City Council

A. APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH ARTS CONSULTING GROUP IN THE\nAMOUNT OF $18,000 TO CONDUCT A MISSION PLAYHOUSE STRATEGIC\nVISIONING WORKSHOP\nIn fall of 2020, the City Council reviewed organizational changes for the Mission\nPlayhouse. At that time, it was clear that the Council valued the Playhouse as a\nhistoric gem and wanted to maintain management by the City. As a next step\nand movement toward fundraising for the 100th Anniversary of the theater, staff\nis seeking to hire Arts Consulting Group (ACG) to conduct a strategic visioning\nexercise for the Playhouse to help focus the fundraising goals for the City\nincluding the possible development of a non-profit. ACG’s fee for the proposed\nworkshop, gathering background information, a comparison study, and\nstakeholder survey is $16,000 with estimated travel, transport, meals cost of\n$2,000 for a total of $18,000. Staff is proposing to cover the cost of this with\nthe approved Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Mission Playhouse operating budget,\nreallocated into the Special Project account 124-712-35-96-819.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Approve a contract with Arts Consulting Group to conduct the Mission\nPlayhouse Visioning Workshop; and\n2. Utilizing the City’s standard consultant contract, authorize the City Manager\nto execute the contract and any other necessary documents pending review\nand approval by the City Attorney.