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Bu
ildin
g a
Cre
ativ
e M
arkh
amC
ult
ure
Pla
n O
verv
iew
A m
un
icip
al g
ove
rnm
en
t-le
d p
roce
ss a
pp
rove
d b
y C
ou
nci
l , f
or
ide
nti
fyin
g an
d le
vera
gin
g a
com
mu
nit
y’s
cu
ltu
ral r
eso
urc
es,
str
en
gth
en
ing
the
man
age
me
nt
of
tho
se r
eso
urc
es,
an
d in
tegr
atin
g th
ose
cu
ltu
ral
reso
urc
es
acro
ss a
ll fa
cets
of
loca
l go
vern
me
nt
pla
nn
ing
and
de
cisi
on
-mak
ing.
(P
rovi
nce
of
On
tari
o)
Cu
ltu
ral p
lan
nin
g
Age
nd
a
•P
rovi
de
Up
dat
e o
n s
tatu
s o
f C
ult
ure
Pla
n
•Se
ek in
pu
t o
n t
he
six
key
stra
tegi
c ar
eas
•P
rovi
de
tim
elin
es f
or
nex
t st
eps
Mem
ori
es
"Art
is v
ery
oft
en
ab
ou
t cr
oss
ing
bo
un
dar
ies,
b
eca
use
cre
ativ
ity
is a
bo
ut
see
ing
thin
gs in
n
ew w
ays.
Art
op
ens
pe
op
le's
imag
inat
ion
s to
a
wid
er
wo
rld
. An
d c
reat
ive
th
inki
ng,
ris
k-ta
kin
g, a
nd
op
en
ne
ss t
o t
he
new
are
qu
alit
ies
that
are
val
ue
d in
man
y fi
eld
s b
esid
es
the
ar
ts."
Dr.
Sh
irle
y L.
Th
om
son
, Fo
rmer
Dir
ecto
r, C
anad
a C
ou
nci
l fo
r th
e A
rts
and
Nat
ion
al G
alle
ry o
f C
anad
a
Enga
gin
g
MTA
C A
rt S
ho
w 2
01
2M
use
um
Exh
ibit
ion
Op
en
ing
ILM
P S
trat
egy
•G
oal
9c:
Bu
ildin
g o
n M
arkh
am’s
Str
engt
hs
in
Art
s, C
ult
ure
an
d H
erit
age
•To
str
engt
hen
Mar
kham
’s p
osi
tio
n a
s a
crea
tive
co
mm
un
ity
by
enh
anci
ng
and
p
rom
oti
ng
arts
, cu
ltu
re a
nd
her
itag
e o
pp
ort
un
itie
s.
Inte
grat
ed L
eisu
re M
aste
r P
lan
(2
01
0)
Pro
cess
of
mak
ing
a cr
eat
ive
M
arkh
am p
lan
Cre
atio
n o
f a
Cu
ltu
re D
epar
tmen
t (2
00
7)
Cu
ltu
ral M
app
ing
Pro
ject
(2
00
8)
Co
mm
un
ity
con
sult
atio
n(2
01
0/1
1)
ILM
P, G
ree
np
rin
t, D
iver
sity
Act
ion
Pla
n
Surv
ey, i
nte
rvie
ws
Fiel
d t
rip
s
Cu
ltu
re P
lan
dev
elo
pm
ent
(20
11
/12
)
Polic
y (v
isio
n, m
and
ate
and
pri
nci
ple
s)St
rate
gic
dir
ecti
on
s,
acti
on
s, m
easu
rem
ent
and
fu
nd
ing
Key
Ch
alle
nge
s
•M
anag
ing
gro
wth
•C
apac
ity
bu
ildin
g
–In
-ho
use
–C
om
mu
nit
y
Op
po
rtu
nit
ies
Wh
ere
we
wan
t to
be
in 1
0 y
ear
s a
pla
ce w
he
re e
very
on
e c
an c
on
ne
ct t
hro
ugh
cu
ltu
re
Ever
yon
e w
ill b
e ab
le t
o p
arti
cip
ate
and
ex
per
ien
ce c
ult
ure
bec
ause
:
•C
ult
ure
is t
op
of
min
d
•O
ur
nei
ghb
ou
rho
od
s ar
e an
imat
ed b
y cu
ltu
re
•W
e ar
e kn
ow
n f
or
ou
r ar
tist
ic e
xcel
len
ce
•C
reat
ivit
y is
cel
ebra
ted
•Th
e co
mm
un
ity
is e
mp
ow
ered
an
d e
nga
ged
in
bu
ildin
g a
crea
tive
Mar
kham
Vis
ion
A C
reat
ive
Mar
kham
fo
r al
l
Man
dat
e
To e
nh
ance
an
d p
rom
ote
art
isti
c an
d c
ult
ura
l ex
pre
ssio
ns,
to
sh
are
div
erse
exp
erie
nce
s an
d
to e
nga
ge p
eop
le t
hro
ugh
cu
ltu
re
Ro
le o
f M
un
icip
alit
y in
Cu
ltu
ral S
erv
ice
s
In t
he
Co
mm
un
ity:
•b
uild
s ca
pac
ity
to s
ust
ain
an
d g
row
cu
ltu
ral s
ecto
r
•fa
cilit
ates
acc
ess
thro
ugh
en
gage
men
t an
d in
clu
sive
par
tici
pat
ion
•is
a c
atal
yst
for
crea
tive
exp
ress
ion
•st
imu
late
s a
crea
tive
eco
no
my
De
live
rin
g m
un
icip
al c
ult
ura
l se
rvic
es
the
Cit
y:
•p
lan
s fo
r an
d d
evel
op
s cu
ltu
ral i
nfr
astr
uct
ure
in a
lign
men
t w
ith
gro
wth
an
d p
rosp
erit
y
•su
stai
ns
and
nu
rtu
res
the
gro
wth
an
d d
evel
op
men
t o
f M
arkh
am
Thea
tre,
Mar
kham
Mu
seu
m a
nd
Var
ley
Art
Gal
lery
•cr
eate
s, p
rese
nts
an
d d
istr
ibu
tes
cult
ura
l co
nte
nt
•tr
ain
s an
d d
evel
op
s cu
ltu
ral s
kills
Ro
le o
f C
ult
ure
De
par
tme
nt
•D
eliv
er c
ult
ura
l pro
gram
s an
d s
ervi
ces
thro
ugh
th
e th
ree
faci
litie
s
•P
rovi
de
com
mu
nit
y ca
pac
ity
-go
vern
ance
, p
rom
oti
on
an
d p
rogr
am d
evel
op
men
t
•Fo
ster
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
the
Mar
kham
Art
s C
ou
nci
l
•Fo
ster
co
llab
ora
tio
n a
nd
par
tner
ship
•B
e cu
rren
t to
bes
t p
ract
ice
•P
rom
ote
cu
ltu
ral l
earn
ing
and
ski
lls
•P
rom
ote
an
d e
nco
ura
ge p
arti
cip
atio
n
•Fo
ster
pro
fess
ion
al a
rts
and
cu
ltu
ral g
row
th in
M
arkh
am
Def
inin
g M
arkh
amte
llin
g th
e w
orl
d w
ho
we
are
Th
rou
gh O
uts
tan
din
g Le
ade
rsh
ip•
Wo
rld
cla
ss p
rogr
ams
and
ser
vice
s•
Cre
ativ
e p
rod
uct
ion
•C
eleb
rate
an
d p
rom
ote
ou
r ar
tist
s an
d t
hei
r ac
hie
vem
ents
•
Incl
usi
ve a
nd
wel
com
ing
Be
ing
A G
reat
Pla
ce•
Ou
tsta
nd
ing
cult
ura
l fac
iliti
es•
Des
ign
exc
elle
nce
•U
sin
g o
ur
her
itag
e as
sets
•P
ub
lic a
rt
Lead
ing
LEED
Go
ld D
esi
gne
dLe
ad G
ift
Pla
cem
akin
g
Sara
sota
Cit
y W
eb
site
“Her
e's
To T
he
Cra
zy
On
es. T
he
mis
fits
. Th
e re
bel
s. T
he
tro
ub
le-
mak
ers.
Th
e ro
un
d p
egs
in t
he
squ
are
ho
les.
Th
e o
nes
wh
o s
ee t
hin
gs
dif
fere
ntl
y.”
Ge
ne
rati
ng
Ide
as a
nd
Inn
ova
tio
nth
e im
pac
t o
f cu
ltu
re
Mar
kham
Cu
ltu
re D
ep
artm
en
t an
d
Exam
ple
s o
f Le
adin
g in
Inn
ova
tio
n
Co
llect
ing
inst
itu
tio
ns
•V
arle
y
•M
use
um
Pre
sen
tin
g Th
eatr
e
•Fl
ato
Mar
kham
Th
eatr
e
Cu
ltu
re D
epar
tmen
t
Lib
rari
es
Ge
ne
rati
ng
Ide
as a
nd
Inn
ova
tio
nLe
adin
g th
rou
gh c
reat
ivit
y
We
will
:
•C
ham
pio
n t
he
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
cult
ura
l ex
celle
nce
•B
uild
cap
acit
y to
gen
erat
e n
ew c
on
ten
t
•St
ren
gth
enin
g th
e ro
le o
f cu
ltu
ral a
nd
lib
rary
fa
cilit
ies
as c
reat
ive
hu
bs
and
fac
ilita
te t
he
emer
gen
ce o
f “
ho
t sp
ots
”
Co
nn
ecti
ng
pe
op
le, i
de
as a
nd
co
mm
un
itie
sC
reat
ing
pro
gram
s an
d p
lace
s fo
r cu
ltu
re t
o t
hri
ve
We
will
:
•St
rate
gica
lly in
vest
in c
ity
cult
ura
l sp
ace
s
•Fo
cus
on
cu
ltu
ral
invo
lvem
ent
in t
he
Pan
Am
G
ames
in 2
01
5 a
nd
oth
er
maj
or
even
ts
•Su
pp
ort
new
com
er’s
in
tegr
atio
n
•P
rom
ote
cu
ltu
ral s
ervi
ces
•C
ele
bra
te d
iver
sity
•Ke
ep
pac
e w
ith
gro
wth
fo
r cu
ltu
ral s
pac
es
–In
cub
ato
rs, p
ub
lic r
ealm
, p
ub
lic a
rt
–Pe
rfo
rmin
g sp
ace
s
–Fe
stiv
als
–C
reat
ive
clu
ster
s
–N
ew d
evel
op
men
t p
roje
cts
–Li
ve/w
ork
sp
ace
s
–R
ecre
atio
n a
nd
lib
rary
sp
ace
s
Co
ntr
ibu
tin
g to
Lif
elo
ng
Lear
nin
gin
cre
asin
g ac
cess
an
d o
pp
ort
un
ity
We
will
:•
Faci
litat
e an
d o
ffer
men
tori
ng
to c
reat
ive
peo
ple
an
d o
rgan
izat
ion
s•
Seek
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
to e
mb
ed li
felo
ng
lear
nin
g•
Exp
and
th
e ca
pac
ity
of
cult
ura
l in
stit
uti
on
s an
d
libra
ries
, in
clu
din
g te
chn
olo
gy•
Exp
and
co
llab
ora
tio
n w
ith
po
st s
eco
nd
ary
inst
itu
tio
ns
•K
eep
pac
e w
ith
gro
wth
•H
elp
peo
ple
dis
cove
r th
eir
ow
n c
reat
ive
tale
nts
Cre
ativ
e s
kills
sta
rt e
arly
Part
ne
rsh
ip
Par
tne
rsh
ip a
nd
Co
llab
ora
tio
n
Bu
ildin
g o
ur
cap
acit
y w
ith
oth
ers
We
will
:
•Le
ver
ou
r st
ren
gth
an
d e
xper
ien
ce in
par
tner
ship
•St
rate
gica
lly in
vest
in o
ur
cap
acit
y to
bu
ild
par
tner
ship
s
•M
ain
tain
th
e cu
ltu
ral a
sset
s d
atab
ase
(map
pin
g)
•En
sure
a s
tro
ng
and
su
stai
nab
le M
arkh
am A
rts
Co
un
cil
•C
eleb
rate
su
cces
s
IFO
A M
arkh
am -
Mar
kham
Art
s C
ou
nci
l P
artn
ers
hip
“In
ch
alle
ng
ing
eco
no
mic
tim
es, a
ll g
ove
rnm
ents
h
ave
to
co
me
tog
eth
er t
o r
eco
gn
ize
the
imp
ort
an
ce
of
the
crea
tive
eco
no
my,
… n
ot
for
its
ow
n s
ake
, no
t a
s a
bo
uti
qu
e el
emen
t in
go
vern
men
t in
vest
men
t,
bu
t a
s a
cen
tra
l pill
ar
in m
ain
tain
ing
ou
r cu
ltu
ral
com
mu
nit
ies,
ou
r q
ua
lity
of
life,
an
d s
up
po
rtin
g a
ce
ntr
al p
iece
of
Ca
na
da
’s e
con
om
ic in
fra
stru
ctu
re.”
No
v 2
9, 2
01
1 I
nte
rnat
ion
al In
stit
ute
of
Co
mm
un
icat
ion
s C
on
fere
nce
in
Ott
awa,
Ho
n. M
oo
re M
inis
ter
of
Can
adia
n H
erit
age
and
Off
icia
l Lan
guag
es
Co
ntr
ibu
tin
g to
Eco
no
mic
Gro
wth
Alig
nin
g w
ith
Mar
kham
20
20
an
d p
rio
riti
es
We
will
:
•C
olla
bo
rate
wit
h E
con
om
ic
Dev
elo
pm
ent
•Fa
cilit
ate
rem
ovi
ng
bar
rier
s to
cre
ativ
e ci
ty b
uild
ing
•Se
ek o
pp
ort
un
itie
s th
rou
gh
nat
ion
al a
nd
inte
rnat
ion
al
cult
ura
l exc
han
ges
and
in
tern
atio
nal
eve
nts
•Fa
cilit
ate
a to
uri
sm s
trat
egy
led
by
the
pri
vate
sec
tor
e.g
. Co
nfu
ciu
s In
stit
ute
at
Sen
eca
an
d F
ICC
I-II
FA G
lob
al
Bu
sin
ess
Fo
rum
20
11
Fun
din
g an
d m
eas
ure
me
nt
•W
e w
ill:
–U
nd
erta
ke P
rovi
nci
al
Ad
voca
cy
–Le
ver
exis
tin
g fi
nan
cial
to
ols
–R
even
ue
gen
erat
ion
an
d v
alu
e p
rop
osi
tio
n
–C
apac
ity
bu
ildin
g
–Ta
p in
to b
oth
co
nte
nt
and
ince
nti
ve
pro
gram
s
•W
e w
ill:
–M
easu
re
–Im
ple
men
t co
nti
nu
ou
s fe
edb
ack
–6
mo
nth
“su
mm
its”
to
lis
ten
Pla
nn
ing
Co
nte
xt
Nex
t St
ep
s
•G
ener
al C
om
mit
tee
pre
sen
tati
on
Ju
ne
18
•C
om
mu
nit
y d
ialo
gue
on
str
ateg
ies
thro
ugh
net
wo
rk a
nd
su
rvey
res
po
nd
ents
–A
dvi
sory
Co
mm
itte
e, s
oci
al m
edia
, em
ail,
Mar
kham
Art
s C
ou
nci
l
•Fi
nal
ize
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
and
fin
anci
al p
lan
•D
raft
to
Co
un
cil i
n S
epte
mb
er
•P
ub
lic M
eeti
ngs
•A
pp
rova
l
•R
epo
rt t
o M
inis
try
on
gra
nt
Q &
A
“Ou
r cu
ltu
re c
on
nec
ts o
ur
pre
sen
t w
ith
th
e p
ast
s a
nd
wit
h
the
futu
re w
e im
ag
ine”
Jo
hn
Hawkes
Bri
dge
by
Xia
ojin
gYa
n 2
00
9