Brooke D'Sousa // Sandy City Council District 4 // Grade: C+
How have the arts, culture, and/or humanities impacted your life?
Answer: The arts has given me an outlet for expressing and sharing my truest self in a way that can be received without judgement of who I am or how I'm different. I grew up in West Valley City, which is a more culturally diverse area of Salt Lake County. I met and married a bi-racial man, and we now have multi-racial children. We have always appreciated the theatre's ability to depict a social issue so that it garners empathy by the audience. I believe it's essential that we broaden the influence of the humanities so we may all learn to empathize with the experiences of others.
Would you like to be considered for endorsement by Utah Cultural Alliance?
Answer: Yes
Utah's humanities and arts employ 112,000 Utahns, provide $4 billion in earnings, and $16 billion in sales. This is a larger economic impact than agriculture, mining, and real estate. Do you consider the arts and cultural sector an economic driver in Utah?
Answer: Yes
Government investment in arts and humanities organizations at fiscally responsible levels.
Answer: Support
Government investment in my local arts council at fiscally responsible levels.
Answer: Support
Cultural Districts (gov't can designate, fund, and create incentives/zoning ordinances to attract creative businesses to a district).
Answer: Strongly support
Low rent housing and studio space for artists.
Answer: Neutral
Facilitating partnerships between tourism and culture.
Answer: Strongly support
Facilitating partnerships between businesses and culture.
Answer: Strongly support
Reducing regulations of creative businesses.
Answer: Strongly support
Capital investment (in museums, performance/concert halls, studios, galleries, nonprofit office space, etc.).
Answer: Support
Increased investment in public art projects to encourage murals, sculptures, utility wraps, and more.
Answer: Strongly support
Reduced fees (land/building use, garbage, utilities, etc) for festivals and special events.
Answer: Support
Artistinresident at my city or county.
Answer: Neutral
Fiscally responsible government investment in the arts and humanities means to me (could be the right $ amount for the local arts council and/or its grants, etc.).
Answer: Leveraging relationships and partnerships to ensure local arts councils are appropriately funded, giving governmental funding where necessary, but in proportion with other necessary funding for all city services.
7 counties and 33 cities have passed a RAP (recreation, arts, parks) tax. They are:
Counties: Cache (RAPZ); Duchesne (RAP); Salt Lake (ZAP); Summit (RAP); Uintah (RAP); Washington (RAP); Weber (RAMP)
Cities (all are RAPs unless otherwise designated): American Fork, Aurora, Blanding, Bountiful, Brian Head, Cedar City, Cedar Hills, Centerfield, Centerville, Clearfield, Fairview, Farmington, Green River, Gunnison, Helper, Layton, Lindon, Mayfield, Monticello, North Salt Lake, Orem (CARE), Payson, Price, Provo, Redmond, Richfield, Roosevelt, Salina, Syracuse, Spanish Fork, Tooele City (PAR), West Bountiful, Woods Cross.
I am: My city or county has not yet passed a RAP tax
I support the RAP tax.
Answer: Support
I make sure that the arts and humanities receive at least a 1/3 of RAP revenues.
Answer: Strongly support
I will support putting a RAP tax on the ballot to be decided by voters.
Answer: Support
I will make sure that the arts and humanities receive at least a 1/3 of RAP revenues.
Answer: Strongly support
Optional: explain your answers.
Answer: N/A
Percent for public art programs, which optionally designate 1-2% of government capital costs for public art.
Answer: Support
I support increasing my percent for art ordinance by .25-.5% to cover maintenance (vandalism, weather, etc.).
Answer: Neutral
(if applicable) My municipality's redevelopment authority should have a public art ordinance.
Answer: Support
Incentives (such as tax breaks) to encourage private developers add public art to projects.
Answer: Oppose
Design standards.
Answer: Neutral
Friendly ordinances that encourage public and private mural creation.
Answer: Neutral
Increased investment in public art projects to encourage murals, sculptures, utility wraps, and more.
Answer: Support
I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:-Public buildings.
Answer: Yes
I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:-Transportation.
Answer: No
I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:-Utilities.
Answer: No
I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:-Private developments.
Answer: No
I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:-All government capital projects.
Answer: No
Anything else you'd like us to know about you?
Answer: N/A
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