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20 <br /> organizations. <br /> o The OCAC will continue to purposely invite communities of color and individuals with <br /> disabilities to participate in all activities at the Eno Arts Mill. <br /> • Education <br /> o The OCAC will continue to serve as an active partner in Arts in Education <br /> programming for Orange County through the ArtsCenter's Arts in Schools program, <br /> as well as through our grant program and involvement in other school initiatives. <br /> o The OCAC will strategize, with our community partners, ways to offer more, high <br /> quality arts experiences for residents of all ages, races, and socioeconomic <br /> backgrounds within Orange County through our grants program. <br /> • Quality of Life <br /> o Will work in partnership with municipalities and civic groups on future public art <br /> projects. <br /> o Will utilize the Eno Arts Mill to increase arts experiences for local residents. <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the upcoming year <br /> that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners' attention? <br /> • Capacity <br /> o After one year of operations of the Eno Arts Mill, the need to fully activate the space <br /> through a variety of events has become necessary in order to sustain the project. As <br /> a result, the space is open most weeknights, Saturdays, and some Sundays. <br /> Covering these hours with 2.5 staff has become increasingly challenging. <br /> o Managing the operations of a 10,000sf space, combined with other responsibilities <br /> such as grant administration as the Local Arts Agency for Orange County, has made <br /> it evident that more than 2.5 staff are needed to fulfill our responsibilities for the <br /> county and community. <br /> • Accessibility <br /> o The Eno Arts Mill project was designed to be financially self-sustaining. This is <br /> possible, but requires pricing our programs more in-line with the private arts <br /> community, as opposed to the affordable prices residents expect from a county <br /> facility. A structure more similar to other county departments, such as DEAPR, <br /> would allow the OCAC to make our programs more affordable, and as a result, <br /> reach more audiences. <br />