"...members were nominated by
the Umatilla County
Commissioners and appointed
by the Oregon Cultural Trust
Advisory Board."
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The Umatilla County Cultural Plan PLANNING PROCESS
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Planning Process
The Oregon Cultural Trust was established in 2001 to
support and protect Oregon's culture. Trust funds will be
disbursed through three methods: one-third to the Cultural
Development Grants (competitive statewide program),
one-third to the specific State cultural agencies, and
one-third to the Community Cultural Participation Grant
Program, administered by Cultural Coalitions in each of
Oregon's 36 counties and nine tribes. The Community
Participation Grants will be disbursed in support of each
county or tribal cultural plan.
The Umatilla County Cultural Planning Committee members
were nominated by the Umatilla County Commissioners in
2003 and appointed by the Oregon Cultural Trust Advisory
Board. Committee members were selected to provide
balanced representation of arts, heritage, and humanities
interests and Umatilla County's geography.
The initial cultural planning committee members
included:
Julie Reese, Umatilla County Historical Society, Chairman
Jennifer Pambrun Carnes, Umatilla-Morrow Education
Service District
Larry Clucas, Umatilla City Manager and Lewis and Clark
Steering Committee
Nancy Rees Duff, Weston-McEwen High School
Melissa George, Arts Administration
Gene Ann McLean, Arts Council of Pendleton
Carol Poppenga, Artist
Doug Radke, Blue Mountain Community College
Brenda Turner, Desert Arts Council
With input from Umatilla County citizens who attended public
town hall meetings held in 2003, the committee compiled a
cultural inventory and developed the Umatilla County
Cultural Plan.
The Umatilla County Commissioners, each of the
participants in the town hall meetings and representatives of
each resource identified in the cultural inventory were asked
to comment on a draft of the Umatilla County Cultural Plan
before it was finalized.
In early 2008, the Umatilla County Cultural Coalition did, as
required, a review of the initial plan to determine if the Goals
or any process needed to be amended or updated. Based
on lessons learned since the inception of the local Plan
some minor adjustments were suggested and incorporated
into the Plan. Those changes were somewhat driven by
local conditions and the types and number of local requests
for grant support. Further amendments were made in the
Fall of 2008 based on comments of the Oregon Cultural
Trust.

