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4 Mr. Lynch said we need to put out our own policy. He noted that McGuffey gets 30% of the City’s arts money. He said he does not think the way we do funding for the art is defensible. Ms. Hamilton said she has no problem looking at the way we do funding for the arts. Mr. Lynch said the question is to what extent could PCA do some of this. Mr. O’Connell said that the conclusion of the previous arts group was that PCA could not take on more responsibility unless they got more funding. Mr. Lynch said the City’s funding is all over the map for arts groups and we have no objective criteria. Dr. Brown suggested adding re-evaluate City funding strategies for the arts. Mr. Norris noted there is also no procedure for our use of Percent for Arts funds. Ms. Hamilton suggested adding evaluate our policies and procedures for funding. Mr. O’Connell said he is hearing a more narrow focus from Council to review the fairness of our funding and Percent for Art funds. Mr. Norris said he favors a high profile arts commission, and said he is hearing that PCA thinks of themselves as that. He said he would like to explore this. Mr. Taliaferro agreed. Dr. Brown suggested that Council hold a future work session to consider the previous arts group’s report, with feedback from PCA. Ms. Hamilton asked if the initiative “develop a comprehensive community-wide strategy for promotion of arts, culture, heritage and entertainment” is actually something we need to do. Mr. Lynch said it is happening on its own. Ms. Hamilton said that creating a public relations plan for sharing information is being done on the Visitors Center website. Mr. Norris said he would rather reallocate funds to PCA than add a new employee. Council agreed to take out the initiative to add a staff member. Mr. Lynch said he thinks we need to evaluate opportunities for public and private investment in community wide arts and culture efforts as part of the arts review. Ms. Hamilton suggested adding “continue” promoting the City’s arts. Strategy II: Link tourism promotion of arts and culture to economic sustainability. Mr. Mark Shore, Director of the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau, said these are all being done by the CACVB. Mr. O’Connell said that most of these items are from visitors’ standpoint. Ms. Hamilton said she would prefer that the City “facilitate” communication to coordinate efforts with groups for sustainable economic development.