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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING of the ARTS COMMISSION November 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001. 301 West 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 Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than Noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Jesús Varela at jesus.varela@austintexas.gov or at 512-974-2444. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Celina Zisman - Chair, Heidi Schmalbach - Vice Chair, Keyheira Keys, Monica Maldonado, Felipe Garza, Gina Houston, Acia Gray, Faiza Kracheni, Amy Mok, Nagavalli Medicharla AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Arts Commission Regular Meeting on October 21, 2024. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of Chair’s Report on Growth and Future Planning by Chair Zisman 3. Report of the Art in Public Places Liaison concerning actions taking during the November 4th meeting of the Art in Public Places Panel by Commissioner Maldonado 4. Update on actions taken at the October 16th Downtown Commission meeting by Commissioner Mok 5. Presentation by Laura Esparza from Friends of the Dougherty on the Dougherty Arts 6. Presentation by Allison Steger from Austin Public Library on the Austin Poet Laurate 7. Presentation by Laura Esparza on the Introduction to A3 (Art Alliance Austin) 8. Presentation by Sara Vanderbeek, art consultant for Zilker Point (218 South Lamar Blvd Planned Unit Development [PUD]) Center Plan Program STAFF BRIEFINGS 9. Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Laura Odegaard, Acting 10. Staff briefing on the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Cultural Arts Division Manager Supervisor DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 11. Discussion and possible action on recommendation to Council to Complete the Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project by Laura Esparza from Friends of Dougherty 12. Action: Approve the Final Design for the AFD1/EMS6 Station AIPP Project – 13. Action: Approve 10 Recommended artists & 5 Alternate artists for the Architecturally- Integrated Art in Public Places projects for the Austin Convention Center Redevelopment 14. Action: Approve Final Design for Corridor Segment B: Mary Moore Searight Park – Rehab El Sadek Calder Kamin 15. Action: Approve Final Design for Barton Springs Bathhouse – Lys Santamaria 16. Action: Approve Final Design for Corridor Burnet Road – Level Up Design 17. Discussion and possible action from Appeals Working Group Recommendations WORKING GROUP UPDATES 18. Update from joint Arts/Music Commission Working Group on Urban Core Issues with Commissioners Gray, Maldonado, and Schmalbach (chair). 19. Update from the Community Feedback on most recent release of the Cultural Funding Programs Working Group with Commissioner’s Kracheni, Maldonado, Gray, Houston, Medicharla (chair) 20. Update from the Cultural Funding Appeals Working Group with Commissioner’s Zisman, Schmalbach, Maldonado, Mok, Garza 21. Update from the Art in Public Places Deacession Jury with Commissioner Gray 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 Jesús Varela at the Economic Development Department, at 512-974-2444, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Arts Commission, please contact Jesús Varela at 512-974-2444.