CURTAIN GOING UP ON LOCAL ARTS AGENCY.Byline: Angela M. Lemire Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The stage is set for the city's first taxpayer-supported arts agency, but with checks and balances in place to measure its effectiveness. In authorizing the formation of a city-managed Local Arts Agency, Santa Clarita City Council members called Tuesday night for semiannual reviews to compare the program's expenditures against grants received to aid the local arts community. The agency - to include an advisory committee and a small city administrative staff - is projected to have start-up costs totaling $106,000 in the first year and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales of $11,000 in the second year. The new agency will provide Santa Clarita with representation to county and state arts councils An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad. , as well as promote local arts education and public arts programming, city officials said. City officials have envisioned the Local Arts Agency to evolve into a self-supporting program, but council members this week demanded some assurances that it would pursue that goal aggressively in its formative years. TimBen Boydston, artistic director for the nonprofit Canyon Theatre Guild Theatre Guild U.S. theatrical society. Founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner (1890–1962) and others, the group proposed to produce high-quality, noncommercial plays. , urged that the council monitor the program to ensure grants are sought to augment taxpayer dollars. The City Council approved the Local Arts Agency in a 4-1 vote. Councilwoman Jill Klajic dissented, arguing for more ``conservative'' spending of taxpayer dollars and for the city to take a ``less structured'' role in community arts. City officials said the next step will be the formation of a five-member steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun to oversee the formation of the Local Arts Agency. That committee later would expand to as many as 11 members composed of representatives from the community, schools, city Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. Commission, Arts Alliance, independent artists, local developers and film industry. To reduce the level of politics in the appointment process, members will be required to file applications and undergo screenings from the city Parks and Recreation Commission, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Adele MacPherson, city director of Community Services. The Parks Commission will forward appointment recommendations to the City Council for final approval. |
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