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YES, COMMISSIONERS ONLINE, IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR CAMERAS ON SO THAT WE CAN COUNT YOU AS PRESENT CALLING.
[CALL TO ORDER]
ME, IT IS 6:05 PM I AM GONNA CALL THE OCTOBER 19TH MEETING OF THE ARTS COMMISSION TO ORDER, SAY CALLING ROLL.KEYS COMMISSIONER MALDONADO COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER CNI, COMMISSIONER ANDERSON PRESENT, AND COMMISSIONER CHARLA.
[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]
HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT.
FIRST UP WE HAVE HECTOR ORAS, AND THEN WE HAVE RAQUEL RIVERA.
UH, I'M DISTRICT FOUR, AND, UM, I AM HERE, UH, BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW AT THIS POINT, LIKE HOW TO BRING UP TO THE TABLE THE CHALLENGES.
THAT'S SPANISH LANGUAGE APPLICANTS FOR CULTURAL ARTS FUNDING EXPERIENCE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS NOW, HOW MANY TIMES PER YEAR.
UM, BUT I GUESS IN SPIRIT OF BEING SOMEWHAT CONCISE AND, UM, KIND OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN TIME, WE JUST WRAPPED UP LIKE THE NEXUS CULTURAL ARTS FUNDING PROCESS.
UM, AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE DEADLINE, UM, THERE WERE CHANGES BEING MADE TO THE ONLINE APPLICATION, WHICH WAS PREVENTING APPLICANTS FROM SAVING AND APPLYING TO THE GRANT.
AND THAT WENT ON ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
I WANT TO SAY PROBABLY ABOUT, I STOPPED MONITORING THAT PART ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
AND THEN I THINK AT THAT POINT, SOME OF US WERE DIRECTED TO A ZOOM CALL AND TO DO LIKE A MANUAL PROCESS FOR, FOR THE, FOR THE APPLICATION.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT, I MEAN, I THINK I'M, I'M SAYING IT SO MUCH NONCHALANTLY BECAUSE I'VE LOST SO MUCH ALL EMOTIONS AND IT, IT, IT'S, IT, IT'S KIND OF THIS THING OF LIKE, WE SHOULDN'T NORMALIZE THESE SITUATIONS WHERE AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF A GRANT APPLICATION, THE APPLICATION IS BEING MODIFIED AND PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM APPLYING.
AND THAT'S THE SPANISH LANGUAGE APPLICATION.
NOW, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE APPLICATION, BUT FURTHERMORE, ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT WAS BEING DONE IS THAT THE DATE T THE DATE THRESHOLD ON THE APPLICATION WAS BEING CHANGED AND MODIFIED BECAUSE IT WAS INCORRECT.
AND THIS ALL HAPPENED BECAUSE WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN ARTIST AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF FOLLOWING UP SAYING, HEY, DID YOU APPLY? AND THE ARTIST WAS LIKE, NO, I DIDN'T APPLY BECAUSE I DON'T MEET THE TIMELINE THRESHOLD.
AND WE'RE LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SO WE GO AND LOOK AND SURE ENOUGH, THE DATA'S INCORRECT.
AND IT WAS REFLECTING AN OCTOBER DEADLINE.
I WAS ASKING LIKE, HEY, HAVE YOU PRODUCED WORK BEFORE? I THINK IT WAS LIKE OCTOBER, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN APRIL.
AND THEN THE RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS, I GUESS IT WAS AN ERROR THAT WAS CARRIED OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS APPLICATION.
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BUT I MEAN, WE MET WITH, YOU KNOW, FOLKS AT THE TABLE AND WE MET WITH FOLKS TO ENSURE THAT THIS SITUATION WOULDN'T HAPPEN.SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY EITHER A TRANSLATION ERROR AS IT WAS REPORTED, YOU KNOW, LIKE THREE MEETINGS AGO WHEN IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH LANGUAGE WAS AT A, AT WHAT UNIVERSITY LEVEL, AND IT NEEDED TO BE QUOTE UNQUOTE DUMBED DOWN TO AN EIGHTH GRADE LEVEL SO PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND LIKE, THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM.
LIKE SOME, THERE IS A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE.
AND I'M SURE ARTISTS WEREN'T ABLE TO APPLY BECAUSE OF THAT SITUATION.
WE WILL TAKE THIS UP AND LOOK INTO IT.
WE APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING UP FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE NOW HAVE RAY RAQUEL RIVERA, AND THEN ROBERTO FABRE.
MS. RIVERA, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT.
UM, HOPE YOU'RE ALL DOING WELL.
MY NAME IS RAQUEL RIVERA, UH, AND I AM FROM DISTRICT FOUR.
UM, I COME HERE TO SPEAK TODAY ALONG SOME OF THE SAME, UM, ITEMS THAT, UH, HECTOR WAS SPEAKING ON.
UM, TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE, UH, THE, THE, THE FOLKS WHO REACHED OUT TO US DURING THIS APPLICATION PROCESS FOR NEXUS, UM, SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THE APPLICATION WAS DUE, OR YOU HAD TO HAVE ONE YEAR EXPERIENCE BY APRIL OF 2020 FIFTH.
UM, AND THEY WERE CONFUSED BECAUSE A YEAR IS OCTOBER OF 2025 TO 2026, AND THEY HAD ALREADY HAD THAT TIME.
UM, AND SO WE WERE NAVIGATING THIS, THIS ISSUE, THIS, THIS CONFUSION WITH TWO MEMBERS OF, UH, OUR COMMUNITY, UM, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HELP THEM AND LET THEM KNOW.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ACME AND GET IT ALL SITUATED.
AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE ACME TEAM LET US KNOW THAT THEY UPDATED IT, BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE BRING THIS UP AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU KNOW, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT ACME WAS QUICK TO HELP US RESOLVE THAT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
BUT THESE AREN'T ISSUES THAT ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE ARE HAVING.
IF AN ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON GOES INTO THE APPLICATION AND REQUESTS, UM, HAS A YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AND THE DATES THAT THEY'RE SEEING, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE SPANISH SPEAKING PERSON WHO'S GOING IN HAS THE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN, THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET THEIR YEARS WORTH OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THIS SPECIFIC GRANT.
AND THEY WERE JUST LIKE, WELL, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT.
THE HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY IS, IS MEANING THAT IT'S NOT EQUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
AND LIKE HECTOR SAID, I KNOW WE'VE CAME HERE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE AND IT'S JUST NOT AT THIS POINT.
IT'S, IT'S LIKE, WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHY DOES THIS CONTINUE HAPPENING? WHY ARE THERE THAT ISSUES ARE NOT ACROSS ALL LANGUAGES, IT'S SPECIFIC TO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, UM, ISSUES.
AND TO SPEAK MORE ON THIS, WE ALSO WANTED TO REQUEST TO HAVE A PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, UM, NOT JUST TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT, UM, RO WAS A COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR FOR, UM, THE FUNDING CYCLE THIS YEAR.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION ON, UM, OUR FINDINGS, OUR DATA, OUR STATS ON EVERYTHING WE FOUND THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY, UM, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE WENT THROUGH AND JUST TALK THROUGH, UM, POSITIVE AREAS AND AREAS THAT WE THINK WE COULD WORK ON.
UM, UNDER THE, A TITLE NAMED HISPANIC AND SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON AUSTIN'S 2026 ACME ARTS FUNDING CYCLE, ASTRO'S COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR.
UM, SO YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT REQUEST.
AND FINALLY, UM, ALSO INVITE YOU ALL TO OUR FANG DE MUERTOS THAT HAPPENS ON NOVEMBER 2ND AND NOVEMBER 1ST AT THE SAN JOSE CEMETERIES TO CELEBRATE, UM, THE A DE MUTOS AT THE FIRST HISPANIC CEMETERIES IN AUSTIN.
SO HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT TO THAT.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, WORK IN THE COMMUNITY MORE THAN WE CAN SAY.
NEXT WE HAVE ROBERTO FABRE, AND THEN LIZETTE ALVAREZ IS ROBERTO, HE'S CALLING IN.
IF YOU'LL GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT.
UH, MY NAME IS ROBERTO ALEJANDRO REAN, DISTRICT NINE.
UM, I GUESS, OKAY, WELL, I GUESS WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TODAY.
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OKAY.UH, SO WHAT I WANT TO TALK TODAY IS THAT, UM, IT, IT, IT WAS, UM, AS, AS SOMEONE THAT APPLIED FOR SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE GRANTS, UM, FOR ME, IT'S THE FIRST YEAR THAT I, UM, KNOW THAT THERE'S, UM, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO APPLY IT, THESE GRANTS IN SPANISH.
UM, I THINK THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
UM, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF POPULATION THAT IT'S, THAT'S, UH, THAT LATINO AND, AND, AND SPANISH SPEAKING, UM, I DO HOWEVER, LIKE, FOUND IT A LITTLE BIT HARD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, UH, OF DOING THIS IN SPANISH.
UM, LUCKILY ENOUGH THERE WAS A, A, A WORKSHOP DONE, DONE BY SOME, SOME PEOPLE THAT I LIKE EVENTUALLY FIND OUT TO WORD, WORD OF MOUTH, UH, WHICH WAS AWESOME.
IT ALSO SPARKED A BEAUTIFUL, UM, FRIENDSHIP AND A NEW COMMUNITY THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT I HAD, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, LATINOS THAT ARE LIKE, UH, SUPPORTING THE ARTS.
UH, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE MORE OF THAT HAPPENING.
SINCE WE HAD THIS WORKSHOP, LIKE, LIKE THE SAME WEEK, WE, WE, WE HAD TO APPLY FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR THE GRANT.
UH, AND A LOT OF INSIGHTS WERE GIVEN.
AND, UM, AS FAR AS SPEAKING AS THE, UH, UM, THE, THE GRANTS AS, UM, THE PROGRAMS, I'M A LOCAL MUSICIAN IN AUSTIN.
I'VE BEEN AN ACTIVE MUSICIAN IN AUSTIN, UH, FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, SINCE I'M, SINCE I MOVED TO AUSTIN.
AND, AND I FOUND THAT THE, THE GRANTS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M THERE DAY TO DAY ON AS A MUSICIAN.
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT RESONATED TO THE, A LOCAL MUSICIAN TO THE LOCAL, UM, UM, AS A LOCAL MUSICIAN, I THINK IT'S, IT'S NOT BAD, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY RESONATE TO WHAT YOU NEED TO, UM, EMPOWER, UM, A, UM, A MUSICIAN IN, IN AUSTIN, UM, LIKE ELEVATE NEXUS.
UM, THEY'RE ALL FOCUSED ON AN EVENT, BUT TO GET TO AN EVENT WITH A GRANT THERE, THERE'S NEED TO BE, UM, UM, TIME AND, AND THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET THERE.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE GRANTS, WHEN YOU, WHEN I APPLY TO THEM, IT DID NOT REFLECT ON, ON ON THAT PURPOSE.
IT REFLECTED MORE ABOUT CREATING AN EVENT AND AN EVENT.
IT IS IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE WORK THAT IT'S LEADING, UM, TO THAT EVENT.
'CAUSE ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE NEED IS SUPPORT AS ARTISTS, IS THAT ECONOMICAL SUPPORT THAT'S GONNA HELP US BUILD, UH, OUR ART, YOU KNOW, AND THAT SAME ART AS A MUSICIAN, UH, WE NEEDED HELP, UH, TO SUBSIDIZE THAT, TO KEEP THE CULTURE ALIVE IN, IN THE LIFE CAPITAL OF MUSIC.
AND I DID NOT FEEL THAT ON, ON THE GRANT.
I WISH THERE WAS MORE, UM, UM, SUPPORT NOT IN CREATING AN EVENT, BUT LIKE HOW, HOW WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO WORK UPON OUR ART.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT MR. FLARE.
WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
WE APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING UP TONIGHT.
WE NOW HAVE LIZETTE ALVAREZ, I BELIEVE SHE'S CALLING IT AS WELL.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE LIZETTE ALVAREZ GOING LAST TIME.
SO WE HAVE JASON BREGMAN AND THEN JONATHAN FO.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT.
I, MY NAME IS JASON BREGMAN WITH THE MICHAEL SINGER FOUNDATION, AND I'M CALLING FROM OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.
I'M SPEAKING TODAY ABOUT A RECENT DSES REQUEST BY THE AUSTIN AIRPORT FOR THE 2015 ARTWORK UPLIFTED GROUND BY THE ARTIST MICHAEL SINGER.
I'M JASON BREGMAN WITH MICHAEL SINGER STUDIO AND THE MICHAEL SINGER FOUNDATION.
I'M ALSO CO PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MICHAEL'S ESTATE.
I WORKED WITH MICHAEL FOR 20 YEARS AND WORKED ON UPLIFTED GROUND IN YOUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.
SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT.
I NEED TO NOTE THAT WE WERE ONLY GIVEN NOTICE OF THIS DEES REQUEST THIS PAST MONDAY.
WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FULLY REVIEW THE DOCUMENTATION NOR PREPARE FOR THE JURY.
WE BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER POTENTIAL RECITING LOCATIONS FOR THE, THE WORK OF ART UPLIFTED GROUND AT THE AIRPORT OR WITHIN THE CITY.
MICHAEL SINGER WAS AWARE OF THE NEED TO EVENTUALLY RELOCATE AND CORRESPONDINGLY
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RECONFIGURE UPLIFTED GROUND.THE PROJECT IS MODULAR AND CAN BE READILY DISASSEMBLED AND MOVED.
WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY RETAIN UPLIFTED GROUND AND WORK WITH OUR FOUNDATION AT NO COST.
OUR FOUNDATION IS HERE TO SUPPORT MICHAEL'S WORK, UM, AS HE DID PASS AWAY TWO YEARS AGO.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO, WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU TO FIND A GOOD HOME WITHIN THE AIRPORT OR WITHIN THE CITY.
WE DO NOT WISH TO IMPACT THE AIRPORT'S DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE, AND WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE IMMEDIATE DISASSEMBLY AND STORAGE OF THE WORK.
WE'VE CONVEYED THAT TO A IPP IN THE PAST.
UM, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE A IPP DSS WORKSHEET THAT AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS NOTED THE FOLLOWING THINGS.
THIS CAME FROM YOUR OWN INTERNAL STAFF, AND IT'S ABOUT THE WORK OF ART.
THIS IS THE ONLY WORK IN THE A IPP COLLECTION BY THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED AND NOW DECEASED ARTIST, MICHAEL SINGER.
IT IS THE ONLY ARTWORK OF THE SCALE MATERIALS INSTALLATION TYPE, MAKING IT A TRULY UNPARALLELED CONTEMPORARY ARTWORK WITHIN THE COLLECTION.
THE LAST QUOTE IS, LOSS OF THIS PIECE WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT DIMINISHMENT TO THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART COLLECTION PORTFOLIO AND ASSET VALUE UPLIFTED GROUND WAS COMPLETED IN 2015 FOR A COST OF $1.8 MILLION SO THAT THE CITY'S FUNDS AND THE AIRPORTS FUNDS.
WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE DEES AND DESTRUCTION OF SUCH A WORK OF ART WOULD REFLECT POORLY ON THE CITY'S ARTS PROGRAM.
WE WISH TO WORK WITH YOU, THE AIRPORT, AND A IPP TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER WITH MINIMAL CONTROVERSY.
WE WANTED TO BRING THIS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION.
NOW WE ARE GONNA BE CONTINUING TO COMMUNICATE WITH A IPP, AND THEY HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION THIS PAST WEEK.
UM, BUT WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OUR FOUNDATION WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH YOU ON THIS MATTER AND IS FULLY AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN EFFORTS TO RELOCATE THE WORK OF ART.
WITH MY LAST 20 SECONDS, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST MENTION THAT MICHAEL SCULPTURES ARE NOT JUST PUBLIC ART.
HE'S ALSO HELD AT THE GUGGENHEIM IN NEW YORK CITY MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN NEW YORK, THE WALKER AND MINNEAPOLIS, THE MODERN AND FORT WORTH, LOUISIANA MUSEUM IN DENMARK, THE NATIONAL GALL OF AUSTRALIA.
HE'S ALSO BUILT PUBLIC ART PROJECTS IN GERMANY, GREECE, CANADA, AND THE NETHERLANDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER.
WE'LL ALSO BE IN TOUCH AS THIS PROGRESSES ALONG.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.
THANK YOU, MR. BERG BREGMAN, WE APPRECIATE YOU, UH, WEIGHING IN ON THIS, UH, JONATHAN FOGELSON.
AND HE WASN'T A CALLING NO ONE LAST TIME.
OKAY, THAT'S THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
GET TO THE MAIN MEAT OF OUR AGENDA.FIRST APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE ARTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING ON JULY 20TH.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? OH, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEPTEMBER.
SEPTEMBER 21ST MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 21ST.
THAT WAS COMMISSIONER ANDERSON MOVED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES SAYING NO DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 21ST AS PRESENTED, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OR RAISING YOUR HAND.
ANY OPPOSED? COMMISSIONER HUSSAINI? ARE YOU ABSTAINING? I AM BECAUSE I READ THE JULY MINUTES AND NOT THE SEPTEMBER MINUTES.
SO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER CHARLA ANDERSON, ALBACH HOUSTON, AND OL VOTING AYE.
AND COMMISSIONER HUSSAINI ABSTAINING.
SO THAT'S FIVE EYES AND ONE ABSTAINS.
WE ARE APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 21ST.
DISCUSSION ITEM NUMBER ONE, AGENDA NUMBER ONE, UPDATE ON ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE OCTOBER 5TH ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PANEL.
OH, WE NEED SIX TO APPROVE CHAIR.
OKAY, SO WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO APPROVE BECAUSE WE NEED ALL SIX, UM, TO VOTE YES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SO WE'LL SLIDE THOSE INTO NOVEMBER FOR APPROVAL.
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OKAY.[Items 2, 9 - 11 & 13]
TWO, UPDATE ON ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE OCTOBER 5TH ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PANEL BY COMMISSIONER SMALL.UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TWO MEETINGS SINCE WE LAST MET, WHICH WAS OUR REGULAR MEETING ON TEN FIVE.
THE ACTION ITEMS FROM THAT MEETING ARE REFLECTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA NUMBERS NINE AND 10, WHICH IS APPROVING THE ARTIST'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NORTHEAST SERVICE CENTER.
UM, THE SUSPENDED 3D ARTWORK, UM, THE RECOMMENDED ARTIST IS CARLIN RAY, WHO'S A DALLAS-BASED GLASS ARTIST.
AND THEN THERE'S AN ALTERNATE.
UM, I, IT'S F-Y-O-O-G-I WASN'T IN THE MEETING, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PRONOUNCE IT FUGUE OR, BUT IT'S AN AUSTIN BASED, UM, INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE FIRM.
AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS KIND OF WORK.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO APPROVED THE CALL FOR THE, ALSO FOR THE NORTHEAST SERVICE CENTER.
ALL OF THIS IS IN THE BACKUP FOR TONIGHT, UM, THAT IS OPEN TO AUSTIN BASED ONLY VISUAL ARTISTS, UM, AND SPECIFICALLY TARGETING EMERGING ARTISTS.
UM, THEN, AND JASON, WHO JUST CALLED IN, GAVE A NICE PREVIEW TO THE SPECIAL CULT SESSION, WHICH WAS THE DS SESSION JURY, UM, THAT IS LOOKING AT TWO WORKS AT AUSTIN THAT ARE CURRENTLY AT AUSTIN AIRPORT.
ONE IS LEAF POD AND SAMARA, AND THE OTHER IS UPLIFTED GROUND, WHICH IS THE ONE, THE MICHAEL SINGER PIECE THAT JASON JUST, UM, WAS TALKING ABOUT.
WE DID NOT MAKE A RECOMMENDATION YET AS THE DIA SESSION JURY BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, AS JASON ALLUDED TO, WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED MORE INFORMATION.
AND SO WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED STAFF FOR, UM, TO COME TO OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER WITH WE ASK ABOUT OPTIONS FOR RELOCATING THESE WORKS QUOTES, SPECIFIC QUOTES FOR REMOVING, UM, AND CONSERVING THE WORK.
AND THEN MOST CONFUSINGLY, I THINK IS A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LEGAL RESTRICTIONS SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF FA, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES THAT COMPLICATE THE POTENTIALITY AND PROCESS OF MOVING WORKS THAT WERE MADE FOR THE AIRPORT OUT OF THE AIRPORT, EVEN TO GO TO OTHER CITY OWNED LOCATIONS.
AND I'M NOT GONNA PRETEND TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I PERSONALLY FOUND IT PRETTY CONFUSING AND DID SOME READING UP ON IT AFTERWARDS.
IT IS A THING, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS.
UM, BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE HEARING, OR WHAT I THINK WE WERE HEARING IN THE DSES DRE, WAS THAT IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT LEGALLY TO MOVE EITHER OF THESE WORKS, BUT WE WERE SPECI SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT UPLIFTED GROUND BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT JASON WAS JUST DESCRIBING, UM, TO A SITE THAT'S NOT THE AIRPORT.
AND THE AIRPORT HAS ALREADY ASSESSED ALTERNATE SITE LOCATIONS AND ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A NEW SITE FOR UPLIFTED GROUND, BUT NOW DESIGNS HAVE CHANGED AND THEY DO NOT.
SO IT, I, I ECHO WHAT JASON SAID.
WE DEFINITELY, AGAIN, DO NOT WANNA SEE A RELATIVELY, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT NEW, BUT IT'S ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD, UM, UH, SIGNIFICANT INSTALLATION BY A NOW DECEASED, WELL-KNOWN ARTIST, NOT RELOCATED SOMEWHERE IN AUSTIN.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S THE GOAL THAT WE ARE ALL TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
UM, ANYWAY, SO WE DIDN'T VOTE ON THAT, BUT HOPE, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A RECOMMENDATION COMING INTO OUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, THIS WOULD BE A TIME IN OUR DISCUSSION TO ASK ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ADD THINGS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO SEE FROM STAFF AT THE DIA SESSION JURY, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL THINGS.
WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.
AND, AND ALSO MORE BROADLY, THESE CONCERNS OVER THE NUMBER OF D SESSIONS THAT ARE NOW COMING TO US BECAUSE OF THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTIN.
AND LIKE, IT'S LIKE WE'RE NOT QUITE KEEPING UP IN OUR POLICIES FOR THE SPEED OF DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S, IT'S CAUSING THESE LIKE PAINFUL, UH, CONFLICTS TO HAPPEN.
UM, SO IT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION AND, AND, UM, HOPE TO HAVE MORE.
WE'LL HAVE MORE IN THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, AND THEN WHAT ELSE DID WE DO? WE, WE DID, UH, APPROVE IN OUR SPECIAL SESSION, A SPECIAL MEETING, A FOURTH RECOMMENDATION TO US, TO THE ARTS COMMISSION REGARDING THE A IPP ORDINANCE UPDATES.
AND I CAN WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THE AGENDA ITEM TO READ IT OR SUMMARIZE IT FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, AND THEN I CAN TAKE QUESTIONS, BUT THEN I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO
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MAKE A MOTION ABOUT THE AGENDA BEFORE WE MOVE ON.ANY QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONER SALBA? I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO FOR, FOR ITEM NUMBER 11, APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT RECOMMENDATION YET SET.
SO THAT'LL, THAT NEEDS TO MOVE INTO NEXT, NEXT AGENDA.
AND THAT WAS PART OF MY, MY, IF NOBODY ELSE HAS QUESTION.
OH, IS THAT UNA? DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I, I DO.
AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE MICHAEL SINGER FOUNDATION.
I THINK IT WAS HIS, UM, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS SOME FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
SO HEIDI, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SITS WITH YOU OR IF I NEED TO BRING IT UP IN ITEM SEVEN FOR STAFF, JUST POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE, I MEAN, JAIME CAN STEP IN HERE.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE ALREADY IN CONTACT LIKE THEY'VE BEEN TALKING, BUT, BUT YEAH, NOTED.
AND UM, JAIME I IMAGINE IS NODDING OR DOING SOMETHING IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND THEN I'LL MAKE MY AGENDA.
UM, OKAY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO TAKE THE A IPP ITEMS NINE, 10, AND 13, WHICH ARE THE TWO THAT I JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT.
AND THEN 13 IS REAPPOINTING TWO AWESOME.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THOSE TO CONSENT, APPROVE THEM ON CONSENT.
STRIKE 11 OR MOVE IT TO NEXT MEETING.
AND THEN I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO MOVE 12 UP TO COME RIGHT AFTER JAIME'S OTHER BRIEFING.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DO THE FOLLOWING ON THE AGENDA, TAKE NINE, 10, AND 13 ON CONSENT.
MOVE 11 TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING AND MOVE 12 TO AFTER.
UM, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN SO THAT JAIME CASTILLO CAN ADDRESS THAT AT THE SAME TIME AS HIS PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HUSSEINI, ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NO REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION, SO I'M READY TO CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MOVING AGENDA ITEMS NINE, 10, AND 13 TO CONSENT.
MOVING ITEM 11 TO NOVEMBER AND MOVING ITEM 12 TO DIRECTLY AFTER ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ARE RAISING YOUR HAND.
ALL IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED THAT MOTION, THAT MOTION TO MOVE THE AGENDA? UH, REARRANGE THE AGENDA IS PASSED.
NOW WE ARE GONNA VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ITEMS NUMBER NINE, 10, AND 13.
WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION FROM COMMISSIONER SCHOCK ON ALL THREE OF THOSE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I SEE NONE.
SO I'M READY TO CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THESE ON CONSENT SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE ARE RAISING YOUR HAND? I SEE.
ALL IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED ITEMS NINE, 10, AND 13 ARE APPROVED ON CONSENT.
ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER SMOCK? NOT UNTIL WE GET TO WHATEVER NUMBER IT IS NOW.
[3. Update on actions taken at the September 16th Downtown Commission meeting by Commissioner Houston. ]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, UPDATE ON ACTIONS TAKEN TO THE SEPTEMBER 18TH DOWNTOWN COMMISSION MEETING.I WAS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY, SO I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THAT MEETING.
AND DOWNTOWN COMMISSION ACTUALLY MEETS ON WEDNESDAY, SO I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A REPORT AND THEN IN NOVEMBER I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU ALL A REPORT ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
[4. Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Jesús Pantel, ACME Cultural Funding Supervisor.]
INTO STAFF BRIEFINGS.ITEM NUMBER FOUR, STAFF BRIEFING REGARDING AN UPDATE ON THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX BY JESUS ELL ACME, CULTURAL FUNDING SUPERVISOR.
UH, SO I WILL ACTUALLY BE DOING THE PRESENTATION FOR JESUS THIS EVENING.
UM, HE'S OUT AT, UH, GRANT MAKERS IN THE ARTS CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY.
TAX COLLECTIONS HAVEN'T DONE THIS DECK IN A WHILE.
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UM, SO THESE ARE, ARE OUR NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER.SO THE TOTAL HOT COLLECTED IN SEPTEMBER WAS $406,848, WHICH MEANS THAT OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX CULTURAL ARTS FUND COLLECTION NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER WERE $38,854.
AND SO WITH THESE SEPTEMBER NUMBERS THE LAST OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR FY 28 APPROVED BUDGET BY 4%.
UH, WE SAY THIS EVERY MONTH, BUT AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A DELAY IN HOW HOT REPORTING HAPPENS.
SO THIS OCTOBER PRESENTATION SHOWS FUNDS COLLECTED IN SEPTEMBER FOR HOTEL STAYS IN AUG IN AUGUST.
SO SOME AUGUST EVENTS, UH, ARE LISTED HERE.
AND THEN ALSO ACCORDING TO, UM, A US AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS ARRIVING PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN AUGUST, 2026 WAS 874,638.
AND SO FINALLY, THIS IS THE, UH, FIVE YEAR QUARTERLY AND TOTAL COMPARISON OF THE CULTURAL ARTS FUND.
SO OUR HOT FUNDS, UH, FOR CULTURAL ARTS ACTUALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 ARE $16,592,240.
UH, AS A REMINDER, THE FUNDS COLLECTED IN 26 THEN HELP FUND PROGRAMS IN 2027.
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE.
UM, REALLY QUICKLY, OUR OUR, WHAT WAS OUR BUDGET? OUR PROJECTED BUDGET.
THE PROJECTIONS, UH, WERE THE APPROVED BUDGET FOR CULTURAL ARTS FUND.
WERE 15 MILLION, 15.2 MILLION BASICALLY, AND WE ARE AT 16.6.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR LAURA? I BELIEVE I CAN SPEAK FOR US ALL WHEN I SAY THIS IS BEAUTIFUL NEWS
SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT THE HOT TIDES HAS EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE CAN NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, STAFF BRIEFING REGARDING UPDATE ON CULTURAL ARTS FUNDING PROGRAM BY JESUS PENN.
TELL, I'M ASSUMING MS. ODEGAARD WILL CONTINUE TO PRESENT.
SO WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR NUMBER FIVE AND WE WILL JUST
[6. Staff briefing regarding an update on the ACME Funding Programs by Laura Odegaard, ACME Division Manager, Cultural Affairs & Investments. ]
GO STRAIGHT INTO NUMBER SIX WHENEVER YOU ALL ARE READY.OKAY, WE'LL JUST MOVE FORWARD.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.
I'M LAURA ODEGAARD, DIVISION MANAGER FOR, UH, CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND INVESTMENTS WITH AUSTIN'S ARTS, CULTURE, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT.
SO GIVING YOU AN UPDATE, UM, ON OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS. SO FIRST, OOPS, DID I GO TOO FAST? I WENT TOO FAST.
UM, SO FIRST JUST WANTED TO SHARE WHERE WE ARE AT WITH OUR FUNDING DISBURSEMENT STATUS FOR OUR FY 26 PROGRAMS. SO THESE ARE, UM, THE FUNDS DISPERSED AS OF LAST FRIDAY, THE 16TH OF OCTOBER.
SO TO DATE, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED, UH, JUST OVER $22 MILLION ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN HERE OF THE NUMBER OF AWARDEES PAID SO FAR, THE NUMBER OF, UM, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF FUNDS DISPERSED PER PROGRAM AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THAT.
UM, FINISHED DISPERSING OUR FUNDS FOR 2026.
AS A REMINDER, MOST OF THESE PROGRAMS, UM, HAVE DEADLINES FOR THEIR FINAL ACTIVITIES IN DECEMBER, AND THEN THE FINAL REPORTS COME AFTER THAT.
AND SO FINAL PAYMENTS HAPPEN AFTER THOSE FINAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
AND THEN OUR STAFF TELLS THE LONG CENTER, UM, THEY'RE GOOD TO GO FOR THEIR FINAL PAYMENT.
SO THAT'S THE MAJORITY, UM, OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE STILL LEFT WILL HAPPEN AT THAT TIME.
AND THEN NEXT, WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR 2027 ACNE GRANTS.
SO AS A REMINDER, THESE WERE THE ONES THAT CLOSED ON AUGUST 18TH, AND THIS IS THE CONTRACT PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2027 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2027 OR DECEMBER, 2028 FOR TWO YEAR CONTRACTS.
SO RIGHT NOW THE TEAM IS, UH, I DON'T WANNA SAY, I DON'T WANNA SAY DROWNING.
WE ARE VERY BUSY IN MANY, MANY GRANT PANELS AT THE MOMENT.
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GOING THROUGH, UM, I PUT THE NUMBERS HERE FOR YOU ALL TO SEE.WE HAVE 60 PANELS, SO THIS IS ACROSS THREE OF OUR PROGRAMS. SO ELEVATE HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND THRIVE.
AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE TYPES OF PANELS WITHIN EACH OF THOSE.
WE HAVE OVER 330 TRAINED PANELISTS THAT ARE WORKING WITH US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AS A REMINDER, PANELISTS SCORE AGAINST A DETAILED RUBRIC AND THEIR PRELIMINARY SCORES HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM BY 8:00 AM THE DAY OF THE PANEL MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE OVER 900 APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE MOVED TO THE PANEL PROCESS THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE ROUGHLY 12 TO 26 APPLICATIONS REVIEWED EVERY SINGLE PANEL MEETING.
WE HAVE 20 INTERPRETERS SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
SO THIS IS FOR BOTH SPANISH AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.
WE HAVE FIVE TO EIGHT PANELISTS REVIEW EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION.
AND AS A REMINDER, WE USE OLYMPIC SCORING.
SO BEFORE APPLICANTS GET THEIR FINAL SCORES AND FUNDING DECISIONS ARE FINALIZED, UM, THE HIGHEST AND THE LOWEST SCORES FROM THAT PANEL ARE REMOVED.
SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO TO THREE PANEL MEETINGS EVERY DAY FOR FIVE WEEKS FROM TUESDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS.
AND JUST A REMINDER FOR YOU ALL COMMISSIONERS AS WELL AS FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC, THAT FULL SCORES COMMENTS FROM THE PANELISTS AND PANEL MEETING RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO APPLICANTS WHEN NOTIFICATION LETTERS GO OUT IN NOVEMBER.
SO ALSO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE HAD 120 INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.
SO THESE FOLKS WERE NOT MOVED TO THE PANEL PROCESS.
FOR THE THREE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN THE PANEL PROCESS RIGHT NOW, WE HAD 88 INELIGIBLE IN ELEVATE.
AND I PUT THE COMMON REASONS FOR WHY FOLKS WERE INELIGIBLE IN ELEVATE.
UM, SOME OF THE REASONS WERE THEY DID NOT PROVIDE, UM, OR THEY DID NOT HAVE A TWO YEAR AUSTIN BASED ARTISTIC PRACTICE.
UM, IF THEIR MISSION WAS NOT ARTS FOCUSED, AS A REMINDER, IT HAS TO BE AN ARTS 5 0 1 C3.
UM, IF THERE WAS UNCLEAR OR UNVERIFIABLE DOCUMENTATION, WE LIKE TO SEE DATES ON THINGS, UM, OR THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE PROPOSED WERE INELIGIBLE, SO THEY WANTED TO DO A STUDIO BUILD OUT OR THE EVENTS WEREN'T HAPPENING IN AUSTIN.
UH, FOR THRIVE, WE HAD 19 INELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS.
UM, THE MAIN REASONS FOR THAT WERE EXPENSES WERE BELOW $60,000.
UM, STAFF VERIFIES THIS WITH DOCUMENTED IRS FILINGS.
WE ALSO FOUND SOME INELIGIBLES FROM GEOGRAPHIC INELIGIBILITY.
SO IF THEY WERE OUTSIDE THE AUSTIN MSA, IF THEY DIDN'T MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN ARTS NONPROFIT, UH, AND THERE I THINK WAS ONE OR TWO DUPLICATE LEAD APPLICANTS IN THRIVE.
AND THEN FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION, THERE WERE 13 INELIGIBLE.
UM, THOSE REASONS STEMMED FROM THINGS LIKE THE SITE WAS EITHER NOT HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED OR IT LACKED EVIDENCE OF BEING ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
UM, SOME DIDN'T HAVE A COMPLETE BID PACKAGE OR THEY WERE MISSING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
UM, WE HAD SOME FOLKS APPLY THAT THEIR APPLICANT TYPE WAS JUST NOT ELIGIBLE.
AN INDIVIDUAL CANNOT APPLY FOR THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION GRANT.
UM, FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECT, UM, INSUFFICIENT OPERATING HISTORY, UH, OR ACTIVITIES WERE OUTSIDE THE CONTRACT PERIOD.
WE HAD SOMEONE APPLY FOR AN ACTIVITY THAT WAS NOVEMBER OF 2026 AND THAT'S BEFORE, UM, THIS GRANT PERIOD.
SO THOSE WERE THE REASONS FOR INELIGIBILITY THERE.
SO THEY'RE NOT MOVING TO THE PANEL.
UM, JUST WANTED TO HAVE A REMINDER HERE FOR YOU ALL THAT.
WE HAVE $23 MILLION OF FUNDS AVAILABLE IN 2027 ACROSS THESE FOUR PROGRAMS. WE'LL ALSO HAVE $1 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR NEXUS.
UM, AS A REMINDER, WE HAD $65 MILLION IN REQUESTS.
SO WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT NEED, UM, STILL, SO THIS IS BROKEN DOWN HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF DOLLARS PER EACH PROGRAM.
SO LIVE MUSIC FUND, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS 6 MILLION, ELEVATE 11, HERITAGE THREE AND THRIVE THREE.
I ALSO LISTED HERE THE ROUGH, UH, AWARD NUMBERS THAT WE HOPE TO GIVE FOR EACH PROGRAM AND THEN THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS IN EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN ELEVATE WE HAD 854 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS AND WE ESTIMATE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE 250 AWARDS FOR ELEVATE.
UM, SO IT'S BROKEN DOWN ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. UM, FOR THRIVE IT'S WITH AND WITHOUT SPACE FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION, IF IT'S A HERITAGE EVENT OR A CAPITAL PROJECT.
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FOR ELEVATE, AS I JUST SAID, ARTS FIVE OH ONES, ARTS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, AND THEN LIVE MUSIC FUND BY VENUES, PROMOTERS, OR MUSICIANS.NEXT, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ABOUT OUR NEXUS FALL PROGRAM.
UM, SO THIS WAS THE APPLICATION THAT JUST CLOSED LAST WEEK ON OCTOBER 13TH.
AND THE CONTRACT PERIOD FOR THESE AWARDS IS JANUARY ONE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2027.
NEXUS IS A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT.
SO WE HAD 300 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.
288 WERE ENGLISH APPLICATIONS, AND 12 WERE SPANISH APPLICATIONS.
UH, THE TEAM PROVIDED 86 HOURS OF DIRECT APPLICATION SUPPORT TO 95 INDIVIDUALS.
AND THIS WAS DONE THROUGH VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS, THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE BOOKINGS MEETINGS.
UM, WE HAD FOUR ENGLISH WORKSHOPS.
AND THEN WE ALSO ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN TWO COMMUNITY EVENTS, WHICH REACHED AROUND 375 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AS A REMINDER, UM, IT IS A DIFFERENT REVIEW PROCESS THAN OUR OTHER PROGRAMS. SO FOR NEXUS, WE HAVE 13 REVIEWERS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS.
THEIR SCORES AND COMMENTS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 16TH.
THERE'S NO PANEL MEETING FOR NEXUS AND THERE IS NO APPEALS PROCESS FOR NEXUS.
SO I PROVIDED THE LANGUAGE FROM OUR ACME GUIDELINES JUST AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, BUT IT IS TRAINED OUTSIDE REVIEWERS.
UH, THEY EVALUATE EVERYTHING BASED ON DEFINED GRANT CRITERIA.
THEY HAVE A VERY DETAILED RUBRIC.
THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENTS.
UM, AND FINAL SCORING IS THEN REVIEWED BY ACNE STAFF AND LEADERSHIP BEFORE WE MAKE THOSE NOTICES TO AWARDEES.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NEXUS, UH, AT THE END OF NOVEMBER.
STAFF WOULD LIKE ME TO SAY AT THE END OF NOVEMBER SLASH EARLY DECEMBER, BUT I AM PUSHING FOR END OF NOVEMBER.
UH, AND WITH THIS PROGRAM, UH, WE WILL BE HAVING 75 AWARDS.
WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 75 AWARDS.
IT'S HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SO 25 WILL BE AT THE $10,000 LEVEL AND 50 WILL BE AT THE $5,000 LEVEL.
AND THEN JUST A FEW UPDATES FOR YOU ALL.
UM, SO WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF ALSO PLANNING OUR ACME FISCAL SPONSOR ROUND TABLE.
UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT THE GOAL IS TO BRING TOGETHER AUSTIN'S FISCAL SPONSORS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE, TO GATHER SOME INSIGHTS ON STRENGTHS, CHALLENGES, UH, AND THEN HOPEFULLY INFORM POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ACME'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP POLICIES.
SO WE SENT, UH, AN INVITATION TO ALL FORMER AND CURRENT FISCAL SPONSORS ON SEPTEMBER 17TH.
UH, THEY HAD TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY OCTOBER 16TH.
SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL TODAY.
UM, SO THE PREFERRED MEETING DATE, UH, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IN THE SURVEY TO FISCAL SPONSORS IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE PLANNING ON.
WE HAVEN'T SENT, UM, AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO FOLKS YET, BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY, UM, TENTATIVE DATE FOR THE FISCAL SPONSOR ROUND TABLE.
UM, I KNOW SOME OF YOU COMMISSIONERS HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ALSO ATTENDING, UM, AND LISTENING INTO THIS ROUND TABLE, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL WERE AWARE OF IT NOW, UH, IN CASE, UH, YOU WERE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.
SO WE MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM, UH, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ON THE LIST FOR ALL THE INVITATIONS.
UH, SO WE HAD 16 FISCAL SPONSORS COMPLETE THE PRE-SURVEY.
UM, WE'LL SHARE MORE INFORMATION AFTER WE HAVE THE ROUND TABLE.
SO HOPEFULLY IN NOVEMBER WE CAN DO A LITTLE REPORT OUT, UM, ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
BUT WE COLLECTED SOME CORE INFORMATION, UM, ABOUT DIFFERENT FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PRACTICES HERE IN AUSTIN.
THINGS LIKE THE NUMBER OF SPONSORED PROJECTS FOLKS MIGHT HAVE, THE MODEL TYPE, UM, THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR SPONSORED PROJECTS TO WORK WITH THE FISCAL SPONSOR, UM, IF THEY TAKE A FEE AND WHAT THAT IS, UH, WHAT OTHER SERVICES THEY MIGHT OFFER, PAIN POINTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, BECAUSE WE WANT THIS TO BE A REALLY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION.
SO IT'S HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE AS MUCH DATA AHEAD OF TIME AS POSSIBLE.
UM, SO THAT IS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW WITH THE FISCAL SPONSOR.
UM, AND ALSO LET US KNOW SO WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM IF YOU ALL DECIDE TO COME TO THAT.
UH, ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ABOUT, UM, SOME OF ACME'S ACCESS AND ASSISTANCE RELATED TO OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS. UM, SO AGAIN, WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE ACME AMBASSADORS AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROCESS.
SO AGAIN, JUST SO EVERYONE IS CLEAR, THE ACME AMBASSADORS,
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THEY SHARE INFORMATION, THEY GUIDE CREATIVES TOWARD THE RIGHT PLACES FOR HELP AND LEAD THEM TO OFFICIAL GUIDANCE.SO TELLING THEM HOW TO REACH STAFF, WHAT IS AVAILABLE.
UM, ALREADY THEY ALSO CO-HOST ONE WORKSHOP WITH ACME STAFF.
UM, IT CAN BE AT THEIR SPACE BUT WITH OUR CONTENT.
UH, AND THEN THEY PARTICIPATE IN A BRIEF CHECK-IN MEETING AND IT IS COMPENSATED AND THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING.
UM, SO WE HAVE AN ACME AMBASSADOR INTEREST FORM AVAILABLE NOW.
UM, IT'S NOT JUST FOR OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A FEW OPTIONS IN CASE PEOPLE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN BEING AN AMBASSADOR RELATED TO A IPP OR OUR CULTURAL FACILITIES.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO, TO HAVE A PRETTY BROAD INTEREST FORM, UM, JUST TO SEE WHAT FOLKS MIGHT BE EXCITED OR INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH ACME ON.
UM, SO THAT'S THE AMBASSADOR SIDE OF THINGS.
UH, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROCESS.
UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE SOLICITATION DEVELOPMENT STAGE WITH AUSTIN FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE'RE PUSHING FOR THAT TO BE LAUNCHED THIS MONTH.
UM, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL, SO I PUT OCTOBER SLASH NOVEMBER TO LAUNCH THAT SOLICITATION.
UM, WE ARE STILL HOPING THAT WE CAN START THAT CONTRACT IN JANUARY OF 2027.
UM, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE FINAL SCOPE IS, HOPEFULLY IT'S GONNA BE 60 TO $75,000.
IT'LL BE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH A POTENTIAL ONE YEAR EXTENSION, UH, DEPENDING ON PERFORMANCE.
UM, AS A REMINDER, THE GOAL OF THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR IS TO FOCUS ON SPANISH LANGUAGE OUTREACH, NAVIGATION, UM, AND DIRECT APPLICANT SUPPORT.
AND THIS, UH, CONTRACTOR WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACME FUNDING PROGRAMS. AND THEN I THINK FINALLY JUST WANTED TO SHARE WHERE WE ARE ON OUR CURRENT TIMELINES.
SO WE ARE IN OCTOBER, THE LAND OF PANEL MEETINGS.
UM, OUR PARTNERS AT THE LONG CENTER ARE VERY BUSY DOING ALL OF THE AUSTIN LIVE MUSIC FUND SCORING.
UM, BECAUSE ALL OF THE EVIDENCE THAT HAS BEEN UPLOADED FOR EVERY QUESTION, EVERY MULTIPLE CHOICE HAS TO BE VERIFIED, UM, MANUALLY.
SO THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THEM.
SO AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS NOVEMBER OF 2026.
SO NEXT MONTH WILL BE A BIG MONTH FOR THAT.
UM, AND THEN I THINK I HAVE, UH, A SINGLE SLIDE FOR YOUR APPEALS WORKING GROUP FORMATION LATER IN THIS MEETING.
UM, BUT THE APPEALS PROCESS TAKES PLACE IN DECEMBER, 2026 AWARDS END IF THEY WERE ONE YEAR.
AND THEN JANUARY IS WHEN THE NEXT CONTRACTS AND PAYMENTS ARE ROLLING.
AND I THINK WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY OF Y'ALL'S QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY CONCISE PRESENTATION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER SCHWABA? VERY QUICK.
WILL THE FISCAL SPONSOR MEETING BE IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL OR HYBRID? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS ON THAT, BUT WE'LL BE SURE TO LET YOU KNOW IF I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE ASKING BECAUSE IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THERE WAS A HYBRID OPTION.
SURE WOULD HAPPY WE WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ATTEND.
WE'RE HAPPY EVEN IF IT IS IN PERSON, WE'RE HAPPY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR IT TO BE HYBRID SO YOU ALL CAN LISTEN IN PERHAPS.
AND IF IT'S HYBRID AND WE'RE LISTENING IN AND WE ARE NOT, DON'T HAVE OUR FACES VISIBLE, THEN THAT MAKES IT NOT QUORUM.
BUT I, UH, AM SKEPTICAL IF EVERY SINGLE PERSON WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME TO PARTICIPATE.
YEAH, I HIGHLY DOUBT THE WHOLE COMMISSION WOULD BE ABLE TO DO I JUST, IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
'CAUSE I I, I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT ARE INTERESTED TO AT LEAST LISTEN INTO THE FIRST ONE TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING.
WE CAN CHECK WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE ON THAT, BUT OKAY.
UM, IF THERE ARE FIVE OF YOU, IF YOU CAN FIGHT IT OUT SO ONLY FIVE OF YOU ATTEND, THEN WE DON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER HUSSEINI AND THEN COMMISSIONER ANDERSON.
UM, LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO ASK THIS QUESTION DURING, UH, THE UPDATE FOR ITEM SIX INSTEAD, BUT I WAS CURIOUS, UH, SINCE YOU COVERED THE APPLICATION PROCESS, IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP EARLIER.
AND IF YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND DO FOLLOW UP AND COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS HOW PERVASIVE THIS ISSUE WAS FOR THE SPANISH LANGUAGE APPLICATION BEING UNAVAILABLE
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OR HARD TO SUBMIT ON THE PORTAL.FOR EXAMPLE, WERE 99% OF SPANISH LANGUAGE APPLICATIONS UNABLE TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE THE PORTAL WAS UNAVAILABLE OR WAS IT ONE OR TWO KIND OF JUST WHAT, WHAT IS THE LAY OF THE LAND THERE? AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION, OR I BELIEVE THE STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE WAS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST UNDERSTAND HISTORICALLY ALSO WHAT THE SITUATION HAS BEEN OVER TIME.
AND SO IF YOU HAVE THE INFO, GREAT, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.
IF NOT, UM, WOULD LOVE AN UPDATE, UH, AT THE NEXT MEETING.
'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER YOU'RE NOT READY TO, TO PROVIDE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT COMMISSIONER.
UM, I THINK MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WOULD PROBABLY PREFER ME TO SAY WE WILL GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON THIS NEXT MONTH.
UM, BUT JUST BRIEFLY, I CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE WERE FOUR THINGS THAT CAME UP IN THE LAST TWO HOURS OF THE APPLICATION THAT WERE ELEVATED TO US.
IT WAS NOT A PERVASIVE ISSUE AND IT DID NOT IMPACT ANYONE TRYING TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT.
WE HAD OPEN OFFICE HOURS ON ZOOM ALL DAY THE DAY OF THE APPLICATION.
SO UNTIL 6:00 PM AND STAFF AND THE LONG CENTER TEAM ENDED UP STAYING UNTIL AFTER SEVEN 30 TO KEEP TALKING THROUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP.
UM, THE THINGS THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP WERE NOT, UM, DID NOT KEEP PEOPLE FROM APPLYING AND DID NOT KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM.
EVERYONE THAT WAS IN A DRAFT SPANISH APPLICATION, UM, THE LONG CENTER TEAM CALLED AND MADE SURE THEY WERE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE APPLICATION, MADE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES.
SOME OF THE OTHER SPANISH APPLICANTS WERE VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS THAT KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE BROUGHT ACROSS, UM, THE FINISH LINE.
UM, AS WE TELL EVERYONE, IT IS NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO WAIT UNTIL SIX 30 TO START AN APPLICATION WHEN SOMETHING IS DUE AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
UM, THERE WAS, WE TALKED A SUBMITTABLE, NOTHING HAD BEEN DELETED, NOTHING HAD BEEN, UM, THERE WERE, THERE WERE NO ISSUES ON THE SUBMITTABLE SIDE OF THINGS.
UM, SO PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE BEING BROUGHT UP, UM, THERE WERE 10 SPANISH LANGUAGE APPLICANTS THAT HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED THE TWO FOLKS THAT SAID THAT THE APPLICATION DID NOT WORK AND DELETED THEIR APPLICATION DESPITE SUBMITTABLE SAYING THAT HAD NOT HAPPENED.
UM, WE ALLOWED THEM TO SEND US THEIR MATERIALS MANUALLY AS A SHOW OF GOOD FAITH TO STILL LET THEM INTO THE SYSTEM DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE APPLICATION DEADLINE HAD ALREADY PASSED.
UM, SO I'M HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A MORE IN-DEPTH, UM, REPORT NEXT, NEXT MONTH ON THAT.
BUT, UM, THERE WERE FOUR MINOR TRANSLATION ISSUES.
UM, THE ONLY ONE I THINK THAT WAS RAISED EARLIER TODAY WAS ABOUT THE APRIL VERSUS OCTOBER.
UM, AND THAT WAS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT WAS, UM, A CROSSOVER FROM THE SPRING NEXUS, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN THE APRIL DATE VERSUS THE OCTOBER NEXUS, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN AN OCTOBER DATE FOR A YEAR, UM, FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF HISTORY.
BUT HAPPY TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION, UH, NEXT MONTH.
THAT KIND OF SPELLS THINGS OUT IN MORE DETAIL IF YOU'D LIKE.
IS THAT CASE COMMISSIONER HUSSEI? I'M, I'M JUST REFLECTING ON THE ANSWER.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL.
BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THIS WAS A PERVASIVE ISSUE THAT AFFECTED ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS.
UH, AND ACTUALLY FOR ME THE CONCERN WAS AROUND EQUITY AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE IS FOR THE FOUR APPLICATIONS WHERE THERE WERE ISSUES, THE CITY, YOUR TEAM, UM, PROVIDED A PATH FOR COMPLETION IN SPITE OF WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE.
I THINK YOU USED THE TERMS GOOD FAITH, UH, THEREFORE IT SOUNDS LIKE EQUITY WAS ACTUALLY PROVIDED, UM, OUT OF CONSIDERATION.
AND SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE REST OF THE STAFF, I ACTUALLY DON'T WANT AN UPDATE 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOUR TIME WOULD BE BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE.
BUT, UH, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS IF THEY FEEL STRONGLY OTHERWISE.
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON, UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP, OH, AM I MUTED? NO.
UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP TO THAT QUESTION, IN TERMS OF WHATEVER THE PROOFING PROCESS IS FOR APPLICATIONS, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
I MEAN OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A TRANSLATION PROCESS, BUT
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IS THERE A QC PROOFING PROCESS AFTER THE TRANSLATION HAPPENS IN THE SAME WAY THAT YOU MUST HAVE QC PROOFING PROCESSES FOR THE ENGLISH APPLICATION? OBVIOUSLY.'CAUSE NO ONE IS SAYING THAT THESE ERRORS WERE THERE FOR THE ENGLISH, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S A, LIKE A POST TRANSLATION PROOFING ROUND OR IF THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED IN OR SOMETHING.
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON, UH, FUN FACT, WE DO FIND ISSUES IN THE ENGLISH APPLICATIONS AS WELL.
UM, MY TEAM OVER THE LAST, UH, THIS ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE LAUNCHED 42 DISTINCT SUBMITTABLE APPLICATIONS, 42 DISTINCT APPLICATIONS.
MY TEAM IS UNDER SEVEN HUMAN BEINGS.
UM, SO WITH THE CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, A COMPREHENSIVE MULTI-LANGUAGE PRETESTING OF EVERY FIELD FOR EVERY PROGRAM AT EVERY CYCLE IS NOT VERY FEASIBLE.
SO THERE ARE SOME TEMPLATES AND SOME FORMS THAT ROLL OVER BETWEEN THOSE DIFFERENT APPLICATION CYCLES.
UM, I'M WORKING WITH EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP RIGHT NOW TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE TESTING BECAUSE WE HAVE LAUNCHED A LOT OF PROGRAMS IN ONE FISCAL YEAR.
UM, AND IT'S JUST NOT SUSTAINABLE AT THIS LEVEL TO DO THE TYPE OF QUALITY CONTROL THAT, THAT FRANKLY MY TEAM REALLY WANTS TO DO.
UM, WE LEAN HEAVILY ON THE LONG CENTER STAFF, OBVIOUSLY FOR THE SPANISH SIDE OF THINGS FOR THAT REVIEW.
UH, AND THE ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THAT WHEN WE HAVE THAT COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR UNDER CONTRACT, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP PROVIDE SOME OF THAT REVIEW AS WELL.
BUT I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON? MM-HMM
YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER ANDERSON? I DO ON A, ON ANOTHER MATTER, JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU MENTIONED DURING THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS THAT WERE KICKED BACK OR, UM, NOT ELIGIBLE BECAUSE OF DUPLICATE LEAD APPLICANTS.
AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF UM, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, THE GRAPEVINE WHISPERS ABOUT A DANCE COMPANY THAT HAS TWO DIFFERENT, A DANCE, A DANCE INDIVIDUAL WHO RUNS TWO DIFFERENT DANCE COMPANIES, BUT IT'S THE SAME PERSON.
IS THAT THE KIND OF LEAD APPLICANT DUPLICATION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? DO YOU MEAN A HUMAN BEING OR DO YOU MEAN LIKE AN ORGANIZATION DID TWO APPLICATIONS AND THEY'RE ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR ONE? COULD YOU JUST CLARIFY WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT? I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT.
APOLOGIES, I DON'T HAVE, HAVE THAT SPECIFIC LIST IN FRONT OF ME.
I WOULD JUST LOVE SOME CLARITY ON THAT MAYBE NEXT MONTH FOR SURE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER HU? ANY? YEAH, UM, I'M GONNA APOLOGIZE BECAUSE MY QUESTION IS GONNA BE VERY AWFUL, UM, BECAUSE I FORGOT WHAT MY QUESTION WAS, BUT IN THE SENSE, UH, IN THE SPIRIT OF TRYING TO FOLLOW UP ON THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT GAVE SOME FEEDBACK, FEEDBACK ABOUT, UM, I THINK HE'S MORE IN THE MUSIC SIDE OF THINGS AND THEN THE APPLICATION FELT LIKE IT WAS MORE FOR EVENTS AND MAYBE THERE WAS A DISCONNECT OR SOMETHING.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS AWFUL BECAUSE I DON'T EXACTLY REMEMBER WHAT, LIKE, ACTUALLY I JUST SPILLED WATER ON MY NOTES, WHICH IS WHY I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE QUESTION IS.
UM, HE WAS, I HE WAS, IF IF I CAN, HE WAS SAYING THAT HE FELT LIKE THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS ON THE WORK IT TAKES TO CREATE THE ART PRIOR TO THE EVENT HAPPENING.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO RESPOND TO THAT.
'CAUSE I BELIEVE THERE ARE RESOURCES IN ALL OF THE OFFICE HOURS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, JUST, YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN LIKE THE WHOLE SHEBANG, BUT LIKE LIST MAYBE WHERE THEY WOULD GO ON THE WEBSITE OR SOMETHING FOR FUTURE PURPOSES SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT ALL THE RESOURCES ARE THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
'CAUSE I, I KNOW YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THEM IN DETAIL BEFORE.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR A 20 MINUTE PRESENTATION, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN GIVE THE GENTLEMAN THE RESOURCES TO GET THE INFORMATION FOR SURE.
SO AUSTIN TEXAS.GOV/ACME GRANTS A CME GS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST PLACE TO FIND ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR GRANT PROGRAMS AS WELL AS LINKS TO OUR OPEN OFFICE HOURS, WHICH ARE EVERY OTHER, EVERY OTHER TUESDAY.
SO THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, UM, BEFORE NOON, YOU CAN JOIN, UM, A ZOOM MEETING AND CHAT WITH ANYONE ON THE TEAM.
YOU CAN ALSO REACH OUT AND SET UP A BOOKINGS, UM, MEETING WITH US DIRECTLY.
OBVIOUSLY STAFF IS A LITTLE, UM, A LITTLE BOOKED RIGHT NOW WITH THOSE PANEL MEETINGS.
UM, BUT HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME TIMES THAT CAN CLEAR UP MORE IN NOVEMBER.
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I THINK THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT COMMENT WAS POTENTIALLY AROUND THE SOURCE FUNDS OF OUR GRANTS AND HOW OUR FUNDS ARE HOTEL OCCUPANCY, TAX BASED.UH, AND THAT WAS MY INTERPRETATION OF SOME OF THE COMMENT ANYWAY.
UM, AND HOW IT HAS TO BE, THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF PUBLIC EVENT OR SOME KIND OF PRODUCT THAT IS MARKETED TO TOURISTS AT THE END OF IT.
AND, AND FRANKLY THAT IS JUST WHERE OUR GRANT, UM, SYSTEM IS BECAUSE OF THE SOURCE FUNDS WE HAVE.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, OTHER WAYS TO, TO FIND FUNDING OR TO LOOK AT OTHER ALTERNATE WAYS OF GRANT MAKING IN THE FUTURE.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE THINK ABOUT.
OFTEN WE KNOW THAT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, ARTS, EDUCATION, UM, FOLKS THAT MAYBE AREN'T FOCUSED ON A PERFORMANCE OF SOME TYPE, UM, THEY OFTEN FEEL EXCLUDED FROM THE CURRENT GRANT SYSTEM.
AND SO WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR CREATIVE RESET PHASE THREE AS WELL.
AND I'M SORRY, I FORGOT YOUR NAME SO I SHOULD JUST CALL YOU JESUS 2.0.
AND, UH, MR. FABRE, IF YOU'RE LISTENING AND WANT TO SEND US AN EMAIL TO THE ARTS COMMISSION LETTING US KNOW WHAT SPECIFICALLY TYPE OF SUPPORT IT IS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, UM, BECAUSE I TOO HEARD THAT IT WAS MORE OF ARTISTIC SUPPORT IN THE CREATION OF THE ART PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND BECAUSE OF OUR FUNDING, THE EVENT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO GIVE THE MONEY TO BECAUSE IT COMES FROM HOT TAX.
SO MR. FABRE, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, EMAIL US, LET US KNOW WHAT SPECIFIC TYPE OF SUPPORT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND IF WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON, BUT ALSO THE MUSIC GRANT, THE LIVE MUSIC GRANT MIGHT BE WHAT HE'S ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR.
MAYBE HE JUST DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT HE WOULD FIND OUT ON THAT LINK THAT LAURA STATE STATED AT THE BEGINNING, RIGHT? YES.
AND I'M HAPPY TO CHECK WITH MY STAFF TOO TO SEE IF HE HAS APPLIED FOR THE AUSTIN LIVE MUSIC FUND, UM, IN CASE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
BUT IS ALSO BECAUSE I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE THE SAME LEVEL OF SPANISH LANGUAGE ADVOCACY HAPPENING FOR THE MUSIC GRANT? I DON'T KNOW.
I WOULD SAY IT'S PRETTY EQUAL ACROSS THE BOARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. ODEGAARD? I DID WANT TO ANOTHER PERSON IN PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, UH, MS. RIVERA MENTIONED HAVING A PRODUCTIVE CITRO GIVE A A FEEDBACK PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE KOSHER? UH, IT COULD BE.
WHAT I WOULD JUST ADD IS THAT MY TEAM IS ALSO CREATING, UM, 'CAUSE WE HAD FINAL REPORTS THAT ALL OF THE AMBASSADORS HAD TO PROVIDE TO US.
UM, SO WE'RE DOING A ROLLUP OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SO IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN PRESENTING THEIR OWN, THAT'S FINE.
BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE OF ALL AMBASSADORS AND WE ARE, WE AS STAFF ARE, ARE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM A LEVEL REGARD? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR WORK.
YOUR WORK IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
[7. Staff briefing regarding an update on Art in Public Places by Jaime Castillo, ACME Art in Public Places Manager.]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, STAFF BRIEFING REGARDING AN UPDATE ON ART AND PUBLIC PLACES BY JAIME CASTILLO, ACME, ART AND PUBLIC PLACES MANAGER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, JAIME.GOOD EVENING ARTS COMMISSIONERS.
JAIME CASTILLO, MANAGER FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.
PROVIDE STARTING OFF TONIGHT WITH STAFF BRIEFINGS.
GONNA START OFF BY CELEBRATING OUR RECEPTION THAT WE HAD ON OCTOBER 2ND FOR THE PEOPLE'S GALLERY HERE AT CITY HALL.
UM, IT WAS A JOYOUS EVENING AND WE HAD JUST A, AS A REMINDER, WE HAD OVER 150 ARTWORKS, OVER A HUNDRED ARTISTS AND TWO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THEIR ARTWORKS IN, UH, IN THE WALLS HERE AT CITY HALL.
THE EXHIBITION IS A TWO YEAR EXHIBITION, SO IT, IT'S RUNNING FROM THIS OCTOBER, 2026 ALL THE WAY THROUGH MAY OF 2028.
UH, WE ARE, UH, SETTING UP A SCHEDULE FOR TOURS.
SO THERE ARE, UM, A COUPLE OF HALLWAYS UP ON THE UPPER
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LEVELS THAT ARE, ARE RESTRICTED ON A DAILY BASIS, RIGHT? IF YOU COME IN TO VISIT CITY HALL, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE ARTWORK THAT'S ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE, IN THE LOBBY AREA.BUT GETTING UP TO THOSE UPPER LEVELS, UM, THERE'S SOME HALLWAYS THAT YOU CAN'T GET TO.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS GONNA PROVIDE TOURS.
UM, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF YOU SEND AN EMAIL TO PEOPLE'S GALLERY@AUSTINTEXAS.GOV, UM, WE'LL TRY TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING IN, IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
BUT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE EXHIBITION PERIOD, WE WILL, UH, IDENTIFY, UM, CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR THAT, THAT WE WILL OFFER TOURS AND WE'LL POST THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AS, AS WE FINALIZE AND COORDINATE WITH CITY HALL STAFF ON THAT.
UH, COMMISSIONER MACH KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW WE DID HAVE THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY REGARDING THE, UH, OR TO, TO HOST THE DS SESSION JURY.
UM, IT, IT WAS A, UH, ROBUST CONVERSATION AS COMMISSIONER SCH MALACH INDICATED AND SORT OF THE, FROM THE QUESTIONS FROM THE CONVERSATIONS, WE, WE IDENTIFIED SOME WORK THAT WE, WE WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON.
UM, SORT OF THE TIMELINE IMPLICATIONS OF, UH, WHAT IS A CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE AND, AND WHAT WOULD A, A DELAY IN A DECISION ON THE DS SESSIONS MEAN TO THAT, TO WORK WITHIN THAT CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE.
WHAT ARE OUR RELOCATION OPTIONS? WE KNOW THAT WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH ONE OF THE ARTISTS, UH, TO POTENTIALLY RELOCATE THEIR ARTWORK.
UM, BUT THROUGH THE CONVERSATION WE STARTED ASKING, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF RELOCATION QUESTIONS.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT, TO THE NEXT POINT, LEGAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE CIRCLE BACK WITH, WITH LAW DEPARTMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT, UH, RUNNING A FOUL OF ANYTHING WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING SITES FOR RELOCATION.
UH, AND RELATED TO THAT, THE FUNDING AND FEASIBILITY OF, OF WHERE, WHERE THE ARTWORK WAS ORIGINALLY FUNDED FROM AND WHAT ARE THE RESTRICTIONS AROUND THAT.
AND THEN THE FEASIBILITY OF ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK TO REMOVE THE ARTWORK.
UM, AND OF COURSE, ARTIST FOLLOW UP.
WELL, JONATHAN DIDN'T JOIN, BUT JA, JASON MENTIONED DURING HIS PUBLIC COM COMMUNICATIONS, WE HAVE BEEN IN EMAIL AND PHONE CALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEM.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE OTHER ARTISTS OF, FOR THE OTHER ARTWORK.
AND SO, UH, WE WILL JUST CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION, WHICH WE EXPECT WILL BE AT THE REGULAR NOVEMBER MEETING FOR THE A IPP PANEL.
PROJECT UPDATES WANTED EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE WITH US.
UH, ABSOLUTE EQUALITY UNITY TUNNEL RIGHT THERE OFF OF, UM, PLEASANT VALLEY AND THE RIVER, UH, ARTWORK BY REGINALD ADAMS WON THE 2026 CODE OF WORKS BEST COLLABORATION.
AND SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT TO THE CONFERENCE, UH, AND, UH, RECEIVE THE AWARD WITH REGINALD.
UM, THE JURORS WERE PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED THAT THIS, THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE ARTWORK WAS, UH, QUOTE, THE VERY DEFINITION OF COLLABORATION.
SO WE WERE VERY PLEASED BY THIS, UH, RECEIVING THIS AWARD, THIS HONOR.
UH, AND I WOULD SAY WE WERE DOUBLY HONORED BECAUSE WE WERE ALSO ACCEPTED THE 2026 IAP TWO PROJECT OF THE YEAR FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.
IAP TWO IS THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
UH, AND THIS, THE JUDGES FOR THIS AWARD SAID THAT THIS AN INNOVATIVE USE OF SOUND BATHS, QUIET RE REFLECTION AND GUIDED MEDITATION TO BUILD TRUST AND CREATE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SPACES FOR COMMUNITY VOICE.
UM, YEAH, JUST NOTING THAT THE, THE ART, THE ARTISTS WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND DECISION MAKING AND LED TO THE INVESTMENT OF, UH, INTO THE ART MAKING.
SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE ABSOLUTE EQUALITY UNITY TUNNEL IN THE, UH, CITY OF AUSTIN'S PUBLIC ART COLLECTION.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF A, A PROJECT.
WANTED TO MAKE Y'ALL AWARE OF IT.
HADN'T REALLY, UM, GIVEN Y'ALL A REPORT OUT ON THIS, BUT WE WERE APPROACHED BY CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
UM, WE HAVE DIPLOMATIC VISITORS EITHER FROM OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR FROM OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE, THE WORLD.
AND EQUALLY, WE, YOU KNOW, OUR REPRESENTATIVES VISIT OTHER, OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD.
UM, AND IN THESE VISITS, THERE ARE EXCHANGES.
UM, AND SO WE WERE APPROACHED WITH THIS QUESTION OF CAN WE PROVIDE A, UH, A VERY AUSTIN CENTRIC, A VERY, UH, UM, ITEM THAT REALLY REPRESENTS AUSTIN AND CAN BE A GREAT SOUVENIR FOR THESE, FOR THESE DIPLOMATS VISITING.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, IDENTIFY AN, AN EXISTING A IPP ARTIST AND INVITED THEM TO PROPOSE SOME ARTWORKS, UH, TO BE USED AS DIPLOMATIC SOUVENIRS.
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AND IN FACT, THEY, THEY PROPOSED ARTWORKS AT THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS.AND SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT, THE, THE, THE FIRST L LEVEL IS THE PRINT.
AND THOSE WOULD BE JUST, UH, A LARGER NUMBER OF THOSE, OR ACTUALLY, NO, WE WE'RE ALL AT 15, BUT, UM, THE PRINTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT LEVEL, WE HAVE A, A SILK SCARF PRINTED WITH A SIMILAR IMAGERY.
AND THEN AT THE VIP LEVEL, UH, WE HAVE A, A CERAMIC SCULPTURE.
AND IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THIS IMAGE, BUT I MEAN, THE, THE, IT'S, IT'S A LOVELY CERAMIC PIECE THAT THE THREE DIMENSIONAL, THE, THE BUTTERFLY, UM, YOU KNOW, STICKING OUT FROM, FROM THAT.
AND, AND THEN THE, THE ARTISTS WENT, I THOUGHT IT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AND, AND DID, UH, DESIGNED THE PACKAGING FOR THESE ARTWORKS, SO MAKING SURE THAT THEY WERE SAFE TO TRAVEL, UM, VIA AIRLINES.
AND, UH, ARTIST LEE SANTA MARIAS GOT OUR ARTWORK AT THE CABBEL BARTON SPRINGS BATHHOUSE.
UM, NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC JUST YET, BUT, UH, WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE HER DO THIS WORK.
AND I, I, SHE JUST DID AN AMAZING JOB, REALLY PROUD OF HER PROGRAM UPDATES.
UM, PROBABLY GONNA, ACTUALLY, NOT PROBABLY, IT IS GONNA BE OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF LAST TIME THAT I PRESENTED TO Y'ALL.
GAVE Y'ALL THIS TIMELINE OF PRESENTING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY OR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, UH, WHICH WE DID.
AND THEN, UH, GAVE THE PANEL AN UPDATE AT THEIR MEETING ON THE FIFTH, GIVING YOU AN UPDATE TONIGHT.
AND, UH, PART OF, PART OF MY UPDATE IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS THAT, UH, WE WERE INTENDING TO PRESENT ON THE 22ND, AND WE'VE BEEN POSTPONED TWO WEEKS, BUT, UH, STILL PLANNING TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED UPDATES.
I'LL PAUSE HERE IN CASE THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT I'VE PRESENTED IN THE STAFF BRIEFINGS, BUT KNOW THAT WE ARE, I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR, FOR THIS, FOR WHAT WAS ITEM 12, AND IS NOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITEM SEVEN.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JAIME? CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL WHEN ART THAT IS IN OUR COLLECTION RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WORK THAT GETS DONE IN OUR CITY.
[12. Approve a recommendation regarding updates to the Art in Public Places Ordinance, Guidelines and Policies per City Council Resolution No. 20250306-029.]
ARE GONNA PICK UP ITEM NUMBER 12, UH, WHICH IS APPROVAL AND RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES ORDINANCE.AND IF YOU, DID YOU WANNA START JAIME? YEAH.
SO FOR TONIGHT, UH, PRESENTATION, I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH, UH, WHAT WE PRESENTED TO THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE, AND THEN, UH, TOUCH, TOUCH ON THE LAST COUPLE OF SLIDES, WHICH I THINK Y'ALL MIGHT, UH, BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING.
BUT, UH, THIS IS INFORMATION THAT Y'ALL HAVE SEEN ALREADY.
UM, THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE ORDINANCE STARTED WITH, OR, OR CAME FROM THE RESOLUTION THAT COUNCIL PASSED LAST MARCH, ASKING US TO DO ESSENTIALLY A, A PROGRAM OVERVIEW OF, OF A IPP.
AND IN THIS RESOLUTION, THEY IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF, OF DIRECTIVES THAT THEY WANTED US TO FOLLOW UP ON.
WE IDENTIFIED THEM AS UPDATES THAT WE CAN EITHER DO IS POLICY UPDATES REQUIRING, UPDATING EITHER THE ORDINANCE OR THE GUIDELINES, OR SOME OTHER POLICY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, UH, ADDRESS THE DIRECTIVE.
PROGRAMMATIC UPDATES WERE JUST THINGS THAT, THAT WE JUST NEEDED TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE DO OUR WORK.
OUR PRACTICE DID NOT NEED, DID NOT REQUIRE POLICY UPDATES, BUT IT DID REQUIRE US TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
AND THEN COMMUNICATION UPDATES, JUST BEING ABLE TO, TO COMMUNICATE, UH, WHAT WE NEED TO.
SO IN THE POLICY UPDATES THAT IT, THE DIRECTIVE FROM THE RESOLUTION SAID TO INCLUDE P THREES IN THE ORDINANCE.
UH, IT ASKED, ALSO ASKED US TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS TO, TO USE PUBLIC ART.
ASKED US TO, TO FIND FLEXIBILITY IN USING FUNDS FOR ARTWORK CARE.
REINSTALLATION ASKED US TO LOOK AT, UH, FLEXIBILITY IN THE PLACEMENT OF ARTWORK AND ASKED US TO LOOK AT, UH, USING CURATORIAL SERVICES.
UM, AND WE IDENTIFIED IT FOR, FOR MAJOR PROJECTS ON THE PROGRAMMATIC, UH, ASKING US TO ADDRESS OBSTACLES, TO LOCAL PARTICIPATION TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE ARTISTS WHEN THEY, UH, GET ON THE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY.
AND THEN, UH, ASKED US TO LOOK AT PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS THAT ARE CREATING PUBLIC ART ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION UPDATES, THEY ASKED US TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS AND SPECIFICALLY ARTISTS THAT EXPERIENCED THE REMOVAL OF THEIR ARTWORK, WHETHER IT WAS FROM REMOVAL FROM THE PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, OR EXPERIENCED REMOVAL OF THEIR ARTWORK ON PRIVATE
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PROPERTY.AND THEN, OF COURSE, ASKING US TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR POLICIES AND, AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING TO SEE WHERE ELSE WE COULD IMPROVE THE PROGRAM.
THIS IS JUST A REMINDER OF THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT THAT WE DID.
WE WORKED WITH THE WORKING GROUP, THE A IPP PANEL WORKING GROUP.
WE WORKED WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF THE ARTS COMMISSION.
UH, WE DID FOCUS GROUPS WITH ARTISTS, CURATORS, FABRICATORS AND DEVELOPERS.
AND THEN WE WORKED INTERNALLY WITH THE, IN THE CITY, UH, 17 DEPARTMENTS IN, IN A CROSS DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP AND WORKING WITH, UH, COUNCIL OFFICES AND CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
SO THAT FIRST, UH, DIRECTOR FROM, FROM THE RESOLUTION, UH, INTEGRATING P THREES ORDINANCE, WE DID THAT.
THE, THE ONE THING THAT I'LL REMIND YOU IS THAT IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARTNER DEPARTMENTS, THAT THAT P THREES WAS KIND OF A, UM, GENERIC OR, OR JUST NOT QUITE THE RIGHT TERM TO USE MOVING FORWARD.
UM, SO WE, WE LANDED ON ALTERNATE DELIVERY MODEL THAT UTILIZES PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION, AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE CAPTURING P THREES BY USING THIS LANGUAGE THAT WE UNDERSTAND, UH, IS, IS EQUATES TO P THREES, UH, ENCOURAGING PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE ENCOURAGING, AND WE, WE TOOK THE ZONING APPLICATION AS THE JUMPING OFF POINT WHERE, UH, IF, IF A DEVELOPER'S LOOKING FOR, UH, PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, UH, THEY WANNA GET TIER TWO CERTIFICATION, THERE IS ALREADY AN EXISTING LINE IN THE ZONING APPLICATION THAT SAYS, USE PUBLIC ART.
AND SO WE USE THAT TO, TO LOOK AT THE OTHER THINGS LIKE DENSITY, BONUSES AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS, UM, TO ENCOURAGE, UH, PUBLIC ART BEING USED ON PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO, UH, WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE THAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.
AND WE ARE FOLLOWING UP WITH OUR PARTNER DEPARTMENTS IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS, UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS.
AND, AND ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS HAVE THE, THE LANGUAGE POINTING TO USING PUBLIC ART FLEXIBILITY IN THE FUNDS, UH, USED FOR MAINTENANCE.
UH, WE CLARIFIED, UH, THE ORDINANCE ALREADY SAID THAT MAINTENANCE WAS THE SPONSOR DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY.
WE ADDED LANGUAGE TO SAY THAT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS THE SPONSOR DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY, THINGS SUCH AS RINSING, DUSTING, OR LANDSCAPING AROUND THE ARTWORK.
WHEREAS REPAIRS AND RESTORATIONS FALL ON A IPP.
UM, BUT REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF WORK, THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD CONTACT A IPP TO NOTIFY US THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR SOME SORT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
IN TERMS OF ARTWORK PLACEMENT.
UH, WE GOT CLARITY IN TERMS OF BOND FUNDED PROJECTS THAT THE ARTWORK DOES NEED TO STAY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
UH, BUT IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH AUSTIN WATER IN REMOVING THE CAP FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, WE, UH, WE STARTED A, A POSITIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO TO ADDRESS FLEXIBILITY IN, IN ARTWORK PLACEMENT.
AND I'LL, I'LL TOUCH ON THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.
UH, CURATORIAL SERVICES, SOMETHING THAT WE FELT THAT WE COULD ALREADY DO, WE JUST, UH, CLARIFIED THAT WE COULD ALREADY DO THIS, AND WE DO IT WHEN WE PLAN LARGER MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CONVENTION CENTER OR AT THE AIRPORT.
WE USE, UH, PUBLIC ART PLANS TO, TO HELP US IDENTIFY, UH, GROUPINGS OR, OR WHEN WE TAKE A MORE CURATORIAL APPROACH TO, TO THE OPPORTUNITIES.
UH, AND AGAIN, JUST THE PROGRAMMATIC THINGS THAT WE DO.
UH, WE ALREADY RELAUNCHED THE PRE-QUALIFIED ARTIST POOL.
WE'RE IN SELECTION PROCESS NOW.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING, WE'RE EVALUATING THE LAUNCHPAD AND TEMPO PROGRAMS TO SEE HOW WE CAN PROVIDE GREATER SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS THAT HAVE LESS EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC ART.
UM, CONTRACT CLARITY AND COMMUNICATION.
JUST MAKING SURE THAT ARTISTS UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY SIGN THAT CONTRACT, WHAT THEY'RE SIGNING IN TERMS OF DELIVERABLES, BUT ALSO, UH, ARTWORK, WHO OWNS IT, AND, UH, HOW THEIR NAME IS ATTACHED TO THAT ART ARTWORK.
UM, AND JUST PROVIDING CLEAR DOCUMENTATION OF, OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE ARTWORK, UH, PUBLIC PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO ASKING US TO SUPPORT ARTISTS, CREATING ARTWORK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
I THINK I PRESENTED THIS ALREADY.
I WAS LIKE, WE HAVE NO JURISDICTION AS THE CITY, UM, TO TELL PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WHAT TO DO.
UM, BUT IF WE PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF CONTRACTS OR PROVIDE, UM, TEMPLATES FOR, FOR PLAQUES, GIVING ARTISTS THEIR ATTRIBUTION, IF WE PROVIDE THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE, THEN, THEN WE ARE HELPING ARTISTS BY PROVIDING THEM RESOURCES, UM, AS THEY ARE WORKING ON, ON PROJECTS WITH, YOU KNOW, NOT INCLUDING THE CITY, UH, ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.
SO THOSE THINGS, THE, WE HAD PRESENTED THAT BEFORE, UM, NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO.
AND IN ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND, AND, UH, FEEDBACK FROM, FROM Y'ALL AND FROM THE PANEL, UM, WE DISCUSSED THE AUSTIN WATER CAP REMOVAL,
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UH, REMOVING THAT CAP AND, AND LOOKING AT, AT ALTERNATE FUNDING APPROACHES SO THAT, UH, WE CAN HAVE A, A WAY OF, OF HAVING AUSTIN WATER PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM, BUT ALSO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY OF, OF, OF WHERE WE PLACE ARTWORK BECAUSE IT'S NOT PART OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.AND, AND WE'RE GONNA CLARIFY THAT WITH AN UNDERSTANDING, WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH AUSTIN WATER, BUT WE'RE ALSO USING THIS AS A PILOT FOR OTHER ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE MODELS, UM, TO SEE IF OTHER DEPARTMENTS MIGHT, MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN, IN, IN APPROACHING OUR PROGRAM IN THAT WAY.
UH, WHAT ELSE? UH, KIND OF ALL SAID THAT ALREADY.
JUST CLARIFICATION IN TERMS OF PARKLAND, THAT WAS LANGUAGE THAT WAS ADDED TO THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, UM, PROPOSAL.
AND THEN JUST CLARIFYING THE 2% ALLOCATION IN, IN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, IT SAYS, CONSTRUCTION COST MEANS THE COST OF A PROJECT TO THE CITY.
IN OUR PROPOSED, UH, ORDINANCE UPDATE, ITS, IT READS CAPITAL PROJECT COST MEANS THE COST OF A PROJECT TO THE CITY.
UH, AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORKFLOW OF, OF THE GOVERNANCE CLARITY.
JUST THE KNOWING THAT WHEN A DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO SIGN OFF, THERE WAS AN ASSUMPTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAD A ROLE IN THAT.
HERE WE ARE EXPLICITLY SAYING THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS A ROLE, AND AGAIN, YOU'VE SEEN THIS SIDE BY SIDE, BUT THIS IS THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE AS, AS IT WAS IN 1985.
AND THEN WITH THE 2002 UPDATE, AND THEN OUR PROPOSED CHANGES, YOU'LL SEE THEM IN RED AND GREEN.
GREEN ARE THE ADDITIONAL, UH, VOCABULARY THAT WE HAVE.
AND WITH THESE, UH, WITH THESE CHANGES, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM, FROM THE A IPB PANEL SAYING THAT THE ORDINANCE JUST DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE'RE FILLING ALL THE GAPS.
AND THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT THE ORDINANCE IS JUST ONE PART OF THIS, THIS PUZZLE PIECE.
THE GUIDELINES AND THE OTHER POLICIES ALSO HAVE TO WORK HAND IN HAND.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE NEED TO PUT IN PLACE, UH, TOOLS AND OTHER PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TRACK INFORMATION AND, AND REPORT OUT TO Y'ALL WHEN Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS.
UM, SO REALLY DEFINING THE TYPE OF PROJECT DELIVERY AS INDEPENDENT OR INTEGRAL, MAKING SURE THAT A IPP IS INCLUDED IN THE PLANNING STAGES OF ALL CIP PROJECTS.
UM, ESTABLISHING THE A IPP CALCULATION AT A CONSISTENT POINT IN ALL THE PROJECTS, UM, TIMELINES, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE POSTING OUR POLICIES ONLINE, UH, THE GUIDELINES SPECIFICALLY, UH, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF ALL CIP PROJECTS TO ENSURE THAT, UH, WE'RE IDENTIFYING ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT WE APPLY THE A IPP ORDINANCE TO, AND THE, THE TOOLS THAT WE IDENTIFIED.
WE, WE NEED AN UPDATED CALCULATION WORKSHEET.
WE HAVE PROJECT AGRE, UH, CHARTER AGREEMENTS SO THAT, UH, IN CASE THERE'S STAFF TURN TURNOVER ON EITHER SIDE OR WHETHER IT'S A IPP OR THE CAPITAL, UM, THE CAPITAL, UH, PROJECT SIDE, THAT THERE'S A CON CONTINUITY OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.
AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING A, AN ANALYSIS AT THE END OF THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAPTURED THE 2% PER OUR ORDINANCE.
UM, THIS, UH, IDENTIFYING THE DELIVERY MODEL OR THE DELIVERY METHOD WAS A RECOMMENDATION BY THE A IPP PANEL.
AND SO JUST IDENTIFYING IT AS INDEPENDENT, SUCH AS A PROJECT LIKE, UM, CORRIDOR PROJECTS WHERE THE ARTWORK IS NOT FOLLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY, UH, WE CAN POINT OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE COSTS, THERE ARE SOME COSTS THAT ARE DUPLICATED 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE SAME TIMELINE VERSUS AN INTEGRAL PROJECT SUCH AS THE CONVENTION CENTER WHERE WE'RE TALKING INTEGRATED ARTWORKS.
AND WE ARE SHARING RESOURCES OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS AND MAKING SURE THAT, THAT THE, UM, UM, UNDERLYING STRUCTURES THAT THAT'S NEEDED, WHETHER IT'S, UH, MATERIALS OR, YOU KNOW, SHARING OF POURING CONCRETE, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE, ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE PLANNING OUT FROM THE BEGINNING AND MA AND MA REALLY MAXIMIZING THE, THE CITY'S INVESTMENT.
UM, JUST THE ILLUSTRATION OF WHEN WE, WHEN WE MEET TO PLAN AND WHAT, WHEN WE AGREE THE PROJECT WOULD BEGIN.
THIS IS REALLY THE KEY FLOW CHART HERE, IS WE UNDERSTAND, UH, THE GRAY BOXES TO BE THE LIFESPAN OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
AND THE BLUE BOXES IS THE A IPP FLOW CHART.
AND THIS IS THE IDEAL FOR US TO MAXIMIZE CITY INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE CIP PROJECT.
AND WHEN THEY'RE PLANNING, WE ARE PLANNING, WHEN THEY'RE DESIGNING, WE HAVE ARTISTS DESIGNING, AND WHEN THEY ARE FINISHING UP THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WE ARE FINISHING UP THE ARTWORK.
AND JUST TO ILLUSTRATE, THIS IS KIND OF HOW OUR TIMELINE WORKS NOW.
WE'RE KIND OF CRUNCHED AT THE END, UH, REALLY, UM, TRYING TO, TRYING TO CATCH UP AT THE END, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE FINISHING OUR CLOSING OUT THE PROJECT WITH THE CIP.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CALCULATION WORKSHEET.
TRYING TO JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE.
IF WE KNOW WHAT THE COST OF THE PROJECT IS, WE KNOW
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WHAT THE DEDUCTIONS ARE GONNA BE, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER THAT WE CALCULATE THE 2% OFF OF.AND THEN, UH, IF WE'RE ESTABLISHING THAT DURING THE DESIGN KICKOFF, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THAT THE CALCULATION IS STILL VALID AT, AT, UH, 90% DESIGN.
HAS THERE BEEN CHANGES, HAVE THERE BEEN CHANGE ORDERS SUBMITTED? JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ON, ON PAR WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
AND THEN AT THE COMPLETION, WE'RE GONNA AUDIT, MAKE SURE THAT WE DID MEET THE 2% ORDINANCE, UM, ON EVERY PROJECT.
SO TRYING TO WRAP THIS UP, GET IT TO THE FINISH LINE.
UH, I THINK I MAY HAVE PRESENTED THIS LAST MONTH AS WELL, BUT, UH, WE PROVIDED UPDATES, UM, TO OFF TO COUNCIL OFFICES.
WE PROVIDED THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE, THE A LOOK AT THIS ON THE 25TH.
AND, UH, WE'VE UPDATED, UH, THE, THE DAY THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 5TH.
AND SO ASSUMING THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THE UPDATED ORDINANCE, THEN UH, WE'D BE COMING BACK TO THE PANEL AND TO YOURSELVES WITH GUIDELINES AND OTHER POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE UPDATED, TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UPDATED ORNAMENTS AND CONTINUING OUR WORK WITH OUR PARTNER DEPARTMENTS ON PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THE LAST COUPLE SLIDES HERE.
UH, WE PRESENTED THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE, AND THEY, COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBERS ASKED US SOME QUESTIONS.
AND SO WE, TO THOSE QUESTIONS, WE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL BACKUP FOR THE ORDINANCE.
UM, WE WERE ASKED WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF WE HAD A HIGHER PERCENTAGE.
SO WE LOOKED AT WHAT THAT COST WOULD LOOK LIKE IF IT WAS 2.5 RATHER THAN JUST 2%.
UM, IN COMPARISON TO EXISTING ORDINANCE, WHICH IS THE DARK GRAY, UH, COLUMNS, UM, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD ON NOVEMBER 5TH WOULD, WOULD BE THE MIDDLE COLUMNS, THE 2% AND TWO AND A HALF.
AND THEN, UM, JUST TO REITERATE THAT WE ENTERED THESE CONVERSATIONS FOR CLAR TO SEEKING CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY IN HOW OUR PROJECTS WERE GETTING, UH, 2% ACCORDING TO THE IPP ORDINANCE.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WOULD IT, WHAT WOULD IT DO IF WE HAD NO DEDUCTIONS AND WE HAD A DIFFERENT PERCENTAGE.
AND SO WE BROKE THAT DOWN TO 1%, ONE POINT A HALF AND 2% FOR, FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
AND WE PRESENTED THAT ALONGSIDE THE BENCHMARKING THAT WE DID AT THE BEGINNING OF WHEN WE STARTED WORKING ON THIS, ON THE RESOLUTION.
UM, LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER CITIES AND WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEIR PERCENTAGE FOR ART IS, WHAT THEIR PROGRAM AGE IS, DO THEY HAVE DEDUCTIONS? WHAT IS THE TERM THAT THEY USED? AND DID THEY HAVE FUNDING FOR MAINTENANCE? AND IN THAT BENCHMARKING TAKEAWAYS WERE THAT IT RANGED FROM ONE TO TWO.
SO WE WERE ON THE HIGHER END, WE IDENTIFIED THE CAPITAL, THE THE MOST COMMON TERM WAS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
UM, WE IDENTIFIED THAT NINE CITIES DID NOT HAVE DEDUCTIONS.
UM, YEAH, SO THIS INFORMATION THAT WE'VE PRESENTED TO Y'ALL BEFORE, BUT WE, WE BROUGHT IT BACK, UH, IN CONTEXT TO THE QUESTION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM EOC.
AND THIS IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION FOR JAIME RIGHT NOW? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
COMMISSIONER SCHACH, DID YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT YOUR RECOMMENDATION? I SURE DO.
SO THIS IS RECOMMENDATION NUMBER FOUR AND I FROM US.
I WILL SPARE YOU THE EDITORIAL BEGINNING, UM, AND JUST READ THE THINGS THAT THE PANEL IS REQUESTING, UM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE SUPPORT, HOPEFULLY, WHICH IS PRESERVE THE PANEL'S PREFERRED ALLOCATION OF 2% OF CAPITAL PROJECT COST WITH NO DEDUCTIONS.
SO THAT IS ON THE HIGHER END OF THE CHART THAT JAIME JUST SHOWED.
UM, AND THEN WE INCLUDED, IF COUNCIL DOES NOT ADOPT THAT RECOMMENDATION, THE PANEL OFFERS 1.75 OF TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS WITH NO DEDUCTIONS AS A COMPROMISE.
UM, AND REALLY THE IDEA HERE IS TO NOT REDUCE NOT HAVING A NET REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT ARE SUPPORTING PUBLIC ART AS COMPARED TO WHAT OUR 2002 ORDINANCE ACTUALLY STATES VERSUS HOW IT'S BEEN CALCULATED IN PRACTICE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE TWO THINGS ARE INCONSISTENT.
THE SECOND IS TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
ALL THE THINGS THAT JAIME WENT THROUGH BEFORE ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS HAS BEEN EXCELLENT.
UM, WE'VE REALLY JUST BEEN STUCK ON THIS ALLOCATION OF THE, OF THE PERCENTAGE
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FOR PUBLIC ART, UM, TO REQUIRE COMPLETE AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE RECONCILIATION OF HISTORICAL ALLOCATIONS BEFORE TAKING ACTION ON FUNDING CALCULATIONS.IF WE'RE MAKING A DECISION THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE, FUNCTIONALLY REDUCE THE ALLOCATION, THAT CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAS HISTORICALLY HAPPENED.
UM, SAME THING, WHICH IS ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDATION WE MADE LAST MONTH, THAT IF WE ARE MAKING CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE THAT ARE GOING TO, UH, LOWER THE ALLOCATION, UM, THAT THAT CAN SHOULD HAPPEN, UM, THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN BEFORE A PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT THOSE CHANGES, UM, TO REQUIRE ANNUAL PUBLIC REPORTING OF THE A A PP ALLOCATION FOR EACH ELIGIBLE PROJECT.
SO THAT'S GOING BACK TO THIS LIKE LACK OF BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION IS.
HOPEFULLY, IF WE CAN ADOPT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE DEDUCTIONS, IT'S A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD CALCULATION.
WE HAVE A CAPITAL PROJECT COST, AND THEN YOU TAKE 2% OF IT, AND THEN YOU HAVE, YOUR ALLOCATION SHOULD BE STRAIGHTFORWARD.
AND THEN, AND TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THAT IS WHAT, AS WE SAW 70% OF OUR PEER CITIES ARE DOING, AND THEN CONFIRM THAT THE A A PP ALLOCATION IS ESTABLISHED DURING PROJECT BUDGETING, ALLOWING FOR ARTISTS TO BE INTEGRATED EARLY INTO THE PROJECT, UM, RATHER THAN TREAT IT AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT.
UM, AND THE WHOLE THING WAS IN THE BACKUP TO READ AND HOPEFULLY PROVE I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER SMALL FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PANEL? I SEE NO QUESTIONS.
SO I'M READY TO CALL, UH, READY FOR A MOTION? I MOTION TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION RECOMMENDATION.
WE HAVE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 12, THE A IPP PANEL RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HUSSAINI.
ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION? SEEING NO DISCUSSION, I'M READY TO CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PANEL RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, RESOLUTION, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OR RAISING YOUR HAND.
SO THAT IS APPROVED BY EVERYONE PRESENT.
CAN I ASK ONE MORE THING? SURE.
THAT IS JUST THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME COUNCIL OFFICES FOR WHOM THIS IS AN, AN ISSUE THAT THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT, AND OTHERS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SLIPS DOWN THE PRIORITY LIST, WHICH IS TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL SINCE THIS IS FINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE GOING TO COUNCIL FOR A VOTE ON NOVEMBER 5TH.
UM, IF, IF YOU CARE ABOUT THIS TO PLEASE LIKE, EMAIL YOUR COMMISSIONERS TO EMAIL YOUR APPOINTING COUNCIL PERSON AND JUST LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION IS THERE, THAT YOU SUPPORT IT, UM, AND, UH, CC THE MAYOR SO WE CAN LIKE, CALL PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THIS.
UM, BECAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S PENETRATING AND WE CARE ABOUT PUBLIC ART.
WE WANNA SEE IT CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED.
AND THIS IS, THIS IS A VERY STRONG RECOMMENDATION AND I ENCOURAGE EACH COMMISSIONER TO REACH OUT TO THEIR, UM, APPOINTING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AND COPY THEIR, UH, WHATEVER STAFF PERSON THEY USE AS THEIR LIAISON TO COMMISSIONS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET THROUGH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS VERY EASILY, SO COPY THEM.
AND ALSO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HAVE QUESTIONS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
IT'S BEEN MONTHS AND MONTHS AND Y'ALL HAVE DONE GREAT WORK.
THIS IS, THIS IS EXCELLENT LOOKING RECOMMENDATION.
SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK Y'ALL HAVE DONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
WE ARE NOW DOWN TO WORKING GROUP UPDATES.
JAIME, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
WE ARE NOW DOWN TO WORKING GROUP UPDATES.
ITEM NUMBER 14, UPDATE ON JOINT ARTS, MUSIC COMMISSION WORKING GROUP ON URBAN CORE ISSUES.
COMMISSIONER, SMALL BOX CHAIR.
I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES EXCEPT THAT.
CAN WE TRY TO GET MORE PEOPLE ON THIS? HOLD, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
NOT ON, NOT NOT DONE WITH STAFF
[8. Establish an Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment (ACME) Funding Appeals Working Group to review appeals from organizations who were not chosen for funding.]
DISCUSSION ITEMS YET.WE GOTTA SET UP THE, THE PANEL FOR,
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UH, ANY APPEALS THAT MIGHT COME IN THROUGH THIS LAST ROUND OF FUNDING.UM, SO THIS IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, TO ESTABLISH THE ART AND CO ARTS AUSTIN ARTS CULTURE, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT FUNDING APPEALS, WORKING GROUPS.
WE REVIEW APPEALS FROM ORGANIZATIONS WHO WERE NOT CHOSEN FOR FUNDING.
CAN WE GET THE BACKUP FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT UP? THANK YOU.
AND DO YOU WANNA JUST GO OVER IT RIGHT QUICK? I'LL JUST GIVE A QUICK, UM, EXPLANATION ABOUT WHAT THIS IS LAURA ODEGAARD, DIVISION MANAGER FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND INVESTMENTS.
UM, SO PART OF OUR FUNDING PROCESS, UH, INCLUDES AN APPEAL PROCESS FOR MANY, BUT NOT ALL OF OUR, UH, GRANTS.
SO NEXUS DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS, EVERYTHING ELSE DOES.
SO IN OUR GUIDELINES, IT EXPLAINS WHAT, UM, THE APPEALS ARE APPLICANTS.
UM, HAVE 10 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER NOTIFICATION TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL APPEAL.
THERE ARE ONLY THREE ELIGIBLE REASONS FOR APPEALS.
PANEL ADMINISTRATION ERROR, CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR REVIEWER OR STAFF ERROR.
UM, SO ESSENTIALLY IF SOMEONE FEELS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN, UM, ONE OF THOSE ISSUES, THEY CAN SUBMIT A FORM WHICH WILL BE LINKED OUT TO THEM IN THEIR NOTIFICATION LETTER THAT HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER.
STAFF REVIEWS IT TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT MEETS THE ESTABLISHED GROUNDS.
IF IT DOES, THEN IT MOVES FORWARD TO THE APPEALS WORKING GROUP.
UM, LAST CYCLE WE HAD A JOINT APPEALS WORKING GROUP.
WE HAD TWO ARTS COMMISSIONERS AND TWO MUSIC COMMISSIONERS WHO, UM, DID THE REVIEW.
IT TAKES SOME TIME, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT IN TO SUPPORT THIS PROCESS.
UH, AND THEN THE APPEALS WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS COME BACK TO THE ARTS COMMISSION FOR A VOTE.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR IDEALLY TWO ARTS COMMISSIONERS AND THEN NEXT MONTH, TWO MUSIC COMMISSIONERS.
UM, YOU'RE ON, YOU'RE ON WARNING, UH, COMMISSIONER WHO IS ON BOTH COMMISSIONS.
I SHOULD HAVE PULLED THAT UP AS WELL.
UM, SO THE, IF NOTIFICATIONS GO OUT MID END OF NOVEMBER, THE APPEALS WORKING GROUP WOULD BE MEETING IN EARLY DECEMBER AND WOULD BE BRINGING THESE BACK TO YOU ALL AT YOUR DECEMBER MEETING IS WHAT WE ARE GOING FOR.
UM, IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIEW IT.
WE CREATE, UM, A PRETTY ROBUST, UM, DOCUMENT THAT KIND OF SPELLS EVERYTHING OUT.
UM, THE APPELLANT AND UM, YOU GET COPIES OF THE APPLICATIONS, THE, UM, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE APPLICANT, UM, IS TRYING TO APPEAL, WE PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND IT'S A FEW HOURS OF ACTUAL MEETING POTENTIALLY.
SO COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE NEED TWO VOLUNTEERS TO SIT ON THE APPEALS WORKING GROUP IN EARLY DECEMBER TO HANDLE ANY APPEALS THAT COME UP.
THERE'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE WON'T GET ANY ELIGIBLE APPEALS.
DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO HAS TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER? I SEE NO ONE VOLUNTEERING.
SO HOW DO WE
UM, SO IF WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMISSIONER THAT IS WILLING TO SERVE ON THE APPEALS WORKING GROUP, UM, I WILL SAY THAT WE, YOU KNOW, STAFF IS HAPPY TO DO AS MUCH WORK AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
SO IT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF MEETING TIME YOU ALL WOULD HAVE.
UM, I WANNA SAY IT WAS MAYBE A TWO HOUR MEETING.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT A FULL DAY OF WORK.
UH, WE TRY TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH EVERYONE'S SCHEDULES.
I'M NOT SURE TONIGHT WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IF WE DON'T HAVE AN APPEALS WORKING GROUP, BUT IT WOULD LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPEALS MOVE FORWARD.
I'LL ALSO SAY WE TYPICALLY HAVE UM, I WANNA SAY OVER 50 APPEALS THE LAST ROUND AND ONLY 10 IF THAT WENT TO THE APPEALS WORKING GROUP BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE FILE AN APPEAL, BUT THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE REASONS.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE DECEMBER MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 14TH, IS THAT CORRECT? JESUS,
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SO WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THIS MEETING SOMETIME THAT, THOSE TWO WEEKS BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND THE MEETING.IDEALLY I WILL SAY THAT LIKE WORST CASE, IF WE CAN'T GET A WORKING GROUP TO MEET AT THAT TIME, WE WOULD JUST PUSH IT TO THE FOLLOWING MONTH AND WE WOULD MAKE AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE WOULD MAKE IT PUBLIC WHO DID RECEIVE FUNDING, AND THEN IF THERE WERE ANY AFTER THE FACT, THEN WE COULD DO THAT IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, DEPENDING ON THE WORKING GROUP.
SO LIKE IT, WE COULD STILL GET THROUGH THE PROCESS EVEN IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN EARLY DECEMBER.
I WILL SAY THAT I CAN SERVE ON THAT IF IT'S ONE DAY
DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO'S WILLING TO JOIN ME FOR ONE DAY IN A TWO HOUR MEETING? WELL, WHAT HAPPENS WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST? YOU WOULD HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF FOR THAT PART, BUT I COULD STILL BE ON, I COULD STILL BE ON THE PANEL JUST FOR THAT PARTICULAR APPLICATION.
I GOT NOBODY BUT WE, I WILL REACH OUT TO COMMISSIONERS, KEYS, MALDONADO, ADA, AND CHENEY.
UM, SO I'M PUTTING MY NAME FORWARD.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND FOR YOUR NAME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUT ME ON THE WORKING GROUP.
WE HAVE TO VOTE TO PUT ME ON THE WORKING GROUP.
YEAH, I GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER.
SO MOVED AND SECONDED THAT I BE
ALL IN FAVOR OR ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE ARE RAISING YOUR HAND.
ANY OPPOSED? I HAVE ONE OPPOSE.
TO CLARIFY, I'M NOT OPPOSING THAT YOU BE ON THE, THE WORKING GROUP.
I'M JUST OPPOSING THAT THE WORKING GROUP EXISTS AT ALL.
I THINK IT'S A, IT'S, UH, WASTE OF TIME.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S A, IT'S KIND OF A FORMALITY, SO I HATE TO SEE YOU.
SO WE HAVE FIVE IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED TO THE, UH, WORKING GROUP.
SO WE HAVE NOT SET UP A WORKING GROUP.
SO WE WILL, THIS WILL COME UP AGAIN IN DECEMBER, I MEAN IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE IF WE HAVE APPEALS, WE HAVE TO HAVE A WORKING GROUP BASED ON THE GUIDELINES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
ALL RIGHTY THEN NOW WE'RE ON TO WORKING
[14. Update from joint Arts/Music Commission Working Group on Urban Core Issues with Commissioners Schmalbach (Chair). ]
GROUP UPDATES.ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UPDATES FROM THE JOINT ARTS MUSIC COMMISSION WORKING GROUP ON URBAN CORE ISSUES.
COMMISSIONER SCH SMALL BOX CHAIR.
I DID THINK THAT, DID WE ADD A PERSON TO THIS THOUGH? BECAUSE I CAN'T DO IT BY MYSELF.
TOO MUCH WORK FOR ARTS COMMISSION.
I DON'T, I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE.
SEVERAL OF 'EM ROLLED OFF AND WE HAVEN'T MET IN A WHILE.
SO DO WE NEED TO SUNSET THIS WORKING GROUP? PERHAPS? I MEAN, A LOT OF GOOD STUFF HAPPENED IN IT.
I DUNNO WHAT TO SAY ABOUT IT AND I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT NOW 'CAUSE WE WERE ON RECORD TIME
SO IF NOBODY'S JUMPING TO SIGN UP, LET'S, LET'S TABLE IT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AT THE RETREAT OR SOMETHING MAYBE.
SO THIS WILL GO, I RETRACT EVERYTHING I SAID.
NO UPDATES FROM THE WORKING GROUP FOR URBAN CORE ISSUES.
[15. Update from Arts Commission Bylaws Working Group with Commissioners Houston, Keys, and Anderson (Chair).]
15, UPDATE ON ARTS COMMISSION BYLAWS, WORKING GROUP COMMISSIONERS, HOUSTON KEYS AND ANDERSON CHAIR.AND I CAN ATTEST THAT WE HAVE NOT MET COMMISSIONER ANDERSON HAS
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HEROICALLY GIVEN US EDITED BYLAWS THAT WE HAVE NOT MET OVER.I HAVE A CLARIFICATION QUESTION FOR THIS WORKING GROUP.
UM, WE HAVE HEARD FROM FORMER COMMISSIONER GRAY THAT SHE'S WILLING TO CONTINUE HELPING US LOOK THROUGH THIS.
IS IT STILL APPROPRIATE FOR A NON-COMMISSIONED MEMBER TO SIT ON THAT WORKING GROUP?
DO WE NEED TO VOTE HER ON THAT? OKAY.
IS SHE ON, UH, DO YOU HAVE HER LISTED IN THE WORKING GROUP? YEAH, AFTER SHE WENT, SHE, SHE WAS ON BEFORE SHE LEFT THE COMMISSION.
I DON'T THINK WE EVER OFFICIALLY PUT HER BACK ON AFTER SHE LEFT THE COMMISSION.
UH, I BELIEVE BAILEY ARE YOU ON THIS WORKING GROUP STILL? OKAY, YOU'RE ON THE EMAILS.
SO JUST TO, JUST FOR CLARITY AND PROCEDURE, I'M MOVING THAT WE ADD COMMISSIONER PAUL NOW AND PUBLIC CITIZEN AC GRAY TO THE WORKING GROUP ON BYLAWS.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SMALL.
ANY DISCUSSION? I'M GONNA CALL A QUESTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR IN OFFICIALLY ADDING COMMISSIONER POWELL NOW AND PUBLIC CITIZEN AISHA GRAY TO THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE GROUP, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND OR SAYING, AYE, I AND I SEE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AND THE BYLAWS WORKING GROUP WILL GET TOGETHER IN NOVEMBER AND DO SOMETHING WITH WHAT WORK THAT COMMISSIONER ANDERSON HAS ALREADY DONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK COMMISSIONER ANDERSON.
AND THAT IS THE END OF OUR AGENDA FOR THE NIGHT.
[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
ITEMS WHILE I HAVE THEM.WHILE I HAVE IT, I'LL, I'LL COME AROUND TO EVERYBODY, BUT THE ONES THAT I HAVE SO FAR, UM, UH, THE A IPP PANEL IS GONNA SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE DEES JURY, INCLUDING UPLIFTED GROUND.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND OR A PANEL WILL SEND THAT TO STAFF? RIGHT.
UM, WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM PROTO CITRO AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THIS LAST FUNDING CYCLE.
SHE PROVIDES FEEDBACK FROM THIS HISPANIC AND SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROCESS IN THIS ROUND TO HAVE A SECOND.
GOTTA HAVE A SECOND TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA.
SECONDS THEN WE WOULD LIKE A, A REPORT FROM ACME OR CULTURAL FUNDING REGARDING THE DUPLICATE DUPLICATED APPLICATIONS IN THE THRIVE GRANT.
WHAT THE DETAILS ARE ON WHAT THE DUPLICATION WAS.
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFICS ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WHAT THE CRITERIA OF THE DUPLICATION WAS.
IS THAT CORRECT? COMMISSIONER ANDERSON? YES.
THANK YOU CHAIR AS, AS, UH, AS IT PERTAINS TO THE GUIDELINES, BUT ALSO IF, IF THIS IS BEING DONE DIFFERENTLY THAN IN THE PAST.
AND THEN COMMISSIONER HUSSEI MENTIONED WE MIGHT WANT MORE DETAILS ON THE, UM, HURDLES AND COMPLICATIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN THE APPLICATION PROJECT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SPANISH APPLICATIONS.
UM, BUT SINCE SHE MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS IN THE ENGLISH APPLICATIONS, DO WE WANNA REPORT THAT? JUST DETAILS THE KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE SEEING AND THE, THE STEPS WE'RE TAKEN TO CORRECT THEM? I, I DON'T THINK SO.
UM, BUT HAPPY TO HEAR FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
HOW DO WE FEEL? I, I FEEL LIKE IT WAS ADDRESSED.
SO WE DON'T NEED I HAVE ONE GO AHEAD.
JUST, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IN LAST MONTH'S MEETING, UM,
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GETTING A PERSON FROM THE MAC BOARD AS WELL AS FROM CAST TO COME DO A PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT THE CONFUSION WAS REGARDING THE BUDGET OF THAT REQUEST.AND UM, WE WERE GONNA TRY TO DO THAT FOR NOVEMBER.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S STILL THERE, THAT IT HASN'T FALLEN OFF.
SO WE ARE ALSO WANTING A PRESENTATION FROM THE MAC BOARD AND CAST OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAC BOARD.
THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS ABOUT WHAT'S BEING ASKED, THE AMOUNTS BEING ASKED WHAT THE MAC BOARD APPROVED AND WHAT THEY DIDN'T AND WHAT THEY DIDN'T APPROVE.
SO I'VE REACHED OUT AND, AND THOSE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION FOR A NOVEMBER VISIT.
WE'LL SEND, SEND AN EMAIL AND GET THAT SECONDED BY EMAIL TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA ONCE THEY CONFIRM.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR FUTURE AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANY, SO I'M GONNA SAY EARLY VOTING HAS STARTED.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAST YOUR VOTE AS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE YOUR VOTE IS WHAT TELLS US HOW WE LIVE IN OUR SOCIETY.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE VOTE IT IS IMPORTANT.
WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
WE ARE ADJOURNING THE ARTS COMMISSION MEETING AT 7 56.