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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Briana Harley <bandbpro@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, March 02, 2021 3:22 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:City Council meeting comments and concerns! <br />Hello! <br />I’m hoping to speak at the meeting via zoom later, but at minimum I would like this comment to be present: <br /> <br />My name is Briana, I’m an arts educator and curator. I’ve been organizing an extremely safe and successful arts and <br />music event to promote local business and give artists work opportunities in this recession. We’re being held back due <br />to a code that all artists need gratuitous business licenses. <br /> <br />This severely harms artists opportunities as they’re barely making enough as it is, most of them lost money on last years <br />licenses and then lost opportunities due to covid! <br /> <br />Is there a way to not charge artists for these licenses? Art and music in the streets and at businesses contributes to <br />parking fees and local economy. $30 isn’t much for the city but it can be a lot for artists! especially when they’re already <br />investing in tools necessary for their craft. There should be more opportunities and grants for small and emerging artists, <br />not hoops to jump through. <br /> <br />At minimum can there be an exception as covid relief for this year? Or maintaining a free license for students? <br /> <br />-Briana Harley <br /> <br />1 <br />