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Recommendation to receive and file report on the feasibility and recommendations for establishing a Percent for the Arts Program and direct City Manager to create a Public Art Program. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On January 26, 2016, the City Council requested that the City Manager report back on the feasibility of establishing a Percent for the Arts Program as on ongoing funding source for public art in the City. On June 22, 2016, staff submitted a memorandum outlining the history of public art programs and funding strategy efforts in the City, a national and
state best practice scan, and a review of the City’s current/ongoing support for art (Attachment A).
A subsequent memo was submitted to the City Council on December 12, 2016, which provided (1) a brief review of Percent for the Arts programs in other cities, (2) recommendations for a Percent for the Arts program in Long Beach, (3) an analysis of the fiscal impacts of the recommendations, and (4) a review of other funding sources for the arts. (Attachment B).
As a result of extensive research, a best practice scan, and review of the City’s various funds, the following are recommendations to the City Council on the major components of a Percent for the Arts program in Long Beach.
Major Components
It is recommended that the City Council create a Percent for the Arts program on all General Fund capital construction projects and any eligible other fund capital construction projects. The 1 percent would be assessed on all capital construction projects exceeding $100,000. Funds are recommended to be used as follows:
· 40 percent for the creation of public art in the public domain, through the Arts Council;
· 20 percent to the Arts Council to be awarded as small grants for capacity building and matching grants for art institutions and artists to promote a variety of arts throughout Long Beach; and
· 40 percent for support of established arts groups in the City of Long Beach.
Technical Components
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