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City Council Meeting 6-8-82
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NO. 1254(CC5)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CREATING AN
ARTS COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 12 is hereby added to Article II of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
Chapter 12--Arts Commission
Section 2930. Findings and
Purpose. The City Council finds and
declares:
(a) The lives of citizens of
the City can be enriched by exposure
to art in its various forms.
(b) Recognizing and encourag-
ing the arts is a basic service of local
government.
(c) Innovative programs for
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ensuring artistic expression in the
City must be developed.
(d) The creation of an Arts
Commission will ensure a regular and
ongoing assessment of art programs in
the City.
Section 2931. Creation of Arts
Commission.
(a) Pursuant to Section 1000
of the City Charter, an Arts Commis-
sion is hereby created. The Commis-
sion shall consist of nine members
and shall be appointed by the City
Council. Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Chapter, the Commission
and Commissioners shall be subject to
all the terms of Article X of the
City Charter setting forth procedures
for appointment of Commissioners,
terms and meetings.
(b) Commissioners shall reside
or work in the City and shall be active-
ly involved in the arts. The following
disciplines and activities shall be
represented on the Commission:
(I) Performing arts such as
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drama, music, and dance.
(2) Visual arts such as
painting, sculpture, photography,
graphics, video art, and applied art.
(3) Communications arts such
as film, television, and radio.
(4) Literary arts such as
literature, poetry, and journalism.
(5) Arts Education such as
schools, libraries, and commun~ty
education.
(6) Funding such as fundra~sers,
representatives of public and private
funding agencies, and art patrons.
(7) Neighborhood representa-
tive.
(8) Private sector developer.
Commissioners may represent one
or more of the disciplines and activi-
ties indicated above.
(c) No Commissioner shall
serve more than two full consecutive
terms.
2932. Staff. The Commission
shall have a staff the amount and
type of which shall be determined by
the City Council during the regular
City budget process. The staff shall
report directly to the City Manager.
In hiring staff, the City Manager
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shall consult with the Commission.
Decision making matters of administra-
tive concern shall rest with the C1ty
Manager and deslgnated department
heads.
Section 2933. Powers and
Duties. The Commission shall have
the power and the duty to:
(a) Initiate and advocate art
programs in the C1ty.
(b) Provide advice to the City
Council on matters relating to the
arts.
(c) Work cooperatively with
City boards and commissions, the
Santa Monica Unified School District
and Santa Monica College in promoting
art in the City.
(d) Solicit private funds and
grants earmarked for art activities
in the City.
(e) Encourage public and
private partnerships to assure the
survival of art and artists in the
City.
(f) Develop and make recom-
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mendations to the City Council an
art acquisition program for the
City.
(g) ReVlew and make recom-
mendations directly to the City
Council all proposals for art works
for public buildings and public
spaces.
(h) Encourage the flow of
art into the City and stimulate
art activities among residents of
the City.
(1) Implement such art
programs and activities as may be
delegated to it from time to time
by the City Council including the
selection of artlsts for art pro-
grams and projects and the award
of contracts for art projects and
programs.
(j) Make decisions without
regard to the residency of the
artist.
Section 2934. Funding and
Budget.
(a) The annual budget prepared
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by the City Manager and approved by
the City Council shall contain such
appropr1ations as the City Council
deems necessary and appropriate to
enable the Commission to exercise
its powers.
(b) Any donations or grants
solIcited by the Commission and any
revenues from art programs and pro-
jects of the Commission shall be
deposited in a special account in the
General Fund. Any amounts so
deposited may only be expended for
the activities of the Commission.
Section 2935. Appeal to City
Council. Any decision of the Com-
mission selecting an artist for an
art project or program or awarding
a contract for an art program or
project may be appealed to the City
Council within 20 days of the date
of the action of the Commission.
The action of the Commission shall
be stayed pending determination by
the City Council. The City Council
shall act on the appeal at the
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earliest convenient date.
Section 2936. Reports. The
Commission shall render written
reports of its activities to the City
Council not less than once every six
months and at such other times as
requested by the City Council.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and
no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent
necessary to affect the provisions of this ordinance. This
ordinance does not alter or change the powers and duties of
any other Board or Commission of the City.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional
without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would
be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall s1gn and the City Clerk
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shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City
Clerk shall cause the same to be pub11shed once in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. The
ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS a~
City Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
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June
, 1982.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE,
NO. 1254
(CCS), WAS DULY AND REGULARLY INTRODUCED AT A
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 1st DAY OF June
1982; THAT THE SAID ORDINANCE WAS THEREAFTER DULY ADOPTED
AT A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 8th DAY OF June
1982 BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
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AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Conn, Jennings, Press, Zane
and Mavor Yannatta Goldwav
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NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Reed
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Edwards
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kane
ATTEST:
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