TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Director of Parks and Recreation
Martin Betz, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Request from the Cultural Arts Commission to Discuss the "Art in the Park" Event Proposal (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on the request from the Cultural Arts Commission to discuss the "Art in the Park" event proposal.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications at this time, as this is a request to discuss the item. If the City Council approves the item for discussion, the Commission will bring forward recommendations for City Council consideration. The Cultural Arts Commission projects that the "Art in the Park" event would cost approximately $20,000-$30,000 and could be appropriated from the Public Arts Trust Fund. As of October 4, 2018, the fund has an allocated balance of $288,779 and an unallocated balance of $1,134,587.
BACKGROUND:
Arts in the Park is a one-day event designed to introduce many different art forms and arts organizations to the community of Manhattan Beach. The event would feature 20-30 booths from different arts organizations that service the community. All of the featured organization will be from the Beach Cities, with a few located in El Segundo and Torrance. Each organization will feature their programs and services, give demonstrations and host an interactive art workshop. (A large percentage of the project budget will be designated to provide the materials for the art workshops).
DISCUSSION:
The City Council approved the Cultural Arts Commission Work Plan at the June 4, 2018 City Council meeting. However, the Boards and Commissions Handbook provides an option to add an item to the work plan (page 18, work plan section):
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