Show Blueprint Of Future Being Designed To plan and prepare for the future of our city Mayor Palmer DePaulis initiated the Salt Lake Lakey y City Tomorrow program in February of 1988 This program focused the attention of city residents on the problems and potential of Salt Lake so that the issues and choices that face us as we weT T approach the twenty-first twenty century can be addressed before its it's too late Over residents responded to a public poll over community leaders participated participated participated o dozens of people attended working meetings to sort out observations observations observations recommendations and perceptions perceptions perceptions per per- and hundreds of Salt Lake residents and organizations w were re represented at a series of community ity forums as part of f the Salt Lake City Tomorrow process SRI International designed the project facilitated the process and prepared the written report which is available to the public through the Mayors Mayor's Office The status of arts and culture in Salt Lake were addressed throughout the process Problems specific to the arts in Salt Lake were acknowledged and contributions made by the arts to the community were affirmed The Salt Lake City Tomorrow plan i r was not conceived as a published report that will lie in stacks on a bookshelf The Mayor is committed to take the information- information gathering and initial report as the first steps in a continuing process that involves individuals all along the way so that Salt Lake will enter the next century with a blueprint to ensure a bright future Specific assignments for the Salt Lake City Arts Council include the development of a cultural plan for forthe forthe forthe the city investigation into the feasibility of establishing a cultural zone in downtown Salt Lake and contributing to the renewed efforts to revitalize downtown and neighborhoods through special arts events attention to design issues and in general supporting the health of our artists and arts organizations |