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EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025 The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center convened in a Regular meeting on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at City Hall – Board and Commissions Room located at 301 West Second Street in Austin, Texas 78701. (Some members of the ESB-MACC Advisory Board participated via videoconference.) Chair Navarro called the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Meeting to order at 6:01pm. Board Members in Attendance: Board Members in Attendance Remotely: Angelica Navarro, Chair Lillian “Lily” Zamarripa-Saenz, Vice Chair Hilario “Larry” Amaro, Member Anthony Martinez, Member John Estrada, Member Cynthia “Cy” Herrera, Member (Arrived at 6:22pm) Lynda Quintana, Member Raul “Roy” Reyna, Member Selma Sanchez, Member (Arrived at 6:08pm) Board Members Absent: Noemi Castro, Member Alexander “Al” Duarte, Member Staff in Attendance: Marjorie Flanagan, PARD Division Manager of Museums and Cultural Programs Michelle Rojas, ESB-MACC Culture and Arts Education Manager Marie Ortiz, ESB-MACC Culture and Arts Education Supervisor Tina Davila, ESB-MACC Administrative Specialist PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No sign-ups for public communication. Chair Navarro took a moment to introduce new Board Member Lynda Quintana asking her to share a little about herself and why she was interested in joining the ESB-MACC Advisory Board. Member Quintana shared that she has lived in Austin for 25 years. She was originally from Taos, New Mexico where she grew up in a large family and loved the sense of community. Since she was not in Taos anymore, she wanted to give back to the Austin community, hoping to offer her children the same feeling of community and Hispanic culture. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. The minutes from the Regular meeting of April 2, 2025, were approved on Vice Chair Zamarripa- Saenz’s motion. Member Estrada seconded. Unanimous vote (7.0). Motion passed. Members Castro, Duarte, Herrera and Sanchez absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing on staffing updates, April and May programs, marketing and outreach efforts, and updates on signature event planning. Olivia Tamzarian, ESB-MACC Culture and Arts Education Marketing & Outreach Representative provided updates on Holistic Wellness Programs (HWP), Caminos Teen Leadership programming, and current and upcoming marketing and outreach events. Erik Granados, ESB-MACC Education Specialist reported on youth and family education programs (Sabados en Familia, CIS Afterschool, Lending Library, Morning Glories, and Dia del Niño) detailing the curriculum, activities and number of participants for each initiative. Michelle Rojas, ESB-MACC Culture & Arts Education Manager reminded the board that their Awards of Excellence (AOE) event would take place Saturday, June 28th from 3pm-5pm at the Long Center – Kodosky Lounge. She stated they were currently in their planning stage and would value the board’s input. Additionally, Rojas requested the board’s assistance in reviewing the nomination submissions and selecting the winners. • Marie Ortiz, Culture and Education Supervisor provided an overview of the review process for nominations and outlined the time commitment expected from panelists. She explained that panelists would be required to attend three virtual meetings. The first meeting would serve as an orientation to the process and expectations. The second meeting would focus on reviewing the scoring matrix, and the third meeting would be a 30–45-minute session, held in case a tiebreaker was necessary. • Member Quintana volunteered to serve on the panel as a representative from the board. (Please see the Board and Commissions Website for backup material.) DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Presentation on the Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment by director Angela Means. Angela Means, Director of the Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) presented on the establishment of ACME, its potential benefits to the community, and its formation process. Means also outlined their goals for 2025, strategies for exploring and securing funding opportunities, and shared the timeline for full integration of ACME. (Please see the Board and Commissions Website for backup material.) 4. Update on the ESB-MACC Phase 2 Construction Project. Michelle Rojas, ESB-MACC Culture and Arts Education Manager provided a brief overview of the current project timeline, announcements, scheduled milestones, as well as photos showing the construction progress. Rojas also confirmed the MACC’s ground opening would be November 1, 2025. (Please see the Board and Commissions Website for backup material.) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Awards of Excellence: Update on event planning and assignment of tasks. ADJOURNMENT Member Amaro motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:12pm. Member Quintana seconded. Unanimous vote (9.0). Motion passed. Members Castro and Duarte absent. 2