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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
ORDER AT FOUR THIRTY ONE.ALRIGHT, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN JUST ANSWER AYE, TO INDICATE THAT YOU ARE PRESENT.
DIOR ES IS ABSENT FOR THE RECORD COMMISSION.
VICE CHAIR HURST IS ABSENT FOR THE RECORD.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE OPEN FORUM.
ALAN, HAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT BEEN RECEIVED? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEEN RECEIVED.
WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE THE OPEN FORUM.
[4. CONSENT CALENDAR]
TO, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.WE HAVE ONE ITEM THIS MEETING, AND THAT'S THE APPROVAL OF MARCH'S MINUTES.
IS THERE A STAFF REPORT? THERE'S NO STAFF REPORT.
UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
HAS BEEN RECEIVED ON THE MINUTES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM OF LAST MONTH'S MINUTES? GIVE YOU A SECOND THERE.
IF NOT, CAN I GET A MOTION? COMMISSIONER MILDER.
WE'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE
[5. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION]
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.FIRST STEP ON THE MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION IS ITEM 5.1.
APPOINTMENT OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING ART SPACES AND PLACES.
CONSIDER AND EVALUATE LO LOCATIONS FOR NEW ART INSTALLATION AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEMES AND TYPES OF ART.
IS THERE A STAFF REPORT? THERE IS.
SO, UH, THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH STAFF TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING ART SPACES AND PLACES, CONSIDER AND EVALUATE LOCATIONS FOR NEW ART INSTALLATION AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEMES AND TYPES OF ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AS PART OF YOUR APPROVED WORK PLAN, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY, I THINK WE APPROVED IT,
UM, THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY THE CITY 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.
SO WHAT THIS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE, KIND OF IN A NUTSHELL IS WE ARE GOING TO STAFF INITIALLY WORK ON IDENTIFYING, KIND OF CATALOGING, UPDATING THE CATALOGING OF ALL OF THE EXISTING ART IN THE CITIES.
THERE'S GONNA BE SEVERAL STEPS TO THAT.
SOME OF THIS INFORMATION'S ALREADY READILY AVAILABLE TO US.
WE HAVE INFORMATION ONLINE ALREADY THAT WILL TELL US A LOT, BUT IT'S NOT UP TO DATE.
AND WE ALSO REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SOME ART INSTALLATIONS IN THE CITY THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THERE.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS TO CONSIDER.
ONE BEING, FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH ART, UM, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
UM, IF SOMEBODY PUTS ART ON A PRIVATE BUILDING AND IT'S APPROVED BY THE CITY, SHOULD THAT BECOME ART? UM, IS IT ART ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND IN PUBLIC PLACES? SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT LIKE, WE'LL BE TALKING THROUGH AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS FIRST PHASE.
UM, ONE PORTION OF IT IS GONNA BE UPDATING THE CITY'S GIS LAYER.
UM, THAT'S WHERE SOMEBODY CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE AND SEE THE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, POINTS OF INTEREST AND LOCATIONS IN THE CITY.
AND AGAIN, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAS EVERYTHING REFLECTED THAT WE CONSIDER TO BE ART IN THE CITY.
SO THAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS.
THE SECOND STEP IS THEN HAVING THE COMMISSION AGAIN WITH SUPPORT FROM STAFF WORK TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PLACES AND SPACES IN THE CITY FOR NEW ART.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES COMING INTO THE CITY, LEAVING THE CITY, UH, PARKS, UH, OTHER AREAS OF RECREATION, SIDES OF BUILDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR ART.
UM, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, UH, DEVELOPMENTS, THERE'S ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE I THINK ART CAN BE CONSIDERED.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE WHERE WE REALLY ASK WHOEVER GETS ON THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UH, THAT'LL PROBABLY BE THE HEAVIEST, YEAH,
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS WE MOVE TO THE THIRD PHASE, IT'S GOING TO BE ALSO TALKING ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF ART MAKES SENSE IN WHICH PLACES.
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JUST THE LOCATIONS, BUT IN WHICH PLACES IS A MURAL, UH, MOST APPROPRIATE, OR A STATUE OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF, UM, MONUMENT.UM, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR THE COMMISSION'S, UH, INPUT ON THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY, BY THE TIME THAT WE GET TO THE END OF EVERYTHING WITH THIS COMMITTEE, WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE OUR PROCESS IN PLACE FOR WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY WHEN TO HAVE ART CONSIDERED.
SO WE'RE HOPING PARALLEL TO THIS, IT'LL BE A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE STILL WORKING ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT, GETTING ALL OF OUR DRAFT DOCUMENTS OKAYED, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE CITY.
THERE'S PROBABLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THAT TO THE COMMISSION AS WELL, KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE THINKING SO THAT THIS ALL KIND OF NEATLY TIES TOGETHER.
UM, AT THE END WE IMAGINE THAT, AND I BELIEVE, I HOPE I PUT IT IN THERE 'CAUSE I CERTAINLY INTENDED TO.
WE IMAGINE THAT THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL RUN ITS FULL DURATION.
UM, IT MIGHT BE ONE THAT EVENTUALLY HAS TO BE RENEWED OR WE, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT, IT MORPHS OR CHANGES IN SOME FORM.
BUT THE WORK CALLED UPON BY THE WORK PLAN IS VERY SPECIFIC.
AND WE KNOW JUST GIVEN BANDWIDTH, THIS IS GONNA TAKE SOME TIME.
AND THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT PORT.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
SO OUR FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER IS BARBARA.
AND BARBARA, YOU CAN GO UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE BUTTON TO TAKE IT LIVE.
SOMEBODY WATCHING AT HOME, AND THEN THE CAMERA WILL BE ON MUTE HERE.
AND THEN YOU TALK INTO THE MIC AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UH, MY NAME'S BARBARA SOLES AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE LIVERMORE HERITAGE GUILD, WHICH I HOPE YOU KNOW, IS OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE CITY.
WE HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
AND WHENEVER AN HISTORICAL OBJECT OR BUILDING IS, UM, DECOMMISSIONED OR TORN DOWN OR WHATEVER WE HAVE, WE HAVE, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
SO WHEN THE TOTEM POLE WAS TAKEN DOWN, OUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS, SHOW IT TO US.
WE NEED TO KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE REPAIRABLE OR CAN WE, WHAT, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THE TOTEM POLE? WE, WE WENT TO SEE IT, WE SAW IT AT THE MAINTENANCE YARD.
SO THEREFORE WE DECIDED, WELL, THEN WE HAVE TO REPLACE IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WENT ABOUT TO DO.
SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF HOW THIS IS, HOW THIS HAS COME ABOUT, AND THEN NANCY'S GONNA TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR PLANS ARE.
SO WE DECIDED, WELL, IF WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE IT, WE NEED TWO THINGS.
PRIMARILY WE NEED A LOG THAT'S 18 FEET TALL AND A BIG AND REDWOOD.
UH, TREX DONOVAN FROM BUENA VISTA, UM, TREE SERVICE, UH, IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT AND FOUND AN 18 FOOT BEAUTIFUL REDWOOD TREE AND CUT IT DOWN AND BROUGHT US THE LOG.
AND IT NOW SITS AT HAMAN PARK HAGGERMAN RANCH.
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA CARVE THIS IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT REPLACE THE TOTEM POLE.
WE HAVE THE WOOD CARVERS IN TOWN.
KEN MORGAN HAS ALREADY DONE SEVERAL CARVINGS FOR US.
AND HE, HE DOES BEAUTIFUL WORK.
UM, I ASKED HIM TO BE HERE TODAY AND HE COULDN'T, UH, SO HE COULD SHOW YOU SOME OF IT.
UM, HE AGREED TO CARVE IT AND HE SAID HE'D CARVE THE WHOLE THING.
WE HAVE A FREE CARVER, A FREE, FREE LOCK.
UM, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NATIVE AMERICANS 'CAUSE UH, TOTEM POLE.
UH, THERE'S A WHOLE STORY ABOUT THAT AND I'M NOT REALLY GONNA GO INTO THAT EXCEPT TO SAY THAT WE WORKED WITH TINA HANSEN, WHO IS, UM, WORK IS, UM, WHAT'S SHE, WHAT'S SHE THE HEAD OF THE INDIAN AFFAIRS, INDIAN AFFAIRS AT FOR THE CITY.
AND SHE HELPED US A WHOLE LOT.
TALKED TO MANY OF THE DIFFERENT TRIBAL LEADERS, UH, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL TOTEM POLE WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE OUT.
UH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A TOTEM POLE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CENTENNIAL SCULPTURE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, MORE SQUARE THAN IT WAS ROUND.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.
IT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
AND TINA HAS APPROVED IT AND SAID THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PER IT WILL GET PAST WHAT THE, UH, THE NATIVE AMERICAN CONCERNS.
UM, WE THEN MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND SHE WAS ALL EXCITED.
SHE SAYS, SHE SAYS, YOU'RE COMING TO ME WITH A SOLUTION INSTEAD OF A PROBLEM.
AND SHE LOVED IT BECAUSE MS. SOULS, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
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THAT'S PROBABLY BIT, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
NANCY, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE GO TO THE PODIUM.
BARBARA AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
UM, UH, AS WE SAID, WE WENT IN AND WE MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND SHE WAS REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS IDEA.
AND SO WHAT WE HAD, WE HAD AN ARTIST WHO DESIGNED WHAT IT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
SO I HAVE THE PICTURES HERE AND I CAN PASS THEM AROUND TO YOU.
AND SO INSTEAD OF BEING A ROUND TOTEM POLE, IT'S GOING TO BE ONE THAT HAS A FRONT AND TWO SIDES ON IT.
SO THE FRONT WILL HONOR THE OLD TOTEM POLE AND THAT WE'LL HAVE THE SAME, UH, DESIGNATIONS.
BUT THE FIRST ONE HAD A EAGLE ON THE TOP AND IT HAD, UH, NATIVE AMERICAN SYMBOLS ON IT.
BUT THEY SAID A REGULAR EAGLE IS FINE.
'CAUSE WE'VE HAD EAGLES IN LIVERMORE FOR SINCE 1924.
UNDERNEATH IT IS ROBERT LIVERMORE AND THE HOUSE.
SO THAT STANDS FOR ROBERT LIVERMORE.
AND THE HOUSE STANDS FOR OUR HOMES HERE IN LIVERMORE.
UNDERNEATH THAT WAS A, UH, A MAN STANDING IN HOLDING SOME GRAPES.
SO THAT WAS FOR OUR VINEYARDS AND OUR WINERIES, AND THAT'S FINE.
AND THE BEAVER STOOD FOR ALL THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE IN LIVERMORE.
BUT THE BEAVER IS ONE OF THE SYMBOLS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.
SO THEY SAID WE COULDN'T USE THAT.
BUT THE BEAVER IS VERY BUSY, SO WE'RE PUTTING IN INSTEAD A BEEHIVE BECAUSE BEES ARE VERY BUSY TOO.
AND THEN BELOW IT WILL BE THE SYMBOL FOR THE, UH, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LAB.
AND, AND UNDERNEATH IT THERE'S A LITTLE SYMBOL THAT HAS THE, UH, THE PEACE SIGN SAYING, WE HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO USE THIS TERRIBLE THING.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE THE, THE, UM, 10, UH, RINGS BECAUSE THAT'S FOR THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY.
'CAUSE THIS WAS FOR THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF LIVERMORE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT, THE CENTENNIAL SCULPTURE.
ON ONE SIDE WE ARE HAVING, UM, ALL KINDS OF COWBOY THINGS.
'CAUSE WE'RE A BIG COW TOWN, AND THAT WAS ONE OF OUR SPECIAL THINGS.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OTHER HISTORICAL THINGS.
AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO DO, AND WE WERE HOPING TO PUT IT UP WHERE THE TOTEM POLE WAS IN CENTENNIAL, BECAUSE THAT'S THE NAME OF THE PARK IS CENTENNIAL PARK, AND IT WOULD BE A PERFECT PLACE FOR IT.
BUT WE'RE WANTING TO DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OUR CARVER IS GETTING UP IN AGE, AND IT'S A REALLY GONNA BE A VERY TIME CONSUMING, UH, THING TO DO.
BUT WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT MAYBE SOMEHOW YOU COULD SAY, SINCE IT'S ACTUALLY JUST REPLACING SOMETHING ELSE, IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S LIKE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT OR NEW THAT YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE SPACE OR, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND I THINK THAT, UH, THE CITY MANAGER IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY CHECK WITH HER TOO.
SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS YES.
TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
MS. MULLIGAN, YOU'RE THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
IF THAT'S, UH, THE CITY WOULD BE, IF THAT'S, YEAH, MS. MULLIGAN, IF THAT'S BEING DISTRIBUTED, WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP THAT COPY TO MAKE IT PART OF THE RECORD FOR THE MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? AND JUST TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS THE ITEM ON THE ACTUAL AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT WOULD BE FORMED.
SO IT, UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE ACTUAL ITEM IS APPOINTMENT OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING ART SPACES AND PLACES, CONSIDER AND EVALUATE LOCATIONS FOR NEW ART INSTALLATION AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEMES AND TYPES OF ART.
SO WHAT THE DISCUSSION SHOULD BE IS AROUND THE APPOINTMENT OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO POSSIBLY EXPLORE VENTURES LIKE THE ONE WE JUST HEARD IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY VOTING ON THE ITEM THAT WAS PUBLICLY COMMENTED.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? GREAT IDEA.
COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST JOINED AT INVENTORYING CDR AND SEEING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FOCUS, IT WAS MORE LIKE A BUNCH
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OF CDR THAT IS WAREHOUSE SOMEWHERE THAT WE WANTED TO SEE.SOME OF IT COULD BE DISPLAYED AND WHERE TO DISPLAY.
I THINK THIS ONE IS, UH, OUTWARD LOOKING SERVE SIMILAR, MAYBE THAT CAN, CAN GET TO THIS IN THERE.
I AM REMEMBERING THE, UM, THE MAP THAT I HAD SEEN.
PROBABLY, I THINK IT'S A DIGITAL MAP AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE IT'S BEEN REPLACED OR BEEN BEEN UPDATED.
AND I WOULD GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT AT LEAST UPDATED INTO A, A PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET, THAT'S A, THAT'S AN ACTUAL PIECE OF ART THAT IS PART OF THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS.
SO I THINK THAT I REALLY ENJOY HOW THIS IS BROAD IN SAYING THAT IT'S ALSO NOT JUST LOOKING AT NEW, BUT IT'S LOOKING AT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AS WELL.
BECAUSE WE DO A LOT AND THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING WITHIN THE CITY, AND I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE, HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING ALL OF THE NEW ART AND ART INSTALLATIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
SO I REALLY THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION FOR AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE FURTHER TO LOOK AT THE, THE PROCEDURES AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ADDING NEW ART TO OUR SPACES AS WELL.
AND, UM, YEAH, I'M JUST, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
COMMISSIONER GMAN, I AGREE MM-HMM
I, I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT, WOULD WE BE LIMITED TO LOOKING ONLY AT PUBLICLY OWNED LAND, OR WOULD WE BE LOOKING AT, UH, LOOKING AT OTHER LAND, UM, PARK DISTRICT LAND, PG E LAND? I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE WOULD EXPLORE, RIGHT? AT LEAST LOOK AT THAT PART OF THE, SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE PART OF THE INITIAL WORK OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
AND I'M SURE THERE'D BE SOME PRELIMINARY WORK FROM STAFF AS WELL.
THAT QUESTION'S NOT BEEN ASKED UP TILL NOW, TO BE COMPLETELY FRANK WITH YOU, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
IF YOU ALL IDENTIFY A SPACE THAT MAYBE IS WITHIN CITY LIMITS, BUT IT'S NOT CITY OWNED MM-HMM
IS THERE AT LEAST A MECHANISM TO SAY, UH, WE SHOULD INCLUDE SOMETHING, UM, THAT ALREADY EXISTS ART-WISE THERE? OR IS THERE A MECHANISM TO SAY, WHO DO WE GIVE A RECOMMENDATION TO, TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ART IN THAT LOCATION? MM-HMM
MAYBE THERE'S PARTNERSHIP POSSIBILITIES.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT THING TO CONSIDER.
CAN YOU GUYS JUST USE THE MIC? I JUST MAKE SURE KELLY, PETE MM-HMM
MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT ALL FOR THE RECORD.
NOW ON, ON THE SAME NOTE, UH, I, WHILE WE ARE WORKING ON THE FLYER, I WAS GOING AROUND THE CITY LOOKING AT SOME PICTURES TO TAKE.
AND THEN ONE IS A WELCOME TO DOWNTOWN THAT BIG, BEHIND THAT MAPLE STREET, UH MM-HMM
BUT THAT'S A PRIVATE BUILDING NOW.
SO THAT BECOMES A QUESTION WHETHER THAT SHOULD BE ON OUR LIST BECAUSE IT IS ON THE, ON THAT GUIDE THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
BUT, UH, SO MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION I THINK YOU WANNA ANSWER AGAIN.
MAYBE LIKE, JUST DEVELOPING SOME CONSISTENCY IN IT.
AND AGAIN, JUST NOT SO MUCH A POLICY PER SE, BUT JUST LIKE A GENERAL PRACTICE OF LIKE, WHICH THINGS WE CONSIDER CITY ART OR THERE MIGHT BE THINGS THAT ARE PRIVATE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WANTS INCLUDED.
I, I'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY ARTISTS BEFORE WHO SAID THEY'VE DONE WORK IN LIVERMORE AND THEY WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING ADDED TO THE PUBLIC ART GUIDE.
SO AGAIN, THAT COULD ALL BE A PART OF THE SAME CONVERSATION.
I KNOW WE CAN'T FOLLOW, ARE WE ON? NO.
I KNOW WE CAN'T FOLLOW UP ON THE, ON THE SPEAKERS.
I JUST WANNA KNOW IF SOMEHOW THAT CAN, UM, SOMEBODY CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE SPEAKERS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROTOCOL IS FOR GETTING, UH, PUBLIC ART APPROVED.
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THIS ITEM AS WELL.
IT'S SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN ESTABLISHING ART IN DIFFERENT PLACES AGAINST SOME PUBLIC, SOME PRIVATE.
AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EVERYTHING, THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE, UM, STAFF AND OF COURSE THE COMMISSION, UM, IDENTIFIES NEW LOCATIONS FOR POTENTIAL ART.
AND THEN OF COURSE, ULTIMATELY A PROCESS TO SAY FOR, UH, INTERESTED GROUP, LIKE, UM, THE TWO LADIES WHO HAVE JOINED US THIS EVENING, OR ANY OTHER GROUP FOR THAT MATTER, CAN SAY, HEY, I HAVE AN INTEREST.
WHAT IS THE EXACT PROCESS TO GET THIS DONE? WE'VE MET, UM, WITH, UM, MS. MULLIGAN, UM, ALREADY, AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS.
AND WE WOULD WITH ANYBODY AS INTERESTED IN KIND OF GIVE THEM AN IDEA OF WHAT THE EXPECTATION SHOULD BE.
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AND I WOULD EVEN SAY, UH, ANOTHER PROJECT THAT COMES TO MIND IS THE L STREET GARAGE.IT'S ONE THAT IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE, PROBABLY NEEDS SOME LOVE.
AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ITEMS IN ART SPACES THAT WE'VE HAD AS PART OF OUR HISTORY OF LIVERMORE, THAT COULD ALMOST BE ITS OWN CONSIDERATION OF WHAT DO WE DO WITH ART PIECES THAT MAY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICING, MAY NEED TO BE REPLENISHED, MAY NEED TO BE REDONE IN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT MATTERS.
AND I WOULD LOOK TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO ALMOST CREATE THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE'RE REPLACING OR REPLENISHING ART THAT IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE.
UM, WHEN THE, WHEN WE ARE CALLED UPON TO LOOK AT THAT TYPE OF ART.
THE PARKING GARAGE, UH, THAT IS A CITY PROJECT.
THAT I BELIEVE THERE WAS, UH, THERE'S AN ART ALLOCATION FOR THAT.
SO THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION THAT ACTUALLY COULD BE SEPARATED FROM WAITING FOR THE COMMITTEE.
WHICH IS, ARE WE REFERRING THANKS, WE, WE KEEP ALL SWITCHING
ARE WE REFERRING TO THE, UH, INITIAL GARAGE OR THE L STREET GARAGE? OH, THE L STREET GARAGE.
THAT ART PROJECT, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE MEETINGS BEFORE, THAT ART PROJECT IS GOING FORWARD.
IT'S GONNA GO OUT TO BID SOON.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS ART.
THAT ART THAT HAS SOMEWHAT ALREADY EXISTED IN CERTAIN CAPACITIES.
HOW ARE WE MOVING FORWARD WITH VETTING THROUGH THAT? GOT IT.
ANY OTHER COMMENT FROM COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE? I, I, I MOVE THAT WE ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER MILDER.
ANY OPPOSED? ALL THE MOTION TO ESTABLISH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE PASSES.
AND NOW WE MOVE TO OUR FAVORITE PART OF WHO WANTS TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.
DO I HAVE
ANYBODY ELSE?
THERE ARE A COUPLE PEOPLE NOT HERE.
SHE, SHE WAS ON THAT ORIGINAL A COMMITTEE.
I COULD DO IT TOO IF, IF, IF WE NEED THE PERSON TO BE HERE.
I DIDN'T, I KNOW WE DIDN'T ASK AHEAD OF TIME.
I MEAN, IT'S I IDEAL UNLESS WE DISCUSS IT WITH HIM.
LIKE WHAT WE DID WITH THE POET LAUREATE SITUATION.
I PICK SOMEBODY THEN I WOULD DO NOT MIND AS WELL IF THAT'S PART OF IT.
SO THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION TO SELECT COMMISSIONER CHAIR? OH, WHO WANTS TO BE CHAIR? WHO? NOT ME.
YOU, YOU'D BE WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH STAFF ON THIS ONE.
AS WELL AS YOUR COAD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO SELECT COMMISSIONER GOSMAN, CHAIR CUSTODIAL AND COMMISSIONER KELLY AS CHAIR FOR THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
COMMISSIONER MILDER AND COMMISSIONER SEIN SECONDS.
WE WILL CLOSE THIS ITEM AND MOVE ALONG TO THE NEXT.
APPOINTMENT OF AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON DEVELOPER INITIATED ART AND PROPOSALS.
IS THERE A STAFF REPORT? YES, THERE IS A STAFF REPORT ON THIS ONE AS WELL.
SO FOR THIS ITEM, THE COMMISSION'S BEING ASKED TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER DEVELOPER INITIATED ART PROPOSALS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
AN AD HOC COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO COMPLETE THE INITIAL REVIEW OF SUBMITTED PROPOSALS AND COMMUNICATE WITH DEVELOPERS ON THEIR FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS AS NECESSARY.
UM, I QUOTED THE LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL CODE 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT THE DUTY.
IT'S, UH, SECTION 12.5 1.030 A.
AND IT SAYS, PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS SHALL DEVOTE AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE PROGRAM ALLOCATION AMOUNT FOR ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC ART IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
SUCH AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE PUBLIC ART SHALL BE INSTALLED ON THE DEVELOPMENT SITE IN A LOCATION THAT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC ART TO BE VISIBLE FROM A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR FROM OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY.
UM, THIS SAME, UH, LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION ALSO EXPLAINS THAT THERE'S AN OPTION TO PAY AN IN LIE FEE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MEETING THIS OBLIGATION.
UH, WHEN A DEVELOPER SUBMITS A PROPOSAL FOR ART TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT, IT
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IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL, PROVIDE THOSE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, UM, TO THE CITY.UM, AND GIVEN THIS RESPONSIBILITY, THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS SHOULD APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE LASTING NOT LONGER THAN ONE YEAR IN DURATION TO CONSIDER THESE PROPOSALS AS THEY'RE SUBMITTED.
OFFER FEEDBACK AND PREPARE RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, I DID PUT A SPECIAL NOTE IN HERE, THIS ONE FOR SURE, UM, ABOUT CONSIDERING THE TIMING OF THE WORK WHEN VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE ON THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL FROM A DEVELOPER SHEA PROPERTIES.
UM, AND IT WILL NEED REVIEW FAIRLY QUICKLY IN THE COMING WEEKS BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SOON.
UM, WE NEED THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT, I'M SORRY, THE INITIAL AD HOC COMMITTEE TO MEET, UM, SO THAT WE CAN BRING THE FORMAL, UM, REVIEW BY THE ENTIRE COMMISSION TO MAY'S MEETING.
UM, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR THAT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE IS ACTIVE.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT'S BEEN RECEIVED.
WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE? COMMISSIONER MILDER? DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION TO ESTABLISH THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE PASSES? ALL RIGHT.
WE, AGAIN, GET TO SELECT THREE OF YOU WHO WANT TO SERVE ON THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
COMMISSIONER, SANE COMMISSIONER BABAR,
UH, YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD TAKE AVAILABILITY INTO CONSIDERATION.
'CAUSE THIS, BECAUSE THIS, THIS, SERIOUSLY, THIS IS GONNA HAVE TO MOVE REALLY FAST FAIRLY QUICK BECAUSE IT'S A POSSIBILITY OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE NEEDING TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EITHER THROUGH US OR DIRECTLY FROM THE DEVELOPER.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE OURSELVES THE AMPLE TIME.
ANYBODY WHAT DO HONESTLY SAY SHE WOULD WANNA BE ON ANY THE COMMITTEES, BUT YEAH, SHE DID NOT.
I, I WASN'T AWARE UNTIL VERY RECENTLY THAT, UM, SHE WASN'T GONNA BE HERE.
SO YEAH, IF, IF IT DENTS IN ME, THEN I'M FINE BECAUSE
IT SHOULD COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AT THE MAY.
JUST, I CAN EVEN TELL YOU THE DAY, THE COMMISSION MEETING IN MAY WILL BE THE 26TH.
THAT'S THE DAY WILL BE BROUGHT BACK FOR THE WHOLE COMMISSION TO GIVE THEIR INPUT.
SO, UH, WE'LL BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE IF SOMEBODY IS WORRIED ABOUT TIME.
I DON'T WANNA SCARE ANYBODY OFF, BUT WE'LL BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE AND MAKING THE TIME WORK.
I, I'D LIKE TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE, BUT I ALREADY KNOW THAT I CAN'T BE, SO I'M GONNA BE IN LONDON.
IS THAT OKAY? I, BUT I CAN MEET UP UNTIL, YEAH, I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE BE CHAIR, YOU KNOW, SO LIKE, WHEN THEY COME REPORT BACK MM-HMM
BUT IF YOU CAN PARTICIPATE UP TO THAT POINT, BE IN IT.
I THINK WE SHOULD ASK HER, DO WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO HOLD THIS SO WE COULD, UM, NOMINATE HER AND BEGIN VOTE HER HYPOTHETICALLY.
IF SHE WAS TO, UM, BE RESISTANT TO IT AND SAY SHE'S NOT WILLING OR IT DOESN'T WORK FOR HER, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO COME BACK.
THE REASON WHY I'M HESITANT TO DO THAT IS IF WE WANT TO HAVE THE FULL AD HOC COMMITTEE DO THE WORK BETWEEN NOW AND, UM, THE TIME OF THE NEXT MEETING, IF SHE WAS TO SAY NO.
AND, AND AGAIN, UM, COMMISSIONER, I'M SORRY.
DO HERS IS EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE.
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN, BUT IF SHE WAS TO SAY NO, WE HAVE NO MECHANISM FOR GETTING A REPLACEMENT BETWEEN NOW, THEN I'LL, I'LL, I'LL BE A BACKUP.
IF THOMASON TURNS IT DOWN, I I'LL TAKE THAT THOMASON.
I'D SAY THAT'S A, I'LL TAKE THAT.
AND COMMISSIONER BABAR, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SHARING THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE? I WOULD LOVE TO, BUT I WOULD NEED A LOT OF
YOU'LL HAVE ALL THE SUPPORT YOU NEED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO SELECT ANSWER
EVERYONE GETS SUPPORT IF THEY VOLUNTEER.
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SELECT COMMISSIONER SEIN? COMMISSIONER BABAR AS OUR CHAIR AND POSSIBLY VICE CHAIR DO HEARST WITH THE EXCEPTION? IF NOT, COMMISSIONER GMAN FOR THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE.AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND COMMISSIONER SAYING ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES TO SELECT THESE COMMISSIONERS TO THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
WE'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM AND MOVE ALONG TO THE NEXT.
NEXT UP IS ITEM 5.3, APPROVAL OF HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AND SENIOR ARTS AWARDS.
IS THERE A STAFF REPORT? THERE IS A STAFF REPORT.
UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS CHAIR.
THE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AND SENIOR ARTS AWARDS RECOGNIZES LIVERMORE STUDENTS IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN DIVERSE ART FORMS INCLUDING VISUAL PERFORMING, LITERARY AND MEDIA.
UH, THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIRST YEAR, UH, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE JUNIORS, UM, AND BOTH JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
SO STAFF SUPPORTED THAT OUTREACH TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD A ROBUST APPLICATION POOL.
WE INCREASED THE DISTRIBUTION LIST, WE ATTENDED SCHOLARSHIP FAIRS.
WE STRENGTHENED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS.
WE EXTENDED THE APPLICATION WINDOW, UH, TO ENCOURAGE AS BROAD, UH, PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE.
SO AT THE CLOSE OF THE APPLICATION CYCLE, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 14 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ALL WERE FORWARDED TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE, UM, AND MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AGAINST THE EVALUATION CRITERIA.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 13 STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF $11,400.
UH, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS AWARD.
UM, IF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ANY INPUT, UH, THEY CAN DO SO NOW.
OTHERWISE, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, WHAT KIND OF INPUT SHOULD I GIVE? JUST OH, YEAH.
ANYTHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADDING AND YOU DON'T NEED TO JUST, UM, THE APPLICANT POOL OR, WELL, YOU NEED TO TURN IT ON.
UM, SO WE WERE PROVIDED WITH, UM, SOME, THEY HAD SOME LITTLE ESSAYS TO WRITE AND EACH HAD A TEACHER RECOMMENDATION AND, AND, UM, WE DID NOT GET TO SEE ANY OF THEIR ARTWORK.
UH, BOB AND I, UH, DISCUSSED THEM TOGETHER AND, UH, SEVERAL OF THEM WERE, UH, VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE.
UM, A LOT OF THESE ARTISTS WANT TO GO INTO ART, UM, BUT NOT ALL.
SOME OF THEM, IT'S MORE OF A HOBBY REGARDLESS.
WE WERE OVERALL VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE GROUP.
UM, THE ONE CANDIDATE THAT WE DECIDED NOT TO APPROVE.
UM, BOB, CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT, UM, WE, I THINK WE JUST DECIDED THAT HE DIDN'T SEEM, UH,
ALL THE, ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE APPLICANT.
UM, UM, NOT TO GO GET TOO PERSONAL, BUT, UH, REALLY DIDN'T RELATE TO ART ITSELF.
UH, AND ALSO WITH THE THAT'S RIGHT.
AND A VERY IMPORTANT THING IS THE, THE, UH, TEACHER'S RECOMMENDATION LETTERS, WHICH OFTEN SAVE AN APPLICANT.
SOMETIMES THEY'LL FILL IN STUFF THAT THE APPLICANT FORGOT TO DO.
UM, THE TEACHER'S RECOMMENDATION WAS EQUALLY FOCUSED ON WONDERFUL PERSONAL QUALITIES, DETERMINATION, HARD WORK, UH, TEAM SPIRIT, UH, ALL OF WHICH WERE GREAT, BUT REALLY TOLD US NOTHING ABOUT THE ART PROJECTS, THE ARTWORK, THE ART, UM, UH, HOPES AND FEAR HOPES BY THE STUDENTS.
SO, UM, AS, AS STRONG AS THE STUDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THOSE PERSONAL QUALITIES, WE DIDN'T REALLY GET ENOUGH INFORMATION TO EVALUATE ANYTHING FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ART.
UM, BUT YEAH, BUT OVERALL THEY WERE GOOD.
SO WE APPROVED 13 OF THE 14 AND IT'S WELL WITHIN OUR BUDGET, SO YEAH.
I LIKE HAVING THE ADDITIONAL, UH, JUNIORS THIS YEAR MM-HMM.
THAT WAS A GOOD EXPANSION OF IT.
UM, I WAS DISAPPOINTED WE DID NOT GET APPLICATIONS FROM VINEYARD MM-HMM.
SO WE JUST HAD GRANADA AND LIVERMORE MM-HMM
WHICH I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME FROM THE OTHER, FROM ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO MAYBE THAT'S AN EFFORT TO REACH OUT MORE DIRECTLY TO THOSE TWO SCHOOLS.
A LOT OF TIMES IT, UH, IT, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON, IF YOU HAVE A, A ENTHUSIASTIC ART TEACHER, THEY'LL PROMOTE IT AND YOU'LL GET APPLICANTS BASED ON THAT TEACHER PUSHING IT TO STUDENTS.
SO MAYBE THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE OTHER SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR.
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THEN BOB AND I ARE GONNA SPLIT THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS AS FAR AS PRESENTING.IS THERE, I'M ALLOWED TO SAY THERE.
YEAH, I THINK, WELL, ARE WE, IT'S RELATED TO THE REPORT.
I, I'D, I'D LIKE TO, UM, REQUEST FEEDBACK ON WHY WE DIDN'T GET IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW, INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL NEXT YEAR TO KNOW NOW WHY WE DIDN'T GET ANY APPLICANTS FROM THOSE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS.
THAT SEEMS REALLY SURPRISING GIVEN THE STUDENT BODY THERE.
WELL, WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUND OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS, JUST TO GET AS MUCH DATA AS POSSIBLE TO BRING TO THE, UM, COMMISSION AND THE, UM, AWARDEE LIST HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN HEAVY IN THE LIVERMORE AND GRANADA, UM, AT LEAST IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
AND SO IT, THIS ISN'T, UH, UH, EXCLUSIVE TO THIS YEAR.
THAT IS INTERESTING THAT LIVERMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, IS ON OUR DISTRIBUTION LIST.
SO THEY DO SHARE IT OUT WITH ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE DID ASK ON THE APPLICATION, IT'S ONE OF THE ADDITIONS, UH, HOW YOU HEARD ABOUT THE, UH, PROGRAM AND THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE, UM, RESOURCE, THE SOURCE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED THE MOST WERE TEACHERS, TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER GUZMAN, UM, GETTING TO, UH, TEACHERS THAT ARE REALLY, UH, ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SHARING WITH THEIR STUDENTS, I THINK IS KEY.
MIGHT WE BE ABLE TO GET A CONTACT AT THOSE TWO SCHOOLS THAT WE KNOW WOULD BE INTERESTED? A DIRECT CONTACT? YEAH.
THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN WORK ON.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE STAFF REPORT? COMMISSIONER MILDER? UM, TWO, TWO THINGS TO FIRST IS JUST WANNA REITERATE ONE OF THE REASONS, UH, REITERATE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE EXPANDED TO JUNIORS.
IT, IT WASN'T JUST TO EXPAND THE POOL, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE JUNIORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOMETHING ON THEIR, UH, RESUME OR THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATION.
UM, UM, UH, MY SECOND OBSERVATION IS ABOUT THE, UH, PREPONDERANCE OF VISUAL ARTS AWARDS.
UM, HOW DOES, UM, WHAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT'S USED TO COMMUNICATE WHO GETS THE INFORMATION, UH, ABOUT THE AWARDS? AND DOES IT, UM, UH, TILT IN IN SOME WAY TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THE, THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE PRINCIPALS ARE SUPPOSED TO DISTRIBUTE THIS TO, UM, UH, VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS? DO THE PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS EVEN GET THIS INFORMATION? UH, IS THERE SOMETHING, UH, IN THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE ABOUT THE AWARDS THAT MIGHT, UH, OPEN UP THE DOOR TO, UH, PERFORMING ARTS APPLICANTS? YEAH.
UH, OTHER THAN SHARING OUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE DISTRICT, UM, AND AT OUR FAIRS, WE DID HAVE PEOPLE SIGN UP IF THEY WANTED DIRECT INFORMATION AND BE ADDED TO THE LIST.
UH, WE WE'RE NOT PRESCRIPTIVE ABOUT HOW THAT INFORMATION GETS SHARED, UH, UM, WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONS THEMSELF.
IT, IT'S NOT THE, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE, HOW THE INFORMATION GETS SHARED, BUT RATHER DOES THE LANGUAGE SUGGEST, OH, THIS IS FOR YOUR, UM, YOUR FINE ART, YOUR VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS.
AND IT MIGHT NOT BE CONSTRUED TO INCLUDE PERFORMING ARTS.
I WONDER IF WE NEED TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE THAT WE SEND OUT SO THAT THERE'S A, A BROADER DISTRIBUTION.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL LOOK INTO.
OR EVEN MAYBE IT'S IN TERMS OF NOT EVEN JUST INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE OF THE TYPES OF TEACHERS, BUT MAYBE EVEN AN EXAMPLE OF A PERFORMANCE ARTS EXAMPLE.
COULD BE A VISUAL ARTS EXAMPLE.
COULD BE JUST TO GIVE SOME, EVEN PROJECT IDEAS, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TALENTED ART OUT THERE THAT'S NOT SUBJECTED TO CERTAIN AREAS.
AND SO MAYBE JUST EVEN GIVING SOME INSPIRATION THERE WOULD BE A GREAT, UM, START AS WELL.
AND CHAIR CUSTODIAL, THIS MIGHT BE BETTER FOR WHEN WE MOVE TO THE DISCUSSION MM-HMM.
PART WHEN WE LEAVE THE REPORT PART.
BUT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER FOR NEXT YEAR, UH, WHEN WE FIRST ESTABLISH THE GROUP TO SAY LIKE, HEY, YOU'RE GONNA BE THE ONES WHO DO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, JUNIOR SENIOR ARTS AWARDS.
MAYBE HAVE A CONVERSATION AS A PART OF THAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IDEAS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT OUTREACH, IDEAS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT LIKE, HOW WE'RE SHARING THE INFORMATION, JUST LOOKING AT THE APPLICATION.
I MEAN, WE CALL OUT, YOU KNOW, VISUAL LITERARY MEDIA PERFORMING ARTS, AND THEN WE BREAK 'EM DOWN EVEN FURTHER.
BUT IF WE FEEL LIKE THERE IS MAYBE LIKE AN AREA OF OPPORTUNITY JUST TO, YOU KNOW, GET MORE IN FRONT OF HIGH SCHOOL, UM, STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, WHY NOT? UM, WE WENT OUT IN PERSON TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
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AND WE TALKED TO A LOT OF, LOT OF KIDS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.IT, I DON'T THINK, LIKE, JUST TICKING IT UP, MAKING IT MORE FOCUSED WOULD BE THAT MUCH MORE WORK.
WE WILL MOVE ALONG TO, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT'S BEEN RECEIVED.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION I HAD JUST ONE THING.
I JUST WANNA SAY LIKE, A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS.
LIKE THIS WAS WHOLLY DRIVEN
AND, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE INCREASED THE CATEGORIES, WE GOT MORE APPLICATIONS THAN WE DID LAST YEAR, YEAR OVER YEAR.
WE'RE SEEING A BENEFIT FROM, UM, YOUR PUSH FOR MORE OUTREACH, YOUR PUSH TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND MAKE THESE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
KIND OF LIKE WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER, COMMISSIONER, UM, MILDER ABOUT LIKE HELPING PEOPLE AS THEY GROW OVER TIME.
HOPEFULLY SOME OF THESE STUDENTS.
'CAUSE WE DIDN'T PUT ANYWHERE IN THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY WERE LIMITED TO ONLY AS A JUNIOR AND AS A SENIOR.
SO HOPEFULLY LIKE THIS CONTINUES ON AND IT DRIVES THEM AND GIVES THEM SUPPORT.
UM, ON, AT THE JUNE 8TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE, WHEN THESE FOLKS ARE HONORED.
I'M REALLY, REALLY GONNA PUSH FOR THE JUNIORS TO COME BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE LIKE, THE SENIOR NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE, UM, THEY CAN BE HONORED THERE.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK FOR A WAY WE CAN, YOU KNOW, ACKNOWLEDGE 'EM, SEE IF THERE'S ANY RECOGNITION CEREMONIES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
EITHER YOU ALL COULD BE A PART OF OR THAT WE CAN BE A PART OF, BUT IF NOT, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL COME.
AND OF COURSE, YOU ALL ARE WELCOME AS WELL TO COME AND BE A PART OF THAT EVENING.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER? I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FROM WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I THINK LAST YEAR, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I GAVE, I WAS THERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE.
SO WHO, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE JUNE MEETING, WOULD IT NORMALLY BE YOU GIVING THE CHECKS OR ONE OF THE, SO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR WHEN YOU WERE PRESENT, UM, THE MAYOR ACTUALLY HANDED OVER CHECKS.
THAT'S VERY, I HANDED THEM TO HIM.
SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS DO THE CERTIFICATES AT THE EVENTS, THE HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS.
AND THEN, 'CAUSE IT TAKES TIME FOR ME TO WORK ON GETTING THE CHECKS.
SO AS SOON AS YOU ALL MAKE YOUR FINAL, SAY YOU APPROVE THIS, UH, WHEN I GET BACK TO WORK ON THURSDAY, I'LL ALREADY BE, UM, SENDING OUT THE LETTERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL AWARDEES TELLING THEM, HERE'S THE DATE, HERE'S THE INFORMATION PROCESS, THE CHECK.
UM, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, UM, FOR THAT EVENT.
I WOULD SAY THE CHAIR OF THAT GROUP SHOULD BE THERE, IF POSSIBLE.
IF NOT, I MEAN, AGAIN, THERE'S NO LIMITATION.
IT CAN ABSOLUTELY BE EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO BE THERE CAN BE IN THE PHOTO
BUT THERE'LL PROBABLY BE LIKE ONE MAIN PERSON STANDING THERE WITH THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER KALKI? UH, JUST A COMMENT.
I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS LOOKING AT, SO VISUAL IS, WHAT IS IT LIKE IF SOMEBODY IS AN ORCHESTRA? I MEAN, HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA IS A BIG THAT'S PERFORMING, EH, THAT'S PERFORMING.
THEY, THEY ONLY SEE ONE PERSON, MAYBE APPLIED ONLY ONE PERSON, PROBABLY.
SO, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOLS ALSO HAVE A LOT OF, WELL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, NOT, NOT IN SCHOOL, BUT HIGH SCHOOL.
SO I, I, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF FEEDBACK THAT MAYBE WHEN THIS COMES, MAKE SURE THAT HOW BROAD CAN WE BE AS PART OF THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE DISCUSSION TO MAKE IT MORE PUBLICLY, UH, KNOWABLE.
LIKE THESE CARDS THAT WE CAN GIVE OUT EVERYONE.
WE CAN GO FURTHER WITH IT, DON'T GET ME WRONG.
BUT WE THOUGHT THIS IS A SMASHING SUCCESS.
WE GAVE AWAY ALMOST DOUBLE THE MONEY.
OR ACTUALLY I THINK WE ONLY DID NINE LAST YEAR.
SO WE DID GIVE AWAY, UH, DOUBLE THE MONEY IN AWARDS FOR STUDENTS.
UM, WE DID MORE OUTREACH, WE MADE NEW CONNECTIONS AND HOPEFULLY THIS JUST STRENGTHENS US IN THE FUTURE.
AND I'M SORRY, I DON'T WANNA NO.
BUT YES, WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE BROADER AND REACH AS MANY STUDENTS, ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE DID NOT MAXIMIZE, UH, THE FULL, UM, UH, AWARD AMOUNT.
WHERE AM I?
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS? I, COMMISSIONER KELLI.
ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AWARD PASSES.
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WHICH IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF FAITH ALPHA AS OUR POET LAUREATE.NOT A LONG STAFF REPORT, BUT, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION, UM, FOR THE COMMISSION FOR THE RS TONIGHT IS THAT YOU RECOMMEND, UM, FAITH ALPER FOR CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT AS POET LAUREATE.
UH, I WON'T GO INTO THE FULL BACKGROUND, BUT THE POET LAUREATE PROGRAM'S BEEN GOING FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS NOW.
LARGELY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ARRANGES THE INITIAL RECRUITMENT, WHICH IS PUTTING THE POST OUT, UM, EXPLAINING, YOU KNOW, HOW APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED.
THEY COLLECT THE APPLICATIONS ONCE THE PROCESS IS, UH, ONCE IT CLOSES, THAT INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH US AS STAFF.
OF COURSE, WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION, GET IT TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UM, THE CITY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TURNED AROUND A LOT FASTER THAN WE ANTICIPATED.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO THE AD HOC, UH, COMMITTEE QUICKLY AS WELL.
UM, ON APRIL 16TH, THAT'S WHEN THE INTERVIEWS WERE HELD.
AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT FAITH ALPER BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO A TWO YEAR TERM, UM, BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2026 AND GOING THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2028.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS YOUR RECOMMENDATION AND ELECTS TO APPOINT, UH, MS. ALPER AS THE NEW POET LAUREATE, THAT SHOULD ALSO HAPPEN AT THE MEETING OF JUNE 8TH, WHICH IS THE SAME MEETING, UM, FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR AND SENIOR ARTS AWARDS.
THAT'S, UH, WHAT WE HAVE FROM THIS SIDE.
AND OF COURSE WE'D WELCOME, UM, A REPORT FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE CHAIR, IF THERE IS ONE.
JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT OUR CURRENT POET LAUREATE AND, UH, PEGGY SHIMAN AND PREVIOUS POET LAUREATE CHAIR WOOLARD WERE ALSO, UH, IN ATTENDANCE.
SO THERE WERE ACTUALLY FIVE OF US THERE.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT'S BEEN RECEIVED.
WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF FAITH ALPER AS POET LAUREATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL? I'LL MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER BABAR.
AND LAST ON OUR MATTERS OF CONSIDERATION IS ITEM 5.5 IS TO REVIEW THE DRAFT 2026 COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION, I BELIEVE HAPPENING MAY 11TH.
IS THERE A STAFF REPORT?
GIMME JUST ONE MOMENT TO BRING IT UP HERE AND WE WILL DO THAT.
WHERE ARE YOU AT HERE? OKAY, SO THIS IS THE 2026 COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, CHAIR NATALIA CUSTODIO IS PLANNING TO BE THERE ON THE 11TH TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION.
UM, EACH ADVISORY BODY COMMISSION, UM, BOARD IS ASKED TO GIVE A ANNUAL UPDATE ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES FROM THE LAST YEAR.
JUST KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY'VE DONE, AND WHAT THEY'LL BE DOING FOR THE YEAR GOING FORWARD.
SO WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS, I BELIEVE MAY HAVE BEEN THE FEBRUARY MEETING.
I THINK IT'S NOTED IN THE PACKET.
UM, WE GOT INFORMATION FROM YOU ALL ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT YOU THOUGHT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE HERE IN THIS PRESENTATION.
UM, THE PRESENTATION IS MOVING FORWARD, UH, RATHER QUICKLY.
SO IF THERE ARE CHANGES, I WOULD SAY THEY HAVE TO BE PRETTY SPECIFIC AT THIS POINT.
WE WON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO DO LIKE A LOT OF MEETINGS TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER.
BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY JUMPS OUT AT YOU OR SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO MENTION IT.
'CAUSE WE DO HAVE A WINDOW TO TRY TO MAKE ANY UPDATES, UPGRADES, CHANGES OR ANYTHING.
SO, UM, COVER PAGE IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT CAME OUT FANTASTIC, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR'S PICTURE.
AND IT'S ALL NINE OF YOU THIS TIME.
UH, WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, UM, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE.
SOME OF THIS WILL PROBABLY OVERLAP, LIKE WITH THE, WHAT ARE WE CALLING IT? THE, UH, THE FLYER THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING.
UM, WHY IS THE NAME ESCAPING ME? UM,
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THE PARTNERSHIP MODEL THAT HAS KIND OF MORPHED OVER TIME.A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE, UH, SHARED THERE AS WELL.
JUST SO PEOPLE HAVE A CORE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE ACTUAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS IS.
UM, FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE LAST YEAR, UH, YOU ALL REVIEWED AND APPROVED MORE THAN $5,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 25, 26 MINI GRANT FUNDING.
YOU REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED MORE THAN $80,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 25, 26 PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING.
THAT NUMBER'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THAT, BUT THE LAST SET OF PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANTS THAT YOU ALL APPROVED HAVEN'T BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL YET.
SO I DID NOT MENTION THEM HERE FOR THIS REASON.
UM, AT THIS, UH, SAME MEETING ON MAY 11TH, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THEM APPROVE EVEN MORE.
SO, UM, YOU ALL ASSISTED WITH THE JUDGING OF THE LIVERMORE ART ASSOCIATION FOR SPRING ART SHOW AND AWARDED SEVEN $100 AWARDS TO WINNERS.
UH, YOU AGAIN HELPED TO JUDGE THE LIBRARY'S TEEN ART EXPO.
AND STARTING THIS YEAR, YOU EXPANDED THE HIGH SCHOOL ART AWARDS TO INCLUDE LOCAL JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
AND SIX, UH, JUNIORS RECEIVED AWARDS OF $500 AND SEVEN SENIORS, UH, RECEIVED AWARD OF $1,200.
UM, ALSO WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, WE WILL HOPEFULLY, UH, WE'LL HAVE CHAIR CUSTODIAL TALK ABOUT, UM, THE SUCCESSFUL EXPANSION OF GRANTS AND AWARDS OUTREACH.
UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN LOOK AT IT ANY OTHER WAY.
UM, MANY GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE A PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANTS ARE, UH, WE'RE OVER BUDGET AND PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANTS.
THAT'S A, A GREAT BAROMETER FOR THAT.
AND A LOT OF THAT WAS DRIVEN BY YOU ALL.
I STILL REMEMBER, I DIDN'T FEEL GREAT THE FIRST TIME WE CAME AND THERE WEREN'T THAT MANY APPLICATIONS.
AND YOU KIND OF ALL COLLECTIVELY WERE LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET THE WORD OUT? UM, HOW CAN WE LET PEOPLE KNOW WE ARE HERE, WHAT WE DO, AND THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES OUT HERE FOR ARTISTS AND WE'RE NOT DONE.
BUT I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD CHAMPION THE SUCCESS THAT OF WHAT YOU ALL PUSH FOR AND WHAT YOU ALL KIND OF CALLED FOR AS A COLLECTIVE COMMISSION.
UM, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, UH, THAT WERE SUPPORTED ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
LIVE VALLEY OPERA, EAST BAY MUSICAL SOCIETY, THE EAST BAY HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CENTER.
IF THEY'RE SHOWN HERE, UM, THEY RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF PROJECT AND PROGRAM GRANT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 25, 26.
AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD FOR, UH, THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS 2026 WORK PLAN HIGHLIGHTS.
UM, YOUR APPROVED WORK PLAN CALLS FOR SPECIFIC FOCUS IN 2026 IN SEVERAL AREAS.
ONE OF WHICH IS IDENTIFYING PUBLIC SPACES FOR NEW OR IMPROVED ART.
YOU'VE TAKEN THE FIRST STEP TO THAT ALREADY TONIGHT BY, UH, SORRY.
UM, APPOINTING THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UM, UPDATING OF CURRENT ARTS POLICY AND PROCEDURE.
WE WANT TO HAVE MORE DEFINED POLICY AND PROCEDURE AND PRACTICES SO IT'S CLEAR HOW PEOPLE CAN ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS AND GET THINGS DONE WITH THE CITY AS IT PERTAINS TO ARTS.
UH, THE DEVELOPER INITIATED ART PROJECT.
THAT'LL BE A BIG ONE, HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE IMAGINE.
AND THEN I ALSO JUST PUT DOWN, 'CAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SAY LIKE WE'RE ALREADY ON THIS, UH, THE POET LAUREATE APPLICATION REVIEW, INTERVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
AND ALTHOUGH THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AT THE TIME THAT THEY HAVE THIS MEETING, IT WILL BE THEIR VERY NEXT MEETING.
THEY'LL BE UP FOR APPOINTING THE NEXT POET LAUREATE.
AND THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR AGAIN, UH, UPGRADES, CHANGES, ANYTHING.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT BEEN RECEIVED.
WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE SLIDES, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?
UM, ALAN DID SHARE WITH ME JUST ABOUT A WEEK AGO THAT I, AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT APPLIED FOR A COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS GRANT, I GUESS AT THE TIME, OVER A DECADE AGO.
AND I DO THINK THAT'S SUCH A CUTE FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME.
SO I PROBABLY WILL BE SHARING THAT, BUT, AND THAT WAS LANG WHO FOUND THAT.
I MEAN, THAT'S SUCH A GREAT STORY THAT NOW YOU'RE MM-HMM.
IMPACTING THE ARTS FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION AND STILL CURRENT.
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YEAH.SO CAN WE ATTEND THIS MAY 11TH MEETING? YOU CAN ALWAYS ATTEND
IF YOU JUST WANT TO BE THERE AND MM-HMM
BE SUPPORT, UM, IN THIS CASE, CHAIR CUSTODIAL WILL BE THE PRESENTER, BUT IF YOU JUST WANT TO BE THERE IN SUPPORT OF OKAY.
WHAT THE COMMISSION'S DONE, I'M SURE THE MAYOR HAS THESE DONE TYPICALLY WILL FEEL AS POSITIVE ABOUT YOU ALL AS WE DO.
AND GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT FROM THE WHOLE, UH, CITY COUNCIL AND MAKING SURE OUR BADGES.
WE CAN COLOR COORDINATE IF YOU WANT.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS PICKED THE RIGHT ONES.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE SLIDES? WE CAN'T PHOTOSHOP THE PHOTO.
[6. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED BY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS]
TO COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED BY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS.MOVING ALONG TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS THE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MATTERS INITIATED.
IS THERE ANY REPORT FROM STAFF F THE ONLY QUICK REPORT IS THAT THE JUNE 1ST MINI GRANT WINDOW IS APPROACHING.
AND IF YOU NEED MORE OUTREACH POSTCARDS, WE DO HAVE SOME AVAILABLE TONIGHT.
UM, BUT, UH, OTHERWISE I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, ALAN, I DON'T WANNA STEAL, UM, COMMISSIONER KELLI'S THUNDER.
SO I WILL DEFER UNTIL HE IS DONE AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO CHAMPION HIM.
NO, I, I THINK, UH, WE, WE WERE, UH, BOB AND I JUDGED THE, THE ART SHOW, UH, LAST, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO.
UH, AND THEN, UH, I ATTENDED THE, THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
AND THEN, UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE MAYOR COULDN'T BE THERE.
AND, UH, UM, CITY STAFF ALAN, UH, PRESENTED AND I HELPED THEM GIVEN OUT THE CHECKS AND I HAD THE BADGE AND THEN I, WHAT A MOMENT WAS RECOGNIZED.
AND THEY, THEY DID TALK ABOUT THE, I HAVE A SMALL VIDEO THAT I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SHARE IT, BUT THEY, THEY, THEY HOST, SHE EXPLAINED THE COMMISSION FOR ART.
THEY GIVE OUT, OH, HOW GREAT SUPPORT AND THEY GIVE.
THEY'RE GIVING SEVEN, UH, SEVEN AWARDS IN THE SHOW AND THEN THEY'RE ALL JUDGED BY THIS, UH, COLOR OF THE BADGE.
AND THEN SHE WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
COMMISSIONER KLEI IS NOT GIVING HIMSELF ENOUGH CREDIT.
UM, BOTH HIMSELF AND COMMISSIONER GOSMAN, UM, HANDLED THE JUDGING AND HANDLED THE DECISION MAKING.
COMMISSIONER DIOR NOW ENDED UP NOT BEING AVAILABLE, BUT THEY TOOK CARE OF IT.
THEY COORDINATED WITH THE STAFF ON SITE.
THEY COORDINATED WITH US SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR PART DONE.
UM, AS COMMISSIONER KLEI MENTIONED, UM, MAYOR WASN'T AVAILABLE AND SO WE WERE KIND OF JUST, UH, HEY, YOU KNOW, THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
WE WENT FORWARD AND, UM, I TALKED ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS AND, UH, PARTNERSHIP, UH, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND CREATING THESE OPPORTUNITIES.
OF COURSE HIGHLIGHTED THAT COMMISSIONER, UM, KLEI WAS THERE AS WELL.
EVERYONE WANTED TO HELP US OUT.
I THINK PEOPLE COULD TELL A LITTLE BIT.
WE WERE, YOU KNOW, PUT PUTTING IT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, AS WE WERE GOING.
AND EVERYBODY WAS JUST, UH, FANTASTIC ABOUT IT.
AND THEN THE ARTWORK, UM, FROM THAT EVENT, THE SEVEN WINNERS ARE ALL DISPLAYED IN CITY HALL NOW.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT AN OPPORTUNITY ALREADY, YOU DIDN'T SEE LIKE THE CITY'S, UH, CRITICAL WEEKLY UPDATE, MAKE A TIME TO GO INTO CITY HALL.
THE SEVEN, UM, PIECES THAT WERE CHOSEN WERE PHENOMENAL.
UM, EVERYTHING IN THE, UH, BOWELL WAS FANTASTIC, BUT THESE ONES WERE TRULY EXCEPTIONAL.
SO PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK DURING, UH, CITY HALL BUSINESS HOURS.
IT WAS SEVEN CATEGORIES, UH, UM, AND ALL THE MAD WELL, WE, GOOD DISCUSSIONS TRYING TO PICK WINNERS.
UH, AND THE GUEST JUDGE FROM DISTANCE PICKED OUT GOOD STUFF TOO.
SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GO THE CITY, I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
UM, I ALSO ATTENDED A, UM, IT'S, UH, NOT RECOGNIZED MUCH IN ART, IN ART WORLD, BUT I WENT TO A QUILT, A QUILT SHOW HERE IN LIVERMORE JUST THE OTHER DAY AT TRINITY CHURCH.
AND THERE WAS 275 QUILTS IN THE TRI-VALLEY AREA.
AND THE AMOUNT OF THE BEAUTY AND THE ART OF QUILTS JUST ASTOUNDED ME.
UM, THERE'S THE TRADITIONAL AND VERY AVANT-GARDE THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE.
SO THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING HERE.
UH, WETE IS GONNA BE DOING A SERIES OF CONCERTS THERE, VINEYARD AGAIN THIS YEAR.
I THINK THERE'LL BE TUESDAY TUNES THIS
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SUMMER AS WELL.UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THE, UH, BANKHEAD ALWAYS HAS A LOT OF SHOWS, SO, UM, I KINDA ALWAYS PUSH FOR THE, UH, PERFORMING ARTS AND THE BANDS AND A LOT OF THE VINEYARDS DO THAT AS WELL.
SO, GOOD OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP THIS YEAR.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER.
COMMISSIONER SA UM, SORRY, UH, TO PIGGYBACK ON, ON, I DON'T KNOW.
UH, I ATTENDED, CAN YOU HEAR ME? MM-HMM
I ATTENDED THE SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY AT THE BANKHEAD? YEAH.
WERE YOU THERE? I DIDN'T SEE THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, BUT IT WAS, IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT.
AND THEY ANNOUNCE EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING UP.
AND I'M PARTIAL TO THE RAID ROAST SPEAKER SERIES.
BUT REALLY EVERYTHING, THERE'S A WHOLE, IT'S SO DIVERSE AND EXCITING, ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING TO LIVERMORE.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND LOOKING AT THEIR WEBSITE.
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN BUY TICKETS, BUT FOR THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, THEY HOLD OFF THE MEMBERS AT FIRST, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S COMING NOW.
THEY HAVE GOT SOME NEW, UM, A NEW, THE BANKHEAD CLUB BANKHEAD, THE NEW JAZZ SERIES.
I THINK THEY HAVE SIX OR EIGHT PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR.
UM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE ALSO REBRANDING THEIR GALA AS WELL, SO THAT WILL BE KIND OF FUN TO SEE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THE PERFORMANCE FIRST AND THEN IT'S AN AFTER PARTY AS OPPOSED TO YEAH.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
IT'S KIND OF FUN, SO, AND IT'S LYLE LOVETT.
ANYTHING ELSE? UM, I LOVE THE, THE BANKHEAD SEASON OPENER, BUT ALSO, UH, UM, RECENTLY ATTENDED THE SYMPHONY THERE, WHICH, UH, HAD GUEST CONDUCTOR, WHICH WAS, UH, FIRST TIME, I THINK LITERALLY THE FIRST TIME FOR THE SYMPHONY TO HAVE A GUEST CONDUCTOR.
AND COMING UP, UH, A LITTLE SELF-PROMOTION HERE, UH, THE JUNE 6TH SYMPHONY CONCERT.
UM, MY BAND WILL BE PLAYING DURING THE INTERMISSION IN THE LOBBY.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE SYMPHONY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY GENERALLY HAVE A PERFORMER IN THE LOBBY DURING THE INTERMISSION.
SO, BECAUSE ONE OF THE PIECES THEY'RE PERFORMING IS, UH, AMY BEACH'S GAELIC SYMPHONY.
UM, MY IRISH BAND, SIX PENNY WILL BE THE
UM, UH, AND, UH, JUNE 4TH, WE WILL BE PLAYING AT THE LIVERMORE FARMER'S MARKET THE THURSDAY EVENING FOR FARMER'S MARKET.
SO COME GET YOUR GROCERIES, SIT DOWN AND ENJOY SOME IRISH MUSIC.
WELL THEN I'LL DO SOME SELF-PROMOTION TOO.
I'LL BE NEXT DOOR IN PLEASANTON FOR THE 86TH ANNUAL ROSE SHOW.
AND, UH, THEY'RE DOING AN OUTSIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND I'LL BE PLAYING, I'LL HAVE AN ACCOMPANIST ON AN, I'LL BE PLAYING THE HAMMER ELSEWHERE, BUT I'LL HAVE A CELLOIST CELLO PLAYER WITH ME.
I LOVE THE SOUND OF THE CELLO.
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA PRACTICE A FEW TIMES BEFOREHAND.
UH, THEY'RE DOING THE ROSE SHOW THAT MAY ROSE THE, UH, 86TH ANNUAL.
THEY'VE DONE THE ROSE EVENT WITH, UH, SEVERAL HUNDRED ROSE, SERIOUS ROSE GROWERS.
WELL, I JUST, I THINK IT WAS A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO I SAW SOME LIVE PERFORMERS, UM, AT RETZ L VINEYARDS, WHICH IS A LOVELY AREA TO GO AND SEE SOME NICE OUTDOOR, UM, ART IN TERMS OF PERFORMING ARTS OUT THERE.
UM, AND I HAVE SEEN, I THINK THE MATT FINDERS AND HIS BAND PROBABLY THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
ALWAYS LOVE WORKING WITH HIM AS WELL.
ANOTHER GREAT LOCAL OR, UM, GROUP THERE.
ANYTHING ELSE? OPEN DISCUSSION.
I ONLY JUST HAVE ONE QUICK ITEM.
UM, AND WE MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO YOU BEFORE, BUT WE'LL, BRINGING THIS TO YOU ALL, 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.
WE ARE DOING A CITYWIDE ART, UM, EXHIBIT AND CONTEST.
THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY'S GALLERY DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO, UH, BE BRINGING YOU INFORMATION ABOUT IT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW IT'S GOING ON.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'RE GONNA NEED A VOLUNTEER, UH, TO PARTICIPATE AS A JUDGE.
MAINLY, IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE WHO'S AN EMPLOYEE IN THE CITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES ARTISTICALLY IF THEY WIN.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
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ALREADY DONE.I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO PUT IT UP.
YOU CAN MAKE OUR FLYER
PUT YOU TO WORK, BUT, UH, YEAH.
AND WE'LL ASK, ASK FOR A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS TO PARTICIPATE AS A JUDGE.
WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THAT'LL COME UP AT A FUTURE MEETING AS LONG AS WE GET YOU SET BEFORE JULY.
ANYONE ELSE? DOING ANYTHING? COOL.
SEEING ANYTHING? WE, WE DID, UH, WORK ON THAT FLYER MM-HMM
AND, UH, WE HAD TWO OR THREE ROUNDS BACK AND FORTH WITHIN OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE.
AND THEN, UH, I SENT OUT THIS MORNING, I COPIED THE CITY STAFF AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL AND THEN BRING IT UP AT THE MAY MEETING, YOU KNOW.
AND JUST KUDOS TO THE SPRING ART SHOW AT THE BOTHWELL, WHICH, UH, APPARENTLY I, I CHOSE THE DAY WHEN YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE ART
UM, IT, IT, IT WAS REALLY NICE, EXPENSIVE.
EVEN OUR, UH, OUR, UH, THOMAS AND SHE HAD GROWN UP THAT $650 SHE WAS CHARGING FOR THAT
I AM SEEING PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT SF IN THE ORPHEUM SOON.
I ALWAYS HAVE A NON-LOCAL THING, BUT
AND I THINK THAT'LL DO IT FOR NOW.
I'M GONNA CALL THIS MEETING AT FIVE THIRTY SEVEN.