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THAT'S JUST GONNA THROW ME, UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND
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CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]
GONNA START WITH PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, SHAY, LITTLE OF BIG MEDIUM.UM, I DON'T NORMALLY READ FROM WRITTEN MATERIALS.
I'D LIKE TO WING THINGS, BUT I'M
UM, I'M SHAILA THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BIG MEDIUM.
WE, OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE CAREERS OF ARTISTS THROUGH EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE PLATFORMS. WE DO THIS THROUGH GALLERY EXHIBITIONS, RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, STUDIO SPACES, CASH AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE, A STATEWIDE BIANNUAL SURVEY OF ART MAKING IN TEXAS.
AND WHAT WE'RE MOST KNOWN FOR IS PRODUCING THE ESAU AND STUDIO TOUR IN THE WEST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR, WHICH ARE NOW COMBINED INTO THE AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR.
UH, THIS IS OUR 21ST YEAR OF STUDIO TOUR PROGRAMMING IN AUSTIN, AND WE HAVE DONE 30 SEPARATE STUDIO TOURS TO DATE, AND WE SERVE OVER 600 ARTISTS, COLLECTIVES, GALLERIES, AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR.
IN ADDITION TO MY WORK AT BIG MEDIUM, I SERVED ON THE BOARD OF THE AUSTIN CREATIVE ALLIANCE FOR FIVE LONG YEARS.
I BECAME BOARD CHAIR IN 2015, AND THEN I RESIGNED FROM THE ORGANIZATION WHILE STILL SERVING AS BOARD CHAIR IN 2018.
AND I MENTIONED MY TENURED ACA BECAUSE THAT IS THE REASON WHY I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
I JOINED ACA BECAUSE I, LIKE MANY OF US, RECOGNIZED THAT THIS THE NEED FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ART AND CULTURE IN AUSTIN.
I LEFT ACA BECAUSE I REALIZED THAT ACA WASN'T UNITING OUR COMMUNITY.
IT WAS DIVIDING US AND I COULD NOT CHANGE THE LEADERSHIP NOR THE DIRECTION OF ACA.
OUR COMMUNITY WAS DIVIDED WHEN I LEFT.
AND I THINK IT IS EVEN MORE DIVIDED THAN THEN THAN IT WAS THEN, THAN IT DIVIDED THAN IT IS NOW.
UM, I'M HERE REPRESENTING A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO STATE PUBLICLY OF THE AUSTIN CREATIVE ALLIANCES.
NOT SPEAK ON, BE ON OUR BEHALF OF THE WHOLE CREATIVE SECTOR.
MANY OF US DO NOT AGREE WITH OR ALIGN WITH ACA, ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR RECENT LETTER THEY SENT TO THE COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE ARTS COMMISSION, THE CULTURE ARTS DIVISION, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND THEIR APPROACHED AND COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE FUNDING FOR THE ARTS.
WE HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER IN RESPONSE TO ACAS LETTER STATING THIS AND ARE CIRCULATING IT AROUND FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO SIGN AND VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO ACA.
THIS STATEMENT IS JUST ONE SMALL STEP IN MOVING TOWARD THE RIGHT REPRESENTATION OF THE CREATIVE SECTOR AND FOCUSING ON OUR ENERGY ON BUILDING RESOURCES AND FUNDING FOR ALL OF US.
WE NO LONGER CAN CONTINUE THE ENDLESS FIGHT OVER HOW HOT FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED.
WE CAN COLLECTIVELY WORK TOWARDS ASSESSING THAT WEALTH AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER, BUT NOT AS LONG AS ACA IS PERCEIVED AS OUR MOUTHPIECE.
WE HOPE THIS COMMISSION, CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE CREATIVE SECTOR WILL SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A MORE UNITED COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE SUCCESS OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
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WE'RE GONNA GO ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR APRIL TO APPROVE? OH, I GUESS WE SHOULD TAKE ROLL, SHOULDN'T WE? UH, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING TO DO.
I ALWAYS GET SO EXCITED TO START THE MEETING
UM, AMY, IF YOU'RE THERE, WILL YOU COME ON SCREEN SO YOU CAN BE COUNTED AS PRESENT? YOU MIGHT BE WORKING ON THAT.
UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND START IN THE ROOM.
COMMISSIONER NAGA CHARLA COMMISSIONER MONICA MODO.
COMMISSIONER HEIDI SCHACH PRESENT AND COMMISSIONER ACIA GRAY.
AND COMMISSIONER MA IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY.
NOW A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
COMMISSIONER GRAY, MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHALK.
[2. Discussion of Chair’s Report on The Road Ahead by Chair Zisman]
UH, WE MOVED TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE CHAIRS REPORT, UH, BY ME.MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE, THEY, I AM THE PERSON OF COLOR WEARING A VERY COLORFUL FLORAL BLOUSE.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AND PARENTAL RECOGNITION DAY TO ALL THE CHILD BEARS AND CARETAKERS OUT THERE.
I HOPE EVERYONE WAS CELEBRATED AND GOT A LITTLE EXTRA T TLC.
I WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO LOOK AT WHAT LAY AHEAD.
I HAVE RECEIVED WORD THAT WILL BE JOINED ON THE DIAS BY FAA CINI, WHO WILL BE REPRESENTING ZOE QUADRI, UH, FOR
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DISTRICT NINE.FAA IS SOMEONE WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, AND I'M THRILLED THAT SHE'LL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS SPACE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A FULL COMMISSION, UH, WITH EACH OPPORTUNITY FOR DIVERSE VOICES BEING MAXIMIZED.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES RECOGNIZED OUR CULTURAL ARTS DIVISION, UM, WITH A CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE CULTURAL FUNDING REVIEW PROCESS.
THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARDS RECOGNIZE QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN THE MANY ASPECTS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
IT IS AN AWARD DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE CITY'S DEMONSTRATING QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
JULIE, ON THE HORIZON IS THE OPENING OF ELEVATE THE SECOND OF OUR THREE PILOT FUNDING PROGRAMS. I KNOW THAT STAFF WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE PROGRAM IN DETAIL, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS SOME KEY POINTS OF THE GRANT HERE AT THE TOP OF OUR MEETING.
THIS IS A ONE YEAR SUPPORT PROGRAM WITH FUNDS ELIGIBLE TOWARDS SPECIFIC PROJECTS AS WELL AS GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.
ELEVATE WILL SERVE 125 NONPROFITS AND 75 5 0 1
ORGANIZATIONS WILL RECEIVE GRANTS RANGING FROM 30,000 TO $70,000.
EVERY APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO ELEVATE WILL BE READ TOP TO BOTTOM BY NO LESS THAN THREE PEOPLE TO MY COMMUNITY.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN AND ASK QUESTIONS.
WE, THE COMMISSION AND THE CULTURAL ARTS DIVISION STAFF ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
THE TRANSFORMATION IN THE WAY WE INTERACT WITH THE CITY'S RESOURCE IS A CHALLENGE TO AND A DISRUPTION OF INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS. THIS IS WORK THAT IS ITERATIVE.
IT WILL BE A CYCLE OF TRIAL LEARNING AND SHIFTING YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THIS IS, THIS WORK IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION, IS ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION TO BRING ABOUT INCREDIBLE CHANGE AND A SEASON OF GROWTH FOR OUR COLLECTIVE ARTS COMMUNITY.
THE QUESTION SHOULD NO LONGER BE, HOW IS THIS SHIFT IN FUNDING GOING TO SERVE ME? BUT HOW IS THIS SHIFT IN FUNDING GOING TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
[3. Discussion of the Art in Public Places Liaison Report by Commissioner Gray]
THAT, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION OF OUR ART AND PUBLIC PLACES.LIAISON REPORT WITH COMMISSIONER GRAY.
UM, THE MONDAY MAY 1ST, UH, A I P P MEETING.
THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS INCLUDED THE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL DESIGN FOR THE AUSTINBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL AND, UH, THE EXPANSION PHASE TWO B, ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PROJECT WITH ARTIST JOSEPH CHRISTO FALETTI AND MATTHEW MAZAK.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF THE MIDD DESIGN FOR THE COMAL PARK, UH, POCKET PARK AIP, P P PROJECT, AS WELL BY ARTIST DANA PERRO.
UH, THE PANEL ALSO APPROVED THE RECOMMENDED ARTIST FOR THE MEXICO CARTE MUSEUM.
THERE WAS A DISCUSSION, UH, IN RESPONSE TO THE AIP P PANEL RECOMMENDATION FOR MONOPOLI ARTIST SELECTION.
AND THE PANEL, UH, DECIDED TO SEND THAT, UH, APPLICATOR OR PROJECT FOR APPROVAL.
BACK TO OUR MEETING TODAY, THERE WAS A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, UH, ABOUT CONSTANCE, UH, THE DIRECTOR, UH, REVIEW OF THE YEAR, WHICH I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA SEE TODAY, WHICH IS EXTREMELY HARD THIS EVENING, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.
IT'S, IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT ARTS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN AUSTIN IS AMAZING.
UH, STAFF BRIEFING BRIEFINGS INCLUDED A COLLECTION MANAGER UPDATE BY FRANK WICK.
UM, IF ANYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH THE LANCE ARMSTRONG ART PROJECT THAT'S BEEN THERE FOREVER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY CALLED, BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THEM AS YELLOW MARKERS.
UH, BUT THOSE ARE TO BE REMOVED, UM, AND TO BE, UH, AUCTIONED OFF AND THEY CAN'T, IF THEY CANNOT BE AUCTIONED OFF, THEY'LL BE RECYCLED.
UH, THE PROJECT, UH, MANAGER HAD UPDATES AS WELL.
UH, CONSTANCE WHITE, UH, ANNOUNCED THERE WERE THREE STAFF OPENINGS, AND I BELIEVE THE SUBMISSIONS, UH, UH, THE SUBMISSION IS CLOSED NOW.
THERE WAS A, A DEADLINE WITH REGARD TO THAT.
AND ALSO STAFF MEMBER RICK IS MOVING TO SAN ANTONIO, SO WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE MISSING HIM.
SO THE AIP P RETREAT IS ALSO STILL PENDING.
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT RETREAT GETTING LOCKED IN.
CAUSE AGAIN, I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OVERLAP.
SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US POSTED.
[4. Discussion of the Austin Economic Development Corporation/Cultural Trust Advisory Committee by Austin Economic Development Corporation Board Member Carl Settles ]
WITH THAT, WE CAN GO TO THIS DISCUSSION OF THE AUSTIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CULTURAL TRUST ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY A E D C BOARD MEMBER.[00:10:01]
FOR BEING HERE.UM, WELL, I BELIEVE THAT, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS TERESA, UM, ALVAREZ OR ANNE GATLING HAYES GAVE YOU A VERY DETAILED FORMAL, UH, PRESENTATION THE LAST MEETING.
THERE ARE NO REAL UPDATES OTHER THAN THAT.
JUST TO REITERATE, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, UM, THE FINAL STAGES OF THE RFP PROCESS FOR, UM, TO PUT ON RFP FOR BLOCKS 16 AND 18, UH, TO, TO DEVELOP THOSE REGARDING, UH, THE ALLOW FOR CULTURAL CULTURAL SPACE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT THERE.
UM, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THOSE, UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE, UM, AND HAVE, HAVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM TO, UH, UH, RE REALLY START TO LOCK INTO PLACE.
UM, SOME, UH, SOME ACTUAL FUNDING THAT'S GONNA BE RELEASED.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A, A LONG WAIT, UH, FOR THAT.
UM, STILL NOT AT LIBERTY TO BE ABLE TO DISCLOSE WHO EXACTLY THO THOSE, UH, THOSE, UH, BUSINESSES OR ORGANIZATIONS ARE, BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE PROGRESS, UH, ON THAT.
UM, IT'S LOOKING THAT LOOK LIKE WE WILL FINISH UP THIS RFP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, UM, PROBABLY BY MID-SUMMER.
UM, AND THEN, THEN PUT THAT OUT.
UM, AND IT'LL PROBABLY WRAP UP SOMETIME IN THE FALL IN, IN TERMS OF THE APPLICATION, UH, PERIOD WINDOW FOR THAT.
UM, AND I WOULD SUSPECT THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME TANGIBLE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON, UM, THE ICONIC VENUES AND THE, THE, THE, THE OTHER, UM, UH, STUFF THAT'S, THAT'S PENDING IN THE PIPELINE, UM, THIS SUMMER AS WELL.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I'M, I'M ABLE TO.
AM I IMAGINING SOMETHING THAT THERE'S NOT AN OPEN EVENT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ONE OF THE PROPERTIES AND THE MANAGEMENT THEREOF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS? AM I MAKING THAT UP? IS THAT A DREAM I HAD OPENING? I'M SORRY.
UM, NOT AN OPENING OF, BUT WHO WAS GOING TO MANAGE THIS? AM I MAKING THIS UP? OH, THERE IS.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE, UM, THERE'S A SPACE THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE, UH, PERMITTING, UM, CORRECT OFFICE LOCATION, CORRECT.
THAT IS OVER THERE, UH, BY, UM, ISLAND MALL.
AND I DO, YEAH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE CORRECT.
THERE IS GOING TO BE, UM, I GUESS KIND OF A, A, A, A WALKTHROUGH, UH, IF YOU WILL.
UM, AND I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE THAT DATE IN, IN FRONT OF ME.
IF YOU COULD GET THAT CALL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCING SOME OF THE PLAYERS WITHIN THAT AS WELL, SO THERE WAS MORE INFORMATIVE THAN JUST A WALK THROUGH THE SPACE.
SO IF YOU COULD GET THAT INFORMATION TO US AND, AND, UH, AS ABSOLUTELY, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ALSO, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION WITH REGARD TO, UH, THE ORIGINAL CULTURAL CONTRACT.
UH, AS, UH, THE TERM PIPELINES USED A LOT.
THERE WERE 45 ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE INITIAL, UH, STAGE OF THAT.
CAN YOU, DO YOU HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF THOSE PIPELINE, THE 45, UH, OF WHO ARE INVOLVED AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AND PERHAPS SOME OF THOSE 45 THAT DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON? WELL, ALL OF THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM EACH RESPECTIVELY.
UH, THERE ARE 13 THAT ARE IN THE, I GUESS THE, THE TOP TIER AND UNDER CONSIDERATION MM-HMM.
UM, AS FAR AS THE OTHER, UH, ORGANIZATIONS, THEY ARE, THEY, THEY ARE AWARE OF, OF WHAT THEIR RESPECTIVE STATUSES, UH, ARE, UH, IN THE PROCESS.
AND WE, WE STILL COMMUNICATE WITH THEM, UH, PERIODICALLY AS WELL.
UH, CARL, I JUST WANNA CORRECT YOU ON THAT BECAUSE I DO KNOW OKAY.
OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT HEARING WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO IF IT'S, UH, A SUBMITTABLE OR THROUGH AN EMAIL, THROUGH SUBMITTABLE OF JUST, UH, GENERAL INFORMATION, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT NOT ALL THE 45 ORIGINAL ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS DO REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO, UM, I MEAN, THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH ELSE WE CAN SHARE OTHER THAN THEY'RE IN THE PIPELINE AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH THE 13 THAT ARE, UH, IN THE TOP TIER, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL, OKAY.
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CARL, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY IS THAT I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU SAY PIPELINE, I THINK MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEFINED FURTHER, UM, IF THE PIPELINE IS ALL 45 THAT ARE AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.IF THE PIPELINE OR THE 13, WHICH TOTALLY MAKES SENSE THAT IT WOULDN'T INVOLVE ALL 45 AS FAR AS ACTIVE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS MM-HMM.
BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A DELINEATION BETWEEN THOSE THAT ARE ACTIVE, THAT 13, WHICH IS A NUMBER THAT HAS COME UP IN THE PAST, AND THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL 45.
SO MAYBE IN THE NEXT MEETING WE CAN FIND OUT PERHAPS IF THERE'S A LONG TERM OR, OR EVEN INTERIM PLAN OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE ADDITIONAL, UH, PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL 45.
IS THERE A START OVER POINT THAT THE CULTURAL TRUST IS THINKING ABOUT? I THINK THAT KIND OF INFORMATION WOULD GO A LONG WAY.
WELL, WE, WE, WE, WE ONLY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND SO THO THOSE ARE FOCUSED ON THE FIRST 13, UH, THE ADDITIONAL ONES THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE.
UM, AS, AS, AS WE SAY, WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO PROVIDE, UM, THEM WITH, UM, OTHER WAYS, UH, OF DOING CAPACITY BUILDING.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE, THE THING IS, IS THAT WE'VE BEEN SITTING ON THIS MONEY FOR, UM, I MEAN, IT WAS, IT WAS YEARS BEFORE IT EVEN GOT TO US, AND WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON ACTUALLY GETTING THAT MONEY OUT, UH, TO THESE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN, UH, IN, IN THE, IN THAT TOP, TOP 13.
THOSE ARE, THAT, THOSE OF THAT, UH, THAT, THAT WE CAN SURE.
UM, THE OTHERS, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE STILL WORKING, UH, IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING, UM, OTHER RESOURCES AND, AND NEEDS FOR, FOR THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE ONGOING IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE, WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN WE DO, UH, TO SUPPORT THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST, WE ALSO HAVE TO BE REALISTIC, UH, UH, ABOUT THIS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, WE, WE JUST GOT OUR ACTUAL 5 0 1
UM, SO WE'VE JUST NOW BEEN ABLE TO START TO ACTUALLY APPLY FOR FUNDS AS AN A A D C.
UM, AND WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE COMPETING FOR FUNDS, UH, FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, UM, AT THE SAME TIME.
SO WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT, UM, HOW MUCH WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO TANGIBLY, UH, TO SUPPORT THOSE, UH, ALL OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE.
UM, I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IS USE THE POWER OF THE BULLY PULPIT, SO TO SPEAK, UH, TO GET OUT THERE AND DO SOME MATCHMAKING, UH, FOR SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
THERE'S SOME, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT, UM, HA HAVE SOME RESOURCES AND HAVE A LOT OF SPACE, UH, THAT MAY BE UNDERUTILIZED AT THIS POINT.
AND SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT WE HAVE VERY, VERY LIMITED RESOURCES, AND THERE ARE LOTS OF RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THE RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE.
I THINK, CARL, YOU'RE JUST MISCONSTRUING THE ACTUAL QUESTION BECAUSE I JUST LEARNED MORE THAN I KNEW BEFORE YOU STARTED TALKING.
IT'S NOT A QUESTION WITH REGARD TO WHEN ARE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS GOING TO HAVE SPACE OR TO BE FUNDED FOR SPACE.
IT'S THE TRANSPARENCY OF WHAT IS GOING ON.
EVEN GENERAL INFORMATION OF THERE ARE, UH, WE ARE WORKING ON OPPORTUNITIES OF SHARING SPACE.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT RESOURCES THAT ONE MAY HELP ANOTHER.
BECAUSE THEY MAY BE THINKING THAT THERE, IT'S, IT'S A LOST CAUSE OR THE OPPORTUNITIES MAY NOT ARISE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR FOUR YEARS.
SO IT, IT MAY BE A SURVIVAL ISSUE FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS.
SO I THINK IT'S JUST A TRANSPARENCY OF COMMUNICATION, BUT YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED A LOT ALREADY.
WELL, WELL, I, I, NOW, I THINK THOSE THINGS WERE COMMUNICATED BEFORE.
THERE'S ALSO BEEN A LOT OF TURNOVER ON THE BOARD, SO IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER WHEN AND WHAT I'VE SAID TO WHOM.
UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE FOLKS WERE THERE, THERE'S BEEN NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REALLY, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ACTUAL, UH, NOTHING OFFICIAL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, TO ACT ON, UM, AT THIS POINT.
BUT, UM, WE'LL, I'LL DEFINITELY, UH, TRY AND FIND OUT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I CAN AND, AND REALLY RESUMMARIZE, UH, WHERE WE'RE AT AS AN ORGANIZATION.
UM, DO ANY OTHER OF OUR FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR CARL?
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OKAY.THANK YOU, CARL, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EXPLAIN THAT.
AND I THINK I, I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER GRAY THAT EVEN AN UPDATE THAT THERE IS NO UPDATE IS HELPFUL.
UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE THINGS TAKE TIME, THAT THERE ARE PROCESSES IN MOTION, UH, THAT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS WITH CONFIDENTIALITY.
YOU KNOW, WE EMPATHIZE WITH THAT, AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO EXPEDITE THINGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE NEED THESE RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, BUT HAVING THAT TRANSPARENCY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE AT BEING ASKED OF FROM THE COMMUNITY MM-HMM.
SO, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND, AND THANK YOU.
[5. Discussion of the Downtown Commission by Commissioner Mok ]
NEXT WE HAVE OUR DISCUSSION OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMISSION BY COMMISSIONER MOCK.UM, UNFORTUNATELY THE LAST MONTH, UH, AS A LACK OF QUORUM FOR THE DOWNTOWN COMMISSION MEETING.
AND WE, WE DIDN'T MEET, SO I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
AMY
WITH THAT, UH, WE MOVE TO STAFF BRIEFINGS.
AM I ON YOU? YEAH, YOU'RE, CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE NUMBER SIX FROM THE AGENDA? BECAUSE WE HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS THE SAME, WE DON'T HAVE THE NEW UPDATED NUMBERS FOR MAY BECAUSE OF WHEN OUR MEETING IS CALLING INFORMATION IS THE SAME AS APRIL, AND WE'LL GET UPDATED NEXT MONTH, AND I BELIEVE IS IN THE BACKUP.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
UH, DO I NEED, I DON'T TAKE A VOTE ON THAT, RIGHT? JUST MOTION AND A SECOND TO VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF STRIKING THE HOT UPDATE.
[7. Staff briefing regarding the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Jesus Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor, and Laura Odegaard, Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager]
STAFF BRIEFING REGARDING CULTURAL ARTS FUNDING PROGRAMS BY JESUS TEL, CULTURAL FUNDING SUPERVISOR.UM, LAURA IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, SO IT'LL JUST BE THE PLEASURE OF JESUS'S COMPANY.
JESUS PANTEL, CULTURAL FUNDING SUPERVISOR.
UM, I'M GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE CULTURAL ARTS FUNDING OVERVIEW TODAY.
UM, AND SO, UM, AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED EARLIER, WE WILL BE LAUNCHING ELEVATE SOON NEXT WEEK.
UM, ACTUALLY, OH, AND I THOUGHT I UPDATED THIS.
IT SAYS MAY 24TH ON THE, UM, ON THE SLIDE, BUT IT'S, UH, MAY 23RD IS WHEN IT LAUNCHES NEXT TUESDAY.
UM, AND ELEVATE WILL BE OPEN TO ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS OF ALL SIZES.
UH, THIS FUNDING WILL BROADLY SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCERS WHO PUT ON PUBLIC PROGRAMS. UM, AND THEN TOMORROW MAY 16TH, UPDATED GUIDELINES, UH, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, UM, AT AUSTIN TEXAS.GOV/ELEVATE.
AND, UM, THAT LINK IS NOT LIVE YET.
IF YOU GO THERE NOW, YOU WILL GET A 4 0 4 ERROR MESSAGE.
UM, AND I'LL HAVE THE LINK, UM, IN A LATER SLIDE, UM, ON HERE AS WELL.
UM, SO, UM, SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GONNA BE UPDATING, OUR GUIDELINES HAVE POSTED UPDATED GUIDELINES ON OUR WEBSITE TOMORROW.
THE ELEVATE APPLICATION ITSELF DOES NOT OPEN UNTIL MAY 23RD, SO, UM, JUST OVER A WEEK FROM NOW.
UM, ELEVATE IS GOING TO PROVIDE BROADER SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE, UH, CULTURAL FUNDING ECOSYSTEM AND BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
ELEVATE WILL HAVE TWO CATEGORIES, ONE FOR 5 0 1
AND THIS MAY INCLUDE APPLICA APPLICANTS WHO WERE REFERRED TO AS SPONSORED PROJECTS IN THE OLD FUNDING PROGRAMS. SO THAT INCLUDES APPLICANTS SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, ARTIST, CO-OP GALLERIES, IMPROV TROOPS, AND DANCE COMPANIES.
UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT A NON 5 0 1
UM, $500,000 OR LESS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO BE ELIGIBLE.
NOW FOR THE FOR-PROFIT, THE 5 0 1
$500,000 BUDGET LIMITATION IS ONLY FOR NON 5 0 1
UM, ANNUAL CONTRACTS, UM, AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED EARLIER, WILL RANGE, UM, FROM 10,000 TO $75,000.
UM, AS A REMINDER, LAST YEAR WE PROPOSED 100 AWARDS, UH, FOR THIS, UH, PARTICULAR PROGRAM WITH AN
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INVESTMENT OF 4 MILLION.WE HAVE SINCE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THIS TREMENDOUSLY IN RESPONSE, UH, TO COMMUNITY AND COMMISSION FEEDBACK.
SO GOING FROM 100 AWARDS, UM, TO 150, UM, WITH 6.25, UM, MILLION, OR EXCUSE ME, 200, UH, TOTAL AWARDS AND 6.25 MILLION AS OPPOSED TO THE 400,100 AWARD, OR 4,000,100 AWARDS THAT WAS MENTIONED BEFORE.
SO THE WAY, UM, DUE TO THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS ANTICIPATED IN THE ELEVATE PROGRAM, THERE WILL BE A TWO STAGE REVIEW PROCESS, A 105 TOTAL PANELISTS, PANELISTS WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS PROCESS.
UM, IN STAGE ONE OF THE PROCESS, WE WILL HAVE 60 PANELISTS.
60, AND THIS IS CALLED THE READER STAGE, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A PANEL MEETING, BUT AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED EARLIER, STAGE ONE PANELISTS WILL REVIEW, SCORE AND COMMENT ON THE ENTIRE APPLICATION, UH, FOR ALL THE APPLICATIONS THAT THEY ARE ASSIGNED, UH, TO REVIEW, UH, STAGE ONE PANELISTS, UM, AGAIN, WILL REVIEW SCORE AND COMMENT ON ALL PANELISTS.
SO WILL BE AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE REVIEWING, SCORING, AND COMMENTING ON EACH APPLICATION.
UM, IN THIS STAGE OF PANELISTS, UH, MUST PROVIDE COMMENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR SCORING.
UM, TOP SCORING PANELISTS WILL THEN MOVE ON TO STAGE TWO FOR FURTHER REVIEW.
UM, AND THEN ALSO ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE HERE, YOU CAN SEE A MINIMUM OF 150 TOP SCORING 5 0 1
A MINIMUM OF 100 TOP SCORING NON 5 0 1
UM, AGAIN, UH, FOR THE PANELISTS IN STAGE TWO, UH, THEY WILL, UM, HAVE TENTATIVE SCORES PRIOR TO THE PANEL MEETING.
THOSE SCORES CAN CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE DISCUSSION, UH, THAT HAPPENS AT THE PANEL MEETING.
UM, AGAIN, ALL PANELISTS MUST WRITE COMMENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR SCORES.
UM, AND THEY WILL, UH, UNDERGO TRAINING BOTH, UH, THE FIRST ROUND AND, UH, SECOND ROUND, UH, REVIEWERS, UM, BEFORE THEY WILL EVEN BE ABLE TO, UM, BE ASSIGNED AND, AND HAVE THE APPLICATIONS SENT TO THEM.
SO THEY WILL UNDERGO THAT TRAINING BEFORE THEY BEGIN REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS.
SO THE PANEL TRAINING, UM, IS PAID, UM, TRAINING MODULES FOR THE PANELS WERE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EQUITY OFFICE OF THE CITY, UM, AS WELL AS THE CITY'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
ALL SELECTED PANELISTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PANEL TRAINING AND TO ATTEND A FACILITATED MEETING FOR PANELISTS TO REVIEW PROGRAM DETAILS, RUBRIC EXAMPLES, AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TRAINING.
UH, PANELISTS WILL THEN, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, RECEIVE APPLICATION ASSIGNMENTS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR THEIR FIRST PAYMENT, UH, FOR PARTICIPATING AS A REVIEW PANELIST, UH, THE PANEL SELECTION PROCESS, UM, IT WAS A, UM, UH, OPEN CALL FOR ELEVATE PANELISTS.
UM, WE HAD 315 APPLICATIONS FROM THE PANELIST INTAKE FORM.
THIS INCLUDED, IT WAS AN OPEN PANEL FROM, UH, UH, PROCESS, UH, IT'S OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE MADE A CONCENTRATED PUSH MARCH 21ST THROUGH APRIL 27TH, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR ELEVATE PANELISTS.
UH, THIS 315 ALSO INCLUDED, UH, THOSE WHO HAD APPLIED TO SERVE ON THE THRIVE PANEL.
UM, 182, UM, UH, RECEIVED OF THOSE 315 APPLICATIONS, UH, EITHER EXPRESSED INTEREST IN CULTURAL FUNDING SPECIFICALLY CUZ IT WAS A DEPARTMENT-WIDE, UM, UH, PROCESS FOR, UM, THOSE 315.
UM, SO THEY EXPRESSED INTEREST, UH, EXPLICITLY IN CULTURAL FUNDING AND SUBMITTED A SECONDARY INTAKE FORM, UH, TO SHOW THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED INDEED ON SERVING ON THE ELEVATE PANEL.
UM, THIS WAS ALSO TAKING OUT, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, ANY, UH, DOUBLE COUNTS OR ANYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE SERVED AS A THRIVE PANELIST, UH, BEFORE.
UM, AND SO OUT OF THAT 182, WE WERE ABLE TO SELECT THE 105, UH, PANELISTS, UM, THAT ARE NEEDED.
UM, THE BIOS ARE IN YOUR BACKUP.
UM, WE SCORED THE REVIEWERS ON THREE QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST WAS IF THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH ANY POTENTIAL ELEVATE APPLICANTS.
UH, THE SECOND WAS, UH, THEIR RESPONSE IN HOW THEY WERE CONNECTED TO EQUITY.
AND THE THIRD WAS WE LOOKED AT THEIR BIO.
SO WE LOOKED AT THE, UH, VARIOUS TRAITS THAT WERE NEEDED FOR THE PANEL AND LOOKED AT THE HIGHEST SCORING PANELISTS FIRST.
UM, AND THEN CHOSE, UH, WHAT TRAITS WE NEEDED TO MAKE A COMPLETE PANEL.
UH, THIS INCLUDED THINGS SUCH AS, UH, VARIOUS ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES, UH, THAT ALL THE DISCIPLINES, UH, WERE COVERED.
UH, WE WERE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH TOURISM EXPERIENCE.
WE WERE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SO MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY, UM, ARTS EXPERTISE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE DID WITH THRIVE.
IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR CONSULTANT.
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MARGIE REESE AND HER TEAM.UH, WE LOOKED FOR THEIR D E I EXPERIENCE.
UH, WE LOOKED AT, UH, PANELISTS WHO WERE, UH, FROM IN TOWN OR FROM OUT OF TOWN.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE HERE, THE MAJORITY OF, UM, PANELISTS ARE FROM AUSTIN, BUT WE DO HAVE, UM, PANELISTS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE NATION FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST.
UM, WE LOOKED AT NEW AND, UH, RETURNING PANELISTS SO WE COULD HAVE A MIXTURE OF, UH, PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, NOT THE THRIVE PANEL, BUT HAD SERVED IN, UH, DIFFERENT CULTURAL FUNDING REVIEW PANELS BEFORE, AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO, UH, WERE NEW AND HAD NOT SERVED ON ANY OF OUR PANELS BEFORE.
UH, WE ALSO LOOKED AT THRIVE RECIPIENTS, SO IF, UM, SOME OF THE THRIVE RECIPIENTS DID, UM, APPLY TO BE CONSIDERED AS PANELISTS.
SO, UH, WE TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION IN OUR SELECTION.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO TOOK, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION.
UM, ALL, ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT I JUST MENTIONED WENT INTO, YOU KNOW, THE HOLISTIC, UH, MAKEUP OF, UH, THE REVIEW PANEL.
AND SO SOME OF THAT, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CAN BE SEEN HERE.
UM, THE, THE APPLICANT IS KIND OF THAT FIRST ROUND I WAS, UH, TELLING YOU ABOUT THE 315, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT HAD, UH, SUBMITTED THE, UM, INFORMATION.
THE SEMI-FINALISTS ARE THOSE 182 THAT WE WERE CONSIDERING, AND THEN THE 105 FINALISTS.
SO, UM, YOU CAN SEE WE HAD, UH, FIVE, UH, NON-BINARY PANELISTS.
SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING, UH, TO SERVICE PANELISTS, UH, 24 MALE AND 74 FEMALE, UH, FOR THE FINAL 105, UH, THAT WERE SELECTED.
UH, YOU CAN ALSO SEE, UH, THE BREAKDOWN BY RACE AND ETHNICITY.
SO, UH, 61% OF THE PANELISTS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, 33% ARE WHITE AND 6%, UM, EITHER THE RACE AND ETHNICITY WAS NOT LISTED OR THEY PREFERRED, UH, NOT TO ANSWER.
UM, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ALSO THE, WE HAD ABOUT A THIRD, 33% OF THE PANELISTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ QIA PLUS, UH, COMMUNITY, AND 17% OF THE PANELISTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY.
UH, SO SOME KEY DATES, UH, TO KEEP IN MIND FOR ELEVATE.
UH, THE PANEL RECRUITMENT, UM, AS I MENTIONED, UM, HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
UH, WE'RE HERE, UM, TODAY, MAY 15TH FOR YOU TO, UM, APPROVE THE SLATE OF, UM, ELEVATE PANELISTS.
UM, THE WEBSITE, AS I MENTIONED, UH, TOMORROW AFTER 10:00 AM WE'LL HAVE THE UPDATED GUIDELINES, BUT WILL NOT BE LIVE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS YET UNTIL MAY 23RD.
UM, SO NEXT TUESDAY, UM, THAT'LL BE WHEN THE ELEVATE APPLICATION OPENS, UM, ELEVATE, UH, PANEL TRAININGS.
UM, WE'LL BEGIN AND ELEVATE INFORMATION SESSIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL BEGIN.
UM, WE'LL HAVE, UH, 14 DIFFERENT, UM, APPLICATION WORKSHOPS, SEVEN ONLINE, UH, SEVEN IN PERSON.
AND TWO OF THOSE ONLINE APPLICATION WORKSHOPS WILL ACTUALLY OCCUR ON MAY 23RD.
SO WE'LL HAVE ONE AT 2:00 PM AND ANOTHER ONE AT 6:00 PM.
UM, IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED VIRTUAL OFF OPEN OFFICE HOURS FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM SO ACTUALLY ON THE DAY THE APPLICATION LAUNCHES, THERE WILL BE THREE DIFFERENT, UM, CHANCES FOR PEOPLE TO, UM, UH, JOIN VIRTUALLY JOIN ONLINE, UH, TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS.
STAFF IS ALSO ALWAYS HERE AVAILABLE, UH, BY PHONE OR BY EMAIL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UM, THAT APPLICANTS MAY HAVE.
UM, UM, WE'LL ALSO HAVE, UH, VIRTUAL OPEN OFFICE HOURS EVERY TUESDAY, UH, WHILE THE APPLICATION IS OPEN.
SO EVERY TUESDAY FROM MAY 23RD THROUGH JUNE 27TH WHEN THE APPLICATION CLOSES, UH, WE WILL HAVE OUR VIRTUAL OPEN OFFICE HOURS FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON.
UM, AND THEN THIS INFORMATION, UM, INCLUDING, UM, THE OTHER APPLICATION WORKSHOP DATES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE SOON.
UM, I ALREADY MENTIONED THE ELEVATE APPLICATION WILL CLOSE AT 5:00 PM ON JUNE 27TH.
UM, STAGE ONE OF THE REVIEW PANEL PROCESS WILL OCCUR FROM JUNE 30TH THROUGH JULY 17TH.
AND THEN STAGE TWO, SO THE HIGHEST SELECTED, UH, HIGHEST SCORING APPLICATIONS WILL THEN MOVE ON TO THE FULL PANEL REVIEW.
UM, JULY 19TH THROUGH AUGUST 17TH IS THE TIME THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REVIEW THOSE WITH THE PANEL MEETINGS.
UM, OCCURRING BETWEEN AUGUST 21ST THROUGH AUGUST 26TH, UH, WITH THE HOPE OF MAKING AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
UM, AND THEN COMING SOON, WE HAVE SOME A I P P CALLS, UH, GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT OPENED ON MAY 9TH AND CLOSES ON JUNE 13TH.
SO THIS IS IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE, UM, COMING ON WITH ELEVATE, UH, ELEVATE, UM, UH, MAY 23RD AS YOU CAN, UH, SEE THERE.
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WE HAVE THE, UM, UH, NEXUS LAUNCH AND ARTIST CAREER TRAINING ON JULY 11TH.UM, WE HAVE THE N NEA ARPA, UM, UH, ARTS EDUCATION RELIEF.
UH, GRANT IS OPEN, WHICH ANNEMARIE WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION ON THAT, UM, IN JUST A BIT.
UH, THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION GRANT.
AND THEN WHAT'S NOT ON HERE, BUT CLOSES TOMORROW IS THE LIVE MUSIC FUND IS CURRENTLY OPEN.
UM, SO, UM, IF YOU ARE, UM, A MUSICIAN OR A MUSICAL GROUP, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THAT.
THAT IS, UM, UM, ADMINISTERED BY THE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION.
AND THAT IS MY UPDATE FOR YOU, PANEL OR COMMISSIONERS.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS? I'M IN PANELIST, UH, MODE COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR JESUS? I THINK I HAVE A WONDERFUL GO AHEAD.
UH, STARTING WITH COMMISSION, MARNA AND THEN CITY STAFF.
CAN WE HAVE, UM, AMY BACK ON THE SCREEN SO I CAN SEE HER TOO? THANK YOU.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE CHAMBER FOR A WHILE.
IT'S BEEN VIRTUAL, SO I JUST WANT, UH, NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UM, AS FAR AS WHAT'S BEING AWARDED, THE NUMBER OF, UM, ELEVATE FOR NONPROFIT IS 75.
IS THAT CORRECT? OR HAS THAT NUMBER CHANGED? NO, THE NUMBER FOR NONPROFITS IS 125, AND THEN THE NUMBER FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ANY OTHER GROUP THAT IS NOT A 5 0 1
5 0 1
I THOUGHT I HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN NOW I CAN'T FIND IT.
IT, MY QUESTION WAS REV, I THOUGHT I SAW PANELISTS AND READERS WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH THE BIOS.
IS THAT MY, AGAIN, MY IMAGINATION? AM I MAKING THINGS UP TODAY? NO, READERS ARE THE, UH, UH, ROUND ONE PANELISTS.
YES, THAT'S THE ROUND ONE PANELIST.
UH, AND I'M, UH, UH, GLAD THAT, UH, ART DISCIPLINE WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS FAR AS THE PANELISTS, UH, THE PANEL PANEL MEMBER CHOICES.
HOWEVER, IF THE PANELISTS ARE CHOSEN AT RANDOM OF WHO THEY WILL REVIEW, HOW DO YOU SEE THAT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE ART COMES INTO PLAY TO THE, TO THE APPLICATIONS? SO THEY ARE, UM, ASSIGNED RANDOMLY, BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA LOOK TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
UM, WE'LL LOOK TO SEE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST ROUND WITH THE READERS WHERE IT'S A THREE, UH, PERSON PANEL.
UM, WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO HAVE, UM, ALL OF THE ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES COVERED, BUT WE WILL TRY AND HAVE A MIXTURE OF ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES WITHIN THOSE THREE SO THAT THEY CAN COVER AS AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN DEFINITELY IN ROUND TWO, THOSE ARE GONNA BE LARGER PANELS.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE, UH, PANELS OF SEVEN PEOPLE EACH.
UM, AND SO, UH, WITH THAT WAY, UM, WE KNOW IN THE PAST FROM WHEN WE HAVE DONE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PANELS, WHICH IS WHAT THIS WILL BE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC PANEL.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE, AND THE REASON IT'S GOING FROM AUGUST 21ST TO 26TH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, THREE NONPROFIT PANELS AND TWO, UM, INDIVIDUAL SLASH YOU KNOW, GROUPS WITHOUT 5 0 1
SO WE WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF IN CONJUNCTION WHERE, YOU KNOW, CULTURAL FUNDING STAFF IS, UM, DIFFERENT STAFF MEMBERS ARE MANAGING DIFFERENT, UM, UH, REVIEW PANELS.
SO WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, UH, TWO PANELS GOING, YOU KNOW, ON, ON ONE DAY.
UM, BUT THE NONPROFIT PANEL, WE ANTICIPATE BEING TWO DAYS EACH.
UH, THE OTHER PANELS, UH, JUST ONE DAY EACH.
UM, AND AGAIN, SEVEN PEOPLE WE KNOW IN THE PAST FROM WHEN WE HAVE DONE, UM, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PANELS.
THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER TO ENSURE WE HAVE ALL OF THE DISCIPLINES COVERED FOR THE FULL REVIEW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER SCHWAR.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP WITH THRIVE, THAT EVERYONE WHO APPLIES AND IS ELIGIBLE, THEIR ENTIRE, UH, APPLICATION WILL BE READ BY AT LEAST THREE READERS.
AND NOT ONLY READ, BUT, UH, COMMENTS, UM, GIVEN TO JUSTIFY THE SCORES THAT THEY RECEIVED.
SO THAT'S, UM, A LESSON, UM, FEEDBACK WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FROM THE COMMISSION ON.
AND SO THIS IS AN ITERATIVE PROCESS IN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS FROM WHAT WE HEARD, UM, FROM THE THRIVE PANEL.
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM MUSIC WHAT THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN FOR THE LIVE MUSIC FUND? DO YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT, BUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION ABOUT HOW MANY APPLICANTS
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THEY'VE RECEIVED THUS FAR? I DO NOT REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD IF THEY HAD MENTIONED HOW MANY.I KNOW IN GENERAL WITH ALL FUNDING, NOT JUST OURS OR WITH ALL DEADLINES, YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY COME IN ON THAT LAST DAY.
SO,
VOLLEY, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING, DID YOU GUYS GET AN UPDATE? I KNOW IT WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, BUT HAD THE RESPONSE BEEN POSITIVE? OH, I THINK, WE'LL, UH, AT THAT POINT, UH, THERE WERE MORE THAN A THOUSAND APPLICATIONS IN PROCESS, BUT THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS, I BELIEVE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN, UH, TWO 50 AND 300 AT THIS POINT.
UH, THAT'S, AND WE EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO PICK UP.
IT'S, UM, PROBABLY LESS THAN ANTICIPATED, BUT, UM, USUALLY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TEND TO
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY ANTICIPATED ORIGINALLY? I MEAN, A THOUSAND PEOPLE STARTING, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A, UH, THERE WAS A TARGET NUMBER SPECIFICALLY, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, MEGAN OR, UH, IT'S JUST IF YOU HAVE A NUMBER, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T THINK THAT THERE WAS A TARGET NUMBER.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE YOU, YOUR, AND AGAIN, YOUR MEETING WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE MOST CURRENT, BUT IF THEY HAD GIVEN YOU INFO YEAH.
PARDON MY ABUSE OF YOUR, YOUR DUAL APPOINTMENT, YOU'RE GONNA BE OUR EYES AND EARS FOR MUSIC WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UM, I I THINK MY INFORMATION IS, UM, KIND OF NOT REAL TIME, BUT CLOSE ENOUGH YEAH.
AND IF I COULD JUST, UM, UH, GO OFF OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A TARGET NUMBER FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO HIT, BUT ALSO TRYING TO BE REALISTIC ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE THE 105, UM, PANELISTS AND THE 60 READERS.
UM, SO WE'RE EXPECTING PROBABLY ANYWHERE FROM 400 TO 600 OR MORE, UM, APPLICATIONS.
UM, WE'LL SEE IF IT'S ON THE HIGHER END, IF IT'S ON THE LOWER END, YOU KNOW, UM, IN THE PAST WE WOULD PROBABLY GET AROUND 400 APPLICATIONS WITH THE, WITH THE CORE FUNDING PROGRAM.
SO, UH, WE'RE THINKING WE'LL PROBABLY, UH, BE SIMILAR, UM, IF NOT, UM, MORE THAN THAT.
YEAH, AND I DON'T THINK, I WOULDN'T ASSUME YOU GUYS HAVE A TARGET THAT YOU WANNA HIT, BUT AT SORT OF THE ANTICIPATION OF APPLICATIONS MM-HMM.
SOME UP TO DATE, UM, INFORMATION, UH, 300, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER ME CHARLA WAS CLOSE 250 APPLICANTS AS OF TODAY FOR THE LIVE MUSIC FUND AND 1000 PLUS, UM, IN QUEUE.
SO AGAIN, WE'LL SEE, UH, WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW AT THE 11TH HOUR.
THIS UP TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION, I AM JUST SO SPOILED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ANY LAST QUESTIONS FOR ELEVATE? UM, COMMISSIONER RE MODO FOR THE, FOR THE, UH, GRANT THAT'S GONNA LAUNCH.
WHAT OTHER MEDIUMS BESIDES ONLINE ARE Y'ALL GONNA BE USING TO DO OUTREACH AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE GRANT'S AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY? UM, SO WE WILL HAVE, UM, IN-PERSON APPLICATION WORKSHOPS, UM, IN, UM, SOME OF THEM WILL BE AT OUR OFFICE, UM, AT BEN WHITE.
SOME OF THEM WILL BE AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HERITAGE FACILITY.
WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, WEEKEND, I THINK LIKE, MAYBE NOT ALL DAY, BUT, UM, 11 OR NOON TO LIKE THREE OR SO.
UM, AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HERITAGE FACILITY.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY DOING APPLICATION WORKSHOPS OUT AT, UH, LIBRARIES OR REC CENTER SO WE CAN BE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN.
UM, SO PEOPLE CAN, YOU KNOW, UM, IF THEY WANT TO COME IN PERSON, THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL AS FAR.
WE'LL BE HOPEFULLY SOMEWHERE IN, IN THEIR NECK OF THE WOODS.
SO YOU'LL HAVE POSTERS UP AT THOSE LOCATIONS, OR HOW WILL PEOPLE FIND OUT ABOUT ELEVATE OTHER THAN ONLINE? UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UH, TEAM IN, UM, WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION, UM, UH, OFFICE THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS.
SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THEM ON, UM, WAYS TO, TO GET THE WORD OUT.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM, LET, LETTING THEM TAKE THE LEAD.
WE'RE GIVING EXAMPLES AND IDEAS OF PLACES WHERE WE KNOW, UM, ARTISTS AND, UM, CREATIVES CAN BE REACHED.
AND WE'LL ALSO SEE WHAT KIND OF, UH, SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE SO WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT.
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE, YOU KNOW, WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED, UH, FUNDING FROM US IN THE PAST.
CUZ OBVIOUSLY THE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED FUNDING FROM US ARE CONNECTED.
SO HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT TO, UM, YOU KNOW, TO THOSE WHO, UM, MAY NOT BE AWARE OF FUNDING, UM, OR EVEN THOUGH THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY.
SO MAYBE REVIEWING IF THOSE WEREN'T TAKEN DOWN TO PASS ALONG TO YOUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST.
BUT I REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND FOOD CENTERS, LIKE
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HUBS AS CULTURAL HUBS, RIGHT.SO THAT I THINK IS A, WAS A REALLY WISE SUGGESTION.
I'M ALSO EVEN JUST THINKING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THIS, BUT EVEN AUSTIN CHRONICLE MM-HMM.
UM, I THINK JUST EXPANDING OUR REACH OTHER THAN JUST THE ONLINE, I MIGHT REQUEST AN, LIKE A, A A LIST OR A RECORD OF WHAT WAS USED AND THAT WAY WE, WE CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE, OR HELP IF THERE'S ANY HOLES.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT NECESSARILY NEEDS TO WAIT TILL NEXT MEETING IF THAT'S A LIST THAT CAN BE, UM, ASSEMBLED BY, UM, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALISTS AND CIRCULATED TO THE COMMISSIONS.
AND I THINK THAT GOES FROM MUSIC AS WELL, RIGHT? THE, THESE ARE INTERSECTING COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT STRETCH ACROSS BOTH.
UM, ALL OF THESE DISCIPLINES, LET US HELP YOU, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE, WE WANNA PROVIDE INFORMATION AND, AND, UM, HELP SPREAD THE WORD IN WAYS THAT WE THINK IS GONNA BE MOST EFFECTIVE.
SO I THINK WE WOULD APPRECIATE SEEING, UM, WHERE THESE PLACES, UH, WHERE, WHERE THIS INFORMATION LIVES ULTIMATELY.
AND IF YOU DO HAVE IDEAS, EITHER SEND THEM MY WAY OR TO JESUS FELA THE, UM, ARTS COMMISSION LIAISON, YOU KNOW, EITHER, EITHER ONE OF US.
I'M THE BACKUP LIAISON AS WELL.
SO, UM, AND TAKING THE LEAD ON ELEVATE, SO YOU SEND THOSE TO US.
IF YOU'VE GOT, UM, YOU KNOW, TIE-INS, UH, TO SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S, UM, UH, THOSE WHO HAVE NOT, UH, RECEIVED FUNDING OR APPLIED FOR FUNDING FROM US IN THE PAST OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PEOPLE WHO JUST HAVE, YOU KNOW, BEEN DISCONNECTED, UM, YOU KNOW, GETTING THOSE OUT TO YOUR NETWORKS AS WELL WOULD BE HELPFUL AND APPRECIATED.
COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER GRAY, JUST TO ADD WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID, I THINK IT'D BE JUST NOW JUST A PRESS RELEASE TO THE PAPERS.
IF SOMEBODY WOULD, IF THAT'S ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE FOR USE OF A WORD TODAY, UH, THAT'D BE GREAT.
CAUSE WE MAY HAVE A WRITER THAT WANTS TO STAY ON BOARD AND JUST EVEN JUST A LISTING BECAUSE PEOPLE READ THE CHRONICLE THAT, YOU KNOW, MONEY AND ENGLISH AND SPANISH PUBLICATIONS.
UM, I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION, BUT, UM, I'M LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC BACKUP AND I'M NOT SEEING THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU JUST GAVE AND I THINK IT WAS CHALK BLOCK FULL OF GREAT INFORMATION.
IF WE COULD GET THAT ADDED, UH, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CIRCULATE THAT AND SHARE THAT DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS THEY HAVE QUESTIONS.
CUZ I THINK IT REALLY DOES A GREAT JOB LAYING OUT, UM, A LOT OF JUST TIMELINES AND, AND BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRANT TANDEM.
WITH THE GUIDELINES, THIS, UH, THIS, UH, PRESENTATION AS WELL AS, UM, UM, ALL THE OTHERS THAT ARE BEING MADE TONIGHT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ARTS COMMISSION WEBPAGE AFTER 10 O'CLOCK, UH, TOMORROW.
COMMISSIONER SCH SCHACH, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NOPE.
UM, IS THERE, UM, UM, ANY, UM, UM, SITE WHERE, UM, WHERE IT, WHERE THE, THE PROGRESS CAN BE FOLLOWED, UH, EASILY, RIGHT? FROM APPLICANT'S LIST WHO MADE TO THE NEXT ROUND, WHO MADE TO THE FINAL ROUND.
UM, IS THERE ANY ANYWHERE WHERE THAT THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED? WE, WITHOUT, WITHOUT A P R, UM, WE TRADITIONALLY ONLY, UH, SHOW THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO WERE FUNDED, NOT NECESSARILY THOSE WHO APPLIED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE FUNDING.
SO, ON OUR WEBSITE, LIKE IF YOU GO TO THE THRIVE WEBSITE, YOU CAN SEE WHO THE THRIVE RECIPIENTS WERE, BUT WE DON'T LIST EVERYBODY WHO APPLIED AND THEN DID NOT RECEIVE FUNDING.
AND I THINK, UH, IT'S, IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING.
UM, BUT THERE WILL BE NO INTERACTION BETWEEN, UH, THE PANELISTS AND, UH, THE APPLICANTS.
UM, AND THEY WILL BE RECORDED, UM, TO BE POSTED, UM, ONTO THE WEBSITE AT A LATER DATE.
AND JUST LIKE THE THRIVE, THERE'LL BE THE SCHEDULE OF THE DAYS AS TO WHO'S BEING, YES, WE WILL, WE WILL SEND OUT ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, I THINK IT'S ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFOREHAND.
UM, BUT YES, UH, THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, THE, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO INTERACTION BETWEEN THE APPLICANTS AND THE PANELISTS, UH, THE APPLICANTS WHOSE, UM, WHOSE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED, THEY WILL BE MADE AWARE OF WHEN THEIR PANEL DATE AND, UM, NOT NECESSARILY TIME, BUT WHEN THEIR, WHEN THEIR PANEL DATE IS.
AND AGAIN, THE PANEL, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS DURING THE PRESENTATION, BUT UM, WELL, MAYBE NOT.
I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE TODAY.
UH, 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM IS, UH, THE UM, UH, TIME THAT THE PANELS, UH, WILL, UH, TAKE PLACE.
UH, THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
THRIVE WAS ONLY LIKE A COUPLE OF HOURS LONG.
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UM, UH, 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM UH, THAT'LL GIVE US, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE FROM THE EAST COAST AND THE WEST COAST, SO TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT TIME ZONES AS WELL.UM, CUZ EVERYTHING WILL BE ONLINE.
THERE WILL NOT BE A PHYSICAL IN-PERSON MEETING.
IT WILL ALL BE ONLINE AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SCHEDULE AS WELL.
CUZ WITH THRIVE, WE KNEW WE COULD TUNE IN TO SO VOLLEY TO THAT, TO YOUR POINT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PRIVACY THAT'S OWED, OWED, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THAT'S APPLYING, YOU KNOW, MAY NOT, THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSENT, I THINK.
UM, BUT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT'S NOT LISTED IN, IN THE FINAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE AWARDEES, WE KNOW AS A COMMUNITY WHO'S MADE IT TO THIS ROUND OF PANEL, THE SECOND ROUND OF PANELISTS, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FINAL LIST OF WHO RECEIVES THE AWARD.
SO THERE ARE COURSE, YEAH, YEAH.
THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, VERSIONS OF THAT TRANSPARENCY THERE.
UM, MAYBE NOT SOMETHING THAT IS EVERGREEN AND, AND YOU KNOW, AVAILABLE LONG TERM WITHOUT A P I R.
BUT, UM, I DO THINK THAT THE, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS THE SAME WITH THRIVE, IS THAT YOU COULD VIEW EVERYBODY'S ASSESSMENT AND AND ADJUDICATION.
SO IT'S KIND OF THERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES ARE, IF THAT LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY IS, IS THERE.
AND SO I THINK WE DO, I KNOW COL CAD DOES ITS BEST TO ALIGN ITSELF WITH THAT.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU, BUT I DO THINK THAT TO SOME DEGREE THAT THERE'S PRIVACY AND RESPECT FOR APPLICANTS THAT NEEDS TO SORT OF BE, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT THROUGH.
BUT THERE ARE LEVELS OF PUBLICITY THAT THE SECOND TIER LEVEL DOES GET.
SO IT'S, IT IS THERE AND MAYBE JUST NOT IN THE WAY THAT I THINK YOU'RE ASKING IT TO BE.
I MEAN, I, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT, UM, WHAT, UH, STANDARDS GENERALLY THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ARE IN UN UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, ED D HAS ALREADY DONE REALLY, AND, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THAT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT AND IT'S, THAT'S HOW THIS, WE HAVE COME TO THIS DETERMINATION.
BUT, UH, THE VERY FACT THAT THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH A P I R ANYWAY, UH, IS ESSENTIALLY THAT'S SAYING THAT THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO WHOEVER REQUESTS IT.
THEN WHY MAKE THAT HARD? UM, I THINK ONCE WE ARE APPLYING FOR PUBLIC FUNDING, UH, UM, YOU ARE KIND OF SIGNING UP TO
MEGAN WELLS IS JOINING US FOR SOME CLARIFICATION, I THINK.
MEGAN WELLS, CULTURAL ARTS DIVISION MANAGER.
UM, I, I THINK, UH, TYPICALLY WE HAVE DONE A LOT MORE IN THIS YEAR THAN WE HAVE IN YEARS PAST WITH PROVIDING DASHBOARDS.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE EVER DID IN THE PAST.
WE'VE MADE KIND OF LEAPS AND BOUNDS TO INCREASE OUR TRANSPARENCY.
WHAT WE HAVE NOT DONE, WHAT WE HAVE NOT GONE FAR ENOUGH.
I, I THINK TO YOUR, MAYBE TO YOUR REQUEST IS TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE PERSONALLY WITH THEIR SCORE AND WITH THEIR APPLICATION.
I THINK THAT'S TO CHAIR'S CONCERN IS THAT THAT MAY BE GOING ONE STEP TOO FAR IN, UM, YOU KNOW, PUTTING SOMETHING OUT IN THE PUBLIC THAT, THAT APPLICANT DID NOT CONSENT TO.
IF WE DO KIND OF REVISIT THAT QUESTION, AND KIND OF, I THINK TO THE POINT IS, IS OF MAYBE CHECKING TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES DO.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYONE WHO DOES THAT.
BUT, UM, IF WE DO FIND THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, GOOD PRECEDENT OR GOOD BEST PRACTICES, THEN I THINK THERE'S REALLY GOOD GROUNDS FOR US TO RECONSIDER THAT AND MAYBE PUT, PUT MORE OF THAT APPLICATION INFORMATION ONLINE.
I JUST WOULD HATE TO VIOLATE ANY UNDERSTANDING OR IMPLICIT, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, PRIVACY CONCERNS OF APPLICANTS WHO MAY NOT WANT ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION OR THEIR SCORES SHARED, BECAUSE IT IS A REFLECTION, I THINK, FOR PEOPLE TO, IT IS, IT IS AN INVITATION TO INVITE JUDGMENT MAYBE FROM, FROM THE PUBLIC.
I THINK THAT'S, I THINK WE'LL CONTINUE TO KIND OF LOOK TO SEE WHERE WE CAN MAKE TRANSPARENCY MORE OF A PRIORITY.
UM, AND IF OUR WEBSITE CAN BE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHECK BACK TO GET INFORMATION, WE WANT IT TO ALWAYS BE THAT ROBUST PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN GET UP-TO DATE INFORMATION.
SO POINT TAKEN IN AND I THANK YOU.
AND, AND YEAH, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, UH, YOU LOOKING BACK INTO THAT AS WELL, BUT I WOULD YIELD, YEAH, COMMISSIONER MARK AND THEN COMMISSIONER MALDONADO.
MY, MY THEORY, YOU KNOW, HAS ALWAYS BEEN DO NO HARM.
SO, UM, WE, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT, UM, PUTTING OUT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO, UH, TO BE VIGILANT ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ALSO HAVE TO BALANCE, YOU KNOW, ARE WE HARMING THE APPLICANTS? YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE APPLYING PUBLIC FUNDING, DO WE NEED TO DO THAT? DO WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT MIGHT DO HARM? SO JUST MY TWO COMMISSIONER MANDO.
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TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE TRANSPARENCY, UM, I MEAN, I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS TOO ABOUT SHOWING SOMEONE'S SCOREAND I THINK A LOT OF US, UH, HELD OUR HEADS REALLY HIGH AND WERE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WAS DELIVERED.