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DESIGNATION OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THROUGH COMMISSION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE AS LOCAL ARTS AGENCY FOR STATE-LOCAL PARTNERS PROGRAM (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
Today’s item designates the City of San Diego through the Commission for Arts and Culture to serve as the California Arts Council (CAC) State-Local Partner (SLP) in San Diego County and authorizes the application for and acceptance of grant funds from the SLP Program under CAC for a two-year time period. The goals for these grant funds are to support the work of local arts agencies in fostering countywide arts and culture ecosystem; provide funds to address priorities identified at the local level in alignment with SLP program requirements; and to promote equity in programming and services for communities, cultures, and creative practices throughout each county with a designated SLP.
The City of San Diego (City) through the City's local arts agency, the Commission for Arts and Culture (Commission) has regularly and successfully applied for and received SLP grants on behalf of the region since the 1980s, including providing any required matching funds from the City of San Diego. As part of the application process this year, CAC is requiring the City to obtain a resolution from the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego that officially designates the Commission to serve as the State-Local Partner in San Diego County.
Today’s action adopts a resolution to designate the City of San Diego through the Commission for Arts and Culture as the County’s official SLP with the CAC.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Adopt the resolution titled: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DESIGNATING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THROUGH THE COMMISSION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE AS THE COUNTY'S OFFICIAL STATE-LOCAL PARTNER WITH THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND ADMINISTER THE STATE-LOCAL PARTNER GRANT FUNDS FOR 2024-2025 AND 2025-2026.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The proposed action to adopt the resolution should support equity in the arts. A requirement of being a State/Local Partner is to prioritize engagement and support for arts organizations, individual artists, and community members representing historically under-resourced communities, especially those residing in the lower quartiles of the California Healthy Places Index. The work the City of San Diego does as a State/Local Partner should support this work.
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The proposed action to adopt the resolution may lead to positive impacts to sustainability through the work that artists do and promote. They may use sustainable materials in art, as well as use of art to support sustainability efforts and topics and support the sustainability of the arts and cultural sectors.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with adopting a resolution designating the City of San Diego through the Commission for Arts and Culture as the County's State-Local Partner with the California Arts Council and authorizing the City of San Diego to apply for and accept any grant funds available from the California Arts Council including the provision of any required matching funds through grant period 2025-26. There will be no change in net General Fund cost and no additional staff years.
BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT
If approved, these recommendations will have a positive impact on the business community, specifically the arts and cultural sector which consists largely of entrepreneurs and small-scale enterprises. A responsibility of the designated State/Local Partner is to prioritize engagement and support for arts organizations, individual artists, and community members representing historically under-resourced communities, especially those residing in the lower quartiles of the California Healthy Places Index.
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BACKGROUND
The California State Legislation established and funded the State-Local Partners Program (SLP) under the California Arts Council (CAC) to foster cultural development, on the local level, through a partnership between the CAC and the state's local arts agencies. The nature of this partnership includes grant funding, information exchange, cooperative activities, and leadership to stimulate and enable individuals, organizations and communities to create, present, and preserve the art of all cultures to enrich the quality of life for all Californians.
The goals of the SLP grants are to support the work of local arts agencies in fostering the countywide arts and culture ecosystem; provide funds to address priorities identified at the local level in alignment with SLP Program requirements; promote equity in programming and services for communities, cultures, and creative practices throughout each county with a designated SLP; and serve every county in the state through a designated SLP in each county.
The City of San Diego (City) through the City's local arts agency, the Commission for Arts and Culture (Commission) has regularly and successfully applied for and received SLP grants, including providing any required matching funds from the City of San Diego. SLP grants allow the City to produce activities that align with the SLP purpose. As part of the application process this year, CAC is requiring the City to obtain a resolution from the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego that officially designates the City through the Commission to serve as the State-Local Partner in San Diego County.
For the years that the City is designated SLP, the City and County Office of Economic Development and Government Affairs (EDGA) will work together to prepare EDGA to become a SLP at the next application opportunity. This includes sharing information on data and outcomes coming out of the SLP program, explaining the purpose of existing programs, and otherwise starting the transition where possible to help EDGA be ready to be a SLP in two years.
LINKAGE TO THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO STRATEGIC PLAN
Today’s proposed action to adopt the resolution supports the Equity and Community Strategic Initiatives in the County of San Diego’s 2024-2029 Strategic Plan by supporting programs to support and promote the arts and culture sector.
Respectfully submitted,
SARAH E. AGHASSI
Interim Chief Administrative Officer
ATTACHMENT(S)
Attachment A - Resolution