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Home My WebLink About2008-1006 Documents Submitted at Meeting ~AIorn.,+-te4 C\~t \o/ev. ~t"!r CITY OF ASH LAN D Memo TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Ashland City Council Ann Seltzer, Management Analyst October 6, 2008 Question posed by Councilor Silbiger regarding capital projects subject to public art fee. Councilor Silbiger requested information regarding CIP projects in the current budget that may be subject to a percent for art fee. He asked for an estimate of the project costs over the next five years and the cost breakdown by funding method i.e. bonds, SDC, fees, property tax etc. Public Art Ordinance: Section 2.17.008 E and Section 2.17.180 C, D and E CIP I"f . b' bI" qua 1 )'lng projects su ~ect to pu IC art Project Estimated Total' 0.50/0 for Art Funding Source Cost over 5 years Sidewalk $830,000 $4,150 Street SDCs Improvements (based on TSP list) Beaver Slide Pedestrian $70,000 $350 Street SDCs North Ashland $1 million $5,000 Street SDCs/Grant Bikeway City Facilities $11 million $55,000 Subject to council Upgrades, police di scussion/pri ori ties/ directi on building, fire station at the November 3 study #2, council chamber, session on the Facilities archive building, long Master Plan term facilities etc. Parks $300,000 $1,500 Grants, fees, other Ice Rink Cover Replacements and Improvements TOTAL $13.2 million $66,000 Mixed fundin2 sources ADMINISTRATION 20 East Main Street Ashland, Oregon 97520 www.ashland.or.us Tel: 541-488-6002 Fax: 541-488-5311 TTY: 800-735-2900 r:., Sciencei~:'. HANDS-ON W(~'rks MUSEUM 'If Enclosed are tw ets on the marketing efforts of Science Works Hands-On Museu can ' and do market to tourists from more than 50 miles or more awa . past year through our tracking of zip codes we reached 6,522 tourists that came from more than 50 miles away. We can ana do our own marketing but need your additional support. Most instimtions()ur size receive over 30% public funding according to a recent survey by the Association of Science-l'echnologyCenters and currently Science Works receives less than 3 % of public. funds from the city. l'hank you for your consideration and past support. Sincerely, ~~.>ei2 eve R. Runnels Executive Director 1500 E. Main Street * P.O. Box 1177 * Ashland,OR97520 * 541-482-6767 * Fax: 541-482-5716 * www.scienceworksmuseum.org ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum Mission: To inspire wonder and stimulate creative exploration through fun interactive science and the arts. ScienceWorks currently receives less than 3% of the city of Ashland Grant Budget. That is $16,665 out of $737,000 granted by the City in 2008 (see attached spreadsheet). We are currently reaching over 50,000 visitors annually. 80% are from outside Ashland and 15% (7,000 visitors) are from beyond 50 miles. We can bring more visitors from further away with additional funds from the city grant program. Our goal is to reach over 12,000 visitors from 50+ miles away in 2009 and increase again to 20,000 in 2010. We can do that with additional funds from the City of Ashland. Museum Highlights: . Visitors since opening in 2002 = more than 200,000 . School visits since opening in 2002 = 50,000 . ScienceWorks reaches students in 9 counties and 22 school districts in southern Oregon and northern California. We provide curriculum to teachers, pre and post visits. . Visitors from 50 miles or more for 2006 = 4420 (tracking began in May) . Visitors from 50 miles or more for 2007 = 6522 Current spending for Regional marketing in ScienceWorks Budget: . Northwest Travel Magazine . The Regional Visitors Guide . The Medford Visitor's Guide and The Medford Kid's Guide . The Ashland Visitors Guide Kid's Guide to Ashland . The Southern Oregon Visitors Association guides . Travel Oregon Website and guides . 101 Things to do in Oregon . Medford and Ashland Visitor Maps . Travel Host magazine . AAA Tour Book . Commercials and slides in 17 theaters in Washington, Oregon and California Where would additional funds go? . $14,400 a year for a billboard on 1-5 South in Roseburg reaching 21,000 cars a day (also includes two free billboards on Hwy 99 south) . $14,400 a year for a billboard on 1-5 north in California reaching 30,000 cars a day . $20,000 Advertising in Northern California and Portland Areas in print, radio and TV . $21,200 for micro exhibits (small stand alone exhibit with marketing signage for ScienceWorks and Ashland) placed at regional high traffic areas such as Redding Airp~rt, Turtle Bay, Eugene Airport, Medford Airport, 1-5 Rest Stops, etc. 1 City of Ashland Grants to ScienceWorks Year Op budget ScienceWorks ScienceWorks olOCity Grants Requested Received 2003 $526,000 $20,000 $7,500 1.4010 2004 $515,000 $20,000 $12,000 2.30/0 2005 $514,000 $20,303 $15,000 2.90/0 2006 $661,000 $20,000 $16,000 2.40/0 2007 $665,000 $20,500 $18,500 2.8% 2008 J737 ,000 $25,500 J16,665 2.30/0 Totals $3,608,000 $85,665 2.30/0 Total Anticipated Request for 2009: $70,000 Association of Science- Technoloav Centers 2007 Source Book of Statistics & Analysis Operating revenue sources for institutions of ScienceWorks size. Earned Income Public Funds Private Funds Endowment Income 340/0 31.50k 30.90/0 3.60/0 2