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Cultural Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />DATE <br />Page 4 of 8 <br />14.Information Item: 2024 Art Grant Update (JR) <br />What we're expecting from submissions <br />Changes to the online form <br />JR relates that LCC streamlined the process. JR would like to provide <br />more details to the applicants on the expectations of the LCC - applicants <br />need to give as much information as possible, must submit complete <br />applications. Scott suggests giving applicants a sample of a funded <br />proposal. Discussion about giving a grant writing workshop. JR says that <br />speaking to applicants individually is "problematic" — need to make sure <br />that these conversations aren't happening in private, and that all <br />applicants have access to the same information. Erica suggests an <br />eligibility/application Q and A session (on Zoom, recorded to make same <br />information available to all applicants). <br />Sharon asks about possibly including prompts in the application. Erica <br />explains that the 2022 application had "required" questions, and <br />applicants couldn't move forward without completing these blanks. Even <br />with the prompts and required questions, some applicants provided <br />insufficient responses (incomplete answers, or writing "see website" rather <br />than answering the required questions). Requiring a question doesn't <br />guarantee that the applicant won't have incomplete answers. <br />JR talks about public art — public art is not eligible for LCC art grants. <br />There is a separate public art process to follow. Need to additionally <br />address art on private spaces - would the LCC fund art on a private <br />residence or business? Sharon offers that LCC needs to develop our <br />recommendations and then forward those to City Council. <br />Erica clarifies the municipal code for public art - public art is on City -owned <br />property, and art on businesses or residences is by definition, not public <br />art. Additionally, some City -owned properties are not appropriate for public <br />art: Open Space is not zoned to allow it, and some locations run into <br />issues with planned development, sprinkler systems, or other issues that <br />prevent art installations. Murals on businesses and private properties are <br />subject to the sign code, which is separate from public art. <br />"Are we providing art for the community or are we benefitting a particular <br />business?" <br />Councilwoman Fahey details four different kinds of Open Space. Erica <br />clarifies dates in the application process. JR talks about the tight timeline <br />last year and Erica would like to run the language through the city <br />attorney's office. <br />15. Discussion Item: Programming Subcommittee (Sarah) <br />What is budget? <br />