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Approved Minutes

REGULAR MEETING of the ARTS COMMISSION April 21, 2025, 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 21, April 2025 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 , Felipe Garza, Gina Houston, Sharron B Anderson, Nagavalli Medicharla Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Keyheira Keys, Heidi Schmalbach Board Members Absent: Acia Gray, Muna Hussaini, Faiza Kracheni, Monica Maldonado CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Celina Zisman - Chair, Heidi Schmalbach - Vice Chair, Keyheira Keys, Monica Maldonado, Felipe Garza, Gina Houston, Acia Gray, Muna Hussaini, Faiza Kracheni, Sharron B Anderson, Nagavalli Medicharla MINUTES CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No public comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Arts Commission Regular Meeting on March 24, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of March 24, 2025 were approved on Commissioner Garza's motion, Commissioner Schmalbach’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner’s Schmalbach and Anderson abstaining and Commissioners Maldonado, Gray, Hussaini, Kracheni and Medicharla absent DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Report of the Art in Public Places Liaison concerning actions taking during the April 7th meeting of the Art in Public Places Panel by Commissioner Maldonado No Update Given STAFF BRIEFINGS 3. Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Matthew Schmidt, Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager The presentation was made by Matthew Schmidt, Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager 4. Staff briefing on the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor and Candice Cooper, Interim Chief Administrative Officer The presentation was made by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor and Candice Cooper, Interim Chief Administrative Officer DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve the Selection Process Recommendations for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) Airport Expansion & Development Program (AEDP) Phase II Art in Public Places Projects – Midfield Concourse, Departures Ticketing, Arrivals Baggage Claim, Arrivals Curbside, Elevated Pedestrian Bridge, and Lower-Level Pedestrian Crossings. The presentation was made by Jaime Castillo, Arts in Public Places Manager Motion to approve Selection Process Recommendations for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) Airport Expansion & Development Program (AEDP) Phase II Art in Public Places Projects – Midfield Concourse, Departures Ticketing, Arrivals Baggage Claim, Arrivals Curbside, Elevated Pedestrian Bridge, and Lower- Level Pedestrian Crossings approved on Commissioner Schmalbach's motion, Commissioner Houston's second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Zisman abstaining and Commissioners Maldonado, Gray, Hussaini, and Kracheni absent 6. Approve the Selection Process Recommendations for the Walter E. Long and John Treviño, Jr. Metro Parks, Districts 1 & 2. The presentation was made by Jaime Castillo, Arts in Public Places Manager Motion to approve Selection Process Recommendations for the Walter E. Long and John Treviño, Jr. Metro Parks, Districts 1 & 2 approved on Commissioner Garza's motion, Commissioner Schmalbach's second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Keys abstaining and Commissioners Maldonado, Gray, Hussaini, and Kracheni absent 7. Approve the Final Design for the Austin Public Health / SAFE Alliance Art in Public Places Project – Felipe Gomez. The presentation was made by Jaime Castillo, Arts in Public Places Manager Motion to approve the Final Design for the Austin Public Health / SAFE Alliance Art in Public Places Project – Felipe Gomez approved on Commissioner Anderson's motion, Commissioner Medicharla's second on an 7-0 vote with Commissioners Maldonado, Gray, Hussaini, and Kracheni absent 8. Appoint new representative to the Downtown Commission. No Action Taken 9. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. A motion to elect Commissioner Houston as Chair and Commissioner Gray as Vice Chair on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Medicharla’s second on an 7-0 vote with Commissioners Maldonado, Gray, Hussaini, and Kracheni absent WORKING GROUP UPDATES 10. Update from joint Arts/Music Commission Working Group on Urban Core Issues with Commissioners Gray, and Schmalbach (chair). Update was given by Commissioner Schmalbach 11. Update from the Community Feedback on most recent release of the Cultural Funding Programs Working Group with Commissioner’s Schmalbach, Houston, Keys, and Anderson (Chair) Update was given by Commissioner Anderson FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Discussion with City Staff who manages CAD contract with The Long Center • Invite someone from Convention Center to discuss impact of Convention Center closure ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Zisman adjourned the meeting at 7:57 P.M. without objection. The minutes were approved at the May 19, 2025 meeting on Commissioner Gray’s motion, Commissioner Schmalbach’s second on a 9-0 vote with Commissioner’Zisman and Hussaini absent