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BACKGROUND On October 21, 2014, the City Council approved the 2014 Cultural Plan which provides a framework of nine (9) goals and 36 strategies to assist the City with directing resources toward programming, facilities and for addressing future community art related needs over the next several years. As a result, the Civic Arts Commission reviewed and prioritized the goals and strategies, and determined that Goal 9, Strategy 9.1: "Consider reconstituting the Civic Arts Commission as the Arts and Cultural Commission to reflect the enhanced duties embodied in this plan and make appropriate revisions to the Municipal Code'; among their highest priorities. On March 17, 2015, the City Council adopted its Annual Work Plan for FY 2015/16 that included updating the Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 2.39, Civic Arts Commission, so that it would more accurately describe the current roles and responsibilities of the Civic Arts Commission. DISCUSSION Based on Goal 9 from the 2014 Cultural Plan, staff reviewed twelve (12) other agency's Municipal Codes regarding their respective Civic Arts Commissions and their related duties and memberships. They included both local and state agencies, as well as agencies in other states and regions. Based on the information that was received from the survey and the type of projects and initiatives that the Civic Arts Commission has worked on for the past 10 years, staff recommended the following changes to the Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 2.39, Civic Arts Commission: 2.39.020 Duties. ® Remove and replace items A. 1-6 with the following: A. The Civic Arts Commission shall have the power and duty to: 1. Act in an advisory capacity to the city council in all matters pertaining to the arts and culture of the City; 2. Recommend to the city council the adoption of such ordinances, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the administration and preservation of fine arts and performing arts; 3. Work cooperatively with City boards and commissions, City departments, and other public and private organizations in creating and promoting art and cultural programs and activities within the City; 4. Review and recommend grant funding to arts-related, non-profit organizations in the community that are providing additional non- competitive arts programming; 5. Serve as the art and culture ambassadors to the general public; 6. Advocate to the public about the City's arts programs and policies; Page 2 of 4