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Approved Minutes

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 The ARTS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 18, November 2024 at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001. 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Commissioner Zisman called the ARTS COMMISSION Meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Celina Zisman, Gina Houston, Amy Mok, Nagavalli Medicharla Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Heidi Schmalbach, Keyheira Keys, Felipe Garza Board Members Absent: Acia Gray, Monica Maldonado, Faiza Kracheni 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 APPROVAL OF MINUTES PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. Approve the minutes of the Arts Commission Regular Meeting on October 21, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of October 21, 2024 were approved on Commissioner Mok’s motion, Commissioner Schmalbach’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner’s Gray, Maldonado, Kracheni, and Garza absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of Chair’s Report on Growth and Future Planning by Chair Zisman An update was given by Commissioner 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 No Update Given 4. Update on actions taken at the October 16th Downtown Commission meeting by Commissioner Mok An update was given by Commissioner Mok 5. Presentation by Laura Esparza from Friends of the Dougherty on the Dougherty Arts Center Plan The presentation was made by Laura Esparza and Lucky Lemieux from Friends of the Dougherty 6. Presentation by Allison Steger from Austin Public Library on the Austin Poet Laurate Program The presentation was made by Allison Steger from Austin Public Library 7. Presentation by Laura Esparza on the Introduction to A3 (Art Alliance Austin) The presentation was made by Laura Esparza from A3 8. Presentation by Sara Vanderbeek, art consultant for Zilker Point (218 South Lamar Blvd Planned Unit Development [PUD]) The presentation was made by Sara Vanderbeek STAFF BRIEFINGS Cultural Arts Division Manager No update given 10. Staff briefing on the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor The presentation was made by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding 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 A motion to approve the recommendation to Council to Complete the Dougherty Arts is approved on Commissioner Mok’s motion, Center Replacement Project Commissioner Medicharla’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner’s Gray, Maldonado, and Kracheni absent. 12. Action: Approve the Final Design for the AFD1/EMS6 Station AIPP Project – Rehab El Sadek 9. Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Laura Odegaard, Acting Commented [OL1]: @Varela, Jesus please check the formatting of these numbers before posting tomorrow! :) 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 – 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 A motion to approve Items 12 – 16 on consent is approved on Commissioner Mok’s motion, Commissioner Garza’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner’s Gray, Maldonado, and Kracheni absent. 17. Discussion and possible action from Appeals Working Group Recommendations The presentation was made by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor A motion to approve Appeals Working Group Recommendations is approved on Commissioner Mok’s motion, Commissioner Garza’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner’s Gray, Maldonado, and Kracheni absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 18. Update from joint Arts/Music Commission Working Group on Urban Core Issues with Commissioners Gray, Maldonado, and Schmalbach (chair). No update given 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) Update was given by Commissioner Medicharla 20. Update from the Cultural Funding Appeals Working Group with Commissioner’s Zisman, Schmalbach, Mok Update was given by Commissioner Zisman 21. Update from the Art in Public Places Deacession Jury with Commissioner Gray No update given FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Zisman adjourned the meeting at 8:29 P.M. without objection. The minutes were approved at the December 16, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Mok’s motion, Commissioner Gray’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner’s Kracheni, Keys, Maldonado, and Medicharla absent.