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Impact of program cancellations and consideration of alternative revenue options
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Council Member De La Rosa expresses concerns about the impact of program cancellations and suggests exploring alternative revenue options. The discussion touches on the balance between accessibility and financial sustainability.
- Council Member argues that cancellations, even if temporary, have significant impacts
- Suggestion to consider attaching nominal fees to popular free programs to generate revenue
- Concern that not all options were exhausted before resorting to layoffs
- Discussion of the impact on workers who are losing their jobs
- Emphasis on finding creative solutions to support the museum during financial hardship
Carmen N. De La Rosa
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Yeah.
0:33:35
I mean, I I I would still argue that the cancellation, even if it's temporary, still has an impact.
0:33:39
Right?
0:33:40
And I think that if you're seeing something that is wildly successful Mhmm.
0:33:45
Even, you know, attaching a cost once a month could could lead to some revenue generating options.
0:33:52
And I and I think where I'm coming from and I think where my colleagues from, their questionings are coming from, is that it seems like all options were not exhausted or have not been exhausted before we turn to layoffs.
0:34:05
Right?
0:34:05
And I would also argue that while it is laudable that the museum wants to continue to be accessible and I firmly support that decision
Maida Rosenstein
0:34:15
Mhmm.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:34:16
There are also 57 workers that now have to go home and not provide for their families also.
0:34:22
And there's an impact on that not only in the economy, but also for our city's workforce.
0:34:26
Right?
0:34:26
That's right.
0:34:27
And so, yes, the hard decisions are being made all the time.
0:34:31
And I think that it is our goal to think about how we can support the museum as they go through this hardship while still thinking about maybe ideas that haven't been brought forth.
0:34:44
And I and I, again, I don't know because, obviously, none of us work at the museum at the moment.
0:34:48
But I'm just thinking about ways that we can help them to move that conversation forward.
0:34:54
Does do SIGs do the SIGs members have an obligation under agreements with ECLA to maintain certain level of free programming, or is this something that they're sort of just doing because it's part of their mission?