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 Governme...
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