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File Number: 13-621 <br />High Level of Interest: <br />• Develop an art clearinghouse, or committee/commission to promote local events <br />• Promote a local art or film festival <br />• Expand food trucks to include music, dance, or the performing arts, etc. <br />• Provide a dedicated revenue stream for public art <br />Moderate Level of Interest: <br />• Harness open studio spaces in the industrial areas <br />• Promote East 14th Street as an art corridor or "gourmet alley" <br />• Authorize changes to development code and fee structures to promote art <br />• Convert vacant retail spaces into art or music studios <br />Lower Levels of Interest: <br />• "Activating" the bay front <br />• Provide community members with a reason to "stay home" <br />• Work with other public agencies to promote art <br />• Utilize social media and traditional media to promote art and culture <br />• Harness Arts sections of local media <br />• Recognition of Youth -involved activities <br />• Infuse art into public infrastructure such as park benches, bike racks, bus benches <br />• Expand the beautification and aesthetic appeal of bike lanes <br />• Promote temporary art displays such as chalk art <br />Next Steps <br />Based upon the above public input, staff requests that Council provide staff with policy <br />direction regarding any next steps in advancing art and cultural life in San Leandro. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Presentation given at Arts & Cultural Town Hall meeting on November 16, 2013 <br />PREPARED BY: Eric Engelbart, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager's Office <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 12123/2013 <br />