HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinal recommendationMarch 22, 2018
San Bernardino
Fine Arts Commission I Gil J. Botello, Chairperson
The Honorable Mayor R. Carey Davis and City Council Members
City of San Bernardino
290 North D St.
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Dear Mayor Davis and City Council Members,
The Fine Arts Commission (FAC), in an effort to foster a smooth transition and in anticipation
of the creation, by the Mayor and City Council, of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Commission,
respectfully recommend a budget funding stream of $300,000 be allocated and included in the
City's 2018-2019 budget; earmarked for the Arts!
We are aware that the 2018-2019 City Budget is currently in preparation, there will be budget
workshops for the Mayor and Council, and that the final draft will be adopted late this spring,
therefore, we feel it is imperative that the Fine Arts Commission, as its last action, request that an
amount be included in the budget as an allocation to the arts in the city.
The funds that were previously allocated to the Fine Arts Commission were from the Cultural
Development Fund. That fund is now part of the General Budget, although the source still bears
the name, "Cultural Development" Thus, we feel that it is important to continue to support the
purpose of the fee that developers pay.
Obviously, the new Arts and Cultural Heritage Commission formed by combining the Fine Arts
and the Historical Preservation Commissions, will make their own recommendations as to how
such funds should be spent. However, it is important that to continue the support of artists, art
activities and art groups in San Bernardino, there needs to be money set aside for that purpose.
This city and its residents need the arts to be part of its cultural and economic development.
Sincerely,
Gil J. Botello, Chairperson
City of San Bernardino Fine Arts Commission
cc: Andrea Miller
City of San Bernardino City Manager
c/o City Clerk's Office 1290 North D St., San Bernardino, CA 924011 P: 909-384-5002 I www.SBcity.org7