The City of Issaquah’s Arts Program has supported arts and culture community initiatives and capital investments for over 30 years. The program began formally with the establishment of the Issaquah Arts Commission via IMC 2.63 in 1988 and its funding source, the Municipal Art Fund via IMC 3.99. In its early years, the arts program primarily focused on managing contracts for arts services with community organizations and periodically purchasing outdoor sculpture to be placed in city parks. The program was staffed by a part-time, contract employee.
4b
Comprehensive Plan Update Draft Arts and Culture Element Policies
ID 1584
20 min
· Christen Leeson, Senior Planner
· packet pp.93–129
The Community Planning & Development (CPD) department is partnering with multiple staff departments and their boards and commissions to integrate, or update, their functional plans and incorporate their policies into the Comprehensive Plan. The Arts & Culture Department has an Arts Strategic Plan which, at a high-level, identifies what is working, what is not, and where the Arts Commission’s and the department’s energies should be focused. The Arts Commission is planning on adopting a Public Art Master Plan that will implement many of the new goals and policies identified in the Arts & Culture Element.
4c
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Grant Recommendations
ID 1662
30 min
· Farel Otieno, Economic Development Coordinator
· packet pp.131–285
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moved, or approved. Best-effort — verify
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Councilmember Joe MOVED (DCP de Michele SECONDED) to approve the minutes as presented.
Committee comments included the following: Committee members thanked the staff. Committee would like to staff to track the correlation between the City’s population growth and its effect on the admission tax.…
Committee comments included the following: Committee asked staff to explore more ways to include more artists of color.