Music Commission Monday, November 1, 2021, 6:30pm Austin City Hall – Council Chambers Room 1001 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin TX 78701 Some members of the Music Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Chair - Anne-Charlotte Patterson, Secretary - Oren Rosenthal, Parliamentarian - Graham Reynolds, Gavin Garcia, Lauryn Gould, Christopher Limon, Jonathan “Chaka” Mahone, Nagavalli Medicharla, Patrice Pike, Scott Strickland, Stuart Sullivan AGENDA CALL TO ORDER MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Gina Chavez CITIZEN COMMUNICATION 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 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 from Regularly Scheduled Meeting on October 4, 2021. 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS Update on the Live Music Fund budget by Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Acting Director, Economic Development Department. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and Possible Action following organization update from the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) including discussion of a process for nominating board representation by Veronica Briseño, Economic Development Director, City of Austin Economic Development Department; David Colligan, Chief Operating Officer, AEDC; and Emmett Beliveau, AEDC Board Member. b. Discussion and Possible Action following presentation by Anne Gatling Haynes, Chief Transactions Officer, AEDC, regarding the registration process for the AEDC’s Cultural Trust RFP. c. Discussion and Possible Action on Live Music Fund Event Program guidelines, d. Discussion and Possible Action on which working groups are still active and which are application questions, and RFP. dissolved. e. Discussion and Possible Action after update from Systemic Racism Working Group. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and Possible Action on possible gathering in acknowledgement of the work done to-date on the Live Music Fund. b. Discussion and Possible Action on election of Music Commission Vice-chair. c. Discussion and Possible Action on 2022 Music Commission meeting schedule. 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 Kim McCarson 512-974-7963, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Music Commission please contact Kim McCarson at Kimberly.McCarson@austintexas.gov, …
Live Music Fund - Hotel Occupancy Tax Update Sylnovia Holt Rabb, Deputy Director Economic Development Department November 1, 2021 C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 1 C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 2 Live Music Fund -Hotel Occupancy Tax – Close II • FY21 Revenue - $1,480,105 • Balance as of September 30, 2021 - $3,236,482 • Approximately $292,000 Increase C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 3 Texas State Hotel Occupancy Tax - 351.101(a) 351.101(a) Texas Hotel Tax Two Step: ➢ First step: Revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax may be used only to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and that use is limited to the following: ➢ Second step: Uses: 1) the acquisition of sites for and the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information centers, or both; (2) the furnishing of facilities, personnel, and materials for the registration of convention delegates or registrants; (3) advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity; C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 4 Texas State Hotel Occupancy Tax - 351.101(a) (4) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms; (5) historical restoration and preservation projects or activities or advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums: (A) at or in the immediate vicinity of convention center facilities or visitor information centers; or (B) located elsewhere in the …
Implementing inclusive and equitable public development services as a non-profit partner to the City of Austin November 1, 2021 Cultural Trust Program Update Austin Cultural Trust Austin EDC Cultural Trust | 2 ....we’re starting! Austin EDC Cultural Trust | 3 Cultural Trust Background and Goals INITIAL GOAL OF CULTURAL TRUST In 2018, the City resolved to support "a community arts stabilization trust, the ‘Austin Cultural Trust’, that creates, through purchase and long-term lease, affordable spaces that supports artists and arts organizations, preserves historic and iconic cultural buildings and spaces for creative and cultural uses, and functions in a way that provides for cultural assets to exist in all parts of the city" - Resolution 20201001-055 In 2020, the City identified “To support acquisition and preservation of cultural spaces within the City of Austin,” as a function of AEDC. - Resolution 20201001-055 Austin EDC Cultural Trust | 4 Program Priorities • Facilitating the acquisition and preservation of existing cultural arts and music venues as well as the creation of new cultural arts and music venues that are affordable and available for use by organizations and the public benefit the City's creative and cultural communities. • Achieve diversity, equity and inclusion, including by addressing past inequities experienced by underserved, under-represented, and marginalized individuals and groups. • Provide permanent affordability for cultural and creative purposes. • Create a sustainable pipeline of Cultural Trust projects as funding sources continue to become available. Austin EDC Cultural Trust | 5 .... considering the project, pipeline, portfolio, and place Austin EDC Cultural Trust | 6 Initial Program Summary-Clarification UPDATE Current Cultural Trust Funding: To advance acquisition, bricks & mortar projects for permanent affordability Creative Facilities Bond 12 M Iconic Venue (HOT) COA Budget Stabilization (HOT-Iconic Venue Fund) 2.4 M 2.5 M Projects that support the preservation, restoration, acquisition, construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operating or maintenance of facilities that support the arts/culture and music Projects that provide a value to tourism, demonstrate need for assistance to avoid loss of venue, interest in serving as an iconic tourist business success. Austin EDC ELIGIBLE USES FINALIZED IN PROJECT DUE DILIGENCE Cultural Trust | 7 RFP Structure Summary Competitive RFP to fund two types of projects as a first initiative EXISTING OPERATOR VENUE ACQUISITION: NEW SHARED SPACE VENUE DEVELOPMENT: Outcome: Acquire venues with associated qualified operators for long-term ownership by the City of Austin for the public benefit of enhanced …
MUSIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20211101-3c Seconded By: Commissioner Gould Seconded By: Commissioner Gould Date: November 1, 2021 Subject: Live Music Fund Event Program Motion: To approve the PIE guidelines as the guiding principle for the live Music Fund with a specifically defined rubric prioritizing underserved communities, including a focus on support for working musicians. Motioned By: Chair Patterson Motion: To extend the discussion of the Live Music Fund so that we can build consensus between the various stakeholders within our music economy. Motioned By: Vice-chair Medicharla Recommendation Music Commission recommends that the PIE guidelines serve as the core principles for disbursing Live Music Fund grant awards. Furthermore, the Music Commission recommends extension of the discussion regarding eligibility for Live Music Fund grant awards to consider how broader access to the Fund can serve and grow the Austin music ecosystem in a transformational way. Description of Recommendation to Council The Music Commissions unanimously recommends that the PIE (Preservation-Innovation- Elevation of historically underserved communities) guidelines serve as the primary framework underlying the Live Music Fund Event Program to significantly improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the ATX music economy. In addition, the commission recommends extending discussion and review of the proposed Live Music Fund Event Program eligibility requirements, specifically to examine expanding eligibility to include to additional segments of the Austin music economy. A working group, comprised of 5 commission members and diverse representatives from the ATX music ecosystem, has been formed to facilitate this discussion and provide recommendations on Fund usage to the commission in early 2022. Rationale: • The Systemic Racism Working Group’s Recommendation (20201019-2bii) declared that a Preservation, Innovation, and Elevation & Collaboration (PIE) fund be established from the Live Music Fund to create greater equitable economic growth in Austin’s music sector. • The PIE guidelines prioritize diversity in a way that will ensure equitable outcomes. • EDI has been a topic of consistent discussions within the City with the Mayor introducing the Austin Music and Creative Ecosystem resolution on Feb 26, 2016 and the 2023 Austin Strategic Direction specifically addressing equity of City programs and resource allocation. • The Music Commission has workshopped and reviewed the PIE guidelines for over a year to create a foundation which elevates historically underrepresented groups in the music community 1 of 2 while supporting growth and unique innovation in our music industry. • The purpose of the Live Music Fund is to fuel …
