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AGENDA STATEMENT
HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
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MEETING DATE: November 9, 2006
SUBJECT: Dublin Fine Arts Foundation-Art Takes Place
Report by, John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive Report
2) Appoint a Representative and Alternate to the Art Takes Place
Steering Committee
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: $30,000 is available in the FY 2006-2007
DESCRIPTION: In March, 2006, the City Council approved a request from the
Dublin Fine Arts Foundation (DFAF) for $30,000 to provide implementation funds for the "In the Tri-
Valley:Art Takes Place"proposal.Art Takes Place is a year long public art project in the Tri-Valley area,
centered in Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore, promoting public awareness and participation in the arts.
Art Takes Place will consist of site-specific commissioned artworks,public programs and public events.
In the past two months, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton have also approved a$30,000 commitment
each, for the Art Takes Place project. Additional funds for the project will be raised from foundations,
grants and private sources. Now that all three cities are committed to Art Takes Place, a Steering
Committee has been formed to assist with various aspects of the project, led by Lynne Baer, Consulting
Director for DFAF. The Committee is comprised of DFAF members, City Staff from all three cities and
Arts Commissioners and art representatives from Pleasanton and Livermore. Heritage & Cultural Arts
Commissioner Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold also sits on the Committee as a DFAF Board Member.
In order to provide equal representation by the Arts Commissions from all three cities, Staff requests that
the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission either appoint Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold as the
Representative for the Art Takes Place Committee,-and also assign an Alternate, or assign a separate
Representative and Alternate. As per the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure for the Commission, the
Chairperson "appoints committees and chairpersons of committees as necessary". It is the
recommendation of Staff that the Chairperson make the appointments.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
take the following action:
1. Receive report.
2. Appoint a Representative and Alternate to the Art Takes Place Steering Committee.
COPIES TO: Dublin Fine Arts Foundation
ITEM NO: 8.2
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