[Arts, Culture & Libraries on February 15, 2024. ]
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SO, YOU READY? WHAT? THIS STILL ME BECAUSE I SAID I WAS RUSHED.
I COULDN'T SEE ABOUT TO, NOT JILL.
ALRIGHT, UH, WE ARE CALLING TO ORDER, UH, THE MEETING FOR THE ARTS CALL FOR ADVISORY COMMISSION, UH, AT 4 36.
AND, UH, AS WE CALL THIS TO ORDER, UM, I'M GONNA GIVE A, UH, A BRIEF ROADMAP OF WHAT WE'RE, UH, DOING TODAY.
UM, I THINK WE DO HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS ON THE LIST.
UH, WE HAVE FOUR VOTING ITEMS AND WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE FOR OUR CULTURAL SPOTLIGHT.
UM, YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR
ARE ARE WE DOING THAT NOW? I JUST SAID NO, WE'RE NOT DOING IT NOW.
UM, SO VAN ALONSO IS HERE REPRESENTING OAK CLIFF COALITION, UH, OF THE ARTS.
AND, UH, SHE WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE AND OVERVIEW, UH, VERY SOON.
THANK YOU MR. YOU KNOW, UM, AS A CHAIR REPORT, THIS IS GONNA BE VERY BRIEF.
UM, WANNA WELCOME UH, THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
UM, AND WE ARE JUST, HEY, YES.
UM, AND GET UPDATES AS WELL FROM, UH, THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE, UH, AS WELL AS OUR HANDED IN OUR, UH, ANNUAL REPORT.
AND WE'LL HAVE JIM, UH, COMMENT ON THAT.
UH, BUT AS WE GET STARTED, OUR VERY FIRST VOTING AGENDA ITEM IS THE APPROVAL, UH, OF THE MINUTES, UH, FROM JANUARY 18TH.
SO, UH, HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE? HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE JANUARY 18TH MINUTE? UH, WE DO HAVE A NECESSARY CORRECTION AS IT RELATES TO OUR VOTING FOR THE PUBLIC PART COMMITTEE.
UM, AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE, WE JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT, UH, FOR THE RESIDENT MEMBERS, SIX OF THE RESIDENT MEMBERS WERE VOTED IN.
UM, FOUR WERE RETURNING AND WE ARE HOLDING TWO, UH, FOR DISCUSSION, UH, AND RECOMMENDATION BY THE DIRECTOR TODAY.
SO, GLEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, SUGGESTED, PROPOSED LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY THAT FOR US? SORT OF, UM, I BELIEVE WHAT MIGHT BE MOST PRUDENT WOULD BE TO DISCUSS BASICALLY REDISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED LAST, LAST MEETING AS TO HOW THAT APPROVAL WENT DOWN.
UM, SO WHEN WE SUBMIT THESE MINUTES AS IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO AN AMENDMENT AS SUCH, I WILL BE ABLE TO REFLECT THAT IN THESE MINUTES TO THEN SUBMIT THOSE TO THE CITY SECRETARY AS AMENDED TO REFLECT CORRECTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
UH, SO THAT RECOMMENDATION? YES.
SO, AND, UH, AND I WOULD INVITE ANY COMMISSIONER IF WE DISCUSS THIS 'CAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET
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IT ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.UH, MY RECOLLECTION, JIM NUGENT MADE THE MOTION INITIALLY THE MOTION WAS FOR, UH, THE ENTIRE LIST THAT WE HAD FOR US.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD DISCUSSION ON TWO NAMES.
HE AMENDED HIS MOTION, UH, TO HOLD BACK ON THOSE TWO NAMES AND WE MOVE FORWARD ON THE FOUR RETURNING PLUS THE OTHER TWO NEW NAMES, UH, ASIDE FROM THE ONES THAT WE LEFT OFF.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES, YOU CORRECT.
IS THAT ENOUGH INFORMATION, GLEN? YES.
SO I WOULD, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD THEN BE THE MOTION AS THIS HAS ALL JUST BEEN DISCUSSED, TO THEN APPROVE THOSE MINUTES IF IT'S APPROPRIATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED PURSUANT TO THIS DISCUSSION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, GLEN AYERS OF THE OAC C STAFF IS GOING TO GO BACK AND, UM, AMEND THE LANGUAGE BEFORE IT GOES ON TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO ACCURATELY REFLECT OUR DISCUSSIONS AND WHAT HAPPENED.
UM, AND USE SAID WHATEVER RESOURCES HE NEEDS TO USE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REPORT CORRECTLY HOW WE VOTED AS LET THE INCIDENT.
ALL OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, GLENN, SO GRACIOUS.
UH, THE SECOND, UH, VOTING ITEM, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM DIRECTOR REGARDING THE REMAINING TWO RESIDENT PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS, UH, FOR A TERM ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
ALRIGHT, I WANNA FIRST THANK EVERYONE, UM, FOR YOUR GRACE.
AS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR MEETING LAST MONTH, WE HAD A BIT OF A LEARNING TO DO ACROSS STAFF AND WE TOOK THE TIME TO DO THE DUE DILIGENCE AS IT RELATES TO THE PUBLIC PARK COMMITTEE'S POLICY AND PROTOCOL AS IT RELATES TO, UH, HOW WE ARE TO NOMINATE ATTORNEY AND NEW RESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT REFLECTED, UM, IN OUR BRIEFING DECK FOR OUR MEETING TODAY.
UH, FOLLOWING CAO GUIDANCE FOR OUR CLARITY.
THE RELATED TEMPLATE IS NOTED AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE NUMBER OF NOMINEES AND THE END OF THEIR TERM DATE FOR WHICH YOU'LL VOTE ARE NOTED ON THAT TEMPLATE.
AND WE'LL DO THIS MONTH I'LL BE READING TWO NAMES.
UM, AND, UM, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I CAN SHARE JUST A SHORT BIT OF INFORMATION THAT INCLUDES THE RESIDENT MEMBER ZIP CODE, UM, SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE AND OF COURSE THEIR NAME.
SO I WILL, WE CAN PAUSE YES, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONVINCED GOING FORWARD, LET'S GO FORWARD.
SO TWO NAMES, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE CASSANDRA PORTER, ZIP CODE 7 5 2 2 6 AND HASSANI BERGER.
ZIP CODE 7 5 2 2 5 OH, EXCUSE ME.
COMMISSIONER MEEK HAD A QUESTION? NO.
UM, AND ARE THESE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, DIRECTOR? YES, SIR.
WERE THESE THE SAME NAMES YOU RECOMMENDED LAST MONTH? ONE NAME HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST MONTH.
COULD YOU GIVE ME THOSE NAMES ONE MORE TIME? SORRY.
AND THESE ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS? YES, SIR.
THAT OUTLINED AS NEW IN THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THIS MARK DISCUSSION? YES.
DIRECTOR, CAN YOU, COULD YOU TELL US JUST A SENTENCE OR TWO, LIKE, CAN WE KNOW JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM? ARE THEY ARTISTS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS? WELL, MS. KANDRA PORTER IS, UM, AN ARTIST AND ALSO HAS SOME PROFESSIONAL ACUMEN AS IT RELATES TO, RELATED TO PUBLIC ART.
AND MR. BURTON IS A BUSINESS OWNER IN SUNNY SOUTH DALLAS WITH INTEREST AND SUPPORT, DEMONSTRATED SUPPORT IN, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC ART AND TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART IN THE COMING YEARS.
CAN I ALSO ADD, 'CAUSE SOCCER PORT IS ALSO A COLLECTOR.
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DISCUSSION? IS THIS THE SAME HASANI FOR OFFICE? IT'SANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, UH, CAN WE GET A MOTION JUST, OH, SORRY, SORRY.
MM-HMM,
UM, IS THIS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DONE MOVING FORWARD? IS THIS, CAN WE GET, CAN WE GET A BETTER, LIKE, SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WHEN WE GET TO THE OVERALL DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLIC ART, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR GOALS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT? I'M NOT SAYING TODAY, I'M JUST SAYING CAN WE INCLUDE THIS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND? YES.
UM, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CAN WE GET A MOTION? I MOVE THAT SECOND
SO FOR THE RECORD, SO COMMISSIONER MEEK HAS MOVED TO MOVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DIRECTOR AND, UH, COMMISSIONER OMO HAS, UH, SECONDED.
UH, WE HAVE A THIRD VOTING AGENDA ITEM, UH, RECOMMENDATION IN SUPPORT OF CALCIUM PROJECT AS THE LEAD ARTIST FOR WATERSHED FLOODGATES PUBLIC ART PROJECT LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
SO, UH, LYNN, I BELIEVE YOU WOULD BRIEF US ON THAT.
UH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS, DID YOU SAY WE DID HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND ARE WE GOING OUT OF ORDER OR NOT? NO, WE DID NOT.
SO I'M GONNA, YES, WE'RE READY ON, UH, SO WE HAVE, UH, ONE VOTING ITEM THAT CAME FROM THE PUBLIC WATERSHED.
UM, IT, THE CALCIUM PROJECTS IS AN
WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE SECOND PAGE ARE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS.
I TOLD NINE MR. CHAIR, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT IT.
WE CAN'T HEAR WHAT SHE'S SAYING ONLINE.
WE NEED TO HAVE, CAN YOU HAVE A SEAT? CAN YOU SIT? YES.
IT IS ALSO BECAUSE WE WERE ON MUTE.
SO IF YOU WILL LOOK AT, UM, THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PACKET FOR THIS, UM, SELECTION ITEM.
IT IS, WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD THIS WATERSHED GATES PROJECT.
THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS ON BAYER STREET ARE AROUND BAYER STREET FOR THESE FLOOD GATES.
THE SELECTION PANELS, UM, CHOSE HOUSING PROJECT TO MOVE ATIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR ONE ARTISTIC MERIT AND TWO DEEP ROOTS IN THOSE AREAS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE CONCEPTS ON PAGE NINE, I BELIEVE, OF THEIR PACKET.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUADRANT? DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? I DON'T, I I JUST AGREE.
IF I COULD, UH, ASK A QUESTION, UM, WITH RESPECT TO THIS PARTICULAR ARTS GROUP AND THESE RENDERINGS THAT ARE BEING SHARED WITH US, ARE THESE PROPOSED DESIGNS OR FINAL DESIGNS AND IF THE VOTE TO PROCEED WITH CALCIUM PROJECTS, IS IT TO PROCEED IN, UH, A PRODUCTION PROCESS OR, UH, INITIATING THEM INTO THESE DESIGNS? SO IS THIS A SORT OF A FINALIZATION ON THE PRODUCTION OF THESE RENDERINGS? THE BEGINNING? SO THESE, THESE RENDERINGS ARE REALLY JUST CONCEPTS.
SO YOU COULD, SO WE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GATES LOOK LIKE AND HOW WE'RE IMAGINING THE ARTWORK TO BE ON THEM.
THESE DESIGNS WERE CREATED, OR CONCEPTS
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WERE CREATED BY CALCIUM PROJECTS AND WE'RE PRESENTED, WE WILL MOVE TO, SO THIS WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO APPROVE THE CALCIUM PROJECTS AS THE ARTISTS THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD INTO THE DESIGN PHASE OF THIS PROJECT.JUST BASED ON HOW THESE THINGS HAVE GONE IN THE PAST.
SO THIS ITEM'S ALREADY BEEN IN FRONT OF YOUR ART COMMITTEE AND THE YES.
IN THE FEBRUARY MEETING OR WHATEVER, AND IT'S THE, OUR COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS PRO PROJECT BE APPROVED AS IT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD TO US.
IN THAT CASE, UM, WE'RE FINISHED WITH DISCUSSION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE VOTING ITEM NUMBER THREE.
SECOND, I SECOND WE HAVE A QUEST HAD A QUESTION.
I JUST WANTED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CALCIUM PROJECTS.
IS THAT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY? SO IT'S THE NAME OF A CONSORTIUM OF ARTISTS.
THERE ARE TWO OR THREE ARTISTS THAT HAVE, UM, COME TOGETHER TO WORK ON IN THIS AREA.
UM, ONE OF THEM IS A POET THAT
I, UM, THAT WORKED IN SOUTH DALLAS AS A POET AND AS AN ARTIST.
SHE'S ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.
THE OTHERS HAVE DONE WORK IN THIS AREA IN SOUTH SOUTH DALLAS AS ARTISTS AND, AND DONE DEEP COMMUNITY WORK.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS CONTINUING THEIR COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS TO HELP THEM MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR DESIGNS.
AND HOW DID YOU COME, HOW DID THEY COME TO US? SO WHEN, SO THE PUBLIC ART PROCESS, UM, WORKS IS THERE IS A CALL FOR ARTISTS OKAY.
AND SO THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR TEAM WILL LOOK AT ALL THE CONTENT OF THE ARTISTS WHO HAVE, AND I THINK THIS CALL HAD LIKE 80 ARTISTS WHO HAD SUBMITTED.
IT GOES THROUGH A SELECTION PANEL PROCESS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY VOTE ON, UM, THE ARTISTS THAT ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.
WHEN YOU GET TO THAT PHASE, USUALLY SEVERAL ARTISTS WILL PRESENT THEIR CONCEPTS FOR THIS.
SO THREE ARTISTS PRESENT IN PROJECTS TO THAT SELECTION PANEL.
AND THEN, UM, THAT PANEL SHOWS CALCIUM PROJECTS FROM THAT SECOND, UH, REVIEW OF THE ARTWORK THAT, DOES THAT HELP? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT VETTING PROCESS.
SO WE PUT THE PUBLIC IN PUBLIC ART FOR SURE.
I, SO, UM, COULD, COULD WE KNOW THE ARTIST'S NAMES? YEAH, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE THEM IN OUR POCKET, BUT I WILL GET THE, UM, I HAVE THEM AT MY DESK OR AT MY, ON MY COMPUTER.
THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN ONLINE PRESENCE, WHICH IS WHAT I'M ASKING.
WELL, I THINK THEY PULLED THEMSELVES TOGETHER FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO LET ME GO GRAB THEIR NAMES.
DO WE NEED TO POSTPONE, SUSPEND, WAIT ON OUR MOTIONS? I THINK WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET A QUESTION ANSWERED.
CAN, UH, IS EVERYBODY PREPARED TO VOTE PENDING THE NAME OF THE ARTIST? OR DO WE, DOES ANYONE NEED THAT INFORMATION COMMITTEE? ANY DISCUSSION? OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE HAS DONE THE VETTING.
BUT I, I ALSO WANTED TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW IT WORKS.
SO YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING THAT, THAT THAT SHOULD, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THAT IS NEW NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE THAT HAS COMMISSIONERS ON IT AND THAT WE VET THESE ARTISTS AND THEIR PROJECTS AND ALL OF THAT BEFORE IT GETS TO US AT THE, AT THE BIG MEETING.
I JUST WANNA, I JUST WANNA THROW THIS OUT THERE AS WELL.
UH, AND FOR ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS, UH, IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO ATTEND ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, IT IS REALLY INSIGHTFUL AND, AND GIVES YOU A, A GOOD FEELING ABOUT ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, UH, WITH THIS COMMISSION.
I WAS JUST GONNA, UM, GO BACK TO MY EARLIER COMMENT ON ANOTHER VOTING ITEM.
FOR THE PUBLIC ARTS DISCUSSION, THE, THE WORKSHOP TUTORIAL, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT, THE OVERVIEW.
UM, AND THEN MAYBE MIGHT WANNA REFRESH THE, THE RULES ON HOW WE ARE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED, EITHER BY HAND RAISING ONLINE OR RAISING OUR HAND OR WHATEVER.
JUST FOR THE NEWBIES, MAYBE BECAUSE I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER NUGENT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SPEAKING OR ASKING A QUESTION AND HE WAS INTERRUPTED.
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PLEASE RESPECT THE RULES.WE HAVE A QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED IN TERMS OF NAMES AND THEN WE WILL GET TO, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COMMENT.
SO THE, UM, ARTISTS AS LAURA NEIL AND SV RANDALL ACCU IS AN EXAMPLE OF PART THEIR PROPOSAL? NO, I, I WITHDREW THE QUESTION, SO, OKAY.
IT SAYS INITIATED, UH, JANUARY 11TH, 2022 AND WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING IT.
SO, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE WHAT PHASE OF THE PROJECT, WELL, YOU ARE ON THE PUBLIC ART, WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROJECT AND WHEN THINGS WERE INITIATED.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF A NEW PROJECT FOR US BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING WITH THE WATER.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT CAN GO ON THOSE BIG GATES, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL IS GOING TO LAST, COULD BE DURABLE BECAUSE THESE ARE BOND DOLLARS THAT WE'RE USING.
SO WE KIND, I THINK WE KIND OF SETTLED ON MARINE GRADE PAINT.
AND, UM, SO THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE AND WHAT MATERIALS WOULD WATER LIKE TO SEE USED DID GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE.
TWO YEAR ONE SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME, BUT YEAH.
NO, AND IT'S
UH, THE NEXT VOTING ITEM, UH, WE'RE GOING TO GET A RECOMMENDATION AND SUPPORT OF FISCAL YEAR 24, 25 CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE JUST IS THAT? YES.
UM, SO YOU HAVE YOUR QUESTION.
UM, IS IT COLORFUL SPOTLIGHT DONE BEFORE ALL? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING BY THE AGENDA.
I WAS GOING THROUGH POWERPOINT, I SORRY, THAT AGENDA.
YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I WAS GOING BY THIS AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY NEEDED TO STAY THROUGH ALL THIS, SO I JUST BE BRIEF.
UM, SO YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU VOTING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH AS THE CHAIR OF THE ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE, I AM EXCITED TO BRING IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, JUST TO COMMISSIONER MEEK'S POINT, OUR ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE DOES SOMETHING QUITE SIMILAR TO THE ARTS COMMITTEE.
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THIS IS YOUR FIRST MEETING, WE HAVE A VETTING PROCESS WHEN WE FUND ARTISTS AND WE HAVE A LONG PROCESS WHEN WE RECOMMEND GUIDELINES.
THE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM IS THE PART OF THE CITY'S FUNDING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OPERATING FUNDS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH BUDGETS RANGING FROM A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO, I CANNOT REMEMBER HOW MANY MILLIONS, BUT IN EXCESS OF 20.
SO, UM, I AM NOT GOING TO READ YOUR VOTING AGENDA ITEM, BUT THAT IS ANOTHER THING FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE REVIEW, THE CITY PUTS TOGETHER FOR US IN OUR PACKET EACH TIME OR ALL OF THE DETAILS OF WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'M NOT GONNA READ THIS PAGE AND A HALF, I'M GONNA ASSUME EVERYBODY HAS IT.
YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION PROGRAM GUIDELINES THAT WERE PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET THAT OUR EXCELLENT, UH, STAFF ON THE FUNDING SIDE OF THINGS HAS PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES IN GLUE.
SOME OF THEM ARE JUST TO MAKE THE GUIDELINES READ EASIER, BUT THE REALLY BIG ONES THAT YOU WILL SEE THIS YEAR ARE ALL DONE WITH AN EYE TOWARDS EQUITY.
EACH YEAR WE LOOK AND AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT HAP THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE GUIDELINES THAT'S CREATING AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE.
AND SO ONE OF THE BIG CHANGES YOU'LL SEE THIS YEAR IS ADDING A SIX TIER AND BREAKING UP TIERS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX SO THAT WE ARE NOT, UM, TRYING TO EXAMINE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS BETWEEN 1 MILLION AND OVER 10 MILLION BECAUSE THEY HAVE VERY DIFFERENT NEEDS.
WE DID SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR LAST YEAR.
ON THE LOW END, WE BROKE DOWN THE HUNDRED TO 500 INTO TWO TIERS.
AND WE FOUND DURING FUNDING PROCESS, THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL IN US BEING ABLE TO GET MORE MONEY IN THE HANDS OF NEW AND SMALL ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, AND IT HELPED US WITH OUR SCORING SYSTEMS. UM, I DON'T WANNA TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME, BUT, UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO AN ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.
OUR STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON, WHILE IT'S NOT A COMPLETE FORMULA, THEY ARE WORKING ON SOME FORMULAS THAT KIND OF MAKE
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SENSE, THAT ANSWER QUESTIONS, UH, AS TO WHY ONE ORGANIZATION GETS A PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF MONEY AND ANOTHER ONE GETS A DIFFERENT AMOUNT.AND THESE TIERS HELP A LOT, UM, BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE IN THE HIGHEST TIER WITH AN ORGANIZATION WITH A BUDGET IN EXCESS OF $10 MILLION, WE'RE FUNDING THEM AT ABOUT 1%.
WHERE AT THE BOTTOM LAYER WE MIGHT BE PROVIDING 15 TO 20, EVEN 25% OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND ORGANIZATION.
SO IT'S JUST A SHORT EXPLANATION OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
UM, MOST OF THE, UM, ONE OF THE OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS IS WE ARE ASKING OUR COP ORGANIZATIONS TO COME TO THE TABLE WITH VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US WITH THE VETTING PANELS, THE JUDGING PANELS.
THAT IS AN, UM, HUGE, UM, UNDERTAKING EVERY YEAR.
AND SO WE'RE ASKING THEM TO HAVE SOME OWNERSHIP.
EVERYTHING ELSE KIND OF, UM, CLARIFIES THE PROCESS AND HELPS THE ORGANIZATIONS KNOW WHAT THE STAFF IS EXPECTING OF THEM.
UH, SO WITH THAT SAID, AFTER A, A COUPLE OF REALLY, UM, ROLL UP OUR ELBOW SLEEVES MEETINGS, THE ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE VOTED IN FEBRUARY, UM, TO RECOMMEND THESE AMENDED GUIDELINES AS THEY'RE PRESENTED TO YOU, AND THAT RECOMMENDATION CAME UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, AND I HOPE THAT ONE OF MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL MAKE AION.
YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
NO, I WAS GONNA, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THESE GUIDELINES BE ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.
AND I SECOND MOTION ANY DISCUSSION IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I JUST WANNA MAKE ONE COMMENT.
I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS ALSO, YOU DIDN'T MENTION IT, BUT IT'S ALSO BRILLIANT THE WAY THAT YOU, UM, UH, HERE WHERE IT IS AWARDED THE PROBATIONARY ELEMENT FOR IT WAS SMALL AND MIGHT HAVE DROPPED DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND IT GIVES THEM A YEAR TO GET.
AND THAT'S A, THAT'S REVOLUTIONARY FOR THIS.
WE ACTUALLY HAD AN ORGANIZATION THAT DROPPED DOWN TO LIKE 98,000 AND IT WAS THEIR FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.
THAT WAS A COUPLE YEARS, THEY WERE HIGH ENOUGH AND THEN THEY DROPPED DOWN.
AND YOU GUYS, THOSE OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE WHILE MAY REMEMBER WE HAD ALL THESE SPECIAL MOTIONS THAT WE HAD TO HAVE THAT HAD TO GET PASSED HERE, THEN THEY HAD TO GO TO QAC, THEN THEY HAD TO GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WHO MADE THE FIRST I MADE, I MADE A MOTION RECOMMENDATION.
IS THAT, IS THAT PERMISS TO THE CHAIR? I HOPE SO, BECAUSE I'VE MADE IT BEFORE, BUT
EXCUSE, LIKE I SAID THE PROCEDURAL QUESTION SO THAT I CAN LEARN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MOTION AND A, I'M SORRY, IS HIS HAND UP? OH, ONLINE.
WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL OPPOSED? ANY RECOMMENDATION? ASK CHAIR.
MAY I JUST SAY, I'D LIKE TO, UM, DO A SHOUT UP TO MY ENTIRE ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE.
THE, UM, THE COP AND ALSO A SHOUT UP TO THE ENTIRE STAFF.
GLEN JULIAN, THE ONLY TWO LEFT STANDING RIGHT NOW,
BUT THIS IS, UM, YOU CANNOT IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS PROJECT BEFORE IT EVEN COMES TO US.
AND WE USUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF PRETTY LONG MEETINGS THAT EVERYBODY, THAT COMMITTEE'S REALLY ACTIVE AND EVERYBODY'S SPEAKING UP.
IT'S WHAT GIVES US SUCH A GOOD DOCUMENT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME.
UM, AS WE MOVE DOWN THE AGENDA.
SO NOW WE ARE AT THE POINT OF OUR CULTURAL SPOTLIGHT, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER, UH, AUGUSTINE.
UM, SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, UH, LONZO AS A WRITER OR AS AN EDITOR, UM, OR AS THE PRODUCER OF THE, UH, OAK CLIFF CINCO DE MAYO PARADE, ONE OF THE LARGEST PARADES IN IN OUR AREA.
UM, I ACTUALLY MET HER WHEN I WAS SERVING AS A PANELIST, UM, TO REVIEW HER GRANT.
I BELIEVE YOU WERE DOING THE, THE, WAS IT THE CHATBOOKS? UM, AND SO THAT'S WHEN I REALLY, REALLY GOT TO MEET HER.
YOU CAN'T MENTION SILVANO WITHOUT MENTIONING HER HUSBAND WHO HAD DONE DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE DALLAS CONSTITUENTS AND HOUSE DISTRICT 1 0 4.
AND SO I WAS REALLY THRILLED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, JUST RECOMMEND, UM, THAT OAK CLIFF COALITION OF THE ARTS BE A SPOTLIGHT ARTS ORGANIZATION.
SAVANNAH A LONZO HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SHE'S, UH,
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BEEN A RECIPIENT OF SEVERAL OF THE ARTS GRANTS.SO IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE AND JOY FOR ME TO INTRODUCE SILVANO ZO, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE YES, THANK YOU.
I AM REALLY, REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
UM, LAST TIME I WAS BEFORE, UM, THE OAC WAS, UM, BEFORE A PANEL SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
SHALL I CONTINUE? PLEASE? I DO HAVE NOTES 'CAUSE I'M VERY NERVOUS.
UM, WELL, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, UH, MYSELF, WHICH I SEE, UM, THE FRUIT OF MY LABOR AS BEING A BIG PART OF ME.
AND I'LL JUST BASICALLY TALK ABOUT, UH, THE OAK CLIFF COALITION FOR THE ARTS.
WE'VE CHANGED OUR NAME, IT'S OAK CLIFF ARTS, UH, GOING FORWARD.
SO, UM, I, UM, OLGA WAS ORGANIZED IN 93 AND OR INCORPORATED IN NINE THREE.
WE WERE SEEKING EQUITY AND FUNDING.
SO, UH, AND THAT WAS REALLY SPARKED ON, UM, BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING A DEBATE ABOUT A LATINO CULTURAL CENTER.
SO WE BECAME VERY INVOLVED AND I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE A HUNDRED PEOPLE OR MORE.
SO I, I WAS SHOCKED THAT THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP AT OUR MEETINGS.
WE DID RECEIVE A LEAD GRANT AND, UH, WE WERE, UH, HOUSED AT THE ICE HOUSE CULTURAL CENTER.
WE HAVEN'T, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY FUNDS FROM THE OAC SINCE THEN.
UM, WE ARE SO SUCCESSFUL WITH CINCO DE MAYA.
WE'VE RAISED SO MUCH MONEY THAT HE
WE, WE, WE TURNED AROUND AND PUT THAT MONEY INTO OUR PROGRAMS, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER THE PANDEMIC THAT WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO, YOU KNOW, REACH, UH, OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.
UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO, WE'RE STILL COMING BACK, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WON'T LIKE THIS, BUT THEY'RE IN THE ROOM.
BUT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, I MEAN, REALLY WAS WONDERFUL TO OUR ORGANIZATION, TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FIESTA HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE PUT OUR MONEY BACK AND WE ALWAYS GO BIG.
AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FAULTS.
BUT GOING BACK TO, UM, CIN MAYO AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, OUR TWO OF OUR FLAGSHIP, UH, EVENTS, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
UM, WE PICKED UP WHERE LITTLE MEXICO
UM, IN FACT, FOR THREE YEARS THERE WAS NO
UM, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE CHANGING.
WE'RE, UM, OUR PROGRAMS HAVE CHANGED.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON FOCUSING ON LITERATURE, AND THIS IS WHERE THE CHAT BOOKS COME IN.
AND, UH, THIS OUR BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER.
LET ME GIVE YOU SOME, UH, SUCCESSFUL STATS.
UM, AT LEAST 38 WRITERS HAVE, UH, PARTICIPATED.
WE HAVE PUBLISHED 40 CHAT BOOKS, INDIVIDUAL CHAT BOOKS, AND ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE ANTHOLOGY PREP BOOKS.
AND, UH, ONE, UM, SOFT COVER BOOK THROUGH FLOTO PRESS.
AND, UM, THAT WAS A HIGHLIGHT FOR AMONG MANY OF US.
WE REALLY HAVE DONE, UH, WORKSHOPS, BUT NOT AT A REGULAR BASIS LIKE WE HAD IN THE PAST.
OH, AND, AND THE BIGGEST, BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE, UM, WE HAVE PUBLISHED OVER 100 NEW WORKS, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS.
WE CAN'T DO, UH, PUBLISH THEIR FAVORITE POEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S AWESOME.
SO WE'VE PUBLISHED A HUNDRED NEW WORKS AND, YOU KNOW, IT CAME TO UP TO QUESTION, WE'RE LIKE, NO, WE'RE ABOUT WRITING AND PUBLISHING AND, AND WE HAVE TO, UM, INSTILL IN THESE WRITERS THAT, YOU KNOW, CHALLENGE THEM.
UM, WHAT ARE WE INTO NOW? UM, BECAUSE WE,
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UH, SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE REALLY, UM, EXPERTS IN CERTAIN AND PASSIONATE ABOUT CERTAIN, UM, FIELDS, UH, LIKE RECOVERING OUR LITERATURE, UH, AND BOOKS.SO WE'VE ADDED, UM, THE
ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS LIKE 10 SPANISH NEWSPAPERS IN DALLAS.
AND, UH, THERE'S ABOUT TWO TO FOUR NOW.
AND, UH, ONE OF 'EM USED TO PUBLISH VERITAS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY FOLDED AND, AND THAT DISAPPEARED.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BRING IT BACK, UM, AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER AS AND AT STA F STATE FAIR.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE CITY OF DALLAS THAT HAVE COME TO, UM, OUR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS.
I STARTED OFF AT THE BATHHOUSE IN 1994 AS A WANNABE POET
SO LIKE, I WAS RAISING KIDS, SO THEY ASKED ME TO, TO, UH, SUBMIT ONE OF MY POEM, AND I DID.
UM, BUT I THINK I DISCOVERED MYSELF.
AND, AND SO BACK TO 20 11, 1 OF THE WRITERS, WE RAN INTO EACH OTHER AND WE DECIDED TO, UM, DO IT AGAIN.
AND, AND ONE OF THE, UH, MAIN PEOPLE AT, UH, THE BATHHOUSE WAS VETO GONZALEZ AND BARBARA REYNOLD GONZALEZ.
AND, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, THAT CLAN THERE, THAT GANG.
BUT, UH, WE, I'M VERY, UH, GRATEFUL TO THE CULTURAL CENTERS FOR BACKING UP THE COMMUNITY, FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO HOLD OUR EVENTS AND, AND PROGRAMS. SO, UM, WHY IS RECOVERING LITERATURE AND THE BOOKS IMPORTANT? BECAUSE WE, WE FOCUS ON THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THOSE BOOKS AND LITERATURE.
AND, AND I BROUGHT ONE AND, AND I FOUND IT AT THE BOOKENDS, LIKE AT THE LIBRARY FOR A DOLLAR.
IT'S CALLED, UM, EL BARRIO STUDY, 1975.
AND IT'S WRITTEN IN, IN, UH, AS A DIARY AND PUBLISHED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.
SO, UM, ABOUT 52 PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY MET FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OR WEEKS.
I'M NERVOUS, I DON'T REMEMBER, BUT THIS IS, UH, THEIR WORK.
AND I DID ASK THE LIBRARY IF THEY HAVE THIS BOOK, AND THERE'S ONE IN COLLECTIONS.
AND IN, IN READING THIS, IT SAYS THAT THEY'RE, UM, 10, 10 BOOKS OF THESE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IF IT CONTINUED OR NOT.
BUT ANYWAY, UM, I MET A LADY AND I MENTIONED IT TO HER.
SHE COULD HELP ME IDENTIFY ALL THE PEOPLE LISTED.
AND WE REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE MEMBERS WAS, UH, A LADY THAT COMES TO OUR, UH, F AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER.
EVERY YEAR SHE SITS DOWN WITH HER FRIENDS AND WATCHES THE PERFORMANCES.
AND I'M TALKING ABOUT MRS. LUNA.
THEY'RE CELEBRATING A HUNDRED YEARS, THE LUNA TORTILLA FACTORY, UH, THIS YEAR.
AND SHE ATTENDS OUR EVENTS EVERY YEAR.
BUT, UM, I MET HER, HER GRANDDAUGHTER, AND SHE SAYS, MRS. LON, SO I DANCED WITH YOUR SON.
AND IT'S LIKE, OH, SHE'S TOO YOUNG.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S A PERSONAL STORY OF MINE.
BUT BACK TO THIS BOOK, WE FEEL LIKE, UH, WE'RE NOT READY TO TAKE ON THIS PROJECT.
SO I'M GOING TO, I, I, I WANTED TO APPLY FOR A GRANT SO THAT I CAN, UM, REPLICATE THE EFFORTS AND WRITE OUR OWN DIARY AND JUST FOLLOW, UH, I CAN, IT'S FALLING APART IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S RIDICULOUS IN HOW THEY, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS.
AND IT WAS SO, UM, COMMUNITY ORIENTED.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BOOKS.
NOW, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER, A CHAP, UM, MANUSCRIPT THAT WAS HANDED TO ME.
AND, AND IT HAPPENS TO US NOW THAT WE WERE KNOWN FOR, UH, PRINTING, PUBLISHING CHAT BOOKS.
LIKE, THIS IS MY STORY, READ IT.
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME PUBLISH.
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SURE YOU WANNA GIVE IT TO ME, MS. ALANSO? THERE'S MORE THAN ONE COPY.SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS OUR WORK.
AND HAMIN, THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, EVERYONE.
AND I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL TODAY.
I DO HAVE ANY WHERE I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE DO HAVE AN EVENT TO RESPOND.
WE'RE VERY QUICKLY WHEN YOU GET READY TO DO THIS PROJECT.
DON'T FORGET THE ARTS ACTIVATE FUNDING PROGRAM WITH THE OFF CITY, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE A GREAT ARTS ACTIVATE.
ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS? THIS IS FROM INDIVIDUAL.
SO WHILE, UM, THEY'RE TALKING, THE SINGLE DE MILAH PARADE IS ON MAY 4TH.
IT'S, UH, ALWAYS ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS.
UM, MINUS THE TWO PANDEMIC YEARS.
BUT, UM, BUT, UM, IT'S FREE SCHOOLS AND YOUTH, YOUTH PARTICIPATE FREE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE GO A LITTLE HIGH ON THE CORPORATES, BUT WE MAKE IT HAPPEN 30 YEARS.
WE BROKE EVEN LAST YEAR AND, UM, THIS 2023.
SO, UM, WE'RE ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY IN OUR FUNDRAISING, AND I THINK WE'RE NOT ALONE.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD THE STORIES.
UM, IT HAPPENED, UH, TO, UM, A HOLIDAY PARADE.
AND, AND SOME PEOPLE, I DON'T PUBLISH IT.
IT'S NOT EMBARRASSING A REALITY.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT DOES THIS FABULOUS PARADE.
WE'RE ONE OF SIX ACTUALLY, IF YOU INCLUDE FAIR PARK PARADE.
AND, UH, WE'RE ONE OF SIX PARADES, SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.
I'M JUST LIKE THINKING OF SO MANY THINGS RIGHT NOW.
CAN I SAY SOMETHING? IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, I WANTED TO SAY, UH, ABOUT THE BOOK, UH, THAT YOU FOUND IN THE LIBRARY.
UM, I USED TO TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO WRITE POETRY I FOUND WAS A BOOK BY GARY SOTO CALLED THE HOOD OS BECAUSE THEN THE KIDS WOULD SEE THEMSELVES IN SOME OF THAT WORK AND THEN THEY WOULD WRITE UP THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU, BECAUSE ALSO ONE OF MY, ONE OF MY GOALS IN LIFE IS FOR EVERY KID IN DALLAS TO BE ABLE TO SAY THERE WAS THIS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THAT THEY WOULD KNOW THE POET IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THEY HAD INTERACTED WITH THEM OR THEY HAD READ THEIR WORK.
AND SO, UH, IF I CAN HELP IN ANY WAY DRIVING, BUT IF I CAN HELP IN ANY WAY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, TAB.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SOLANO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO SHE WANTS OUR MATERIALS
ARE YOU WELL, I, UH, I THINK SHE STEPPING OUT.
OH, THAT'S, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MATERIAL.
SO LET'S, UH, MOVE OUR AGENDA AND GO TO OUR DIRECTOR'S UPDATE.
WHERE WE'RE STARTING, UH, STAFFING UPDATE.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, UM, A BIT OF PROGRESS.
UH, SOME MONTHS AGO, UH, FOLLOWING OUR BUDGET APPROVAL, WE SHARED A BIT ABOUT OUR HIRING PLAN, THIS, UH, FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE SHOULD TURN A NEW YEAR AND ARE ACTIVELY, IN MOST CASES IN THE PROCESS, UM, TO ADDRESS 12 OPENINGS ON OUR TEAM.
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THAT'S A LOT, UH, TO UNDER PINK AS A STAFF.SO FOR ALL THE HIRING MANAGERS WHO ARE PRESENT AND NOT, THANK YOU.
'CAUSE IT'S NO EASY FEAT TO TRY, UH, TO ATTEMPT TO FILL THESE SEATS THAT WE'VE GOT OPEN.
BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE, UM, THIS IS DOCUMENTED ACROSS MANY OF OUR DIVISIONS AND OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS TEAM ON RHONDA'S TEAM, UM, ACROSS OUR CULTURAL VENUE SUCH AS THE MOODY.
UM, OF COURSE WE'LL BE FILLING OUR EMPTY AND VACANT BUSINESS MANAGER SEAT.
WE HAVE TWO SEATS FROM THE PUBLIC ART DIVISION AS WELL.
UM, BUT AGAIN, KUDOS AND CHEERS TO, UH, THE HIRING MANAGERS AND ALL THE PANELISTS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED OUR SELECTION PROCESSES THAT ARE UNDERWAY.
UM, LOOK FORWARD TO SOME REALLY EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, AS SOON AS WE CAN SHARE.
BY NEXT MONTH WE'LL HAVE SOME NAMES AND POSITIONS Q AND M'S AS, UM, OFFERS ARE FINALIZED.
BUT PLEASE DO SUPPORT US WITH MORE GRACE, AS ALWAYS.
'CAUSE MANY OF US ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A NUMBER OF SELECTION PROCESSES WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT.
UM, IN MY CASE OUTSIDE OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
I'LL PAUSE THERE FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, SO KNOWING THAT JULIA'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR A WHILE THAT DO YOU NEED HELP? IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO AS IT RELATES TO HER JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OR AS, AS IT RELATES TO STAFFING, AS IT RELATES TO THE TOPIC THAT CAME UP DURING THE MEETING IN ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS ABOUT ARE WE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP IN ANY WAY AS IT RELATES TO, UM, SELECTION PROCESSES, UH, WITHIN OUR OFFICE? NO, BUT, UM, SORRY, NOT IN HIRING.
UH, I HAD BROUGHT THIS UP AS AN OFFER TO VOLUNTEER.
I'LL GLEN RESPOND IN KIND DIRECTLY IF HE'S AWARE OF VERY SPECIFIC NEEDS UNDER HIS UMBRELLA THAT, UM, WELL I THOUGHT IT HAD TO GO TO, UH, CITY ATTORNEYS OR THERE HAD TO BE SOME VETTING TO SEE IF THAT WAS EVEN PERMISSIBLE.
GLEN GLEN'S READY TO ADDRESS THAT.
UH, WE HAVE NOT CONTINUED TO PURSUE THAT JUST YET.
UH, SO I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO YOU ON THAT PARTICULAR THING.
I WILL SAY JULIE DID A VERY GOOD JOB PLANNING FOR HER ABSENCE, UM, BOTH WITH OUR TEMP AND THEN, UM, SOME OTHER ASSISTANCE THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH MY ADMINISTRATOR, LISA PARKER.
UH, RIGHT NOW, MOST OF OUR PROCESS ON HER TEAM IS UNDER PANEL REVIEW, UH, WHICH IS A VERY NICE OVERLAP.
SO ALL OF THAT IS WITH PANEL LIKE FOR, UH, ARTS ACTIVATE ROUND THREE, FOR INSTANCE.
THIS WILL UNDER PANEL REVIEW RIGHT NOW AND NOW THAT WE'VE MOVED WHERE WE ARE WITH THE COP GUIDELINES, THAT WOULD COME OVER TO MY PLATE, UH, AND MARTIN'S PLATE ANYWAY, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE ARE OKAY.
SHE DOES HAVE A, SPEAKING OF HIRING TWO PEOPLE ON, SHE'S WORKING CURRENTLY WORKING WITH TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS.
SO WE NEED THOSE PEOPLE ONBOARDED VERY QUICKLY AND SHE'S WORKING ON HER THIRD.
SO YES, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT GENEROUS OFFER.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, WE JUST HAVEN'T YET.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO STAFFING UPDATE, I'LL MOVE FORWARD, IF NOT.
UM, AS IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I WANT TO REVISIT, UH, WHAT I HIGHLIGHTED IN MY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO YOU AND YOUR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'VE LINKED, UM, I'LL HIGHLIGHTED CALENDAR EVENTS, UM, AND UPCOMING THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE CARINA'S OPENING, UM, AN SO REP, FORGIVE ME, CARINA.
AND SO REP TOGETHER ARE OPENING JANGA AT THE LCC.
THE OPENING IS ON THE 17TH, SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND, UH, THE SHOW'S RUNNING THROUGH MARCH 3RD.
SO WE DO HOPE THAT, UH, YOU WOULD MAKE SELVES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THAT PERFORMANCE.
ALSO, UM, BLACK VIOLIN, UH, WILL BE ON, HELD ON THE 18TH AT MAJESTIC THEATER.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE TIME, I'LL POP THROUGH THERE ON SUNDAY.
UM, IN YOUR EMAIL, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ IS HOLDING A BLACK HISTORY EVENT AT PRISM CENTER ON SUNDAY.
THEY'LL BE DEDICATING A CONFERENCE ROOM IN HER OFFICE TO, UH, DR.
UH, MY MOTHER OF JUNETEENTH WILL ALSO BE PRESENT, UH, MS. PEL LEE, AND I'LL BE OPENING THE EVENT ON BEHALF OF OUR OFFICE.
SO IF YOU CAN ATTEND 2:00 PM ON SUNDAY, PLEASE DO BE PRESENT AT THE PRISM CENTER.
AND THEN IN CLOSING, I'LL UH, MENTION, UH, THE AFRICAN GOSPEL WORKOUT AT SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER ON THE 24TH.
AGAIN, YOUR PRESENCE IS ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS APPRECIATED.
WE CAN QUESTIONS, SORRY, I'M GONNA JUMP IN AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ATTEND.
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JONATHAN NORTON'S PLAY, WHICH CLOSES THIS WEEKEND, I AM DELIVERED.UM, AND I HAVE A GROUP THAT IS GOING ON SATURDAY AT THAT MAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT TICKETS THEY OFFER TO COMMISSIONERS, BUT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PURCHASE A TICKET AND YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO HANDLE IT FOR YOU, I CAN HANDLE IT WITH OUR GROUP DISCOUNT.
YOU ALL HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
I THINK THERE ARE 14 OF US GOING.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY JOIN US.
IT IS A SPECTACULAR PLAY WRITTEN BY A LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT, UM, THAT IS SET IN THE CULTURE OF THE BLACK, OF THE USHER CULTURE OF THE BLACK CHURCH.
IT, I THINK COMMISSIONER BRAD SPELL HAS BEEN HAVING HIS HAND UP ON VIRTUAL ONLINE THE, FOR A MINUTE.
YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, WE, UH, WE HAVE A DISTRICT EIGHT BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM THIS SATURDAY ALSO AT, AT SINGING HILLS REC CENTER AT 11:00 AM WE HAVE SOME CAP ARTISTS PERFORMING, AND I THINK HE IS A, A, UH, UH, COUNCIL ATKINS IS AWARDING A A FEW AWARDS TO, I THINK TO THE CITY MANAGER AND A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, SWING BY, WE'VE GOT, UM, SOME GOOD ENTERTAINMENT FROM OUR CAPITALIST.
UM, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, DOESN'T, ISN'T JONATHAN THE IN RESIDENCE THERE AT THE DTC? YES.
AND DTC IS ONE OF OUR COP ORGANIZATIONS, SO OH YEAH, I ON THAT, SORRY, CAN YOU EMAIL ME? JUST, OKAY, COMMISSIONER? YES.
UM, THERE WAS NO R RSS VP ON THAT SUNDAY EVENT, SO WE CAN JUST SHOW UP.
I DIDN'T SEE
I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR THE HOST, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IF COMMISSIONER WEINSTEIN HAS ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF HER COUNCILWOMAN, PLEASE DO SHARE.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
YOU CAN JUST, YOU CAN SHOW UP.
I CAN TELL SOMEBODY WANTS SOME RSVP TO ME.
I'M ACTUALLY NOT GONNA BE THERE.
SO I'D LOVE FOR SOME REPRESENTATION FROM COMMISSIONERS SINCE I WILL NOT BE THERE.
AND JONATHAN MARTIN IS, AND VICKY
I JUST JUMPED THE GUN 'CAUSE BECAUSE VICKY'S HIS LIKE BEST FRIEND, BUT I WAS LIKE, I'M GETTING THIS IN FIRST 'CAUSE I WANT CREDIT WHEN YOU GO AND SEE HOW GOOD IT.
UM, IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR AGENDA, YOU'LL SEE THE UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS LISTED.
AND ONCE AGAIN, UH, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UM, IF YOU'RE NOT ON ONE OF THESE COMMITTEES, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT WORK ON THESE COMMITTEES DO SUCH INCREDIBLE WORK.
I JUST WANNA SHOUT OUT OUR NEWEST AT LARGE COMMISSIONER, MR. CLYDE VALENTINA.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING IN THE ROOM THE NEXT TIME.
UM, UH, YEAH, ON THE UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS, WE ALWAYS HAVE THESE AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE, BUT WE NEVER GIVE A LOCATION.
WELL, IN FACT, I, I WAS GOING TO ADD THIS AS WELL.
UH, AND I GUESS THIS IS MY WORK FROM DIRECTOR.
UH, AND BENJAMIN, UH, IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, CAN YOU GET A VIRTUAL LINK'S MOSTLY TO THOSE SO EVERYBODY, DOES EVERYBODY GET THE EMAIL FOR IT? WELL, IT'S POSTED IN PUBLIC MEETING IS THE QUESTION.
THAT'D LIKE FOR STAFF TO EMAIL FULL COMMISSION COMMITTEE MEETING LINKS FOR YOUR AWARENESS IN THE EVENT YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND.
OR EVEN PRINT HERE WHERE THE MEETING IS BEING.
WELL, FOR THE RECORD, ALL OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE LATINO CULTURE CENTER.
ATALA, THAT'S WHAT TIME? 4:00 PM PUBLIC ART FOUR 30.
SO WE'LL ENSURE, UH, NOTES, UH, FORMALLY, BUT WE'LL ENSURE THAT'S NOTED HERE ON THE AGENDA.
REQUESTED LOCATION, TIME START TIME.
AND THE EMAILS OUT FY MR. HALL? YES.
SO GOING BACK TO PUBLIC SMART, WHEN WE ARE READY TO TACKLE THAT, UM, CAN WE ALSO GET AN UPDATE ON THE ISSUE THAT HAPPENED WITH 29 PIECES AND HOW WE WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE, UM, I, I DON'T
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KNOW WHAT'S THE RIGHT WORD? CULTURAL COMPETENCY CHECKLIST, THAT WHOLE THING.WE CAN JUST MAKE NOTE OF THAT.
SO FOR THE PUBLIC ART DIRECT CONVERSATION, WE, SO WE HAVE A COME TO THE YES, YES.
WELL, AND WE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.
UNLESS YOU WANTED ME TO TALK, I THINK.
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO LUKE.
UH, TIMOTHY, YOUR CAMERA'S OFF.
OH, I DON'T KNOW WHY IS IT ON NOW? OKAY.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OH, OKAY.
UH, ALL BUSINESS HAVING BEEN CONDUCTED, UM, HEARING ANOTHER, WELL, I, I'M, MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING, BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING YEAR FOR FUNDING OAC NEW APPLICANTS TO THE PROGRAM.
SO I'M LOOKING AT MY STACK OF PAPERS HERE.
MIKE, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT IT.
UM, SO I DON'T SEE IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, WHAT IS THE QUESTION? UM, I KNOW SOMEBODY, SOMEONE APPROACHED ME AT A, A RE RECENT EVENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THEM TO APPLY FOR THIS.
THEN COULD YOU SPEAK MS.
OH, SHE BACK WITH HER HAND UP.
UH,
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, UM, TO THE FOLKS WHO MIGHT'VE HELPED, UM, ME GET THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON WITH THE BLACK BOX SEIZURE THAT MIGHT HAVE.
SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT AND UM, ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO TINO WHO CAME TO SEE, UH, THE DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THE BELONG DISABILITY MINISTRY, UH, PLAY MUSICAL, UH, LAST WEEK.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND I KNOW THAT GROUP IS DOING WORK IN YOUR, YOUR, UM, DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT.
UM, ALL BUSINESS HAVING BEEN CONDUCTED FOR THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION, I ALL THIS, WE ADJOURNED AT 5 32.