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Board votes 6-0 to remove a "1% Ordinance" and the artist census from its master plan goals
Under an item on the Beautification and Public Arts Master Plan and goals, board member Josh Craft moved "to remove the establishment of the 1% Ordinance and the Artist Census from the Master Plan and Goals"; the motion carried 6-0. The minutes do not describe the ordinance or state a reason for removing it. The board had been told in December 2023 that the artist census had become an independent process outside its purview.[1][2]
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The January 9, 2024 minutes record: "Mr. Josh Craft motioned to remove the establishment of the 1% Ordinance and the Artist Census from the Master Plan and Goals. Said motion was seconded by Ms. Stephanie Jung and a 6-0 vote carried to approve said motion." The discussion before the vote is recorded only as "The possibility of replacing the Artist Census with a directory was discussed." [1]
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The minutes do not say what the "1% Ordinance" would have required or why the board removed it; no reason was recorded. No other City Council or board minutes downloaded for this site (2019-2026) mention a 1% or percent-for-art ordinance. [1]
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On December 12, 2023 the Parks director reported the Artist Census Subcommittee's "transition into an independent process. The oversight of this initiative is no longer under the board's purview," and that a formal proposal would seek "the removal of the Artist Census from the Beautification of Public Art Plan." [2]
