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[0:03] Hello, everyone. Calling to order. The Minister Arts and Culture Commission meeting. September 3, 2021.
[0:11] We will defer roll call to later. No? Okay, we'll do roll call.
[0:25] Here.
[0:33] She will not be here tonight.
[0:43] Here.
[0:48] Thank you very much. And now we're going to go forward to the pledge of allegiance. Who would like to lead us?
[0:54] David, would you like to leave us?
[1:13] Thank you. Great job.
[1:18] So I just want to make a reference to the fundamental rights of the public.
[1:23] The fundamental rights of each member of the public can be found in a municipal code posted on the
[1:27] seas website and on a plaque that is posted at the entrance of this meeting.
[1:33] Item five is adoption of agenda. Do we have a motion to adopt agenda?
[1:39] motion to adopt the agenda?
[1:43] Oh, I guess I have to second that.
[1:45] I second.
[1:47] All right.
[1:48] Go ahead.
[1:48] Take a vote.
[1:52] All right.
[1:52] I don't think we need to take a vote.
[1:53] We just adopted.
[1:56] So thank you.
[1:58] Commissioner Tobra for stepping in for our secretary.
[2:01] So at this point, you would take a role.
[2:03] You would take role to affirm that we adopt the agenda as submitted.
[2:10] Chairperson.
[2:37] Thank you very
[2:46] much and we're going to go ahead and move forward to opportunity for
[2:51] public comment. The portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the commission
[2:55] on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject jurisdiction of the Arts and Culture Commission.
[3:04] Each speaker has a maximum of three minutes or public comments.
[3:26] I'm sorry, David. Chair, if you wouldn't mind turning on the microphone, thank you.
[3:33] Can you hear me? Oh yeah.
[3:36] So, the Majestic Theatre is now becoming the ownership of Alicia and Brandon Rooster.
[3:44] They have a line with finished community foundation to create the Majestic Theatre fund,
[3:51] so that we can help support their operation and work with the city of Benisha.
[3:56] So, I'll let her talk about the Majestic.
[3:58] 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.
[4:05] With the friends of the Majestic Theatre Fund, we see up with health strength and charitable arts programming,
[4:10] create opportunities for local performers, introduce children and families from music, theatre, dance and film.
[4:16] 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.
[4:24] That's our goal. So BCF will be collecting funds in order to support the performing arts and all that
[4:31] key is including the high schools and other groups.
[4:35] All right. Hello, finished arts and culture commission.
[4:39] I'm here today as the new owner of the majestic theater.
[4:42] My husband, Brandon, and I look forward to bringing this theater back to life.
[4:46] Our goal is to preserve its historic beauty while creating a community event space for
[4:51] initiative, through movies, live music, performing arts, and student opportunities, through
[4:57] our partnership with the Benisha community.
[5:00] We have two methods for giving. One through the Friends of the Majestic Theatre Fund, set up as the benefactor
[5:06] of the Benisha Community Foundation, which is a tax deductible donation through their non-profit.
[5:13] And the other is directly through our Majestic Theatre website, currently operating as an LLC.
[5:18] This is not tax deductible, but monetary gifts support our restoration efforts and improvements to the building.
[5:24] Please visit our website for more ways.
[5:27] You can be involved through volunteering
[5:29] and sharing entertainment ideas at majesticvenisha.com.
[5:34] We look forward to collaborating with you and thank you.
[5:40] Thank you very much.
[5:42] Who shit is?
[5:45] And through the chair, if anyone has a question for any of our presenters,
[5:48] you're more than welcome to ask any clarifying questions.
[5:53] I have questions.
[5:56] First of all, I'm very excited about this.
[5:58] I've wanted that theater to open since I moved in.
[6:01] I've already sent you my information, my personal email
[6:04] is in a volunteer form I already filled out.
[6:07] Thank you.
[6:07] Very excited about this.
[6:09] I operate two theaters in San Francisco
[6:11] so I know what you're up against.
[6:13] And I'm totally willing to help.
[6:15] My question is if you had a timeline
[6:18] of when you think this will reopen.
[6:21] We don't have a hard timeline at the moment.
[6:24] Our goal is one year.
[6:26] It really depends on how quickly
[6:28] things move with our red tag. The HVAC process is underway, but then we move on to electrical,
[6:34] and that will be in conjunction with PG&E, so that's where the timeline could take several months.
[6:41] After that, we just need to have some bathroom renovations. Best case scenarios six months, but
[6:48] realistically, I'm thinking. Great. I wish you the best of luck. Thank you. Thanks for filling out the
[6:54] where my do reckon is your name from that. Thank you and we would love to have you back at any time.
[7:01] So please feel free if you would like to give an update to the commission. I know this is something
[7:05] that they're passionate about. Please feel free and we can agenda you and we could make it a
[7:10] more large discussion. Thank you. So since I'm here, should I go on to the next?
[7:17] 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
[7:23] on the, by some court if there, has any of you got a chance to take a look at it?
[7:28] You see it? It's under ways, but under way, full well now.
[7:31] I'm going to give you a little opportunity on what it's about.
[7:34] It's, at the heart of the mirror, the community hands, it's around the children's.
[7:38] It's around parents, hands, around children's, and it's planning to treat you.
[7:42] So, as the planned the tree of life, a beautiful image of the, the, the Venetians caring for its future,
[7:48] Behind them, the waters of the Carquina Straits, the sail boat, the sail boat owners are waterfront,
[7:53] or history, and the sense of possibilities that have always shaped our city.
[7:57] The lotus flower rising beautifully from the muddy waters represents hope, renewal, and ability to grow through life's challenges.
[8:04] The tree carries the story that story forward.
[8:06] It's roots represents the tree as a tree that's in the center, but as it comes up and about,
[8:11] we're going to have 200 hand prints from children up there.
[8:14] And the school's already working with that, it's not out.
[8:18] The tree carries a story forward.
[8:20] It's roots represent the generations history and experiences that ground us.
[8:24] It's strong trunk represents our shared community values in the foundation.
[8:28] It's leaves formed by the hand prints of children represents the youth,
[8:32] light, the young lives, we inspire and help to grow every day.
[8:37] The surrounding hands express kindness, generosity, protection, and the gifts we pass forward
[8:42] from our seniors to our youngest children.
[8:45] This is a real bridge of generations and we remind just that we nurture it.
[8:49] We remind just that when we nurture one another, get back and share what we have, we help create
[8:55] the strongest, most compassionate community in a very best society we can.
[8:59] That's what it represents.
[9:00] I would love to ask you guys the flyers up there, too.
[9:03] Thank you.
[9:05] Thank you, David.
[9:06] I had a question actually.
[9:08] Would you mind sharing just the timelines and how we could support the endeavor?
[9:16] 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.
[9:26] The first day we had about a hundred sign-up, the next day we had almost 180 sign-up.
[9:32] There was going to be a lot of process in place that we've done a valuation reference
[9:36] to all the schools, the volume of students in the schools, what the percentage that represents
[9:41] out of the 200 and how we back into a lot of that will be going through and selecting that
[9:45] and how we dealt with the families. The timeline on that is September 8 that cut off occurs.
[9:51] 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
[9:59] on the 14th is
[10:00] 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.
[10:12] 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.
[10:20] What else was there? Oh, each child that as you come in, we're going to give them a certificate.
[10:25] It's going to show the mural themselves, let them put their hand print on it with the
[10:30] paint, and then have to take that home as it has a certificate of recognition.
[10:36] It's not going to take home.
[10:39] Thank you.
[10:40] Sounds like a beautiful initiative.
[10:41] Thank you very much.
[10:48] Thank you.
[10:49] Any other public comments?
[10:54] This would be a time if any of our grantees have upcoming events or fundraisers or any announcements.
[11:02] I think this is a great opportunity during public comment.
[11:05] 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.
[11:16] Welcome.
[11:20] Hello everyone.
[11:21] I'm Veronica Bears, I'm the president of the initiative group.
[11:26] And I'm excited because we just are in the process of casting our new show, which will open on the 16th of October.
[11:35] And we have a few fundraising events coming up.
[11:39] And I love the fact that you guys will help promote those things.
[11:43] And I did, I don't have any flashy anything for you today.
[11:47] I just have a basic sheet.
[11:49] I can get each of you that gives a basic information.
[11:51] We are in the process of making a flyer,
[11:55] and that will be most non-social media.
[11:58] We have a patent sip on Friday October 9th and Saturday October 10th.
[12:05] from seven to nine in the cost of $35, with that you get a glass of wine or a beverage
[12:11] if you're choosing and all supplies and you also get a chance to win two free tickets
[12:17] to our show run for your wife or other yes wife, not like that's the sequel.
[12:26] The other event that we have is a bingo night and it'll be on Sunday, October 18th after
[12:34] our matinee. So it'll be about $5.30 and the cost, again, is $35. That includes 10 cards.
[12:41] So you get 10 chances to win. Prices could, there are prices for each game. So it could be
[12:49] gift basket or plants or wine or two tickets to our show. There will be a myriad of choices.
[12:59] And then the final grant prize would be $100.
[13:04] And that's all it.
[13:08] Do I give it?
[13:12] All right.
[13:13] Thank you very much.
[13:15] Any questions?
[13:27] Hello.
[13:28] I'm Jim Kenan with the Benecia Maker Space.
[13:30] And I'd like to thank the Commission for supporting the Maker Space and our annual steam discovery festival.
[13:35] Our next one is coming up.
[13:37] Probably the spring or aiming at the first right now.
[13:42] And I really wanted to ask a question in the past, the makers basis, supported the steam
[13:48] nights at the local elementary schools.
[13:50] And I think because that were organized by the PTA, we've lost our connection with
[13:56] anyone, this connections with the local schools or PTAs, we're willing to support their
[14:01] steam nights.
[14:04] I'd be happy to make that connection for you.
[14:11] Thank you.
[14:17] Hello.
[14:18] We should now start solving the president of the Leadership Performing Arts Foundation.
[14:22] It didn't want to be on you three minutes, we'll do really quick.
[14:25] We just finished working with Luca on the, at the, at the, basically the guitar fest was wonderful
[14:32] four days of guitar festivals and training and people playing and learning all about the guitar
[14:36] and enjoying it.
[14:37] At the look, it was really great.
[14:39] If you didn't go there, it was amazing.
[14:41] We have a number of projects coming up and one of them were excited about right now is, as
[14:45] jazz program. We've just kind of put together with Steven Logateta. And Joe is the
[14:51] important member. I'm going to mention that for a second year.
[14:54] Dr. Thank you again for having us back.
[14:58] I was Council.
[14:59] We...
[15:00] The Bish Performance Organization hosted our last PASA-Flock concert back on June 1st.
[15:06] And amazing success, I think we finally zeroed in on the formula there.
[15:11] It was quite successful. First one we'll return to PASA-Flock for our fundraiser efforts.
[15:16] And based on the feedback we receive from audience members from performers.
[15:20] I think we've identified a number of opportunities to further enhance and improve that whole show experience.
[15:26] Coming up on November 30th, which is the Monday right before giving Tuesday this is all on purpose.
[15:34] We are aiming to have our next Jazz Clock.
[15:37] This will be a purposeful fundraiser for the finished performing arts.
[15:44] And what we are seeking to do is to showcase a local, an astronaut or an astronaut level
[15:50] We're working through a number candidates right now to find out who has ability but follow that same calculus of youths
[15:57] Showcase which believe we have commitment from the beneath high jazz program. Maybe they're on some of them. Maybe a small group combo
[16:06] That is also assisted by Stephen Moogateta who are
[16:10] With our time being let and yeah, and and then follow up with our North Bay big band
[16:17] which used to be with the Valleo breakfast district, but now is part of the same part.
[16:22] It has a really exciting reforming education, though and all that.
[16:27] So excited to have that coming.
[16:29] Turn it over to Andrea.
[16:31] Hello, everybody.
[16:32] I'm Sherry Lee.
[16:34] And I'm pleased to say that we are going to be doing another Viestas.
[16:40] Formally known as Primavera, now turning into Viestas called Tura.
[16:43] 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.
[16:51] We've had your support before and we're looking forward to that again.
[16:55] What BESTA's culture is is an event that celebrates all of the contributions and cultural values of all immigrants,
[17:05] especially those most recent, but reminding the community that we are all coming from somewhere else at some point in our history,
[17:13] whether it be recent or are in the past and that we all went through hardships to get here and that we all
[17:20] value to this community to make it the wonderful place that it is.
[17:25] So we are excited to do this. It involves performances, cultural performances, food,
[17:32] rafts, art, and poetry. And there's a lot of involvement with the student population,
[17:38] including scholarship opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and performance opportunities.
[17:46] So we are looking forward to that again, and we have a bunch of upcoming events to help
[17:51] us fund this, and that would include on the...
[17:55] Jazz a clock on one.
[17:56] Jazz a clock will be one.
[17:57] There will be an opportunity for fundraising at the Jazz a clock, so I'm hoping everybody
[18:02] is there.
[18:04] And then we, on the first of November, we have two things going on.
[18:07] on at ethnic notions in Balejo, which is a children's art project, and that will be helped
[18:14] by some of the art teachers from this community to engage them in some cultural arts.
[18:22] And then we also have a vingo game over it, the chill that's same day.
[18:27] I'm definitely a vingo.
[18:28] Yeah, November 1st.
[18:29] Yeah, November 1st is a busy day, and then early December we're looking towards having
[18:37] butterfly ball on butterflies of the international symbol for immigrants, and that will be at the escape.
[18:44] So we're looking forward to putting that together. And then in the springtime we will be working with the
[18:51] backsters to put on another Mardi Gras event. So all cultural events all involving music and or art
[18:59] and definitely involving as many members of the community as we can
[19:07] I hope to see you all there and looking forward to it.
[19:11] Thank you.
[19:13] Beautiful.
[19:13] Thank you so much.
[19:16] Hi.
[19:17] I'm Allison and I'm with Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra in chorus.
[19:22] And we work with Bart to connect singers, local singers with a larger group
[19:31] that performs with a full orchestra.
[19:34] We perform twice a year at the clock tower.
[19:37] Our next performance will be,
[19:40] D.A.G.D.L.S.
[19:41] where those performance, but it'll be on Halloween.
[19:45] And after you will be done by the time it's
[19:48] trunk for treat time.
[19:50] So please come down.
[19:52] It's going to be multicultural.
[19:53] I'm going to give a list to Sherry
[19:55] because I think some of the people she's
[19:57] her performers may perform with us.
[19:59] We're lucky.
[20:00] 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.
[20:20] And it's also, they have the single on the Messiah for those that can win a single Messiah.
[20:25] That's true.
[20:25] And that's in mid December.
[20:27] December 13th.
[20:28] Yes, it is.
[20:29] There we go.
[20:30] Then Mike is representing our theater silos and the film site in collaboration with.
[20:39] My name is Mike Cason.
[20:41] I'm a business and intellectual property attorney.
[20:44] But I've been tasked with some creative outlets lately,
[20:47] which has been a lot of fun.
[20:49] So one of the things that we're working on is a documentary about the Portchicago
[20:53] 50, specifically it's about the exoneration effort that took place recently to actually get
[20:59] the Portchicago 50 exonerated.
[21:03] So we've been putting that documentary together for some time now with the help of the Performing
[21:09] Arts Foundation.
[21:09] Also, there's a improvization aspect that we're trying to get an improv team to come out and do some performances.
[21:20] These are professional improvs out of San Francisco. They've been a big hit in the past.
[21:25] So we're trying to bring those performers back.
[21:29] 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.
[21:38] So, I'm trying to help with that.
[21:41] So, gravity is a sort of what if you have questions?
[21:43] Happy to answer.
[21:44] Thank you very much.
[21:46] And the last one I'll represent Andy Brems,
[21:47] a board member who's putting on local and live on October 9th in 10th,
[21:52] I believe, at the escape.
[21:54] It's going to be a wonderful time of basically local musicians coming to play similar to
[21:58] the porch fest in that regard, but it's going to be right there a couple of days.
[22:02] It'll be fun coming down.
[22:03] It's no charge that it'll be just hanging out enjoying great music.
[22:06] That's right.
[22:09] Thanks so much.
[22:10] Thank you for helping the science.
[22:15] Each person gets three minutes.
[22:24] Thank you all for your presentations.
[22:25] Thank you all for your presentations.
[22:28] Also, please make sure that you let his hand know of
[22:32] the specific dates and the events, so it goes out to all of us, so we ensure we can come
[22:37] and support you.
[22:39] Thank you.
[22:40] Thank you.
[22:41] Thank you, Jeff.
[22:42] Thank you.
[22:45] Thank you so much.
[22:47] I'm going to say it's all music to Myers, but I should say it's all arts and culture to
[22:51] my ears.
[22:54] Hello, I'm Helena Fowler.
[22:56] I'm representing the Board of Directors for Abination Valley Theatre.
[23:02] And we are one super thankful to be part of this group.
[23:07] But we'd like to talk about partnering more with some of our programs.
[23:12] Yes, maybe the Golden Gate Symphony would love some of the Flocological dancers too.
[23:18] Part of our summer curriculum.
[23:19] 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.
[23:33] Theresa really wanted me to thank you all of you for the grant because of the grant we were able to offer 33 dancers.
[23:40] they reduced costs for the Venetia Summer Valley, or Venetia Valley Theatre Summer Programming,
[23:46] which in people workshops and has had a really large showing for the intensive, which is
[23:55] we also recently just this past Saturday, had auditions for the Nutcracker, and we will be
[24:00] welcoming over 70 dancers for this year's Nutcracker. We're pretty unique in that every dancer
[24:06] under the 18 and under that auditions between.
[24:10] Get some part.
[24:12] And so we're extremely inclusive and very welcoming of all levels.
[24:17] Performances this year are December 12th,
[24:19] out 1 and 5 o'clock pm and December 13th at 11 and 3 o'clock pm
[24:24] to the Lono community that we would love to have your support
[24:29] to love to see.
[24:32] The school year, or the school opened,
[24:35] finished Valley School opened on August 18th, fridge 26, 27 school year with about 135 students
[24:42] in the world for weekly classes, which fantastic. We're really able to spread our love
[24:48] performance community more. And finally, we're planning our spring show, which is going to be
[25:00] All maker, very funny and very engaging, and that will be above two shows, April 24th at the back of over one year.
[25:10] We'd like to thank
[25:19] you.
[25:21] Thank you.
[25:21] Thank you so much.
[25:26] We'd love to have any other public comments.
[25:31] Any on line or any written?
[25:36] No written.
[25:42] Thank you very much for everyone who came from the public to deliver public comments.
[25:49] It's really, really encouraging, really inspiring to see how this community
[25:53] perseveres and how we are able to maintain and bolster our identity.
[25:59] So thank you for all your contributions.
[26:02] We will go ahead and proceed to the next item of the agenda, the next section of the agenda,
[26:07] which is information presentations and we have a for Benisha Arts Festival report by Vicki
[26:18] the floor is all yours.
[26:25] Thank you.
[26:26] Thank you.
[26:29] Thank you.
[26:29] Don't take it personally.
[26:33] Okay.
[26:34] Good evening.
[26:35] Good evening.
[26:36] Good evening.
[26:36] Benisha Art Gallery Alliance appreciates the invitation to share 2026 Benisha Arts Festival
[26:43] and our vision for 2027 with you tonight.
[26:47] Last June, the Benisha Arts Festival gave us a chance to try something a little different.
[26:52] Rather than creating another traditional,
[26:56] free-fair, we treated Banishad self as the festival grounds.
[27:01] The 12th Galleries Arts Banisha public spaces in downtown businesses,
[27:06] musicians, artists, rural designers, and community organizations
[27:10] all became part of one connected arts experience.
[27:13] Our theme, Art Flume Sembanisha, help give today a visual identity
[27:18] that the larger idea was simple,
[27:20] and invite people to a walkable waterfront arts experience and let them discover the arts already happening here.
[27:33] We decided to tag you in this.
[27:36] Hi, my name is Tim Urban.
[27:38] I work with Bikki at NYTC Gallery and I work with the Venetia Arts Gallery Alliance on their marketing, design consulting and event plan.
[27:48] The festival brought together wide range of Venetious art, community, and one coordinated
[27:53] event.
[27:54] That's June.
[27:55] Highlights included, sip of art history with Picasso, Rita Calo, and even Egloria's
[28:02] Bob Ross.
[28:04] Free light music performances throughout downtown,
[28:09] and ballet folklorical out there.
[28:13] We had floral art interpretations pairing floral designs and floral designers with
[28:19] galleries of our part of National Art Gallery Alliance,
[28:24] for the week leading up the event,
[28:27] the Plane Air Group brought out Plane Air, the Plane Air paint out around Venetia with a
[28:32] conclusion on festival day, amazing turnout. We had collaborative giant flower sculptures
[28:39] identifying the hosting galleries. That was really fun and adventurous to see what those
[28:46] will turn out like everybody had their own idea.
[28:50] We had interactive art activities for the visitors on festival day, the free vintage, trolley
[28:56] connecting all the festival, festival areas, the pottery throw down, a happy life, life
[29:02] class blowing, painting, portrait drawings, mosaic, and other art demonstrations.
[29:08] And then, of course, the public art directory trail that was also live on the map, in
[29:13] collaboration with your group, actually, with the help of Chris.
[29:17] One of the most important things we learned was that people did not need a central festival
[29:22] site.
[29:23] The movement through our town was actually the experience.
[29:34] The news show already has an extraordinary concentration of artists, galleries, studios,
[29:39] museums, historical places and creative organizations.
[29:43] The festival gives us a way to present those individual pieces as something larger.
[29:48] It allows us to say the niches and artists destination, it also creates connections between organizations that may normally operate independently.
[29:58] We saw that tonight. Look at home.
[30:01] 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.
[30:30] Our goal for the second year, on June 5, 2027, will not necessarily be to make the festival
[30:39] grammatically bigger, although that would be awesome.
[30:42] It will be to make it stronger, easier to navigate, and even more distinctly Benisha.
[30:49] The first year introduced the idea, and the second year coming up gives us the opportunity
[30:54] to establish the Benisha Arts Festival as something that residents and visitors begin to
[31:00] to look forward to each year.
[31:04] A consistent annual date, identity and city partnership
[31:07] will help us to build recognition over time.
[31:14] The trolley was an important part of the festival experience
[31:18] and helped reinforce the ideas that the entire town was participating.
[31:23] For 2027, we will continue improving.
[31:26] We have a trolley tour guide who is going to stay on the trolley.
[31:31] one of the pieces that we noticed had occurred is that people were afraid to get off the
[31:36] trolley because he didn't know when they got out to arts, Phoenicia, and the museum. So we're
[31:42] going to have a tour guide that's going to be able to get off the trolley to go in because the
[31:46] driver can't get off. And that way people will know the it'll be announced that they
[31:51] the trolley is here to get back and we're going to have some. So trolley signage for stops that
[31:56] something else that we were encouraged to do. And also the map and schedule will be distributed
[32:03] to businesses way in advance to the hotels and that's who people are going to know that it's
[32:08] coming up. The goal is to make it effortless for someone arriving in Benisa to understand where do I
[32:16] start? Where can I go and what can I discover next?
[32:31] I'm the most engaging moments happen when visitors
[32:34] actually watch the art being made or get a chance to their hands dirty. We will build on this
[32:41] experience with pottery, painting,
[32:50] glass-blowing,
[32:53] floral design, public art, and more participatory
[33:01] workshops and projects. These experiences help to turn someone from a specter,
[33:08] expectator into a participant or maybe an artist.
[33:18] Life performances was an important part of the festival.
[33:22] Bringing energy to the spaces between galleries and activity areas.
[33:26] Last year, performances were spread across several smaller locations throughout town,
[33:31] rather than centered on a single main stage.
[33:34] For 2027, we are looking at adding a central stage on the capital lawn,
[33:39] while continuing to support smaller community performance areas throughout the festival.
[33:44] That combination feels like a strong fit for Venetia, a central gathering place with music and performance
[33:51] still woven throughout town and encouraging visitors to keep exploring.
[33:56] We also want to strengthen the support around the festival and create new opportunities for participation.
[34:02] We will be actively seeking sponsors in developing a dedicated sponsor page on the festival website.
[34:10] This will give local businesses, organizations and community partners a clear way to see sponsorship opportunities,
[34:17] understand what their support makes possible and get involved at different levels.
[34:22] We are also looking at replacing the pre-festival gathering with an after party to come together to celebrate what happened
[34:29] and continue the sense of community after the formal festival activities wind down.
[34:35] On the programming side, we want to bring new performances and fresh voices while continuing
[34:41] to feature local talent, expanding the mix of music, performance and live arts will help
[34:47] keep the festival evolving and kick visitors something new to discover each year.
[34:52] Part, over time, the Venetia Arts Festival can become one of the city's cultural tourism, identity, along.
[35:05] We
[35:16] would like to invite the Arts and Culture Commission to get involved.
[35:20] Really? No need to wait for us to get into the heart of designing this festival.
[35:29] We'd love for you to be a part of that.
[35:31] In some ways that you can assist and get involved,
[35:35] participating again with the member in the development of the 2027 Festival.
[35:41] Chris Dunlap was an extremely valuable asset to us last time around
[35:46] with securing musicians' potential performance locations for us,
[35:52] sharing his expertise, and of course the tie-in to the public art piece,
[35:56] which we really valued and appreciated.
[36:00] are the ways helping us to think about how to involve youth and emerging artists in getting
[36:07] them involved in programs as well. Lastly, advocating for the festival within the city, letting
[36:13] people know that yes indeed it's happening again and if they didn't hear about it, they should
[36:16] come this time. Our hope is that this can become a truly collaborative, Venetia Arts event rather
[36:22] and something owned by a single organization.
[36:27] The festival gives finish a moment each year
[36:30] and we can collectively show people who we are,
[36:34] a beautiful waterfront town, and a historic town,
[36:38] a town filled with many working artists,
[36:43] a town where galleries, musicians, performers,
[36:46] businesses, and residents are connected to one another.
[36:50] 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.
[37:01] The first year, notice what was possible.
[37:05] 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.
[37:14] We would love for the Arts and Culture Commission to help us shape what the Venetia Arts Festival becomes next.
[37:23] Is there any question?
[37:28] I don't have a question but may I make a comment?
[37:31] I was very rewarding experience for me to see the festival build over the months before it happened and the day was exquisite.
[37:46] the timing with your mural, with the festival was, it was a delight.
[37:56] Thank you.
[37:57] We're hoping you join us at the table.
[38:00] If again, I don't have any other questions?
[38:07] I have a question.
[38:09] Do you have any estimation of how many people came in?
[38:13] We were told two to three thousand did show it and so we're hoping for more
[38:20] That could be a different number. Collette was on maternity leave and she was looking in to a company that actually
[38:29] We'll can go in
[38:31] I'm scared. They can go in and see by your phone where you were at that time in that day
[38:38] and it actually can give you a more accurate number
[38:41] of how many people come to your event.
[38:44] He was looking into that, but other cultures
[38:49] that they were calculating by other means
[38:52] that it was two to three thousand.
[38:54] What was the challenge was that on because it's on first street
[38:57] and there was so much happening within the galleries
[39:00] and within like the in and other places,
[39:03] sometimes you would come out in the street
[39:04] and it looked empty but when you would go
[39:07] because we all took turns going around
[39:10] as there was a lot going on within the businesses
[39:12] or within the court yards of the court.
[39:14] So that was exciting.
[39:17] So that's why we were presenting that this year,
[39:20] we're going up a little bit more outside,
[39:23] so we look more well, but not we're still sticking
[39:28] with no tents, except for in the central space,
[39:35] which Chris had suggested last year
[39:37] and we're going to make it develop more
[39:39] and putting that area, that's true.
[39:45] I wouldn't guess more than two or three thousand.
[39:48] Just by what I thought it was great.
[39:50] And knowing that was your first time,
[39:51] you guys did a really good job.
[39:55] I couldn't find anyone to come with me.
[39:56] So I said, I'm just going to go by myself.
[39:58] I'll just spend like a half hour walking around.
[40:00] I spent the entire day there.
[40:02] 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.
[40:08] I got sort of really great job.
[40:10] Well, thank you.
[40:11] Yeah, thank you.
[40:12] Yeah, I loved how, you know, when I was on First Street, I just ran.
[40:16] I just came across people I didn't see it in years and people came from out of town.
[40:21] I was like, how did you hear about this? And people just said, oh, I saw whatever thing on social media.
[40:26] people I thought they would draw I would draw maybe a hundred miles to get here for that
[40:31] program so I just want to say you know great job I mean I'm just anecdotes but no
[40:36] it's those are important that they're telling and you guys did a wonderful job and I
[40:41] just love how they're so much diversity and all the different age groups that was
[40:45] really good to see. Congratulations. Thank you we're hoping to expand on that I know
[40:51] there's so much going on and listening to the wonderful presentations before there's a
[40:55] and I and the one woman sick adjusted this collaboration and that's what we really
[41:01] want. We don't want it to just be the Bittieshark Gallery Alliance. We would like it to be
[41:05] us with other also to make it even. Thank you. I have just a few comments. I think if you
[41:14] every day when I go to the public library because your beautiful flower is still in our lobby
[41:19] And it's just gorgeous.
[41:21] And I wanted to thank the commission.
[41:24] They've been, you know, Commissioner Tover.
[41:26] Got us told us about this early on.
[41:29] You know, Commissioner Dunlap was super excited
[41:31] to get involved.
[41:33] I know Commissioner Lewis and Commissioner,
[41:35] our chair, HECKmont, both performed as performers.
[41:39] And now I heard, I know Treva and Greg are huge cheerleaders
[41:44] and love everything that you're doing.
[41:47] a lot went into this presentation tonight, and I want to thank you.
[41:52] We've been in constant contact.
[41:56] The pictures are gorgeous.
[41:59] They did a lot of work.
[42:01] We've been talking in these past couple days trying to how we can make this come to life.
[42:06] And you did a beautiful job.
[42:07] We lost a lot of the photos because we lost an email.
[42:10] It were like, where's the photos?
[42:12] We know we took the ex-capitals.
[42:13] Where are those?
[42:14] And we have all of these and we're like, I don't know, there's somewhere out there in space.
[42:20] So again, we thank you and thank you Chris for being on it and Mima and busy isn't here.
[42:26] And of course, Jeff, we saw his photos in here.
[42:29] So it takes all of us to make it happen and appreciate it.
[42:33] And be sure to tell those that maybe Mr. Presentation tonight that this is being recorded,
[42:38] and they can watch it online starting tomorrow.
[42:41] because I think it's a really great summary and it's really exciting and
[42:45] congratulations. Thank you. June fits. Thank you so much. Appreciate all your contributions.
[42:52] Thank you. Thank you.
[42:55] All right. It was a wonderful presentation and now it's
[43:00] hard to move on, but now it's a move on to the consent calendar.
[43:07] The action
[43:07] And here's to do we have a motion to approve the minutes.
[43:16] I move to approve the minutes.
[43:20] I second the motion.
[43:23] All right.
[43:24] But that of Secretary would like to take the roll call.
[43:27] Thank you.
[43:44] Chairperson Heckman.
[43:47] Yes.
[43:49] Thank you.
[43:50] Thank you.
[43:51] Yes.
[43:52] Commissioner to over.
[43:55] Yes.
[43:55] Commissioner Wilson.
[43:57] Commissioner.
[44:05] Thank you very much.
[44:06] Thank you very much, commissioner.
[44:07] So we're going to go ahead and move into the next section of the agenda, which is ad hoc
[44:13] committee assignments, and to discuss the formation of various ad hoc assignments and
[44:17] a point commissioners these temporary groups.
[44:25] Ms. Sandley, we had any suggestions for how we proceed here.
[44:30] And this can be really informal.
[44:32] I know the chair and I had an opportunity to meet to go over the agenda.
[44:36] and I think we wanted an opportunity to open the forum to talk a little bit about what we want
[44:44] to accomplish this coming year. You have an opportunity to create these ad hoc media assignments
[44:50] that allow you to meet as often as you wish. You don't have to follow the brown act and it gives you
[44:57] for a little bit more free flow and death.
[45:00] 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.
[45:16] 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.
[45:27] Ad hocs can have a maximum of three commissioners. So, um, if people want to get involved, um, you have the opportunity.
[45:35] 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.
[45:44] 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.
[45:59] And so we most likely will be wanting to go out for an RFP and get a new piano.
[46:07] 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.
[46:18] 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.
[46:29] The art inventory maintenance ad hoc we had before I think is very very important.
[46:36] We accomplished a lot last year with the $10,000 that we have for art maintenance, but
[46:42] that committee that ad hoc really is vital to get out there and be the eyes for all
[46:48] the art in the community.
[46:50] The community grant ad hoc there was some wishes from some of the commissioners to relook
[46:56] at the questions that are asked of our grantees to the grantees process and we would need to start
[47:03] looking at that now if that's something that you guys were interested in. And then we also in our
[47:10] discussion with the chair talked about having an an events marketing kind of ad hoc where we could
[47:17] include the piano concert do more things like that where we can not be here in the council chambers
[47:24] maybe be out in the community creating that collaboration like we saw tonight and then I just added
[47:29] the arts festival. At this point, it's open dialogue, we can all talk. I don't want too much. I know
[47:37] your time is very important. You all are volunteering and giving back to this community. So I want
[47:43] to have something that's doable and meaningful to all of you. Thank you. I was going to propose
[47:50] that, you know, and then when we talk about these scopes,
[47:52] like where do you draw the lines of, for the pianos,
[47:56] the more I think about it, I just want to process around
[47:59] with you guys think about it.
[48:01] We have the maintenance side of the pianos,
[48:04] and then we have the creation side of the pianos.
[48:08] And I think of those as being very different things.
[48:13] You know, the whole RFP process and taking an artist
[48:15] and going through that versus the maintenance side.
[48:18] A lot of the maintenance side of it is very analogous to a lot of other public art in a way.
[48:25] It should be a process to it.
[48:27] You know, they all have nuances, of course.
[48:30] But one way that we could do this is to have the public art panels is public art.
[48:37] Just have that as under the art inventory maintenance ad hoc.
[48:42] And make the public, make the piano ad hoc
[48:46] about everything that's outside that really
[48:49] to the public, our piano.
[48:50] So RFPs and events.
[48:55] I agree.
[48:56] I think from seeing the engagement that we had.
[49:03] I mean, I've been on this commission for two years now.
[49:06] The first time outside of the grant,
[49:09] you know, presentations that we've had them come here
[49:13] to talk to us and tell us what's going on with the amount of enthusiasm that these organizations
[49:23] have, I mean, you know, going through the grant process and, you know, giving them this money
[49:29] to see the smiles on these people's faces and to see the progress with the theatre reopening
[49:35] and the art festival. Things are happening in Venetia that we, I think we really have
[49:45] a responsibility as representatives of the city that we need to make sure that they're
[49:52] successful in their adventures and to keep this going. I, you know, along with the amount of
[50:00] They came to the Art Festival ofcome to the other events, you know, like the piano events that we've had.
[50:09] That brings many to the city, which is tax dollars.
[50:14] And, you know, I think that that's something that we really should emphasize this year, in addition to the public art maintenance, too.
[50:27] I think that really should be the focus of what we do this year to really be engaged with the community,
[50:37] my two cents.
[50:43] May I ask a question maybe to put something on the agenda for next time?
[50:50] This is about the upkeep of the public art.
[50:54] I'd like to update on the defacement of the memorial benches.
[51:02] And I'd like to know what we can do about that, and what's happening and what will happen.
[51:12] This is really in a tack on people's families here, so I'm concerned about
[51:22] it.
[51:22] I'd be happy to put that on a future agenda.
[51:24] I can't believe my light on, but one thing that I heard from a few of the groups that
[51:34] presented tonight was this idea of engaging the youth, right?
[51:38] And so that's very passionate to me as how do we get young people to be a part of the narrative
[51:44] and to be leading some of these arts initiatives that are happening around the city.
[51:49] I think it's great, and how we can engage them
[51:52] and even more on the public art side,
[51:56] how we can encourage them to be a part
[52:00] of the performing art side.
[52:02] So I think I don't know if that's an ad hoc
[52:06] or what that would be under,
[52:10] but I think that there's an opportunity for us
[52:15] to inspire the use to be a part of this conversation and to fill up these chambers when we're having these conversations.
[52:25] I agree with that totally.
[52:29] 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?
[52:40] you see a lot of older people, the senior population really engages in it and how does
[52:48] this get carried forward and how does it become sustainable? And you're exactly right,
[52:55] it's bringing in, how do we get, I see like these other groups are getting the high school
[53:04] and some of the other schools engage in some of these projects, but I think that's another
[53:09] I think for us to kind of consider to help perpetuate the youth on being involved, even
[53:19] most things in the city, the public are, like you were talking about, it'd be wonderful
[53:26] if we could have something that's put together by some of the kids in the schools that
[53:32] would actually be a public or a project, you know?
[53:38] I also love the intersectionality between seniors and young people, right?
[53:45] I think we have a robust senior community, right?
[53:52] And we have a lot of youth like to have them come together to do something very structured
[53:58] than powerful. And I just think that would be great as well. So, I guess, again, my wonder
[54:06] would be like, is there an ad hoc that focuses on those type of initiatives that bring young
[54:16] people to the table and also, you know, have that moment for some cross?
[54:23] Some of it, I know, you know, when we've had discussions, there's a limitation to exactly what
[54:29] city can do as far as as representation. So like what you're saying with an ad hoc committee
[54:37] is if we could have those kind of conversations about, you know, how can the mission be more
[54:43] involved and be able to accomplish those goals, but still adhere to whatever the policies are.
[54:51] And we have to buy by. And there is an opportunity for the ad hoc and this commission to work
[54:58] very closely with.
[55:00] 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.
[55:29] 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.
[55:40] And then the commission can come and participate in the part of it that way.
[55:46] I think it's a lot of great ideas.
[55:49] We only meet every other month so you don't want to lose this momentum, right?
[55:55] So that's why these ad hocs are really great because we can meet for coffee, we could say,
[56:00] okay, the art maintenance one, I would closely with that committee, we met, we divided tasks,
[56:07] the group went out, completed those tasks came back and we were able to actually get something,
[56:13] really wonderful accomplished last year.
[56:16] And so, you know, looking at the list,
[56:19] I don't want to overdo with so many ad talks
[56:22] that we can bring them together and know that it's vague.
[56:29] So like having, we can title it whatever,
[56:32] events, marketing, and kind of tie-in to bringing youth
[56:36] involved, working with seniors, working with all
[56:42] the collaboration we saw tonight.
[56:46] I want to defer to you on your interest and where you're willing
[56:49] to donate your time. I don't see that point because I agree we can't have too many ad
[56:54] on my opinion because we have too many ad hoc, so I mean we're just only sort of a number of people
[56:57] where we can't, I came to demonstrate my head. How do we just simplify as much as possible while
[57:03] along with specializing that built bright. Like one structure could be where we have an ad hoc
[57:11] for new art, new public art.
[57:13] We could be the public art pianos.
[57:15] It could be a mural or whatever.
[57:19] That's one, so it's managing the RFPs.
[57:22] And then you have another one that's for maintenance,
[57:25] and probably we should really,
[57:27] I would advocate, we actually include
[57:29] the title decommissioning,
[57:30] because that's going to be a big thing
[57:32] that we have to think about.
[57:34] And then another one could just advance,
[57:39] or I'll reach or whatever word you want it.
[57:42] I do think it's important.
[57:43] 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.
[57:51] We really talked about the questions that we were asking the grantees and kind of editing to gain more information from the different organizations.
[58:03] So I don't want to lose that one.
[58:07] Is there a
[58:11] way, is there a way say that we had, like, rear four ad hoc committees?
[58:19] Do we had an ad hoc committee that would basically deal with public arcs?
[58:23] I think the maintenance and the new requests should really be in the same group,
[58:30] because of the fact that when we had this initial discussion about the
[58:36] 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,
[58:50] fix your house, right, and then you move forward. And I think, you know, now that we've gotten that off the ground,
[58:57] I think the new calls for public art that go,
[59:01] I think should be also contained within the same ad hoc committee,
[59:04] because of the fact that we learned,
[59:07] we'll be really beneficial to designing those requests.
[59:13] So it's all kind of in its own house as a work.
[59:17] I think the events part of it
[59:20] two could be in its own ad hoc committee
[59:23] and then branch out like say, you know,
[59:27] I'm not telling you have to do it.
[59:30] But if Chris wanted to be on the art festival committee,
[59:34] when we meet as an ad hoc,
[59:36] he could report on what's going on there
[59:38] and then that would be built into our commissioning.
[59:42] So we could kind of just identify maybe three or four
[59:45] different ad hoc committees that we want to do.
[59:50] And then whoever wants to be part of one or two of them,
[59:54] and then go from there and then they can within their own groups can branch out and address
[1:00:01] 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.
[1:00:14] 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.
[1:00:28] And each of us goes out and encourages, you know, that's what we do to get synergy within our grantees.
[1:00:41] So, for example, you're saying to under public art,
[1:00:45] art inventory maintenance, and pianos with fall under public art,
[1:00:49] and then maybe like performing arts, events, and marketing,
[1:00:54] is all one group, one ad hoc.
[1:00:59] And then community grants.
[1:01:01] I look at that one as just always, always there, right?
[1:01:04] And then I'm trying to figure out how to streamline
[1:01:06] some other ones around that.
[1:01:08] But I think community grants always should be it's own ad hoc.
[1:01:12] 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.
[1:01:31] But just know, so if we start going through the questions and wanting, you know, if you wanted
[1:01:37] to make that just a subject matter for one, our next mission meeting, we could do that,
[1:01:43] but it's very formal.
[1:01:44] You know, we have to follow Robert's rule of orders.
[1:01:47] And at hot level, you could have a little bit more freedom.
[1:01:51] So I'm unsure with the grant.
[1:01:53] The grant questions are the grant questions.
[1:01:58] I know we want to fine tune them, tweak, maybe delete one, add one.
[1:02:03] It's not going to be a major overhaul.
[1:02:08] So I wanted to get your feedback on that.
[1:02:11] And there's so much overlap with all these, right?
[1:02:14] So it's just not ever we just want to draw a line.
[1:02:16] And then we can always change it.
[1:02:18] Something's not working, but I mean,
[1:02:19] I then did like we do grant outreach for questionnaires.
[1:02:23] We're also talking maybe the same conversation about,
[1:02:26] hey, do you want to come in, present something in our commission meeting?
[1:02:29] Or did you know such and such as working on this other thing?
[1:02:32] You might want to talk to each other, right?
[1:02:35] Yeah, I mean, it's all so much overlap.
[1:02:37] So it's like, I just say, like, we just draw a line.
[1:02:39] Like, just draw the lines and there's no really no downside, right?
[1:02:44] It doesn't work.
[1:02:44] We change it.
[1:02:46] I wanted to thank the commissioners.
[1:02:48] It was really your idea through last year.
[1:02:52] So where we got tonight, because we wanted to have an audience, you, you know, we've talked about collaboration, that was a priority.
[1:03:04] And when they gave their presentations, we all saw what was happening.
[1:03:08] And we're like, this is fabulous.
[1:03:09] So I've stayed in constant contact with them since then and said,
[1:03:14] our commissioners want to go to your events.
[1:03:17] They love to promote you as you as our ambassadors.
[1:03:23] 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.
[1:03:40] 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.
[1:03:58] 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.
[1:04:07] I think that's going to help make sure that these ad hoc
[1:04:13] committees are relevant.
[1:04:14] I think one of the problems that we've kind of up with these ideas
[1:04:18] and they kind of fall away.
[1:04:21] You know what I have because of life.
[1:04:23] And I think if we kind of, if we make it simplified
[1:04:28] where it's doable, and then we can report on it during our commission
[1:04:35] means, you know, each person, if there's anything relevant, but to speak to, and have a part
[1:04:42] of the meaning, and it just so it keeps the energy going that we keep it, part of it.
[1:04:50] We're going to get me to, are you against things simple?
[1:04:54] So, do we want to just draw a line in the sand to say, let's start here and see how it goes?
[1:05:04] 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?
[1:05:16] Some to the interest me would be to curate a calendar, a publicly available calendar of every arts event happening in the city.
[1:05:23] I just figured out I can subscribe to the 49ers calendar and it's in my Gmail now,
[1:05:28] whenever I click the button I can see what the nine are, when their game is.
[1:05:33] Okay, but also my wife's school she works at has a calendar. You can subscribe to,
[1:05:40] so I can see if she's oh, she's going to have a rough week that week. You could create something
[1:05:45] that doesn't have to be Gmail, but something's pretty simple to aggregate all of the
[1:05:49] of it's going on in town and put them in one place that everyone can look at.
[1:05:56] And so I think about, well, I want to make that happen, where would what ad hoc would
[1:06:00] I be in for that, and that events are marketing, right?
[1:06:07] Yeah.
[1:06:07] So that's the sort of way I was thinking about what interests me, and then what ad hoc
[1:06:12] would I go in if that thing interests me, and would that fit in two different ones or
[1:06:17] as?
[1:06:18] 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.
[1:06:37] 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.
[1:07:05] how we can all, you know, go to these events,
[1:07:08] how we can improve the grant process.
[1:07:12] You know, how we can better maintain our public art,
[1:07:16] make awareness of the public art,
[1:07:19] and also, which will bring more interesting people
[1:07:21] while you contribute to it.
[1:07:23] So, I think if we design these in a way
[1:07:28] where it brings in new ideas and it's energized by that,
[1:07:33] because you just purpose or function.
[1:07:35] I also love the presentations were wonderful,
[1:07:39] but I don't know if you noticed that like people were chatting,
[1:07:42] it was happening, I mean I'm in school mode right now
[1:07:45] I'm a teacher and I teach in middle school,
[1:07:46] so I almost was all like.
[1:07:50] But I also didn't want to do that because they were chatting with each other
[1:07:53] and trying to figure things out and I think we talked about that, right?
[1:07:56] How to be that and you were telling us, okay, but we can't do, right?
[1:08:01] And I think maybe the community grant ad hoc can be a part of that conversation that networking
[1:08:07] that like, oh, what ideas do you have and kind of guiding the conversation being a facilitator
[1:08:16] of conversations?
[1:08:20] So, and do we have to decide on what the ad hocs are tonight or is this more of this open
[1:08:25] discussion?
[1:08:26] No, I just, our next meeting is not to November, I believe it's November 1st, Thursday
[1:08:35] in November, if we wanted to kind of hit the ground running, an ad hoc would be the way
[1:08:42] if we wanted just to scale to the 2 or 3 that you've discussed tonight, or we can put this
[1:08:49] on our next agenda.
[1:08:49] 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
[1:08:56] The external side of things and then there's internal side of things, right?
[1:09:00] Like broadly I think about it like a public art maintenance and look at the schedules and looking at it
[1:09:05] If a
[1:09:06] Burp poop went out of certain ventures when we do about it that's like more like internal
[1:09:10] Internal kind of responsibility in the way and they have the actual facing ones which is engaging the youth
[1:09:15] Bringing the intersection of youth and seniors
[1:09:19] looking at events, or a wire from events, events that we can use the city, the library, or
[1:09:27] senior center, whatever, establishing a counter, like those are like more like external.
[1:09:34] I mean, we want to keep it simple, just like due to ad hocs, what are them as more like RFPs and maintenance,
[1:09:42] and then everything else goes another one.
[1:09:43] 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.
[1:09:54] But then the way you explained it, like outreach would actually tie in with grants, and that would...
[1:10:00] And then you could have a public events in public art.
[1:10:04] 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.
[1:10:27] think, you know, because we were so passionate about making sure that they had the, you know,
[1:10:33] the resources available to them. But then, you know, when you, the city, you folks,
[1:10:42] sorry, there's limitations. So I think, you know, and it's one thing I've seen that's really
[1:10:48] kind of good about the ad hoc communities is that we do have people like us that are on the
[1:10:54] mission that our volunteers from the community to do this, but then we also collaborate with
[1:11:01] people from the city that can say, okay, those ideas are fine, but these are the limitations
[1:11:08] of what the city can do, and then we collaborate together to figure out how do we bring
[1:11:16] ideas that we have to fruition. And that's where, you know, we do, we need you guys to kind
[1:11:24] of, you know, when we come up with these grandiose ideas to do things because we're so passionate
[1:11:29] about what we see, but we know that there's limitations onto what the city can, you know, commit themselves to.
[1:11:38] If I can make a suggestion to such good impact, I think we want to do so much, but maybe for tonight,
[1:11:46] because you can add an ad hoc at any time.
[1:11:51] So, for some, ad hoc definition is a short term like assignment.
[1:11:56] So, the grant ad hoc is going to look at the grant process grant questions,
[1:12:01] the review, scoring, makes sense suggestions.
[1:12:05] And then once that's done, it's retired.
[1:12:08] I think events, I think the events, it's, you know, there are one time things.
[1:12:13] So the piano, whatever you guys decide to do for events.
[1:12:16] So I think keeping it very simple for now, just for tonight,
[1:12:20] and then we could still want it and come back at our next,
[1:12:23] but I think what I'm hearing is kind of art, public art,
[1:12:28] and that includes the maintenance and then potential new art
[1:12:31] is one category, and then we have the events outreach,
[1:12:36] and we could outreach all of our at-box.
[1:12:39] I think that's another great one.
[1:12:41] I think we all would like to hit the ground running on and then the grants.
[1:12:47] So we can have three ad hocs.
[1:12:50] We can have volunteers tonight or we can wait till the next meeting.
[1:12:56] Totally up to the commission.
[1:12:58] I would like to call a motion for that strategy later.
[1:13:11] If I like to call a motion, there's no being wrong.
[1:13:14] you know, we just try it and doesn't we need to differentiate or
[1:13:18] flap things or whatever we can always do that.
[1:13:33] I think that we should wait. I mean, as far as the volunteer part,
[1:13:37] I think it's great that we've had this discussion. Tonight,
[1:13:41] to kind of identify the pathway forward,
[1:13:45] but I'd love for, you know, busy and yeah.
[1:13:52] That would give the opportunity to share the chair and I can work on, maybe, you know, defining
[1:13:59] a little bit of ideas so that at the next meeting you can volunteer for the ones that you want.
[1:14:05] We can get those locked in and then hit the ground ready.
[1:14:08] And that will delay us for two months, right.
[1:14:13] If we don't, if we don't form that hot tonight, then we'll have to wait for the next meeting.
[1:14:19] because you're most supposed to form the adverse tonight.
[1:14:22] And we can always add people to them.
[1:14:25] You could switch.
[1:14:26] Yeah, we can assign people.
[1:14:28] And if because Mr. Lewis is here and Cara is not here,
[1:14:31] I understand that we could either know in them well,
[1:14:35] we can put them on one.
[1:14:36] And if they want to bow out, be more than happy too.
[1:14:44] I'm sort of prefer that we get started.
[1:14:48] There's been a lot of waiting around.
[1:14:50] 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
[1:15:01] 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?
[1:15:21] 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.
[1:15:28] So I think the motion was that we have three currently from tonight moving forward.
[1:15:36] Three ad hocs.
[1:15:38] 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.
[1:15:45] second the motion. And then the secretary would take role and we could at this time ask for volunteers to
[1:15:52] serve in those roles and then those at hox could start right away.
[1:15:59] We have a second.
[1:16:03] So we'd ask our
[1:16:04] secretary to turn on her microphone and announce everyone's names because she loves the microphone.
[1:16:22] Chairperson Hettman.
[1:16:25] Chairperson, I mean, Commissioner Dunlatt.
[1:16:27] Yes.
[1:16:28] Commissioner Tover.
[1:16:30] Yes.
[1:16:31] Commissioner Listen.
[1:16:32] Yes.
[1:16:32] Commissioner Noves.
[1:16:35] So I just want to be clear for the notes that we are forming the three ad hocs.
[1:16:42] And now we're going to ask ourselves to volunteer.
[1:16:47] And you do not need to vote on positions, so you've created the ad hocs and we can take volunteers.
[1:16:56] So just enter the notes, a minute, a minute, a minute, a minute.
[1:17:01] I'm very happy to volunteer for anyone, but I think the least popular one is probably the public art one.
[1:17:07] So I'll volunteer myself there.
[1:17:12] Yeah.
[1:17:12] We are all going to be very popular.
[1:17:16] Would there be any benefit to only for now putting two people on every committee so that
[1:17:21] the two commissioners that aren't here could have to have their pick?
[1:17:26] Unless we know there's some they won't want to be on.
[1:17:29] I think
[1:17:32] we get to volunteer them.
[1:17:35] I think those that are here tonight do get first opportunity for your passion.
[1:17:40] And know that we will all be involved in all of these things.
[1:17:47] I would like to carry on with the meetings with the arts festival if possible.
[1:17:54] You're on the pitch.
[1:17:57] That's what I would prefer.
[1:18:02] Yeah, and I would guess my calendar idea goes under that same at all, Grant.
[1:18:07] Pick me in there.
[1:18:08] And I'll do the public art
[1:18:12] grant.
[1:18:26] I will do the grants.
[1:18:30] And I'm also interested in outreach.
[1:18:45] I think that is a great start.
[1:18:47] So, we've got, and do you have those, Mr. Tart, you want to repeat them back, so.
[1:18:56] Okay. So, for events in outreach, I have Dunlap, Wilson, and nervous.
[1:19:03] Republic art, Hechmat, and Tover, and for grants and nervous.
[1:19:09] Oh, and Tover.
[1:19:15] Thank you. That was a great discussion. I'm really excited about the months to come.
[1:19:20] So we're going to go ahead and move on to communication from staff and members City Council and your report.
[1:19:29] Commissioner Wilson, thank you so much for your participation in partnership there.
[1:19:33] Oh, yes. So long ago, I was pretty sure I know.
[1:19:37] I would like to commend our chair and Commissioner Wilson and I believe Commissioner Lewis was going to attend with you.
[1:19:50] It was the best presentation our city council is seen in ages for those of you.
[1:20:00] 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
[1:20:11] Performing Arts come with his guitar and sat in the audience as everyone arrives and played the most beautiful,
[1:20:22] coming board just music. Every council member walked in every city staff were in awe. They
[1:20:32] said they wished that we could have that music at every council meeting. It set such a
[1:20:38] wonderful tone and as your chair presented a year and review of all the grantees he played
[1:20:45] in the background, then they swapped, and then a
[1:20:50] Commissioner Wilson got up, and music playing, I mean,
[1:20:53] everyone was smiling.
[1:20:55] I just can't thank you enough.
[1:20:56] That was just amazing.
[1:20:58] Amazing.
[1:20:59] Amazing.
[1:21:00] Thank you, Anne.
[1:21:01] You're very instrumental to helping structure this, but
[1:21:05] it's together.
[1:21:06] Thank you so much.
[1:21:07] And as we'll say, shout out to Commissioner Wilson that
[1:21:10] he last minute notice, he's like, I'll do it.
[1:21:15] You did a really good job of just solving the information and presenting it very well and in
[1:21:21] the background, Commissioner Lewis, she helped a lot with helping shape up the slides.
[1:21:28] So it was a team effort.
[1:21:29] And it was, of course, all the great conscious of everyone here in our grantees.
[1:21:35] So do that.
[1:21:36] Every single time everyone was smiling.
[1:21:41] I don't get to see the city council smile that but it was beautiful. So great great job.
[1:21:47] Yeah, that was a lot of fun. Great. Yeah, so we just, I don't think there's any remarks to make about that.
[1:21:54] I thought it was, it seemed like it was well received and we got some comments from the, from council.
[1:22:02] But overall, I, like, they're, I thought the tone and the response was very positive.
[1:22:08] So anyways, congratulations.
[1:22:13] If anything else, we'd good push forward into the upcoming grantee events or fundraisers.
[1:22:20] I just have a couple that I think in the spirit of beginning of the meeting.
[1:22:26] I just wanted to end.
[1:22:27] There's just so many amazing things happening in our community.
[1:22:31] I encourage you because you guys are involved in so much.
[1:22:34] This is a great opportunity for us to share with our other ambassadors of art and culture.
[1:22:40] But some things that I noticed online that I'm sure you're aware of, but you're all
[1:22:45] everyone out there watching.
[1:22:47] But one house bakery is now doing live music, which is really wonderful, great addition.
[1:22:53] The Inn at Benisha Bay, I see that they're doing, they're going to do a jazz explosion tomorrow night.
[1:22:58] The Relic Tavron, Lucas Buregarden, incredible music performances, you know, day and day out.
[1:23:07] So that's pretty amazing.
[1:23:08] I wanted to let you know that the Venetia Public Library is hosting a very special display for 9-11.
[1:23:16] And it is going to be their bringing posters from the 9-11 Memorial to the Venetia Library, very special.
[1:23:23] And they will be out and displayed from September 10th to the 12th.
[1:23:29] The other thing I wanted to mention, there's going to be a reception at the Venetia Public Library for the Plain Air Gallery.
[1:23:37] 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.
[1:23:45] And they're having a reception on Sunday, the 13th from 3 to 5.
[1:23:50] 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.
[1:23:55] I think they're doing live using the majestic also.
[1:23:59] Not the theater, the bakery next to it.
[1:24:03] I don't know what's night, it was one night a week.
[1:24:05] I think they were done.
[1:24:07] Oh, and there was one more, I'm sorry, printed it off.
[1:24:10] I noticed online art at the Benicio club
[1:24:12] is Saturday, September 12th, from 1 to 5.
[1:24:16] 15 local artists are being shown.
[1:24:19] So another great event for our community celebrating art.
[1:24:25] Thank you very much and with that I believe we're adjourned. Thank you so much