Title
Cultural Access Ad Hoc Committee Recommendations and Program Planning Briefing
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Cultural Access Ad Hoc Committee recommends receiving a briefing on their recommendations and program planning.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a briefing on the Cultural Access Ad Hoc Committee recommendations and program planning.
Report Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing on the Cultural Access Ad Hoc Committee recommendations and program planning.
Staff Contact:
Marygrace Goddu, Inspire Olympia Cultural Access Program Manager, Community Planning & Development, 360.480.0923
Presenter(s):
Marygrace Goddu, Inspire Olympia Program Manager
Amelia Layton, Inspire Olympia Program Specialist
Mariella Luz, Ad Hoc Committee Member
Background and Analysis:
Recent Activity
With the Cultural Access Tax set to take effect on January 1, 2023, City Council endorsed and funded an "early start" plan in October 2022 to being planning for implementation of the Inspire Olympia Cultural Access Program, which was approved by voters in April 2022 and funded with a one-tenth of one percent increase in local sales and use tax.
The early start included funding for program staffing, initial consultant support, and the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee for Cultural Access composed of seven Olympia residents representing various disciplines, sectors of our community, diverse lived experiences, and experience with granting programs.
The Ad Hoc Committee was commissioned to:
* Develop recommendations for consideration by the future Cultural Access Program Advisory Board.
* Address technical elements of the new program framework in advance, developing a set of operational recommendations that will allow the permanent Advisory Board to begin work in 2023.
* Engage in strategic planning on program values and objectives, develop recommendations for fundamental program elements and offer strategies to tailor these program elements to Olympia's cultur...
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