01.29.25 BAC Presentation 3Boulder Arts Commission
Meeting
January 29, 2025
Public Participation Guidelines
-The city has engaged with community members to co-create a vision
for productive, meaningful, and inclusive civic conversations.
-This vision supports the physical and emotional safety for community
members, staff, and council as well as democracy for people of all
ages, identities, lived experiences, and political perspectives.
-For more information about this vision and the community
engagement processes, please visit:
bouldercolorado.gov/services/productive-atmospheres
Public Participation Guidelines
The following are examples of rules of decorum found in the Boulder Revised Code and
other guidelines that support this vision. These will be upheld during the meetings.
•All remarks and testimony shall be limited to matters related to city business.
•No participant shall make threats or use other forms of intimidation against any person.
•Obscenity, racial epithets, and other speech and behavior that disrupts or otherwise
impedes the ability to conduct the meeting are prohibited.
•In-person participants are asked to refrain from expressing support or disagreement
verbally or with applause. Traditionally, support is shown silently through American Sign
Language ‘applause’ signal.
Public Comment
Commission Work Items
Commission Work Items
•Continued work on how to support the City’s work with Tribal Nations
•Continued work on rebuilding trust in the community
•Connecting other funders with grantees and the arts community
•Continued work with the City’s Legislative Liaison
•Coaching sessions with arts organizations on fundraising, venues, and marketing strategies
•Connecting youth with arts opportunities, such as CU Boulder, YOAB, and youth opportunities in projects
Grant Program Matters
Grant Reports
For consideration:
Boulder Opera, Touring Xochitl and the Flowers, $3,000
Grant Reports
At the meeting Commission members will vote on the
approval of the reports. Commissioners have the options to:
A.Approve the report,
A.Approve the report while submitting specific questions,
B.Postpone approval of the report pending the answers to specific
questions, and/or
C.Not approve the report and cancel the final payment.
Grant Reports Vote
Recommended Motion Language:
“I move that we approve the grant report from Boulder
Opera."
Upcoming Panel Meeting Dates:
•Financial Documents Training: TBD February (but will be recorded)
•General Operating Support new applications, March 26, 3:00 –5:00 pm
•Community Project Grants for Organizations, April 23, 3:00 –5:00 pm
•Community Project Grants for Individuals, May 28, 3:00 –5:00 pm
•Arts Education Project Grants, June 25, 3:00 –5:00 pm
•Leadership Pipeline Fund Scholarship, July 23, 3:00 –5:00 pm
Fin