REPORT TO CRD ARTS COMMISSION - MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017

REPORT TO CRD ARTS COMMISSION

MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017

SUBJECT

Bylaw 4127: A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw Number 2884, Being “Arts and Culture Support Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 2001”

ISSUE

Amendments effecting changes to non-group 1 participation in the Arts Development Service and adding Southern Gulf islands as a participant.

BACKGROUND

At their May 11, 2016 meeting, the Arts Commission (then Committee), requested staff to provide wording and bylaw amendments that would set the point of entry for non-group 1 participation at a minimum of 10% of a participant’s group 1 level and require an increase to 30% within five years. Community engagement around the #BuildingOurArtsFuture arts implementation plan, and a pending request from Southern Gulf Islands to join the Service, has put off the amendment until now.

Bylaw 4127 proposes the following amendments:

• Creates a naming convention for non-group 1 participants as “Group 2”.
• Establishes the participation level for new Group 2 participants as a minimum 30% of their Group 1 level.
• Provides a means for new Group 2 participants to increase to the minimum 30% level over three years beginning at 10% in their first year and 20% in their second year.
• Provides direction for Group 2 participants currently contributing less than 20% to increase to 20% beginning in 2018.
• Updates the assessment calculation methodology for cost sharing, using current CRD standards.
• Adds the Southern Gulf Islands as a Group 2 participant per their request.

ALTERNATIVES

That the CRD Arts Commission recommend:

1. To the CRD Board that Bylaw No. 4127, “Arts and Culture Support Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 2001, Amendment Bylaw No. 4, 2017” be introduced and read a first time, a second time and a third time.
2. That the staff report and bylaw be referred back to staff for further information.

IMPLICATIONS

Amendments to Group 2 participation levels will change the minimum contribution required to participate in the service from a voluntary amount to a standard amount based on a formula. The changes establish a minimum of 30% as the required contribution for Group 2 membership with allowances for new and/or current Group 2 participants to reach the 30% level in increments.

CONCLUSION

The main purpose of the Bylaw 4127 is to revise the contribution level required for Group 2 participation in the Arts Development Service. The proposed amendments set the Group 2 contribution level at 30% of the Group 1 amount, with options to reach 30% over time.

Updating the assessment cost sharing methodology using the standard Regional District converted assessments will streamline the workflow related to the calculation of municipal contributions, as well as bring it into better alignment with the Local Government Act.

The proposed amendments will also establish “Group 2" as the naming convention for non-group 1 participants.

RECOMMENDATION(S)

That the CRD Arts Commission recommend to the CRD Board that Bylaw No. 4127, “Arts and Culture Support Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 2001, Amendment Bylaw No. 4, 2017” be introduced and read a first time, a second time and a third time.

Appendix A: Bylaw No. 4127 Appendix B: Draft Consolidated Bylaw No. 2884