Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/09/2025

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done. In some cases, it was the task of the city to remove barriers to allow projects to proceed. In addition, she stated that, "If there were questions, they answered the questions. If there were doubts, they brought clarity." She mentioned a failed project that attempted to build artist housing within the community. The role of the city manager was to work with the developer and identify various sites, and manage it during the approval process. The controversy that this project created was an example of where the city manager played a disturbance handler role for the city organization. The city plays a larger role when an art project is part of a public street improvement. Often, however, she said that the main role of city management is to be supportive of efforts of the art community. Community B e Self=described role of the city manager: The city manager of Community B described his role as assuring that public art projects are done in a manner that fits the community. In his daily work he typically does not have a lot of involvement and a lot of that work is done by the community's public arts commission. As a resource allocator, his work involves determining the City's budget contribution to support the arts. One council member on his council has been a strong proponent of public art and was able to get financial support the past eight years. As a city staff figurehead, he will occasionally attend public events such as a recent community mural dedication, but mainly the public arts commission organizes these events. The mayor in this community is responsible for appointing members to the arts commission, and appointees are ratified by the council. Two department heads, planning and parks, report to him and work directly with the arts commission to plan and install city art projects. Each year, he makes an annual report concerning the center for the arts 129