Resolution 2019-81RESOLUTION NO.2019-81
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY CONSOLIDATING THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE
AND ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City Charter established the seven -member Arts and Culture Commission,
with a fundraising committee under its authority; and
WHEREAS, the Arts and Culture Commission fundraising committee became a standing
City Committee known as the Public Art Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City currently has fifteen (15) boards, commissions and committees, all of
which require extensive staff support, whether or not the body has a full membership, business to
conduct, or is able the achieve a quorum for its meetings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the status of the various City commissions and
committees at its Annual Strategic Planning Session in March 2016 and at a City Council meeting in
October 2017, and considered staff s recommendation to consolidate some commissions and
committees due to the staff time required to support all of the City's commissions and committees;
and
WHEREAS, at the November 4, 2019 meeting, the City Council again considered
consolidation of various commissions and committees and provided direction to staff to consolidate
the Arts and Culture Commission with the Public Art Committee.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Arts and Culture Commission and the
Public Art Committee is hereby consolidated as follows:
1. The combined body will be known as the Arts and Culture Commission and will take on the
leadership role of public art advocate and fundraising body as identified in the Charter.
2. The Arts and Culture Commission will designate three of its members as a fundraising sub-
committee to facilitate and spearhead all fundraising efforts when they arise.
3. Currently, there are two vacancies in the seven -member Public Art Committee that have not
yet been filled, and one member of the seven -member Arts and Culture Commission serves
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on the Public Art Committee, and the Arts and Culture Commission has one expiring seat
December 31, 2019. If left unfilled, this consolidation will result in a ten -member
Commission to start in January 2020.
4. A total of three terms from both groups will expire December 31, 2020, reaching a final
seven -member Commission at that time.
5. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms on the Arts and Culture
Commission, including their aggregate prior service on the Public Art Committee.
6. The Commission shall perform such other duties related to the Arts and Culture Commission
matters as may be prescribed by the City Council.
This resolution shall become effective January 1, 2020.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2"d day of December, 2019 by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BLANKLEY, BRACCO, LEROE-MUNOZ,
MARQUES, TUCKER AND VELASCO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: TOVAR
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Roland Ve'lasco, Mayor
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I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2019-81 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said held on
Council held on the 2❑d day of December, 2019, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this `° da of December, 2019.
a reels,
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)