Arts & Culture Commission Meeting Date: March 10th, 2025
To: Arts and Culture Commission Members
From: Natalie Draper, Library Director
Title
Arts and Culture Commission Work Plan Update.
Body
Action Requested:
The Arts and Culture Commission reviews an updated work plan for 2025.
Summary Report:
To facilitate deeper engagement with Commission members and staff on projects, policies, use of funds, advocacy efforts, and planning without adding additional meetings to an already busy schedule, the Commission adopted a new bi-monthly (alternating months) meeting schedule in December of 2024.
* The full Commission meets in Council Chambers on odd months: January; March; May; July; September; November.
* Subcommittees would meet as needed on even months: February; April; June; August; October; December.
o City staff (staff and clerical liaisons, other staff as needed) will be present at all ACC subcommittee meetings
* ACC members would remain available on odd months for participation in subcommittees with the goal of 3 commissioners serving on committees, plus youth members.
o Subcommittee members will select a representative to report back on related agenda items at the following meeting of the full board.
There are a few adjustments to the schedule noted below:
Proposed schedule of 2025 meetings:
Jan 2025: regular meeting
* elect new officers, approve work plan and schedule
Feb: subcommittee
* preparation for April Living Treasure event
* Ice Arena call to artists goes out
Mar: regular meeting
* Commission receives annual Percent for the arts report (staff presents to council after ACC); select budget/work plan subcommittee members
* Staff programs Percent report for City Council
Apr: subcommittee
* budget/work plan subcommittee meets
* Ice Arena public art review committee (PARC)
* Additional: Living Treasure Award event
May: regular meeting
* Approve recommendations of April PARC, discuss artists on main street (AOMS), appoint AOMS PARC
* Recap Living ...
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