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          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS JALEN ANDERSON. 
          I'M CHAIR OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. 
          TODAY I'M JOINED BY LEGISLATOR HUSKY AND I'M GONNA ASK THE CHAIR TO, I KNOW WE CAN SIT ON EVERYTHING, BUT IF YOU WOULD JOIN US TODAY, I'D APPRECIATE IT. 
          SURE. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          WE HAVE NO ORDINANCES 
          [ORDINANCES IN COMMITTEE]
AND COMMITTEE. 
          WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES 
          [RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE]
          [22313 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $50,000.00 to the Mattie Rhodes Center to fund the creation of a youth employment and community arts pilot program.]
IN, OR TWO RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          UH, RESOLUTION 2 2 3 1 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND PURCHASING TO ISSUE A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO THE MATTI ROAD CENTER TO FUND THE CREATION OF A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY ARTS PILOT PROGRAM LEG. 
          OR MR. CHAIRMAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY ON THIS SPECIFICALLY? SURE. 
          SO, UH, I'VE HAD SEVERAL FOLKS COME UP AND, UH, REQUEST DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES OF FUNDING FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARTS PROGRAMS. UH, I THINK THROUGH A CONVERSATION WITH OUR CHAIR OF ARTS AND CULTURE, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW TO ACTIVATE THE $250,000, UH, OF JACKSON COUNTY ARTS DOLLARS. 
          AND SO, UH, I HAD SUGGESTED TO THESE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM OF WHATEVER YOU'RE SUGGESTING, AND WE'D SIT INTO THIS COMMITTEE AND THEN LET IT BE WHAT IT IS. 
          AND SO, UM, THOUGHT THIS WAS THE APPROPRIATE METHOD FOR, FOR THIS PROCESS. 
          AND HERE WE ARE. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AS WELL. 
          IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DO, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT? I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          OH, YES MA'AM. 
          OKAY. 
          THIS FUND, HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE TOTAL IN THIS FUND FOR ARTS AND CULTURE? 250. 
          YEAH. 
          $250,000 AND THEN, YEAH, 250,000. 
          AND THEN ONCE WE UH, AGREE ON THESE TWO RESOLUTIONS, THEN IT'LL BE 150,000. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          SHOULD BE, JUST LEAVE SOME FOR MY PEOPLE. 
          . 
          WELL, AND I THINK THAT'S, I'VE, I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS. 
          UH, I THINK WITH, UM, Z UM, PERFORMING ARTS, I BELIEVE IS WHAT IT'S CALLED, UM, ON 18TH AND VINE AS WELL AS THE PROSPECT. 
          UM, UH, BUT PROSPECT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ABOUT A PROGRAM THEY'VE GOT, UH, FOR BLACK ARTISTS. 
          AND SO THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT I THINK HAVE ALSO REQUESTED FUNDS THAT JUST HAVEN'T BEEN COORDINATED THROUGH LEGISLATION YET. 
          SO, UH, THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE THOUGHT WE CAN GET MONEY OUT. 
          AND SO I TOLD FOLKS TO PUT IT TOGETHER AS THIS, THIS METHOD. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT. 
          I HAVE A SECOND. 
          I SECOND. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          THIS WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GENERAL BODY FOR ADOPTION. 
          UH, THE NEXT 
          [22331 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $50,000.00 to the National World War I Museum for the Centennial Gala and Liberty Beacon Tower Lighting Celebration.]
RESOLUTION IS 2 2 3 3 1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND PURCHASING TO ISSUE A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MUSEUM FOR THE CENTENNIAL GALA AT LIBERTY BEACON TOWER LIGHTING CELEBRATION IS A GREAT, GREAT THING, SO I'LL LET, I'LL LET THE SPONSOR MR. CHAIRMAN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT. 
          YEAH. 
          SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE WORLD WAR I MUSEUM HAS REQUESTED, UM, A LARGER SUM OF DOLLARS, UH, FOR THE VETERANS, UH, VETERANS DAY, I BELIEVE IS WHAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY REQUESTED, AS WELL AS A SPECIAL EXHIBIT. 
          THEY'RE PLANNING AND IN ADDITION TO OTHER EVENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED. 
          AND SO, UM, AS A PART OF THAT RECOMMENDATION, I HAD SAID, WELL, SAME, WE'LL PUT IT TOWARDS THE ARTS COMMISSION DOLLARS AND SEE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE LEGISLATURE WILL SUPPORT. 
          SO HERE WE ARE FOR, UM, THIS EFFORT. 
          ALRIGHT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          THOSE OPPOSED? THIS WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GENERAL BODY FOR ADOPTION. 
          IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE BEFORE ARTS, WE ARE, WAIT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? THE ONLY THING I WAS GONNA SAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF A GOOD, UM, IS I THINK THIS, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY GO BACK AND RECRUIT FOLKS TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS. 
          UH, THIS IS JUST TWO OF THEM AND I KNOW MADDIE RHODES IS LOOKING AT DOING SOME WORLD CUP LEGACY ART, UH, WITH THE KIDS OVER THE SUMMERTIME. 
          SO THIS IS GONNA BE HELPFUL TO THEM, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME MORE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, THAT WE SHOULD BRING TO THE TABLE AND INTRODUCE THROUGH LEGISLATION. 
          SO I WAS JUST GONNA HAVE A THERE YOU GO. 
          I AGREE. 
          SO THANK YOU SIR. 
          IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. 
          THANK YOU.
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