Dustin Phillips // City Council - Pleasant Grove City // Grade: B-
How have the arts, culture, and/or humanities impacted your life?
Answer: I have participated in the arts through acting as a youth and in school. It has provided confidence to stand in front of groups with confidence. Although I am not a talented singer or dancer, stage presence has been huge for me throughout my life. I do also appreciate the musical/arts side of it as well as the messages and meaning conveyed through some of the classic Broadway musicals has impacted my personal worldview tremendously.
Would you like to be considered for endorsement by Utah Cultural Alliance?
Answer: N/A
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: Neutral
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: Support
Low rent housing and studio space for artists.
Answer: Support
Facilitating partnerships between tourism and culture.
Answer: Neutral
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: SupportĀ
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: That balance in considering the overall impact to the city and the benefits to the community are important in all decisions.
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: SupportĀ
I make sure that the arts and humanities receive at least a 1/3 of RAP revenues.
Answer: Neutral
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: Support
Design standards.
Answer: Strongly support
Friendly ordinances that encourage public and private mural creation.
Answer: Support
Increased investment in public art projects to encourage murals, sculptures, utility wraps, and more.
Answer: Strongly 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: Yes
I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:-Utilities.
Answer: Yes
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: Yes
Anything else you'd like us to know about you?
Answer: N/A
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