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[I. Call to Order ]
MEETING, UH, FOR AUGUST 20TH.[II. Public Speakers ]
SPEAKERS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.UH, THE FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE LISTED IS CHRIS AUGH, BUT, UH, I DON'T SEE OUR GOOD FRIEND CHRIS, IS HE VIRTUAL OR MUST HE BE HERE HE IS.
SO WE HAVE, UM, AN ADMONISHMENT THAT WE HAVE TO READ FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
SO WHILE WE'RE GETTING THAT SET UP, UH, FOR OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS, WE'RE GONNA ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
THIS ALLOWS THE CITY STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW UP AND CONTACT YOU IF NEEDED.
UH, WE ASK THAT YOU ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS, UH, TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER, WHICH IS ME, RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS, UH, THAT ARE SEATED ON THE ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
UH, SPEAKERS MAY NOT REFER TO AN ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION, LEARN BY NAME.
UH, OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY AND DECORUM IN GOOD CONDUCT, APPLICABLE TO ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION, UM, MAKING PERSONAL AND PERTINENT PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR BECOMING BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE ROOM FOR THE REMAINING SESSION.
UM, AND THE PERSON SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER AUDIENCE BEFORE THE PUBLIC, BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
UH, ONLY ONE PERSON MAY APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT ANY ONE TIME AND ONLY THAT PERSON AT THE MICROPHONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK.
EACH PUBLIC SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
SO IS UH, IS CHRIS HEINBACH? HE'S HERE.
CHRIS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THE COMMISSION.
I BELIEVE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON MUTE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN.
AH, THAT'S ALWAYS THE, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW PIECE? YES.
UM, I AM CHRIS HEINBACH AND I AM, UH, UH, VICE PRESIDENT, UH, EXCUSE ME, CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER AT THE AT AND T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
I'M ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVOCACY AND PROGRAMS WITH TEXANS FOR THE ARTS.
THAT IS A MAJOR ARTS ADVOCACY GROUP IN TEXAS AND A MAJOR ADVOCATE AND PROTECTOR OF THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX USED FOR THE ARTS.
AND I ALSO SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR DACAC, THE DALLAS AREA CULTURAL ADVOCACY COALITION.
AND I WANNA SHARE SOME CONTEXT AND HISTORY ABOUT THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
UNDER STATE LAW, A CITY CAN USE UP TO 15% OF ITS SHARE OF HOT FOR THE ARTS.
15 YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED AT THE CENTER, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ARTS FUNDING FROM HOT, BUT DACAC STARTED WORKING ON THIS AND SQUEEZED OUT JUST A LITTLE, JUST SHY OF 2% AND THEN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND THEN IT TOOK MORE THAN A DECADE, BUT WE FINALLY GOT TO THE FULL 15%.
BUT LAST YEAR, CITY MANAGER TOLBERT GOT US TO THE FULL 15% IN THE FISCAL 26 BUDGET.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROPOSED FISCAL 27 BUDGET.
AND AREN'T WE GLAD WE MADE THE EFFORT? BECAUSE OUR GENERAL FUND IS TAKING A BEATING, INCLUDING THE OAC BUDGET.
THAT IS, UH, 15% OF HOT IS WHERE OAC IS FINDING THE FUNDS TO KEEP C-O-P-C-A-P ARTS, ACTIVATE AND CULTURAL FACILITIES AT THE SAME LEVEL AS LAST YEAR.
HOT CANNOT BE DIVERTED TO POTHOLES, STREETS AND POLICE AND FIRE.
ITS USE IS PROTECTED BY STATE LAW.
IT IS A SUSTAINABLE FUND SOURCE OF FUNDING, UH, FOR OAC THAT SHOULD GROW WHEN THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER OPENS.
SO WE DON'T WANNA GIVE ANYONE AN EXCUSE TO STOP FUNDING THE ARTS WITH HOT.
AND IT'S CRITICAL WE GET THIS RIGHT, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE STRIKE A BALANCE ON ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE CANNOT DEMAND SO MUCH GRANULARITY FROM ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY THROW UP THEIR HANDS AND DON'T APPLY, AND WE CANNOT CREATE MORE LAYERS OF BUREAUCRACY FOR OAC, WHICH IS LOSING EIGHT POSITIONS IN THE NEW BUDGET.
IRONICALLY, THE LAW ITSELF ONLY REQUIRES A TWO STEP TEST.
DOES THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCE WORK THAT IS PUBLIC FACING AND CAN ATTRACT TOURISM? AND DOES IT FALL INTO THAT ARTS BUCKET? IT DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO PROVE A DIRECT HEADS AND BEDS ACCOUNTING OR OTHER METRICS LIKE THAT, AT LEAST FUNDING POLICIES, METRICS, AND OVERSIGHT TO THE CITIES.
I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE FINDINGS OF THE AUDIT AND I APPRECIATE
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THE AUDITOR MEETING WITH ME, UM, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.AND MR. SMALL, UH, CHAIR SMALL, I THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO DISCUSS THE AUDIT AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TODAY'S, UH, TO TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, A LITTLE HISTORY FROM AN OLD GUY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION.
UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC SPEAKER, UH, DAVE LOZANO.
I BELIEVE HE'S GONNA BE ONLINE AS WELL OR IS HE? YES, HE IS ONLINE.
THERE WE'RE GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS DAVID LOZANO WITH KAMIA THEATER AND I LIVE AT 8 7 1 0 PARK LANE.
I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER CHAIR, SMALL DIRECTOR PHILIPPE AND THE COMMISSION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON AUGUST 13TH, KAMIA THEATER.
AND AFTER DALLAS MET WITH OAC LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ABOUT OUR RESIDENCIES AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER.
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE NOW HAVE A PATH FORWARD.
OAC IS DRAFTING A RESOLUTION FOR NEW RESIDENCY THEATER COMPANY AGREEMENTS.
THE TARGET IS SEPTEMBER 14TH FOR THE COUNCIL'S QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, FOLLOWED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 23RD WITH OUR CURRENT RESIDENCY AGREEMENTS EXPIRING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.
THE EXISTING RESIDENCY IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE RESOLUTION, ITS RIGHTS, BENEFITS, ACCESS, SCHEDULING, AND OPERATING FRAMEWORK.
THE DURATION OF THE RESIDENCY SHOULD MIRROR THE CURRENT AGREEMENT OF FOUR REMAINING FIVE-YEAR CYCLES.
THIS NEW RESOLUTION IS ALSO CRITICAL BECAUSE OUR RESIDENCIES INSPIRED SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.
WE HELPED RAISE OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO OUTFIT THE BLACK BOX THEATER.
WHEN COUNCIL FIRST APPROVED OUR RESIDENCIES, WE MADE HISTORY.
SINCE THEN, THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER HAS BECOME HOME TO OUR TWO INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVALS.
OUR OWN PLAYS HAVE PREMIERED AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER AND HAVE TOURED ACROSS THE US AND SPAIN, MEXICO, AND COLOMBIA.
WE WORK WITH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS.
BOTH RESIDENTS COMPANIES ARE POISED TO FURTHER CEMENT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER AS A DESTINATION.
WE'RE SHARING THIS UPDATE SO THE COMMISSION IS INFORMED ABOUT THE PATH FORWARD AND THE TARGET DATES.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE OAC STAFF FOR THE PATHWAY FORWARD.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING MAKING HISTORY AND HELPING PUT DALLAS ON THE MAP OF AMERICAN THEATER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, AS WE MOVE DOWN OUR AGENDA, UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME A BRAND NEW COMMISSIONER, UH, MARIAN MCHALE.
MARIAN, IF YOU WOULD COME OFF OF MUTE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
SMALL AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO DIRECTOR PHILIPPE AS WELL FOR HAVING ME.
I AM THE NEWLY APPOINTED ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSIONER REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO.
I AM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST HERE IN DALLAS AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND TO SERVE.
UH, YOU CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOURSELF, I MEAN, HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN HERE, YOUR ACTIVITIES HERE IN TOWN.
UM, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF DALLAS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UM, I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING, UM, ART FULL-TIME FOR, UH, GOING ON EIGHT YEARS.
I'VE BEEN DOING ART PROFESSIONALLY FOR 14 PLUS YEARS.
I LEFT MY CORPORATE, UM, POSITION AS AN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, UM, NEARLY EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I WORK ACROSS, UM, SEVERAL MEDIUMS, UH, BUT I MAINLY CREATE FINE ART AND PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS AND HAVE WORKED WITH VARIOUS BRANDS FROM THE NBA AND PUMA, WALMART, UM, CITY OF DALLAS, UM, DOWNTOWN, DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC.
I CURRENTLY HAVE A 24 FOOT MURAL IN DOWNTOWN ON MAIN STREET.
UM, AND I'M JUST BLESSED TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTOOD THE FABRIC OF THE DALLAS COMMUNITY AND NOW LOOK FORWARD TO SERVE, UH, IN, IN,
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IN, IN A GREAT CAPACITY AND TO SERVE DISTRICT TWO IN THE BEST WAY.AND SO I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.