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[Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee on March 25, 2025.]
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GOOD MORNING. IT IS NOW 9:06 A.M., AND THIS WILL CONVENE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH 25TH. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025 MINUTES.
DO I HEAR A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? YES. ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE MINUTES? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS BRIEFING ITEM A, DEVELOPING A QUALITY OF LIFE STRATEGY FOR THE DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN UPDATE. MISS PHILIPPE, WELCOME THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU, CHAIR RIDLEY, GOOD MORNING TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I AM HERE WITH OUR TWO ASSISTANT DIRECTORS. YOU KNOW, MR. GLENN AYERS AND I'M REALLY THRILLED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ANNA HUBBELL, WHO IS OUR SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE OAC.
SO, ANNA WILL GET US STARTED ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO IN THIS UPDATE WE WILL FIRSTLY BE BRIEFING YOU.
THE DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN DCP WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2018.
THE DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN PROVIDES A COLLECTIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF DALLAS ART AND CULTURE.
AND ON THE NEXT PLAN, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE OKAY, THAT ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE CULTURAL PLAN IS FORMED WITH SIX OF SIX PRIORITIES THAT EMERGED.
AND THEY HIGHLIGHT THE 31 STRATEGIES THAT WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES FOR IN THIS PRESENTATION.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PASS IT TO GLENN. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S MY TURN. AND I'LL TRY TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT SLOWLY, MORE SLOWLY THAN I NORMALLY DO.
YEAH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? AM I GOOD? EVEN CLOSER.
GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE STRATEGIES THAT HAVE BEEN LISTED HERE.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE AND LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE'VE MET THESE STRATEGIES OVER THE PAST YEARS, SINCE 2018, SINCE THE CULTURAL PLAN HAS BEEN PASSED. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO ONE OF THE WAYS WE'VE DONE THIS IS THROUGH OUR ARTS ACTIVATE PROJECT BASED FUNDING PROGRAM USING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TYPOLOGY MAP, WHERE YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT RIGHT THERE.
AS A MEANS OF LEVERAGING OUR APPLICANTS TO PROPOSE PROJECTS IN AREAS OF HIGHER NEED FOR OUR ARTS AND CULTURE SERVICES, MAINLY IN MORE RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND OUTSIDE OF THE ARTS DISTRICT.
SO IT'S BASICALLY LIKE A DENSITY MAP FOR ARTS AND CULTURE EXPERIENCES IN THE CITY.
AND THAT SHOWS YOU FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR HOW THAT PROGRAM HAS HELPED SPREAD THOSE EVENTS OUT THERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF EVENTS IN ATTENDANCE THERE IN THAT TABLE.
LOOKING AT OUR SECOND STRATEGY, ESTABLISHING TARGETS TO IMPROVE EQUITY AND NEW CULTURAL POLICIES MOVING FORWARD, SPECIFICALLY IN OUR CULTURAL POLICY 2018, WE SET GOALS OF AT LEAST 40% OF OUR CULTURAL SERVICES FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS SERVING COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE PRIORITIZED AS IN MOST NEED OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE SERVICES.
WE'VE ALSO SET GOALS FOR 100% OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM, TO HAVE POLICIES RELATED TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO LOOKING AT OUR THIRD STRATEGY, CREATING AND ENHANCING PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS, HIGHLIGHTING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION RELATED TO THE DIVERSITY OF DALLAS, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT OUR CULTURAL CENTER PROGRAMING AT ALL FOUR OF OUR CULTURAL CENTERS. WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THE AAPI FESTIVAL THAT TAKES PLACE AT THE BATHHOUSE CULTURAL CENTER, AND THEN OUR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVALS THAT TAKE PLACE AT ALL OF OUR CULTURAL CENTERS, REALLY CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THIS GREAT CITY.
WE ALSO HAVE HERE AT CITY HALL CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS RELATED TO OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, AND ALSO HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONS THAT OUR EVENTS SUPERVISOR HAS REALLY HELPED HIGHLIGHT AND BRING VOICE TO AT CITY HALL.
LOOKING AT NUMBER FOUR. PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR IMPROVING ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS.
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WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR PARTNERS SETTING GOALS ACROSS THIS NUMBER FIVE, SETTING GOALS ACROSS SECTOR FOR BOARD DIVERSITY THROUGH GRANTS AND SUPPORT FROM OAC.OUR CULTURAL POLICY SETS CRITERIA. I'M SORRY.
OUR CULTURAL POLICY SETS GOALS FOR OUR ORGANIZATIONS BASED OFF OF THEIR SPECIFIC BUDGET SIZES, WHICH ARE THEN USED AGAIN IN ADMINISTRATIVE SCORING WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR BOARD DIVERSITY THROUGH OUR SUPPORT PROGRAMS. LOOKING AT NUMBER SIX, EXPANDING THE DIVERSITY OF ARTIST CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE HAVE OUR EXPANDED PUBLIC ART COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOOLKITS, WHICH HAVE INCREASED COMMUNITY ACCESS TO PUBLIC ARTS THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS AND OFFICE HOURS. ARTIST INFORMATION SESSIONS. THEY'VE CHANGED UP OUR ARTIST CALL PLATFORM TO ALSO REACH A BROADER ARTIST AUDIENCE AND INFORMATIONAL GALLERY AND STUDIO VISITS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO LOOKING AT OUR SEVENTH STRATEGY, EXPANDING OPTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE SPACES FOR PERFORMING LITERARY AND VISUAL ARTS, REHEARSAL SPACE, PERFORMANCE STUDIO EXHIBIT SPACE, AND MAKER SPACE.
WE'RE ALSO EXPLORING POSSIBLE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ALLOWING MORE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO SPACE FOR ARTS GROUPS WHILE ALLOWING NON-CITY OWNED FACILITIES INCREASED REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THOSE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. LOOKING AT OUR EIGHTH STRATEGY, MAXIMIZING THE USE OF CITY FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS, AND DETERMINING WHAT CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR NEEDS.
ONE OF OUR LARGEST THAT WE CAN REALLY POINT TO IS OUR LATINO CULTURAL CENTER PHASE TWO, WHERE WE BUILT THAT NEW BLACK BOX THEATER, PROVIDING EVEN MORE SPACE AT THAT FACILITY FOR OUR PARTNERS THAT REALLY USE THAT SPACE THE MOST.
WE'RE ALSO CURRENTLY REVIEWING AND REEVALUATING OUR FEE STRUCTURES AT ALL OF OUR OAC CULTURAL CENTERS, TO CREATE GREATER CONSISTENCY AMONG THOSE AND GREATER ACCESS TO THOSE SPACES.
NUMBER NINE, FACILITATING PARTNER, I'M SORRY, FACILITATING PRIVATE INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS SPACE NEEDS OF ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS OF VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE DOING ACROSS THE SECTOR, WE CAN POINT TOWARDS THE ELEVATOR PROJECT THAT THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DOES, PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE SPACE FOR THOSE APPLICANTS OVER THERE, WHICH IS A REALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM, SOMETHING THAT'S NEW THIS PAST EVEN COUPLE OF MONTHS, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY EXCITING, IS ONE OF OUR PARTNER GROUPS FLAMENCO FEVER HAS FOUND THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS NEW STUDIO SPACE, WHICH IS REALLY LOVELY, AND THEY'RE ALSO ABLE TO RENT OUT THAT SPACE AND COORDINATE THAT, PROVIDING THAT OTHER GREAT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
I CAN ALSO REFERENCE AGAIN OUR EQUITABLE ACCESS PLAN AT THE KALITA HUMPHREYS THEATER.
NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. THIS IS MY LAST ONE. GREAT.
OKAY. ENCOURAGING MORE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
COMING RIGHT UP IS OUR DALLAS ARTS MONTH IS A KEY EXAMPLE OF THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR DALLAS CULTURAL TRAIL PROJECT PLANNING COMING ALONG JUST WONDERFULLY.
NUMBER 11 ENCOURAGE GROWTH OF ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE OUR RESIDENT THEATER COMPANY DESIGNATION THAT IS ESTABLISHED, THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER THAT'S AIDING IN PROVIDING SPACE AND FUTURE GROWTH AND STABILITY FOR TWO OF DALLAS ESTABLISHED LATINX LOCAL THEATER COMPANIES.
WE ALSO ARE HAVING OUR OHC STAFF WORK WITH LIBRARY STAFF TO AID IN EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT TO BRING THE PLEASANT GROVE LIBRARY LIGHTING SYSTEM BACK ONLINE FOR CONTINUED USE BY THE COMMUNITY. LOOKING AT NUMBER 12. INITIATE TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART IN DALLAS.
WE ALSO HAVE A REIMAGINED VACANCY PROJECTS WHICH ARE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY INSPIRED ART AND LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS OF OUR OWN CITY OWNED VACANT LOTS, WHICH ARE SOME REALLY, REALLY COOL PROJECTS I HAVE TO SAY.
WE HAVE OUR PANEL PRESENTATION AT. THIS IS FOR OUR PUBLIC ART TEAM, A PANEL PRESENTATION AT THE ARTS IN THE AIRPORT CONFERENCE FOR THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES. AND THEY ALSO PRESENTED AT THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN.
WE'RE TAKING STUDENTS ON THE DART TRAIN AND GOING TO DIFFERENT PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ART SPACES AND HAVING THEM WRITE ABOUT IT AND PERFORM THOSE SORT OF WRITTEN WORKS THAT THEY DO. IT'S REALLY EXCITING PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE, AND I THINK I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MARTINE.
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THANK YOU, GLENN. ALRIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE SECOND HALF OF OUR STRATEGY SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT SLIDE.AS THE 14TH STRATEGY NOTED IN OUR CULTURAL PLAN, DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF VALUE TO ESTABLISH THE ARTS AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF A THRIVING, EQUITABLE SOCIETY. I HOPE YOU MIGHT RECALL, LAST FISCAL YEAR WE LAUNCHED THE CULTURE OF VALUE PROGRAM, WHICH INVOLVED WHICH EVOLVED INTO A FULL MONTH WHERE ARTISTS PARTNERED WITH LIBRARIES AND REC CENTERS IN EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE 15TH STRATEGY, WHERE WE'RE CALLED TO EXAMINE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AND PROCESSES TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, OUR MARKETING DIVISION, WHICH IS A NEW DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE.
ABOUT TWO YEARS, TWO FISCAL YEARS OLD NOW, IS LED BY OUR SENIOR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, ASHLEY GUEVARA, AND SHE'S STRUCTURED OUR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO PROMOTE WHEN WE HAVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS TEAM, WHICH FUNNELS UP TO GLENN.
GLENN SUPERVISES OUR FUNDING AND COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM TEAM, BUT THEIR STAFF MEMBERS HOST MULTIPLE INFORMATION SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS AND OPEN OFFICE HOURS DURING EVERY APPLICATION PERIOD.
FOR EVERY FUNDING PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. MOVING FORWARD TO THE 16TH STRATEGY, WHERE WE WANT, WE WORK TO IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ARTISTS THROUGH POLICY INITIATIVES.
THE CULTURAL POLICY THAT PASSED IN 2018 CODIFIED A BROADER LIST OF CULTURAL DISCIPLINES UNDER WHICH APPLICANTS COULD DEFINE THEIR ART FORM, ALLOWING OUR OFFICE TO CONTRACT UNDER AD 4-5 PROCUREMENT OF CULTURAL SERVICES THAT GREW TO INCLUDE HISTORY PROJECTS AND FOLKS WHO WOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS ORGANIZATIONS WHO FOCUS ON HUMANITIES, LIKE THANKSGIVING FOUNDATION WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.
WE HAVE SUMMER RESIDENCES THAT TAKE PLACE ACROSS ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS, AND WE HAVE SUSTAINABLE ARTS RESIDENCIES AT PARKS REC CENTERS, WHICH ACKNOWLEDGE OEQS CCAP. MOVING ON TO THE 18TH STRATEGY, WE'RE CALLED TO WORK WITH THE BROAD CITY OF DALLAS TO SUPPORT AREA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECEIVING FUNDING AND RESOURCES FROM THE CITY.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS AS AN EXAMPLE IN OAK CLIFF.
THEY ARE WORKING TO AND I THINK WE BRIEFED NOT TOO LONG AGO WITH COMMISSIONER HOLOMO ABOUT THE WORK THEY'RE DOING TO FORM THE OAK CLIFF CULTURAL DISTRICT, AND SPECIFICALLY, OUR OFFICE IS PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE THAT THAT TYPE OF CULTURAL DESIGNATION WILL INCREASE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THERE IN THAT AREA. WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
19. OPTIMIZING PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT AT EACH OF OUR CITY OWNED CULTURAL FACILITIES.
CURRENTLY IN PROCESS, WE ARE RENEGOTIATING TWO MAJOR FACILITY AGREEMENTS.
ONE, THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE SECOND IS THE KALITA HUMPHREYS THEATER.
WE'VE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED OUR BUDGET FOR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TO AID IN THE EFFORT TO BETTER CARE FOR AND SUPPORT THE ICONIC CULTURAL FACILITIES UNDER OUR UMBRELLA. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO AMPLIFY AND NOTE THIS HISTORIC BOND PROPOSITION THAT PASSED IN 2024 FOR $75.2 MILLION TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR REPAIRS TO 15 OF OUR CITY OWNED CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FACILITIES.
21ST STRATEGIES CALLS US TO WORK WITH PARTNERS TO GROW THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE THAT LEVERAGE CROSS-SECTOR BENEFITS. WE PARTNER WITH ADPACK ON THE MOODY FUND FOR THE ARTS IN SUPPORT OF ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE ARE WORKING THROUGH OUR SISTER DEPARTMENT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
THIS GRADUAL INCREASE IN OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX ALLOCATION.
WE'RE SHIFTING TO 15%. FROM WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 12.5, AND THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT LATER AT THE TURN OF THE FISCAL YEAR 22. WE'RE CALLED TO INCREASE EQUITY FOR LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS OUR ENTIRE ARTS ECOSYSTEM.
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WE WORK AS AN EXAMPLE THROUGH THE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A MORE EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS THROUGH THAT FUNDING PROGRAM.AND THAT'S PART OF THE WORK DONE BY OUR ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE.
OUR CHAIR IS MICKEY BRAGALONE OF DISTRICT NINE.
AND THE ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE WORKS TO ADVISE OUR OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING THE GROUPS NOTED WHEN WE SET OUT WITH THIS DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE TWO RESIDENT, EXCUSE ME, TWO RESIDENT THEATER COMPANIES AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, TEATRO DALLAS AND KADHIMIYA.
AND WE, YOU KNOW, HAVE THIS REALLY BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP THERE THAT HONORS NOT ONLY THE WORK THAT THEY DO HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, BUT ALSO THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PUTTING DALLAS ON THE MAP IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONVERSATION.
MOVING ON TO THE 23RD STRATEGY, WE'RE BRINGING ARTS TO THE TABLE AND BROADER CITY INITIATIVES.
I HOPE YOU'LL NOTE THAT WE'VE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMING THROUGH EVENTS LIKE YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS. LARGER ENGAGEMENTS, ANYTHING WE'RE CALLED TO DO HERE AT CITY HALL, OF COURSE, WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SUPPORT, WHETHER THAT'S THE PLAZA OR EVENTS THAT THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS ARE HOSTING.
WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE ON THE SECOND PHOTO TO THE RIGHT.
AURORA. IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE BIENNIAL THAT TOOK PLACE LAST FALL, WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN US IN 2027 AS THAT IS ONE OF THE PREMIER EVENTS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, WHERE WE ARE INVITING ALL WALKS OF LIFE, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ENGAGE WITH REALLY WONDERFUL AND IMMERSIVE ARTS ENGAGEMENT ACROSS DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
24TH, WE WORK TO INCENTIVIZE BETTER RESOURCE SHARING.
AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE THE ELEVATOR PROJECT MOODY FUND FOR THE ARTS, WHERE FOLKS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH OUR VERY RIGOROUS VETTING PROCESS, IF YOU WILL, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THOSE TYPES OF PRIVATE BIT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH GO SEE DFW. THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR FUNDING RECIPIENTS WHO MOVE THROUGH OUR CHANNELS, WHETHER THAT'S IN ARTS ACTIVATE RECIPIENTS OR A COP OR CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SHARE THEIR MARKETING PLANS, SHARE THEIR EVENTS AND THEIR CALENDARS, AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ON THE GO SEE DFW PLATFORM TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC ARE AWARE OF WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON.
I WANT TO PAUSE REALLY QUICKLY AND NOTE, BECAUSE I SAY THIS AS WE PLAN THIS BRIEFING, IT MAY SEEM A BIT HAPHAZARD, BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE ORDER OF STRATEGIES, AS NOTED IN OUR DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN.
SO JUST IN CASE YOU'RE RIDING THIS ROLLER COASTER, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HOPPING AROUND.
WE ARE JUST FOLLOWING THE POLICY, AS IT'S NOTED IN THE PLAN.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC ART REALLY QUICKLY.
THAT POOL OF FUNDING IS NOT BUILT INTO BOND PROJECTS.
AND SO THE PUBLIC ART TEAM AND OAC LEADERSHIP HAVE REALLY BEEN DILIGENT ABOUT PURSUING FUNDING THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FINDING GRANTS AND ANGEL PROJECTS, IF YOU WILL, THAT WILL HELP US CONSERVE AND MAINTAIN OUR COLLECTION.
AN EXAMPLE OF THOSE INCLUDE THE TEXAS CENTENNIAL TOWER BUILDING PROVIDED PARTNERSHIP AND RESEARCH FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE JULIAN ELLSWORTH GAMESY, TEXAS HISTORY, FRIEZE PIECE, AND THERE'S A FEDERAL MEDALLIONS BAS RELIEFS PROJECT AS WELL, WHICH FOR YOUR INFORMATION, HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A PRESERVATION DALLAS AWARD.
OUR PUBLIC ART TEAM HAS CREATED AN INCREASED PUBLIC ART, MAINTENANCE AND CONSERVATION BUDGET OVER THE LAST FEW FISCAL YEARS, AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THEIR WORK TO THAT END.
MOVING TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AS A 26 STRATEGY AND SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATING EXISTING AND NEW CULTURAL EXPERIENCES IN DALLAS, WE OF COURSE, MAINTAIN OUR OWN EVENTS CALENDAR, ALONG WITH THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER'S CULTURE CALENDAR, WILL BE PUBLISHING OUR DALLAS ARTS MONTH CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.
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EVENTS FROM ALL OF THESE CALENDARS, INCLUDING OUR COMMUNITY ARTIST PROGRAM EVENTS AND LIBRARY EVENTS, ARE CAPTURED IN OUR WEEKLY DALLAS CULTURE CATCH UP POST, WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON INSTAGRAM SOMETIMES ON LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK AS WELL. BUT IT'S A VERY CUTE SNAPSHOT OF THE WEEK WHERE WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING EVENTS ACROSS VARIOUS COUNCIL DISTRICTS FOR THE PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. AND WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GIVE FOLKS BITE SIZED PIECES BECAUSE SOME OF THESE LARGER CALENDARS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SAY THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON.YOU CAN GET LOST IN THOSE PLACES. AND I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE, AGAIN, OUR MARKETING DIVISION FOR BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE WAY THAT WE PRESENT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
ONE OTHER EXAMPLE OF STRATEGY 26 THAT I WANTED TO BE SURE TO NOTE, IS THAT OUR OFFICE IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH LOCAL GROUPS SUCH AS OUR ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION AND THE CULTURAL TOURISM COMMITTEE.
FOR THE 27 STRATEGIES, WE'RE CALLED STRATEGY.
EXCUSE ME, WITH COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER DEEPER, MORE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS.
SO, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, ALL OF ALL OF US WHO OFFICE AT THE MAJESTIC THEATER, IF YOU WILL, ALONG WITH TEAMS AT OUR CULTURAL CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY, WORK WITH MANY KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BRING RICH ARTS AND CULTURE EXPERIENCES TO RESIDENTS. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, YOU KNOW, AS THIS PLAN WAS BIRTHED IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THOSE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND US AS STAFF, YOU KNOW, DO THE WORK TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ARTS DIVISION.
AND THEIR POP UP PROGRAMING IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW WE REALIZE THIS STRATEGY.
THE REIMAGINED VACANCIES AND PARTNERSHIP WITH CODE AND PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO WORK NOT ONLY TO BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, AS MENTIONED, BUT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE SHARING AND AMPLIFYING STORIES OF THOSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ARTS.
ONE SHINING EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE WORK THAT WE DO ON THE PUBLIC ART SIDE OF OUR OFFICE, AND ENSURING THAT THERE ARE DOCUMENTARIES ALIGNED WITH THE PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, TO NOT ONLY FOR THE STORYTELLING ASPECT, BUT ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT COMMUNITY NARRATIVES THAT TIE INTO THOSE PUBLIC ARTWORKS. AND OF COURSE, OUR STATE OF THE ARTS EVENT, WHICH IS OUR ANNUAL DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN UPDATE.
AND THE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION'S ANNUAL REPORT.
SO THE ANNUAL REPORT IS MORE OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR HARD COPY, IF YOU WILL, WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE DATA AND INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED WITH THEIR GUIDANCE IN A FISCAL YEAR. AND THEN OUR ANNUAL EVENT IN PERSON EVENT IS A BIT MORE OF THAT QUALITATIVE INFORMATION REPORTING THE SAME. MOVING ON TO THE LAST THREE STRATEGIES.
WE HAVE A REALLY INTENTIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH VISIT DALLAS.
VISIT DALLAS IS OUR DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION, IF YOU WILL.
AND SO WHILE THEY DO FOCUS ON VISITORS, OUR FOCUS IS PRIMARILY ON RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY FRUITFUL RELATIONSHIP, NOT ONLY FROM THE CULTURAL TOURISM COMMITTEE YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATION, BUT ALSO IN SOME MARKETING INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON TOGETHER.
WE ALSO ARE PARTNERING VISIT DALLAS AND THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE LATER TODAY WILL BE HOSTING OUR FIRST ARTS TOWN HALL IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD CUP. AND THESE ARE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO HOLD TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN BE PREPARED FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING OUR SECTOR AS THOSE GAMES COME INTO TOWN.
SECONDLY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DIVERSIFIED OUR MARKETING STRATEGIES TO INCLUDE AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE, AND WE'RE TRACKING THE METRICS ON THAT SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, ENSURE THAT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS TO THIS END.
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OUR PUBLIC ART COLLECTION. NOT ONLY OUR PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, BUT YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE EDUCATED ABOUT PUBLIC ART.OUR TEAM HOSTED AND WILL HOST DISASTER TRAINING FOR ALL OF THE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR CULTURAL SECTOR ACROSS TEXAS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
YOU KNOW, TO HELP FOLKS PREPARE FOR WHETHER WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY WEATHER EVENTS AND THINGS OF, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF THAT LIKE THAT, THEY CAN LEAN ON OUR STAFF AS THE EXPERTS FOR HOW TO PREPARE FOR THOSE TYPES OF DISASTERS.
WE ALSO HAVE STAFF WHO'VE PRESENTED AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS CONFERENCE.
WE RECENTLY HAD AN ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE NASHER MAGAZINE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH PATRICIA JOHNSON'S WORK, WHICH IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC ART COLLECTION. THAT WAS SHIFTED TO THE GROUNDSWELL EXHIBITION AT THE NASHER.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR WEB PAGES WERE DEVELOPED FOR EASE OF ACCESS FOR VISITORS.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH OUR MIGRATION FROM OUR.ORG PLATFORM TO A .GOV, BUT WE STILL HAVE A SHARP FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT FOLKS WHO COME TO ENGAGE WITH PUBLIC ART ON THE WEB PLATFORM WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SURVEYS THEY NEED, THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE INFORMATION ABOUT INFORMATION SESSIONS THAT THE PUBLIC ART TEAM MEMBERS ARE HOLDING, AND ALSO ABOUT UPCOMING PROJECTS WITH ASSISTANCE, AND ESPECIALLY IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY APPLICATIONS, DIRECT CONTACT, OR A DIRECT LINE WITH STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THEY GET THAT SUPPORT.
WE'RE ALSO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC ART MAP THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU AT THE TOP OF THIS QUARTER. THE FULL COUNCIL CITY OF DALLAS MAP HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING INSTALLATIONS AND YOUR INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC ART MAP IS ABSENT THAT INFORMATION, IT SHOWS YOU WHERE YOUR CURRENT PUBLIC ART EXISTS.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO INCREASE THE INFORMATION ONE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A VISUAL OF WHAT'S TO COME IN YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICT, AND ALSO SOME, YOU KNOW BETTER WAYS FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY FIND THE ARTWORK.
SO CROSS STREETS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WILL MAKE THAT MAP A LITTLE BIT MORE USEFUL FOR YOU.
SO WE'LL BE SHARING THAT FORWARD WITH YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF DALLAS ARTS MONTH.
LASTLY IN CLOSING FOR THE STRATEGY OVERVIEW OUR LAST STRATEGY CALLS US TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR PUBLIC ART IN DALLAS. IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, THE PUBLIC ART TEAM DEVELOPED A WELCOMING MAP.
YOU'LL SEE THAT BLUE MAP DOWN THERE BELOW. THERE'S AN AUTO CAST THAT HAS AN AUDIO VISUAL COMPONENT TO THE DOWNTOWN GUIDE, WHERE FOLKS CAN KIND OF TAKE THEIR, YOU KNOW, TAKE A WALK AND ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC ART THROUGH DOWNTOWN.
AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF GIS, THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE COMPONENT TO THAT MAP.
THEN WEEKLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE MARKETING TEAM POSTS ABOUT PIECES ACROSS THE CITY, PIECES IN OUR DALLAS PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, PROVIDING INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION ON WHERE FOLKS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THE COLLECTION.
NEXT SLIDE. SO, IN ALIGNMENT WITH QUALITY OF LIFE, YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO WRAP UP OUR STATUS UPDATE AND ENSURE THAT ONE YOU'RE AWARE THAT WE ARE WORKING TO THE END TO SEE OUR MISSION THROUGH.
WE'RE WORKING TO CREATE EFFICIENCIES AND ALIGNMENT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS THAT WE PARTNER WITH, AND ENSURING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, ARTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
WE ARE STRIVING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SPACES AND MATERIALS THAT MAKE OUR CITY RESIDENTS PROUD OF THIS CITY OF DALLAS, AND AGAIN, ALWAYS WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE OUR RESIDENTS HERE.
NEXT SLIDE. AND IN REGARD TO THE VIBRANT PORTFOLIO, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE GET TO DO ON BEHALF OF OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS OF THE VIBRANT PORTFOLIO.
WE WANT TO AMPLIFY THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH LIBRARY, WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND OUTSIDE OF OUR PORTFOLIO, WITH TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, TO AMPLIFY THE WORK OF OUR OFFICE AND TO INCREASE THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS, RESIDENTS, IF YOU WILL, THAT WE SERVE. ONE GOAL THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO US IS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PLANNED EXPERIENCES IN EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
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AND WHILE WE RECOGNIZE IN SOME OF THE TABLES THAT YOU SAW PRESENTED IN PREVIOUS SLIDES, THAT SOME COUNCIL DISTRICTS NATURALLY HAVE MORE EVENTS THAN OTHERS, IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE AN ARTS DISTRICT IN YOUR DISTRICT, YOU MAY SEE AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT THAT YOU REPRESENT.BUT WE ARE STILL PRIORITIZING OUR NEIGHBORS WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE A CULTURAL CENTER IN THEIR DISTRICT OR DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A CULTURAL FACILITY IN THEIR DISTRICT AND USE OUR PROGRAMING, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR SISTER DEPARTMENTS PARKS, AND ENSURING THAT WE CAN USE THE SPACES AND PLACES OUT AND AROUND TOWN TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE HAVING REALLY MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES IN THE ARTS. THIS IS THE PUBLIC ART MAP THAT I REFERENCED THE CITYWIDE MAP, AND AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF ARTS MONTH NEXT MONTH, WE WILL BE SENDING YOU A SECOND ITERATION OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL DISTRICT PUBLIC ART MAP.
NEXT SLIDE. IN REGARD TO NEXT STEPS, WE'VE NOTED THREE FOR YOUR AWARENESS.
ONE, WE INTEND TO COLLABORATE WITH ONE OF THE WORKING GROUPS OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A NEXT ITERATION OF OUR CULTURAL PLAN, THE CULTURAL PLAN, IN 2018.
THE INTENTION WAS THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE WOULD BE 7 TO 10 YEARS.
SO HERE WE ARE HITTING THE SEVENTH YEAR AND WANTING TO LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT'S NEXT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR CULTURAL ARTS SECTOR. SECOND WE INTEND TO UTILIZE OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDING TO ADVANCE OUR OFFICES INITIATIVES FOCUSING ON IMPACT, ENSURING THAT WHERE WE ARE REIMBURSING OURSELVES WITH THOSE FUNDS, WE'RE REALLY PRIORITIZING IMPACT OF THOSE DOLLARS.
THIRD, AND IN CLOSING, WE INTEND TO GAIN MEANINGFUL INSIGHT FROM YOU THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE TO GUIDE THE WORK OF OUR OFFICE FROM YOUR LENS. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR ADVOCACY OF OUR WORK.
THANK YOU, MISS PHILIPPE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE? I DO HAVE, MR. RAMIREZ. RESENDEZ MAN. I WAS GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE, BUT I'M NOT.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION.
GLENN, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE PLEASANT GROVE LIBRARY, THE BLACK BOX THAT EXISTS THERE.
I THINK THAT HAS TONS OF POTENTIAL, ESPECIALLY GIVEN IT'S HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE WALLS PROJECT.
I ALSO THINK THAT IN TERMS OF SOUTHEAST DALLAS, IN ORDER FOR SOUTHEAST DALLAS TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AS IT RELATES TO THE ARTS, WE NEED TO ESTABLISH SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT, LIKE A CULTURAL CENTER OR A SIMILAR PERMANENT FACILITY LIKE THE ONES THAT EXIST IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL SERVE AS A HUB FOR OUR LOCAL CREATIVITY AND BE A TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ONE OTHER THING, THOUGH, THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED, AND I'VE GIVEN IT SOME THOUGHT RECENTLY FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT ONE OF THE AREAS THAT I'D LOVE TO SEE THE PLAN ADDRESS IS THE INCLUSION OF HIP HOP.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE SEVERAL DALLAS BASED ARTISTS THAT ARE THRIVING NATIONALLY, LIKE BIG X, THE PLUG, WHO'S AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST, ZILLIONAIRE DOE, WHO RECENTLY SIGNED A DEAL WITH YO GOTTI'S ZMG RECORD LABEL.
AND MARTINA, I KNOW YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ATLANTA, WHICH IS A CITY WITH A RICH HIP HOP HISTORY.
SO I THINK THAT WE CAN DRAW SOME VALUABLE INSIGHTS FROM THAT TO ELEVATE THE GENRE HERE IN DALLAS.
THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RESENDEZ. MISS SCHULTZ. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
YEAH, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD REPORT. A COUPLE THINGS.
ONE IS, I THINK MOVING FORWARD, WHAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IS YOU HAVE SOME TERRIFIC MEASURABLES FOR SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD THEM FOR EACH SO THAT WE CAN SEE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, CULTURAL ARTS ARE GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE UNDER ASSAULT IN TERMS OF THE WHOLE MOVEMENT TOWARD, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY CONSIDER BASIC SERVICES.
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AND WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE THE SOUL OF THE CITY.I ALSO THINK THAT SITTING DOWN NEXT YEAR BEFORE, BETWEEN NOW AND THE BUDGET TIME, SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING, I JUST WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST BUDGET TOWN HALL, AND I KNOW WE'RE MOVING TO A PROGRAM BASED BUDGET, AND THROUGH THAT, WHICH YOU GUYS ARE PRIMED PERFECTLY FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW ALL YOUR PROGRAMS, I THINK IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO SIT DOWN AND CRAFT A DISTRICT BY DISTRICT STRATEGY THAT WE CAN THEN OWN AND CHAMPION AND WORK WITH EACH OTHER TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND TO UNDERSTAND IT.
THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE SO MUCH THAT IT MIGHT BE AN OVERWHELMING TASK, LIKE DOWNTOWN AND THE ARTS DISTRICT AND ALL THAT.
BUT THEN THERE'S OTHERS, AS WE JUST HEARD IN D5, THAT WOULD HAVE SOME UNIQUE, SOME NUANCES, OTHERS THAT ARE CULTURAL DESERTS LIKE IN THE NORTH, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE COULD REALLY BEGIN TO, TO LEVERAGE. SO BUT WITH THAT, I THINK YOU'RE DOING TREMENDOUS WORK AND YOU SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED ON THIS.
THANK YOU. MR. GRACEY. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE, MR. RESENDEZ. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP ABOUT THE HIP HOP.
THAT IS A CULTURE IN AND OF ITSELF THERE. AND I KNOW WE HAVE CURTIS KING HERE, AND I KNOW HE HAS SEVERAL ARTISTS, AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO WEAVE ALL OF THIS TOGETHER, BUT YOU ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT T BALL.
HE HAS ARTISTS. I KNOW A FAMILY FRIEND WHO IS ONE OF HIS HIP HOP ARTISTS THAT HE'S PROMOTED THROUGH TBAAL THAT COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY ARTIST PROGRAM. SO I THINK I JUST WEAVED ALL THREE OF THESE TOGETHER IN DOING THIS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT SEGUE. AND THEN ALSO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE BLACK BOX THEATER.
WITH THESE, I KNOW WE HAVE THAT BLACK BOX THEATER IN AT THE HAMPTON, ILLINOIS LIBRARY.
ARE YOU ALL COORDINATING WITH THE LIBRARY? I DON'T WANT TO BE PRESUMPTUOUS AND ASSUME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I JUST, ARE YOU ALL COORDINATING WHEN IT COMES TO DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THERE? AND HOW OFTEN IS THAT BLACK BOX THEATER USED? AND THE REASON I'M ASKING THAT IS BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE HAVING DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ANOTHER PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WAS THEY WANTED PLACES TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE ARTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS KIND OF DEVELOPING SOME SORT OF A THEATER.
AND I MENTIONED THAT. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT.
TO, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. FIRST. YES, WE DO PARTNER WITH LIBRARIES RELATED TO THE BLACK BOX THEATERS THAT EXIST AT VARIOUS LIBRARIES. HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNDER THE OVERSIGHT, HAVE BEEN UNDER OVERSIGHT OF LIBRARY STAFF SUCH THAT OUR OFFICE STAFF OR OUR OAC STAFF AREN'T WORKING IN THOSE BLACK BOXES. WE INTEND OVER THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS TO INCREASE ACTIVITY AT THOSE BLACK BOX THEATERS.
ONE EXAMPLE THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING IS TO HAVE ONE OF OUR ART STAKEHOLDERS MANAGE PROGRAMING AT THE BLACK BOXES SUCH THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, GIRL NEXT DOOR THEATER COMPANY HAVING OVERSIGHT, YOU KNOW, AS A VENDOR OR CONTRACTOR OF THE SCHEDULING OF ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE AT THOSE BLACK BOX THEATERS JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ACTUALLY USED.
I LIKE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE INTENT THAT THEY WERE BUILT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. STRATEGY TEN TALKED ABOUT THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
DO YOU HAVE EXAMPLES OF THOSE MODELS THAT HAVE WORKED HERE IN DALLAS? NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BECAUSE I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SENT MY QUESTIONS, BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.
WELL, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS TIME TO TALK A BIT ABOUT OUR PLANNING FOR THE DALLAS CULTURAL TRAIL PROJECT AS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE ENCOURAGING PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP AND THE LONG TERM BENEFIT.
SO YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF OUR CITY MANAGER TOLBERT'S GOALS AS A PRIORITY FOCUS FOR OUR OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY AS A DEPARTMENT LEADING THE CHARGE INTERNALLY, BUT WORKING EXTERNALLY WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE LEADING THE CHARGE.
THE DALLAS CULTURAL TRAIL WILL CONNECT DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT THROUGH DEEP ELLUM TO FAIR PARK.
THOSE ARE OUR THREE CULTURAL DISTRICTS WITH FORMAL DESIGNATION, AND WE INTEND TO, IN COLLABORATION WITH TPW, HAVE A WALKING AND BIKE TRAIL THAT CONNECTS THOSE THREE CULTURAL DESIGNATIONS.
WE'VE DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH, TRAVELED TO SEE SIMILAR PROJECTS IN OTHER CITIES.
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WE RECENTLY TRAVELED LAST FISCAL YEAR TO ATLANTA TO VISIT THE BELTLINE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO NAVIGATE THAT TYPE OF A LEGACY PROJECT THAT DOES HAVE LONG LASTING IMPACT ON A MUNICIPALITY, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT'S AS LARGE AS OURS, IS THAT NOTION OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.THE OFFICE OF BOND AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, TPW PARKS AND RECREATION ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATION IN THE PLANNING GROUP AND THEN EXTERNALLY AGAIN, ALL OF THE VARIOUS PARTNERS WHO TOUCH THOSE CULTURAL DISTRICTS AND HAVE INTEREST IN I WANT TO SAY BENEFIT, THE BENEFIT THEY'LL GAIN FROM THE CULTURAL TRAIL.
BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. SO, YOU HAVE A STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING THE DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT, BUSINESS OWNERS IN AND AROUND DEEP ELLUM, FAIR PARK FIRST, AND A FEW OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN SOUTH DALLAS WHO ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE BEING REALLY THOUGHTFUL IN THIS PLANNING PHASE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU THE STATUS OF THAT GRANT AT THIS TIME, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WORTH CELEBRATING, BECAUSE THAT WAS A $2 MILLION AWARD FOR THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO PLAN TO THIS END.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND AGAIN, THE TYPE OF LEGACY PROJECT THIS IS.
THERE'S SO MUCH POTENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH ROOTED IN THIS TYPE OF PROJECT.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES THAT WILL BE BIRTHED AS WE DEVELOP THIS PLAN.
OBVIOUSLY IMPACTS ON REAL ESTATE, WHETHER THAT'S COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.
IT MADE ME A LITTLE NERVOUS. HE KEPT REFERRING TO THE BELTLINE AS BEACHFRONT PROPERTY.
HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR BELTLINE TRANSITIONED AND TURNED A LOT OF SPACES AND PLACES INTO BEACH FRONT PROPERTY, AND WE JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT THAT ENTAILS, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HEAR THAT AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR EYES GET BIG, BUT SOME OF US HEAR IT AND IT MAKES US NERVOUS.
BUT AGAIN, IT TAKES A LOT OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THAT TYPE OF INITIATIVE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT EXAMPLE. NO, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THAT THE BELT LINE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND TO HEAR ABOUT THE GROWTH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS ABLE TO BE EXPERIENCED BY JUST DOING THAT.
IT WAS TREMENDOUS THERE. OH, AND JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THE EVENTS AT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AND THOSE THINGS AND ALL OF THAT, WHICH ARE ABSOLUTELY.
WHEN I SAW THIS, THE REPORT THAT SAID THE THREE EVENTS WERE THOSE COUNTED AS THAT, BECAUSE WHEN I'VE GONE, IT'S BEEN A THAT HANGAR WAS PACKED AND I KNOW IT WAS MORE THAN 92 PEOPLE IN THERE.
SO IS THAT PART OF THESE EVENTS HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THOSE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN QUARTERLY AT THE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. DEPENDING ON WHICH TABLE YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT, IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN COUNTED BECAUSE IT MIGHT HAVE NOT BEEN PART OF THAT PROGRAM. GOT IT. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. OKAY.
OKAY. SO AND THAT'S WHERE I'M TRYING TO GET TO BECAUSE THOSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
AND YOU'VE AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT HOW WE CAN REALLY BRING MORE CULTURAL ARTS, PARTICULARLY INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL ARTS AROUND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMEHOW, IF IT'S NOT INCLUDED, HOW DOES IT GET INCLUDED AND WHERE IS IT THEN? WHERE DOES WHERE WOULD THAT FIT INTO THIS PLAN? I GUESS FOR MY CLARIFICATION, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ATTENDANCE NUMBERS? WHERE WOULD WE LOG THAT INFORMATION OR WHERE WOULD WE CAPTURE THAT THE EVENT.
THE ACTUAL EVENT. WELL, WE TRACK. IS IT PART OF THIS CHART? I GUESS IS WHAT I'M ASKING. DEPENDS. WHICH PAGE ARE YOU LOOKING? I'M SORRY. IT IS. IT WAS THE. I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT FIVE.
EIGHT, MAYBE. OKAY. SLIDE NINE. THANK YOU. THAT IS SPECIFICALLY THE CULTURE OF VALUE PROGRAM ITSELF, WHICH WAS SENDING THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND LIBRARIES, SENDING THOSE EVENTS, THOSE CULTURAL EVENTS OUT FOR THOSE ONE TIME SERVICES TO MAKE SURE WE SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY.
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WOULD WE BE OPEN TO INCLUDING OTHER CITY FACILITIES IN THE CULTURAL VALUE PROGRAM, PERHAPS BECAUSE THAT ONE HAS HIGH ATTENDANCE AND PEOPLE REALLY TALK ABOUT IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT, AND IT HAS A LOT OF SUCCESS.BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY. THANK YOU. YEAH, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT.
THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 24TH. WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. PHILIPPE, THIS PRESENTATION WAS TITLED DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN UPDATE AND YOU'VE PRESENTED 31 DETAILED STRATEGIES. COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS UPDATE AND THE STRATEGIES? WILL THESE INFORM EXECUTION OF THE CULTURAL PLAN? WILL THEY BECOME PART OF THE CULTURAL PLAN? WHAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP? SO THESE STRATEGIES ARE NOTED IN THE CULTURAL PLAN.
AND TODAY OUR INTENT WAS TO SIMPLY GIVE AN UPDATE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE.
PER STRATEGY. WE COULD STAY LONGER AND GIVE A FEW MORE EXAMPLES IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT WE THOUGHT IF WE WOULD JUST MAINTAIN A BIT OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR YOU JUST TO DEMONSTRATE ONE, OUR POSITION IS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT FOLKS SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN THIS PLAN BECAME A POLICY IN 2018. AND WE ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO TRANSITION AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, GIVEN THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO FORM THIS PLAN.
CERTAINLY. MAYBE NOT FOR A 7 TO 10 YEAR TIME FRAME.
MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO WORK IN A 3 TO 5 YEAR FORMAT, BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE.
WE SPOKE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PRIORITIES NOTED.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO GET A BIT MORE IN THE WEEDS, IF YOU WILL, TO TO DEMONSTRATE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE TO ACCOMPLISH THE STRATEGIES THAT WERE NOTED. AND AS ONE OF YOUR NEXT STEPS, YOU MENTIONED COLLABORATING WITH THE COMMISSION'S WORK GROUP AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE CULTURAL PLAN. WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME THAT YOU ANTICIPATE THAT OCCURRING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW PLAN? WELL, THE WORK GROUP MEETS EVERY OTHER MONTH.
THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE A MEETING, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC MEETING THIS WEEK.
AND SO IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM THAT'S LANDED YET.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO WORK, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR GUIDANCE, ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMISSION WHO SERVE ON THE WORK GROUP WERE PRESENT DURING THE TIME OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS TOOK PLACE FOR THE FIRST DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN.
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO GET THEIR GUIDANCE AND, YOU KNOW, CHECK THEIR TEMPERATURE, IF YOU WILL TO ENSURE THAT WE ONE, CRAFT A THOUGHTFUL PLAN ON HOW TO INITIATE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS TO GET THE FEEDBACK THAT WE NEED TO BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T SEE THIS BEING WORK THAT CAN BE DONE SWIFTLY OR OVERNIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO WORK THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 26 ON THIS WORK.
AND THEN WORK FORWARD TO REACH BACK OUT TO OUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS AND ABOUT THOUGHTS AROUND A 2.0, IF YOU WILL. MAY I ALSO ADD SOMETHING, CHAIR? YES. LIZ CEDILLO-PERERIA WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
AND SO WE'VE TASKED OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT REPORT TO QLAC.
YOU KNOW, LET'S GATHER INPUT FROM THE QLAC COMMITTEE BY EITHER PRESENTING OUR PLANS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, OR IF WE DON'T HAVE PLANS, WHAT IS OUR MAJOR BODIES OF WORK AND DEPARTMENTS THAT DON'T HAVE A PLAN PER SE? AND SO WE'RE TAKING NOTES AS TO THE FEEDBACK WE'RE GETTING TODAY SO THAT WE CAN START ITERATING AROUND, BRAINSTORMING INTERNALLY ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO STEP FORWARD WITH A 2.0, IF YOU WILL, TO MARTIN'S WORDING WITH OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING DEEP DIVES INTO WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE.
WE HAVE TALKED TO COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ'S POINT ABOUT MEASURING AND TRACKING WHAT WE'RE DOING,
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SO THAT WE CAN QUANTIFY SOME OF THE STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIES THAT ARE LISTED, BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN MEASUREMENT FORM.SO, WE'RE MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE GO.
THIS COMMITTEE'S FEEDBACK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THAT PROCESS.
THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU, LIZ. AND FINALLY SLIDE 14, PRESENTS THE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION MAP. AT ONE OF OUR PRIOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, I SUGGESTED THAT WE INCORPORATE THE LOCATIONS OF DART PUBLIC ART FACILITIES INTO OUR MAP, AND I PUT THE TWO PARTIES TOGETHER. I'M WONDERING, IS THAT NOW REFLECTED IN THE ART INSTALLATION MAP, OR IS THAT A WORK IN PROGRESS? THAT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS ITEM B, THE KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER MASTER PLAN COMPONENT FOR THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS. TEMPORARY LOCATION.
SHE'S OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS. MY NAME IS REGINALD WILLIAMS. I AM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES CES.
I'M HERE WITH MARTINE PHILIPPE, THE DIRECTOR OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
MR. DAVE ZOBRIST, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF NIKITA ENTERPRISES AND THE CEO OF NIKITA ENTERPRISES, MISS EVE WILLIAMS. NIKITA IS THE OWNER REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMPONENT FOUR OF THE KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON CONVENTION CENTER MASTER PLAN, KNOWN AS TBAAL. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR DIRECTOR, ROSA FLEMING, WE'RE PROVIDING THIS UPDATE FOR OF COMPONENT FOUR BECAUSE IT IS INTERTWINED WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY.
TODAY, WE'RE SHARING PLANS ON TBAAL'S TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM AT FAIR PARK.
IT IS A TRUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES, PARKS AND REC, DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATION, THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, AND NIKITA ENTERPRISES.
NEXT SLIDE. IN FEBRUARY 2024, THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE HIRING OF NIKITA ENTERPRISES AS THE CITY'S OWNERS REP PROJECT MANAGER OF COMPONENT FOUR. THIS INCLUDES THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF TBAAL.
CES AND OAC CONSIDERED SEVERAL TEMPORARY LOCATIONS FOR TBAAL DURING THEIR TIME THAT THEIR SPACE WOULD BE RENOVATED AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. COLLABORATIVELY, WE'VE SETTLED ON RECOMMENDING THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM AT FAIR PARK.
NEXT SLIDE. BENEFITS OF THE SITE. GO BACK. ONE.
BENEFITS OF THE SITE. WE'RE INVESTING IN AN UNDERUTILIZED PARK ASSET.
IT OFFERS CENTRALIZED ACCESS TO DART. IT OFFERS AMPLE PARKING TO TBAAL PATRONS, AND IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PARK ACTIVATION OPPORTUNITIES DURING TBAAL'S S TAY THERE. NEXT SLIDE. SITE SELECTION.
WE BEGIN THIS JOURNEY ALMOST A YEAR AGO. WE CONDUCTED MULTIPLE SITE TOURS BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, OUR PROJECT MANAGER CONDUCTED A FIT TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SITE MEETS THE NEEDS OF TBAAL OPERATIONS IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
WE COMPLETED A FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT WHICH HIGHLIGHTED NEEDED REPAIRS.
IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WE CONDUCTED WALKTHROUGHS WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS OF CODE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION, ADA DIVISION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO SHARE OUR PLANS AND TO GET INPUT ON FEASIBILITY EARLIER THIS MONTH. AND AS A RESULT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S COLLABORATION, THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM IS RECOMMENDED TO BE THE SITE FOR TBAAL RELOCATION.
NEXT SLIDE. THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM HAS BASICALLY BEEN VACANT SINCE 2010.
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IT WILL REQUIRE SOME REPAIRS TO MAKE IT OPERATIONAL TO FIT THE NEEDS OF TBAAL.THE RELOCATION TO THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM ALLOWS THE FACILITY TO RECEIVE SOME MODERATE REPAIRS.
NEXT SLIDE. THESE REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED IN A PHASED SCOPE.
FIRST ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION OF NON-HISTORIC PARTITIONS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
SECONDLY, FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO.
IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM, YOU'LL KNOW THAT IT HAS LOTS OF VAST OPEN SPACES.
NEXT SLIDE. NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. DAVE ZOBRIST, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF TAKEDA ENTERPRISES, TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON EACH PLAN RENOVATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RICH AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FIRST OF ALL, ON THE PLAN THAT YOU'RE SEEING, THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE PLANS. THE FIRST ONE ON THE FAR LEFT IS THE FIRST FLOOR IS THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE PLAN. THE SECOND IS THE UPPER RIGHT PLAN.
AND THEN THE LOWER RIGHT PLAN IS THE THIRD FLOOR PLAN.
THEY'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THIS PLAN VERY QUICKLY.
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLAN OF THE FIRST FLOOR, ON THE LEFT IS THE MAIN ENTRY TO THE FACILITY.
THE OTHER ENTRANCE IS IN THE. SPEAK UP. LOUDER.
THANK YOU. THE OTHER. THANK YOU. THAT WORKED MUCH BETTER.
AND AS FAR AS THE KEY FEATURES OF THE PLAN, STARTING WITH THE LEFT PLAN FIRST FLOOR IS THAT AS YOU ENTER THE FACILITY, WE'LL HAVE SOME SECURITY THERE, JUST LIKE WE HAVE IN THIS FACILITY COMING IN TO THIS CHAMBERS.
AND AS YOU COME INTO THE SPACE, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE, IT'S A VERY GRAND OPEN SPACE.
AND IT'S ABOUT THREE STORIES HIGH. AND IT ALL HELPS SEE THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION THAT'S PROVIDED BACK IN THE 2000 WHEN THEY TOTALLY REGUTTED THIS BUILDING BUT KEPT THE OBVIOUSLY THE PERIMETER OF THE OF THE FACILITY TO THE RIGHT OF THAT IS OR TO THE TOP OF THAT IN THIS PLAN IS A STUDIO MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM AND THEN IN ORANGE IS ONE OF THE MAIN KEY COMPONENTS, THAT BEING THE CAFE THEATER THAT WE'RE REENACTING HERE ON THIS SITE WITH ABOUT 150 SEATS, ALONG WITH THE SUPPORT SERVICES JUST BELOW THAT IN BLUE FOR THE RESTROOMS AND THE DRESSING ROOMS AND THAT SORT OF THING. WE ALSO HAVE AT THE TOP OF THE PLAN IN ORANGE IS THE AUDITORIUM THAT WOULD BE USED FOR AUDITIONS, LECTURES, AND THAT ALL STAYS THE WAY IT IS TODAY.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WHAT'S SUPPORTING THAT IS WITH THE LOWER BOTTOM AREA.
WE'VE GOT SOME MORE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS FOR MEETINGS, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND THEN IN THE UPPER LEFT OF THAT PLAN IS ALL THE SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S STORAGE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL SERVICE, ELEVATOR, RESTROOMS AND THAT.
AND WE HAVE RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT THAT FLOOR AS WELL.
AS WE GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR, WE HAVE TWO ELEVATORS.
ONE IS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN TO GET US FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A SERVICE ELEVATOR THAT ALSO DUAL FUNCTION FOR PEDESTRIANS AS WELL.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO ALL THREE FLOORS. ON THIS FLOOR, BEFORE I GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR, WE ALSO HAVE A CATERING KITCHEN THAT WILL CATER TO THE CAFE, THEATER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS AND THAT EXISTS TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR THIS FUNCTION.
UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR AS WE ARRIVE, THE KEY FEATURE HERE HAS TO DO WITH THE GALLERY.
THE GALLERY IS BEING AGAIN TAKEN FROM THE TBAAL CONVENTION CENTER LOCATION.
AND THAT'S TO THE FAR LEFT OF THE PLAN IN THE LIGHT BLUE.
BELOW THAT ARE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS FOR PRACTICE AND MEETINGS AND OTHER RENTABLE OPPORTUNITIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S STAIRWELLS TO GET US UP TO THERE, AS WELL AS THAT ELEVATOR ON BOTH SIDES.
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OPPORTUNITY. TO THE NORTH OF THAT IS A IS THE OFFICE SUITE FOR MR. KING'S STAFF, AND THAT IS CURRENTLY EXISTING, AND IT WILL JUST BE DOING SOME FRESHEN UP IN THAT AREA FOR FINISHES, THAT SORT OF THING. AND OF COURSE WE'VE GOT OUR MECHANICAL SUPPORT AND ELECTRICAL AND OUR RESTROOMS. AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON IN THIS BUILDING THAT WORKS REALLY WELL IS THE AMOUNT OF EGRESS WHEN IT COMES TO STAIRS, EMERGENCY EGRESS AND JUST GETTING DOWN TO THE LOWER FLOORS.SO WE HAVE A VERY SMALL TRIANGULAR AREA LEFT.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ADDING TWO MORE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS RIGHT NEAR THE ELEVATOR.
AND AGAIN, IT HAS ITS RESTROOMS TO GET YOU TO AND FROM ALONG THAT LINE, THE I WON'T GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE YET BECAUSE I WANT TO REFER TO WHAT'S IN THE NEXT, BECAUSE IT REFERS TO THIS FLOOR PLAN. AND THEN WE'LL JUST BYPASS THAT.
IT'S A WOOD STAGE. IT JUST NEEDS SOME, SOME TREATMENT.
AND THEN WE'RE ADDING PARTITIONS TO CREATE THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS THAT YOU SEE.
IT'S A VERY TALL WALL. AND THAT PRESENTS ITSELF FOR SOME REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THEN MODERATELY REDESIGNING THE CABARET THEATER I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT UPDATING ANY NECESSARY ADA REQUIREMENTS.
AND THAT PRETTY MUCH COMPLETES THE FIRST FLOOR.
AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL BE GETTING ALL THE THEATER EQUIPMENT AND I SHOULD SAY THE GALLERY DISPLAY CASES AND THINGS THAT WERE IN TBAAL AND REWORKING THAT INTO THIS SPACE. AND THEN UPDATING AGAIN FOR ADA ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
WE'RE DOING SOME PATCH AND REPAIR THE ROOF UP ABOVE THE WINDOWS, AROUND THE PERIMETER ON ALL THREE FLOORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS WEATHER TIGHT AND HOLDS ITS UTILITY AS WELL. AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE UPDATING THE ADA REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT SITUATION.
ONE OF THE OTHER NICE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WE'RE LEAVING IT BETTER THAN WHAT WE FOUND IT.
SO THAT WAY IT GIVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PAST THE TBAAL USING THE FACILITIES TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAIR PARK TO USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES, WHETHER THEY'RE NONPROFIT OR RENTING CERTAIN ROOMS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. BACK TO YOU, REG. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE.
AND AS DAVE MENTIONED, WE WANT TO LEAVE THE SPACE IN A BETTER CONDITION, INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE CITY ASSETS SO THAT IT'S MARKETABLE FOR FUTURE PARK PURPOSES AFTER TBAAL. I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT MISS EVE WILLIAMS SHARE SOME PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROJECT MANAGERS. MISS WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BREATHE NEW LIFE IN AN UNDERUTILIZED ASSET AT FAIR PARK IS A REMARKABLE CHANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR FAIR PARK AS AN INSTITUTION AND A CROWN JEWEL.
TBAAL HAS TRULY BEEN A TREASURE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE VISITORS IT SERVES.
BEYOND OFFERING CAPTIVATING NATIONAL PERFORMANCES, T BALL PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN NOURISHING AND NURTURING OUR DISD STUDENTS AND THE DALLAS AREA STUDENTS, AS WELL INTRODUCING THEM TO THE BEAUTY OF ARTS THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY CHILDREN WAS EXPOSED TO TBAAL THROUGH THE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH MR. KING MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. MAKES HIM REALLY, REALLY OLD.
I THINK THE CHILDREN WILL BE VERY, VERY EXCITED IN THIS TEMPORARILY NEW LOCATION, ESPECIALLY WITH ITS ACCESSIBILITY AND THE GLAMOR OF THE TEXAS WOMEN, THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM AND IT'S
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AND THE PARENTS CERTAINLY WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THE PARKING AND THE SAFETY THAT COMES ALONG WITH THIS NEW LOCATION.WITH DEDICATED EFFORT, THIS TEMPORARY LOCATION CAN EVOLVE INTO A LONG-TERM PREMIERE VENUE, SERVING AS A DYNAMIC HUB FOR A MULTITUDE OF EVENTS FOR TBAAL AND BEYOND AFTER TBAAL MOVES BACK TO ITS NEW HOME. LET'S SEIZE THIS MOMENT TO FOSTER GROWTH, INCLUSIVENESS, AND OPPORTUNITY TO RENOVATE A JEWEL BEGGING FOR A LITTLE LOVE AND CARE, ENSURING THAT THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PARK, WITH ITS RICH HISTORIC VALUE, SHINES BRIGHTLY. THIS IS A WIN-WIN FOR TBAAL, FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE CHILDREN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER VENUES TO FOLLOW.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEPS.
WE'LL ISSUE A NOTICE TO PROCEED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MISS SCHULTZ? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST OF ALL, IS THE MONEY FOR THIS PLANNING TO COME OUT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER BUDGET? YES. THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS. YES, 6 MILLION HAS COME OUT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER CONSTRUCTION.
OKAY. AND THEN ARE THE IS THERE AN OVERALL PLAN, LONGER TERM PLAN FOR THE BUILDING? AFTER THIS IS GONE, ARE WE GOING TO GO AND BE IN THE EXACT SAME SITUATION WE WERE WHEN THE CITY STOPPED FUNDING THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM, AND THAT AND THAT KILLED IT. YOU KNOW, I IT'S PERSONAL A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN THE CITY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY KIND OF SUPPORT AND IT WAS NO LONGER SUSTAINABLE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT CYCLE AGAIN. SO WHAT IS THE CITY'S PLAN FOR THIS BUILDING ONCE TBAAL LEAVES? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE IS AWARE THAT BY THE TIME TBAAL IS SET TO MOVE OUT, THERE WILL BE SOME BOND PROGRAM WORK UNDERWAY AT OTHER CULTURAL FACILITIES SUCH THAT WE MAY NEED TO PLACE ANOTHER ARTS GROUP IN THERE TEMPORARILY.
WELL, AND THAT LEADS TO THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH IS, IS ARE THESE CHANGES ARE THESE GENERIC ENOUGH THAT ANY GROUP COULD MOVE IN AT ANY TIME? AND THIS CAN JUST BECOME THE TEMPORARY LODGING FOR ANY GROUP AROUND THE CITY THAT NEEDS A HOME WHILE THEY'RE DOING WHATEVER WITH THEIR OWN.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION COMMITTEE MEMBER. EXACTLY.
THESE REPAIRS THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON MAKING AT THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM, THEY ARE GOING TO BE COSMETIC, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE KIND OF OPEN SO THAT ANY OTHER GROUP CAN BE ABLE TO COME IN AND USE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST PARTICULARLY TAPERED JUST FOR TBAAL .
IT WOULD BE ANY ARCH GROUP THAT COULD COME IN THERE AND USE THE FACILITY AFTER WE LEAVE.
GREAT. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, I KNOW THAT THE IRISH FESTIVAL WAS DEEPLY IMPACTED.
SO WHAT'S THE, YOU KNOW THE FALLOUT AND PLANS TO SUPPORT THOSE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN OUR CITY.
EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN USING THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM TEMPORARILY.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO REMEDY THEIR DISPLACEMENT? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL LADY. WE'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE OPEN TO HELPING ALL OF THOSE OTHER EVENTS THAT HAD EVENTS IN THE FACILITY.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM TO DO SO WITH PARKS AND REC.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE DEALT WITH THAT THIS YEAR, I KNOW.
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NO, MA'AM. IT'S PART OF THE. THIS IS JUST AN UPDATED BRIEFING. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE CONVENTION CENTER BUDGET, THAT'S WHY. CORRECT. OKAY, SO MAYBE WE COULD GET A MEMO ON WHAT THE THIS SO THAT WE CAN REASSURE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS, THAT HAVE BEEN USING THE FACILITY, WHAT, WHAT HOW WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR THEM AS WELL.WE CAN DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I WILL BE COORDINATING TO YOUR POINT WITH PARKS, WITH OAC, WITH CONVENTION EVENT SERVICES, AS WELL AS FAIR PARK FIRST, WE WILL ENSURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH COLLABORATIVE IN A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WITH ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED. OKAY.
WELL, SOMEBODY LET US KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW WITH THE IRISH FESTIVAL, I ENDED UP BECAUSE THEY'RE BASED, YOU KNOW, IN MY DISTRICT. SO I HEARD ABOUT IT.
YES. THANK YOU. AND THEN I'M SORRY. ONE LAST IF I MAY, I APOLOGIZE.
FOR TBAAL, FORGIVE ME FOR NOT BEING AS AWARE OF YOUR PROGRAMS AS I SHOULD BE.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT MY QUESTION IS, IT'S A YEAR ROUND ACTIVE, ACTIVE FACILITY.
CORRECT. SO THE FACILITY WILL BE ACTIVE AND USED YEAR ROUND, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW.
THANK YOU. MR. GRACEY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND, MISS WILLIAMS, ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU THERE.
AND HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT REALLY JUST THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, IT WAS HISTORIC FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. ONE, IT WAS LONG OVERDUE, BUT TWO, BECAUSE OF THE MINORITY PARTICIPATION ON THESE EVENTS.
SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU SITTING HERE AT THE TABLE DISCUSSING THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND AGAIN, THIS ONE IS A PERSONAL IMPACT OF MINE TOO.
I, TOO HAD KIDS WHO WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE TBAAL SUMMER PROGRAM AND TO WATCH THE TRANSFORMATION OF MY TWO BOYS TURNING TO THESE ARTISTS THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.
AND I'VE BEEN A FAN EVER SINCE, SO I REALLY WANTED TO JUST GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE I SEE MR. KING IN THE AUDIENCE, TO REALLY GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS TRANSITION MEANS TO TBAAL, IN TERMS OF HOW YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL SITTING RIGHT HERE. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER AND CHAIR.
A COUPLE OF THINGS. BEFORE I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER MS. SCHULTZ, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED SITTING HERE IS LIKE DEJA VU TO ME.
ABOUT 35 YEARS AGO, WHEN COUNCILWOMAN STRAUSS WAS ON THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR STARK TAYLOR WAS MAYOR AT THE TIME, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOCATION. SO I'M VERY SENSITIVE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE, QUOTE, BEING DISPLACED.
AND WE HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TALKED ABOUT AS A CULTURAL LEADER IN THE CITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T CREATE DIVISIONS AMONG ARTS GROUPS, THAT WE CREATE COLLABORATIONS. I TOO, WAS A PART OF THE PLANNING AND CONCEPT WHEN THE MUSEUM WAS BUILT, AND NEVER IN THE WILDS OF MY IMAGINATION WOULD I HAVE IMAGINED THAT WE WOULD BE IN THE SPACE THAT I HAD WORKED ON.
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE FROM THE MUSEUM IS WHERE WE WERE HOUSED ON PEAK STREET.
SO, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH GROUPS, BECAUSE GROUPS DON'T NEED TO BE DIVIDED. AND SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SPECIFICALLY HAVE SUGGESTED TO OUR DIRECTOR HERE IS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY ARTS GROUPS THAT WE WORK WITH WHO COME IN TO THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS.
THEY DON'T HAVE RENT TO PAY FOR CERTAIN THINGS.
NOT A BIG DEAL. WHAT I JUST TELL THEM IS TO TRY TO WORK YOUR PROGRAMS AROUND THE TIMES THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS, SO THAT WE DON'T END UP HAVING TO PAY EXTRA MONEY TO HIRE PEOPLE.
SO WE MENTOR, WE EMBRACE. WE INCLUDE A LOT OF SMALL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
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LAST YEAR PRE-COVID, WE DID ABOUT 200, OVER 200000 PEOPLE WHO CAME THROUGH OUR VENUE.AND SO, AGAIN, AS A CULTURAL LEADER IN THE CITY, I AM VERY SENSITIVE, HAVING HAVE GONE THROUGH A NINE YEAR PROCESS TO GET A BUILDING, TO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR SOMEBODY NOT TO HAVE A SPACE.
AND THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN A GREAT CITY LIKE THE CITY OF DALLAS.
NOW TO YOUR POINT. I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOUR SON.
I FEEL REALLY GOOD THAT THIS INVESTMENT THAT YOU HAVE MADE IN THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS, NOT JUST TODAY, BUT THE 30 SOME YEARS AGO. WE RAISED A LOT OF MONEY IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE BUILT A LOT OF ARTISTS. WHEN I WENT TO THE MUSIC HALL ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND SAW A SHOW CALLED AND JULIET AND SAW THE YOUNG GIRL, RACHEL WEBB, WALK ON THE STAGE PLAYING THE LEAD ROLE, WHO CAME OUT OF THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS WHEN SHE WAS 12 YEARS OLD. WHEN I SEE ERYKAH BADU ON INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, I JUST SAW THIS BIG ARTICLE IN BILLBOARD AND SHE TALKS ABOUT THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS AND HER UNCLE CURTIS.
IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE ON BROADWAY.
WE HAVE THEM IN FILM. WE HAVE THEM IN TELEVISION.
AND SO YOUR INVESTMENT THAT YOU'RE MAKING, NOT ONLY IN THE BLACK ACADEMY, BUT THE INVESTMENT THAT YOU'RE MAKING IN THE ARTS, IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY. AGAIN, I SUMMON THE SPIRITS OF EVEN AL LIPSCOMB, MISS RAGSDALE, WHO'S STILL HERE? ALL THESE PEOPLE AGAIN 30 SOME YEARS AGO, SITTING AROUND THIS HORSESHOE.
THE INVESTMENT THEY MADE, THEY SAY IF IT'S GOOD FOR THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S GOOD FOR DALLAS.
IF IT'S GOOD FOR THAT COMMUNITY, IT'S GOOD FOR DALLAS.
SO HERE WE ARE 30 SOME YEARS LATER WHEN THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS ONLY DOING 52 PROGRAMS A YEAR.
NOW WE DO 100 SOME PROGRAMS IN THAT SPACE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
SO I'M GRATEFUL. I'M A LITTLE SOUTHERN BOY FROM COLDWATER, MISSISSIPPI.
DALLAS HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME. I HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD TO DALLAS.
I LOVE THIS CITY, AND THIS CITY HAS A LOT TO OFFER.
THEY'RE DOCTORS, THEY'RE LAWYERS. WHEN WE MOVE BACK FROM THE SPACE THAT THAT YOUNG MILLENNIAL GROUP WILL MOVE AND BECOME THE BOARD FOR THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS. SO, WE'RE DOING A LOT, A LOT OF CREATIVE THINGS.
AND SO AGAIN, I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH DISD TO TRY TO FIND A LOCATION.
NOW, LET ME SAY THIS. IT'S A CHALLENGE WHEN YOU ARE RAISING A LOT OF YOUR EARNED INCOME, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE TO A MUCH SMALLER SPACE BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE A LARGE THEATER THERE. BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE THEIR FOUNDATIONS, THEIR CORPORATIONS THAT ARE COMING IN. YESTERDAY WE GOT TO JUST CHANNEL FIVE CAME THROUGH AND SAID, WE LIKE WHAT T BALL IS DOING. AND SO I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT THIS RENOVATION.
SO, DALLAS YOU ON THE YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN, BUT YOU'RE DEFINITELY IN A PLACE NOW THAT HERE IS A CULTURAL ARTS INSTITUTION IN THE CLIMATE THAT WE'RE LIVING IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS, TEXAS, IN A MAJOR CONVENTION CENTER IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE.
AND IT'S ALMOST, AS THEY SAY THESE DAYS IS UNPRECEDENTED.
AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ARTS.
AND I WORK WITH THE DIRECTOR HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK WITH THE IRISH FESTIVAL OR ANYBODY ELSE.
IT'S ENOUGH OF THAT IN THE COUNTRY ALREADY. SO, IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, SEE ME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. KING. I APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU KNOW, I FORGOT IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO ONE OF HIS SHOWS.
THE SHOW WILL END AT 10:00. AND THEN WHEN HE GETS THE MIC AND GET TO HAVING WORDS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WHOLE. THE ENERGY COMES ALL THE WAY BACK, AND YOU'RE THERE ANOTHER HOUR ON STAGE CELEBRATING AGAIN.
BUT YOU USED UP ALL MY TIME. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THAT.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THEY HEARD FROM YOU, BECAUSE I CAN TALK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, AND I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE THE TRANSITION THAT MY BOYS WENT THROUGH, THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
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ENCOURAGED THEM. AND THAT REALLY, REALLY DOES INSPIRE ME.AND I'M INSPIRED BY YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT CLARITY.
IN TERMS OF THE DIVISION, THE ONLY THING I'LL SAY, JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AS ALL OF THESE TRANSITIONS HAPPEN PARTICULARLY AROUND THE CONVENTION CENTER AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNICATION IS BEING HAD BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY, THE CONTRACTORS AND ALL OF THOSE FOLKS, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
THEN YOU HAVE FIFA, WORLD CUP AND INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AND ALL OF THESE THINGS COMING UP.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING ANTSY, WANTING TO KNOW, WELL, WHEN, WHEN IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO START OR WHEN IS THAT GOING TO START? SO JUST MAKING SURE IN THE SAKE OF A QUESTION, JUST MAKING SURE THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTRACTING COMMUNITY IS BEING HAD ON A REGULAR BASIS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THE KNOW ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING.
WE WILL DO THAT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU SIR.
THANK YOU. MISS BLACKMON. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
IT'S JUST NORTH OF $6 MILLION IS THE EXPECTED COST, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. IS THERE ANTICIPATION THAT IT COULD ESCALATE? BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE GET IN THESE OLD BUILDINGS, THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER X, ANOTHER Y, ANOTHER Z. WELL, THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL LADY.
IT IS AN ESTIMATED COST. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT ESCALATING BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH WITH DEPARTMENT OF CODE AND DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE ADA REQUIREMENTS AND UPDATES THAT IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE.
AND SO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE TEARING OUT ANY WALLS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, DRILLING INTO ANY OF THE PERMANENT FIXTURES OF THE FACILITY.
AND SO IT IS ONLY GOING TO BE INTERNAL COSMETIC THINGS, PAINT CARPET RETROFITS LIKE THAT.
SO, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING IT COMING UP WITH ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S GOING TO ESCALATE THE COST IN ANY WAY.
AND IF YOU GET IN THERE AND IT DOES, DO YOU HAVE A CONTINGENCY FUND FOR THOSE? FOR THOSE? YES WE DO. YES. HOW MUCH? HOW MUCH IS THAT? IS IT A 10% OF YOUR BUDGET? 20%. BECAUSE, I MEAN, I'M JUST KIND OF BEING RE.
AND WE JUST HAVE NO MONEY. YES. WELL, I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT THE.
YES WE DO. COSTS ARE GOING TO BE AND IF YOU'VE GOT A PLAN FOR IF IT DOES GO A LITTLE NORTH.
OKAY. SO THERE'S REALLY NOT A CONTINGENCY FUND.
I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IN THE ESTIMATE WE HAVE IT INCLUDED FOR WHATEVER THAT WE MAY.
SO, THIS SIX THIS 6 MILLION DOES INCLUDE THAT.
YES MA'AM. SO, IT'S GOING TO COME IN PROBABLY A LITTLE SOUTH OF SIX THEN.
YES. THAT'S THE ANTICIPATION. YES. BUT YOU HAVE IT UP TO 6.16.
CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE PROJECT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH CONVENTION CENTER FUNDING.
NOW, UNDER THE BRIMER BILL, 20% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TO THE REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF FAIR PARK VENUES. AND THEN THE OTHER 80%, OF COURSE, GOES TO THE ACTUAL CONVENTION CENTER.
SO WHICH POT OF MONEY WILL THIS BE COMING OUT OF? WELL, THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER.
I WANT TO CORRECT THAT. IT IS THE CONVENTION CENTER CONSTRUCTION FUND.
IT'S NOT OUT OF BRIMER BILL OR PFZ. THE CONVENTION CENTER CONSTRUCTION FUND.
OKAY. AND I NOTICE ON THE PLAN. THE LOCATION OF THE WOMEN'S BUILDING.
AND I'M WONDERING, IS THERE GOING TO BE DEDICATED PARKING FOR THIS NEW FACILITY? NEW USE? YES, SIR IT IS. THERE'S ABOUT, I WANT TO SAY, A 60 OR 70 DEDICATED PARKING SPOTS THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM FOR THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM THAT WILL BE USED FOR TBAAL AND THEIR PATRONS.
HOW MANY STAFF DO YOU HAVE? WHERE? AT THE, TBAAL.
AT TBAAL. MAYBE MR. KING CAN SPEAK TO THAT. WE HAVE ABOUT 20 FULL TIME STAFF PEOPLE, AND THEN WE HAVE CONTRACT PEOPLE LIKE TECH PEOPLE CLEANING, ETC.. AND HOW MANY DAILY VISITORS DO YOU HAVE ON A TYPICAL DAY? OH THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY. NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROGRAM YOU TO MY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.
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WELL YOUR NORMAL DAILY FUNCTIONS, NOT SPECIAL EVENTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, IF THERE ARE TOURS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE MAY HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 500 TO 1000 PEOPLE PER DAY.NOT MONDAY, TUESDAY. GENERALLY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
OF THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE DAYS ARE VERY, VERY HEAVY.
OKAY. NOW WAS I'M NOT FAMILIAR RIGHT NOW WITH THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WILL BE DONE TO THE EXISTING TBAAL FACILITY AS PART OF THE CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT WAS I ASSUME SOME ANALYSIS WAS DONE TO DETERMINE IF YOU COULD STAY IN THAT BUILDING WHILE THAT WORK WAS BEING DONE, PERHAPS IN PHASES.
WAS THERE SUCH AN ANALYSIS DONE BEFORE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS? THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER. WELL, EVEN THOUGH TBAAL WILL BE HOUSED TEMPORARILY IN THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE PERFORMANCE AREA THAT IT HAS RIGHT NOW, I THINK THERE'S A 1700 SEAT BRUTON THEATER THAT THEY HAVE PERFORMANCES IN THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THAT. WE'VE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, WHO HAS RECEIVED MISTER KING'S ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TO HELP HIM FIND OTHER LOCATIONS THAT CAN HOUSE EVENTS THAT HAVE A LARGER ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE PURPOSES. SO I TAKE IT THERE'S NO WAY TO UTILIZE THE AUDITORIUM AT THE EXISTING T BALL FACILITY DURING CONSTRUCTION. WILL THAT BE? NO, SIR. OUT OF COMMISSION? YES, I'LL BE OUT OF COMMISSION. AND THE ENTIRE BUILDING WILL NOT BE USABLE DURING THAT TIME.
CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. HOW LONG DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT T BALL WILL NEED TO BE IN THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM? THE CONSTRUCTION IS IT'S ESTIMATED TO BE, I THINK, 24, 18 MONTHS.
MR. ZOBRIST, YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THAT? THE END OF THE YEAR 2028 IS WHEN WE EXPECT TO COME BACK.
OKAY. SO THAT WILL MEAN THAT TBAAL'S FACILITY WILL REOPEN BEFORE THE MAIN CONVENTION CENTER? YES. OKAY. SO, IT'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST PRIORITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION.
HOW DO THEY USE IT AND HOW WILL THEY BE ACCOMMODATED DURING THE TIME THAT T BALL WILL OCCUPY THE BUILDING? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER. I'LL LET PARKS AND RECREATION AND RYAN O'CONNOR, HE CAN SPEAK TO THAT. GOOD MORNING, MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
STATE FAIR DOES USE THAT BUILDING DURING THE FAIR WINDOW OF 24 DAYS, OF COURSE, EVERY YEAR.
PREVIOUSLY, THEY'VE HAD CERTAIN EXHIBITS IN THAT BUILDING.
AND I HAVE TO ASSUME, GIVEN THE SIZE AND THE INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY WILL BE MAKING, I'M SURE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE ANY SORT OF NEED THAT THE STATE FAIR WOULD HAVE FOR THAT BUILDING. AND IF, FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, WE WILL FIND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE STATE FAIR.
AS YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE CONTROL OF THE 277 ACRES DURING THE FAIR WINDOW, AND THERE WILL BE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY SPACE WITHIN THAT ACREAGE SHOULD THEY NEED IT. BUT I DON'T EXPECT THAT TO BE AN ISSUE.
AND IF I COULD JUST ADD SORRY TO YOUR QUESTION.
OF COURSE, THERE'S A PARKING LOT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING.
THERE'S AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO THE NORTH. AND AS YOU CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT DURING THE COURSE OF THE STATE FAIR WHEN ALL OF THAT PARKING IS BEING UTILIZED? WILL THE DEDICATED PARKING LOT STILL BE AVAILABLE JUST FOR THE MUSEUM USE, AND WILL THAT BE SUFFICIENT? SO I, MISS LIL IS SITTING RIGHT BEHIND ME. I HAVE TO ASSUME I HAVEN'T BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION, BUT I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT MISS LIL AND THE TEAM HERE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
WELL, HAS THERE BEEN ANY DIRECT DISCUSSION WITH THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK? MISS LIL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT? GOOD MORNING.
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OR SOMEONE ELSE, AS WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PURSUING A TENANT FOR THE BUILDING.SO THEY'VE BEEN WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM.
THEY ARE ACCOMMODATING. IF YOU REMEMBER, THE STATE FAIR TAKES CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE SITE FROM AUGUST 1 TO 30 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE FAIR. HOWEVER, THEIR INTENSITY IS IN THAT IMMEDIATE THREE WEEK PERIOD. THEY ARE ACCOMMODATING TBAAL ON THE TIMES THAT THEY'RE MOVING IN.
SO, MR. KING IS GOING TO BE DOING HIS BLUES FESTIVAL, HIS JAZZ FESTIVAL DURING THAT PERIOD, AND OUR FRIENDS AT THE STATE FAIR HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
I ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU, THIS IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A DART STOP AND THAT PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS THE WOMEN'S BUILDING AND IS NOW T BALLS, IS DEDICATED TO THAT BUILDING.
BUT WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS.
OKAY. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASCERTAIN, IS YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT YOU'VE HAD DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STATE FAIR WITH REGARD TO T BALL, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS WERE OCCURRING AND THAT THEY WERE ON BOARD WITH THIS REDEDICATION OF THIS MUSEUM, PARTICULARLY DURING THE STATE FAIR'S PERIOD OF OPERATION.
AND THEY ARE THEY WILL FIND A LOCATION FOR THE USE THAT IS USED DURING THE FAIR FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. REMEMBER THIS WAS AN ACTIVE MUSEUM DURING THE FAIR FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
THIS TEMPORARY USE THAT WAS DURING THE STATE FAIR WILL BE ACCOMMODATED ON THE GROUNDS AND THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR FOOTPRINT. SO, TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW.
SO WE ARE CLOSELY WORKING WITH THE STATE FAIR.
VERY GOOD I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR APPEARANCE HERE TODAY AND FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS BRIEFING MEMO ITEM C, UPCOMING AGENDA ITEM 25-910 A. THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
COMMUNITY ARTS, ARTISTS PROGRAM GUIDELINES. MS. PHILIPPE.
GLENN CAN GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABOUT THIS BRIEFING MEMO? WELL, I SEE NONE. SO BASICALLY, YOU ARE JUST EDITING THE GUIDELINES WITH NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES.
IS THAT ACCURATE? YES. THAT'S ACCURATE. OKAY.
VERY GOOD. THEN LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM D, WHICH IS THE CITY FACILITIES PARTNERS UPDATE FOR THE MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THIS SUBJECT? SEEING NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE FORECAST ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT UPCOMING MEETINGS.
SEEING NONE, I THINK THE BUSINESS OF THIS COMMITTEE IS COMPLETED AND WE STAND ADJOURNED AT
10:41 A.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.