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McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 12-31
Meeting Date February 23, 2012
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
National Endowment for the Arts application for Downtown and Public Art Master Plan
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police department
Public Works
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
$60,000
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
$25,000 FY13 Community Development budget; $25,000 National Endowment of the Arts; $5,000 Arts & Humanities Commission; $5000 staff force account labor
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
Grant due March 1, 2012. Project to occur in FY13.
Information Systems
Grant Coordinator
/
Originator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) provides grants ranging from $25,000 to $150,000 for creative placemaking projects that contribute to the livability of communities with an
emphasis on arts. These grants require a 1:1 match. The 2007 McCall Area Comprehensive Plan identified the objective of “strive to include public art in appropriate park, street, and
community improvement projects” (pg. 63). The Community Development Department has identified an update of the Downtown Master Plan in its FY13 department work plan. Staff proposes
to apply for NEA funding to augment City funding and to include the development of a public art master plan as a component of the overall downtown master plan to help achieve the public
art objective of the Comprehensive Plan. The McCall Arts and Humanities Council (MAHC) supports the application and has committed $5000 cash and MAHC staff assistance toward the project.
The City would seek the services of a qualified consultant to develop the plan. Community Development Department staff would manage the project.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve submission of a National Endowment for the Arts grant application for a Downtown and Public Art Master Plan for the City of McCall.
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