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Agenda

ARTS COMMISSION MEETING December 15, 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. October 18, 2021 ii. November 15, 2021 2. CHAIR’S REPORT a. Updates b. Art in Public Places Liaison Report - Commissioner Barnes c. Downtown Commission Report – Commissioner Keeton d. AEDC/Cultural Trust Advisory Committee Report – Carl Settles 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 d. Art in Public Places Program Update – Sue Lambe, Art in Public Places Program Manager 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Corporation 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Austin Cultural Trust RFP—Anne Gatling Haynes, Austin Economic Development b. Miriam Conner for Public City - Public City Project Update 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, Flores and Mok as a back-up b. Discussion and possible action on Cultural Funding Review Process c. Discussion and possible action on Economic Recovery and Resiliency 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Appoint Arts Commission representative to AEDC Board 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Anne-Marie McKaskle-Davis at Economic Development Department, at 512-974-7854, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Arts Commission, please contact Anne-Marie McKaskle-Davis at 512-974-7854.