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Hello, everyone. Calling to order. The Minister Arts and Culture Commission meeting. September 3, 2021.

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We will defer roll call to later. No? Okay, we'll do roll call.

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Here.

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She will not be here tonight.

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Here.

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Thank you very much. And now we're going to go forward to the pledge of allegiance. Who would like to lead us?

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David, would you like to leave us?

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Thank you. Great job.

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So I just want to make a reference to the fundamental rights of the public.

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The fundamental rights of each member of the public can be found in a municipal code posted on the

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seas website and on a plaque that is posted at the entrance of this meeting.

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Item five is adoption of agenda. Do we have a motion to adopt agenda?

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motion to adopt the agenda?

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Oh, I guess I have to second that.

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I second.

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All right.

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Go ahead.

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Take a vote.

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All right.

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I don't think we need to take a vote.

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We just adopted.

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So thank you.

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Commissioner Tobra for stepping in for our secretary.

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So at this point, you would take a role.

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You would take role to affirm that we adopt the agenda as submitted.

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Chairperson.

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Thank you very

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much and we're going to go ahead and move forward to opportunity for

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public comment. The portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the commission

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on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject jurisdiction of the Arts and Culture Commission.

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Each speaker has a maximum of three minutes or public comments.

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I'm sorry, David. Chair, if you wouldn't mind turning on the microphone, thank you.

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Can you hear me? Oh yeah.

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So, the Majestic Theatre is now becoming the ownership of Alicia and Brandon Rooster.

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They have a line with finished community foundation to create the Majestic Theatre fund,

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so that we can help support their operation and work with the city of Benisha.

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So, I'll let her talk about the Majestic.

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We just give you foundation as proud to support the Majestic Theatre in his performing arts as an important part of the community's heart and history.

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With the friends of the Majestic Theatre Fund, we see up with health strength and charitable arts programming,

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create opportunities for local performers, introduce children and families from music, theatre, dance and film.

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Together we are helping the Majestic once again become a welcoming gathering place, for creativity, for us generations, connect and arts bring our community together.

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That's our goal. So BCF will be collecting funds in order to support the performing arts and all that

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key is including the high schools and other groups.

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All right. Hello, finished arts and culture commission.

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I'm here today as the new owner of the majestic theater.

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My husband, Brandon, and I look forward to bringing this theater back to life.

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Our goal is to preserve its historic beauty while creating a community event space for

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initiative, through movies, live music, performing arts, and student opportunities, through

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our partnership with the Benisha community.

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We have two methods for giving. One through the Friends of the Majestic Theatre Fund, set up as the benefactor

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of the Benisha Community Foundation, which is a tax deductible donation through their non-profit.

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And the other is directly through our Majestic Theatre website, currently operating as an LLC.

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This is not tax deductible, but monetary gifts support our restoration efforts and improvements to the building.

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Please visit our website for more ways.

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You can be involved through volunteering

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and sharing entertainment ideas at majesticvenisha.com.

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We look forward to collaborating with you and thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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Who shit is?

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And through the chair, if anyone has a question for any of our presenters,

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you're more than welcome to ask any clarifying questions.

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I have questions.

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First of all, I'm very excited about this.

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I've wanted that theater to open since I moved in.

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I've already sent you my information, my personal email

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is in a volunteer form I already filled out.

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Thank you.

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Very excited about this.

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I operate two theaters in San Francisco

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so I know what you're up against.

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And I'm totally willing to help.

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My question is if you had a timeline

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of when you think this will reopen.

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We don't have a hard timeline at the moment.

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Our goal is one year.

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It really depends on how quickly

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things move with our red tag. The HVAC process is underway, but then we move on to electrical,

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and that will be in conjunction with PG&E, so that's where the timeline could take several months.

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After that, we just need to have some bathroom renovations. Best case scenarios six months, but

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realistically, I'm thinking. Great. I wish you the best of luck. Thank you. Thanks for filling out the

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where my do reckon is your name from that. Thank you and we would love to have you back at any time.

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So please feel free if you would like to give an update to the commission. I know this is something

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that they're passionate about. Please feel free and we can agenda you and we could make it a

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more large discussion. Thank you. So since I'm here, should I go on to the next?

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All right. So I don't know if you're aware we're doing a mural now. It's 100 foot by 10 foot high down

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on the, by some court if there, has any of you got a chance to take a look at it?

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You see it? It's under ways, but under way, full well now.

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I'm going to give you a little opportunity on what it's about.

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It's, at the heart of the mirror, the community hands, it's around the children's.

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It's around parents, hands, around children's, and it's planning to treat you.

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So, as the planned the tree of life, a beautiful image of the, the, the Venetians caring for its future,

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Behind them, the waters of the Carquina Straits, the sail boat, the sail boat owners are waterfront,

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or history, and the sense of possibilities that have always shaped our city.

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The lotus flower rising beautifully from the muddy waters represents hope, renewal, and ability to grow through life's challenges.

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The tree carries the story that story forward.

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It's roots represents the tree as a tree that's in the center, but as it comes up and about,

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we're going to have 200 hand prints from children up there.

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And the school's already working with that, it's not out.

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The tree carries a story forward.

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It's roots represent the generations history and experiences that ground us.

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It's strong trunk represents our shared community values in the foundation.

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It's leaves formed by the hand prints of children represents the youth,

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light, the young lives, we inspire and help to grow every day.

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The surrounding hands express kindness, generosity, protection, and the gifts we pass forward

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from our seniors to our youngest children.

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This is a real bridge of generations and we remind just that we nurture it.

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We remind just that when we nurture one another, get back and share what we have, we help create

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the strongest, most compassionate community in a very best society we can.

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That's what it represents.

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I would love to ask you guys the flyers up there, too.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, David.

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I had a question actually.

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Would you mind sharing just the timelines and how we could support the endeavor?

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Yes, so the timeline is the cut-up date for the, when we sent the notice out from Chris at the superintendent of schools and it out.

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The first day we had about a hundred sign-up, the next day we had almost 180 sign-up.

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There was going to be a lot of process in place that we've done a valuation reference

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to all the schools, the volume of students in the schools, what the percentage that represents

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out of the 200 and how we back into a lot of that will be going through and selecting that

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and how we dealt with the families. The timeline on that is September 8 that cut off occurs.

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September 14th is when the hand we have a test on the 11th that we'll go through a run test and then on the

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on the 14th is

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We open up, it goes on for like five separate times from two to seven. And then so it again, probably within an extra 45 days, it'll be done.

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And completed. The sign-up is on that sheets I gave you up there if you have people that want to sign up on it.

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What else was there? Oh, each child that as you come in, we're going to give them a certificate.

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It's going to show the mural themselves, let them put their hand print on it with the

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paint, and then have to take that home as it has a certificate of recognition.

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It's not going to take home.

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Thank you.

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Sounds like a beautiful initiative.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Any other public comments?

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This would be a time if any of our grantees have upcoming events or fundraisers or any announcements.

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I think this is a great opportunity during public comment.

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I did email all our grantees and I will continue to do so so that we can always know what's happening so that we can support their events on razors, etc.

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Welcome.

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Hello everyone.

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I'm Veronica Bears, I'm the president of the initiative group.

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And I'm excited because we just are in the process of casting our new show, which will open on the 16th of October.

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And we have a few fundraising events coming up.

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And I love the fact that you guys will help promote those things.

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And I did, I don't have any flashy anything for you today.

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I just have a basic sheet.

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I can get each of you that gives a basic information.

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We are in the process of making a flyer,

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and that will be most non-social media.

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We have a patent sip on Friday October 9th and Saturday October 10th.

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from seven to nine in the cost of $35, with that you get a glass of wine or a beverage

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if you're choosing and all supplies and you also get a chance to win two free tickets

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to our show run for your wife or other yes wife, not like that's the sequel.

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The other event that we have is a bingo night and it'll be on Sunday, October 18th after

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our matinee. So it'll be about $5.30 and the cost, again, is $35. That includes 10 cards.

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So you get 10 chances to win. Prices could, there are prices for each game. So it could be

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gift basket or plants or wine or two tickets to our show. There will be a myriad of choices.

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And then the final grant prize would be $100.

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And that's all it.

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Do I give it?

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All right.

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Thank you very much.

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Any questions?

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Hello.

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I'm Jim Kenan with the Benecia Maker Space.

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And I'd like to thank the Commission for supporting the Maker Space and our annual steam discovery festival.

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Our next one is coming up.

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Probably the spring or aiming at the first right now.

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And I really wanted to ask a question in the past, the makers basis, supported the steam

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nights at the local elementary schools.

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And I think because that were organized by the PTA, we've lost our connection with

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anyone, this connections with the local schools or PTAs, we're willing to support their

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steam nights.

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I'd be happy to make that connection for you.

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Thank you.

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Hello.

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We should now start solving the president of the Leadership Performing Arts Foundation.

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It didn't want to be on you three minutes, we'll do really quick.

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We just finished working with Luca on the, at the, at the, basically the guitar fest was wonderful

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four days of guitar festivals and training and people playing and learning all about the guitar

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and enjoying it.

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At the look, it was really great.

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If you didn't go there, it was amazing.

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We have a number of projects coming up and one of them were excited about right now is, as

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jazz program. We've just kind of put together with Steven Logateta. And Joe is the

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important member. I'm going to mention that for a second year.

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Dr. Thank you again for having us back.

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I was Council.

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We...

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The Bish Performance Organization hosted our last PASA-Flock concert back on June 1st.

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And amazing success, I think we finally zeroed in on the formula there.

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It was quite successful. First one we'll return to PASA-Flock for our fundraiser efforts.

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And based on the feedback we receive from audience members from performers.

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I think we've identified a number of opportunities to further enhance and improve that whole show experience.

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Coming up on November 30th, which is the Monday right before giving Tuesday this is all on purpose.

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We are aiming to have our next Jazz Clock.

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This will be a purposeful fundraiser for the finished performing arts.

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And what we are seeking to do is to showcase a local, an astronaut or an astronaut level

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We're working through a number candidates right now to find out who has ability but follow that same calculus of youths

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Showcase which believe we have commitment from the beneath high jazz program. Maybe they're on some of them. Maybe a small group combo

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That is also assisted by Stephen Moogateta who are

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With our time being let and yeah, and and then follow up with our North Bay big band

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which used to be with the Valleo breakfast district, but now is part of the same part.

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It has a really exciting reforming education, though and all that.

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So excited to have that coming.

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Turn it over to Andrea.

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Hello, everybody.

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I'm Sherry Lee.

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And I'm pleased to say that we are going to be doing another Viestas.

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Formally known as Primavera, now turning into Viestas called Tura.

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and we're looking towards presenting this to the community in the spring, probably the first week of April that we've got to work with Anne on that.

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We've had your support before and we're looking forward to that again.

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What BESTA's culture is is an event that celebrates all of the contributions and cultural values of all immigrants,

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especially those most recent, but reminding the community that we are all coming from somewhere else at some point in our history,

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whether it be recent or are in the past and that we all went through hardships to get here and that we all

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value to this community to make it the wonderful place that it is.

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So we are excited to do this. It involves performances, cultural performances, food,

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rafts, art, and poetry. And there's a lot of involvement with the student population,

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including scholarship opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and performance opportunities.

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So we are looking forward to that again, and we have a bunch of upcoming events to help

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us fund this, and that would include on the...

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Jazz a clock on one.

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Jazz a clock will be one.

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There will be an opportunity for fundraising at the Jazz a clock, so I'm hoping everybody

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is there.

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And then we, on the first of November, we have two things going on.

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on at ethnic notions in Balejo, which is a children's art project, and that will be helped

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by some of the art teachers from this community to engage them in some cultural arts.

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butterfly ball on butterflies of the international symbol for immigrants, and that will be at the escape.

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So we're looking forward to putting that together. And then in the springtime we will be working with the

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backsters to put on another Mardi Gras event. So all cultural events all involving music and or art

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and definitely involving as many members of the community as we can

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I hope to see you all there and looking forward to it.

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I'm Allison and I'm with Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra in chorus.

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And we work with Bart to connect singers, local singers with a larger group

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that performs with a full orchestra.

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We perform twice a year at the clock tower.

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Our next performance will be,

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D.A.G.D.L.S.

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where those performance, but it'll be on Halloween.

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And after you will be done by the time it's

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trunk for treat time.

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So please come down.

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It's going to be multicultural.

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I'm going to give a list to Sherry

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because I think some of the people she's

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her performers may perform with us.

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We're lucky.

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Our rehearsal start on September 12th. It's like a week from Tuesday. So if anybody's interested in singing with a full orchestra, it's an amazing experience. Feel free to contact me, golden gates, symphony orchestra and chorus.

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And it's also, they have the single on the Messiah for those that can win a single Messiah.

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And that's in mid December.

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December 13th.

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Then Mike is representing our theater silos and the film site in collaboration with.

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My name is Mike Cason.

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which has been a lot of fun.

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50, specifically it's about the exoneration effort that took place recently to actually get

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the Portchicago 50 exonerated.

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Arts Foundation.

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Also, there's a improvization aspect that we're trying to get an improv team to come out and do some performances.

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These are professional improvs out of San Francisco. They've been a big hit in the past.

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And then just in general, working with David and Alicia on the new Majestic Theatre and all of the aspects that are going along there.

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So, I'm trying to help with that.

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So, gravity is a sort of what if you have questions?

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And the last one I'll represent Andy Brems,

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a board member who's putting on local and live on October 9th in 10th,

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I believe, at the escape.

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It's going to be a wonderful time of basically local musicians coming to play similar to

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the porch fest in that regard, but it's going to be right there a couple of days.

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It'll be fun coming down.

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It's no charge that it'll be just hanging out enjoying great music.

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Thanks so much.

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Thank you for helping the science.

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Each person gets three minutes.

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Thank you all for your presentations.

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Thank you all for your presentations.

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Also, please make sure that you let his hand know of

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the specific dates and the events, so it goes out to all of us, so we ensure we can come

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and support you.

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Thank you, Jeff.

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Thank you so much.

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I'm going to say it's all music to Myers, but I should say it's all arts and culture to

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my ears.

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Hello, I'm Helena Fowler.

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I'm representing the Board of Directors for Abination Valley Theatre.

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And we are one super thankful to be part of this group.

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But we'd like to talk about partnering more with some of our programs.

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Yes, maybe the Golden Gate Symphony would love some of the Flocological dancers too.

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Part of our summer curriculum.

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We'd love that, and we are of course the theater, but we wanted to give you a little bit of an update of some of the things that we've had going on and some of the things we have.

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Theresa really wanted me to thank you all of you for the grant because of the grant we were able to offer 33 dancers.

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they reduced costs for the Venetia Summer Valley, or Venetia Valley Theatre Summer Programming,

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which in people workshops and has had a really large showing for the intensive, which is

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we also recently just this past Saturday, had auditions for the Nutcracker, and we will be

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welcoming over 70 dancers for this year's Nutcracker. We're pretty unique in that every dancer

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under the 18 and under that auditions between.

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Get some part.

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And so we're extremely inclusive and very welcoming of all levels.

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Performances this year are December 12th,

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out 1 and 5 o'clock pm and December 13th at 11 and 3 o'clock pm

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to the Lono community that we would love to have your support

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to love to see.

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The school year, or the school opened,

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finished Valley School opened on August 18th, fridge 26, 27 school year with about 135 students

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in the world for weekly classes, which fantastic. We're really able to spread our love

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performance community more. And finally, we're planning our spring show, which is going to be

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All maker, very funny and very engaging, and that will be above two shows, April 24th at the back of over one year.

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We'd like to thank

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you.

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Thank you so much.

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We'd love to have any other public comments.

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Any on line or any written?

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Thank you very much for everyone who came from the public to deliver public comments.

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It's really, really encouraging, really inspiring to see how this community

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perseveres and how we are able to maintain and bolster our identity.

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So thank you for all your contributions.

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which is information presentations and we have a for Benisha Arts Festival report by Vicki

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the floor is all yours.

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Don't take it personally.

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Good evening.

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Good evening.

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Good evening.

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Benisha Art Gallery Alliance appreciates the invitation to share 2026 Benisha Arts Festival

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and our vision for 2027 with you tonight.

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Last June, the Benisha Arts Festival gave us a chance to try something a little different.

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Rather than creating another traditional,

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free-fair, we treated Banishad self as the festival grounds.

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The 12th Galleries Arts Banisha public spaces in downtown businesses,

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musicians, artists, rural designers, and community organizations

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all became part of one connected arts experience.

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Our theme, Art Flume Sembanisha, help give today a visual identity

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that the larger idea was simple,

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and invite people to a walkable waterfront arts experience and let them discover the arts already happening here.

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We decided to tag you in this.

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Hi, my name is Tim Urban.

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I work with Bikki at NYTC Gallery and I work with the Venetia Arts Gallery Alliance on their marketing, design consulting and event plan.

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The festival brought together wide range of Venetious art, community, and one coordinated

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event.

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That's June.

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Highlights included, sip of art history with Picasso, Rita Calo, and even Egloria's

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Bob Ross.

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Free light music performances throughout downtown,

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and ballet folklorical out there.

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We had floral art interpretations pairing floral designs and floral designers with

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galleries of our part of National Art Gallery Alliance,

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for the week leading up the event,

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the Plane Air Group brought out Plane Air, the Plane Air paint out around Venetia with a

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conclusion on festival day, amazing turnout. We had collaborative giant flower sculptures

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identifying the hosting galleries. That was really fun and adventurous to see what those

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will turn out like everybody had their own idea.

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We had interactive art activities for the visitors on festival day, the free vintage, trolley

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connecting all the festival, festival areas, the pottery throw down, a happy life, life

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class blowing, painting, portrait drawings, mosaic, and other art demonstrations.

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And then, of course, the public art directory trail that was also live on the map, in

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collaboration with your group, actually, with the help of Chris.

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One of the most important things we learned was that people did not need a central festival

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site.

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The movement through our town was actually the experience.

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The news show already has an extraordinary concentration of artists, galleries, studios,

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museums, historical places and creative organizations.

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The festival gives us a way to present those individual pieces as something larger.

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It allows us to say the niches and artists destination, it also creates connections between organizations that may normally operate independently.

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We saw that tonight. Look at home.

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We can get it in more done. A visitor might come to see a gallery and discover its finisher. They may come for music and discover the museum. They might ride the trolley and find a gallery they have never visited before. They might come downtown for lunch and encounter artists working in public. That cross-pollination is one of the festival's greatest strengths.

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Our goal for the second year, on June 5, 2027, will not necessarily be to make the festival

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grammatically bigger, although that would be awesome.

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It will be to make it stronger, easier to navigate, and even more distinctly Benisha.

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The first year introduced the idea, and the second year coming up gives us the opportunity

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to establish the Benisha Arts Festival as something that residents and visitors begin to

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to look forward to each year.

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A consistent annual date, identity and city partnership

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will help us to build recognition over time.

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The trolley was an important part of the festival experience

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and helped reinforce the ideas that the entire town was participating.

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For 2027, we will continue improving.

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We have a trolley tour guide who is going to stay on the trolley.

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one of the pieces that we noticed had occurred is that people were afraid to get off the

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trolley because he didn't know when they got out to arts, Phoenicia, and the museum. So we're

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going to have a tour guide that's going to be able to get off the trolley to go in because the

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driver can't get off. And that way people will know the it'll be announced that they

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the trolley is here to get back and we're going to have some. So trolley signage for stops that

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something else that we were encouraged to do. And also the map and schedule will be distributed

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to businesses way in advance to the hotels and that's who people are going to know that it's

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coming up. The goal is to make it effortless for someone arriving in Benisa to understand where do I

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start? Where can I go and what can I discover next?

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I'm the most engaging moments happen when visitors

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actually watch the art being made or get a chance to their hands dirty. We will build on this

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experience with pottery, painting,

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glass-blowing,

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floral design, public art, and more participatory

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workshops and projects. These experiences help to turn someone from a specter,

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expectator into a participant or maybe an artist.

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Life performances was an important part of the festival.

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Bringing energy to the spaces between galleries and activity areas.

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Last year, performances were spread across several smaller locations throughout town,

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rather than centered on a single main stage.

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For 2027, we are looking at adding a central stage on the capital lawn,

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while continuing to support smaller community performance areas throughout the festival.

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That combination feels like a strong fit for Venetia, a central gathering place with music and performance

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still woven throughout town and encouraging visitors to keep exploring.

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We also want to strengthen the support around the festival and create new opportunities for participation.

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We will be actively seeking sponsors in developing a dedicated sponsor page on the festival website.

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This will give local businesses, organizations and community partners a clear way to see sponsorship opportunities,

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understand what their support makes possible and get involved at different levels.

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We are also looking at replacing the pre-festival gathering with an after party to come together to celebrate what happened

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and continue the sense of community after the formal festival activities wind down.

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On the programming side, we want to bring new performances and fresh voices while continuing

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to feature local talent, expanding the mix of music, performance and live arts will help

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keep the festival evolving and kick visitors something new to discover each year.

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Part, over time, the Venetia Arts Festival can become one of the city's cultural tourism, identity, along.

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would like to invite the Arts and Culture Commission to get involved.

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Really? No need to wait for us to get into the heart of designing this festival.

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We'd love for you to be a part of that.

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In some ways that you can assist and get involved,

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participating again with the member in the development of the 2027 Festival.

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Chris Dunlap was an extremely valuable asset to us last time around

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with securing musicians' potential performance locations for us,

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sharing his expertise, and of course the tie-in to the public art piece,

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which we really valued and appreciated.

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are the ways helping us to think about how to involve youth and emerging artists in getting

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them involved in programs as well. Lastly, advocating for the festival within the city, letting

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people know that yes indeed it's happening again and if they didn't hear about it, they should

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come this time. Our hope is that this can become a truly collaborative, Venetia Arts event rather

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and something owned by a single organization.

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The festival gives finish a moment each year

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and we can collectively show people who we are,

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a beautiful waterfront town, and a historic town,

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a town filled with many working artists,

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a town where galleries, musicians, performers,

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businesses, and residents are connected to one another.

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Our hope is that the Bisha Arts Festival can become the day when we all open all of those doors at once and invite everyone in.

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The first year, notice what was possible.

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Now we have the opportunity to take what we learned, bring more people into the planning, process and build something that belongs to the whole community.

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00:37:14,330 --> 00:37:21,410
We would love for the Arts and Culture Commission to help us shape what the Venetia Arts Festival becomes next.

462
00:37:23,670 --> 00:37:24,790
Is there any question?

463
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,120
I don't have a question but may I make a comment?

464
00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:43,400
I was very rewarding experience for me to see the festival build over the months before it happened and the day was exquisite.

465
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:54,520
the timing with your mural, with the festival was, it was a delight.

466
00:37:56,540 --> 00:37:57,620
Thank you.

467
00:37:57,880 --> 00:37:59,780
We're hoping you join us at the table.

468
00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:04,960
If again, I don't have any other questions?

469
00:38:07,140 --> 00:38:08,000
I have a question.

470
00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:13,100
Do you have any estimation of how many people came in?

471
00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:19,080
We were told two to three thousand did show it and so we're hoping for more

472
00:38:20,020 --> 00:38:28,740
That could be a different number. Collette was on maternity leave and she was looking in to a company that actually

473
00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:31,760
We'll can go in

474
00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:38,300
I'm scared. They can go in and see by your phone where you were at that time in that day

475
00:38:38,300 --> 00:38:41,080
and it actually can give you a more accurate number

476
00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:44,120
of how many people come to your event.

477
00:38:44,540 --> 00:38:49,340
He was looking into that, but other cultures

478
00:38:49,340 --> 00:38:52,020
that they were calculating by other means

479
00:38:52,020 --> 00:38:53,720
that it was two to three thousand.

480
00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:57,520
What was the challenge was that on because it's on first street

481
00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:00,120
and there was so much happening within the galleries

482
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,080
and within like the in and other places,

483
00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:04,920
sometimes you would come out in the street

484
00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:07,440
and it looked empty but when you would go

485
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,300
because we all took turns going around

486
00:39:10,300 --> 00:39:12,260
as there was a lot going on within the businesses

487
00:39:12,260 --> 00:39:14,400
or within the court yards of the court.

488
00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:16,880
So that was exciting.

489
00:39:17,220 --> 00:39:20,020
So that's why we were presenting that this year,

490
00:39:20,420 --> 00:39:22,960
we're going up a little bit more outside,

491
00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:28,660
so we look more well, but not we're still sticking

492
00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:34,560
with no tents, except for in the central space,

493
00:39:35,020 --> 00:39:37,240
which Chris had suggested last year

494
00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:39,080
and we're going to make it develop more

495
00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:43,020
and putting that area, that's true.

496
00:39:45,260 --> 00:39:47,660
I wouldn't guess more than two or three thousand.

497
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,000
Just by what I thought it was great.

498
00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:51,620
And knowing that was your first time,

499
00:39:51,700 --> 00:39:53,040
you guys did a really good job.

500
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:56,560
I couldn't find anyone to come with me.

501
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,020
So I said, I'm just going to go by myself.

502
00:39:58,300 --> 00:39:59,900
I'll just spend like a half hour walking around.

503
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,140
I spent the entire day there.

504
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:08,260
I didn't even feel alone. I was just walking around seeing, I took the shuttle here and there. I thought it was really good.

505
00:40:08,620 --> 00:40:09,760
I got sort of really great job.

506
00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:10,840
Well, thank you.

507
00:40:11,020 --> 00:40:11,960
Yeah, thank you.

508
00:40:12,720 --> 00:40:16,640
Yeah, I loved how, you know, when I was on First Street, I just ran.

509
00:40:16,860 --> 00:40:21,140
I just came across people I didn't see it in years and people came from out of town.

510
00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:26,220
I was like, how did you hear about this? And people just said, oh, I saw whatever thing on social media.

511
00:40:26,220 --> 00:40:31,460
people I thought they would draw I would draw maybe a hundred miles to get here for that

512
00:40:31,460 --> 00:40:35,780
program so I just want to say you know great job I mean I'm just anecdotes but no

513
00:40:36,940 --> 00:40:41,420
it's those are important that they're telling and you guys did a wonderful job and I

514
00:40:41,420 --> 00:40:45,640
just love how they're so much diversity and all the different age groups that was

515
00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:51,400
really good to see. Congratulations. Thank you we're hoping to expand on that I know

516
00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:55,740
there's so much going on and listening to the wonderful presentations before there's a

517
00:40:55,740 --> 00:41:01,180
and I and the one woman sick adjusted this collaboration and that's what we really

518
00:41:01,180 --> 00:41:05,900
want. We don't want it to just be the Bittieshark Gallery Alliance. We would like it to be

519
00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:14,440
us with other also to make it even. Thank you. I have just a few comments. I think if you

520
00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:19,220
every day when I go to the public library because your beautiful flower is still in our lobby

521
00:41:19,220 --> 00:41:20,920
And it's just gorgeous.

522
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:23,660
And I wanted to thank the commission.

523
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,120
They've been, you know, Commissioner Tover.

524
00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:29,400
Got us told us about this early on.

525
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:31,740
You know, Commissioner Dunlap was super excited

526
00:41:31,740 --> 00:41:32,960
to get involved.

527
00:41:33,260 --> 00:41:35,480
I know Commissioner Lewis and Commissioner,

528
00:41:35,940 --> 00:41:38,600
our chair, HECKmont, both performed as performers.

529
00:41:39,220 --> 00:41:44,920
And now I heard, I know Treva and Greg are huge cheerleaders

530
00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,920
and love everything that you're doing.

531
00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:52,060
a lot went into this presentation tonight, and I want to thank you.

532
00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:55,120
We've been in constant contact.

533
00:41:56,840 --> 00:41:58,660
The pictures are gorgeous.

534
00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:01,120
They did a lot of work.

535
00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:05,460
We've been talking in these past couple days trying to how we can make this come to life.

536
00:42:06,100 --> 00:42:07,380
And you did a beautiful job.

537
00:42:07,820 --> 00:42:10,120
We lost a lot of the photos because we lost an email.

538
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:11,920
It were like, where's the photos?

539
00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:13,520
We know we took the ex-capitals.

540
00:42:13,780 --> 00:42:14,420
Where are those?

541
00:42:14,420 --> 00:42:19,220
And we have all of these and we're like, I don't know, there's somewhere out there in space.

542
00:42:20,060 --> 00:42:26,220
So again, we thank you and thank you Chris for being on it and Mima and busy isn't here.

543
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:28,940
And of course, Jeff, we saw his photos in here.

544
00:42:29,480 --> 00:42:33,320
So it takes all of us to make it happen and appreciate it.

545
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:37,980
And be sure to tell those that maybe Mr. Presentation tonight that this is being recorded,

546
00:42:38,360 --> 00:42:41,560
and they can watch it online starting tomorrow.

547
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:45,360
because I think it's a really great summary and it's really exciting and

548
00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:51,560
congratulations. Thank you. June fits. Thank you so much. Appreciate all your contributions.

549
00:42:52,460 --> 00:42:53,220
Thank you. Thank you.

550
00:42:55,540 --> 00:43:00,160
All right. It was a wonderful presentation and now it's

551
00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:03,680
hard to move on, but now it's a move on to the consent calendar.

552
00:43:07,020 --> 00:43:07,560
The action

553
00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:12,100
And here's to do we have a motion to approve the minutes.

554
00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:18,040
I move to approve the minutes.

555
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,180
I second the motion.

556
00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:24,400
All right.

557
00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,360
But that of Secretary would like to take the roll call.

558
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:28,340
Thank you.

559
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:46,080
Chairperson Heckman.

560
00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:47,220
Yes.

561
00:43:49,740 --> 00:43:50,240
Thank you.

562
00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:51,480
Thank you.

563
00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:51,660
Yes.

564
00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:53,720
Commissioner to over.

565
00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:55,200
Yes.

566
00:43:55,980 --> 00:43:56,640
Commissioner Wilson.

567
00:43:57,700 --> 00:43:58,020
Commissioner.

568
00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:06,600
Thank you very much.

569
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:07,580
Thank you very much, commissioner.

570
00:44:07,860 --> 00:44:13,760
So we're going to go ahead and move into the next section of the agenda, which is ad hoc

571
00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:17,900
committee assignments, and to discuss the formation of various ad hoc assignments and

572
00:44:17,900 --> 00:44:20,680
a point commissioners these temporary groups.

573
00:44:25,720 --> 00:44:28,700
Ms. Sandley, we had any suggestions for how we proceed here.

574
00:44:30,540 --> 00:44:31,820
And this can be really informal.

575
00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:36,300
I know the chair and I had an opportunity to meet to go over the agenda.

576
00:44:36,300 --> 00:44:44,260
and I think we wanted an opportunity to open the forum to talk a little bit about what we want

577
00:44:44,260 --> 00:44:50,540
to accomplish this coming year. You have an opportunity to create these ad hoc media assignments

578
00:44:50,540 --> 00:44:57,880
that allow you to meet as often as you wish. You don't have to follow the brown act and it gives you

579
00:44:57,880 --> 00:44:59,980
for a little bit more free flow and death.

580
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:16,920
High log and ideas sharing. In the staff report, we put some suggestions down, but we want to open up the floor. You know, obviously I wrote down tonight, we made choose to add an ad hoc for the arts festival itself.

581
00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:27,220
Um, we just asked her a volunteer last time and I, and Commissioner Dunlap willingly, you know, said he would do that, but we can.

582
00:45:27,820 --> 00:45:34,660
Ad hocs can have a maximum of three commissioners. So, um, if people want to get involved, um, you have the opportunity.

583
00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:43,840
Some of the ones that I have down and, and I know, please chair, you and I talked at these great length and you could probably give a little bit more clarity.

584
00:45:44,700 --> 00:45:58,500
We have on there the piano ad hoc, our current piano is in very poor condition, just due to the elements and the years of service that is held.

585
00:45:59,340 --> 00:46:07,180
And so we most likely will be wanting to go out for an RFP and get a new piano.

586
00:46:07,180 --> 00:46:17,640
for the season. It gets brought in probably here. We were just talking about that probably gets brought in and probably will be the commission somewhere in October.

587
00:46:18,320 --> 00:46:29,080
So we'll be looking during the winter to go out and do an RFP and try to find a new piano and new artists. So that ad hoc would be putting together all that information and bringing that back to the commission.

588
00:46:29,080 --> 00:46:34,980
The art inventory maintenance ad hoc we had before I think is very very important.

589
00:46:36,300 --> 00:46:42,440
We accomplished a lot last year with the $10,000 that we have for art maintenance, but

590
00:46:42,440 --> 00:46:48,260
that committee that ad hoc really is vital to get out there and be the eyes for all

591
00:46:48,260 --> 00:46:49,380
the art in the community.

592
00:46:50,280 --> 00:46:56,740
The community grant ad hoc there was some wishes from some of the commissioners to relook

593
00:46:56,740 --> 00:47:03,420
at the questions that are asked of our grantees to the grantees process and we would need to start

594
00:47:03,420 --> 00:47:10,480
looking at that now if that's something that you guys were interested in. And then we also in our

595
00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:17,420
discussion with the chair talked about having an an events marketing kind of ad hoc where we could

596
00:47:17,420 --> 00:47:24,120
include the piano concert do more things like that where we can not be here in the council chambers

597
00:47:24,120 --> 00:47:29,960
maybe be out in the community creating that collaboration like we saw tonight and then I just added

598
00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:37,620
the arts festival. At this point, it's open dialogue, we can all talk. I don't want too much. I know

599
00:47:37,620 --> 00:47:43,440
your time is very important. You all are volunteering and giving back to this community. So I want

600
00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:50,160
to have something that's doable and meaningful to all of you. Thank you. I was going to propose

601
00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:52,720
that, you know, and then when we talk about these scopes,

602
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:56,160
like where do you draw the lines of, for the pianos,

603
00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:59,340
the more I think about it, I just want to process around

604
00:47:59,340 --> 00:48:01,740
with you guys think about it.

605
00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,500
We have the maintenance side of the pianos,

606
00:48:04,740 --> 00:48:08,260
and then we have the creation side of the pianos.

607
00:48:08,820 --> 00:48:13,200
And I think of those as being very different things.

608
00:48:13,480 --> 00:48:15,920
You know, the whole RFP process and taking an artist

609
00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:18,720
and going through that versus the maintenance side.

610
00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:25,120
A lot of the maintenance side of it is very analogous to a lot of other public art in a way.

611
00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:27,560
It should be a process to it.

612
00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:29,060
You know, they all have nuances, of course.

613
00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:37,180
But one way that we could do this is to have the public art panels is public art.

614
00:48:37,220 --> 00:48:42,600
Just have that as under the art inventory maintenance ad hoc.

615
00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:46,700
And make the public, make the piano ad hoc

616
00:48:46,700 --> 00:48:49,520
about everything that's outside that really

617
00:48:49,520 --> 00:48:50,760
to the public, our piano.

618
00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:52,580
So RFPs and events.

619
00:48:55,060 --> 00:48:55,640
I agree.

620
00:48:56,940 --> 00:49:03,240
I think from seeing the engagement that we had.

621
00:49:03,860 --> 00:49:06,400
I mean, I've been on this commission for two years now.

622
00:49:06,580 --> 00:49:09,540
The first time outside of the grant,

623
00:49:09,660 --> 00:49:13,540
you know, presentations that we've had them come here

624
00:49:13,540 --> 00:49:23,080
to talk to us and tell us what's going on with the amount of enthusiasm that these organizations

625
00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:29,700
have, I mean, you know, going through the grant process and, you know, giving them this money

626
00:49:29,700 --> 00:49:35,900
to see the smiles on these people's faces and to see the progress with the theatre reopening

627
00:49:35,900 --> 00:49:44,460
and the art festival. Things are happening in Venetia that we, I think we really have

628
00:49:45,620 --> 00:49:52,740
a responsibility as representatives of the city that we need to make sure that they're

629
00:49:52,740 --> 00:49:59,980
successful in their adventures and to keep this going. I, you know, along with the amount of

630
00:50:00,690 --> 00:50:08,790
They came to the Art Festival ofcome to the other events, you know, like the piano events that we've had.

631
00:50:09,110 --> 00:50:12,930
That brings many to the city, which is tax dollars.

632
00:50:14,330 --> 00:50:27,110
And, you know, I think that that's something that we really should emphasize this year, in addition to the public art maintenance, too.

633
00:50:27,110 --> 00:50:34,030
I think that really should be the focus of what we do this year to really be engaged with the community,

634
00:50:37,740 --> 00:50:38,700
my two cents.

635
00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:50,460
May I ask a question maybe to put something on the agenda for next time?

636
00:50:50,620 --> 00:50:54,280
This is about the upkeep of the public art.

637
00:50:54,820 --> 00:50:59,780
I'd like to update on the defacement of the memorial benches.

638
00:51:02,380 --> 00:51:12,100
And I'd like to know what we can do about that, and what's happening and what will happen.

639
00:51:12,380 --> 00:51:20,100
This is really in a tack on people's families here, so I'm concerned about

640
00:51:22,120 --> 00:51:22,280
it.

641
00:51:22,280 --> 00:51:24,420
I'd be happy to put that on a future agenda.

642
00:51:24,420 --> 00:51:34,960
I can't believe my light on, but one thing that I heard from a few of the groups that

643
00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:38,560
presented tonight was this idea of engaging the youth, right?

644
00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:44,640
And so that's very passionate to me as how do we get young people to be a part of the narrative

645
00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:49,140
and to be leading some of these arts initiatives that are happening around the city.

646
00:51:49,140 --> 00:51:52,900
I think it's great, and how we can engage them

647
00:51:52,900 --> 00:51:55,780
and even more on the public art side,

648
00:51:56,760 --> 00:52:00,320
how we can encourage them to be a part

649
00:52:00,320 --> 00:52:01,800
of the performing art side.

650
00:52:02,500 --> 00:52:06,860
So I think I don't know if that's an ad hoc

651
00:52:06,860 --> 00:52:10,300
or what that would be under,

652
00:52:10,540 --> 00:52:15,780
but I think that there's an opportunity for us

653
00:52:15,780 --> 00:52:23,380
to inspire the use to be a part of this conversation and to fill up these chambers when we're having these conversations.

654
00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:28,640
I agree with that totally.

655
00:52:29,700 --> 00:52:40,040
Now, as on the board with Archbeneisha and so much of, you know, it's like, what do you see when you go to receptions and you go to these things?

656
00:52:40,040 --> 00:52:48,080
you see a lot of older people, the senior population really engages in it and how does

657
00:52:48,080 --> 00:52:55,460
this get carried forward and how does it become sustainable? And you're exactly right,

658
00:52:55,940 --> 00:53:03,800
it's bringing in, how do we get, I see like these other groups are getting the high school

659
00:53:04,580 --> 00:53:09,720
and some of the other schools engage in some of these projects, but I think that's another

660
00:53:09,720 --> 00:53:19,160
I think for us to kind of consider to help perpetuate the youth on being involved, even

661
00:53:19,160 --> 00:53:25,660
most things in the city, the public are, like you were talking about, it'd be wonderful

662
00:53:26,440 --> 00:53:32,920
if we could have something that's put together by some of the kids in the schools that

663
00:53:32,920 --> 00:53:36,580
would actually be a public or a project, you know?

664
00:53:38,180 --> 00:53:45,360
I also love the intersectionality between seniors and young people, right?

665
00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:52,660
I think we have a robust senior community, right?

666
00:53:52,660 --> 00:53:58,920
And we have a lot of youth like to have them come together to do something very structured

667
00:53:58,920 --> 00:54:06,160
than powerful. And I just think that would be great as well. So, I guess, again, my wonder

668
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:16,100
would be like, is there an ad hoc that focuses on those type of initiatives that bring young

669
00:54:16,100 --> 00:54:21,480
people to the table and also, you know, have that moment for some cross?

670
00:54:23,470 --> 00:54:29,450
Some of it, I know, you know, when we've had discussions, there's a limitation to exactly what

671
00:54:29,450 --> 00:54:37,390
city can do as far as as representation. So like what you're saying with an ad hoc committee

672
00:54:37,390 --> 00:54:43,550
is if we could have those kind of conversations about, you know, how can the mission be more

673
00:54:43,550 --> 00:54:50,220
involved and be able to accomplish those goals, but still adhere to whatever the policies are.

674
00:54:51,090 --> 00:54:58,830
And we have to buy by. And there is an opportunity for the ad hoc and this commission to work

675
00:54:58,830 --> 00:54:59,970
very closely with.

676
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:28,260
The finished public library and the recreation department. So if you had a idea that came from an ad hoc to have a making something at an event at the senior center where we pair artists from the high school of middle school with some of our artists at the senior center hosted by the recreation department who oversees the seniors that you have a great nexus with staff here.

677
00:55:29,360 --> 00:55:39,480
The commission makes recommendations and then the departments can if if the opportunity and we are able, you know, bring that to life through staff.

678
00:55:40,040 --> 00:55:43,640
And then the commission can come and participate in the part of it that way.

679
00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:48,460
I think it's a lot of great ideas.

680
00:55:49,840 --> 00:55:55,300
We only meet every other month so you don't want to lose this momentum, right?

681
00:55:55,340 --> 00:56:00,000
So that's why these ad hocs are really great because we can meet for coffee, we could say,

682
00:56:00,720 --> 00:56:07,840
okay, the art maintenance one, I would closely with that committee, we met, we divided tasks,

683
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:13,560
the group went out, completed those tasks came back and we were able to actually get something,

684
00:56:13,560 --> 00:56:16,000
really wonderful accomplished last year.

685
00:56:16,540 --> 00:56:19,340
And so, you know, looking at the list,

686
00:56:19,500 --> 00:56:22,600
I don't want to overdo with so many ad talks

687
00:56:22,600 --> 00:56:28,220
that we can bring them together and know that it's vague.

688
00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:31,860
So like having, we can title it whatever,

689
00:56:32,220 --> 00:56:36,820
events, marketing, and kind of tie-in to bringing youth

690
00:56:36,820 --> 00:56:42,620
involved, working with seniors, working with all

691
00:56:42,620 --> 00:56:44,660
the collaboration we saw tonight.

692
00:56:46,700 --> 00:56:49,680
I want to defer to you on your interest and where you're willing

693
00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:54,400
to donate your time. I don't see that point because I agree we can't have too many ad

694
00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:57,920
on my opinion because we have too many ad hoc, so I mean we're just only sort of a number of people

695
00:56:57,920 --> 00:57:03,480
where we can't, I came to demonstrate my head. How do we just simplify as much as possible while

696
00:57:03,480 --> 00:57:11,420
along with specializing that built bright. Like one structure could be where we have an ad hoc

697
00:57:11,420 --> 00:57:13,820
for new art, new public art.

698
00:57:13,940 --> 00:57:15,540
We could be the public art pianos.

699
00:57:15,600 --> 00:57:19,020
It could be a mural or whatever.

700
00:57:19,580 --> 00:57:21,940
That's one, so it's managing the RFPs.

701
00:57:22,700 --> 00:57:24,540
And then you have another one that's for maintenance,

702
00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:27,140
and probably we should really,

703
00:57:27,660 --> 00:57:29,140
I would advocate, we actually include

704
00:57:29,140 --> 00:57:30,520
the title decommissioning,

705
00:57:30,760 --> 00:57:32,280
because that's going to be a big thing

706
00:57:32,280 --> 00:57:33,660
that we have to think about.

707
00:57:34,020 --> 00:57:35,980
And then another one could just advance,

708
00:57:39,380 --> 00:57:41,000
or I'll reach or whatever word you want it.

709
00:57:42,180 --> 00:57:43,680
I do think it's important.

710
00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:51,700
I don't want to lose the idea of the community grants at Hawke because I think the last time we met or the time before that.

711
00:57:51,800 --> 00:58:03,360
We really talked about the questions that we were asking the grantees and kind of editing to gain more information from the different organizations.

712
00:58:03,820 --> 00:58:04,940
So I don't want to lose that one.

713
00:58:07,080 --> 00:58:09,840
Is there a

714
00:58:11,890 --> 00:58:18,670
way, is there a way say that we had, like, rear four ad hoc committees?

715
00:58:19,410 --> 00:58:23,650
Do we had an ad hoc committee that would basically deal with public arcs?

716
00:58:23,910 --> 00:58:30,170
I think the maintenance and the new requests should really be in the same group,

717
00:58:30,390 --> 00:58:36,030
because of the fact that when we had this initial discussion about the

718
00:58:36,030 --> 00:58:50,030
of the public art, there was no program at the time that the city had incorporated and through the conversation that we came, you know,

719
00:58:50,750 --> 00:58:57,070
fix your house, right, and then you move forward. And I think, you know, now that we've gotten that off the ground,

720
00:58:57,070 --> 00:59:00,970
I think the new calls for public art that go,

721
00:59:01,250 --> 00:59:04,570
I think should be also contained within the same ad hoc committee,

722
00:59:04,930 --> 00:59:06,770
because of the fact that we learned,

723
00:59:07,690 --> 00:59:11,690
we'll be really beneficial to designing those requests.

724
00:59:13,270 --> 00:59:17,230
So it's all kind of in its own house as a work.

725
00:59:17,470 --> 00:59:20,710
I think the events part of it

726
00:59:20,710 --> 00:59:23,870
two could be in its own ad hoc committee

727
00:59:23,870 --> 00:59:25,670
and then branch out like say, you know,

728
00:59:27,780 --> 00:59:29,080
I'm not telling you have to do it.

729
00:59:30,020 --> 00:59:32,900
But if Chris wanted to be on the art festival committee,

730
00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:36,260
when we meet as an ad hoc,

731
00:59:36,260 --> 00:59:38,340
he could report on what's going on there

732
00:59:38,340 --> 00:59:41,520
and then that would be built into our commissioning.

733
00:59:42,180 --> 00:59:45,960
So we could kind of just identify maybe three or four

734
00:59:45,960 --> 00:59:49,660
different ad hoc committees that we want to do.

735
00:59:50,060 --> 00:59:54,900
And then whoever wants to be part of one or two of them,

736
00:59:54,900 --> 00:59:59,820
and then go from there and then they can within their own groups can branch out and address

737
01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:14,120
What about just, then the base on which you said, just simplifying in further, like we just have one ad hoc that's responsible for public art, through and through, and another one that's for events and outreach.

738
01:00:14,120 --> 01:00:26,380
And with the events and outreach, I think part of that should be about facilitating these connections that we're seeing here in the audience.

739
01:00:28,140 --> 01:00:40,840
And each of us goes out and encourages, you know, that's what we do to get synergy within our grantees.

740
01:00:41,920 --> 01:00:45,620
So, for example, you're saying to under public art,

741
01:00:45,620 --> 01:00:49,660
art inventory maintenance, and pianos with fall under public art,

742
01:00:49,980 --> 01:00:54,040
and then maybe like performing arts, events, and marketing,

743
01:00:54,980 --> 01:00:57,220
is all one group, one ad hoc.

744
01:00:59,500 --> 01:01:00,800
And then community grants.

745
01:01:01,080 --> 01:01:04,280
I look at that one as just always, always there, right?

746
01:01:04,580 --> 01:01:06,180
And then I'm trying to figure out how to streamline

747
01:01:06,180 --> 01:01:07,940
some other ones around that.

748
01:01:08,080 --> 01:01:12,160
But I think community grants always should be it's own ad hoc.

749
01:01:12,160 --> 01:01:30,060
Yeah, I do have a question as we're brainstorming, another option would be, but I'm unsure, and I want your feedback on this. The grants could be agendized and we could do a deep dive at a commission meeting.

750
01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:37,040
But just know, so if we start going through the questions and wanting, you know, if you wanted

751
01:01:37,040 --> 01:01:43,040
to make that just a subject matter for one, our next mission meeting, we could do that,

752
01:01:43,040 --> 01:01:44,240
but it's very formal.

753
01:01:44,660 --> 01:01:46,740
You know, we have to follow Robert's rule of orders.

754
01:01:47,860 --> 01:01:51,780
And at hot level, you could have a little bit more freedom.

755
01:01:51,960 --> 01:01:53,680
So I'm unsure with the grant.

756
01:01:53,920 --> 01:01:56,400
The grant questions are the grant questions.

757
01:01:58,260 --> 01:02:03,620
I know we want to fine tune them, tweak, maybe delete one, add one.

758
01:02:03,940 --> 01:02:06,240
It's not going to be a major overhaul.

759
01:02:08,680 --> 01:02:11,380
So I wanted to get your feedback on that.

760
01:02:11,960 --> 01:02:13,940
And there's so much overlap with all these, right?

761
01:02:14,020 --> 01:02:15,760
So it's just not ever we just want to draw a line.

762
01:02:16,260 --> 01:02:17,620
And then we can always change it.

763
01:02:18,380 --> 01:02:19,760
Something's not working, but I mean,

764
01:02:19,880 --> 01:02:22,780
I then did like we do grant outreach for questionnaires.

765
01:02:23,480 --> 01:02:26,180
We're also talking maybe the same conversation about,

766
01:02:26,280 --> 01:02:29,200
hey, do you want to come in, present something in our commission meeting?

767
01:02:29,540 --> 01:02:31,920
Or did you know such and such as working on this other thing?

768
01:02:32,340 --> 01:02:33,940
You might want to talk to each other, right?

769
01:02:35,220 --> 01:02:37,300
Yeah, I mean, it's all so much overlap.

770
01:02:37,540 --> 01:02:39,320
So it's like, I just say, like, we just draw a line.

771
01:02:39,560 --> 01:02:43,900
Like, just draw the lines and there's no really no downside, right?

772
01:02:44,120 --> 01:02:44,640
It doesn't work.

773
01:02:44,780 --> 01:02:45,840
We change it.

774
01:02:46,760 --> 01:02:48,380
I wanted to thank the commissioners.

775
01:02:48,400 --> 01:02:51,880
It was really your idea through last year.

776
01:02:52,780 --> 01:03:03,380
So where we got tonight, because we wanted to have an audience, you, you know, we've talked about collaboration, that was a priority.

777
01:03:04,560 --> 01:03:07,560
And when they gave their presentations, we all saw what was happening.

778
01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:09,480
And we're like, this is fabulous.

779
01:03:09,940 --> 01:03:14,340
So I've stayed in constant contact with them since then and said,

780
01:03:14,740 --> 01:03:16,660
our commissioners want to go to your events.

781
01:03:17,000 --> 01:03:21,900
They love to promote you as you as our ambassadors.

782
01:03:23,120 --> 01:03:40,700
So, I want to thank you, and I think we can continue this dialogue during our meetings with this collaboration because they feel so welcome and they feel so supported by this commission, and I think we'll just keep that up here at the commission level, but at ad hoc, there's so much more we can do, but I want to thank you for that.

783
01:03:40,700 --> 01:03:57,980
If we made it kind of a standing that when we have our commission meetings that there will be a representative of each ad hoc committee that could report on any progress or anything that they want to bring.

784
01:03:58,320 --> 01:04:07,260
They need to be before the commission relates to business that it would be brought up during our commission meetings and then we could vote.

785
01:04:07,260 --> 01:04:13,580
I think that's going to help make sure that these ad hoc

786
01:04:13,580 --> 01:04:14,460
committees are relevant.

787
01:04:14,820 --> 01:04:18,140
I think one of the problems that we've kind of up with these ideas

788
01:04:18,140 --> 01:04:20,480
and they kind of fall away.

789
01:04:21,260 --> 01:04:22,820
You know what I have because of life.

790
01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:27,700
And I think if we kind of, if we make it simplified

791
01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:34,820
where it's doable, and then we can report on it during our commission

792
01:04:35,320 --> 01:04:42,220
means, you know, each person, if there's anything relevant, but to speak to, and have a part

793
01:04:42,220 --> 01:04:50,680
of the meaning, and it just so it keeps the energy going that we keep it, part of it.

794
01:04:50,720 --> 01:04:53,400
We're going to get me to, are you against things simple?

795
01:04:54,900 --> 01:04:58,840
So, do we want to just draw a line in the sand to say, let's start here and see how it goes?

796
01:05:04,750 --> 01:05:13,950
I mean, I sort of think about the things that would interest me to do and then try to put where would that land in which ad hoc, midi, right?

797
01:05:16,190 --> 01:05:23,430
Some to the interest me would be to curate a calendar, a publicly available calendar of every arts event happening in the city.

798
01:05:23,430 --> 01:05:28,770
I just figured out I can subscribe to the 49ers calendar and it's in my Gmail now,

799
01:05:28,830 --> 01:05:31,570
whenever I click the button I can see what the nine are, when their game is.

800
01:05:33,570 --> 01:05:40,390
Okay, but also my wife's school she works at has a calendar. You can subscribe to,

801
01:05:40,430 --> 01:05:45,230
so I can see if she's oh, she's going to have a rough week that week. You could create something

802
01:05:45,230 --> 01:05:49,970
that doesn't have to be Gmail, but something's pretty simple to aggregate all of the

803
01:05:49,970 --> 01:05:56,230
of it's going on in town and put them in one place that everyone can look at.

804
01:05:56,850 --> 01:06:00,370
And so I think about, well, I want to make that happen, where would what ad hoc would

805
01:06:00,370 --> 01:06:04,130
I be in for that, and that events are marketing, right?

806
01:06:07,150 --> 01:06:07,330
Yeah.

807
01:06:07,410 --> 01:06:12,610
So that's the sort of way I was thinking about what interests me, and then what ad hoc

808
01:06:12,610 --> 01:06:17,150
would I go in if that thing interests me, and would that fit in two different ones or

809
01:06:17,770 --> 01:06:18,170
as?

810
01:06:18,170 --> 01:06:36,330
I think if you make ad hoc committees for the purpose of coming up ideas opposed to just having a function, a purpose, like the maintenance ad hoc, we had to do something.

811
01:06:37,630 --> 01:07:04,230
If they're broader in scope as far as the titles or what they're supposed to do, like the events in public art grants and then have other things under those umbrellas, it would make it a little bit easier and also a foster way of people bringing ideas of how we could build a calendar or community calendar.

812
01:07:05,090 --> 01:07:08,170
how we can all, you know, go to these events,

813
01:07:08,510 --> 01:07:11,010
how we can improve the grant process.

814
01:07:12,790 --> 01:07:16,710
You know, how we can better maintain our public art,

815
01:07:16,850 --> 01:07:18,970
make awareness of the public art,

816
01:07:19,110 --> 01:07:21,790
and also, which will bring more interesting people

817
01:07:21,790 --> 01:07:23,650
while you contribute to it.

818
01:07:23,970 --> 01:07:28,490
So, I think if we design these in a way

819
01:07:28,490 --> 01:07:33,330
where it brings in new ideas and it's energized by that,

820
01:07:33,330 --> 01:07:35,230
because you just purpose or function.

821
01:07:35,930 --> 01:07:39,310
I also love the presentations were wonderful,

822
01:07:39,650 --> 01:07:42,230
but I don't know if you noticed that like people were chatting,

823
01:07:42,810 --> 01:07:45,250
it was happening, I mean I'm in school mode right now

824
01:07:45,250 --> 01:07:46,770
I'm a teacher and I teach in middle school,

825
01:07:46,970 --> 01:07:48,650
so I almost was all like.

826
01:07:50,030 --> 01:07:53,590
But I also didn't want to do that because they were chatting with each other

827
01:07:53,590 --> 01:07:56,390
and trying to figure things out and I think we talked about that, right?

828
01:07:56,390 --> 01:08:01,230
How to be that and you were telling us, okay, but we can't do, right?

829
01:08:01,230 --> 01:08:07,870
And I think maybe the community grant ad hoc can be a part of that conversation that networking

830
01:08:07,870 --> 01:08:16,630
that like, oh, what ideas do you have and kind of guiding the conversation being a facilitator

831
01:08:16,630 --> 01:08:17,490
of conversations?

832
01:08:20,330 --> 01:08:25,190
So, and do we have to decide on what the ad hocs are tonight or is this more of this open

833
01:08:25,190 --> 01:08:25,650
discussion?

834
01:08:26,330 --> 01:08:35,430
No, I just, our next meeting is not to November, I believe it's November 1st, Thursday

835
01:08:35,430 --> 01:08:42,050
in November, if we wanted to kind of hit the ground running, an ad hoc would be the way

836
01:08:42,050 --> 01:08:49,090
if we wanted just to scale to the 2 or 3 that you've discussed tonight, or we can put this

837
01:08:49,090 --> 01:08:49,970
on our next agenda.

838
01:08:49,970 --> 01:08:56,350
Yeah, I mean, there's like two basic things, like fact like you like a chat GP, yeah, I mean we're talking about there's

839
01:08:56,950 --> 01:09:00,350
The external side of things and then there's internal side of things, right?

840
01:09:00,850 --> 01:09:05,430
Like broadly I think about it like a public art maintenance and look at the schedules and looking at it

841
01:09:05,430 --> 01:09:06,070
If a

842
01:09:06,070 --> 01:09:09,390
Burp poop went out of certain ventures when we do about it that's like more like internal

843
01:09:10,090 --> 01:09:15,810
Internal kind of responsibility in the way and they have the actual facing ones which is engaging the youth

844
01:09:15,810 --> 01:09:18,410
Bringing the intersection of youth and seniors

845
01:09:19,270 --> 01:09:27,650
looking at events, or a wire from events, events that we can use the city, the library, or

846
01:09:27,650 --> 01:09:32,110
senior center, whatever, establishing a counter, like those are like more like external.

847
01:09:34,410 --> 01:09:41,790
I mean, we want to keep it simple, just like due to ad hocs, what are them as more like RFPs and maintenance,

848
01:09:42,130 --> 01:09:43,530
and then everything else goes another one.

849
01:09:43,530 --> 01:09:54,110
Yeah, when you explained like that, because I had it down to three, which was basically I was thinking like events and outreach instead of marketing, all that outreach, public art, and grants.

850
01:09:54,830 --> 01:09:59,970
But then the way you explained it, like outreach would actually tie in with grants, and that would...

851
01:10:00,640 --> 01:10:04,520
And then you could have a public events in public art.

852
01:10:04,960 --> 01:10:27,840
Well, the outreach he's referring to was when we were talking about the grants. And after we had went through the process, and we were a little bit concerned that there was a little bit of disconnect with the people that were applying for the grants and what kind of funding that was available to them.

853
01:10:27,840 --> 01:10:33,300
think, you know, because we were so passionate about making sure that they had the, you know,

854
01:10:33,920 --> 01:10:41,300
the resources available to them. But then, you know, when you, the city, you folks,

855
01:10:42,300 --> 01:10:48,120
sorry, there's limitations. So I think, you know, and it's one thing I've seen that's really

856
01:10:48,120 --> 01:10:54,060
kind of good about the ad hoc communities is that we do have people like us that are on the

857
01:10:54,060 --> 01:11:01,100
mission that our volunteers from the community to do this, but then we also collaborate with

858
01:11:01,100 --> 01:11:07,540
people from the city that can say, okay, those ideas are fine, but these are the limitations

859
01:11:08,140 --> 01:11:16,480
of what the city can do, and then we collaborate together to figure out how do we bring

860
01:11:16,480 --> 01:11:24,520
ideas that we have to fruition. And that's where, you know, we do, we need you guys to kind

861
01:11:24,520 --> 01:11:29,440
of, you know, when we come up with these grandiose ideas to do things because we're so passionate

862
01:11:29,440 --> 01:11:36,980
about what we see, but we know that there's limitations onto what the city can, you know, commit themselves to.

863
01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:44,980
If I can make a suggestion to such good impact, I think we want to do so much, but maybe for tonight,

864
01:11:46,740 --> 01:11:49,880
because you can add an ad hoc at any time.

865
01:11:51,380 --> 01:11:55,980
So, for some, ad hoc definition is a short term like assignment.

866
01:11:56,980 --> 01:12:01,300
So, the grant ad hoc is going to look at the grant process grant questions,

867
01:12:01,900 --> 01:12:04,460
the review, scoring, makes sense suggestions.

868
01:12:05,060 --> 01:12:07,160
And then once that's done, it's retired.

869
01:12:08,740 --> 01:12:13,140
I think events, I think the events, it's, you know, there are one time things.

870
01:12:13,140 --> 01:12:16,380
So the piano, whatever you guys decide to do for events.

871
01:12:16,880 --> 01:12:20,020
So I think keeping it very simple for now, just for tonight,

872
01:12:20,300 --> 01:12:23,420
and then we could still want it and come back at our next,

873
01:12:23,660 --> 01:12:28,000
but I think what I'm hearing is kind of art, public art,

874
01:12:28,220 --> 01:12:31,700
and that includes the maintenance and then potential new art

875
01:12:31,700 --> 01:12:35,940
is one category, and then we have the events outreach,

876
01:12:36,640 --> 01:12:39,240
and we could outreach all of our at-box.

877
01:12:39,620 --> 01:12:41,360
I think that's another great one.

878
01:12:41,360 --> 01:12:45,400
I think we all would like to hit the ground running on and then the grants.

879
01:12:47,080 --> 01:12:50,080
So we can have three ad hocs.

880
01:12:50,300 --> 01:12:55,560
We can have volunteers tonight or we can wait till the next meeting.

881
01:12:56,920 --> 01:12:57,960
Totally up to the commission.

882
01:12:58,840 --> 01:13:01,920
I would like to call a motion for that strategy later.

883
01:13:11,170 --> 01:13:14,750
If I like to call a motion, there's no being wrong.

884
01:13:14,750 --> 01:13:18,650
you know, we just try it and doesn't we need to differentiate or

885
01:13:18,650 --> 01:13:21,690
flap things or whatever we can always do that.

886
01:13:33,680 --> 01:13:37,560
I think that we should wait. I mean, as far as the volunteer part,

887
01:13:37,640 --> 01:13:40,840
I think it's great that we've had this discussion. Tonight,

888
01:13:41,560 --> 01:13:44,420
to kind of identify the pathway forward,

889
01:13:45,460 --> 01:13:50,540
but I'd love for, you know, busy and yeah.

890
01:13:52,100 --> 01:13:59,420
That would give the opportunity to share the chair and I can work on, maybe, you know, defining

891
01:13:59,420 --> 01:14:05,060
a little bit of ideas so that at the next meeting you can volunteer for the ones that you want.

892
01:14:05,300 --> 01:14:07,760
We can get those locked in and then hit the ground ready.

893
01:14:08,400 --> 01:14:10,440
And that will delay us for two months, right.

894
01:14:13,900 --> 01:14:19,640
If we don't, if we don't form that hot tonight, then we'll have to wait for the next meeting.

895
01:14:19,640 --> 01:14:22,020
because you're most supposed to form the adverse tonight.

896
01:14:22,600 --> 01:14:24,880
And we can always add people to them.

897
01:14:25,280 --> 01:14:26,020
You could switch.

898
01:14:26,340 --> 01:14:27,620
Yeah, we can assign people.

899
01:14:28,040 --> 01:14:31,840
And if because Mr. Lewis is here and Cara is not here,

900
01:14:31,960 --> 01:14:34,840
I understand that we could either know in them well,

901
01:14:35,040 --> 01:14:36,360
we can put them on one.

902
01:14:36,740 --> 01:14:41,160
And if they want to bow out, be more than happy too.

903
01:14:44,540 --> 01:14:47,980
I'm sort of prefer that we get started.

904
01:14:48,720 --> 01:14:50,680
There's been a lot of waiting around.

905
01:14:50,680 --> 01:14:59,960
We have a lot of enthusiasm in the community, there's a lot of things like Jeff was saying that are happening in this town and I think that we should

906
01:15:01,500 --> 01:15:21,080
I also think that if when, when, when, and you and a chairperson, heck, not come together to kind of flush out what the responsibilities or the ideas under each ad hoc, is that something that you can email to everybody or no?

907
01:15:21,080 --> 01:15:28,180
I think the motion right now it's kind of what I'm hearing is no one wants to delay kind of hit the ground running.

908
01:15:28,680 --> 01:15:35,600
So I think the motion was that we have three currently from tonight moving forward.

909
01:15:36,400 --> 01:15:38,080
Three ad hocs.

910
01:15:38,860 --> 01:15:45,840
The ones that I just described and then he would just need to chair would need a second since someone we need a second if we want to do that.

911
01:15:45,840 --> 01:15:52,880
second the motion. And then the secretary would take role and we could at this time ask for volunteers to

912
01:15:52,880 --> 01:15:56,480
serve in those roles and then those at hox could start right away.

913
01:15:59,510 --> 01:16:00,410
We have a second.

914
01:16:03,970 --> 01:16:04,750
So we'd ask our

915
01:16:04,750 --> 01:16:10,750
secretary to turn on her microphone and announce everyone's names because she loves the microphone.

916
01:16:22,390 --> 01:16:23,670
Chairperson Hettman.

917
01:16:25,410 --> 01:16:27,090
Chairperson, I mean, Commissioner Dunlatt.

918
01:16:27,570 --> 01:16:27,750
Yes.

919
01:16:28,650 --> 01:16:29,510
Commissioner Tover.

920
01:16:30,550 --> 01:16:30,770
Yes.

921
01:16:31,410 --> 01:16:31,830
Commissioner Listen.

922
01:16:32,070 --> 01:16:32,470
Yes.

923
01:16:32,750 --> 01:16:33,450
Commissioner Noves.

924
01:16:35,150 --> 01:16:42,890
So I just want to be clear for the notes that we are forming the three ad hocs.

925
01:16:42,910 --> 01:16:46,050
And now we're going to ask ourselves to volunteer.

926
01:16:47,750 --> 01:16:55,190
And you do not need to vote on positions, so you've created the ad hocs and we can take volunteers.

927
01:16:56,130 --> 01:16:59,250
So just enter the notes, a minute, a minute, a minute, a minute.

928
01:17:01,250 --> 01:17:07,310
I'm very happy to volunteer for anyone, but I think the least popular one is probably the public art one.

929
01:17:07,470 --> 01:17:11,060
So I'll volunteer myself there.

930
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:12,220
Yeah.

931
01:17:12,900 --> 01:17:15,280
We are all going to be very popular.

932
01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:21,580
Would there be any benefit to only for now putting two people on every committee so that

933
01:17:21,580 --> 01:17:24,300
the two commissioners that aren't here could have to have their pick?

934
01:17:26,930 --> 01:17:29,290
Unless we know there's some they won't want to be on.

935
01:17:29,570 --> 01:17:30,090
I think

936
01:17:32,110 --> 01:17:34,550
we get to volunteer them.

937
01:17:35,210 --> 01:17:40,210
I think those that are here tonight do get first opportunity for your passion.

938
01:17:40,930 --> 01:17:45,470
And know that we will all be involved in all of these things.

939
01:17:47,960 --> 01:17:54,720
I would like to carry on with the meetings with the arts festival if possible.

940
01:17:54,740 --> 01:17:56,400
You're on the pitch.

941
01:17:57,300 --> 01:17:58,960
That's what I would prefer.

942
01:18:02,120 --> 01:18:06,580
Yeah, and I would guess my calendar idea goes under that same at all, Grant.

943
01:18:07,600 --> 01:18:08,100
Pick me in there.

944
01:18:08,200 --> 01:18:10,180
And I'll do the public art

945
01:18:12,220 --> 01:18:13,320
grant.

946
01:18:26,820 --> 01:18:29,100
I will do the grants.

947
01:18:30,360 --> 01:18:32,280
And I'm also interested in outreach.

948
01:18:45,820 --> 01:18:47,060
I think that is a great start.

949
01:18:47,060 --> 01:18:53,560
So, we've got, and do you have those, Mr. Tart, you want to repeat them back, so.

950
01:18:56,340 --> 01:19:02,420
Okay. So, for events in outreach, I have Dunlap, Wilson, and nervous.

951
01:19:03,260 --> 01:19:07,660
Republic art, Hechmat, and Tover, and for grants and nervous.

952
01:19:09,220 --> 01:19:10,220
Oh, and Tover.

953
01:19:15,270 --> 01:19:20,650
Thank you. That was a great discussion. I'm really excited about the months to come.

954
01:19:20,650 --> 01:19:29,790
So we're going to go ahead and move on to communication from staff and members City Council and your report.

955
01:19:29,870 --> 01:19:33,330
Commissioner Wilson, thank you so much for your participation in partnership there.

956
01:19:33,710 --> 01:19:35,890
Oh, yes. So long ago, I was pretty sure I know.

957
01:19:37,510 --> 01:19:50,250
I would like to commend our chair and Commissioner Wilson and I believe Commissioner Lewis was going to attend with you.

958
01:19:50,250 --> 01:19:59,970
It was the best presentation our city council is seen in ages for those of you.

959
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:11,960
Thank you, the didn't get to watch it. I'm going to brag on whoever's amazing idea that was. I think it might have been our chair to have Bart Sullivan from beneath

960
01:20:11,960 --> 01:20:20,840
Performing Arts come with his guitar and sat in the audience as everyone arrives and played the most beautiful,

961
01:20:22,420 --> 01:20:32,200
coming board just music. Every council member walked in every city staff were in awe. They

962
01:20:32,200 --> 01:20:38,800
said they wished that we could have that music at every council meeting. It set such a

963
01:20:38,800 --> 01:20:45,920
wonderful tone and as your chair presented a year and review of all the grantees he played

964
01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:50,100
in the background, then they swapped, and then a

965
01:20:50,100 --> 01:20:53,020
Commissioner Wilson got up, and music playing, I mean,

966
01:20:53,120 --> 01:20:54,120
everyone was smiling.

967
01:20:55,040 --> 01:20:56,840
I just can't thank you enough.

968
01:20:56,980 --> 01:20:58,860
That was just amazing.

969
01:20:58,880 --> 01:20:59,420
Amazing.

970
01:20:59,800 --> 01:20:59,880
Amazing.

971
01:21:00,380 --> 01:21:01,020
Thank you, Anne.

972
01:21:01,220 --> 01:21:05,500
You're very instrumental to helping structure this, but

973
01:21:05,500 --> 01:21:06,000
it's together.

974
01:21:06,260 --> 01:21:07,140
Thank you so much.

975
01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:10,860
And as we'll say, shout out to Commissioner Wilson that

976
01:21:10,860 --> 01:21:14,600
he last minute notice, he's like, I'll do it.

977
01:21:15,900 --> 01:21:21,560
You did a really good job of just solving the information and presenting it very well and in

978
01:21:21,560 --> 01:21:26,620
the background, Commissioner Lewis, she helped a lot with helping shape up the slides.

979
01:21:28,280 --> 01:21:29,200
So it was a team effort.

980
01:21:29,740 --> 01:21:34,640
And it was, of course, all the great conscious of everyone here in our grantees.

981
01:21:35,740 --> 01:21:36,620
So do that.

982
01:21:36,960 --> 01:21:41,380
Every single time everyone was smiling.

983
01:21:41,380 --> 01:21:46,590
I don't get to see the city council smile that but it was beautiful. So great great job.

984
01:21:47,140 --> 01:21:54,780
Yeah, that was a lot of fun. Great. Yeah, so we just, I don't think there's any remarks to make about that.

985
01:21:54,820 --> 01:22:02,540
I thought it was, it seemed like it was well received and we got some comments from the, from council.

986
01:22:02,800 --> 01:22:08,260
But overall, I, like, they're, I thought the tone and the response was very positive.

987
01:22:08,260 --> 01:22:10,820
So anyways, congratulations.

988
01:22:13,500 --> 01:22:19,600
If anything else, we'd good push forward into the upcoming grantee events or fundraisers.

989
01:22:20,880 --> 01:22:26,100
I just have a couple that I think in the spirit of beginning of the meeting.

990
01:22:26,140 --> 01:22:27,080
I just wanted to end.

991
01:22:27,320 --> 01:22:30,460
There's just so many amazing things happening in our community.

992
01:22:31,060 --> 01:22:34,320
I encourage you because you guys are involved in so much.

993
01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:40,260
This is a great opportunity for us to share with our other ambassadors of art and culture.

994
01:22:40,980 --> 01:22:45,720
But some things that I noticed online that I'm sure you're aware of, but you're all

995
01:22:45,720 --> 01:22:46,860
everyone out there watching.

996
01:22:47,780 --> 01:22:52,520
But one house bakery is now doing live music, which is really wonderful, great addition.

997
01:22:53,300 --> 01:22:58,840
The Inn at Benisha Bay, I see that they're doing, they're going to do a jazz explosion tomorrow night.

998
01:22:58,840 --> 01:23:06,920
The Relic Tavron, Lucas Buregarden, incredible music performances, you know, day and day out.

999
01:23:07,180 --> 01:23:08,340
So that's pretty amazing.

1000
01:23:08,980 --> 01:23:15,520
I wanted to let you know that the Venetia Public Library is hosting a very special display for 9-11.

1001
01:23:16,280 --> 01:23:22,960
And it is going to be their bringing posters from the 9-11 Memorial to the Venetia Library, very special.

1002
01:23:23,280 --> 01:23:27,840
And they will be out and displayed from September 10th to the 12th.

1003
01:23:29,620 --> 01:23:36,680
The other thing I wanted to mention, there's going to be a reception at the Venetia Public Library for the Plain Air Gallery.

1004
01:23:37,040 --> 01:23:45,200
Plain James in the light is the exhibit going on right now at the library. If you haven't had a chance, please stop by between the fourth and the tenth.

1005
01:23:45,600 --> 01:23:49,120
And they're having a reception on Sunday, the 13th from 3 to 5.

1006
01:23:50,100 --> 01:23:55,960
So those are some things that I saw. I think it's important for us to just keep up all the good words that's happening out there.

1007
01:23:55,960 --> 01:23:59,220
I think they're doing live using the majestic also.

1008
01:23:59,740 --> 01:24:02,720
Not the theater, the bakery next to it.

1009
01:24:03,120 --> 01:24:05,520
I don't know what's night, it was one night a week.

1010
01:24:05,740 --> 01:24:06,100
I think they were done.

1011
01:24:07,800 --> 01:24:09,900
Oh, and there was one more, I'm sorry, printed it off.

1012
01:24:10,240 --> 01:24:12,760
I noticed online art at the Benicio club

1013
01:24:12,760 --> 01:24:15,680
is Saturday, September 12th, from 1 to 5.

1014
01:24:16,280 --> 01:24:18,800
15 local artists are being shown.

1015
01:24:19,600 --> 01:24:24,080
So another great event for our community celebrating art.

1016
01:24:25,460 --> 01:24:31,140
Thank you very much and with that I believe we're adjourned. Thank you so much