Arts Policy & Funding Task ForcMEMORANDUM
November 12, 2002
TO:The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT:Recommendation for City Council Priority - Arts Policy and Funding
The City Council has established Arts Policy and Funding as a 2002-2007 City Council
Priority. A meeting was convened of the City staff members involved in this priority, and
it is recommended that an Arts Policy and Funding Task Force be formed which
involves all the City staff currently assigned, plus one member each from the Dubuque
Cultural Alliance, Dubuque Main Street, Ltd., Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce
and ArTS Dubuque, with those organizations selecting their representative.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
MEMORANDUM
November14,2002
TO:Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM:Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
SUBJECT: Recommendation for City Council Priority - Arts Policy and Funding
INTRODUCTION
The City Council has established Arts Policy and Funding as a 2002-2007 City Council
Priority. As you requested, I convened a meeting of the City staff assigned to this
priority: Susan Henricks, Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Gil Spence, Leisure Services
Department; Cindy Steinhauser and Jerelyn O'Connor, City Manager's Office; and
myself.
This memo provides the staffs recommendation for proceeding with this priority.
DISCUSSION
We reviewed the City Council's suggested action steps for this priority, which are:
a. Create a task force.
b. Identify providers: programs and needs.
c. Evaluate approaches by other cities.
d. Develop policy and process.
e. Determine policy, funding, and performance guidelines.
We determined that the appropriate City staff are assigned to this priority, and could be
assigned to the task force. We identified four community partners that we think should
be represented on this task force.
Dubuque Cultural Alliance (represents 17 cultural and arts organizations)
Dubuque Main Street, Ltd.
Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce
ArTS Dubuque
City Council Pdority - Arts Policy and Funding
November 14, 2002
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RECOMMENDATION
We recommend formation of an Arts Policy and Funding Task Force comprised of the
following members:
Carnegie Stout Public Library - Susan Henricks
Leisure Services Department - Gil Spence
City Manager's Office - Cindy Steinhauser and Jerelyn O'Connor
Planning Services Department - Laura Carstens
Dubuque Cultural Alliance - 1 representative
Dubuque Main Street, Ltd. - 1 representative
Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce - 1 representative
ArTS Dubuque - 1 representative
It is our intent to invite the four community partners to select a representative if the City
Council concurs with our recommendation.
ACTION STEP
The requested action step is for the City Council to approve the staff recommendation
for the City Council Priority for Arts Policy and Funding.
LC/mkr
CC:
Susan Henricks, Library Director
Gil Spence, Leisure Services Manager
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development Specialist