Cultural Core Budget Committee
Shaleane Gee - Salt Lake City Representative
Matt Castillo - Salt Lake County Representative, Cultural Core Contract Manager
Durga Ekambaram - Salt Lake City Representative
Eric Egenolf - Salt Lake City Representative
Felicia Baca - Salt Lake City Representative, Cultural Core Contract Manager
Grace Lin - Salt Lake County Representative
Isaac Gonzalez - Salt Lake County Representative
Lia Summers - Salt Lake County Representative
Meeting Hosts:
Shaleane Gee - Senior VP, Community & Regional Development at Zions Bank
Britney Helmers - Program Director for The Blocks
1. Roll Call (2 min) Shaleane Gee and Britney Helmers
2. Approve Minutes from February 8, 2023 Meeting (1 min) Action Item
3. Review of Public Comments
The Cultural Core Budget Committee accepts public comments in the following formats: Written comments may be submitted via email to merinda@downtownslc.org or to the Downtown SLC Presents offices, 201 South Main Street, Suite 2300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 no later than two hours prior to the meeting start time on the day of the meeting. Verbal comments of two minutes or less are accepted at the meeting.
4. Current Business
The Blocks Brand Update (10 min) Britney Helmers
Fiscal year 2024 Meeting dates (5 min) Britney Helmers
5. Plan Implementation manager report:
Financial Statement of Activities (10 min) Dan Brimhall, CFO and Britney Helmers
Informational discussion about Budget for FY24. No action needed
Report on Arts Programming and Legacy Arts this Quarter (10 min) Josh Jones
Recap on Central
Value Add to The Blocks investment
Q4 and Q1 FY23/ FY24 activations and promotions (20 min) Britney Helmers and Merinda Christensen
Little City - May-June 2023
Locally Made Locally Played - May-June 2023
USA Climbing World Cup at Pioneer Park - May 19-21,2023
Mind the Gap Festival - August 26,2023 at the Gateway
Brewstillery - June 13,2023 at Artspace
$1,000 go towards Artists Scholarship
Open Streets (10 min) Jessica Thesing and Britney Helmers
Open Streets Memo and Future Activation
Other Art + Culture updates (10 min) Felicia Baca and Matt Castillo
6. Next Meeting: Thursday June 7, 2023, 11:00am - 12:00pm
7. Adjourn
People with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation no later than 48 hours in advance in order to attend this meeting. Accommodations may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids. This is an accessible facility. For questions, requests, or additional information, please contact Merinda Christensen at 801-989-4301 or merinda@downtownslc.org. In accordance with State Statute, one or more Committee Members may be connected via speakerphone. The Cultural Core Budget Committee reserves the right to take action on any agenda item.
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Upon request with three working days' notice, Salt Lake County will provide free auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals (including sign language interpreters, alternative formats, etc.)
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Members of the Board may participate electronically