TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Eilen Stewart, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Provide Direction on Leadership Manhattan Beach's (LMB) Proposed 2021-2022 Class Project (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 Leadership Manhattan Beach's (LMB) Proposed 2021-2022 class project.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
All costs will be covered by Leadership Manhattan Beach. However, based on the project selected, there may be ongoing maintenance costs absorbed by the City.
BACKGROUND:
Leadership Manhattan Beach (LMB) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop community leaders. Since 1992, over the course of its nine-month program each class has developed a project that benefits the community.
LMB proposes to host a Manhattan Beach Community-Building Event, contributing a large-scale mural to the Manhattan Beach Art Center (MBAC). The mural will be designed by a professional artist and painted by community members over one weekend. The mural will serve to beautify the Art Center, provide an identifying landmark for the site, and offer an opportunity for our community to unite in a common cause.
LMB wishes to encourage community awareness of and involvement with MBAC. LMB determined that the community is generally unaware of the Art Center, or its location. This project is seen as an opportunity to develop community awareness and pride while serving as a catalyst for further community building activities.
The 2020 Parks Master Plan determined there is a need for more community-building events to create a sense of community. Additionally, in 2020 the City Council approved the Manhattan Beach Art Center (MBAC) Revitalization Plan as part of the Cultu...
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