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Receive and Approve the 2021-2022 Annual Percent for Art Plan.
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Staff: |
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Susan Brown, Executive Director |
Community Arts & Culture |
Steve Wright, Public Art Coordinator |
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Meeghan Rosen, Assistant Director |
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Overview: The Town’s Percent for Art (PFA) Program Policies and Procedures asks the Office of Community Arts & Culture to submit an annual Percent for Art Plan for the Council’s approval. This Plan provides an update on works currently in progress, a summary of the previous year’s Percent for Art expenditures, and staff & Advisory Board recommendations for designation of Percent for Art funds associated with forthcoming Capital Improvement Projects.

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That the Council receive and approve the 2021-2022 Annual Percent for Art Plan.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: Funding for the Percent for Art (PFA) program is tied to appropriations for Capital Improvement Projects. No new funds were appropriated for PFA in FY21 and FY22 as a result of pandemic impacts to the Town’s fiscal condition.

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• Resolution |
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• Draft 2021-2022 Percent for Art Plan |
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• Percent for Art Policies and Procedures (2018-05-02/R-7) |
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2021-2022 PERCENT FOR ART PLAN (2021-09-01/R-3)
WHEREAS, Chapel Hill recognizes community arts and culture as important factors in developing Chapel Hill as “A Place for Everyone” and creating “Good Places and New Spaces”; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill has established a Percent for Art program whereby one percent of all appropriations for Capital Improvement Projects shall be directed to the Town’s Percent for Art Program; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Percent for Art program is to
• Help define the community’s identity and sense of place,
• Promote social interaction and discourse,
• Bring arts into everyday life, and
• Memorialize the past while expressing shared values for the future; and
WHEREAS, this plan has been reviewed by the Chapel Hill Cultural Arts Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council approve the 2021-2022 Annual Percent for Art Plan as provided in the September 1, 2021 meeting materials.
This the 1st day of September, 2021.
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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting. |
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By adopting the resolution, the Council approves the 2021-2022 Percent for Art Plan.