Aug 19, 2024 Arts Commission

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START WITH ROLL.

I KNOW WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMISSIONER, UM, COMING ON, BUT THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF OUR ARTS COMMISSION.

THE DATE IS AUGUST 19TH, 2024.

IT IS 6:02 PM UH, WE WILL START IN THE ROOM.

YEAH.

OH, WHAT DO WE HAVE? WE, OH, I GUESS WE WILL WAIT.

SORRY.

FAZER, WE HAD A COMMISSIONER STEP OFF THE DAIS.

UM, SO IF YOU NEED A MINUTE, FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON RIGHT NOW.

I DO SEE SOME SPEAKERS, BUT NO COMMISSIONERS YET.

OKAY.

TAKE TWO.

IT IS

[CALL TO ORDER]

I'M GONNA START WITH ROLE IN THE ROOM.

COMMISSIONER HOUSTON HERE.

COMMISSIONER GRAY HERE.

COMMISSIONER CHARLA.

AND THEN ONLINE WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CHENEY HERE AND COMMISSIONER KY.

AND I AM COMMISSIONER AMAN.

HERE.

HERE.

UM, WE'VE GOT ONE

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]

MIRIAM, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

MICROPHONE CHECK.

ALL RIGHT.

HI, I AM MIRIAM CONNOR WITH CREATIVE POLICY, AND I'M HERE TO TELL Y'ALL ABOUT AN ART SHOW.

UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TRAVIS OR THE TEXAS AFTER VIOLENCE PRO, UH, PROJECT, AND WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A SHOW THAT IS WITH INMATES FROM TRAVIS COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH WORKSHOPS ABOUT MEMORY, AND SO WE ARE PRESENTING AND THEIR ARTWORK AND THEIR CONTENT, UH, AT, AT CANOPY ON AUGUST 30TH AND 31ST.

UH, SO COME CHECK IT OUT.

PARTICIPATE, UH, THERE WILL, THERE WILL BE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AND ALL OF THIS WILL BE PUT INTO A ZINE THAT THEN WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE INMATES.

SO COME TALK ABOUT YOUR MEMORIES ABOUT ARCHIVES.

UM, THE SHOW TITLE IS, ARCHIVES IS A SACRED WORD.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS ON AUGUST 30TH AND 31ST AT CANOPY.

MORE INFORMATION AT TEXAS AF AFTER VIOLENCE PROJECT.COM.

COOL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

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I THINK.

UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CNI, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ESKY.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

I ABS, UM, ALL IN AGREEANCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER GRAY, WHO WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE MEETING.

OKAY.

AND COMMISSIONER GARZA HAS JOINED US ON THE DAAS.

UM, NEXT WE HAVE THE

[2. Discussion of Chair’s Report on Impacts from July by Chair Zisman]

THAT'S ME.

HI, MY NAME IS SELENA ZIMAN.

MY PRONOUNS ARE THEY, SHE, I AM THE BROWN PERSON OF COLOR, UM, SITTING BEFORE YOU WITH BROWN HAIR AND A WHITE SHIRT.

UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE HERE LAST MONTH, UM, WE CAN NOTE THAT WE HAD A VERY, UH, ACTIVATED MEETING AND THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT, WHICH IS ALWAYS WELCOMED IN THIS SPACE.

IT GOT A LITTLE UNORTHODOX TOWARD THE END OF THE MEETING, AND THE TENSION WAS HIGH.

I FEEL LIKE OVERALL WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF CREATING SPACE FOR EVERYBODY TO BE HEARD.

AND WHILE, UH, DECORUM, QUOTE UNQUOTE, WAS NOT ADHERED TO IN, IN REGARDS TO WHAT IS REQUIRED BY, UH, ROBERT'S RULES AND PARTICIPATING IN A CIVIC SPACE OF THIS MATTER, I DO FEEL THAT IT WAS CRITICAL FOR US TO HEAR ALL VOICES AT IN THAT MOMENT.

UM, I DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND READ FROM AN EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE REGARDING, UM, BEHAVIOR AND EXPECTATIONS FROM THEM SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE MOVING FORWARD.

UM, I THINK ESSENTIALLY THE THING IS, UH, THE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT I, AS THE CHAIRMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING ORDER.

AND WHILE MY PERSONAL FEELINGS MAY NOT, UH, BE IN PARALLEL WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THAT I HAVE TO ADHERE TO, UM, I ESSENTIALLY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SHUT DOWN A MEETING MOVING FORWARD, UM, SHOULD OUTBURSTS, UM, HAPPEN THE WAY THAT THEY DID LAST MEETING.

UM, BUT I FEEL STRONGLY THAT, UM, WE NEEDED TO CREATE THAT SPACE IN THAT TIME AND TO PREVENT FUTURE CONFLICT.

REALLY CREATING, UH, ARENA FOR OUR AUDIENCE AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS IS CRITICAL.

UM, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND JUST READ FROM CITY CODE, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.

SO, STRAP IN CITY CODE TWO DASH ONE DASH 48 REQUIRES THAT ANYONE ATTENDING A MEETING SHOULD OBSERVE DECORUM.

THIS INCLUDES NOT PERMITTING ANYONE TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE TOMA AND ESTABLISHED RULES OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN CODE ALLOW FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REGISTER SHOULD THEY WISH TO SPEAK AT A MEETING, ALLOWING A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK WHEN THEY HAVE NOT APPROPRIATELY REGISTERED.

NOT ONLY VIOLATES THE STANDARD POLICY FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE, BUT SETS A CHALLENGING PRECEDENT WHERE ANYONE AT FUTURE TIME, AT A FUTURE TIME MAY REQUEST AND WOULD HAVE TO BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AT ANY POINT DURING A MEETING.

REQUIRING PRE-REGISTRATION ALLOWS THE BOARD TO MAINTAIN ORDER, PROVIDES AN EXPECTATION OF HOW LONG THEIR MEETING MIGHT RUN, AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO THE PUBLIC OF HOW AND WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

NOT ONLY IN THIS BOARD, BUT IN ALL CITY BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETINGS, MANAGING DISCUSSIONS ON AN OPEN MEETING.

THE PUBLIC MAY OBSERVE THE OPEN PORTION OF A MEETING.

HOWEVER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ACT DOES NOT ENTITLED THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON ITEMS CONSIDERED AT AN OPEN MEETING.

THAT RIGHT ONLY EXISTS IF A SPECIFIC STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARING REQUIRES PUBLIC COMMENT TO BE ALLOWED ON AN ISSUE.

A LOCAL UNIT MAY ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM AS LONG AS THE EN THAT ENTITY HAS ADOPTED REASONABLE RULES REGULATING THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT, AND THE LENGTH OF TIME ALLOWED FOR EACH PRESENTATION.

IF A LOCAL ENTITY DOES ALLOW PUBLIC INPUT, THE RULES MAY BE APPLIED EQUALLY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

IF MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAUSE A DISTURBANCE, THE PRECI, THE PRESIDING OFFICER, UH, OR THE GOVERNING BODY AS A WHOLE MAY ASK THAT THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS BE REMOVED.

WHAT CONDUCT CAN BE CONSIDERED DISORDERLY IS A FACT ISSUE FOR THE BODY TO CONSIDER.

THE BODY'S ATTORNEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON WHAT ACTIONS MAY CONSTITUTE DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

SO THAT BEING SAID, UM, WE WILL FOLLOW THE RULES.

WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND DECORUM.

AGAIN, MY PERSONAL FEELINGS ASIDE, I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THE ACTION THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

UH, COMMISSIONER SCHACH AND I SAT DOWN WITH THE ORGANIZERS, UM, OF TRO

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WE'VE ALSO, WE HAD ROBUST CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL STAFF, NOT JUST AROUND OUR BUDGET REQUESTS, BUT AS, UH, WHICH INCLUDED TRANSLATION SERVICES, BUT MUCH MORE DEEPLY WITH OUR D THREE CITY STAFF MEMBER WHO WHILE HAS, UH, NO REMEDY FOR THE, THE ISSUE IS COMMITTED TO, UH, WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND A RESOLUTION, UM, OR A, A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE FACING AS A COMMUNITY.

SO, JUST AN UPDATE ON, UM, THE VERY HEATED AND IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WERE HAVING LAST MEETING.

UM, I DID WANT TO MENTION, I, UH, A RESOURCE THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR OUR SPANISH SPEAKERS.

IT IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO CITY PROGRAMS, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S OFFERED BY THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR FREE.

THERE IS A BOOK, A LIBRARIAN SERVICE.

IT GIVES YOU AN HOUR OF A LIBRARIAN'S TIME THAT CAN BE DONE IN SPANISH.

YOU JUST NEED TO SCHEDULE TIME IN ADVANCE, AND THEY WILL SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND WORK THROUGH AN APPLICATION.

I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THAT.

I DO HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SOMEBODY THAT WE COULD REACH OUT TO, TO SORT OF GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THAT COULD ENTAIL.

BUT WE'RE DOING THE WORK HERE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES SPECIFICALLY, SINCE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS A MAJOR NEED.

UM, WITH THAT, WE CAN MOVE ON.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY'S TIME.

UH, NEXT IS

[3. Report of the Art in Public Places Liaison concerning actions taking during the August 5, 2024 meeting of the Art in Public Places Panel by Commissioner Maldonado ]

MALANO IS NOT HERE.

THEY WERE TRAVELING, UM, AND NOT FEELING WELL.

UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT TODAY.

UM, I ATTENDED, I AUDITED.

UM, I DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL PREPARED TO GIVE A REPORT, BUT I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND OUR COMMISSION THAT AUDITING AN, UH, ARTS AND PUBLIC PLACES MEETING IS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT ACTION THAT YOU CAN TAKE TO DEMONSTRATE, UM, COMMITMENT TO THE CAUSE AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT ALL OUR WORK UMBRELLAS.

UM, IT'S A REALLY INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE, EXTREMELY TALENTED AND, UM, EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD, AND IT WAS VERY EDUCATIONAL.

UM, AND FOR THOSE THAT CAN, I REALLY STRONGLY RECOMMEND SITTING IN ON A MEETING IN PERSON OR JOINING VIRTUALLY, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT WORK THAT THIS TEAM DOES.

AND OUR ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PANEL ARE ALSO VOLUNTEERS JUST LIKE US.

SO I THINK, UM, HAVING A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM WOULD DO US, UH, ALL WELL IN TERMS OF STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY.

UM, NEXT IS

[4. Update on actions taken at the June 26, 2024 Downtown Commission meeting by Commissioner Mok ]

JUNE, JUNE 26TH, 2024, DOWNTOWN COMMISSION MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER MOCK.

COMMISSIONER MOCK IS ALSO, UH, RECENTLY COMING BACK FROM TROUBLE.

I THINK SHE LANDED TODAY FROM AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AT FOUR O'CLOCK.

SO SHE'S NOT WITH US TODAY.

WE WILL MOVE, UH, THAT TO NEXT MONTH, OR WAIT FOR AN UPDATE TILL NEXT MONTH.

CHAIR IS ESMAN.

YES.

UH, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, I, I JUST LOOKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING AND IT SAYS THAT COMMISSIONER GRAY ADJOURNED THE MEETING.

OH, THANK YOU.

GOOD CATCH.

.

I KEPT READING THAT GOING THAT, WAIT, WHAT? THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

THAT, THAT'S, THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT, SO JUST, WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHECK THAT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER HOUSTON, DO WE NEED TO, CAN WE MAKE THAT AMENDMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO VOTE AGAIN? OR WHAT'S PROTOCOL FOR THAT SAFE SIDE? VOTE.

SAFE TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.

VOTE.

JUST VOTE.

OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR OF AMENDING THE MINUTES TO REFLECT THE CORRECT, UH, PERSON WHO CLOSED THE MEETING.

OH, UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

UNOFFICIAL COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.

UM, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HOUSTON.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT WE'RE ON TO STAFF

[5. Staff update on Art in Public Places recently approved RFQs and Artist Information Session Schedule by Jaime Castillo, Art in Public Places Program Manager]

UH, SCHEDULE BY JAIME CASTILLO, ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM MANAGER.

YAY.

GOOD EVENING.

CASTILLO ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, PROGRAM MANAGER.

UH, AND HERE'S OUR PRESENTATION FOR THE RF QS THAT WE'RE, WE WILL BE RELEASING, UH, LATER NEXT MONTH.

UH, YOU RECEIVED THIS IN THE BACKUP.

UM, SO YOU HAVE THE, THE HISTORY OF, OR THE BACKGROUND ON EACH PROJECT, BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR YOU.

UH, FOR THE ELIZABETH NAY OPPORTUNITY, I WANTED TO GO OVER THE PROJECT GOALS.

UH, OF COURSE, WE WANT ARTWORK THAT'S REDEEMING VALUE THAT ENHANCES THE, A AESTHETIC QUALITY OF PUBLIC PLACES.

BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE, THAT OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO HONOR THE ELIZABETH NAYS ART HISTORY AND LEGACY.

UH, OF COURSE, UH, CONCEPTUALIZING A STRONG ARTWORK THAT INTEGRATES WITH THE SITE AND THE SURROUNDING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT'S EASILY MAINTAINED AND VANDAL RESISTANCE

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I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS ELIGIBILITY, UH, WITH THESE GOALS IN MIND, THE ELIGIBILITY IS LOOKING FOR, UH, A THREE DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK THAT'S SUITABLE IN AN EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT.

THIS IS, UH, ELIGIBLE FOR AUSTIN BASED VISUAL ARTISTS WITHIN THE SEVEN COUNTY REGION.

UM, JUST AS A REMINDER, THE AUSTIN METRO AREA INCLUDES TRAVIS COUNTY, HAYES COUNTY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, BASTROP COUNTY, CALDWELL COUNTY, BERNARD COUNTY, AND BLANCO COUNTY.

UH, THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THIS PROJECT, WE ARE EXPECTING A FIVE MEMBER SELECTION PANEL COMPOSED OF VISUAL ART PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES.

AND OUT OF THIS PROCESS, WE EXPECT ONE ARTIST OR ARTIST LED TEAM, AND ONE ALTERNATE TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE COMMISSION.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE MAP LOCATION OF THE ELIZABETH NAME MUSEUM, THE BUDGET IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND RESIDES.

UH, THE PROJECT RESIDES WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE PARKS AND RECREATION IS OUR SPONSORED DEPARTMENT.

AND WE DO HAVE A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AFTER, UH, YOUR APPROVALS TONIGHT.

OUR SECOND PROJECT, UH, JOHNNY MORRIS ROAD AND ROS ROADS, UH, SUBSTANDARD STREETS, UH, THEY'RE THE, HOW THESE ROADS ARE IDENTIFIED, RIGHT? THESE ARE STREETS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CONSISTENT WITH ROADWAYS ACROSS THE CITY.

AND SO WE HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES.

ONE ON JOHNNY MORRIS ROAD BETWEEN LOYOLA AND MLK, AND THAT'S, UH, CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN.

AND THEN THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY IS ROSS ROAD IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN NEAR, UH, DELL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

I WANTED TO POINT OUT, UH, THE GOALS AND PROJECT GOALS.

AGAIN, ARTWORK OF REDEEMING QUALITY, ENHANCING AESTHETIC QUALITY OF PUBLIC PLACES.

UM, A STRONG ARTWORK THAT, UH, INTEGRATES WITH THE SITE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT EASILY MAINTAINED AND VANDAL RESISTANT EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF 20 YEARS.

THIS ONE IS ALSO EX, UH, ELIGIBLE FOR A A THREE DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK, EXPECTING IT TO BE IN EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS.

AUSTIN METRO AREA, WITH THE SEVEN COUNTIES THAT I LISTED PREVIOUSLY.

UH, THIS SELECTION PANEL PROCESS WILL BE, UH, FIVE MEMBERS.

AND WE'LL, UH, WE'LL IDENTIFY A SHORT LIST OF SIX ARTISTS OR ARTIST LED TEAMS THAT WILL THEN PROCEED TO, UH, AN INTERVIEW STAGE, AS WELL AS, UH, RECEIVING A PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONCEPT OF $1,000 WE EXPECT TO IDENTIFY, OR, YEAH, TWO ARTISTS.

WE EXPECT TO IDENTIFY TWO ARTISTS OR ARTIST LED TEAMS, AND THREE ALTERNATES FOR THIS COMMISSION.

UH, AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, SO WE WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE, BE ABLE, ABLE TO IDENTIFY ARTISTS FOR EACH LOCATION AND HAVE GOOD, UM, BACKUP ARTISTS IN CASE, IN CASE THEY'RE NEEDED.

UH, THE BUDGET FOR THE JOHNNY MORRIS ROAD IS 190,000, WHILE THE BUDGET FOR ROSS ROAD IS 330.

JOHNNY MORRIS IS IN COUNCIL.

DISTRICT ONE ROSS ROAD IS IN CONS, DISTRICT TWO.

AND BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS ARE SPONSORED BY THE TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND AGAIN, TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AFTER, UH, AFTER TONIGHT'S APPROVALS.

OUR THIRD PROJECT IS FOR RED BUD, IS PROJECT GOALS ARE SIMILAR ARTWORK OF REDEEMING VALUE ENHANCING AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF PUBLIC PLACES.

BUT I DID WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO GOAL NUMBER TWO, LINKING TOGETHER THE VARIED HISTORICAL STORIES ABOUT THE ISLAND, INCLUDING THE NEARBY DAM, THE FLOODING, AND THE CURRENT USE OF THE SITE AS A DOG PARK.

GOAL THREE IS TO CREATE A PEACEFUL, CALM, AND SERENE SETTING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND SPECIES.

THAT'S FOR BOTH OUR CAT AND DOG FRIENDS.

UH, GOAL FOUR, UH, THIS IS WORDED PRETTY PARTICULARLY, SO I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ARTISTS UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT TO INTEGRATE THE ARTWORK WITH THE SURROUNDING ROCKS, TREES, WATER, FOLIAGE, FISH, BIODIVERSITY, AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

GOAL FIVE IS TO HAVE AN ACCESSIBLE AND PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE PHYSICALLY AND CONCEPTUALLY BY VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO THE PARK AND STANDARD MAINTAIN AND BUNDLE RESISTANCE.

EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF 20 YEARS.

THIS IS ALSO A 3D OPPORTUNITY IN THE EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT, ELIGIBLE FOR AUSTIN ARTISTS IN THE SEVEN COUNTIES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.

UH, THIS SELECTION PROCESS WILL BE FIVE MEMBER PANEL.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SHORT SHORTLIST THREE ARTISTS OR ARTIST LED TEAMS, AND INTERVIEW THEM IN AN INTERVIEW ROUND AND, UH, PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY, HAVE THEM PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONCEPT FOR A FEE OF $2,000.

WE WILL IDENTIFY ONE ARTIST OR ARTIST LED TEAM AND ONE ALTERNATE, UH, RECOMMENDED FOR THIS COMMISSION

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UH, UH, ON THE RIVER, THE BUDGET IS 625,000.

IT, UH, I GUESS IT, UH, IT MUST, UH, I FORGET THE TERM, I'M FORGETTING THE TERM NOW, BUT IT, IT, UH, IS IN BOTH, IT BORDERS BOTH DISTRICT EIGHT AND DISTRICT 10.

AND THIS IS AGAIN, SPONSORED BY THE TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WITH SIMILAR TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AFTER APPROVALS TONIGHT.

OUR FOURTH PROJECT TONIGHT IS, UH, WALTER E. LONG AND JOHN TRAVINO PARKS.

HE'S PER STANDARD GOALS, ARTWORKS OF REDEEMING VALUE ENHANCING AESTHETIC QUALITY OF PUBLIC PLACES, A DESIGN THAT INTEGRATES WITH THE SITE AND SURROUNDING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, UM, EASILY MAINTAINED VANDAL RESISTANT EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF 20 YEARS.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE THREE DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK OPPORTUNITY FOR EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THE AUSTIN METRO, THE SEVEN COUNTIES THAT I LISTED PREVIOUSLY.

THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THIS IS, IS EITHER THREE TO, OR THREE TO FIVE, NOT EITHER THREE TO FIVE.

MEMBER SELECTION PANEL, UM, SHORT, UH, YEAH, SHORTLIST THREE TO FIVE ARTIST OR ARTIST TEAMS FOR INTERVIEW, UNLESS WE CAN IDENT THEY CAN IDENTIFY, UH, ONE APPLICANT AND ALTERNATE IMMEDIATELY.

UM, BUT IF WE GO IN THROUGH THAT, INTO THAT INTERVIEW ROUND, UH, WE EXPECT ONE APPLICANT TEAM TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE COMMISSION WITH, WITH AN ALTERNATE.

UH, YOU'LL SEE THE LOCATIONS HERE BOTH ON, ON EAST AUSTIN.

UH, THIS IS A, A, A COMBO COMBO DEAL.

SO ARTISTS WILL APPLY.

THE BUDGET FOR BOTH OF THESE IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND $100.

SO IT'S A SINGLE COMMISSION, BUT WE'RE EXPECTING TWO ARTWORKS BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS, UH, AVAILABLE WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY.

PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT IS OUR SPONSOR DEPARTMENT, AND YOU'LL SEE OUR TENTATIVE SCHEDULE.

FINAL PROJECT FOR THIS EVENING IS THE ARMADILLO WATER TANK MURAL.

THE GOALS ARE SIMILAR ARTWORK OF REDEEMING VALUE, UH, ENHANCING AESTHETIC QUALITY OF THE PUBLIC PLACES IN RELATION TO ARMADILLO PARK AND ITS COMMUNITY.

SO REALLY, REALLY SITE SPECIFIC FOR THIS GOAL OF STRONG ARTWORK THAT INTEGRATES WITH THE SITE, REFLECTS THE CORRESPONDING FEELINGS AROUND THE SURROUNDING NA NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

GOAL THREE IS TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORICAL FABRIC OF SOUTH AUSTIN, INCLUDING THE LEGACY OF THE ARMADILLO WORLD HEADQUARTERS AND THE VIBRANT SPIRIT OF MUSIC, ART, AND CREATIVITY THAT DEFINED THE AREA AND HELP SHAPE AUSTIN'S CULTURAL IDENTITY.

EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF 20 YEARS, EASILY MAINTAINED AND VANDAL RESISTANT.

UH, THIS IS A TWO DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITY, UM, BUT IT WILL BE IN THE EX IN THE EXTERIOR.

SO, UH, EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS.

UH, AGAIN, AUSTIN METRO SEVEN COUNTIES.

SELECTION PROCESS FOR THIS IS ALSO A, UH, A THREE TO FIVE MEMBER PANEL.

UH, THREE TO FIVE ARTISTS OR ARTIST TEAMS WILL BE INVITE SHORTLISTED, INVITED FOR AN INTERVIEW, AND THEN WE EXPECT ONE, UH, APPLICANT TO BE SELECTED FOR THE COMMISSION.

LOCATION OF THE WATER TANK IS IN SOUTH AUSTIN, UH, JUST NORTH OF WILLIAM CANNON.

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IF I'M READING THIS MAP CORRECTLY, I SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

I JUST, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING WITH.

WILLIAM CANNON .

UH, THE BUDGET IS 133,000.

IT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.

AUSTIN WATER IS OUR SPONSOR DEPARTMENT, AND YOU'LL SEE OUR TENDO SCHEDULE HERE.

UH, OUR A IPP PROJECT COORDINATORS, UH, BRIANNA IIA IS THE COORDINATOR TO ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING ARMADILLO WATER TANK AND THE WALTER ELONG AND JOHN TRAVINA PARKS, UH, PROJECTS.

AND LINDSEY HUTCHINS WOULD BE YOUR CONTACT FOR THE ELIZABETH NAY RED BUD IS AND THE JOHNNY MORRIS ROSS ROAD PROJECTS.

I DID WANNA MAKE YOU AWARE OF OUR 10 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE.

UH, WE'RE GONNA DO, UH, SOME STRONG OUTREACH FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT AS EARLY AS SEPTEMBER 19TH, WE'RE GONNA BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, TALKING ABOUT A IPP, BUT ALSO THESE, UH, THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

UM, AND THEN ALSO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AUSTIN MUSEUM DAY, SETTING UP A TABLE WITH, UH, AT THE ELIZABETH NA POINTING OUT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH IS WHEN THE CALLS OPEN FOR ALL FIVE OF THE PROJECTS THAT I LISTED.

WE ARE PLANNING, UH, OF COURSE, VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS.

AS USUAL, WE'D BE ABLE TO, UH, CALL IN OR SIGN UP TO

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UH, WE DO HAVE SOME ARTIST INFO SESSIONS IDENTIFIED WHERE WE WILL HAVE SPANISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT.

UM, THAT'S ON THE 29TH AS WELL AS THE, THE THIRD.

AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE MORE ON THE 14TH.

UH, VIRTUAL O OFFICE HOURS IN OCTOBER.

AND AGAIN, ANOTHER TABLING OPPORTUNITY AT THE ELIZABETH NAY ON OCTOBER 12TH.

DELL VALLEY WILL HAVE, UH, OUR, OUR LAST SPAN SPANISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT, UM, INFO SESSION AT DELL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN CLOSING OUT WITH VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS ON, ON 20 SECONDS BEFORE THESE OPEN CALLS CLOSE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND.

THANK YOU.

AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE DID VOTE TO PASS, APPROVE ALL OF THESE.

WE JUST REALLY WANTED THE PRESENTATION.

CORRECT.

COOL.

ALRIGHT.

UM, THANK YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH THOSE.

REALLY IMPORTANT TO SEE THE ARTIST INFO SESSIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH SPANISH SUPPORT.

COMMISSIONER GRAY, I DO ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION.

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.

I HAVE A QUESTION, JUST SET OF CURIOSITY.

UM, TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS.

WHERE DOES THAT FUND, WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME IN FOR THE THOUSAND OR $2,000? UM, UH, PRE A DESIGN FEE FOR THAT FIRST PHASE, WHICH I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE.

I WASN'T HERE IN THAT MEETING, BUT IS IT BECAUSE IT IS A, A WORD, I MEAN A WORD.

HELLO.

IT'S WORKING ON A, A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

IT'S PART OF A, OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORD, THE WORD.

WHY I KEEP SAYING THAT THE ROAD BEING, UH, WORKED ON.

DOES THAT ALL MAKE SENSE TO YOU? YES, THANK YOU.

IT IS, UH, IT IS PART OF OUR, OUR PRACTICE OF IDENTIFYING THE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND SO IN SETTING UP, IN BEING INFORMED OF THE ELIGIBLE PROJECT AND THE ELIGIBLE FUNDS COMING OUT OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, RIGHT? WE, I, WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

WE IDENTIFY HOW, UM, INTENSE OUR INVOLVEMENT IS GOING TO BE IN IDENTIFYING A RECOMMENDED ARTIST.

GOTCHA.

AND FOR, FOR BOTH OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE FEES FOR, FOR FINALISTS MM-HMM.

, THAT DISCUSSION WAS HAD AND WAS IDENTIFIED THAT WE WOULD, WE WOULD, UM, WE WOULD NEED TO ENGAGE WITH THESE POTENTIAL ARTISTS AND HAVE THEM DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO WORK FOR FREE.

SO IN THAT INITIAL SETUP OF, OF THESE PROSPECTUS OF PROSPECT, I, MM-HMM, , WE IDENTIFIED THAT AND, AND ALLOCATED THAT, THAT FUNDING ACCORDINGLY.

OKAY.

AND IT, AND IT, IT IS IN, ARE THOSE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAPPEN WITH THE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, OR ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE FOR THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS? YOU MEAN THE, THE FEE LIKE PARKS AND REC OR WATER WORKS? YEAH.

IF WE TYPICALLY, IF WE DO SHORTLIST OF, UH, AND NEEDING TO DO INTERVIEWS, THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION WAS LIKE, IF WE'RE GONNA INTERVIEW THESE ARTISTS, DO WE PAY THEM FOR THEIR TIME? DO WE GOTCHA.

DO WE PAY THEM FOR A, A, A SKETCH OF WHAT THEY MIGHT CONSIDER DOING FOR THESE PROJECTS? MM-HMM.

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SO IT, IT'S REGARDLESS OF WHAT SPONSOR DEPARTMENT IT IS, WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SPONSOR DEPARTMENT AND, AND EXPLAINING WHERE THE MONEY'S GONNA GO IN TERMS OF ARTISTS BEING PAID, ANY ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, UM, AND ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS, UH, UTILITY SUPPORT OR WHATEVER.

BUT THE, ALL THOSE GET NEGOTIATED WHEN WE'RE TALKING WITH THE SPONSORED DEPARTMENT.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

I GUESS THAT WAS JUST NEW FOR ME, BEING THAT I HAD BEEN ON A IPP, BUT I GUESS I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THOSE FEES HAD PERHAPS HAPPENED BEFORE.

YEAH, IT ALL, ALL THE PROJECTS TEND TO BE, UH, I DON'T WANNA SAY UNIQUE, BUT THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.

YEAH.

AND SO THAT IS ONE WAY THAT WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO, UM, MAKE THE USE OF BE OF EVERYONE'S TIME.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AB YOU'RE WELCOME.

COMMISSIONER GARZA.

HEY.

HI.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? DOING ALL RIGHT.

I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR, UH, ARTIST INFORMATION SESSIONS, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT SIX OF THEM ARE DURING TYPICAL WORK HOURS AND THREE ARE IN THE AFTERNOONS OR IN THE EVENINGS AFTER WORK HOURS.

IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO NEW ARTISTS? YEAH.

WE, WE DID OUR BEST TO SCHEDULE, UH, AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE WEEK, DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE ARTISTS WITH, YOU KNOW, THAT ARTISTS THAT ART, THEIR ART JOB IS THEIR FULL-TIME.

MM-HMM.

THAT THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES, MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A NINE TO FIVE.

YEAH.

I NOTICED YOU HAVE THREE WEEKEND SESSIONS.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

LET ME ASK YOU, HOW DOES A PUBLIC ARTWORK VEN RESISTANCE? 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN MURALS TAGGED, I'VE SEEN ARTWORKS SET ON FIRE AND RUN OVER BY VEHICLES WHATNOT.

HOW, WHAT, WHAT IS, UH, VANDAL RESISTANT MEAN? UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TALKING, IF WE'RE TALKING 2D MURALS, YOU KNOW, WE DO THE BEST PRACTICES OF MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS, THAT, THAT PROTECTIVE COATING ON THEM.

IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT RESISTANT, NO OR NOTHING, BUT IT DOES HELP.

AND THEN, UH, SIMILARLY WITH, UH, ANY SCULPTURAL WORKS, WE MAKE SURE

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UM, YOU KNOW, DISCOURAGING CLIMB ABILITY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DO CONSIDER ALL THOSE THINGS.

OKAY.

AND IT JUST BEST PRACTICES IN TERMS OF INDUSTRY-WIDE.

SO BASICALLY IT JUST MEANS SHIELDED AS BEST YOU CAN FROM MANY AL WORKS.

YEAH.

I MEAN, I, I COULD, I COULD REFER BACK TO SOME OF OUR WORK ON, ON THE DOWNTOWN STREETS WHERE, YOU KNOW, SKATEBOARDERS YEAH, YEAH.

CAUGHT WIND OF THEM AND THEY STARTED RIDING FENCES AROUND IT.

SO WE, WE DO OUR BEST.

YOU KNOW, EACH ARTWORK IS, IS, IS DIFFERENT.

SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE BEST PROTECTIONS THAT WE CAN PUT IN PLACE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JAIME? OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AND WITH THAT, YOU'RE NOT MOVING, SO I

[6. Staff update on Art in Public Places recent community engagement as part of the Longhorn Dam “Wishbone” Bridge Capital Improvement Project by Jaime Castillo, Art in Public Places Program Manager ]

STEP UPDATE ON THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES RECENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS A PART OF THE LONGHORN DAM, WISHBONE BRIDGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY JAIME CASTILLO, ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PUBLIC MANAGER.

WELCOME BACK.

GOOD EVENING.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK.

THIS IS THE, JUST WANTED TO CELEBRATE, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE CONDUCTED.

UM, MY FIRST WEEK ON THE JOB, SO THIS IS THE LONGHORN DAM BRIDGE WHERE WE, UH, COMMISSIONED REGINALD ADAMS TO, TO DO ARTWORK.

AND HE CAME OUT AND CAME OUT TO THE MENDEZ.

YEAH.

RUDY MENDEZ RECREATION CENTER.

UH, HE'D HELD A, A DAYTIME ENGAGEMENT WITH, UH, SUMMER CAMP PARTICIPANTS.

UH, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT JOB.

UH, THE, EVERYONE WAS HAPPY ALL AROUND.

UH, AND REG REGGIE DID A EXCELLENT JOB OF ENGAGING WITH THE KIDS AND, AND THEIR CAMP COUNSELORS.

AND THEN HE HAD A, UH, A VISIONING WORKSHOP IN THE EVENING, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO, UM, ORIENT, UH, THE ADULT PARTICIPANTS AND, AND HELP, HELP THEM GUIDE HIM IN WHAT THIS ARTWORK MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

AND, UH, AGAIN, ACT ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, GREAT CONVERSATION THAT EVENING.

AND AS PART OF THAT ENGAGEMENT, UH, REGINALD'S TEAM PUT OUT A SURVEY AND, UH, WERE GATHERING ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED DURING THE WORKSHOP, UM, JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A BROADER REACH.

UM, AND SO, YEAH, SO THAT WAS, UH, THEY'VE BEEN COLLECTING THOSE, THOSE, UH, THOSE SURVEY RESULTS AND THEY'LL USE THAT.

UH, REGINAL WILL EXPLAIN THIS TO EVERYONE AT THE WORKSHOP.

HE'S GONNA USE THAT TO, TO START BRAINSTORMING AND, AND, AND SKETCHING OUT WHAT, WHAT IT IS THAT, THAT HE HEARD.

AND THEN, UH, LATER THIS YEAR, WE'LL BRING BACK, UH, WE'LL COME BACK AND PRESENT ANOTHER WORKSHOP TO, TO PRESENT WHAT, WHAT HE LEARNED FROM, FROM HIS LISTENING SESSIONS.

THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

WILL HE COME OR, UH, IN PERSON TO PRESENT, OR WILL THAT JUST BE STAFF? NOT JUST, BUT, UH, THAT WHAT I MENTIONED WAS ANOTHER WORKSHOP.

SO IN THE COMMUNITY HE WAS GONNA PRESENT.

OKAY.

BUT WHEN HE COMES TO PRESENT HERE AT MID DESIGN, WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF TYPICALLY THE PLAN WAS FOR HIM TO PRESENT TO US.

WE JUST LIKE A DOG AND PONY SHOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YEAH, YEAH.

WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

I'LL TAKE A COUPLE SNAPSHOTS.

THAT'S FINE.

WE'LL ACCEPT IT.

OKAY.

VERY COOL.

UM, OH, A REMINDER, THE , THE PROJECT IS 190,000.

IT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT.

UH, YEAH, PLEASE FOLLOW UP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LATER THIS FALL AND ARTS COMMISSION NEXT SUMMER.

OKAY.

SO WE'LL MARK OUR CALENDARS.

YEAH.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL WAIT TILL I SEE MY ONSCREEN IN THE ROOM.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

OKAY.

AWESOME.

JUST A REMINDER TO COMMISSIONERS ON SCREEN, IF YOU ARE OFF SCREEN, YOU ARE CONSIDERED OFF THE DAIS.

SO TO BE CONSIDERED PRESENT, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR CAMERA ON FOR THOSE THAT ARE THERE.

OKAY.

THANK

[7. Staff update on Art in Public Places Artwork Loans and Deacessions by Jaime Castillo, Art in Public Places Program Manager]

SIMON, ARE YOU, DO WE GET YOU ANOTHER ONE? WE DO STEP UPDATE ON ART AND PUBLIC PLACES, ON ARTWORK, LOANS, AND DIA SESSIONS BY JAIME CASTILLO, A IPP PROGRAM MANAGER.

I HEARD YOU'RE MISSING ME, SO I NEEDED, I NEED TO FACETIME WITH Y'ALL.

I KNOW.

I'M REALLY MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME HERE.

.

ALRIGHT.

UM, SO I WANTED TO REMIND THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE A DES SESSIONING PROCESS, AND THAT COMES ABOUT WHEN, UH, WITH THE OPTIONS AND THE POLICY, SO I DON'T HAVE TO REMIND, REMEMBER THEM OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

UM, SO IF WE NEED TO RELOCATE AN ARTWORK, UM, OR WE HAVE TO GIVE THE ARTIST OPPORTUNITY TO BUY BACK THE WORK, UH, YOU KNOW, WE SEEK APPRAISALS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE SALE OF THE WORK.

WE GIVE THE ARTIST THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER THE WORK, UH, OUR

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UM, WE CONSIDER THESE OPTIONS WHEN, WHEN AN ARTWORK HAS JUST COME TO THE POINT WHERE, UM, IT IS, UH, HAS, HAS DETERIORATED IN SOME WAY, WHETHER IT'S EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS OR, OR, OR TO VANDALISM, UH, WHERE, UH, IT HAS EX EXCEEDED ITS 20 YEAR EXPECTED MILESTONE OF, OF BEING, UH, ACTIVE ARTWORK IN OUR COLLECTION OR IN THIS, IN THIS INSTANCE WHERE WE KNOW THAT, UH, THE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER IS GOING THROUGH A RENOVATION.

THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ARTWORKS THAT ARE, UM, I DON'T WANNA SAY THREATENED, BUT THEY NEED VULNERABLE.

WE NEED THEY'RE VULNERABLE.

EXCELLENT.

THAT'S AN EXCELLENT WORD.

YEAH.

AND SO WE NEED TO CONSIDER THESE POLICIES WITH THOSE, UH, PIECES.

AND I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOUR, YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE WE WILL NEED TO FORM, UH, A DEES PANEL, UH, PRETTY QUICKLY.

UH, WE'VE AL WE'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE ARTISTS AND, AND THERE IS A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME THAT NEEDS TO, THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR.

AND SO, UM, THAT, THAT'S THE PROCESS DOWN BELOW.

WE NEED TO GET OPINIONS LETTERS OUT TO THE ARTISTS WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE, TO Y'ALL IN OCTOBER.

AND SO WE NEED TO GET THAT, THAT PANEL, UH, FORMED.

AND THEN THAT WAY Y'ALL, WE CAN COMPILE IN EVALUATION, IN EVALUATION FOR COUNCIL BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THESE ARE THE, THE WORKS THAT, THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IN THE CONVENTION CENTER BE CUT DUE TO THE REMODEL.

WE HAVE THE WALL CREEK SHELLS BY DAMIEN PRYOR RIFFS AND RHYTHMS BY JOHN YANCY, INDEX FOR CONTEMPLATION BY MARGO SAWYER AND MACRO MICRO BY ROLANDO .

UM, ALSO AFFECTED, NOT IN THE INTERIOR, BUT UH, ON THE STREETSCAPES, UH, ON SECOND STREET, WE HAVE AQUIFER BY, BY LAMA VENTURES.

AND NOBODY WRITES POETRY ABOUT THE TRINITY BY MARK SHAZ.

AND SINCE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH CONVENTION CENTER, WE'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED OTHER, THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT.

SO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT TRANSITION FOUR BY JAMES TALBOT, UM, IS READY FOR DEES.

AND WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER PROJECT, UM, THE NORTH AUSTIN COMMUNITY GARDEN.

UM, THE ARTWORK HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE JUST DEES FROM, FROM OUR COLLECTION, THE, THE SHED.

AND I'M FORGETTING THE OTHER ELEMENT THAT IT'S GOING TO REMAIN, BUT IT'S REALLY THE FENCE PORTION OF THIS ARTWORK THAT HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE, WHERE THE ARTISTS HAVE AGREED THAT DI SESSION IS THE BEST OPTION HERE.

UM, SO LIKE I MENTIONED, I'M, I'M GIVING Y'ALL A HEADS UP SO THAT NEXT MONTH WE CAN FORM THE PANEL OR OR THE JURY THAT, THAT WILL LOOK AT THESE AND, AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE EVALUATE THAT, THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW FOR THESE ARTWORKS.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER GRAY? UH, WHERE WOULD THE PANEL MEMBERS COME FROM? UH, JUST WITHIN ARTS COMMUNITY COMMISSION.

A IPP, THE PANEL? YES.

UH, YES.

YES.

YES.

, ARTS COMMISSION NEEDS TO IDENTIFY THEM.

SO IT WOULD BE, UH, AND THIS, I SHOULD HAVE, I SHOULD HAVE WROTE WRITTEN NOTES FOR THIS, BUT, UH, FROM MY MEMORY OF WHEN I SERVED ON DEACCESSION PANEL, IT WAS AN ARTS COMMISSIONER.

OKAY.

UH, AN A-A-I-P-P PANELISTS AND A CON CONSERVATOR.

GREAT.

OKAY.

SO THANK YOU, HAN I'LL, I'LL CONFIRM THE, THE, THE COMPOSITION OF THAT PANEL AND UPDATE Y'ALL ASAP.

SO A PANEL OF THREE THEN, AT MINIMUM IS, OR AT MINIMUM, CORRECT.

AT MINIMUM, YEAH.

AND WE, WE IDENTIFY THOSE PARTICIPANTS, BUT IS IT A CONVERSATION WE CAN HAVE, I GUESS IN BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER HAVING A CONVERSATION AS A COMMISSION VIRTUALLY ONLINE THROUGH OUR LIAISON? UM, NOW THAT WE'RE HERE AND HEARING THIS OPPORTUNITY, SO IF PEOPLE WANNA SPEAK UP, LIKE WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEN.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS IN SEPTEMBER, DO YOU WANT THE LIST PRESENTED TO YOU, OR IS THE CONVERSATION TO HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER? BOTH .

BOTH.

SO BE PREPARED.

I, I, YEAH.

I, AND I'M, I'M SAYING BOTH BECAUSE I, I BELIEVE I WOULD PROBABLY LEND A HAND OF LIKE GIVING, PROVIDING A SHORT LIST FOR Y'ALL TO CONSIDER AND Y'ALL TAKING ACTION AT THE NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.

THAT'S OKAY.

GREAT.

GREAT.

THAT'S MY QUESTION IS LIKE, IS THIS A CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING, WE'RE IDENTIFYING PEOPLE IN REAL TIME, OR CAN WE BEGIN THIS CONVERSATION AS A COMMISSION? WE HAVE COMMISSIONER MALALA WHO'S OUR LIAISON.

RIGHT.

IF SHE'S AVAILABLE, IT MAKES SENSE THAT THAT WOULD BE HER.

WE ALSO HAVE A PREVIOUS LIAISON.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PUBLIC ART.

UM, ABSOLUTELY.

AND I IMAGINE THE CONVERSATIONS

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MM-HMM.

AND THEN THE CONSERVATOR.

IS THAT SOME, AGAIN, PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION LIST THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE? CORRECT.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND I WANNA PROVIDE AS, AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE.

SO I WANT TO GET THE CONVERSATION STARTED FOR YOU.

I FEEL SUPPORTED.

UM, MY QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE PANEL, THE DUTY IS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

WILL EACH ARTWORK HAVE A RECOMMENDATION SORT OF PUT FORTH BY STAFF? LIKE, WE FEEL LIKE COMPLETE D SESION BECAUSE IT'S DETERIORATED IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION? OR WE, OR THE, WOULD THE, EXCUSE ME, THE, UM, THE D SESION PANEL ALSO BE IDENTIFYING THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FROM THAT LIST OF OPTIONS FOR D SESSION? WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THE COURSE OF ACTION IS.

OKAY.

BUT AS THE D SESSION PANEL, THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND IDENTIFY.

I, I BRING AS EXAMPLE, WHEN I DID SERVE ON THE DSES PANEL, WE HAD A PROJECT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED TO DSES AND THE PRO, THE SPONSOR DEPARTMENT ATTENDED AND WAS ABLE TO WORK OUT A, A, A DIFFERENT SOLUTION TO KEEP THE ARTWORK.

SO, RIGHT.

UM, BUT DUE TO THE NATURE OF, OF WHY THESE PROJECTS ARE BEING PUT FORWARD FOR THE ASCENSION, IT SEEMS UNLIKELY.

OKAY.

CONVENTION CENTER BEING RIGHT RENOVATED.

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, AND THEN I HAD, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION WHILE I'M COMMISSIONER GRAY? UM, I REMEMBER BEING INVOLVED IN A D SESSION, UH, CONVERSATION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ABOUT THE, I THINK IT WAS LANCE ARMSTRONG, THE, THE BIKE THING.

IS THERE LIKE A REPORT, A POST, A POST ACTION REPORT OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS ARTWORK IN THE PAST? NOT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? LIKE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

YEAH.

UH, WE HAVE PROJECT SUMMARIES, UH, AT THE END OF, OF EACH PROJECT.

UH, I, I HATE TO PULL THIS CARD THAT I'M NEW HERE, BUT NO, NO, NO.

I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND.

BUT IT IS ACCESSIBLE IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ARTWORK, IF IT WENT BACK TO THE ARTIST, IF IT WAS AUCTIONED OFF OR IF IT WAS DESTROYED.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU A TENTATIVE YES.

OKAY.

YES.

OKAY.

DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

BECAUSE THAT MEAN THE, THE BIKE THING ONE I'M THINKING ABOUT IN THAT FENCE IS THE OTHER ONE THAT, THAT I'M RECALLING.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING.

YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE IWE WAY BIKE PIECE.

PARDON? THE IWE WAY? NO, NO, NO, NO.

ARMSTRONG BARK BIKEWAY YELLOW ELEMENTS.

GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT.

COOL.

LIKE THAT ONE WAS, YOU'RE WELCOME.

UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT D SESSION? MY ONLY QUESTION IS, ARE THE ARTISTS INVOLVED IN THESE CONVERSATIONS? ABSOLUTELY.

WE, WE REACH OUT TO THEM FIRST, FIRST, I GUESS SECOND AFTER LEGAL.

BUT LIKE, WE'RE WE'RE, WE TELL THEM LIKE, HEY, WE, WE PLAN ON DESCENSION, LIKE THIS IS THE SITUATION.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS? GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO RECLAIM THE ARTWORK IF THEY WANT TO.

SO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ALL THE ARTISTS ARE, ARE NOTIFIED.

AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS ARTS REMOVED, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE'S A BUDGET TO REPLACE IT WITH NEW ART WITH A 20 YEAR LIFESPAN? IS THAT, IS THAT NOT BUILT IN? IT'S NOT BAKED IN, NO.

SORRY.

OKAY.

JUST OUR BUDGETS ARE OFF OF NEW CONSTRUCTION.

OKAY.

OH, THAT'S COOL.

ALRIGHT, LAST CALL FOR QUESTION 'CAUSE HE'S LEAVING US AFTER THIS ITEM, Y'ALL.

OKAY.

YOU'RE FREE.

THANK YOU.

HI MAN.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SIMON.

NEXT WE

[8. Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Laura Odegaard, Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager ]

HEY, LAURA.

HELLO.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

EVENING, I'M LAURA ODEGAARD, ACTING CULTURAL ARTS DIVISION MANAGER, PRESENTING OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FOR JULY IN THREE SECONDS.

IT WILL BE UP HERE ON THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT SLIDE.

OH, I HAVE A CLICKER.

JUST JOKING.

I WILL GO TO NEXT SLIDE MYSELF.

ALL RIGHT.

SO OUR JULY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX COLLECTION NUMBERS, OUR TOTAL COLLECTIONS WERE $37,955,335, WHICH MEANS OUR CULTURAL ARTS FUND PORTION OF THAT FOR JULY WAS $2,507,777.

UH, WHICH BRINGS US TO 96% OF OUR WAY TOWARD OF OUR APPROVED BUDGET.

UH, AS A REMINDER, THERE IS ALWAYS A DELAY WITH THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, UH, NUMBERS.

SO THIS PRESENTATION IN AUGUST IS SHOWING FUNDS COLLECTED IN JULY FOR HOTEL STAYS IN JUNE.

SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE TOTAL, UH, GROWTH TOWARD OUR APPROVED BUDGET BY MONTH THIS YEAR.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE $13,895,522 IN OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX CULTURAL ARTS FUND IN THE BANK.

UM,

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AND I'M CLICKING NOT AIMING AT THE RIGHT PLACE, MAYBE.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, AND THEN THIS SLIDE, UH, AS A REMINDER, THIS JUST SHOWS THE PAST FEW YEARS BY QUARTER TO SHOW WHERE WE ARE IN COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

UM, JUST AS AN FYI WE ARE RIGHT NOW $679,000 BELOW WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

ANY QUESTIONS? WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS TO GO.

YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, SO WE'VE GOT TWO MORE, EVEN THOUGH NEXT MONTH IS SEPTEMBER.

WE HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS BECAUSE WE HAVE JULY REPORTINGS AND AUGUST REPORTINGS.

COMMERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR LAURA AND SEPTEMBER AND THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER? COMMISSIONERS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR LAURA? NO, DON'T.

I, I LOVE, I DO.

PLEASE.

ANY GOOD IDEA OF THE 600,000? IT'S LIKE, JUST TOTAL, JUST NO IDEA.

, YOUR GUESS THIS IS AS GOOD AS MINE, I THOUGHT.

YES.

LIKE THOUGHT, I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETHING YOU, WE NEED AN ECONOMIST ON THE YEAH.

RIGHT PANEL SO THAT WE CAN, UM, HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY.

OKAY.

NO QUESTIONS FOR LAURA.

YOUR BEAUTIFUL GRAPH REMINDED ME THAT IT'S PRIDE MONTH, SO HAPPY PRIDE FOR AUSTIN.

KEEP THE, KEEP THE COLORS ON THERE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ARE YOU HANGING OUT WITH US? NO, WE HAVE JESUS.

NEXT.

I'M, I'M STAYING.

OH, YOU'RE STAYING SWEET.

JESUS IS GONNA JOIN ME, BUT I'M STAYING.

OH, RIGHT.

TEAM EFFORT.

OKAY.

SO WITH NO MORE QUESTIONS FOR ITEM EIGHT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE.

[9. Staff update on the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Laura Odegaard, Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager and Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor]