Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on Assigning McKinney Arts Commission Liaisons to Season Grant Recipients
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: January 21, 2021
DEPARTMENT: MPAC / McKinney Main Street
CONTACT: Amy Rosenthal, MPAC & MMS Director
ITEM SUMMARY:
• McKinney Arts Commission funds local arts organizations through Season Support Grants.
• 13 arts agencies have MAC Season Support Grants.
• MAC Liaisons would offer the ability for Commissioners to learn more about local arts organizations.
• Each arts organization would have one MAC liaison.
• Commissioners would be assigned at least one arts organization. 5 commissioners would be assigned two arts organizations.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• McKinney Arts Commission liaisons were part of the commissioners’ function when the commission was established in 2005.
• The liaison role was discontinued in 2011.
• As part of City Ordinance - Sec. 2-199. - Duties and responsibilities.
• The arts commission shall discharge the following responsibilities:
o (1)Develop cooperation and coordination with private citizens, institutions, agencies and local, regional and national art organizations interested in conducting activities related to the arts.
o (2)Provide and assist in the development of the arts in the city by providing a biannual "state of the arts" assessment to the city council.
o (3)Make recommendations to the city council relative to expenditures of budgeted and allocated city funds for the purpose of promoting and sustaining the arts in the city.
o (4)Advise and assist the city council in connection with proposed arts related programs within the community.
o (5)Provides oversight of the development and management of the public art master plan.
o (6)Responsible for fundraising efforts toward the funding of public art. (Ord. No. 2013-10-093, § 2, 10-1-2013)