DATE: March 11, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Library & Cultural Arts Department
TITLE: ACCEPTANCE OF LOCAL ARTS AGENCY LEARNING NETWORK GRANT FUNDS FROM SD ART MATTERS
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council accept $20,000 in grant funds from SD Art Matters, awarded to the City to implement a capacity building project; and appropriate these funds to the Local Arts Agency Learning Network Grant Fund for the Library & Cultural Arts Department.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In direct alignment with the Oceanside Public Library's Strategic Plan 2024-2028 and the O'Arts: Master Plan for the Arts, the Library & Cultural Arts Department Director and Arts Commission Chair participated in the Local Arts Agency Learning Network (LAALN) initiated by SD Art Matters in a year long program. SD Art Matters, as a non-profit that supports the development of a strong creative sector through policy, education and advocacy within the arts, received a Prebys grant to work with local arts agencies throughout San Diego County. The network was a capacity building program to support staff, commissioners, and leaders of local arts agencies. Networking events and sharing of best practices in arts management amongst municipalities was highlighted. Representatives from ten municipalities throughout the County participated in the program.
At the conclusion of the network, funding was secured from the Prebys Foundation by SD Art Matters through the fiscal sponsor, Mission Edge San Diego, to provide municipalities $20,000 in funding to complete a community-specific goal related to strengthening arts infrastructure, arts/culture strategies, and arts/culture policy.
In order to identify and address a goal to fund, a progress review of actions outlined in the City Council approved O'Arts Master Plan for the Arts was completed. At year-six of the plan's ten-year-scope, the progress to completion is approximately 60 percent. A major area in...
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