Arts Commission Regular Meeting of the Arts Commission - This meeting will by a Hybrid meeting, where some of the Commission members will be attending remotely.
ARTS COMMISSION MEETING October 18, 2021 AT 6:00 PM Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001 301 W 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Arts Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Michelle Polgar – Chair, Celina Zisman – Vice Chair, Brett Barnes, Jaime Castillo, Lulu Flores, Felipe Garza, Acia Gray, kYmberly Keeton, Amy Mok, Heidi Schmalbach, Rick Van Dyke AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approve the minutes for the regular Arts Commission meeting on: i. September 20, 2021 2. CHAIR’S REPORT a. Updates b. Art in Public Places Liaison Report - Commissioner Barnes c. AEDC/Cultural Trust Advisory Committee Report – Carl Settles d. Downtown Commission Report – Commissioner Keeton 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS Program Manager Department Director Manager a. ARPA and Non-Profit Relief Funding Update – Laura Odegaard, Cultural Investment b. Hotel Occupancy Tax Update – Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Acting Economic Development c. Cultural Funding Review Process Update – Meghan Wells, Cultural Arts Division 4. SPECIAL PRESNTATIONS a. Creek Show 2021 at Waterloo Park – Melissa Ayala, Community Engagement & Government Relations Director, Waterloo Greenway b. Austin Film Society – Rebecca Campbell, Chief Executive Officer c. The New Philanthropists – Paulina Artieda, Executive Director 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and Possible Action on Working Groups and Working Group Updates i. Joint Working Group for Joint Cultural Committee with Commission Chair Polgar, Commissioner Castillo (chair) and working group members from the Quality of Life Commissions ii. Joint Music/Arts Commission Working Group to identify additional funding resources and strategies beyond HOT with Commissioner Schmalbach (chair), and Commissioners Castillo, Flores, Zisman and members from the Music Commission iii. Quarterly Arts Community Commission Meet-ups Working Group with Commissioners Barnes, Castillo, Garza and Gray iv. Equity Working Group with Community Arts leaders of the BIPOC/LGBTQIA/Disabilities Community/Women with Commissioners Polgar, Castillo, Keeton, Gray, and community members v. Emergency Funding and Proactive Strategies for Future Funding Working Group with Commissioners Barnes, Flores, Schmalbach, Van Dyke, and Zisman (chair) vi. Art Neighborhoods Working Group with Commissioners Gray, Mok, Zisman, and Van Dyke (chair) vii. Public Private Partnership (P3) working group with Commissioners Barnes (Chair), Schmalbach, …
American Rescue Plan Act ‐ Arts Update ARTS COMMISSION OCTOBER 18, 2021 Arts & Culture Non‐Profit Relief o $2 million (part of City’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation) o 100 one‐time, flat, unrestricted grants of $20,000 o Notifications: Week of August 16th; Funding distribution: Week of August 23rd o Additional Funds added! o $1 million Council Approved Budget Amendment (50 awards) o August 16th AAC Meeting (recommendation to Council on August 19th) o $500,000 Reserves (25 awards) o $420,000 ARPA (21 awards) o November 18th: Contract Amendment Ratification to Council o COA is trying to get those funds to 3rd Party ASAP o Multiple funds; Overlapping Fiscal Year Arts Community Relief (ARPA) o Emergency Funding and Proactive Strategies for Future Funding Working Group of the Austin Arts Commission met (9/10/21, 9/13/21, 9/15/21) o Arts Commission September 21st Recommendation to Council o Current cultural contractors in Core and Cultural Heritage Festivals who received less than $10,000 in relief funding (through at least four sources ‐‐ Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, ARPA‐funded Arts and Culture Nonprofit Relief, Creative Space Assistance Program, and CARES Act‐funded Nonprofit Relief for arts organizations), will receive 100% of their FY21 contract amount. Total: $1,861,125. o Current cultural contractors in Core and Cultural Heritage Festivals who received less than $1,000,000 but more than $10,000 in relief funding (through the same four sources listed in previous bullet), will receive 85% of their FY21 contract amount. Total: $3,439,3483. Arts Community Relief (ARPA) Plan o Memo to Mayor and Council about the AAC Recommendations o May or may not be providing list of contractors and award amounts o Council approval of fund allocations ‐ November 18th o EDD staff, Finance, and Legal are working on next steps o Short Contract with ARPA required attestations to be e‐signed (Portal) o No application o Contract Kick‐off Meeting (video)– November 29th o Invoice template (Portal) o Checks cut before the end of 2021
Representation Matters THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS our mission To build a pipeline to leadership for LatinX, Black and Asian communities, cultivate diversity, equity and inclusiveness among mainstream nonprofit boards, and enable nonprofits to be more effective stewards of public trust and produce better outcomes for the people they serve. CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION WHY DO BETTER BOARDS MATTER THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION STATE OF NONPROFIT BOARDS KEY FINDING: According to Mission Capital’s Board Report from 2011, about 78% of nonprofit board members are White. SOURCE: MC Board Report 2011 CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION THE BENEFITS ON THE CORPORATE SIDE KEY FINDING: It was found that companies with the most ethnically/ culturally diverse boards worldwide are 43% more likely to experience higher profits. CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION THE PLAN THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS 1. Board Prospects of Color & Allies Provide DEI training and programming in order to navigate through nonprofit boards and give board access to board prospects of color 01 3. Board Placement Provide placement opportunities for Nonprofit Boards and Board Prospects of Color that have gone through TNP training and resources. 2. Nonprofit Boards Provide DEI assessment and diversity planning programming in order to help Nonprofit Boards change the culture of their boards and reach their DEI initiatives. 02 03 CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION WHY SERVE ON A NONPROFIT BOARD CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION WHY BETTER BOARDS MATTER Effective NPOs advance public good Effective NPOs need effective boards Diverse NPO boards are more effective More engaged board members More informed decision making More effective services and programs Wider net for donors, volunteers, advocates Fewer cultural missteps CONFIDENTIAL-PROPERTY OF THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS, NOT TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION PROGRAMMING FOR NONPROFIT BOARDS A S S E S S M E N T Help your board assess where they are with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and learn about next steps towards their DEI journey G NIN N P L A A multi-stage, program designed to move nonprofit boards from assessment to placement, and transform them through a …
R E G U L A R H E A D E R OUR DEI JOURNEY MISSION The Austin Film Society empowers our community to make, watch, and love film and creative media. 2 D E I I N H O L L Y W O O D Vision: Equity and inclusion inform all AFS decision-making. DRAFT – CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE G R E A T F I L M – A F S C I N E M A 4 A U S T I N P U B L I C : A H O M E F O R M E D I A M A K E R S Austin Public is a non-exclusive and content-neutral media studio that offers low- and no-cost training, equipment, facilities, and content distribution services to all Austinites. S K I P D A Y 5 P R O G R A M E X P A N S I O N : W O R K F O R C E D E V E L O P M E N T Workforce Development Program • Participants from underrepresented communities • Paid Internship for 8 months • Training in Digital Media Production • Develop job skills • Job referral and placement • Workforce Program Manager S K I P D A Y 6 A U S T I N S T U D I O S : J O B S / I N D U S T R Y C A T A L Y S T S K I P D A Y 7 W O R K F O R C E D E V E L O P M E N T & A U S T I N S T U D I O S The short and long-term productions based at Austin Studios, like the CW’s Walker, provide robust opportunities for graduates of AFS’s workforce development program and creatives seeking jobs in the film/TV/media sector. S K I P D A Y 8 A F S G R A N T & F I L M M A K E R S U P P O R T $2 million in grants since 1996 Supports artists traditionally underrepresented in the film industry and who are working outside of large industry centers. AFS intends for the Grant program to actively work against the …
ARTS COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Recommendation Number: (20211018-6.b.ii) Brief Description of the Topic: Recommendation to recognize the resilience and the hard work of the staff in the economic development department and the cultural arts division for their outstanding contribution to our city throughout these challenging times. WHEREAS, The United States is being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for over 20 months. WHEREAS, The livelihood of the members of our creative community has been seriously affected with job loss by the policy of “Shelter in Place” and the safety restrictions to limit public assembly. WHEREAS, The City of Austin has been trying hard to keep our city whole with the rescue funds from the federal government and other available resources. Whereas, The Economic Development Department and the cultural arts division staff has been working tirelessly to distribute the available funding to our creative community in a timely and equitable manner. Whereas, The staff has been dealing with the trauma of COVID-19 both at home and at work. Whereas, It is important to replenish the physical strength and revive the mental spirit of the staff in these extraordinary times NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Arts Commission encourages the Austin City Council to 1. Recognize the resilience and the hard work of the staff in the economic development department and the cultural arts division for their outstanding contribution to our city throughout these challenging times. 2. Allow a day off to the staff at the economic development department and the cultural arts division for them to be kind to themselves, to solely take care of their wellbeing and to nurture their spirit. Date of Approval: October 18, 2021 Record of the vote: Unanimous on a 10-0 vote For: Chair Michelle Polgar Vice Chair Celina Zisman Commissioner Jaime Castillo Commissioner Lulu Flores Commissioner Felipe Garza Commissioner Acia Gray Commissioner kYmberly Keeton Commissioner Amy Mok Commissioner Heidi Schmalbach Commissioner Rick Van Dyke Against - None Abstained - None Absent: Commissioner Brett Barnes Attest: Anne-Marie McKaskle-Davis Arts Commission Staff Liaison
