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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 5891ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 5891 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE STATE/LOCAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ARTS WHEREAS, this City has long expressed its commitment to develop- ment of the arts for the citizens of Palo Alto and wishes to support all similar efforts~ The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The Council hereby recommends approval of the State/ Local Partnership Master Plan for the Arts a3 outlined in Exhibit "A•, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and as submitted on behalf of the County of Santa Clara and the municipal- ities thereof for the cultural and artistic enhancement of our citi- zens. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 23, 1981 AYES: Bechtel, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None city Clerk O APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sr~s~-s~cf ty Attorney Direct Arts cien~es ~~~~ APPROVED: cze_,,.,<t:·<' ~ d'nc:-Mayor sta March 18. 1981 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Pa1o Alto, Cat ifornia Combined Arts Agencies of Santa Clara County State/local Partnership Program Members of the Council: This is a report regarding the California State Arts Council State/local Partner- ship program and the status of the Combined Arts Agency (CAA) Santa Clara County Arts plan. In addition, staff is recommending that the Council enact the attached resolution that recommends approval of the outline of the State/local Partnership master plan for the arts on behalf of the County of Santa Clara. BACKGROUND: The California Arts Council and the State Legislature have established a State/Local Partnership Program designed to encourage local cultural planning and decision making and to reach previously underserved constituencies. The objectives of the State/local Partnership Program are to: A. provide a mechanism for more effective local arts planning and to coordinate such planning with state programs; 8. develop rural and suburban areas which have not fully participated in arts programs; C. expand the private sector support for arts at the local level; 0. give local government agencies the opportunity to assist the California Arts Council in improving the efficiency of arts programming: E. provide a more stable base of support for the arts at the local level~ F. provide a potential decentralization mechanism for other California Arts Council programs; G. prevent duplication and overlap between Federal (administered through California Arts Council). state, and local program funds; H. provide for increased employment of artists; I. stimulate the local economy. Planning Grant In accordance with the provisions of the. State/Local Partnership Program, a $12.000 non-matching planning grant was provided to Santa Clara County through the Combined Arts Agency (CAA). a 39-member board representin~ the Music and Arts Foundation of Santa Clara County, the County Arts Counci 1, the San Jose Arts Foundation and individuals active In support of the arts. The CAA hired an arts consultant to develop a methodology for developing a needs assessment for the County of Santa Clara which will include the inventorying of all arts organizations, artists and art support groups in terms of their current activities and future goals. The resultant information w111 be identified CHR: 20{): 1 Exhibit A Page two and ranked to g~ide Santa Ciara County arts organizations and cities in designing future programs and services to their respective constituents. Approval When the County P•an is completed by the consultant, it must be submitted to, reviewed and approved by all the following agencies: 1. The County Board of Supervisors. 2. All local matching agenciPs for the Local Prioritir .. Grant. J. ThE" City Council of any city whic.h has at lea'>l 70'.l or rlw IOI.ii cou111y popuiation. In this case. the plan will be developed jointly by tilt• i.:ily and the county. If the development of a joint plan is not possible. then this city may withdraw from the county planning process and submit its own separate plan to the CAC. If this is done, the city will receive its own BJoc Planninq Grant and Local Priorities Grant, with the fonds for thc~e qr.ml'> -.ubtr.tell'd from !hl· couniv'·. {1r.,nt'> in prnpor1 ion 10 the· 1wrcrnta•Jt· or the county population inhabitinq lm· city. Howevt·r. ~111 Ci lit•'> iHt• strongly urged to work within the county planning process if at dll possible. ~-The city councils of 50% of the total number of cities in the county. In addition, this total number of cities must have a combined population representing at least 50% of the totai county population inhabiting incorporated areas of the county. If a city with 20% of the total county population has withdrawn fromthe county planning process, it will not be included in this approval procedure. 5. After review by CAC staff, the plan will be approved by a majority vote of the California Arts Council at an open public meeting. Local Priorities Grant After approval, the plan will be used by the California State Arts Council to divide $350,000-$500,000 among all participating counties on a one-to-one match. The local Priorities funds wi11 be divided by a formula based on: l . Need Factor This Is defined as the total allocation divided by the total percentage of the populatlon of California residln~ tn any county. This factor will receive 60% of the local Priorities monies. 2. Effort Factor This is defined as the total per capit~ spending for the arts by local government agendes, as adjusted to reflect average pe~sonal income. This factor will receive 40% of the local Priorities monies It is antic!pated that local Priorities Grants may be used for Dire~t Progrl:ll!Blng, Technical Assistance, Information Services, and/or Grants Programs, as long as grant monies are spent according to local plans and CAC funding polt~ies. These policies include high artistic achievement, equitable recognition and canpensation of artists for their work, and recognition of cultural diversity. State of California and CAC policy prohibit local plans from including expenditures for out-of-state travel, capital expenditures, purchase of equipment, and p~~flt-making organizations. CHR:200: 1 Exhlbi t A ~· • • • Page three Palo Atto Participation: Based on the effort factor, it is expected that the State Arts Council will award a proportionate amount of fu~dinq to Santa Clara County through the Combined Arts Agencies. Although Palo Alto will not automatically receive fundlng for the arts, the City will be eligible to submit application to the Combined Arts Agencies in support of specific programs in the arts. In effect, funding for the arts in Palo Alto will be more accessible through the county gover..-nent rather than through the state government. · Environmental Impact Assessment: This project qualifies for a categorical exemptlOri unrlef CEQA gu1del1nes and procedures and procedures adopted by the City of Palo Alto and no further environmental assessment is necessary. SUl'IWl'lary: A county Master Palo for the Arts is being developed by the Combined Arts Agency of Santa Clara that requires approval by SO% of the total nunber of cities in the county in order to establish what portion of the locat Priorities grant each city may receive from the State Arts Council. This action will be the first step in a two-year planning process in which the Combined Arts Agencies will work closely with each municipality within Santa Clara County to devise and implement a successful master plan. Althou9h the pfan itself will not be completed prior to the March 31 deadline, the State Arts Council has agreed that city approval of the concept of the plan prior to March 31 will facilitate the appropriation of the local Priorities funding and that the plan itseif may be approved after Karch 31, 1981. Rec0111111endation: Staff reconnends that Cou~cil enact the attached resolution. :r:u~;z·:· leof'I Kaplan, Director partment Arts and Sciences nager Attachment CHR:200: t Exhlbi t A