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1) Dissolution of the Ad Hoc Honorary City Poet Laureate Subcommittee; 2) Creation of an Ad Hoc Artist Laureate Subcommittee; and, 3) Appoint Commissioners to the Ad Hoc Artist Laureate Subcommittee
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Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs Commission (12/04/15)
Department Approval: Martin R. Cole, Assistant City Manager (12/04/15)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC): 1) dissolve the Ad Hoc Honorary City Poet Laureate Subcommittee; 2) create an Ad Hoc Artist Laureate Subcommittee; and, 3) appoint commissioners to the new subcommittee.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On May 11, 2015, the City Council considered an agenda item pertaining to the creation of an Honorary City Poet Laureate position. Upon consideration of the material of record and public comment, the City Council directed the CAC to investigate the creation of a City Poet Laureate position. The CAC created an ad hoc subcommittee at its meeting on June 9, 2015 tasked with evaluating the creation of the position of Honorary City Poet Laureate and appointed Commissioners Small and Williams to that subcommittee. The CAC subcommittee conducted research and considered public comment on the subject and made recommendations for consideration by the City Council. On September 28, 2015, the City Council moved to:
• Appoint Dr. Janet Hoult as Honorary Artist Laureate (for poetry) for a two year term, expiring December 31, 2017; and,
• Directed the Cultural Affairs Commission to continue working with Dr. Hoult to develop guidelines for consideration by the City Council for an Artist Laureate Program to be implemented in late 2017 or early 2018.
In light of the CAC’s recommendation and City Council action on September 28, 2015, it is recommended that a new ad hoc subcommittee be created with a name and purview that reflects the change from a proposed City Poet Laureate Program to a proposed Artist Laureate Program. The new ad hoc subcommittee’s primary task will include working with Dr. Hoult to draft objectives, criteria, application and selection guidelines, and estimated costs and potential funding sources associated with a future Artist Laureate Program. In addition, the subcommittee will serve, on an as needed basis, as a resource to Dr. Hoult in her work as Honorary Artist Laureate and activities associated with the City’s Centennial Celebration. Given the timeframe for developing guidelines for an Artist Laureate Program, the subcommittee may choose to focus on the upcoming Culver City Centennial first. It is anticipated that a recommendation regarding the Artist Laureate Program should be ready for City Council consideration in the spring or early summer of 2017.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the creation of a new subcommittee. With regard to Dr. Hoult’s tenure as Honorary Artist Laureate, there is only limited in-kind and staff support available from the City.
ATTACHMENTS
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MOTION
That the Cultural Affairs Commission:
1. Dissolve the Ad Hoc Honorary City Poet Laureate Subcommittee;
2. Create an Ad Hoc Artist Laureate Subcommittee; and,
3. Appoint Commissioner _____ and Commissioner _____ to the Ad Hoc Artist Laureate Subcommittee.