Mitigation Fee Act’s definition of “Public Facilities” in Government Code §66000(d). Under this definition, development impact fees, in this instance money from the Public Art Fund, may be expended by the City on “Public Facilities” which are defined to include “public services” and “community amenities.” The City Council has determined that Art Education constitutes both “public services” and “community amenities. The Commission should consider how any recommended expenditure for Art Education will provide or enhance a public service or community amenity.
The Commission will consider whether the expenditure is consistent with the Public Arts Master Plan and its Mission Statement.
The Commission will consider whether the expenditure is consistent with the purpose of the City’s Public Art ordinance.
Proposed expenditures less than $2500 must be presented to the Public Arts Commission for consideration and approval. Once approved the expenditure and related program can be implemented.
Proposed expenditures of or exceeding $2500 must be presented to the Public Arts Commission for consideration and recommendation. The Commission’s recommendation will then be forwarded to the City Council for final approval prior to implementation.
At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Public Arts Commission will submit a summary report to City Council that includes the following:
Program description and funding amount for all art education programs funded the previous fiscal year; and,
Proposed program descriptions and funding amounts for the upcoming fiscal year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Up to 30% of the amount reflected in the Art in Public Places Fund on July 1, 2018.
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