Title
Inspire Olympia Funding Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to recommend and forward to the full City Council for approval the recommendation from the Cultural Access Advisory Board for expenditures from the Cultural Access Fund, for one-year "Impact" contracts for services from July 2024 through June 2025; two-year "Comprehensive" contracts for services from July 2024 through June 2026; and an annual funding level for Cultural Access Programs in Olympia Public Schools.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Cultural Access Advisory Board recommendation.
Report Issue:
Whether to approve the Cultural Access Advisory Board recommendation.
Staff Contact:
Marygrace Goddu, Inspire Olympia Program Manager, Community Planning & Development, 360.480.0923
Presenter(s):
Marygrace Goddu, Inspire Olympia Program Manager
Anne Larson, Cultural Access Advisory Board Representative
Background and Analysis:
The Inspire Olympia Cultural Access Program is funded by one-tenth of one percent of Olympia's sales tax, effective January 2023 for a period of seven years. Revenues are deposited into the Cultural Access Fund and are to be used to support the work of local nonprofit organizations who are mission-focused in the arts, science, culture or heritage, and who offer public programming in Olympia.
The Cultural Access Advisory Board (CAAB) was established to advise City Council on implementation of Inspire Olympia, to recommend funding guidelines for cultural access programming consistent with state law, and to review grant applications for programming that meets criteria for providing public benefit (RCW 36.160.110). The CAAB is to make recommendations regarding funding to City Council.
The funding guidelines and criteria for public benefit were developed by CAAB and presented to City Council in August 2023. At that time Council also approved a funding framework that includes two funding pathways, created to promote equity...
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