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Darrell Steinberg, Mayor
Angelique Ashby, Vice Mayor, District 1
Sean Loloee, District 2
Jeff Harris, District 3
Katie Valenzuela, District 4
Jay Schenirer, District 5
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Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, District 8
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CORRESPONDENCE
Description of Attached: Correspondence received after publishing the Agenda.
For the Meeting of: Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
Agenda Item: Consent Item 06
6. City Council COVID-19 Response: ARPA Framework and Funding Priorities: Arts and Creative Economy Funding Allocation and Framework
File ID: 2022-00021
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) establishing the Arts and Creative Economy Program (I17609000) as a new Multi-Year Operating Project; 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to transfer $10,000,000 from the available fund balance of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Reinvestment Fund (Fund 1003) to the expenditure budget of the Arts and Creative Economy Program (I17609000); and 3) approving the amended Arts and Creative Economy Framework.
Contact: Mannylyn Timoteo, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-3982, [email protected]
; Megan Van Voorhis, Cultural and Creative Economy
Manager, (916) 808-5979, [email protected]; Jody Ulich, Director, (916) 808-5105, [email protected], Convention and Cultural Services
From: Julie Baker
To: Public Comment
Subject: Public Comment Agenda Item 6 3/1/22
Date: Monday, February 28, 2022 5:44:37 PM
Attachments: ARP_CitySacramento-CAA-Support.pdf
Julie Baker, Executive Director, (she/her/hers, What's This?) email: [email protected]
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Victoria L Hamilton, President San Diego Regional Arts & Culture Coalition San Diego Edmund Velasco,Vice-President President, AFM Local 7, Orange County Dalouge Smith, Treasurer President & CEO, The Lewis Prize for Music, San Diego Eliza Tudor, Secretary Executive Director Nevada County Arts Council, Grass Valley ___________________________________________________ Marie Acosta, Executive Director Latino Center of Arts & Culture, Sacramento Michael E. Alexander, Director Campus Programs, CalTech, Pasadena Tomas J. Benitez, President Latino Arts Network of California, Los Angeles Patrick Brien, Executive Director Riverside Arts Council, Riverside Josiah Bruny, CEO, Music Changing Lives, Moreno Valley Leticia Rhi Buckley, Senior Civic Strategist The Music Center, Los Angeles Heather Angelina Dunn, Partner DLA Piper LLP US, Oakland Brad Erickson, Executive Director Theatre Bay Area, San Francisco Cara Goger, Executive Director Mariposa County Arts Council, Mariposa Kerry Adams Hapner Director of Cultural Affairs, City of San Jose Keasha Dumas Heath, Executive Director The Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles Gustavo Herrera, Executive Director Arts for LA, Los Angeles Jonathon Glus, Executive Director City of San Diego Commission on Arts and Culture, San Diego Jennifer Kane, Executive Director Arts Connection - the Arts Council of San Bernardino County, Joshua Tree Jennifer Laine Executive Director San Benito Arts Council, Hollister Debra Lucero Executive Director Friends of the Arts-Upstate, Redding/Chico Ron P. Muriera, Owner/Consultant RPM Consulting Rachel Osajima, Executive Director Alameda County Arts Commission Oakland Tamaira “Miss Tee” Sandifer, CEO Studio T Arts Academy, Sacramento Felicia Shaw, Executive Director Women’s Museum of California San Diego Richard Stein, President & CEO Arts Orange County, Irvine Bridget Cantu Wear Associate Director of Development, Strategic Partnerships, The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Julie Baker, Executive Director californiaartsadvocates.org February 28, 2022 TO: Darrell Steinberg, Mayor; Angelique Ashby, Vice Mayor; District 1 Sean Loloee; District 2 Jeff Harris; District 3 Katie Valenzuela; District 4 Jay Schenirer; District 5 Eric Guerra; Mayor Pro Tem, District 6 Rick Jennings, II; District 7 Mai Vang, District 8 RE: Support for $10,000,000 in ARPA funding to Arts & Creative Economy Dear Sacramento City Council members, As we enter year three of the pandemic, artists, arts workers, and nonprofit cultural organizations and creative businesses are still in crisis. Performing and visual arts organizations and the live events industry are facing a difficult path to recovery. As you consider how your city will allocate federal ARPA funds, we urge you to support the proposal for $10,000,000 in funding support for nonprofit arts and culture organizations and arts workers in Sacramento. The American Rescue Plan clarifies eligible use of funds for assistance to small businesses, nonprofits, and hard-hit industries like tourism, travel, and hospitality of which arts and culture can be described as part of all and essential to the recovery of your community. Funding the arts is a high return investment of which your community will greatly benefit. You would not be alone in making this investment for arts and culture. Some recent examples include $16 million for arts & culture in San Francisco including investments in a guaranteed income pilot for artists, $5 million in Orange County, CA and a smaller rural community such as Nevada County, CA, granting $476,000 to arts and culture organizations. The arts make our local economies stronger and drive commerce to local businesses. 72% of Americans attend arts or cultural events, such as the theater, museum, zoo, or a musical performance. Arts attendees spend $31.47 per person, per event, beyond the cost of admission (meals, retail, and lodging)—vital commerce for local businesses. Public investment in arts workers & arts organizations is key to the region’s economic recovery. Public funding for arts and creativity is a high-return investment in every town and rural community nationwide, not only in the biggest cities. It is a great example of government done right that fuels public-private partnerships, and according to the National Endowment for the Arts, leverages $9 in additional funds for every federal dollar invested, and puts tax dollars and decision-making authority into state and local hands.
The arts make our communities healthier. Public investment in arts workers & arts organizations helps our communities heal. A recent study found that the arts result in a 66% improvement in individuals experiencing depression, 50% improvement in anxiety symptoms, and an 83% decrease of stress. Arts make our communities more equitable. Public investment in arts workers & arts organizations is an urgent equity issue. Studies show that arts + culture make students 5x more likely to graduate higher high school, lower neighborhood crime rates by up to 18%, and increase civic participation by 2x. California Arts Advocates is the state wide comprehensive lobbying organization for the arts, culture and creative industries and workforce. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Respectfully, Julie Baker, Executive Director California Arts Advocates [email protected] Partner organization, Californians for the Arts www.californiansforthearts.org