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CAC - (1) Review CCMC Section 3.03.200 Pertaining to Powers and Duties of the Cultural Affairs Commission; and, (2) Make Recommendations on Language Adjustments
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Meeting Date: August 15, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers / City Manager - Office of Economic and Cultural Development
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs Commission (08/10/23)
Departmental Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (08/10/23)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Cultural Affairs Commission: 1) review CCMC Section 3.03.200 pertaining to powers and duties of the Cultural Affairs Commission; and, (2) make recommendations on language adjustments.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The November 19, 2019, CAC meeting agenda included an item pertaining to the powers and duties of the commission. At that time, the CAC was asked to review proposed changes to CCMC Section 3.03.200 to incorporate equity policy language. The changes were incorporated into an Ordinance (Ord. No. 2020-004) that was adopted by the City Council on February 10, 2020.
Earlier this year, Commissioner O'Carroll noted that the changes proposed in 2019 actually replaced one of the powers and duties as included in CCMC 3.03.200, Section B. The assumption is that this was inadvertent and that the equity language was to be an addition to what was already in the CCMC and not a replacement. The CAC expressed a desire to reinstate the prior language (while retaining the DEI language); this was included in the Cultural Affairs FY 2023 - 2024 work plan.
Staff proposes the following changes to what is currently incorporated into the CCMC (with underlined text being proposed new changes):
? 3.03.200 POWERS AND DUTIES.
The Cultural Affairs Commission s...
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