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AUDIO GETS PICKED UP.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
I'M GONNA CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING, THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS.AND LET'S TAKE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN JUST ANSWER I TO INDICATE YOUR PRESENCE.
[3. OPEN FORUM]
UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO OPEN FORUM.UM, SO HAVE, UH, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR OPEN FORUM? YES, WE'VE RECEIVED, UH, ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, FIRST UP WILL BE LISA TRAUMA.
IF YOU PRESS THE BUTTON IN FRONT, IT SHOULD WORK AS IT DID PREVIOUSLY.
UH, WELL THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I, UM, AS YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED, SO I THOUGHT I'D COME TODAY WITH A THEME OF COLLABORATION.
UH, IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR US AT SPARK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN LIVERMORE.
WE, UM, HAVE JUST RESTARTED OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, UH, FOR THE, WHAT IS THIS WINTER SPRING.
UM, AND WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING WITH OUR NEW ADULT IMPROV CLASSES WITH LIVERMORE RESIDENT MARK DUNCANSON, WHO LITERALLY TEACHES ALL OVER THE BAY AREA AND BEYOND.
UM, AND THE FIRST ONE SOLD OUT, SO WE HAD TO OPEN A SECOND, ONE OF THE LEVEL TWO.
UM, THE FIRST, UH, REAL COLLABORATION I'M REALLY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE IS TOWN CENTER BOOKS, AS YOU KNOW, IS FROM PLEASANTON, BUT HAS A SATELLITE RIGHT NEXT TO THE BANKHEAD.
AND WE'VE LONG WANTED TO FIND WAYS TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR LITTLE, UH, STUDIO AND LITTLE LITERARY THEMES.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE HOSTING THEIR, UM, COFFEE AND CONVERSATION WITH NINA OGLY, WHO'S A NOVELIST AND HAS A NEW NOVEL OUT, BUT IS ALSO A PLAYWRIGHT.
SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A PERFECT WAY TO START.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE THIS FRIDAY AT 11:00 AM IT'S JUST $5 AND WE HOPE YOU'LL, UM, HELP GET THE WORD OUT.
I HAVE BOOKMARKS TO TAKE ONE, PASS IT ON.
UM, AND THEN I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN REALLY FORMALLY ANNOUNCED HERE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST DOUBLE CHECK AND ANNOUNCE IT, WHICH IS, UM, OUR BIG COLLABORATION THIS YEAR IS WITH, UM, LIVERMORE VALLEY ARTS AT THE BANQUETTE, AND WE'LL BE DOING THE GLASS MENAGERIE BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY.
AND WE'RE DOING IT AS SORT OF A BLACK BOX EXPERIENCE.
THEY CALL IT THEIR STAGE DOOR LOUNGE.
SO THE AUDIENCE AND THE ACTORS WILL BE ON THE STAGE AND THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BAR THERE SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR DRINK, UH, WHILE YOU WATCH THE SHOW.
WE GOT NOT ONLY OUR FIRST CHOICES, BUT ALL PEOPLE WHO JUST BLEW US AWAY AT AUDITIONS.
AND EMILY TALBOT WILL BE TAKING ON AMANDA.
UH, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HER IN THE, UM, SILENT SKY, UH, TWO YEARS AGO WITH US.
UM, BUT SHE'S GOT CREDITS ALL OVER THE PLACE, INCLUDING, UM, OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL.
UH, SO THOSE TWO COLLABORATIONS ARE GETTING US PRETTY EXCITED AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS.
[4. CONSENT CALENDAR]
UM, LET'S, UH, UM, GO FOR APPROVAL OF THE, OF THE MINUTES OF ANY COMMENT ON THE MINUTES.UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTES? OH, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES.
UH, YES, TRACY, UM, IN SECTION 4.1, UM, TRACY, CAN YOU USE THE MICROPHONE PLEASE? THANK YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME FLIP THE SWITCH UP ON TOP? OKAY.
IS IT ON NOW? IT'S, YES, IT'S OKAY.
UM, I NOTICED IN SECTION 4.1 IT SAYS COMMISSIONER THOMASON AND USUALLY IT'S THE LAST NAMES, UM,
AND THEN IN SECTION SIX WHEN WE DID THE ROUND TABLE, UM, THE SPELLING UNDER THE SECTION WHERE I WAS TALKING ABOUT, UM, THE LIVERMORE ART ASSOCIATION, THE SPELLING OF CHRISTINE'S LAST NAME IS W-A-T-T-E-R-S.
UM, OTHER COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES, RAJ? SO THIS IS THE NOVEMBER 18TH MEETING MINUTES.
NO, IT'S THE DECEMBER MINUTES.
IT SAYS, OH, THIS IS FROM THE LAST, OKAY.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES? UM, WITH THE SUGGESTED CHANGES, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?
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THANK YOU, THOMASON.AND, UM, CAN WE JUST TAKE A, UH, SHOW OF HANDS FOR APPROVING THE MINUTES? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, WE HAVE, WE HAVE AGREEMENT TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
NEXT UP, UM, UNDER MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION, UH, WE WILL NEED TO APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
[5. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION]
UM, MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.UM, SO, UH, FIRST UP WILL THEN BE THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS WORK PLAN.
LET ME GET THIS ADJUSTED REALLY QUICK HERE.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU, UH, CHAIR.
MILD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS ITEM COME TOGETHER.
THIS IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY, UH, SINCE THE LIBRARY HAS TAKEN, UM, RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPORTING THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARCH TO KIND OF LOOK AT SOME OF THESE THINGS FROM THE GROUND LEVEL AS OPPOSED TO WORKING ON WHAT EXISTED, UH, PREVIOUSLY.
UH, THE SPIRIT OF THE WORK PLAN FOR THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, IT SHOULD BASICALLY BE USED AS A GUIDE, UM, TO KIND OF GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, THE WORK THAT YOU'LL BE DOING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR.
OF COURSE, SOME OF THESE THINGS MAY EXTEND PAST A YEAR, BUT IN ESSENCE, UM, WHEN THIS GETS TO OUR CITY LEADERSHIP AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEY SEE IT, IT'S REALLY JUST A GOOD WAY TO GIVE THEM A SCOPE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT YOU'RE SHOOTING TO ACCOMPLISH, WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DIRECTED OR ASKED TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT, WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE A LOOK AT IT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE.
UM, OF COURSE WE, AS WE DID AT THE LAST MEETING, WE BRING IT TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARCH TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, UM, ON WHAT THINGS THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT.
AND FORGIVE ME, THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN NOVEMBER, WE DID THAT.
BUT, UM, THEN WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION WE GET WITH OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, KIND OF DETERMINE THE DIRECTION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS GO IN.
AND THIS, UH, UPDATED DRAFT WORK PLAN IS A CULMINATION OF ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS TOGETHER.
SO, UH, CHAIR MILD, I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS KIND OF JUST TALK OUR WAY THROUGH.
UM, AT LEAST LIKE AN OVERVIEW OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM.
YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? UM, DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE WORK PLAN BEFORE WE ASK FOR COMMENTS OR DO YOU WANT TO STOP AT THE END OF EACH SECTION AND RECEIVE COMMENTS? I, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT EITHER WAY.
UM, WHY DON'T YOU GO THROUGH THE WHOLE THING THEN.
IT MAY BE MORE EFFICIENT 'CAUSE WE COULD GET BOGGED DOWN EASILY.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND, AND, UH, COMMISSIONERS WHO WANT TO COMMENT ON ANY INDIVIDUAL SECTION, IF YOU MAKE NOTES WHILE WE, WHILE ALAN GOES THROUGH THIS AND WE COULD GO BACK AND REVIEW THOSE.
SO THE FIRST ITEM IN THE NEW DRAFT WORK PLAN IS THE ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND CONTINUOUS PROCESS REVIEW.
SO WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO THERE IS REALLY CALL OUT WHAT YOU DO ALL THE TIME ALREADY, WHICH IS REVIEW APPLICATIONS, UM, MAKE DECISIONS AS A COMMISSION, SOMETIMES AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FIRST, BUT THEN A COMMISSION ON WHAT GRANTS WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH GROUP.
AGAIN, THAT'S ALREADY SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THE CONTINUOUS PROCESS REVIEW, WE WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY CALL THAT OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, SORRY, WE WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY CALL THAT OUT BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR, UM, IDEAS AND PARTNERSHIP AS WE WORK INTERNALLY TO TRY TO UPDATE OUR GRANTS PROGRAM, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A FIT FOR WHAT THE GRANTS PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE IN 2026.
SOME OF THOSE PRO PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ARE, UM, OF COURSE ESTABLISHED AD HOC COMMITTEES TO REVIEW MANY GRANT PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANT AND UNSOLICITED GRANT APPLICATIONS.
I DID WANNA CALL OUT THERE, THOSE ARE THE EXISTING NAMES.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT PROPOSING NEW NAMES FOR THOSE, BUT WE KEPT IT AS IT LIVES TODAY.
THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE UPDATED IF THAT SHOULD CHANGE.
UM, OF COURSE, FULL COMMISSION REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE MINI-GRANT APPLICATIONS.
FULL COMMISSION REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANT AND UNSOLICITED GRANT APPLICATIONS.
AND THEN REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION
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FORMS AND RELATED INFORMATION.AND AGAIN, PARTNER WITH STAFF TO PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS FOR SIMPLIFICATION AND MODERNIZATIONS.
A LOT OF THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME PARTS TOWARDS.
WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS, BUT WE WANTED IT TO KIND OF FORMALLY BE SCOPED IN HERE AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
OH, LOOKS LIKE THE MOUSE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN HERE.
YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE WHAT IT'S SAYING.
SO THIS NEXT ONE, AND THIS WAS LARGELY, UH, DRIVEN BY OUR CITY LEADERSHIP.
IT'S THE IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC SPACES FOR NEW OR IMPROVED PART, UH, SORRY.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR HERE IS FOR THE COMMISSION BASICALLY TO HELP ENHANCE LIVERMORE'S ART ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ART ACCESS LOCATIONS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION OR SOLICITED FROM THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT WE'RE HOPING THIS LOOKS LIKE, UM, MORE SPECIFICALLY IS THAT THE COMMISSION WILL PARTNER WITH STAFF AND WITH INPUT FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS APPROPRIATE TO RECOMMEND PUBLIC PLACES AND SPACES FOR ARTWORK TO BE DISPLAYED.
THAT'S GONNA INCLUDE CONDUCTING AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING SPACES IN PLACES WHERE ART IS ALREADY DISPLAYED AND THE WORK WITH STAFF TO PRESENT THE, UH, PRESENT THIS INFORMATION AS A GIS LAYER ON THE CITY'S MAP.
THE CITY'S GOING THROUGH THE GIS PROJECT.
WE CAN GO DEEPER INTO THAT IF, IF NEED BE WHEN THE, WE GET TO THE QUESTIONS, UM, UH, SEGMENT.
AND THEN WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU RECOMMEND ANY CHANGES TO EXISTING ART UPDATES, REPLACEMENTS, REFURBISHMENT, ET CETERA.
AND I DIDN'T MENTION IT EARLIER, BUT THIS IS GONNA INCLUDE THE UTILITY BOXES ACROSS THE CITY.
UM, YOU'RE ASKED TO CREATE AN OVERLAY OF NEW POTENTIAL PUBLIC SPACES AND PLACES WITH INPUT FROM STAFF AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, UM, WITH A FOCUS ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, CITY ENTRANCES AND EXITS AND BUILDINGS, INCLUDING AIRPORTS, UH, SORRY, AIRPORT HANGERS, GARAGES AND LIBRARIES.
AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEMES AND TYPE OF ART.
UM, PAINTED ART SUCH AS MURALS, WRAPS, SCULPTURES, PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS FOR EACH SPACE.
THOROUGHFARE, AGAIN WITH INPUT FROM STAFF AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS I WANNA POINT OUT WITH THAT ACTUALLY RELATES BACK TO THOSE UTILITY BOXES.
UM, ONE OF THE STRATEGIES THAT THE CITY IS SEEKING THROUGH THE ARTS IS CONSIDERATION OF HAVING, UM, ALMOST LIKE REGIONALIZED THEMING OF THESE UTILITY BOXES IN THE CITY.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, EVERYWHERE DOWNTOWN MIGHT HAVE A CONSISTENT THEME, UH, THE NORTHEAST, THE NORTHWEST, YOU KNOW, JUST DIFFERENT AREAS, MAYBE IF YOU KNOW ONE AREA IS, YOU KNOW, FLORA AND FAUNA.
ONE AREA IS SCIENCE, ONE AREA IS, UH, THE WINE COUNTRY THEME.
UH, WE'RE GONNA NEED SUPPORT IN THAT.
UM, WE HAVE SOME INTERNAL IDEAS, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KIND OF HEAR THE COMMISSION'S THOUGHTS ON THAT ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS THINK MIGHT WORK.
OR MAYBE THERE'S A DIFFERENT WAY TO THEME OR SORT DIFFERENT REGIONS.
SO, UM, AND THEN, UH, ONE MORE ITEM ON THIS ONE IS THE REC TO RECOMMEND PRIORITIZATION OF UPDATED AND NEW ART BASED ON STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF ITS LOCATION AND FUNDING AVAILABILITY.
THE NEXT ONE IS STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH.
AND WHAT WE'RE SEEKING HERE IS FOR THE COMMISSION TO DRAFT, AND, EXCUSE ME, DRAFT OF CONSISTENT AND COHESIVE APPROACH FOR COMMISSIONERS TO CONNECT WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO SEEK INPUT.
UM, WE'D LIKE THERE TO BE A AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, THAT IS DESIGNATED WITH, TO WORK WITH STAFF TO CREATE AN INTRODUCTORY COMMUNICATION SCRIPT TO BE USED WHEN MEETING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
ESTABLISH AN ONGOING REPORTING PROCESS AND FEEDBACK LOOP, UM, THAT MIGHT SOUND VERY FAMILIAR,
UM, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT KIND OF IN THE, IN THE SHORT TERM FOR THE LONG TERM.
UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION.
UM, WE WANNA EXPAND ENGAGEMENT AND THE CITY'S ART REACH BY ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING METHODS TO CREATE AWARENESS OF ARTS AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF LIVERMORE.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS, AGAIN, WE'RE ALREADY DOING, WHETHER IT'S HAVING YOU ALL BE A VOICE FOR THE CITY'S ARTS GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WHEN YOU'RE GIVING OUT THE POSTCARDS OR YOU'RE, UH, ATTENDING AN EVENT AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE OFFERINGS ARE.
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UM, WE REALLY KIND OF WANNA FIND THE BEST WAY TO EMBRACE AND SUPPORT YOUR ROLES AS COMMISSIONERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY PLACES WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT NOT JUST WHAT THE COMMISSION IS DOING, BUT WHAT THE CITY'S ARTS PROGRAM CAN DO FOR THEM.UM, WE WANT TO CREATE A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN AND STRATEGY THAT INVOLVES OUR STAKEHOLDERS, ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UM, OF COURSE THAT INCLUDES YOU ALL AS WELL AUTOMATICALLY.
AND THEN WE WANNA REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
WE WANT YOU TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON STAFF CREATED COMMUNICATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO NEW AND EXISTING ARTS OFFERINGS.
UM, I DON'T WANNA SKIP FAR AHEAD, UH, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL, UM, JUNIOR AND SENIOR ARTS, WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE THINGS AS WE WERE, UH, PLANNING THEM AS THEY WERE COMING TOGETHER.
AND YOU'LL GET A REPORT ON THOSE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE DOING, THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE ARE HAVING AS STAFF ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH KIND OF WHAT YOU WOULD SUGGEST OR WHAT YOU EXPECT.
UM, DEVELOPER INITIATED ART PROJECT REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A, UH, DEPARTURE FROM WHAT YOU'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY.
UH, WHEN WE HAVE THEM, YOU'LL STILL BE ASKED TO REVIEW DEVELOPER INITIATED ART PROPOSALS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS OF APPROVALS TO THE CITY.
FOR THE CITY OWNED ARTWORK PLAN, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CI THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARCH TO BE INVOLVED TO HELP DEVELOP THE PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CITY OWNED ART PIECES SO THAT THEY CAN BE ENJOYED BY THE PUBLIC.
UM, THAT'S GONNA CONSIST OF REVIEWING AND UPDATING THE INVENTORY OF CITY OWNED ARTWORK AND EXPANDING AND UPDATING THE GUIDE OF THAT CITY OWNED ARTWORK THAT A LOT OF THAT WILL BE DONE WITH BY STAFF, BUT WE'LL BE DOING IT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU WITH THE COMMISSION.
THE ALIGNMENT OF FUNDING MODEL.
THIS IS A ONE THAT'S BEEN ON HERE BEFORE.
WE'RE BRINGING THIS ONE BACK AGAIN TO REVIEW THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER ALIGN OUR FUNDING.
OUR, UM, OUR FUNDING RATIO, THE FEES AND FUNDING MODELS WITH CHALLENGES AND GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE CREATIVE LIVER WAR FRAMEWORK.
UM, WE'RE STILL FOCUSED ON DETERMINING IF THE 80 20 ARTS FUNDING RATIO, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL ART TO EVENTS ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF THE LIVERMORE COMMUNITY AND THE PRIORITIES AS LISTED IN THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND OF COURSE, THE CURRENT PROGRAMMING.
UM, WE'RE GONNA ASK THAT YOU WORK WITH STAFF TO DEVELOP A FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PROJECTION OF REVENUES GENERATED BY THE CURRENT ART FEE VIS-A-VIS PROJECTED ART PROGRAMMING AND PHYSICAL ART NEEDS, AND DETERMINE IF CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO THE, THE PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANTS OR MINI GRANTS, INCLUDING THE AMOUNTS AND THE FUNDING PROCESS.
UH, NEXT IS UPDATING OF CURRENT ARTS POLICY AND PROCEDURE.
THIS IS, THIS REALLY STARTED, I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS WORKING TO, UM, KEEP THINGS UPDATED, BUT REALLY WHERE WE KEYED IN ON THIS FOCUS, WHAT STAFF WOULD BE DOING WAS SAY MAYBE IN THE THIRD QUARTER LAST YEAR, WE CAME WITH THE MEMO WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE COMING MONTHS WERE GONNA LOOK LIKE, THE THINGS THAT WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO FOCUS AND, UM, BRING BACK TO THE COMMISSION AT SOME POINT AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS.
BUT THE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO FOCUS ON TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING ACCURATE INFORMATION, THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO BARRIERS OR OBSTACLES TO ENGAGING, UM, INTERACTING WITH ARTS IN THE CITY OR BECOMING AN ARTS, UH, WHETHER IT'S SOMEBODY WHO GETS A GRANT OR JUST PARTICIPATES IN ARTS PROJECTS LOCALLY.
SO, UM, ONCE WE GO THROUGH AND WE START COMING UP WITH THESE DRAFT UPDATES, UH, WE'D LIKE THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, TO REVIEW UPDATED APPLICATION FORMS. WE KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE A SIGNIFICANT ONE, UM, PROPOSED BY THE STAFF AND TO PROVIDE INPUT.
UM, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO DELIVER MORE MUNICIPAL CODE AND TO PROVIDE INPUT AND AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL.
AS WE BRING THESE THINGS BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND WE START TO TALK ABOUT THEM INDIVIDUALLY, THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD TIME ONCE WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE SCOPE IS GONNA BE TO DETERMINE IF THAT NEEDS TO BE ALL SEPARATE AD HOC COMMITTEES OR IF THAT CAN BE ONE REALLY, REALLY DEDICATED AND MOTIVATED AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UH, NEXT SECTION IS BUDGET REVIEW AND MANAGEMENT.
UH, AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE, WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN A LOOK AT THE BUDGET.
UM, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU CONTINUOUSLY REVIEW THE PUBLIC ART FEE BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT FUND EXPENDITURES ARE ON TRACK AND ADJUST AND UPDATE THEM AS APPROPRIATE.
UM, SUGGESTING A TRI-ANNUAL REVIEW.
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SO IT'LL BE EVERY FOUR MONTHS OF THE BUDGET TO ENSURE ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.AND WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER PROJECT AND PROGRAM BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED.
AGAIN, THIS WILL BE A PARTNERSHIP.
STAFF WILL BE WATCHING THE BUDGET AS WE DO NOW ON A REGULAR BASIS, BRINGING IT TO YOU.
AND THEN WE CAN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS ON WHETHER WE'RE ON TRACK AND WHAT MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE OR ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE ALL DECIDE ON.
AND FINALLY, THE POET LAUREATE APPLICATION REVIEW, INTERVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION, UH, WHERE YOU'RE ASKED TO ASSIST IN SELECTING THE CITY OF LIVERMORE'S POET LAUREATE.
UH, YOU'LL ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS, INTERVIEW CANDIDATES, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO TO THE FULL COMMISSION.
AND THEN THE FULL COMMISSION, UH, WILL REVIEW THE AD HOC COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT POET LAUREATE.
I'LL JUST GO REALLY, REALLY QUICK.
THROUGH THE PRIOR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UM, ESPECIALLY DURING A TRANSITIONAL YEAR, IT WAS, UH, I WAS PROUD OF WHAT YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD GOING ON.
AND THE CHANGE AND NEW PEOPLE, NEW FACES, UM, STILL FELT REALLY GOOD.
WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO, UM, IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR, THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AWARDED FIVE MINI GRANTS.
UM, YOU RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF 10 PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATIONS TOTALING MORE THAN $90,000.
UM, YOU GAVE AWAY NINE STUDENT TO NINE STUDENTS, $600 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ARTS AWARDS.
EXCITING PART ABOUT THAT IS NOW YOU'RE DOING EVEN MORE.
NOW WE'RE GIVING AWAY EVEN MORE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, JUNIORS AND SENIORS GOING FORWARD.
UM, YOU JUDGE THE LAA SPRING ART SHOW AND SELECTED AND AWARDED SEVEN WINNERS THERE.
AND THEN YOU ALSO JUDGE THE LIVERMORE TEEN ART EXPO, UH, MORE THAN 60 ENTRIES INVOLVED WITH THAT.
AND FOR THE BUDGET YOU REVIEWED, PROVIDED FEEDBACK AND APPROVED THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS AT THE TIME.
THAT INCLUDES THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE IN 25, 26, AND THE NEXT 1, 26, 27, UM, EXCUSE ME, HERE, YOU, AS PART OF THAT BUDGET APPROVAL, UM, YOU GAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING WITH THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE SUCCESS OF THAT.
UM, YOU INCREASED THE ARTS AWARDS, I'M SORRY, THIS IS WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
UH, YOU PROVIDED FEEDBACK AND APPROVED THE DRAFT UPDATED COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS RULES OF PROCEDURE.
AND YOU AS A TRAINING, YOU RECEIVED FULL COMMISSION TRAINING ON THE BROWN ACT.
THE ONLY OTHER ITEM WE HAVE LISTED HERE, WHICH IS THE ONGOING PROJECTS.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CALLED THIS OUT SO WE COULD NOTE WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE AND NOTED THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT CALLED THE SAME THING IN THE CURRENT WORK PLAN, UM, IT IS STILL IN THERE.
WHAT YOU ALL SOUGHT TO DO IS STILL GONNA BE A PART OF THAT.
UM, BUT LAST YEAR, THE FULL COMMISSION REVISITED AND DISCUSSED THE CONCEPT OF THE PARTNERSHIP MODEL.
YOU ESTABLISHED A NEW AD HOC COMMITTEE AND YOU WORKED ON INITIAL DRAFT DOCUMENTS AND ESTABLISHED A PLAN TO WORK WITH STAFF TO REVIEW AND REVISE THE MODEL AND RETURN TO THE FULL COMMISSION FOR REVIEW.
UH, THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION, BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, CHAIR MILD.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, I THINK THAT'S MY PHONE TRYING TO TALK TO ME.
I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN THAT OFF.
UM, SO, UM, I WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS, UM, ITEM BY ITEM AND SOLICIT FEEDBACK.
I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALAN, FOR THE PRESENTATION FOR REALLY AN EXCELLENT THOROUGH PRESENTATION.
ALAN AND LANG, THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLY COMPLETE DETAILED, UM, WORK PLAN.
UM, AND I SEE HOW THIS LAYS OUT OUR WORK AS A COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE WORK THAT YOU PLAN ON DOING.
IT'S REALLY, UM, THIS IS A, A DOCUMENT THAT COULD REALLY BE HELPFUL TO US IN STRUCTURING OUR WORK.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS.
I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE HOW SPECIFICALLY EVERY ITEM IS POINTING BACK TO THE FIVE YEAR, UH, LIVERMORE PLAN, AND THAT THE SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN THAT PLAN ARE BEING CALLED OUT.
UM, SO, UM, I WANT TO BEGIN WITH, UH, WITH THE FIRST ITEM, UM, AND OFFER MY COMMENTS AND THEN OPEN IT UP TO OTHER COMMENTS.
UM, SO IF WE LOOK BACK AT ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND CONTINUOUS PROCESS REVIEW, YOU THE FIRST THREE
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PROPOSED ACTIVITIES, UM, ARE, UM, ONGOING TASKS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS.UM, AND THEY MAY INDEED FALL UNDER THAT PILLAR FOUR GOAL TWO OBJECTIVE ONE THAT'S IDENTIFIED UNDER THE STRATEGIC PLAN PROJECT.
ITEM FOUR IS OF A DIFFERENT NATURE.
IT IS, UM, UNDER THE SAME PILLAR GOAL OBJECTIVE, UM, BUT IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT IS TIED TO THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT'S INDICATED THERE.
CONTINUOUS REVIEW OF THE GRANTS APPLICATION PROCEDURE TO REDUCE OBSTACLES AND SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES FOR APPLICANTS.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS REVIEW APPLICATION FORMS AND, UH, RELATED INFORMATION.
UM, COME UP WITH IDEAS FOR SIMPLIFICATION MODERNIZATION.
THAT'S REALLY THE, THAT'S THE ESSENCE OF THE DUTY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED.
WHILE THIS DOES NOT DRAMATICALLY CHANGE ANYTHING, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT DUTIES.
THEY REALLY ARE NOT, THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HERE.
BUT RATHER THE, UM, WHAT'S BEEN SPECIFIED UNDER THE DUTY SLASH RESPONSIBILITY IS REALLY THE ITEM UNDER PROPOSED ACTIVITIES.
NUMBER FOUR, THE OTHER THREE ITEMS, THEY FEED BACK TO THE SAME OBJECTIVE, BUT THEY ARE A SEPARATE KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY TO, UM, LOOK AT HOW OUR PROCESS WORKS AND TO IMPROVE THAT PROCESS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONGOING TASK OF, OKAY, WE'VE GOTTA SET UP A GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR THIS.
WE GOTTA SET UP A MINI-GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE.
UM, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT, IT CERTAINLY DOES TO ME.
I THINK THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE WERE AIMING FOR IS KIND OF LIKE THE ONGOING REGULAR DUTIES THAT COME WITH THE ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS KIND OF LIKE THIS ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND UPDATING OF THE FORMS TO MAKE SURE THAT ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING RELATED TO THE ARTS IS EFFICIENT.
UM, IT'S ACCURATE, IT'S ACCESSIBLE AGAIN, WITHOUT OBSTACLE.
UM, SO WE DID COMBINE THOSE TWO.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WE HAVE, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE BEING ASKED OR DIRECTED TO DO.
AND THEN WE'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S ALSO THIS ELEMENT OF LIKE A FIXING AND, AND A MAINTAINING.
THEY'RE BOTH KIND OF IN THE SAME SPIRIT IN VAIN.
THAT'S WHY WE PUT 'EM TOGETHER.
BUT IF THERE'S SOMEWHERE THAT YOU THINK MAYBE IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO BE, I MEAN, AGAIN, THAT'S WHY IT'S A DRAFT EASILY.
UH, THIS ONE COULD EASILY BE SEPARATED INTO TWO ITEMS, UM, WHERE ONE MAINTAINS THE DUTY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED.
THE ALTERNATIVE IS ADD ANOTHER DUTY, WHICH IS CONTINUE TO REVIEW GRANT REQUESTS.
YOU KNOW, THE, THAT'S JUST ADD ANOTHER DUTY THERE, WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT.
I REALIZE THAT THIS IS NOT SUBSTANTIVE.
THIS IS REALLY JUST MAKING FOR A NICE WORK PLAN THAT IS COMPREHENSIVE.
UM, DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT COULD FIT MAYBE WITH ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UH, WHICH IS THE UPDATING CURRENT ARTS POLICY AND PROCEDURE? I'M, I DON'T WANNA SAY I'M HESITANT TO ADD MORE ON THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE THOUGHT PROCESS.
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UH, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE LOSE TRACK OF.
IT, IT'S EXTREMELY LIKE, OH MY GOSH, HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY DO THIS
I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE FINE.
UH, TO, UM, TRACY, I THINK IT WOULD BE THE EASIEST ON THIS MATTER.
I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIEST JUST TO ADD A FEW WORDS TO THE DUTY.
I MEAN, WHY NOT JUST SAY, REVIEW GRANT APPLICATIONS AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S FINE.
THOSE THREE WORDS YOU COULD ADD.
UM, I, I APPRECIATE THE SUGGESTION AND ALAN, I DON'T WANNA WORDSMITH WITH YOU IN THE ROOM AT THE MOMENT.
I MEAN, THE, I GET HOWEVER YOU GET IT TO, TO BE INCLUSIVE, THAT'S FINE.
IF THE COMMISSION COLLECTIVELY IS COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
WHAT, UM, COMMISSIONER IS SAYING IS SUGGESTING, UH, IS SORRY, IS SUGGESTING,
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I THINK IS GREAT.IT'S JUST A MATTER OF A SMALL REWORD.
WE CORRECT KIND OF THE MEANING OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY, BUT I THINK THE SPIRIT WILL STILL STAY THE SAME.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON ITEM NUMBER ONE? COMMENTS THEN? UM, I'M NOT SURE IF, OH, YOU'RE NOT ON, UM, COMMISSIONER HURST? YEAH.
SO, UM, WELL, I WAS JUST, UH, IT MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I, UH, THE UNSOLICITED GRANT APPLICATIONS IS ALWAYS PROBLEMATIC.
AND I KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE NAME, BUT WITH THE WHOLE LISTENING TO YOUR WORK PLAN OR OUR WORK PLAN, WE HAVE NOW A NEW DUTY TO FIND NEW SPACES AND, AND NEW ART TO GO IN THOSE SPACES.
SO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THIS AGENCY TO DO SOMETHING AND IF WE'RE GIVING ALL THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE OVER TO APPLICATIONS FROM ARTISTS, THEN WE, WE KIND OF LOSE THAT AGENCY.
UM, AND I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT THE WORD UNSOLICITED, WHICH OBVIOUSLY MEANS WE ARE JUST GIVING THEM MONEY AS A GIFT.
WE'RE CHOOSING AN ARTIST OR CHOOSING A PROJECT RATHER THAN SOMEBODY APPLYING FOR A PROJECT.
AND I'M WONDERING IF IT'S WISE TO SAVE SOME MONEY.
'CAUSE ONE THING PEOPLE MAY NOT APPLY FOR UNSOLICITED GRANTS.
THERE MAY BE TOO MUCH MONEY AND THEN THAT, THAT MONEY IS KIND OF IN THIS PLACE WHERE WE CAN'T ACCESS.
BUT IF IT BECOMES SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY USE, UM, FOR THESE PLANS THAT WE HAVE, THAT MIGHT BE A WISER THING.
BUT LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS ONE OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS THAT'S GONNA COME UP AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET.
UM, IT'S A CONSIDERATION THAT'S GONNA COME UP WHILE WE DISCUSS THE ALIGNMENT OF FUNDING MODEL.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS SPECIFICALLY RIGHT HERE, JUST BECAUSE UNSOLICITED GRANTS ARE INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDERED.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE SAYING, HEY, WE WANNA PUT AWAY X AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR.
UM, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IF WE DID GET AN APPLICATION FOR, WE'D HAVE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIALLY SHIFT FUNDS AND EVERYTHING.
I DON'T THINK THAT WILL, UM, INTERFERE WITH KIND OF OUR ARTS TO, UH, SORRY, EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY NEW ART SPACES.
THOSE THINGS WOULD BE SOLICITED.
UM, IF WE DETERMINE IF TOGETHER, THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND STAFF SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GREAT IF WE HAD AN OVERHANG ON NORTH LIVERMORE, UM, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN.
WE, WE'D HAVE TO PUT AN RFP OUT.
WE'D HAVE TO SOLICIT, WE'D BE TALKING TO CITY LEADERSHIP AND EVERYTHING.
AND THEN AT, AS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY IDENTIFICATION WOULD COME FROM.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT INTERFERES WITH OUR ABILITY TO DO UNSOLICITED GRANTS.
I GUESS HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE HAD A COMPLETE RUN ON PROJECTS OR A COMPLETE RUN ON UNSOLICITED GRANTS, IT COULD BECOME AN ISSUE.
BUT I'D SAY LET'S VISIT IT IF IT EVEN SEEMS LIKE IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAPPEN.
OTHER COMMENTS ON ITEM NUMBER ONE? UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO.
UM, I, UM, I'M LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY PARTNER WITH CITY STAFF WITH INPUT FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS APPROPRIATE TO RECOMMEND PUBLIC PLACES AND SPACES FOR ARTWORK TO BE DISPLAYED.
THIS IS TIED BACK TO THE INCLUSIVE PLACES PILLAR.
THE, UM, THE, THE, UH, SECOND GOAL IMPLEMENT THE NEWLY ADOPTED CREATIVE LIVERMORE CULTURAL ARTS, UH, VISION AND THE OBJECTIVE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR ARTS SPACES AND SOLUTIONS FOR PROVIDING SUCH SPACE.
NOW THE, THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY IS FOCUSED ON, UM, SPACES FOR ARTWORK TO BE DISPLAYED.
IT USES THE WORD DISPLAYED WHILE THE, UM, GOAL, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR ARTS SPACES AND SOLUTIONS.
NOW, UM, SPACES AND SOLUTIONS INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF THINGS OTHER THAN DISPLAY.
UM, AND, UM, UH, WHILE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE OF THE WORK PLAN, IT IS AN OBSERVATION ON MY PART THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN KEEPING WITH THIS OBJECTIVE FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONTINUE ITS DISCUSSION OF THE BOTHWELL AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION AND LOOK AT HOW ARTS WILL BE FACILITATED IN SPACE, WHAT SPACE THE ARTS CAN OCCUPY IN THE
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COMMUNITY SEEMS A LIMITATION ON OUR ABILITY TO FULFILL THIS OBJECTIVE.SO I'M PUTTING THAT OUT THERE AS MY COMMENT.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR ADJUSTMENT IN THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE, THE SPECIFIC, UH, TASK THAT IS BEING IDENTIFIED HERE, WHICH IS CERTAINLY IN KEEPING WITH THAT OBJECTIVE.
BUT MY COMMENT IS THAT THE OBJECTIVE IS MUCH BROADER THAN THIS TASK.
OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, NUMBER TWO, RAJ, WE NEED MORE MICROPHONES.
YEAH, I, I WAS, UH, I WAS READING THIS AND, UM, IS THIS NEW OR THIS IS, UH, KIND OF A SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED BECAUSE, EH, I THINK I ONLY REMEMBER THAT IN MENTOR OF EXISTING SPACES AND PLACES WHERE ART IS ALREADY DISPLAYED AND WORK WITH STAFF TO OVERLAY ON THE GIS MAP.
UH, AND THEN I THINK THE B AND C LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE BRAND NEW AND IS THERE A ROLE FOR THE COMMISSION THERE OR THE STAFF WILL DO IT AND WE REVIEW IT? WELL, WAS NOT CLEAR TO ME.
I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WORKING ON AN INVENTORY OF THE EXISTING ART, I SEE THAT MORE AS A STAFF ROLE.
IT'S COLLECTING INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF OUR WORK, WELL, I SAY OUR WORK, I MEAN THE CITY, NOT US SPECIFICALLY OVER THE YEARS, ALL THE WORK, UM, TOWARDS ART THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
SO I THINK THAT'S, UH, A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE EFFORT.
UM, I THINK THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A, FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK THAT AS WE GET THAT INFORMATION AND WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION, IT'S THE PRIMARY ROLE I SEE YOU PLAY THERE IS RECOMMENDING CHANGES, UH, ADDITIONS, UPDATES, REFURBISHMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S HOW I SEE A AT LEAST, UM, THERE MAY BE A ROLE, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE START WORKING WITH OUR IT DEPARTMENT ABOUT, OR SORRY, IT DIVISION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONS TO THE GIS, UM, CREATION OF A SPECIFIC GIS LAYER FOR ARTS.
THERE MAY BE A ROLE TO COME BACK TO THE, UH, COMMISSION WITH, I DON'T KNOW.
THAT ONE IS VERY NEW, UM, FOR ME.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'VE DONE BEFORE.
I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CITY LEADERSHIP BECAUSE THIS ONE WAS DRIVEN BY THEM.
AGAIN, SAY THE, THE ONLY REASON I WAS ASKING WAS NOT PICKING YOU UP.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD SPEAK LOUDER OR IF IT'S JUST THAT MICROPHONE, BUT IT'S ON, IT'S ON.
IT'S NOT PICKING YOU UP THOUGH.
'CAUSE I, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT PICKING ME UP.
NO, THE, THE ONLY REASON I WAS ASKING WAS I THINK THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A EFFORT THAT WE TRIED TO DO MAYBE LAST YEAR OR THE FIRST YEAR I WAS THAT THERE WAS A MAKING A CITY ON INVENTORY, UH, OF ART AND THEN DETERMINING SOME OF THOSE COULD BE DISPLAYED AND WHERE TO DISPLAY.
AND I THINK, UH, THOMAS AND I THINK WE WERE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
UH, BUT IT DIDN'T GO THERE ANYWHERE.
NO, I THINK IT IS ON THE WORK.
SO SEEMED, I THINK THE ITEM TWO SEEMED LIKE IT WAS PROBABLY NOT, NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT ROLE WE PLAYED.
I'LL, I'LL HAVE MORE TO ADD WHEN WE GET TO NUMBER SIX IF THERE'S QUESTIONS THERE.
BUT, UM, AGAIN, SOME OF THESE ARE GONNA BE NEW.
SOME OF THIS THINGS GONNA KIND OF BE A WORK IN PROGRESS.
I DO SEE A ROLE, UM, ESPECIALLY AS WE START TALKING ABOUT LIKE THE IDENTIFICATION SPECIFICALLY OF SPACES AND PLACES AND CHAIR MILD.
JUST TO YOUR POINT A LITTLE BIT, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT LIKE, THE FACILITATION OF SPACES AND PLACES IN TERMS OF ARTS OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, I THINK PART OF THAT DOES OVERLAP WITH THINGS LIKE IDENTIFYING PLACES WHERE ART CAN GO.
BUT I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT LIKE, PHYSICAL PLACES TO DO ART.
UM, THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE.
UM, ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM CITY'S LEADERSHIP, UM, THIS IS ONE WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION CAN DIRECTLY GET INVOLVED IN.
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TO NEED A LOT, UM, FROM STAFF AT LEAST INITIALLY TO PROBABLY TAKE THE CREATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.UM, SOME PLANNED TRIPS AROUND TOWN OR, UH, JUST THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE OUT THERE, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG ONE.
I THINK THERE'S A TON OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO IMPACT ARCH THROUGH THIS ONE.
UH, THE GIS LAYERS SOUND REALLY INTERESTING.
THIS IS ALL THE NURSES PUBLIC ART.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S A, IF THERE'S ANY SPOT WHERE SOME, UH, SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE WORK WOULD BE, UH, UM, ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY THE ASTRONAUT MURAL DOWNTOWN, WHICH GETS A LOT OF EYEBALLS.
IT'S NOT PART OF OUR PUBLIC ART.
SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THAT COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO A JA GIS LAYER, OR IS THAT ONLY GONNA BE THE PUBLIC STUFF? THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
'CAUSE A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING, CATALOGING, UM, PUBLIC ART, UM, THINGS THAT ARE OWNED OR MAINTAINED BY THE PUBLIC.
UM, THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD DEFINITELY GO BACK AND HAVE A DIS DISCUSSION ON.
IF THE COMMISSION HAS A DESIRE TO SEE THAT IMPLEMENTED SOMEWHERE COLLECTIVELY.
UM, THERE'S A TON OF CITY OWNED AND, UH, CITY CURATED ART IN THE CITY.
UM, IT WOULD JUST KIND OF NEED TO BE YOUR WILL THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.
AND THEN WE CAN RESEARCH THAT FURTHER.
BOB, WAS THAT, DID THAT COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL? YES, AND WE TURNED IT DOWN.
OH, SO THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER DID IT HIMSELF.
HOW ABOUT THAT? OKAY, SO THERE'S A STORY.
WHERE WAS THE, HOW WAS THE, SO WITH A MURAL PLAN IN THE CITY, UM, ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, RIGHT? YES.
GENERALLY NEEDS APPROVAL BY THE CITY.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT BECAUSE THIS IS BEFORE MY TIME, THAT JUST BECAUSE HAPPENED AND, UH, I'LL HAVE TO REFRESH MY MEMORY, BUT THE APPLICANT CAME BEFORE US ASKING FOR FUNDING.
THERE WAS SOME ISSUES WHY IT WAS TURNED DOWN.
I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE SPECIFICS.
UH, 'CAUSE THERE WAS SOME PURPOSE OF THAT OPEN SPACE WAS GONNA, I FORGOT ALL THE ISSUES AROUND IT, BUT THE PROPERTY OWNER STILL WANTED TO DO IT, SO I DON'T KNOW.
AND I THINK HE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL EVEN, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY.
UM, THEY WERE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
BUT, UM, I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK.
OUR, OUR, WAS IT, WAS IT JUST ONE MORE CLARIFYING QUESTION? WAS IT THE FUNDING THAT WAS TURNED DOWN OR WAS IT YES.
DOING THE ART ARTWORK, BECAUSE THAT'S, IT'S THE FUNDING TECHNICALLY.
SO THAT'S TECHNICALLY TWO SEPARATE YEAH.
PROCESSES BECAUSE, UH, PUBLICLY VISIBLE ART YEAH.
IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND, AND YES.
SO MY POINT REALLY WAS, OH, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THE COMMISSION APPROVED, NOT FUNDING, BUT APPROVE THE, THE PUBLICLY VISIBLE ART, THEN IT, IT'S, IT'S IN THAT CATEGORY OF THINGS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO CATALOG.
I WOULD HOPE THAT, DO YOU REMEMBER, MAN, WE APPROVED IT.
WE, I THOUGHT WE APPROVED THE ARTWORK.
WE DIDN'T APPROVE THE FUNDING.
WELL THEN THAT, THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED THEN.
BASED ON WHAT YOU AND COMMISSIONER LANE JUST SAID.
BECAUSE THEN IT'S IN THE CITY CATALOG, CITY ART.
OTHER COMMENTS ON, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC ARTWORK,
I'M, I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH? THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION, ALAN.
YEAH, AND WHEN WE MEET, UM, ASSUMING THAT WE STILL MEET WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT'S EXISTING, EVEN IF WE MAKE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH A NEWLY NAMED ONE OR JUST CHANGE THE NAME OF THE EXISTING ONE.
UH, WHEN WE MEET, I'VE ALREADY GOT SOME FEEDBACK BASED ON, UM, THE DRAFT DOCUMENTS.
WE HAVE NOT YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, UM, STAFF WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FUNDING MODEL JUST DUE TO AVAILABILITY.
BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THAT'S GONNA GO.
'CAUSE WE, WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME VERY SPECIFIC FEEDBACK ON OPTIONS AND, AND CONTACTS AND STRATEGIES.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION.
UM, AGAIN, ANY COMMENTS? ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DEVELOPER INITIATED ART PROJECT REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, I, I WANT TO, UH, OBSERVE THAT, UH, THE, THE TWO PROPOSED ACTIVITIES, THESE ARE PART OF THE ONGOING TASKS OF THE COMMISSION.
UM, HOWEVER, IF WE LOOK AT THE OBJECTIVE ITSELF, GOING OVER TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN COLUMN, LOOK AT THE OBJECTIVE.
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OBJECTIVE IS ASSIST A COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS IN DEVELOPING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR USE OF THE PUBLIC ART FUND AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS. THIS GOES BEYOND REVIEWING ART PROPOSALS.UM, THE TASK THAT I THINK, UM, IS IMPLIED IN THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR HOW WE AWARD GRANTS MONTHS.
UM, HOW WE APPROVE OUR PROPOSALS.
WE HAVE NO SUCH GUIDELINES THAT GUIDE OUR WORK.
THIS CAME UP AT OUR LAST MEETING, I BELIEVE.
AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY TO CREATE GUIDELINES THAT WILL HELP US ADJUDICATE, WHETHER IT'S, UM, THE, UM, THE ART PROPOSAL ITSELF, UH, WELL IN THIS CASE IT'S LIMITED TO DEVELOPER INITIATED ART PROPOSALS.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU AGAIN TO ADD MORE TASKS TO OUR LIST, BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT IS IMPLIED IN THE OBJECTIVE.
THE OBJECTIVE IS MUCH BROADER THAN THE ACTIVITY THAT THAT IS BEING IDENTIFIED HERE.
I THINK AS WE STARTED TALKING INITIALLY INTERNALLY AS A STAFF ABOUT WHAT THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO SEE CHANGE IN THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AT LEAST I THOUGHT WAS GLARING IS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH DIRECTION THAT SOUNDS LIKE
BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO KIND OF COME TOGETHER WITH THE COMMISSION AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
THE CITY HAS SOME THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO SEE HAPPEN, THAT THEY'RE GONNA SAY, HEY, COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, YOU NEED TO DO THIS.
THAT'S JUST PART OF HOW IT WORKS WITH AN ADVISORY BODY.
UM, BUT ALSO WE NEED INFORMATION FROM THE COMMISSION ABOUT WHAT THINGS THAT YOU ALL THINK NEED TO BE ADJUSTED.
I'LL GIVE A, UH, WHAT I THINK IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.
UH, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, COMMISSIONER HURST, UM, HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT HOW WE WERE AWARDING FUNDING TO AN ARTIST, HOW WE DETERMINED THE AMOUNT.
TO ME, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LIVE IN THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL.
IT SHOULD BE CLEAR TO SOMEBODY, UM, HOW THE DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE THING HAS TO BE SPELLED OUT, BUT WITHIN THAT DOCUMENT, SOMEBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT ENHANCE THE BEAUTY OF LIVERMORE.
UM, THEY'RE REALLY SUPPORTIVE FOR FUNDING OF, UM, MATERIALS AND PLACES IN RENTAL SPACES, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
I SEE ALL OF THAT BEING PART OF THE VERY LAR WHAT I THINK IS THE LARGEST PROJECT, WHICH IS THE POLICY UPDATE.
WELL, I, I VIEW, I AGREE WITH YOU.
I VIEW IT AS WE DON'T HAVE A PHILOSOPHY THAT'S GUIDING US.
YOU KNOW, UH, AND MAYBE THAT IS A, A DIFFICULT THING TO ARRIVE AT IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT WE'RE SHOOTING FROM THE HIP EV WITH EVERY PROPOSAL.
AND EVEN IF IT'S AN ARTIST AND A DEVELOPER INITIATED PROPOSAL, EVERYONE IS BEING JUDGED WITHOUT RELATIONSHIP TO ANY OVERARCHING SCHEME OF, WELL, THIS IS BETTER THAN THAT.
OR WE, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WE LIKE THIS.
I, BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE AND EXHAUSTIVE LIST, I'M RELUCTANT TO SAY, PLEASE ADD MORE TO OUR TASKS.
I THINK THAT MIGHT, MIGHT BE UNREASONABLE.
I PUT IT OUT THERE AS, YEAH, WE REALLY SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT OUR PHILOSOPHY OF GRANT MAKING AND I APPROVING ART.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND ITEM NUMBER SIX, CITY OWNED ARTWORK PLAN, COMMENTS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ALIGNMENT OF FUNDING MODEL.
ANY COMMENTS? WE WILL HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US WITH THIS ONE.
NUMBER EIGHT, UPDATING THE CURRENT ARTS POLICY AND PROCEDURE COMMENTS.
NUMBER NINE, BUDGET REVIEW AND MANAGEMENT.
UH, I THINK THAT THIS IS, I MEAN, WE, WE GET IT.
WE ASKED TO GO BACK OVER THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO YOU CAN STILL CONTINUE TO ASK AT ANY TIME, BUT WE'LL HAVE THREE SET TIMES A YEAR WHERE WE KNOW IT'LL COME UP.
AND FINALLY, POET LAUREATE APPLICATION REVIEW, INTERVIEW RECOMMENDATION COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? UM, I HAVE ONE JUST VERY QUICK THING TO ADD.
UH, I KNOW THERE'S THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW LAUREATE
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POSITION.WE HAD TO GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WE HAD.
UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY SUPPORT FOR ELIMINATING OR CHANGING THE EXISTING POET LAUREATE PROGRAM.
UM, I THINK ANYTHING THAT ULTIMATELY COMES OUT OF THE COMMISSION, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT AN ALLEN DECISION BY ANY MEANS, I THINK ULTIMATELY, IF ANYTHING DOES COME OUTTA THAT, IT COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL THING.
BUT I JUST, FROM WHAT WAS EXPRESSED TO ME, PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WITH THE, THE POET LAUREATE PROGRAM.
THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THE POET LAUREATES WE HAD.
AND SO WE JUST KEPT THIS ONE ON THERE AS IS.
IF THE COMMISSION FELT STRONG ENOUGH AND THERE WAS FURTHER DISCUSSION, PERHAPS THAT COULD CHANGE.
NOTHING PRECLUDES THE COMMISSION FROM COMING BACK TO THE SUBJECT ABSOLUTELY.
IN THE FUTURE AND SAYING, HERE'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.
UM, AND, UM, IF WE DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, THAT WE DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS THE PRIOR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY.
UM, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, UM, THAT'S A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE WORK PLAN.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A LAST WORD YOU WANNA ADD TO THIS BEFORE WE MOVE ON IN THE AGENDA? UM, I, UH, I THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEEN RECEIVED.
WE DO NEED AN, UH, TO VOTE ON THIS.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WORK PLAN AS PRESENTED? OKAY.
ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
UM, MOVING ON TO SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MUCH EASIER.
UH, THIS IS JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE OUTREACH FOR THE 2026 HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR AND SENIOR ARTS AWARDS.
UH, STAFF HAS ALREADY BEGUN PROMOTING THE PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE LIVERMORE JUNIORS AND SENIORS, UM, INCLUDING OUTREACH TO THE LIVERMORE HIGH SCHOOL AND GRANADA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FAIRS.
ALAN AND I WERE OUT THERE LAST WEEK.
WE HAVE ONE PLANNED LATER THIS WEEK AT, UH, GRANADA.
OUR OUTREACH LIST ALSO INCLUDES PRINCIPALS, COLLEGE CAREER, UH, SPECIALISTS ACROSS LIVERMORE HIGH, GRANADA HIGH DEL VAL, CONTINUATION SCHOOL AND VINEYARD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.
UM, INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY WEBSITE ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, UM, AND IN PHYSICAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY.
UM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PERIOD.
UM, THE APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS FEBRUARY 1ST AND CLOSES APRIL 6TH AT 5:00 PM UH, AND THIS INFORMATION IS, UM, WELL THIS ITEM IS AN INFORMATION ONLY, BUT WE DO WELCOME THE COMMISSION TO HELP SUPPORT, SHARE AMONGST YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS.
AND, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU LANG AND ALAN FOR GETTING OUT THERE.
THAT IS REALLY FABULOUS THAT YOU ARE OUT THERE CONNECTING, UH, WITH THE, THE INTENDED AUDIENCE.
ANY QUESTIONS? MANA? JUST A BRIEF QUESTION.
IT IS ON THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW UNDER GRANTS.
AND THEN OUR FLYER ALSO HAS A QR CODE THAT TAKES YOU TO THE, UM, APPLICATION.
AND SINCE IT'S NOT LIVE YET, WE ONLY HAVE THAT FIRST COVER SHEET.
AND THEN ONCE, UH, FEBRUARY 1ST, UM, STUDENTS, UH, INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN APPLY.
AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE APPLICATION, WE DID REVISE IT TO A SLIGHTLY TO REFLECT JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
UM, YEAH, AND JUST MADE A COUPLE OF EDITS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS PART OF THE WORK PLANS WE DISCUSSED IS LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THIS, THE APPLICATION, THERE WERE SECTIONS IN THERE THAT WE JUST COULDN'T IDENTIFY ON THE APPLICATION WHY THEY NEEDED TO BE THERE.
UM, CORRECTIONS THAT WE MADE, THINGS LIKE THE TOP SECTION, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ADDRESS, THE PHONE, SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE WHAT DID IT SAY BEFORE LANG? IT WAS LIKE A SEPARATE HOME PHONE NUMBER.
SO, UH, LANG AND I HAD A DISCUSSION.
WE WENT TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WE SAID, WHY? WE'RE NOT ASKING THEM TO AGREE TO ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS WE'RE SAYING APPLY, AND IF YOU WIN, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA GET AN AWARD.
SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE SAYING, JUST LOOKING AT THESE, TRYING TO ELIMINATE OBSTACLES FOR PEOPLE.
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THANKS.UH, WHAT BOB, UM, THE ATTACHMENT TO THE AGENDA JUST MENTIONS HIGH SCHOOL.
DID YOU SAY YOU, YOU CHANGED THAT? SO IT'S GOT JUNIOR HIGH HIGH SCHOOL.
OH, OH, YOU'RE SAYING THE, LIKE THE, THE ATTACHMENT OF SHOWS, THE APPLICATION.
IT DOESN'T MENTION JUNIOR HIGH.
I'M ASSUMING THAT THE, IT'S NOT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
I MEANT TO SAY JUNIOR AND OKAY, GOT IT.
JUST TO CLARIFY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE PDFS MYSELF, PDFS, THEY'RE LIKE, DISPLAY NAME DON'T MATCH WHAT THEY ARE LISTED AS IN THE AGENDA.
SO IT IS CORRECTLY LISTED THAT IT'S THE HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR AND SENIOR ARTS AWARDS.
AND IT'LL SHOW THAT WAY ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL.
THE, UH, BOB, MAYBE YOU LIKE ME, WENT TO A JUNIOR HIGH, BUT THEY DON'T.
OTHER, UH, OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, THE HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, UH, MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TO DO THAT.
IF THERE'S, UM, NO VOTE IF WE HOLD ITEM, WE STILL HAVE TO, BUT OKAY.
UM, ITEM 5.3, ELECTION OF THE 2026 CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON.
UM, I HOPEFULLY GET TO HAND THE GAVEL OVER AT THE END OF THIS MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO SEPARATE THIS INTO TWO VOTES, A VOTE FOR THE CHAIR, AND THEN, UH, AFTER THAT, A VOTE FOR THE VICE CHAIR.
UM, AND, UM, I, I THINK, UH, UNLESS DO YOU HAVE A REPORT ON THIS? JUST, UH, LARGELY THE REPORT WOULD JUST COVER, I'M SORRY, WE HAVE A MICROPHONE.
UH, LARGELY THE REPORT IS JUST GONNA COVER PROCEDURE AS THE COMMISSION HAS PREVIOUSLY DONE THINGS, IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT.
IT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO THE COMMISSION TO DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO DETERMINE WHO'S GONNA BE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
BUT HISTORICALLY, UM, THE VICE CHAIR THE FOLLOWING YEAR WOULD MOVE INTO THE CHAIR POSITION, AND THEN THEY WOULD ASK FOR A NOMINATION OF A NEW VICE CHAIR AND THEN VOTE FROM THERE.
AGAIN, WE HAVE TO SAY IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL FOR YOU ALSO, AT LEAST FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE.
WE THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA TO CONTINUE ON WITH THAT.
UM, I THINK THE AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I, UM, I, I THINK THAT, UH, PROBABLY WHAT I SHOULD DO IS FIRST ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS TO BE CHAIRPERSON.
UM, I SUSPECT I SHOULD OPEN IT UP FOR, UM, DISCUSSION BEFORE I TAKE A VOTE.
DO WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER TO BE CHAIRPERSON? I LOVE THE EYE CONTACT
ARE THERE OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO BE CHAIRPERSON? UM, ANY COMMENT BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE? UM, AGAIN, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, BOB MOVES TO, UH, NOMINATE NATALIA RAJ.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND THAT MEANS EVERYBODY'S IN, UNLESS YOU WERE VOTING AGAINST YOURSELF, YOU NO VOTE ON YOURSELF.
UM, AND NOW, UH, I'M GOING TO SEEK VOLUNTEERS TO BE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.
ANY VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO THE VICE CHAIR POSITION? THOMASON.
AND ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO MOVE INTO THE VICE CHAIR POSITION? ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, NOMINATE OR TO A MOTION TO ELECT, I GUESS, UH, THOMAS AND DOERS AS VICE CHAIR THE COMMISSION.
AND KATHLEEN, AND ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND ANY OPPOSED? AND THAT'S IT.
WE HAVE OUR NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AND, UM, UH, OUR, BEFORE WE FINISH OUT, ACTUALLY, I CAN HAND THIS OVER TO YOU NOW.
WE DISCUSSED IT OH, AT THE NEXT, AT WHAT POINT, THE CHANGE OVER WHAT HAPPENED? YOU CAN, I CAN FINISH THE MEETING.
SO, UM, WHAT, WHAT WE WANT TO DO AT THE, UM, UH, IN ADDITION, UH, FIRST, UH,
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LET ME SAY, UH, CONGRATULATIONS,[6. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED BY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS]
IF, UH, UH, WE WANNA SEE IF THERE ARE REPORTS, UM, FROM ST.MATTERS INITIATED BY STAFF AND, UH, MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSIONERS, INCLUDING A, UH, ROUND ROBIN OF THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION OF EVENTS, PAST AND FUTURE STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY MATTERS PLEASE? I HAVE, I HAVE ONE THAT I'M EXCITED TO BRING BACK, UH, TO THE COMMISSION.
SO I INFORMATION, UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT EARLIER TODAY, SO THIS'LL BE AN ITEM, UM, FOR DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE.
BUT, UH, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT BACK THE COLLECTIVE COMMISSION SENTIMENT, UM, DISAPPOINTMENT ABOUT NOT BEING INVOLVED IN THE LIVERMORE PLAZA UTILITY BOX, UM, MURAL DISCUSSIONS.
AND SO I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY, UM, THAT THE DECISION'S BEEN MADE TO RESTART THE PROCESS.
UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE RFP BACK OUT.
I DON'T HAVE THE TIMELINE AND INFORMATION ON THAT YET.
UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA RESTART THE PROCESS AND THE COMMISSION WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THAT.
WE WILL BRING IT, UM, FOR THE COMMISSION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
UM, AGAIN, WE'LL PUT ALL THE PARTS TOGETHER, AD HOC COMMITTEE AS IT COMES TOGETHER.
IT JUST WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME THAT YOU ALL KNEW THAT WHAT YOU WERE TELLING US, WE WERE GOING BACK AND SHARING.
AND COLLECTIVELY WE GOT THE FEEDBACK THAT YES, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY A ROLE FOR YOU TO PLAY.
SO AGAIN, SORRY, IT'S NOT MORE DETAILS TONIGHT.
IT NEEDS TO BE AGENDIZED TO GO DEEP INTO IT.
BUT I DID WANNA SHARE THAT, ALAN, I THINK THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GETTING BACK TO US AND FOLLOWING THROUGH ON IT.
AND IS THAT SOLELY THE UTILITY BOXES? DOES IT, IS IT ALSO ABOUT THE MURAL ON THE PARKING GARAGE?
UH, SO PER COMMISSION REQUEST, WE DID, UH, CREATE POSTCARDS FOR THIS APPLICATION CYCLE OF THE MINI GRANT AND PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANTS.
BUT THIS, UH, POSTCARD, YOU'LL SEE IT'S VERY HEFTY 40 FOR EACH OF YOU BECAUSE IT DOES LIST THE COMPLETE 2026 APPLICATION CYCLE.
SO, UM, YEAH, YOU, YOU CAN SAVE SOME FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, BUT WE'LL PASS 'EM OUT AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
UM, I'LL SAY WE, THAT'S DROVE THE CREATION OF THAT.
UM, COMMISSIONERS, WHO WOULD LIKE TO, UM, SHARE YOUR, YOUR OWN REPORTS? WHY DON'T I JUST RUN DOWN THE LINE, TRACY? IT'S NOT WORKING.
I THINK THIS ONE, UH, YOU NEED TO CHECK.
IT'S ALWAYS DOWN IN THAT CORNER TOO.
UM, FIRST I WANTED TO REPORT THAT MANA AND RAJ AND TDA AND I, WE ATTENDED THE CIVIC APPRECIATION DINNER AND IT WAS LOVELY AND I HAD A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS A VERY NICE EVENT AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY FUN TO TALK TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONS PEOPLE AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
UM, AND PEGGY, OUR POET LAUREATE, READ A POEM AND I, AND I ENJOYED IT, THOUGHT SHE DID A GOOD JOB.
UH, SECONDLY, UM, IT IS OSCAR SEASON AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT PART
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THE NOMINEES, I'VE SEEN ALL OF THEM AND THEY'RE FANTASTIC.
UH, AND THEY USUALLY SHOW THE SHORTS AT SOME POINT.
IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE THE SHORT FILMS THAT ARE NOMINATED.
UM, THEY'RE JUST NOT AVAILABLE, BUT THEY USUALLY SHOW THEM AT THE VINE AT SOME POINT IF YOU'RE INTO THAT KIND OF THING.
IT'S PART OF THE RAY DERO SPEAKER SERIES.
SHE'S AN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND THEY GET FANTASTIC SPEAKERS.
THEY'RE NORMALLY SCIENTIFIC IN NATURE, AND I AM NOT A SCIENTIST, BUT I DO LIKE TO KEEP MY BRAIN ENGAGED AND I, I THINK THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB PICKING THESE SPEAKERS FOR THE MOST PART.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I'VE GOT.
PANYA ANYTHING TO SHARE? RAJ, ANYTHING TO SHARE? BOB? ANY, ANYTHING? UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA BRAG ABOUT IT, I'LL BRAG ABOUT YOU.
I, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, IF THE CITY STAFF COULD SEND THE, UH, LINK TO THE ARTICLE IN THE LIVERMORE INDEPENDENT ABOUT,
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UH, COMMISSIONER DOERS AND THE AIRPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MURAL.GREAT ARTICLE ON HOW MANY OF YOU SAW IT LAST WEEK? BUT IT'S A REALLY GOOD COVERAGE, UH, FOR THE ARTIST AND THE PROJECT.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT FULL HALF PAGE.
JUST THAT, UH, I ENJOYED THE, IS IT UP, UP, UP.
BUT ANYWAYS, I ENJOYED THE DINNER MEETING EVERYBODY, AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME NEW THINGS COMING UP AND, AND ON THE ART SCENE IN LIVERMORE.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW
I HAVE BEEN, UH, AWAY ON TRAVEL, SO I'VE ENJOYED A LOT OF ARTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LATELY.
SO ENJOYED SOME SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS OVER THE HOLIDAY TIME.
UM, AND ALSO ENJOYED THE SPANISH ART VILLAGE IN SAN DIEGO ABOUT A WEEK AGO TOO.
UM, BUT DID WANNA JUST SAY A THANK YOU TO LAWRENCE, OUR CHAIR MILDER.
UM, IN TERMS OF YOUR SERVICE FOR THE LAST YEAR.
IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
AND WITH THAT I GET TO CONCLUDE THE MEETING.