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^ Formation of a Project Steering Committee composed of planning stakeholders, which will provide input and advise to the consultant team throughout the planning process. A thorough Document Review, examining relevant City and County organizational plans and studies. Develop Research Protocols for planning effort, identifying key research outcomes and methodologies. • Identification of a Key Person Interview and Organization list, building on our existing knowledge and relationships in Santa Ana. Development of a project Communications Plan, to keep all planning participants informed throughout the planning process and to provide an avenue for input to the consultants. Research' Inventory of Santa Ana's Arts and Cultural Assets: We will prepare an inventory of nonprofit arts organizations, venues and major programs as a basis for assessment of the community's arts ecosystem. We will utilize a combination of available data and information collected through the community engagement/research process. Analysis of Arts Community Data: We can "mine" information collected by the City on its arts grantees, and through studies such as Arts and Economic Prospority IV, to develop a portrait of the arts ecosystem. We will determine the exact scope of this work in consultation with the City, once the project needs are better defined. National Assessment. We will identify a cohort of relevant cities and /or programs for a study comparing agreed -on criteria and /or describing model programs. This benchmarking study can focus on levels and types of arts funding, model approaches to programs of interest to Santa Ana, national trends, best practices, approaches to cultural equity, community arts, and other factors. In addition, we can profile model organizations or initiatives of special interest. We will determine the exact scope of this work in consultation with the City, once the project needs are better defined. • Local Assessment, including compilation of demographic and arts data, articulation of the history of arts in Santa Aria, review of Arts and Culture Commission programming, staffing and support systems. • Assessment of Funding Resources, including both public and private funding sources. • Additional Comparisons of Santa Ana with National and Other Benchmarks: Using available datasets, such as the Local Arts Index and other national studies, we can identify salient points of comparison for Santa Aria. It will be important to use comparisons to identify The Cultural Planning Croup 25