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City Council Report — Topics of discussion are finance, safety net, <br />Shakespeare group, Arts District, Liquor license, changes in open carry <br />and fires. <br />Staff Report: City Website — Templates will be available after Dec. 1. <br />Arts Logo — Has been chosen, Blake (Welch Marketing) was hired by the <br />City to create the logo. <br />President's report — Christmas party will be inviting departing and new <br />members at Mark's house. <br />Discussion regarding carrying the hierarchy of the arts organizations to <br />January meeting. <br />Formal Meeting was adjourned; however, given the nature of discussion, <br />the meeting was reopened for the discussion of the arts logo for the City <br />website. <br />Mark discussed that there were some concerns about how the process of <br />selecting the logo was done. Several issues were raised including: 1) the <br />process was not opened up to the public for bids; 2) the decision was not <br />presented to the full council; 3) the email to Susan didn't indicate that a <br />final decision was being made; 4) the final decision was made by City staff <br />(Suzanne and Meredyth) rather than involving a larger group. <br />Suzanne explained that bids were solicited from four graphic designers for <br />the project. (This step was not required according to purchasing <br />processes; however, it was done to ensure equal access to the project.) <br />The bid was awarded to Welch Marketing. The intention of the logo was <br />for use on the City's website and for the Cultural Arts Master Plan. It will <br />also be made available to local arts groups for their use if they are <br />interested. The logo was intended to represent the arts in Louisville as a <br />whole. Representatives from the Louisville Arts District, Louisville Arts <br />Association, Coal Creek Theatre of Louisville, Louisville Cultural Council <br />and CenterStage Theater were asked for feedback following the first <br />round of logo submissions. Representatives from these groups did <br />respond with their suggestions and comments, which were shared with <br />Blake Welch. Based upon this feedback, Welch Marketing redesigned the <br />logo to address expressed concerns. The final decision was made by City <br />staff as the logo was intended for use on the City's website and master <br />plan. City monies, allocated to the redesign of the City website, were <br />used to pay for the design work. She also stated that it was not <br />mandatory for any group to use this logo. It was intended to create a <br />larger, recognizable symbol for the Arts in Louisville as a whole. <br />3 <br />