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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.2 Cultural Arts Needs Assessment Interviews � t � �ti �� r � STAFF REPORT PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION DATE: Apri118,2016 TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners FROM: Micki Cronin,Assistant Director of Parks and Community Services ../���� ���'�.--�' SUBJECT: Cultural Arts Needs Assessment Stakeholder Interviews By:Rhonda Franklin,ManagementAnalyst IXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Cotninission will receive a brief report on plans for a Cultural Arts Needs Assessment and select two to three Commissioners to participate in the Cultural Arts Needs Assessment interviews. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION: Select two to three Comrnissioners to participate in the Cultural Arts Needs Assessment interviews. DESCRIPTION: This summer, the City of Dublin is embarking on a Cultural Arts Needs Assessment, which will inform the City's planning for future arts facilities (including possible re-use of the Police Wing at City Hall as a Cultural Arts Center� and future cultural arts programming. As the project kicks off, the Commission is invited to select two to three representatives to participate in a small group stakeholder interview to share thoughts with the consultant at the very beginning of the process. The Cultural Arts Needs Assessment will include stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and a community-wide survey to gather updated community input regarding arts facilities and arts programming most needed and desired by residents of Dublin and the region. Stakeholder interviews are scheduled for Tuesday,Apri126,mid-to late-afternoon;Wednesday,Apri127, both morning and afternoon;and Thursday,Apri128,late morning. Selected representatives will be contacted by the Cultural Arts & Heritage Manager, Ms. Tegan McLane, to schedule the interview. There will also be additional opportunities along the way for all Commission members and the general public to provide input. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: ITEM N0: 8.2 None. ATTACHMENTS: None. 2 of 2