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Commission debates strategic goals, outreach and tightening grant timelines after payment delays
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a condensed 2026 strategic-goals draft, debated adding an explicit outreach/community-engagement objective, discussed cohort models and panels to connect arts groups, and agreed to meet with the city legal team to streamline grant applications after last year's payment delays undermined grantee trust.
The commission spent substantial time refining a condensed strategic-goals draft for 2026 and discussing priorities for the year. The chair said the task force had condensed the 2020–25 plan and would present a draft for a vote at the next meeting after commissioners submit edits.
A commissioner asked for a clear outreach and public-engagement bullet to be added to the draft, arguing the document focused heavily on serving…
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