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Sec. 2. -553. Powers and duties. The arts and culture commission shall have the following powers and duties: (a) The commission shall act as an advisory body to the City Manager and the City Council and make recommendations regarding but not limited to: (1) Policies, priorities and plans for the development and improvement of arts and cultural activities in Santa Ana, and, in conjunction with other appropriate agencies, in the greater Santa Ana area. (2) Coordinating with the private sector and other governmental agencies in promoting arts and cultural excellence as a tool for the encouragement of economic development, business relocation and tourism. (3) Organizing and promoting activities which celebrate the City and its unique cultural heritage. (4) Allocation and budgeting of funds for arts and cultural funding. (5) Payments for the design, execution and placement of public art projects, within established appropriations for the art projects. (6) Encouraging the use of local artists in City public art projects. (7) Guidelines for accepting, selecting, purchasing, commissioning, placing and preserving art projects and other City art acquisitions, gifts or extended loans of art. (8) Make recommendations to the city council on deaccessioning of artworks, when necessary; (b) The commission shall also advocate for arts education, cultural diversity, the Sister Cities Program, and other initiatives that further the growth and sustainability of the arts and cultural community in Santa Ana area. (c) In addition, the Commission shall have such other powers and duties as may be appropriate in carrying out the purposes and goals of this Division and as set forth in reports or recommendations adopted by the City Council. (d) Consider matters referred to it by the City Manager or the City Council. SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Ordinance No. NS -2856 Page 2 of 3