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File Number: 22-613 The proposed merger would further help to achieve numerous broad-based efficiencies. Examples of such efficiencies include: ·Multifaceted solution for multifaceted issues o Multiple Commissions and Departments are experiencing challenges, misalignments, inefficiencies, and impediments to better outcomes; therefore, the proposed solution addresses more than one area. ·Maximizes community engagement opportunities o A merged commission provides more frequent, meaningful, substantive agendas and action items. ·Promotes Commission meeting attendance o Reduces cause for meeting cancellations ·Facilitates filling Commissioner seats ·Addresses staffing capacity issues: o o Library Department has more line staff to dedicate to arts initiatives ·Aligns expertise: o Library hosts authors, actors, musicians, dancers, sculptors, painters, chefs, etc. o Community Development assists PC/BZA with historical preservation and landmark designations In addition to the above efficiencies, the proposed merger would also help to facilitate an expansion of resources and benefits specifically related to the arts. Such benefits include: ·Facilitates the best possible environment to expand, amplify, and drive the actions needed to achieve the vision, goals, and potential expressed in the Public Art Master Plan ·Alignment with Library expertise with arts programming ·Increases staff bandwidth ·Supports the vision of the Library as the “Soul of the Community” as a place that expresses and celebrates the cultural diversity of the community ·Aligns with the Arts Master Plan recommendation to “recognize cultural diversity, language, and access as integral features of all programs and activities to broaden participation in the arts.” ·Leverages the Library’s role as a place where people come to share, learn, experience, express, and celebrate together ·Dovetails with existing art-related programs (painting, sculpture, writing, culinary, music, dance, etc.) that are already performed and taught at the Library to express and celebrate community cultures ·Leverages the positive reputation of the San Leandro Public Library to further develop artist, business, & resident relationships with the arts ·Leverages existing robust library communication channels to drive community involvement ·Provides a more robust structure for arts and culture to be “distributed throughout all neighborhoods of the City,” (via the existing branch libraries), consistent with the Arts Master Plan ·Expands outreach opportunities into all corners of the community Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/17/2022