HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-10-23 Public Comment- N. Huynh - Resolution 5443 Economic Vitality Strategy BOZEMAN
SYMPHONY
NORMAN HUYNH, MUSIC DIRECTOR
Dear City Commissioners,
Please see our thoughts on how Arts and Culture can be better positioned in the City of
Bozeman's Economic Vitality Strategy.
Implement Arts and Culture throughout the strategy, not just in the "The Gallatin Valley
Story"
o Change STEM to STEAM throughout the document. This includes arts and
architecture and is what many education organizations and schools have adopted.
Arts, Entertainment, and Rec as the fourth local sector industry cluster
• Pg. 4 and pg. 20 of Economics Conditions Assessment:
■ Arts, Entertainment, and Rec is included as an NAICS industry
sector in the Summary of Findings as an industry cluster. However,
the only local industry sector listed is outdoor industry. We are
asking to add the Performing Arts with Outdoor industry in
those columns
■ Pg. 14 of Economics Conditions Assessment
• Arts, Entertainment, and Rec as an industry sector is not included
in Table 5 on page 14 ("Regional Overview" section) as a local
sector industry cluster, nor is it included in the EVS or Action
Matrix, despite being recognized elsewhere by the NAICS.
■ Pg. 14 of Economic Vitality Strategy
• Add Performing Arts to table 5 as a local industry cluster
■ Stage: growing
• Estimated Jobs: N/A for now
• Estimated Firms: N/A for now
■ Estimated Wages: $30,000-$90,000
■ Description: Ballet, Symphony, Opera, and Theatre across
all sectors (etc)
• Page 13 of the EVS "Industry Clusters": The first sentence indicates that
industry clusters are specific to traded sector businesses, however the rest
of that section discusses industry clusters for both traded sector and local
sector industry clusters and the EVS considers both. The first sentence
should read "Industry clusters are groups of similar and related traded