Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

MUSIC COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 1 June 2026 The Music Commission convened in a regular meeting on April 6, 2026, in Austin City Hall Chambers at 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701. Vice Chair Carvalho called the Music Commission Meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Vice-Chair Pedro Carvalho, Clarissa Cardenas, Cornice Price, Penny Jo Pullus, Clayton England, Joe Silva CALL TO ORDER Musical Performance PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Music Commission meeting on April 6, 2026. The minutes were approved on Commissioner Price’s motion and a second by Commissioner England with a 10-0 vote. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing on Live Music Fund collections by Kim McCarson, Program Manager, Music & Entertainment , Austin Arts, Culture, Music & Entertainment (AACME). 3. Staff briefing on FY24 Austin Live Music Fund final reports by Erica Shamaly, Division Manager, Music & Entertainment Division, AACME. 4. Staff briefing on Austin-Bergstrom Airport (AUS) live music performances/booking by Erica Shamaly, Division Manager, and Greg Gonzalez, Program Manager, Music & Entertainment Division, AACME. 5. Staff briefing on AACME funding programs by Laura Odegaard, Acting Division Manager, AACME. 6. Staff briefing on The Creative Reset Phase II by Candice Cooper, Interim Chief Administrative Officer and Marion Sanchez, Acting Public Information & Marketing Manager, AACME. 7. Staff briefing on AACME department objectives and goals for 2026 by Candice Cooper, Interim Chief Administrative Officer, AACME. DISCUSSION ITEMS 8. Austin Convention Center Project and benefits to Hotel Occupancy Tax and creative community following presentation by Riley Triggs, Project Manager, Austin Convention Center and Morgan Messick, Assistant Director, AACME. 9. Downtown Commission update on priorities and recent actions by Parliamentarian Silva. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 10. FY26-27 budget recommendations following presentation by Chair Medicharla. The recommendation was approved with a motion by Commissioner Carvalho and second by Vice-Chair Pullus with a 6-0 vote. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Live Music Fund collections briefing FY24 AACME Live Music Fund reports Update on FY26 ACME funding staff briefing Creative Reset Phase II update Downtown Commission update 2026 Strategic planning and areas of focus FY27 Budget Recommendations Update on AACME and Long Center Contract Officer elections Update on 2026 South by Southwest Conference ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Pullus motions to adjourn with a second by Commissioner England without objection. Meeting is adjourned at 9:43 p.m. The minutes were approved at the July 6, 2026 meeting on Commissioner Carvalho’s motion, Commissioner Blevins’ second on a 7-0 vote.