Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager Office

TO:	David Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Michael Tubbs, Management Analyst
CC:	John Reeves, Chair, Lawrence Arts Commission Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Boecker, Assistant City Manager
Date:	March 26, 2008
RE:	Lawrence Arts Commission Changes to City Resolutions 5966 and 5015

Lawrence Arts Commission request the following information be submitted to the City Commission:

Project History.

The Lawrence Arts Commission at their March 12, 2008 meeting voted 7-0 to send a letter to the City Commission outlining changes the Arts Commission wanted to resolutions 5966 and 5015.

Project Status. (LAC letter of March 24, 2008)

Dear City Commissioners,

The Lawrence Arts Commission—an 11-person advisory board of Lawrence citizens charged with forwarding recommendations to the City Commission in regard to construction/renovation of public buildings; purchase of artwork for the City; and sponsorship and support of local art activities by overseeing the city arts grants program, Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition, Phoenix Awards, and project development—is respectfully requesting the following changes to Resolutions 5966 and 5015:

Resolution 5966:

1. Change the name of the Lawrence Arts Commission to the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission to better reflect the community of arts (visual, literary, musical, and dramatic) and artists and audiences that the commission serves.

2. Adopt the following Mission Statement: “The mission of the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission is to enhance and enliven the community by promoting cultural opportunities and arts education while nurturing an environment of aesthetic vitality.”

3. In the interest of accessibility to the citizens of Lawrence, for the City to establish a permanent office space for Arts Commission meetings and a reading/resource library at the Carnegie Library or suitable alternative.

4. Provide funding up to $2000 for the arts commission liaison to attend national conferences to become more attuned to public art practices and current policies in the national network of public art administrators.

Resolution 5015:

1. Request City Commission to specify which department will assemble the annual report on eligible capital improvement plans to facilitate the planning of art in public places.

2. Provide date for the annual report to be submitted to the Cultural Arts Commission.

Respectfully submitted,

The Lawrence Arts Commission

John Reeves

Chair 2008

Action Request. Approve requested changes outlined in letter of March 24, 2008

Thank you for your assistance. Please advise if you have any questions.