Cultural Council Agenda and Packet 2015 05 21

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Cultural Council Meeting Minutes 19 March 2015 Page 2 of 4 venues for publicity may not be as effective. Also need to pursue on-line ticket purchases. LCC may also want to allocate funds toward future sculpture garden acquisitions. Changes to draft budget will be made by the Treasurer as follows: 1) reduce income by $1000; 2) Fall artist payments will be increased to an average of roughly $400/event (increasing artist fees to $12,730); 3) Spring artists costs to be increased for Silent Movie fee and Stories on Stage; 4) Increase cash awards and grants by $2000; 5) increase in Marketing costs to lead to $0 net income. Motion carried to approve the 2015 budget as amended. Mission/General Direction of the LCC – City Legal Committee is reviewing all 501(c)(3)s and will report back to City Council. Motion carried to hold a facilitated meeting on 4/13/15 with five yeas and one abstention. LCC will be meeting with a facilitator on Monday, April 13th in the evening to discuss its mission/strategy. Possible goals for the meeting as suggested by the members: • Short-term: programming for Fall; supporting local music and musicians such as open mic nights. • Long-term: Clarity on role/purpose/general direction of the LCC; strategic plan to address interfaces/interactions with other organizations such as LAA, library, etc; 501(c)(3) function; LCC role in the larger community; succinct elevator speech on the LCC purpose; establishing clarity of mission statement; overarching purpose with respect to City Council and relationship to programming; grant program; shared goals of immediate programming and infrastructure (longer term) such as studios/sculpture/outdoor art; improvements or acquisitions for Art Center. Mark and Suzanne will use this list when they meet with facilitator to help structure the approach and goals of the 4/13/15 meeting. 2015 Louisville Budget Cycle – Capital costs – City budget cycle needs input/requests for next 5-year cycle. City will be spending $30,000 on Arts Center to address ADA improvements and rearranging storage space. Some work to be done in 2015 and continuing onward. Sculpture garden acquisitions are possible. Technology requests for city budget could include projector, sound system, laptop for projector, portable amp, and internet in the building. Current upright piano is not great quality even when tuned. Acquiring a better piano is more expensive. -- For approval --