City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2016 04 26

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Louisville COLORADO • S1NC CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM II SUBJECT: DATE: LOUISVILLE CULTURAL COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 26, 2016 PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER STRAND, CHAIR 1. LIST HIGHLIGHTS AND SUCCESSES OF THE PAST YEAR: a. Changed focus from a board that programs as many events as possible across a wide range of disciplines, to a board that actively employs arts and culture to enhance community in Louisville. b. Crafted a revised mission statement to reflect our change in focus: i Former mission: The Louisville Cultural Council is a nonprofit organization established for the primary purpose of advancing art, music dance, theater, zoology, botany, natural history, and cultural history in the City of Louisville. ii. Current mission: We promote arts and culture in Louisville. We program cultural events, advocate for and support artists, and advise City Council. By doing so we engage our diverse social, cultural, and creative community. c. Created a job description for LCC board members, including estimated number of hours committed per month to LCC activities. d. Significantly reduced a years -long problem on the LCC: member burn out. The change in focus and mission has made it easier to choose where to focus our time. It also strengthened the effectiveness of the LCC as a team. This council benefits from shared leadership, which means that no one individual has to lift a lot more than anyone else. e. Enhanced Louisville's creative profile within Boulder County. Louisville has been actively participating in the county -wide One Action Project on Arts and Immigration and this is good for Louisville's standing in the Boulder County arts community. Suzanne Janssen provided significant leadership by serving on the One Action Steering Committee. f. Presented a full year of cultural programming for Louisville. In 2015, the LCC programmed 25 events, served 6,060 audience members, recruited and donated 660 volunteer hours, paid artists fairly, and balanced its budget. The events included 6 Thursday Night Summer Concerts in the Park (2 called for weather after set up), 6 Sunday Chamber Music Performances, 5 Friday Night Live! Performances, 3 Films, 3 collaborations with the Library and /or the Louisville Art Association, and 2 lectures. g. Elevated the quality of the Summer Concert Series by hiring a sound engineer for each concert. This allowed volumes to be level and sound to be balanced, resulting in better quality sound. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION