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Lathrop: Griffiths: Lathrop: Brand: If, for instance 10 years from now, the needs have changed, can a future Council change this dedication in a period of less than 20 years? In my view, you are dedicating it to that use for a period of 20 years. If at sometime less than 20 years from now a future Council decided to change the use of it for some other purpose, as a practical matter it could do so unless that change was challenged by someone. They would have to have relied in some fashion upon this previous dedication. I just hate to prejudge 20 years from now on anything. It doesn't have anything to do with the amounts of these specific grants, because they're going to be used within this year. The funding agency needed an indication that there was a long term commitment to use that building for arts and cultural purposes. The Governing Board, in conjunction with the other agencies, would be raising money for the renovation of that building soon and there is not any kind of agency, or fund, or trust that would give money for that purpose unless it were designated for that. Lathrop wondered if it wouldn't be more prudent to do a 10 year dedication, renewable. Brand stated that 25 years was the time first requested, when they were talking some time ago about a lease with the Arts & Humanities Council. The 20 years was a compromise. Davidson felt that the other thing to look at was that the Arts Board and the Arts & Humanities Council are going to seek outside money to take what is a dilapidated and unusable building, in it's current state, and turn it into something usable. In return for that, they get to use it for 20 years. He felt that it is a good deal for the citizens of Louisville, the City, and for the people who are going to use it, plus it encourages the arts and humanities in the City, which adds to the Louisville quality of life. 16