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Approved Minutes

REGULAR MEETING of the ARTS COMMISSION January 27, 2025, at 6:00 PM Austin Energy, Mueller Assembly Rm 1111a (115). 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 The ARTS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 27,January 2024 at Austin Energy, Mueller Assembly Rm 1111a (115). 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 Commissioner Zisman called the ARTS COMMISSION Meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Celina Zisman, Heidi Schmalbach, Acia Gray, Amy Mok, Faiza Kracheni, Gina Houston, Felipe Garza Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Monica Maldonado Board Members Absent: Nagavalli Medicharla, Keyheira Keys 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 “Touch the Art” program APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Natalie Earhart from Almost Real Things spoke on their open call to their 3rd annual 1. Approve the minutes of the Arts Commission Regular Meeting on December 16, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of December 16, 2024 were approved on Commissioner Gray’s motion, Commissioner Mok’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner’s Medicharla, Keys, and Medicharla absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of Chair’s Report on Happy New Year by Chair Zisman An update was given by Commissioner Zisman 3. Report of the Art in Public Places Liaison concerning actions taking during the January 14th meeting of the Art in Public Places Panel by Commissioner Maldonado An update was given by Commissioner Maldonado 4. Update on actions taken at the January 15th Downtown Commission meeting by Commissioner Mok An update was given by Commissioner Mok 5. Presentation by Zac Traeger from Museum of Human Achievement on MOHA ~ state of the arts (process, grants, etc) A presentation was given by Zac Traeger from Museum of Human Achievement STAFF BRIEFINGS 6. Staff briefing regarding the upcoming State Legislative Session by Carrie Roger, Intergovernmental Relations Officer The presentation was made by Rick Ramirez, Interim Deputy IGRO Officer 7. Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor The presentation was made by Matthew Schmidt, Acting Cultural Funding Manager 8. 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 9. Discussion & Possible Action on update on MEASURE report by Meme Styles, Dr. Tiffany Ricks, Hanna Chun, and LaCole Foots The presentation was made by Meme Styles, Dr. Tiffany Ricks, Hanna Chun, and LaCole Foots 10. Action to Approve Request for Qualification for the St. John Site Redevelopment Art in Public Places Project – Reginald Adams 11. Action to Approve Final Design for Longhorn Dam Bridge Art in Public Places Project – 12. Action to Approve Final Design for Beverly Sheffield Pool Art in Public Places Project – 13. Action to Approve Final Design for Highland Neighborhood Park Art in Public Places 14. Action to Approve Final Design for South Lamar Corridor Art in Public Places Project – Reginald Adams Sun McColgin Project – Samara Barks Wanda Montemayor 15. Action to Approve the Selection Process Recommendations for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) Airport Expansion & Development Program (AEDP) Phase I (Tunnel & Tunnel Interfaces) Art in Public Places Projects Items 10 – 15 approved on consent on Commissioner Gray’s motion, Commissioner Garza’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner’s Medicharla, Keys, and Medicharla absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 16. Update from joint Arts/Music Commission Working Group on Urban Core Issues with Commissioners Gray, and Schmalbach (chair). Update was given by Commissioner Gray 17. 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 Gray FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Zisman adjourned the meeting at 8:59 P.M. without objection. The minutes were approved at the February 24, 2025 meeting on Commissioner Gray’s motion, Commissioner Garza’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner’s Medicharla, Keys, and Medicharla absent.