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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Briana Harley <bandbpro@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 2:31 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Budget Concerns for today's meeting <br />Hello, <br />My name is Briana. I work in Santa Ana programming music and art based community events that bring traction to <br />businesses and city parking. <br />I have concerns over where the city's art budget goes. Its rumored that 90% goes to just bowers museum. <br />It's necessary that local working artists receive funding for their projects that aid businesses and communities. <br />There's been no application for the Investing in the Arts Grant which was saved by the community and city council last <br />July 2020. This grant isn't even that accesible since it works through reimbursement. Maybe artists and programs can't <br />afford to front the money first. <br />Overall, there's so many logistical hoops that hair artists from contributing to community and businesses. They're <br />treated the same way as a big capitalist business; while these codes and paperwork's may be necessary for big business: <br />it hurting small artists! There needs to investment into artists who are creating their work; not charging them for <br />licenses and paperwork like they're a company ordering products in mass. <br />If Santa Ana is truly a "City of the Arts" there needs to be real systemic changes that aid artists with work and creative <br />opportunities, no more red tape and scraps of leftover funding! <br />I'll be logging into the call today! <br />-Briana <br />