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okay Chairman Scully at 7 p.m. please call the meeting to order.

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Commission. Can we proceed with the roll call?

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Commissioner Johnson here. Commissioner Moses here. Commissioner Gupta here.

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Vice Chair Fleischer here and Chairman Scully here. All members are present

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. Okay. Can I invite everyone to stand

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for the Pledge of Allegiance? Put your right hand over your heart ready and begin by

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thanking reasons people by the United States senior to which it stands One nation under God

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indivisible with liberty and justice for all

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. Okay, Moving forward with our next order of business, do we

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have any public comment for items that are not on the agenda?

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>> No, we don't. Well actually we have take this moment to introduce assistant

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city manager Adam Troy who is just getting himself in as our public speaks.

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>> Wonderful. Thank you Sally. >> It's been a day people.

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Let's get to it. Good evening commissioners. First let me thank all of our

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new members and thank each of you for being willing to serve Culver City.

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I also want to thank those commissioners who are continuing their service.

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You guys are giving your time experience and creativity to this community And listen, if

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nobody's told you lately it matters as you begin a new year together I want to encourage

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you to think broadly about the role of this commission and about the opportunity that sits

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before us as a collective capacity In my short time being here I witnessed has

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extraordinary cultural identity . We are a city of artists,

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storytellers, filmmakers, designers, musicians, performers and creative

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businesses. That means cultural affairs should not simply be something

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that happens inside City Hall. Our opportunity is to increasingly connect the work

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happening here with the creative energy that already exists throughout Culver City

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throughout Los Angeles and quite frankly beyond that being said, I have the utmost

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confidence in Sally and my entire management team. They are committed each day to

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better understanding this community. They understand the work and

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they care deeply about doing it well. >> My expectation is that we

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continue to empower our professional staff to manage their day to day work While

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this commission in its advisory role increasingly helps us think strategically about where

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we are going. >> Part of that means looking at process and efficiency As

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I'm looking at subcommittees and advisory councils structures across the board as

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you review your work plans and establish your subcommittees tonight I encourage you to

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continually ask a few simple questions Can we make this process simpler?

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Can we make it faster? Can we make it easier for artist organizations and

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community partners to work with the city while still maintaining the appropriate

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standards and public accountability? >> Government processes exist

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for important reasons but we should also be willing to examine them.

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A process that made sense 10 or 15 years ago may not necessarily be the most

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effective process today and I would encourage you to look beyond the walls of City Hall,

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attend performances, visit galleries and studios, meet our creative businesses, build

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relationships that many of you already have with our entertainment companies art

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organizations, foundations, educational institutions and cultural leaders throughout the

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region. Once you do those bring those relationships back to Culver

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City. >> I'm encouraging Sally in fact and our entire management

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team to do exactly the same thing to broaden our networks, increase our presence in the

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community and region and cultivate relationships that can create new partnerships,

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resources and opportunities for Culver City. >> I see this commission as an

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important partner in that effort over the next several years.

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>> We have some tremendous opportunities ahead of us our culture, equity planning work,

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the continued evolution of our public art program, our creative economy and ultimately

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the opportunity surrounding the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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So my challenge to you tonight is quite frankly a simple thing Bigger build relationships

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challenge unnecessary complexity, empower our staff and help us make Culver City

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one of the most creative culturally connected and welcoming cities in this

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region. Without a doubt you all have my support.

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You have my confidence And I look forward absolutely to working alongside you.

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making the time to be here. I'm sure you're probably brain fried from a full day of sports

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We we often hear we have a lot to say about how long things take and how sometimes we have

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to temper the expectations of the people that deal with us because they're like wait it's

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going to take 18 months to do this idea that I thought of. So yeah, definitely if if the

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energy is there for us to try to move faster and to move bigger and to dream blue sky

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thinking then we're definitely on board and we look forward to it And now's the time.

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As you said, we kind of have like a 24 month to 36 month window to really kind of drive

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the idea home that Culver City is the home of creativity And in greater L.A. So yeah, thank

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you so much for being here. >> Absolutely. If I might add in addition to

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that I ask Sally and a number of our other managers and directors for those of you I

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have not had a chance to meet individually. We should do that.

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What I'm trying to do across the board again not just with Cultural Affairs Sally and the

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rest of the team I'm absolutely looking at how many staff hours I'm committing, how much time

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is happening outside of the work that they have already given even part of what we have

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shared with our council members is to channel your inquiries through the ACMs.

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that they have at hand but we can begin to work more collaborative together and

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quite frankly it gives you one person's neck to choke. That's my.

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communication and spending some time with you guys individually so we can dig a little deeper

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And where I think Cultural Affairs has the opportunity to go and I'll say this in closing

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bring in a third party to assess what the risk association is, how much money

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are we actually looking at spending And beyond the Olympics itself as an

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accelerator of what gets left behind Essentially for Culver City right now cultural affairs

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Objectively speaking it's the X factor I have every other city has everything else that we

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have. They don't have cultural affairs not at the level that

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we're operating. So I've said to her we need to begin to lean in to using

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cultural affairs as the tip of the spear As we begin to sort of elbow our room into the L.A.

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conversation early 28 conversations. So you'll be hearing more about

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that as we go forward. And again, Sally, thank you for the opportunity to comment

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tonight and and to welcome our new members to the commission. Thank you very much

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>> Are we in receipt of any correspondence? >> No, we're not.

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Oh, sorry. >> Is there anybody else who is doing public comment?

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Is hope going to address us now? >> Okay.

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>> Moving on to consent calendar items we have one item C one correct?

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>> Yes. That is 20 7-22 for Cultural Affairs Commission consent item

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approval of minutes of the special meeting of June 2nd, 2026 and the special meeting of

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July 28th 2026. >> We've already received one typo correction from Vice Chair

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Fleischer. Does anyone else did anyone else note something in the

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minutes that was incorrect or took

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Okay if someone then could make a motion to approve as amended the minutes I'll make a

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motion to approve as amended the minute approve as amended adopt approve as amended So can

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you do it on your screen? Great. Do I have a second or okay.

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>> Moved by Commissioner Moses and seconded by Chair Scully you should be able to vote if

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all is going well. >> I've seen it. >> Oh my gosh.

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Look at that technology. >> Yeah, as we have Gian it is because piano's here.

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>> Technology I believe should introduce Jana Allen in the clerk's office a more resource

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for our team. >> And so the minutes are approved five with five eyes

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like Yes. Okay excellent. Moving on to the order of the

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agenda we have a number of action items starting with a 127 dash 89 Cultural Affairs

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Commission action item consideration of a concept for a permanent art installation

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Frame line by Lawrence Scarpa towards fulfillment of the city's Art and Public Places

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program requirement for a project by Rethink Culver LLC at 9810 Dash 9814 Washington

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Boulevard Oak This is a familiar project to at least four of you but I'm going to go

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through a little bit because one of our commissioners this is going to be a new proposal a

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couple of meetings ago we and this has gone through a couple of iterations of the public art

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subcommittee as well. So this proposal is related to the Rethink project and for our

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new Commissioner Johnson that is the project that's going next door to the Kirk Douglas

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Theater. That's the new developments many, many years in the making

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And we are one of the last pieces of the puzzle here. This is a redevelopment project

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that has gone up and down and scale and has come to city council in many different

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iterations When it came to cultural affairs it was about how they were going to fulfill

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their art requirement and their first proposal was to deem the building itself and a feature

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of the building architecture as art which has an extremely rigorous process that's

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dictated in our municipal code. When that happened the architects and the developer

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proposed we convened an independent review panel of architects and other creatives

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that are also outlined in our municipal code on how that process should go And the

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process went through its motion and that independent review committee did not was not

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inclined to recommend the project for as an architecture as art designation.

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>> It came to City Council about two months ago and that was the recommendation for the

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Commission to consider at the time there was a number of public comment related to the

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project that showed the project within without the architectural feature and there

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was some discussion back and forth with the commissioners about waiving the art fee to

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allow for what was at the time deemed at the Commission at Dynamic and by several public

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comments an architectural feature that they wanted to retain that would only be

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possible if they were not also required to pay the art fee because this project has a lot

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of different city crossovers that are make it very unique and did not go through the

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traditional planning process. There was discussion also about this unique situation.

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>> We left the meeting thinking that there was unanimous opinion by the Commission to

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waive the fee and to potentially pursue a memorandum of understanding with the

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developer to make sure that they kept the architectural feature and and their fee was

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waived From there I went to the legal department in Culver City and approached them about what

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this process would look like on upon legal advice and upon many conversations with the legal

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department they felt that creating an exception by waiving the fee was the least

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desirable process And what they recommended based on the fact that this project already had

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an artistic statement and had artistic elements that would qualify it as an actual art on

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site that they we go through and actually now show you a proposal as art on site rather

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than architecture as art. This is an extremely complicated and very unique

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thing that's coming back to commission now as an art on site proposal we have art on

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site proposals a lot that go to this commission but usually they don't have the back story

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that is necessary to bring you to this day. >> What I what I have in front

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of you is the deck that you also received in your materials.

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>> So I'm not going to go through it in huge length but I will show you a few of the key

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elements that make this proposal something along the lines of what we usually see

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again here is our art and a little bit about the project and then what is unique here

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and what I think is important to highlight is that Lauren Scarpa, one of the architects

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is the artist of this piece and he is proposing this as his own work of art And one of the

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criteria we have is a rigorous understanding that the person that the artist meets a

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criteria so Larry Scarpa has presented to this commission and then multiple times to the

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public art submitted committee about his career This is just going to go through a few of

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the more relevant parts of what his career and site specific art Here's shows and

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exhibitions he's been in and this these slides have been seen by many members of this

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commission before But for the new commission I wanted to make sure you see the type of

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projects He's got a lot in Santa Monica so you can see if you want me to ask a question.

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>> Yeah, Yeah. So everything you're I looked at everything and everything

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we're seeing here is the art that he's done to other buildings.

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>> Yes. Sometimes on his site Or were they actually some of them were

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considered. That's a great, great question. So for instance, let's get

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through to these are like shade and art structures. >> Some of them fit the classic

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criteria of art on site. Some of them are different architectural projects.

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is And then here we go to the actual development. >> So this is the building

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itself as proposed just the exterior There's a pass through and the this is the interior or

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art. Here's another image of it and the artistic statement is in

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your packet of materials of his description. But the idea is it's it's a nod

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to cinematic history through the idea of this structural staircase, these elements right

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presenting this piece of what he hoped the the artwork would convey and that There you go.

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So here you these are the elements of the building that would you would see from the

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exterior we would have if approved by you tonight we would have traditional art and

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public places signage that would give contextualization that have the artist name an

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artist statement and more about the piece and it would be something that was visible to

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the public. So I apologize for running through this quickly but I do

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know that many of you are super familiar and I'm absolutely happy to go back to any images

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as you have discussion that you like too. >> So for you tonight is the

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idea that this is coming to you now as an art on site proposal? I did bring this to the public

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art subcommittee when they met last met and they voted to move it directly to commission

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because they were so familiar with the project and felt that it was not worth more

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discussion there. So it comes to you tonight And with that if there's any

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clarifying questions and for sure I can go back and slides answer anything else I have so

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so the distinction is art on site and what's the other distinction?

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>> So there was the application originally came in as architecture as art.

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So to give you a frame of reference of some of the buildings in Culver City that

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fit that classification it's more Arrigo and Moss's buildings in the Hayden track.

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We have a few other examples but they're usually that the building itself is is deemed

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art This did not pass that threshold with the independent review panel And so then my

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question is how rigorous is the threshold for art on site? >> It's fairly rigorous and I

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can certainly let public art subcommittees comment on that because they review those

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proposals frequently. But it goes through a subcommittee process.

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They then recommend it or don't recommend it on to the commission.

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choose to put art on site again There's many ways you can fulfill your art requirement.

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Pay into the fee is one that is most frequently used Put art on site which does have pretty

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rigorous criteria. It has to be over 75,000. The valuation for this piece is

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also in your materials. It more than meets the threshold.

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The valuation for the sculpture staircase is I think maybe 50,000 more than the actual

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minimum requirement is at least that that's the audit on it right now and it has a series

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of other criteria that it has to meet and this one does And if and if we were not to pass

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it then they would it would not be built this way. >> It would be built.

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Yes. And I unfortunately don't have the slide that they had brought

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when public comment two months ago which showed you without the structural staircase So

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just imagine this building without any of the flourish basically just a dark wall

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pretty much So that was part of the discussion with the commission at the last meeting

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was just how enhanced it is by this extra feature And what a shame it was that this art fee

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was getting in the way of that element being there. So yes actually excuse me

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sorry. >> I think it actually there is a diagram of the the the

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structure without it in the in the slides in the attachments I saw it I okay because these

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should be these should be directly the attachments that we gave you Now that's the

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that's the front maybe that's what you thought No there was another one where it's just so

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bland one bit that Yes I didn't see them That wasn't that was in the prior meeting.

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It was something the architect brought when they went to public comment to show this

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sort of with and without Okay And then the prior was not good I'm not that I'm here okay

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There was also a lot of I think probably ten different speakers that came out to speak in

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support of keeping these options and disappointment that it didn't pass the threshold

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for the architecture class. >> I feel at a disadvantage because I have not seen the

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prior obviously. >> I mean I you know I personally think it is you

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know, it's pleasing to the eye the way it is now. I don't know if I see that as

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art necessarily but yeah, it's definitely pleasing to the eye And if it was just going to be

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a blank wall I think between the two I would rather have that to be frank.

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>> Why? I just feel like is there not a process Like why is this This

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is the process. So it's been this is actually like a seven month process So

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this is going back and forth is a commission So other commissioners feel free to

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weigh in on this because this is a project that has seen multiple presentations actually

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. >> Anybody else want to weigh in on that?

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Oh no. I'm here from the public art subcommittee.

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Yeah, because Mr. Sakis okay. >> Yeah. No, I think this is this is

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something we have deliberated over several meetings on and I think, you know, there's a huge

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distinction having the building without and with and I'm sorry I thought it was in here but

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just you can take our word for it. It's definitely it just really

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lacks kind of an ambulance and it just looks so much better with Yes.

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So I think that's why we had a joint consensus that it needed to come back to this committee.

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>> So so then the question being then is it available to see at all times?

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>> Can anybody in the public That is correct. So part of the requirement one

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of the requirements is public accessibility So the person has to be open at least eight hours

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a day which it's supposed to be far more than that. >> And then there should be an

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exterior element that you can see the features because when I was looking it looked like

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there was a gate that it does look like there will be the ability to shut down.

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>> That could be so But the intention of the architect and the developers to leave that

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Paseo So right where Cafe Vida is there will be now a more Paseo that will allow you to go

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between those Where there isn't there any there isn't Now So there's no accessibility

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between the two streets now. So this would open that up and be a public paseo of pass

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through because it's and that will be there regardless of this project because you have

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to be there You have to be standing on the inside to look out right like that's that's

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you know there's views from Wash This is showing you views from Washington Boulevard and

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from Culver Boulevard that you can see there what you can see that this imagery yeah can you

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go to slide page 99 I think there's a Brooks and Scarpa there's a nice example of a

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previous it's I love the homage to the film you know I love that.

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>> I think that's the one Yeah They had a few more video projections when they did.

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They're very quick but they sort of gave the element of the light pouring through those and

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that was the effect I think of the film esthetic that they were going for.

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Okay. Thank you. Thank you everyone.

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>> Well me and Shawn are pretty You pretty much We were unified in our decision that it would

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it would definitely benefit the project for this to stay the way it is now.

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And the most important thing in our minds was, you know, whether or not you can make the

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justification you know, in a serious way that Mr. Scarpa independent of his architecture

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practice is an accomplished artist And the answer is yes. So we found that to be a very

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important thing. There's architectural projects he's been involved in when he

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where he was not the architect and he just provided the sculptural support so that

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further supports the idea. So we felt that you know this is probably the best way to

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move this forward in a traditional art on site and consider, you know, the screen

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structure that's housing the staircase to be considered the art And we kind of had to coach

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them a little bit along the way to be like Hey, you need to kind of give us a little bit of

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more meat on the bone Conceptually we need to understand that this is a story

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about, you know, film and cinema and like kind of these frames and light filtering

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through and like tell that story a little bit more. He was always there but they

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didn't really kind of like seal it in and they finally kind of came around to it So we felt

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like it was ready to go to the full commission. >> We didn't need to deliberate

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on it again for like a fifth time. What did the benefits to of it

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if it if it passes as art on site is that it's required signage So that was something

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that was not necessary. I mean it would have been an architecture as art signage but

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this will actually be much more specific signage to the elements.

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>> That's a great point Chairman Scully The fact that they actually came back to us

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and really wanted to explain how this could relate to Culver City and weave that story

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together was was really compelling. So it took it took a little

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while but they finally got there and it was it's good to see it.

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Oh yeah. I just wanted to just mention for your benefit that that's

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part of the rigor of the public art subcommittee that it comes back to them and the experts

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here are able to give them constructive feedback to help them usher the process through

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in a positive way. So just so you're seeing a glimpse of that happening right

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in front of you here right. >> And I appreciate all of the input and and completely do

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trust that you guys have gone through this. It sounds like it's been seven

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months so sometimes it's not usually this many back and forth And it was because it

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sort of took a different path and now it's coming back in a in a more traditional way.

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>> I think for me outside of clearly seeing that he is an artist outside of the

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architecture and that it does look better this way than the other is is the process because

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can someone else look at this and say well I'll either you know make it beautiful and if

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not I'm going to show you a very hideous version of it and go with the beautiful version,

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you know, so that that would be what I would be concerned with in terms of process anyhow.

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But outside of that I see what you guys it doesn't cool. >> Yeah I'm excited about this

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project and I'm totally trust you know the process So yeah I'm excited that we've gotten

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here Let's get it done

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So cool So can we move forward with the vote please?

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The vote the the motion would be to approve frame line and that I to go back to the motion

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I'm sorry I see the time that you got to approve the art concept frame line by Lawrence

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Scarpa toward fulfillment of the Art in Public Places program requirement for a

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development project at 98102981 for Washington Boulevard by rethink Culver LLC That's the

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motion so moved by Vice Chair Fleischer and seconded by Chairman Scully one moment

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others the motion

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Can you see the motion on your screen? Yes the voting But is the

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motion written there? Okay, this is a motion down. Okay.

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I'll get a good That's good. Okay. All members have voted

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and the motion passes with five yeses. Okay, let's get this.

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>> Thank you. I really appreciate it. Your comments, Van.

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I thought they were right on

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. So I'm going to switch seats with Lee so that I can see the

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screen from here as I present to you. Sure thing.

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He's going to get them. They are topic Nope

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. >> Okay. Can you call the next item?

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Yes. Okay moving on to agenda action item 8 to 27 dash 90 four

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Cultural Affairs Commission received report of Fiscal year 2526 Cultural Affairs Work Plan

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updates and fiscal year 2627 Cultural Affairs were plan priorities and approved budget

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and to provide oh sorry notes of feedback as appropriate. >> Okay so this is not a

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non-voting item but for feedback. But traditionally in the past

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we had done work plan presentations earlier in the year and then there was a

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period of time where there was no work plan because we've had leadership transitions and

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there was going to be a totally different process. I'm coming to you now a little

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bit retroactively but with some important city updates and also just to go through the work

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plan of what we do I'm focusing very much on our programs in this presentation but the work

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of the Cultural Affairs division is much more than our programs.

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It's it's the commission and working with you on all kinds of processes and decisions.

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>> It's things that pop up all the time that are new elements that we have sometimes very

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elaborate conversations about But for the purposes of today I wanted to cover a few things

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especially given the many changes in the city that I think are important to kind of

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base level for new commissioners and for returning commissioners about what's

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going on in the city right now and what's going on with cultural affairs.

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The first thing I want to bring up is the City council priorities.

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This has been a major conversation and theme for the past year.

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There was a retreat earlier in the year where the city council identified three major

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priorities that have have driven the budget processes of the city and that have affected

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how we talk and think about our work in the division. >> They are investing in art in

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infrastructure, in public spaces, strengthening fiscal sustainability, enhancing

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affordability and community support. On its face the three that were

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chosen are a little bit of a hard fit for a cultural affairs division where metrics and

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conversations about how you measure arts and culture are notoriously difficult And I'm

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sure all five of you have been in positions where you've needed to kind of articulate

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the impact of the arts and it's an often circular conversation in many ways But what we've

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leaned into to make sure that we are in alignment with one of these is the investing in

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infrastructure in public spaces as where we are focused but we do cross in the others as well

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within this framework positions cultural affairs as a core civic partner and weaving our

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creative strategy across departments and infrastructure projects.

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>> The other thing that is very much being leaned into right now is key performance

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indicators or KPIs. >> So that's another thing that's very difficult for the

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arts in terms of measurability. If any of you have written grants for the arts it's it's a

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very difficult we've used a lot of metrics. We've had a lot of internal

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conversations about what the right key performance indicators are for our division

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And again we're leaning into infrastructure because they make the most sense on how we

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make our case. That said, I would welcome conversations at a at a later

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meeting where we talk about what measurability looks like for cultural affairs and how we

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talk about that going forward. But it's something that is happening and in a lot of

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interdepartmental meetings right now are very much focused on these key performance

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indicators and it's what city council will be using to measure the impact of things in

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order to allocate budgets on the horizon is actually switching to a two year budget

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cycle that's new for the city. Several other cities do it but it will change how we have

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conversations as well. Many of you know especially if you've been involved with our

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performing arts grant that's a one year cycle that we're often sort of estimating things We've

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had a lot of talk about trying to do two year cycles on things but being hemmed in by our

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budget. So I think and I'm hopeful that this two year budget process

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will actually open things up And again to city manager assistant city manager's

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comments be more efficient and that we're not spending so much time in the budget process.

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We're doing it as a more streamlined two year process. But we'll see how this goes.

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That's the baseline I wanted to start with because these are new city elements that factor

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into our work plan. Just to let you I'll leave this up not read it all out to you

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but the idea of these three priorities, some of these elements that are bulleted here

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are how we're talking about how we fit into the strengthening fiscal sustainability

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conversation and how we fit in to community support and inclusivity which is a very

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easy sell for us And then again how we fit into infrastructure and community spaces.

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>> A lot of it is activation activation, activation. >> So moving on to our major

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work plan items of course you're all aware of our cultural equity plan and public

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art master plan The ten year roadmap we're about midway through the data collection and

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the community engagement sessions. We have more to come and we're

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hoping that the next couple of months will be a lot of reporting out by MAG and civil

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economics on what they've done and have the data they've gathered and the community

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input they've gathered in the survey data they've gathered Obviously a lot of the outcomes

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we hope from this will help map what decisions and how we prioritize projects within the

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cultural affairs division where our art goes, how art is cared for, what art actually needs to

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be taken out and is past its usable age. All of those questions how we

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take in donations which is believe it or not something that happens on a weekly basis

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of people wanting to donate various things and without having a donation policy in

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place Currently we're hoping these are the types of elements that will work theirselves into

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the public art master plan and the cultural plan. Also our ordinance which is a

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frequent conversation in this commission about just the rules that govern us and where there

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needs to be updates and flexibility and what can actually realistically happen.

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Just a couple of pictures here. The upper left is the community engagement and one of the World

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Cup events. The other on the right hand side is are from Meg NOia who

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did an activation at the summer concert series and at another World Cup event they will be at

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Westfield Mall on August 30th and they will be at Fiesta Love Iona So you'll see them again

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and again. Then the Performing Arts Grant program This is one of our

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longest running programs and a Gold Star program in my mind as I'm sure I and others provides

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essential financial support to nonprofit dance music and theater organizations and it

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delivers accessible, high quality public performance across a diverse community of

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venues and public spaces throughout Culver City. >> We anticipate running the

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program we've already announced grant availability this week. Thank you to Lee who works very

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diligently on all the materials and all of the orientation sessions that go into this for

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the applicants and just many, many moving parts. >> And then the idea once we

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transition into this two year budget cycle there's the opportunity to think about this

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program Maybe differently whether it becomes the two year program we've had sort of

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initial conversations for years about potential changes to the way that they're structured So

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we'll have that opportunity again and then again whether the program pivots or has some

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special emphasis for 2028 during the Olympics is a possibility that will be

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discussed in subcommittee and back into the Commission Music and the Chambers is a program

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that went away and then came back thanks to Vice Chair Fleisher and a number of others

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who were able to do a pilot concert last fall. We have another concert

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scheduled for October 18th. >> I will let Vice Chair Fleisher report out because

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she's been having some conversations during hers at the end of the meeting.

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But the idea for this program is that we grow it. We do what we figure out if

426
00:38:05,255 --> 00:38:09,491
there are fundraising offsets we can do how many and we can reasonably add into the

427
00:38:09,491 --> 00:38:13,429
concert. >> The chamber's meaning This is where the concert happens

428
00:38:13,429 --> 00:38:17,867
and whether or not there is another Olympics opportunity in 2028 we don't know.

429
00:38:17,867 --> 00:38:27,467
But all of these could pivot in that direction as well. The Artist Laureate program I'm

430
00:38:28,430 --> 00:38:31,780
going to show a few more pictures of how just because they're so beautiful But thank

431
00:38:31,780 --> 00:38:36,585
you to all who came to hug our artist laureate program has run in two year cycles except for

432
00:38:36,585 --> 00:38:43,226
during COVID where our artist laureate was renewed for a third year We are proposing for

433
00:38:43,226 --> 00:38:47,864
this program that we go through our current artist laureates term will expire at the end of

434
00:38:47,864 --> 00:38:52,135
June 2027 and like we did the last time after when the artist laureate we we really don't

435
00:38:52,135 --> 00:38:59,209
want to have the idea that an application cycle for a new artist laureate overlaps with

436
00:38:59,209 --> 00:39:03,790
the current artist right? It creates confusion and it takes a little bit of the the

437
00:39:03,790 --> 00:39:06,882
glitz away from the current person doing all that work. We'd like to take another pause

438
00:39:06,882 --> 00:39:11,454
to do some evaluation to get feedback from the current artist laureate as well as

439
00:39:11,454 --> 00:39:18,128
consider models about what we might do to supplement enhance this program whether it's

440
00:39:18,128 --> 00:39:22,165
artist in residency, is there studio space, are there opportunities and

441
00:39:22,165 --> 00:39:26,302
collaborations that now exist that didn't exist before that create more opportunity for

442
00:39:26,302 --> 00:39:27,436
this person? Do we want a more structured program?

443
00:39:27,436 --> 00:39:33,643
Do we want to say that this involves five city events or you know these are the kinds of

444
00:39:33,643 --> 00:39:37,614
conversations we go through in that evaluation period and our hope is to have a go through

445
00:39:37,614 --> 00:39:41,117
that and go through the selection process of the latter half of next year and have a

446
00:39:41,117 --> 00:39:47,723
new artist laureate in place for January 2028 who would begin And obviously Olympics

447
00:39:47,723 --> 00:39:51,427
again plays heavily into the conversation of the next cycle of artist laureate.

448
00:39:51,427 --> 00:39:59,869
There are some pictures you can see Jim Clark is in there who did a very brave hug moment and

449
00:39:59,869 --> 00:40:03,973
Commissioner Moses is in there . It was a really lovely event

450
00:40:03,973 --> 00:40:11,414
that photographed very well colorful communities. >> This is a new program for us

451
00:40:11,414 --> 00:40:14,751
that's just finishing. I have some exciting reveals for you that I'll go through

452
00:40:14,751 --> 00:40:20,724
fairly quickly. >> We need to still commission the remaining ten neighborhood

453
00:40:20,724 --> 00:40:25,595
posters we are currently The original artwork is now out The framers we hope to have it up

454
00:40:25,595 --> 00:40:29,800
at City Hall and then eventually a bigger show and the posters should be ready for

455
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:35,972
distribution this fall too. We've been working out some fun ideas about poster distribution

456
00:40:35,972 --> 00:40:41,770
as we get everything together. A couple of photos here These are engagement events with each

457
00:40:41,770 --> 00:40:44,881
of the artists. There is Chairman Scally at the Blair Hills event.

458
00:40:44,881 --> 00:40:48,584
>> We've got the Sunkist of Vine. We've got Bueno Johnson in Fox

459
00:40:48,584 --> 00:40:53,823
Hills and then some of the signage that was I think a few of you at least were at the

460
00:40:53,823 --> 00:40:59,528
cover West Activation which was wonderful and really interesting way that they set

461
00:40:59,528 --> 00:41:03,799
up community and feedback. >> So I'm going to give you a little precursor to the reveals

462
00:41:03,799 --> 00:41:08,471
because we do have the digital images available. This is our Sunkist Pak by

463
00:41:08,471 --> 00:41:15,979
Deborah Ash Time former airport and all of the backline there are actual community members

464
00:41:15,979 --> 00:41:20,216
that she went out met and photographed and contributed to this poster design So you'll

465
00:41:20,216 --> 00:41:27,724
see the airport at the hangar. The Blair Hills Story by artist Laurie Escalera Lots of history

466
00:41:27,724 --> 00:41:33,960
incorporated in there Lots of the flora and fauna the animals that you encounter up and Blair

467
00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:42,696
Hills Then you see the Lucerne Higuera community which is I See you by artist Steven

468
00:41:43,172 --> 00:41:47,409
Holeman There are many many fun things that as you stare at this piece come to life

469
00:41:47,409 --> 00:41:51,680
including King Kong in the background there But he did a lot of and I just want to give

470
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:57,920
you know obviously it goes without saying you see the his city historians fingerprints on

471
00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:02,692
a lot of this so she's spent an enormous amount of time with these artists working on the

472
00:42:02,692 --> 00:42:06,596
past and sort of nods to the past. So you'll see Harry Culver on

473
00:42:06,596 --> 00:42:12,468
his bike right there front and center But the artists all unilaterally just discussed

474
00:42:12,468 --> 00:42:16,472
working with the city historian as one of the highlights of this project.

475
00:42:16,472 --> 00:42:20,443
Here we have Wayne Johnson's Fox Hills Forward together. I know Chairman Scully you were

476
00:42:20,443 --> 00:42:24,322
on a number of this sort of midsize goal and it's interesting to see them when

477
00:42:24,322 --> 00:42:28,250
they're done. She did a great job the past of Fox Hills looking into the

478
00:42:28,250 --> 00:42:35,499
future of Fox sales There's lots of stories to tell here. And then finally a place called

479
00:42:35,499 --> 00:42:38,803
Culver West was the Quinn Knight Group. You see Ginger Divine there

480
00:42:38,803 --> 00:42:42,973
over it's there but there's also nods to history to indigenous culture, to the

481
00:42:42,973 --> 00:42:48,212
neighborhood feel. I show all of these to say that there are so much that went

482
00:42:48,212 --> 00:42:53,451
into this in terms of the community conversations, the histories, the imagery that we

483
00:42:53,451 --> 00:42:58,689
hope to have a few artists talkbacks this fall as well as this comes out and we would

484
00:42:58,689 --> 00:43:02,259
look to the commission to maybe facilitate some of those conversation whether they're

485
00:43:02,259 --> 00:43:06,497
online speak backs or something that we host so that the artists can convene in the

486
00:43:06,497 --> 00:43:10,100
public and come see the artwork and they can talk about their imagery.

487
00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:14,471
But hopefully we also see that this program these posters are now part of our digital assets

488
00:43:14,471 --> 00:43:17,942
as much as they are part of our permanent collection in physical form.

489
00:43:17,942 --> 00:43:24,481
So we are already having multiple meetings where I talk up these posters to become

490
00:43:24,481 --> 00:43:29,120
banners and signage and imagery and empty storefront wraps and all kinds of things.

491
00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:33,424
And so this is the drama I continue to be in Every city meeting I have is have you seen

492
00:43:33,424 --> 00:43:40,831
our five initial neighborhoods get ready for more of the public art collection and

493
00:43:40,831 --> 00:43:45,236
acquisitions To Commissioner Van Johnson's point of process .

494
00:43:45,236 --> 00:43:49,730
So this is definitely where process comes into play But probably the biggest process

495
00:43:49,730 --> 00:43:52,677
that came into play that is you know seven and a half years in the making is the Charles game

496
00:43:52,677 --> 00:43:57,882
sculpture I left you to sort of factsheets about the project that you can keep and use as

497
00:43:57,882 --> 00:44:04,521
reference for some of the bigger talking points related to this project But it is now a

498
00:44:04,521 --> 00:44:09,293
biweekly meeting with lots and lots of detail going on. So that's a major thing that

499
00:44:09,293 --> 00:44:12,864
will be going in between September and the end of October.

500
00:44:12,864 --> 00:44:17,201
>> Please do read three of those sheets because they answer a lot of what I think

501
00:44:17,201 --> 00:44:20,604
will be commonly asked questions from the public And obviously as we're waiting for

502
00:44:20,604 --> 00:44:25,643
Meg and Seville to kind of give us their data, the public art master plan is going to play

503
00:44:25,643 --> 00:44:32,316
very heavily into how we take care of and acquire and put up new artwork and they're going

504
00:44:32,316 --> 00:44:36,487
to propose to us citing and a lot of interesting models for us to consider for how we have

505
00:44:36,487 --> 00:44:42,893
conversations to spend our cultural trust on art from the ground up sculpture program is

506
00:44:42,893 --> 00:44:46,296
one of those We have not launched it yet and we probably won't launch it until we

507
00:44:46,296 --> 00:44:50,834
officially have a new public art coordinator who really can dive into this as well.

508
00:44:50,834 --> 00:44:56,875
But this is also going to play heavily into the public art master plan And then the games

509
00:44:56,875 --> 00:45:04,848
I'm calling in the 2028 games and most of this but the image on the lower left is a World

510
00:45:04,848 --> 00:45:09,320
Cup event in television park that was did incorporate some performances and was quite

511
00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:15,693
beautiful and packed and was one of my favorite of the World Cup activations that the city

512
00:45:15,693 --> 00:45:19,330
did. And then if you do know the actors gang that is Adam

513
00:45:19,330 --> 00:45:23,301
Jeffries the Jeffries the head of the Education and Actors gang who is out this is my

514
00:45:23,301 --> 00:45:28,272
favorite photograph so I have to throw it in there and that is actually the street is

515
00:45:28,272 --> 00:45:34,678
Greenland five okay So it is not one of our programs but the idea here is we have the

516
00:45:34,678 --> 00:45:39,483
refugees that are due at the end of this month will be picking a cultural producer and

517
00:45:39,483 --> 00:45:45,823
dance and music collaborators. >> But as assistant City Manager Troy mentioned there's

518
00:45:45,823 --> 00:45:50,963
a lot of shifting sands going on regionally in L.A. National be around the conversations

519
00:45:50,963 --> 00:45:54,700
about capacity in the Olympics and that's affecting this But we are a go with our cultural

520
00:45:54,700 --> 00:45:58,902
framework that is published and passed through city council. >> So we're really in good

521
00:45:58,902 --> 00:46:05,543
shape I think to do some really great things. >> And then finally last but

522
00:46:05,543 --> 00:46:09,513
not least historic preservation. So this comes in front of this

523
00:46:09,513 --> 00:46:14,152
commission several times about reengaging historic preservation is work that is

524
00:46:14,152 --> 00:46:18,655
very important and under the purview of the commission but is not something that is funded

525
00:46:18,655 --> 00:46:22,993
through the cultural trust. It is something that has sort of been a ball that's been

526
00:46:22,993 --> 00:46:27,131
kicked many, many times sometimes due to funding conversations but a lot of it

527
00:46:27,131 --> 00:46:34,305
due to sort of bringing our municipal code up to speed. We have approval to work on

528
00:46:34,305 --> 00:46:37,642
some code revisions which I think was the recommended first step prior I will be making

529
00:46:37,642 --> 00:46:43,881
later on a recommendation that we don't form this ad hoc subcommittee yet because I'd

530
00:46:43,881 --> 00:46:48,520
like to have a redlined document and then form it so that there's something to look

531
00:46:48,520 --> 00:46:53,190
at but something that also comes up I get flagged when any kind of work happens on a

532
00:46:53,190 --> 00:46:56,861
historic building and it's something that I have to review historic code standards and

533
00:46:56,861 --> 00:47:03,567
decide whether the building is affected or not by the alterations or and so it's

534
00:47:03,567 --> 00:47:06,970
something that is part of my job and part of the Cultural Affairs Division's purview as

535
00:47:06,970 --> 00:47:11,309
well. I often consult with Hope about questions we have about certain

536
00:47:11,309 --> 00:47:15,790
buildings or certain neighborhoods and historical elements all the time.

537
00:47:15,790 --> 00:47:18,782
This brings to the question of the larger concept of what is the scope of historic

538
00:47:18,782 --> 00:47:22,920
preservation? What is the appetite that exists from the public from

539
00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:26,758
this commission about what conversation we really should be having on this.

540
00:47:26,758 --> 00:47:30,600
And I would like to get to that point. Hopefully this year but

541
00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:34,932
certainly within the next two year band where we have a revised municipal code and we

542
00:47:34,932 --> 00:47:38,435
talk about what Culver City really wants and needs and in historic preservation so that

543
00:47:38,435 --> 00:47:43,441
we can finally have some kind of defined scope that this commission considers related to

544
00:47:43,441 --> 00:47:50,410
this topic. >> And with that that's the bulk of our programing.

545
00:47:51,215 --> 00:47:59,150
I will stop talking and I can answer any questions or clarifying comments

546
00:48:01,125 --> 00:48:06,525
if But thank you so much for the summary.

547
00:48:08,699 --> 00:48:13,871
>> Does anybody want to start have any specific questions about any of the stuff that was

548
00:48:13,871 --> 00:48:20,471
addressed? >> We don't have a copy of that presentation in here.

549
00:48:20,978 --> 00:48:22,460
>> Right. We know you don't. Okay.

550
00:48:22,460 --> 00:48:26,283
Just check. >> I went back and forth Sorry I went back and forth with how

551
00:48:26,283 --> 00:48:31,621
much detail and I felt with new commissioners I wanted to really highlight our programs.

552
00:48:31,621 --> 00:48:36,226
But you do have a summary description of what is published in the proposed

553
00:48:36,226 --> 00:48:41,665
budget book that is basically a summation of what I just went through and some of the other

554
00:48:41,665 --> 00:48:46,465
elements preferably as some general questions nothing. >> Okay.

555
00:48:47,537 --> 00:48:52,894
So just generally I feel like there's so much going on and I mean I mean you just went

556
00:48:52,894 --> 00:48:56,797
through so many programs and so many things that you know, obviously I know about now

557
00:48:56,797 --> 00:49:03,438
because I'm here How much do we feel that the general population of Culver City

558
00:49:03,438 --> 00:49:11,146
understands and knows about all of these things And does the ten year plan is are we looking

559
00:49:11,146 --> 00:49:17,146
at marketing it beyond this bubble, if you will? Absolutely.

560
00:49:18,119 --> 00:49:22,790
Not only are we looking to market it publicly and the deliverables that we have in

561
00:49:22,790 --> 00:49:27,280
this long range plan be much more publicly accessible, we also will be hoping to weave it

562
00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:31,166
in internally where I think you know, traditionally at least when I came here I felt it was

563
00:49:31,166 --> 00:49:34,402
a lot more siloed than it is now. So that are all of the

564
00:49:34,402 --> 00:49:38,673
departments within the city understand what we do which is something that I felt was a

565
00:49:38,673 --> 00:49:42,100
challenge when I was first hired. So we do a lot by social media.

566
00:49:42,100 --> 00:49:48,917
We do what is an email blasts related to our programs but you know part of the

567
00:49:48,917 --> 00:49:52,654
recommendations I hope that we get from the cultural plan is how to dig deeper and create

568
00:49:52,654 --> 00:49:56,792
even more advocacy and awareness about the work we do. >> Okay.

569
00:49:56,792 --> 00:50:03,931
Because you talked about KPIs and yeah, I mean how how do we really judge that right When

570
00:50:03,931 --> 00:50:07,869
we're talking about art and people we're in early days as a city as a KPI thing.

571
00:50:07,869 --> 00:50:12,140
So I will say that we're having probably what every other week meetings on that subject Many

572
00:50:12,140 --> 00:50:16,578
of them relate to the capital projects that are happening around the city street paving

573
00:50:16,578 --> 00:50:20,448
obvious things that are measurable things. Our work with the city

574
00:50:20,448 --> 00:50:24,986
manager's office has been really to kind of come to terms with that It is difficult to

575
00:50:24,986 --> 00:50:28,322
have measurable KPIs for the arts and we're looking at a lot of different models and

576
00:50:28,322 --> 00:50:31,793
hopefully that will be discussion that we continue to have both here in the

577
00:50:31,793 --> 00:50:38,660
Commission and internally so that we have a few key things that are talking points about

578
00:50:38,660 --> 00:50:42,737
what our measurable items are. We don't want to lean too heavily into Oh our performing

579
00:50:42,737 --> 00:50:47,909
arts grant program needs to have a certain threshold of audience in order to be

580
00:50:47,909 --> 00:50:51,213
considered successful because then we miss out on some of the smaller programs.

581
00:50:51,213 --> 00:50:57,618
So there's a lot of conversation around what are the appropriate ways to measure

582
00:50:57,618 --> 00:51:02,190
our arts impact And some of that even floods into the creative economy in general

583
00:51:02,190 --> 00:51:06,394
because that's kind of what led to my initial question because it seems like public sentiment,

584
00:51:06,394 --> 00:51:09,264
right? The idea of how people are viewing perceiving, knowing it

585
00:51:09,264 --> 00:51:13,768
exists and whatnot and baselining that and then maybe percentage of increasing that

586
00:51:13,768 --> 00:51:20,750
or whatnot in terms of certain KPIs. But yeah but I understand Well

587
00:51:20,750 --> 00:51:24,346
one of the things that we definitely have is that the whole point of our ten year

588
00:51:24,346 --> 00:51:28,783
plan is to align very closely with the Parks plan That was a passed plan about a year ago

589
00:51:28,783 --> 00:51:32,520
and that is a lot of infrastructure, a lot about activating our public spaces

590
00:51:32,520 --> 00:51:36,724
And so we will go hopefully hand in hand to that conversation at least in terms

591
00:51:36,724 --> 00:51:37,926
of how that's measured as well. >> Okay. All right.

592
00:51:37,926 --> 00:51:43,631
And last thing in terms of speaking to the artists, I mean those images that you showed,

593
00:51:43,631 --> 00:51:50,738
those painting that those were gorgeous, gorgeous and to be able to yeah, openly have the

594
00:51:50,738 --> 00:51:54,742
artist speak to the public about those and why they did it ,you know, the ways that they

595
00:51:54,742 --> 00:52:01,490
did and whatnot would definitely be something I'd like to talk to you more about

596
00:52:01,490 --> 00:52:04,919
. Yeah, go ahead, Tony That's so yeah.

597
00:52:04,919 --> 00:52:09,357
Regarding cultural communities I'll just pick up where Van left off.

598
00:52:09,357 --> 00:52:15,330
There are five coasters, there are five commissioners and I would like to request that each

599
00:52:15,330 --> 00:52:19,901
one of us do one of those talkbacks or demonstrations or whatever they what was our hope

600
00:52:19,901 --> 00:52:23,404
is what you would say would kind of talk this through as well.

601
00:52:23,404 --> 00:52:27,410
>> Let's do it. Yeah, I think that sounds good. I think we should kind of come

602
00:52:27,410 --> 00:52:30,644
up with a variety of type of programing and obviously different times of day and

603
00:52:30,644 --> 00:52:34,915
maybe different formats because of people just being able to access it you know during work

604
00:52:34,915 --> 00:52:38,720
after work kind of thing. So we can talk through that a little bit more to what is your

605
00:52:38,720 --> 00:52:42,991
timeframe for wanting to accomplish these? You know, I think it depends on

606
00:52:42,991 --> 00:52:45,860
capacity. It depends on the new hire. But I'm looking at the late

607
00:52:45,860 --> 00:52:49,663
fall when we really start rolling out and have the printed posters available so

608
00:52:49,663 --> 00:52:53,401
that we can have giveaways as well. We have a really interesting

609
00:52:53,401 --> 00:52:55,690
idea that we're tossing around for National Arts and Humanities Month that we think

610
00:52:55,690 --> 00:53:01,142
will maybe be a kick off To have one of these we could do a combined panel to we have a lot

611
00:53:01,142 --> 00:53:05,279
of ideas so we'll kind of noodle that around But yeah and with that those ideas go

612
00:53:05,279 --> 00:53:09,417
through the Public art subcommittee. Yeah we'll probably present

613
00:53:09,417 --> 00:53:14,222
what we have as a framework but we want to make sure I mean we need to add money to pay the

614
00:53:14,222 --> 00:53:17,425
artists to engage as well. We don't want to just have an expectation that they would

615
00:53:17,425 --> 00:53:20,827
attend and do another program for free. So that's another thing that

616
00:53:20,827 --> 00:53:24,980
we're working on is just realistically how we can do that as well.

617
00:53:24,980 --> 00:53:28,636
>> Great. And then regarding those performance indexes, we did a

618
00:53:28,636 --> 00:53:35,900
Creative Economy report back in 2014 and then an update in 2017 and I think I might be getting

619
00:53:35,900 --> 00:53:41,315
my dates wrong. So that's part of how we do the measuring So one of the reasons

620
00:53:41,315 --> 00:53:45,919
that the Chair and I were so excited about civil economics doing this plan is because they

621
00:53:45,919 --> 00:53:50,625
are superstar was in the creative economy field and so I'm hoping they really will be

622
00:53:50,625 --> 00:54:00,167
able to help us out on how we do these performance indicators and how we can quantify it.

623
00:54:00,167 --> 00:54:04,138
So I think that will be a big boost for us And this is all coming to me at the right time

624
00:54:04,138 --> 00:54:08,276
that we really are This is all happening now so I'm looking forward to that and to that

625
00:54:08,276 --> 00:54:15,949
conversation with that as well And I'm not sure this is the right time to say this but

626
00:54:15,949 --> 00:54:19,253
since we're talking about the cultural planner, I'm talking about the cultural plan just a

627
00:54:19,253 --> 00:54:27,530
note that at some point the we're choosing subcommittees but the subcommittees should

628
00:54:27,127 --> 00:54:30,998
perhaps meet with them or have some kind of a meeting before they come to the full

629
00:54:30,998 --> 00:54:35,470
commission because we haven't met in a really long time And I think it's it's time to touch

630
00:54:35,470 --> 00:54:42,242
base There And then I just want to give a shout out to Hope for all the assistance on the

631
00:54:42,242 --> 00:54:49,442
Colorful Communities program. Obviously your input was beautifully seen there So I

632
00:54:49,716 --> 00:54:57,658
just want to thank you for all that work. I had a second that Heather or

633
00:54:57,658 --> 00:55:04,298
Shona would you like that? >> Sure. I also want to third, fourth,

634
00:55:04,298 --> 00:55:08,602
fifth the colorful communities they came out so good. I'm so excited about what is

635
00:55:08,602 --> 00:55:15,748
what is next and and kind of one of the thoughts that I'm having was really excited about

636
00:55:15,748 --> 00:55:23,689
Adam Try talking to us just the way he is framing the work of the city and creativity and

637
00:55:23,689 --> 00:55:33,689
culture is very exciting to hear and the way you are connecting the the work to the

638
00:55:34,934 --> 00:55:38,904
goals of the city I think is super important to put it in there until you know connect

639
00:55:38,904 --> 00:55:44,420
connect it for them so they see it And I think that all of this is going to help with the

640
00:55:44,420 --> 00:55:50,282
communication. >> It's just I've got a lot of thinking of like how this can

641
00:55:50,282 --> 00:55:57,223
also help the school district and like so I'm but it's really exciting.

642
00:55:57,223 --> 00:56:01,661
>> I think that's all for now. Sure. >> Shauna thank you.

643
00:56:01,661 --> 00:56:08,261
Just a few things So I'm definitely interested in discussing KPI's.

644
00:56:08,567 --> 00:56:15,641
That's kind of my wheelhouse but I'm but I would like to just say I mean I for one have

645
00:56:15,641 --> 00:56:20,813
seen an uptick and kind of the general consensus of the community and folks out in the

646
00:56:20,813 --> 00:56:24,583
city they're just super excited about the work that you're doing.

647
00:56:24,583 --> 00:56:29,421
So thank you And I think it would also be a really interesting thing to review

648
00:56:29,421 --> 00:56:36,228
some data around some of the traffic we're seeing on the, you know, Instagram pages And

649
00:56:36,228 --> 00:56:43,636
you know again like this all kind of flows very nicely into KPIs so you can kind of see

650
00:56:43,636 --> 00:56:51,244
them from multiple channels and multiple threads. So let's see So what else I'm

651
00:56:51,244 --> 00:56:57,917
definitely excited about the activating public spaces loved seeing kind of that slide on

652
00:56:57,917 --> 00:57:03,289
Victoria's work and excited about kind of her next few months and that was a wonderful

653
00:57:03,289 --> 00:57:07,459
activation. So for those of you who participated I photographed it

654
00:57:07,459 --> 00:57:17,459
and I was very moved by it just from you know, being a an observer and just you know,

655
00:57:17,503 --> 00:57:21,874
shout out to Sam he's not here But all the work that he worked with you guys on in terms of

656
00:57:21,874 --> 00:57:28,147
colorful communities, great to see that from conception to inception and thank you Hope as

657
00:57:28,147 --> 00:57:32,318
well. It's really amazing to see all the posters come to fruition

658
00:57:32,318 --> 00:57:42,318
and excited about how we can activate the artists and you know share the stories And so I

659
00:57:43,950 --> 00:57:47,567
guess we'll discuss that more in public arts and excited about that brainstorm.

660
00:57:47,567 --> 00:57:55,367
So thank you. Really a great presentation of cool Well I second everything

661
00:57:55,575 --> 00:58:01,575
that was said. I'm also curious about the KPI discussion.

662
00:58:02,148 --> 00:58:06,886
I think it's an interesting one again because of the nature of art and it being subjective and

663
00:58:06,886 --> 00:58:10,956
not wanting to tie it too much to data but then actually being forced to do that to support

664
00:58:10,956 --> 00:58:17,697
our existence and argue for our funding. So yeah if you guys do come to

665
00:58:17,697 --> 00:58:22,334
a conclusion based on these meetings that you guys are having every couple of weeks we

666
00:58:22,334 --> 00:58:26,500
would just be curious to see a smile presentation. I'm like where you guys are

667
00:58:26,500 --> 00:58:28,974
headed There may be like down the line a month or two from now.

668
00:58:28,974 --> 00:58:32,546
I think we would all be interested to hear about that because all of us unfortunately

669
00:58:32,546 --> 00:58:40,850
have had to deal with that in our daily roles as creatives. >> But yeah, I also am really

670
00:58:40,850 --> 00:58:44,323
excited about the idea of being in communication with the artists who did the poster

671
00:58:44,323 --> 00:58:47,593
program. I'm I'm really impressed with the with the outcome.

672
00:58:47,593 --> 00:58:51,830
I'm super excited to see the rest of them And I especially as you as you guys all know I

673
00:58:51,830 --> 00:58:58,837
think this perfectly dovetails into all the different kind of branding needs that we're going

674
00:58:58,837 --> 00:59:00,206
to need for the city moving ahead into the Olympics and stuff.

675
00:59:00,206 --> 00:59:06,311
So we could we could definitely use these resources to kind of enrich the visual language of

676
00:59:06,311 --> 00:59:13,180
the city in a way that's meaningful and make sense. I, I really like the idea of

677
00:59:13,180 --> 00:59:17,189
communicating with the artist and doing those kind of storytelling and let's pick

678
00:59:17,189 --> 00:59:24,296
your brain type of content. >> I think it might also be outside of that or maybe

679
00:59:24,296 --> 00:59:28,567
concurrent to that In parallel to that or something I think it would be interesting to kind of

680
00:59:28,567 --> 00:59:35,274
present all five of the artists in a panel and have a moderator kind of discuss with them and

681
00:59:35,274 --> 00:59:39,411
that could be at a maybe larger event further enhance and spotlight the program overall

682
00:59:39,411 --> 00:59:46,620
potentially at our creative Economy mixer we could have you know, an hour long discussion

683
00:59:46,620 --> 00:59:50,889
during the mixer because I think those are all the right type of people in the room to

684
00:59:50,889 --> 00:59:54,394
kind of be exposed to the high level work that we're doing in the commission.

685
00:59:54,394 --> 01:00:01,400
So I think you know a thematic creative economy mixer focused on illustration where we invite

686
01:00:01,400 --> 01:00:06,105
the right type of people. We have a very expert moderator and then all five artists are

687
01:00:06,105 --> 01:00:10,800
brought on stage and we have like a discussion with all of them I think would go a long

688
01:00:10,800 --> 01:00:13,880
way and it would kind of speak to advance talking about of like you know how many people

689
01:00:13,880 --> 01:00:17,317
in the city really know the cool stuff we're doing. I think those are the good

690
01:00:17,317 --> 01:00:20,986
opportunities because there's so many people in the room already and we can take

691
01:00:20,986 --> 01:00:24,723
advantage of that momentum to kind of highlight our our own successes and achievements in

692
01:00:24,723 --> 01:00:31,463
the city. >> I also think this kind of ties back to the KPI discussion

693
01:00:31,463 --> 01:00:36,340
. I think one good KPI, I always think that we can potentially

694
01:00:36,340 --> 01:00:40,239
focus on and it might not be it might be difficult or it might not be difficult to figure out

695
01:00:40,239 --> 01:00:47,847
is how many people have heard about our programs. So just literally how success

696
01:00:47,847 --> 01:00:52,217
will have we been identifying the various siloed communities that have their own

697
01:00:52,217 --> 01:00:56,210
communication channels and their own email list and their own social media on their own

698
01:00:56,210 --> 01:01:00,393
like the Culverts Foundation and the AVP and this and the exchange and the Rotary and the

699
01:01:00,393 --> 01:01:04,664
Historical Society and like how like how many of those thousands of I guess you know

700
01:01:04,664 --> 01:01:08,668
eventually it's going to eventually be thousands of people are consistently

701
01:01:08,668 --> 01:01:13,405
informed at least like we don't like let's not get into how much money that they spend and

702
01:01:13,405 --> 01:01:16,709
how many tickets were bought and how many people came to the show because that's that stuff

703
01:01:16,709 --> 01:01:23,315
can get a little testy But if if we just kind of understand from a a base level perspective

704
01:01:23,315 --> 01:01:27,686
how many people heard about us officially and were introduced to the events that we do, I

705
01:01:27,686 --> 01:01:33,525
think that could be an interesting and kind of neutral thing if we know in month one

706
01:01:33,525 --> 01:01:38,178
like 10,000 people heard about our events through a formal channel we can kind of have a

707
01:01:38,178 --> 01:01:42,381
baseline and see if we can grow that and any capacity. >> Yeah that's great.

708
01:01:42,381 --> 01:01:50,890
The only last thing that I wanted to add was do you guys have any I wanted to ask Adam

709
01:01:50,890 --> 01:01:53,159
but I didn't want to put him on the spot. >> Do you have any idea or

710
01:01:53,159 --> 01:02:01,167
timeline on when we can find someone And for Sam's position although we all know Sam was

711
01:02:01,167 --> 01:02:05,967
not very easy to replace irreplaceable? >> Well yeah.

712
01:02:06,606 --> 01:02:10,176
I'm not sure Adam could advance on that because that's actually going through us so it should

713
01:02:10,176 --> 01:02:14,947
go online next week Usually it's posted for a few weeks and then it goes down to the

714
01:02:14,947 --> 01:02:18,684
process of winnowing down to do interviews. There's usually the way that

715
01:02:18,684 --> 01:02:25,391
the process works for hiring is picking peer from the city field to consult on and with

716
01:02:25,391 --> 01:02:30,497
commissioners on the interviews and then we make a selection. >> So I'm hoping if we move

717
01:02:30,497 --> 01:02:36,836
fast through that and we have the right candidate that we're in a good spot by the fall.

718
01:02:36,836 --> 01:02:39,872
>> That's cool. Thank you so much for that update And again thank you so

719
01:02:39,872 --> 01:02:41,875
much for putting that presentation together and thank you for all the hard work we

720
01:02:41,875 --> 01:02:45,712
always during these meetings when we get updated on the full work plan that we kind of

721
01:02:45,712 --> 01:02:48,981
understand all the different stuff that we're actually achieving And I think it's a

722
01:02:48,981 --> 01:02:54,981
it's great. Thank you. >> Okay Are we ready to move

723
01:02:54,987 --> 01:02:56,890
on? We don't have to vote on this, right?

724
01:02:56,890 --> 01:02:59,625
We're just we don't have to vote on it. >> It's just a receive and file

725
01:02:59,625 --> 01:03:05,331
report. Okay, cool. So I will motion the you don't

726
01:03:05,331 --> 01:03:10,731
have to motion. Oh okay cool. And we're done.

727
01:03:11,504 --> 01:03:19,904
>> Okay, Moving on to action item three and action item a 327 dash 87 Cultural First

728
01:03:25,184 --> 01:03:29,321
Commission action item Acknowledgment of reappointment and newly appointed members of

729
01:03:29,321 --> 01:03:38,321
the Cultural Affairs Commission and selection of the Chair and Vice Chair for Fiscal year 2627

730
01:03:38,898 --> 01:03:43,403
okay I'm going to switch again just because it's a presentation that I didn't

731
01:03:43,403 --> 01:03:47,907
really plan to do a presentation but there are so many moving parts with the way

732
01:03:47,907 --> 01:03:51,911
that this will work. This is a presentation for both a three and a four based on the

733
01:03:51,911 --> 01:03:58,317
work that you'll need to do and then I'll be quiet and you can all deliberate But what we have

734
01:03:58,317 --> 01:04:02,121
in front of you are the commission reorganization and subcommittee assignments.

735
01:04:02,121 --> 01:04:06,920
So you've already received this information. You probably already know this

736
01:04:06,920 --> 01:04:10,295
but here are your expiration dates, your appointments, who was reappointed, who was newly

737
01:04:10,295 --> 01:04:16,502
appointed? You know the trainings we went through to get us to this point

738
01:04:16,502 --> 01:04:24,377
What will happen on a three is the nomination for chair and vice chair chairman KISQALI

739
01:04:24,377 --> 01:04:27,446
We'll start that process and then if there are changes to the seating then everyone will

740
01:04:27,446 --> 01:04:31,917
actually get up at the end of that and move to the appropriate seat.

741
01:04:31,917 --> 01:04:36,222
So we will take a couple of minutes if there are changes to the way that our Vice chair and

742
01:04:36,222 --> 01:04:42,361
chair are depending on your conversation then that will actually that person if it's a

743
01:04:42,361 --> 01:04:49,735
new chair that person will assume that role tonight a change that we wanted to

744
01:04:49,735 --> 01:04:53,706
propose to you that I've hinted at it several meetings is the idea of converting our

745
01:04:53,706 --> 01:04:57,877
performing Arts subcommittee to a standing subcommittee. As you will recall, every year

746
01:04:57,877 --> 01:05:02,815
we have an ad hoc related to this but the work of the Performing Arts grant program

747
01:05:02,815 --> 01:05:08,887
as well as now music in the chambers and we think live music events and other kinds of

748
01:05:08,887 --> 01:05:13,459
multi disciplinary live programing will be a bigger part of our purview and need

749
01:05:13,459 --> 01:05:17,496
more standing official transparent committee that would be publicly noticed just

750
01:05:17,496 --> 01:05:21,634
like the public Art subcommittee is. So it would be something that

751
01:05:21,634 --> 01:05:25,437
would be publicly notice This is a staff recommendation for you to consider when you're

752
01:05:25,437 --> 01:05:32,637
having your conversations about what sub committee structure we ultimately go with.

753
01:05:32,745 --> 01:05:37,160
Another thing is that this would be a Brown Act compliant subcommittee or as the other

754
01:05:37,160 --> 01:05:44,923
ones are ad hoc the Standing Public Arts Subcommittee we're proposing in keeping that the

755
01:05:44,923 --> 01:05:49,128
same again a Brown act There's a lot of processes There's already been discussed that go

756
01:05:49,128 --> 01:05:52,397
through this art in our public places the community colorful communities poster program and

757
01:05:52,397 --> 01:05:57,536
the implementation of the public art master plan which we imagine to be sizable work this

758
01:05:57,536 --> 01:06:03,910
year What we are proposing as well and this is for a staff capacity issue going back to

759
01:06:03,910 --> 01:06:08,615
the efficiency of committees and just the available t of space.

760
01:06:08,615 --> 01:06:09,949
I hinted at that at the last meeting. We're having fewer public

761
01:06:09,949 --> 01:06:15,988
meeting spaces available to us so we are hoping to put these dates on the calendar.

762
01:06:15,988 --> 01:06:20,425
Now if you are going to join one of these two subcommittees as recommended again this is a

763
01:06:20,425 --> 01:06:23,729
conversation you will have about ultimately what ends up as our subcommittee structure

764
01:06:23,729 --> 01:06:28,680
But this is what we're proposing for the dates the first one does begin in October

765
01:06:28,680 --> 01:06:31,904
so that we can get hit the ground running where we think we have capacity for both

766
01:06:31,904 --> 01:06:35,374
performing arts standing committee and public art subcommittee.

767
01:06:35,374 --> 01:06:40,120
We're making the recommendation that as a commissioner you don't serve on both of these

768
01:06:40,120 --> 01:06:43,416
committees since they're both standing and substantial work that you split up between you

769
01:06:43,416 --> 01:06:50,923
so that there are two people on the standing art performing arts and two people on the

770
01:06:50,923 --> 01:06:54,527
standing public art. That's our recommendation And this is the proposed meeting

771
01:06:54,527 --> 01:06:58,197
schedule. It basically follows an every other month structure on a

772
01:06:58,197 --> 01:07:03,268
Wednesday and we bring this up now and with hope that this is a consideration as you have

773
01:07:03,268 --> 01:07:09,808
your conversations about your availability is subject to change if needed But we would

774
01:07:09,808 --> 01:07:13,580
really like to lock in these kind of standing meetings because they require a lot of

775
01:07:13,580 --> 01:07:19,920
extra admin to publish agendas and to adhere to the Brown Act With that the streamlining

776
01:07:19,920 --> 01:07:27,727
conversation about the ad hoc that we hope to wind down for now the Fiesta Lab Ion and

777
01:07:27,727 --> 01:07:32,164
Performing Arts grant subcommittees would naturally go down there work is done and

778
01:07:32,164 --> 01:07:39,304
then be now both absorbed into this new standing performing arts the arts foundation we

779
01:07:39,304 --> 01:07:46,312
have a different structure that we would like to propose one that is in keeping with our

780
01:07:46,312 --> 01:07:52,685
Parks department that uses a liaison structure for Culver Arts where one person is a vote

781
01:07:52,685 --> 01:07:57,220
is appointed as the liaison and then there's an alternate But it would not change much of the

782
01:07:57,220 --> 01:08:00,392
scope of how this commission is activated with the Arts Foundation in the past.

783
01:08:00,392 --> 01:08:07,134
But it would be more in line and would not break Brown Act rules which we realize if you

784
01:08:07,134 --> 01:08:11,539
have a parks commissioner and two cultural affairs commissioners at a Culver Arts

785
01:08:11,539 --> 01:08:15,676
Board meeting as per their previous arrangement that's actually in violation of the

786
01:08:15,676 --> 01:08:18,680
Brown acts. This would be that we would allow for a Parks commissioner

787
01:08:18,680 --> 01:08:22,249
and a cultural Affairs commissioner to be attending those key meetings if that was

788
01:08:22,249 --> 01:08:25,787
part of the scope. But I know that for those of you who have served on that

789
01:08:25,787 --> 01:08:29,924
subcommittee it wasn't every board meeting but you tried to kind of alternate there would

790
01:08:29,924 --> 01:08:33,261
be an alternate for this structure. But again this is in alignment

791
01:08:33,261 --> 01:08:37,265
with how the Parks Department has structured their relationship with the Culverts

792
01:08:37,265 --> 01:08:41,368
Foundation. >> We would temporarily wind down historic preservation and

793
01:08:41,368 --> 01:08:46,374
communications and outreach for capacity right now and reengage with those if we needed to in

794
01:08:46,374 --> 01:08:52,113
the future to focus on the core committee work that we proposed to you today.

795
01:08:52,113 --> 01:09:00,187
So if based on your discussion this is what we are presenting to you that we would have two

796
01:09:00,187 --> 01:09:04,458
standing committees, three ad hoc committees and an outside body and the outside body being

797
01:09:04,458 --> 01:09:11,566
the new structure for the culverts Foundation In this we have still retaining an artist

798
01:09:11,566 --> 01:09:15,170
laureate subcommittee, a Olympic subcommittee and a creative economy and cultural

799
01:09:15,170 --> 01:09:22,678
plan subcommittee and then the two standing subcommittees as I've described and then moving

800
01:09:22,678 --> 01:09:30,617
forward the motions for both a three and a four would be to move a certain person as chair

801
01:09:30,617 --> 01:09:34,955
and a certain person as vice chair for fiscal year 2627 And then again the motion for

802
01:09:34,955 --> 01:09:39,393
subcommittees would be to create the subcommittee the Standing Performing Arts

803
01:09:39,393 --> 01:09:46,433
Subcommittee. If that's you so choose confirm the schedule of that committee

804
01:09:46,433 --> 01:09:50,271
and for the Public Art Subcommittee if you so choose And then the delegate structure

805
01:09:50,271 --> 01:09:54,975
for Culver Arts if you so choose and then dissolve the ad hoc if you so choose And then

806
01:09:54,975 --> 01:09:59,450
finally approve member assignments And with that I can move back and forth to any

807
01:09:59,450 --> 01:10:09,450
slide if you'd like to see something And that concludes my staff report for both items and

808
01:10:10,424 --> 01:10:14,928
the communications and outreach plan. Can you explain to me it seems

809
01:10:14,928 --> 01:10:21,802
like something that we need that it seems to come up often is like how do we communicate

810
01:10:21,802 --> 01:10:27,730
but why is it not important right now or it's a staff capacity issue to be able to

811
01:10:27,730 --> 01:10:30,878
focus on the things we have to focus on. But it can definitely happen.

812
01:10:30,878 --> 01:10:35,348
Any of any ad hoc can be formed at any time if the need arises But we are proposing this just

813
01:10:35,348 --> 01:10:38,719
based on staff capacity now. So again you guys can go through subcommittee

814
01:10:38,719 --> 01:10:44,892
assignments. Just another note that what we've started to do is actually

815
01:10:44,892 --> 01:10:48,495
have subcommittee reports at every meeting that we hope to start again at the next

816
01:10:48,495 --> 01:10:49,563
meeting. So depending on your subcommittees committee

817
01:10:49,563 --> 01:10:53,434
structure we would ask you to report out. But this is by no means means

818
01:10:53,434 --> 01:10:56,871
that we're ignoring communications or we don't think it's an important thing.

819
01:10:56,871 --> 01:11:01,175
It's just really based on and we could actually throw up a slide that I have thrown up in

820
01:11:01,175 --> 01:11:07,514
the fall of just how much staff time is devoted to special meetings, commission meetings

821
01:11:07,514 --> 01:11:11,752
and agenda izing things And it's we I think have an average of well over a quarter of our

822
01:11:11,752 --> 01:11:19,193
time goes to meeting in rather than programmatic And so something we talked about a

823
01:11:19,193 --> 01:11:21,127
couple of months ago but we're just trying to streamline it so that our pie is a little bit

824
01:11:21,127 --> 01:11:26,567
more even as we go into the short staffed part of our existence.

825
01:11:26,567 --> 01:11:33,167
I would like to see this slide with the list. Yes

826
01:11:37,345 --> 01:11:42,283
. >> Do you all know how to switch back and forth to see

827
01:11:42,283 --> 01:11:45,685
that? >> Okay. Yeah I guess you could for this

828
01:11:45,685 --> 01:11:49,224
presentation if you want to see that on your screen in front of you.

829
01:11:49,224 --> 01:11:56,163
>> Yeah but if we want to But if you want to switch it we have to ask you guys right for

830
01:11:56,163 --> 01:12:01,368
the person at your own computer with that the slides. >> No I see you don't have

831
01:12:01,368 --> 01:12:07,441
control of the slides so yeah we don't and we don't have this presentation after we do it If

832
01:12:07,441 --> 01:12:11,645
you go to your present, if you click the presentation button it doesn't show up which it

833
01:12:11,645 --> 01:12:13,446
does but we can't switch it ourselves, right? >> You can't I can I can switch

834
01:12:13,446 --> 01:12:16,950
the slides though if you want to be to go back and forth. >> No that's on this slide.

835
01:12:16,950 --> 01:12:23,257
And so a question about this All of these are filled at this point and we are going to

836
01:12:23,257 --> 01:12:27,628
reassign today There's people who've been in these So you're going to talk through if you

837
01:12:27,628 --> 01:12:31,299
remain or if there are new members that are interested in this committee.

838
01:12:31,299 --> 01:12:34,335
So as it stands now, there are an open forum for discussion. >> Okay.

839
01:12:34,335 --> 01:12:38,706
Thank you. That is Agenda item for those. So I will say that the next

840
01:12:38,706 --> 01:12:44,811
agenda item once Chairman Scally calls that is is the chair and vice chair vote which

841
01:12:44,811 --> 01:12:49,517
will come first and then again depending on that the if there are changes there those take

842
01:12:49,517 --> 01:12:55,689
effect immediately But I'm going to put it back so you can see the actual agenda item on

843
01:12:55,689 --> 01:13:00,489
the agenda. >> Okay. So first right now we're

844
01:13:00,694 --> 01:13:04,198
deciding the chair and vice chair. Yes, that has to happen first.

845
01:13:04,198 --> 01:13:08,398
Okay. Sure. I would like to nominate

846
01:13:10,905 --> 01:13:16,744
Chairman Sally to stay on as chair. >> I second that.

847
01:13:16,744 --> 01:13:21,544
Okay. Sorry. And I would like to nominate

848
01:13:24,252 --> 01:13:29,652
Tonya to continue as vice chair . I second that.

849
01:13:34,600 --> 01:13:39,660
Okay. Do we vote think you can have discussion or anything you want

850
01:13:39,660 --> 01:13:45,806
to do? >> This is kind of your your show now say this is yours So I

851
01:13:45,806 --> 01:13:50,444
am happy to remain on as vice chair. I really enjoy serving on the

852
01:13:50,444 --> 01:13:53,714
commission. I've definitely enjoyed working with Chairman Scally.

853
01:13:53,714 --> 01:14:01,188
However I will give you my experience from being on this commission for as long as I

854
01:14:01,188 --> 01:14:08,262
have that not having been vice chair before I was chair was was scary and a little

855
01:14:08,262 --> 01:14:15,836
overwhelming And so I am happy to relinquish that to somebody else who's going to be here

856
01:14:15,836 --> 01:14:22,909
past next year so that they can begin to learn the process and you know Brown Act is the Brown

857
01:14:22,909 --> 01:14:27,392
Act but I'm happy to help people out if they want and other commissioners.

858
01:14:27,392 --> 01:14:34,733
>> So if if someone would like to Yeah thank you Actually I am interested in learning about

859
01:14:34,733 --> 01:14:42,600
the process and seeing as I'm I think my term ends in a in a couple of years So if I mean

860
01:14:42,600 --> 01:14:46,344
only if you want to relinquish Yeah I wouldn't have said anything if I say well thank

861
01:14:46,344 --> 01:14:50,215
you I don't know Yeah well would someone like to nominate Shawna.

862
01:14:50,215 --> 01:14:56,654
>> Yeah I'll nominate Shona to be vice chair. >> I'll second that.

863
01:14:56,654 --> 01:15:04,262
>> Okay great. So the act the actual motion would be to select a Sandra

864
01:15:04,262 --> 01:15:11,736
Scully as chair and Shona Gupta as vice chair until the next reorganization in July.

865
01:15:11,736 --> 01:15:16,507
I'm going to put that up for yet make sure if there's any other discussion that you want

866
01:15:16,507 --> 01:15:19,410
to have about that because I don't want to cut anybody's comments off.

867
01:15:19,410 --> 01:15:23,815
>> The only thing I want to say is that I'm going to allow you guys to do what you guys do

868
01:15:23,815 --> 01:15:31,322
because since I am near here so I agree think of what's happening Trust me we're all

869
01:15:31,322 --> 01:15:35,590
going to get things done and that's going to be the van is definitely the moment for you

870
01:15:35,590 --> 01:15:36,994
guys as much discussion or as little discussion as you want. >> So I don't want to cut any

871
01:15:36,994 --> 01:15:44,569
of that off. >> Yeah, no, we are all open to everybody taking on leadership

872
01:15:44,569 --> 01:15:51,409
and yeah Shona I think is more than qualified and has shown a lot of enthusiasm for the role

873
01:15:51,409 --> 01:15:56,140
and I think I'm super excited for her to kind of peel a little bit behind the

874
01:15:56,140 --> 01:16:02,787
leadership role and kind of be able to understand what goes on behind the scenes A little bit

875
01:16:02,787 --> 01:16:06,490
more. So I'm totally in favor of both of both of these decisions and

876
01:16:06,490 --> 01:16:12,490
I'm also honored to continue in my role. All right.

877
01:16:12,997 --> 01:16:19,337
So now I need someone to move for the two things for the official vote.

878
01:16:19,337 --> 01:16:23,875
That's what do you see? Yes. Do you see a option to make a

879
01:16:23,875 --> 01:16:27,779
motion? >> I'm still I'm stuck at this. Okay.

880
01:16:27,779 --> 01:16:31,682
Huh? Oh, you got to go back to your PC press member PC on the

881
01:16:31,682 --> 01:16:37,589
console bottom right here on the button Actual. There you go.

882
01:16:37,589 --> 01:16:39,560
>> Thank you. Yeah. So when you press presentation

883
01:16:39,560 --> 01:16:44,429
you can see what they're showing And when you say all the second data that worked

884
01:16:44,429 --> 01:16:51,290
right? Yeah I think I'm stuck. Okay so moved by Commissioner

885
01:16:58,476 --> 01:17:06,584
Felicia and seconded by Commissioner Moses I think it was the other way round.

886
01:17:06,584 --> 01:17:09,353
Sorry. You're right. Other way round.

887
01:17:09,353 --> 01:17:13,125
Hold on. I'm sorry. Moved by Commissioner Moses,

888
01:17:13,125 --> 01:17:16,595
Seconded by Commissioner Fleischer. So that's going to record and

889
01:17:16,595 --> 01:17:18,595
vote

890
01:17:23,601 --> 01:17:32,601
as the chair okay. >> All members have voted can be heard and the motion passes

891
01:17:35,130 --> 01:17:39,183
with five yeses so don't tell them to change things. Well Mark, if you were back

892
01:17:39,183 --> 01:17:43,555
there and can hear me if you wanted to change the notation for Commissioner Gupta yep he'd

893
01:17:43,555 --> 01:17:50,728
already doing it right now. >> So the actually the most recent chair is supposed to be

894
01:17:50,728 --> 01:17:57,869
in that seat and the vice chair is supposed to be in that seat. But when you were both things

895
01:17:57,869 --> 01:18:01,739
you had the choice of which seat to be in. So nobody moves the fabulous

896
01:18:01,739 --> 01:18:06,477
right And the only thing that's been updated you can't see it which is your nameplates now

897
01:18:06,477 --> 01:18:10,581
say your new title So you stay where you are and you now have different nameplates, right?

898
01:18:10,581 --> 01:18:13,218
>> You lost the building, right. Okay.

899
01:18:13,218 --> 01:18:15,218
So

900
01:18:19,724 --> 01:18:23,294
okay. >> Okay. Are we ready to move on to a

901
01:18:23,294 --> 01:18:25,294
four? Yes. >> Okay.

902
01:18:27,732 --> 01:18:34,932
Action Item eight 427 Dash 88 Cultural Affairs Commission Action Item one Dissolution and

903
01:18:35,106 --> 01:18:41,646
Creation of Subcommittees to reflect the fiscal year 2627 Cultural Affairs workPlan and

904
01:18:41,646 --> 01:18:46,116
two Assignment of Commissioners to Standing and Ad-hoc Subcommittees and Outside

905
01:18:46,116 --> 01:18:53,692
Association. Maybe now would be a good time to put that slide back up.

906
01:18:53,692 --> 01:18:59,692
It's there. Yeah. Okay so Gama Scally do you want

907
01:19:02,968 --> 01:19:10,308
to go committee by committee or do you want to talk about the ones that we're going to

908
01:19:10,308 --> 01:19:13,445
dissolve first And I don't know what the what you would like to do.

909
01:19:13,445 --> 01:19:17,916
>> Yeah, maybe we're coming We're making decisions on both of those, right?

910
01:19:17,916 --> 01:19:23,154
>> So maybe we figure out Yeah. So I gave you it kind of all is a big package and you can

911
01:19:23,154 --> 01:19:26,357
dissect that However you want but this is definitely your time to discuss the proposal in

912
01:19:26,357 --> 01:19:30,696
front of you And I'm happy to move slides back and forth. >> It sure Can you go back to

913
01:19:30,696 --> 01:19:33,320
the slide where you guys were making those suggestions and bullet point?

914
01:19:33,320 --> 01:19:36,468
Yeah. Okay. So first one for us so I my on

915
01:19:36,468 --> 01:19:40,638
and performing arts all getting absorbed into a standing I agree with that I agree with

916
01:19:40,638 --> 01:19:46,844
that You know everyone can can chime in after we're done in your discussions the arts

917
01:19:46,844 --> 01:19:52,450
foundation ad hoc turning it into a liaison structure that's what that means I like that if

918
01:19:52,450 --> 01:19:59,256
the parks people are doing it that way then I'm totally on board And it also avoids the

919
01:19:59,256 --> 01:20:03,394
Brown Act situation which is great communications and outreach.

920
01:20:03,394 --> 01:20:05,960
I'm going to let the Commissioner speak about that. We might come to the conclusion

921
01:20:05,960 --> 01:20:11,100
that we have enough people now that it might not be bad to start at least casually getting

922
01:20:11,100 --> 01:20:16,400
that up and running. So that's my personal thought. You guys are welcome to agree

923
01:20:16,400 --> 01:20:19,810
or disagree. I'm kind of 5050 on that. I'd like to hear everybody's

924
01:20:19,810 --> 01:20:23,314
opinion and historic preservation. I agree with staff.

925
01:20:23,314 --> 01:20:30,210
I think until we don't have, you know, some kind of agenda item or you know, an actual

926
01:20:30,210 --> 01:20:37,528
task at hand from regarding the ordinance I'm totally cool with keeping on on the backburner

927
01:20:37,528 --> 01:20:41,432
for now So that's that's my opinion. Let's keep this slide up and

928
01:20:41,432 --> 01:20:48,372
maybe let everybody give their comments about this kind of combination, you know Right up

929
01:20:48,372 --> 01:20:51,929
down situation And then would you like to start? >> Yeah, I mean I think that

930
01:20:51,929 --> 01:20:56,934
this is the recommendation from staff and to make things more efficient and they're already

931
01:20:56,934 --> 01:21:00,338
utilizing so much of their time I think you know these recommendations make a lot of

932
01:21:00,338 --> 01:21:03,975
sense. I'm not sure exactly when the historic piece of preservation

933
01:21:03,975 --> 01:21:11,820
would then begin. But I do I do agree with the list here.

934
01:21:11,820 --> 01:21:14,685
>> Okay. So I'll say something about the communications and outreach

935
01:21:14,685 --> 01:21:19,524
plan that was requested a couple of years ago I believe and we never had a meeting I

936
01:21:19,524 --> 01:21:28,499
was on that committee because staff just didn't have time and I think now with one person

937
01:21:28,499 --> 01:21:32,504
short, one staff person we still won't meet and therefore we have the subcommittee.

938
01:21:32,504 --> 01:21:40,444
So you know, one of my what I felt like my role was becoming a commissioner is to let people

939
01:21:40,444 --> 01:21:44,649
know what the Cultural Affairs Commission does because people just do not know to your point

940
01:21:44,649 --> 01:21:48,687
earlier right. And so it is extremely important.

941
01:21:48,687 --> 01:21:55,460
However, there are a lot of there are a lot of moving parts to that conversation including

942
01:21:55,460 --> 01:22:00,398
other departments. Right. And so I think until we have

943
01:22:00,398 --> 01:22:06,671
enough bandwidth to be able to do that to be able to really have a substantial substantive

944
01:22:06,671 --> 01:22:11,750
conversation about how to move forward with the communications plan, it would involve Dustin,

945
01:22:11,750 --> 01:22:15,946
it would involve econ dev, right. I mean I just I don't see it

946
01:22:15,946 --> 01:22:19,584
happening any time soon knowing how long things take Even though Adam wanted things to

947
01:22:19,584 --> 01:22:26,792
move along faster. So as much as it pains me because I never got to have a

948
01:22:26,792 --> 01:22:33,364
subcommittee meeting of the communications I think it's the right decision for now because

949
01:22:33,364 --> 01:22:37,968
just in reality I just don't think a subcommittee meeting would happen anytime soon Given

950
01:22:37,968 --> 01:22:41,740
staffs constraints. One thing I will add to that that I forgot to mention before

951
01:22:41,740 --> 01:22:46,711
is that they're adding two new communications positions to the city as well.

952
01:22:46,711 --> 01:22:49,781
One is the chief communications officer who's starting soon and then support staff for that.

953
01:22:49,781 --> 01:22:53,851
So there will be changes internally that will increase communications capacity in the

954
01:22:53,851 --> 01:22:57,922
city And I thought that's something that you should know as well.

955
01:22:57,922 --> 01:23:03,895
>> And also I mean Dustin is the one who's running our social media and he's a person

956
01:23:03,895 --> 01:23:08,199
you can reach out to him and talk to him and so we can do our own outreach as much as

957
01:23:08,199 --> 01:23:13,604
possible And help out as much as we can and then eventually get to the point where we're

958
01:23:13,604 --> 01:23:20,804
formalize and things. Shona Exactly, yeah. >> So I had one quick question.

959
01:23:26,117 --> 01:23:33,491
>> The artist laureate is that an ad hoc or Sorry I missed that.

960
01:23:33,491 --> 01:23:36,194
Yeah. And let me just move forward here.

961
01:23:36,194 --> 01:23:43,394
This would be the proposal so it would stay the same. >> Okay.

962
01:23:43,634 --> 01:23:47,472
>> We call it ad hoc because it's during the term of this particular article then we'd

963
01:23:47,472 --> 01:23:51,309
have to dissolve it and create a new one for the next. But this would also encompass

964
01:23:51,309 --> 01:23:56,130
the selection process and the evaluation process Once the artist laureate is done in the

965
01:23:56,130 --> 01:23:59,183
end of the year. >> Okay, great. Thank you.

966
01:23:59,183 --> 01:24:02,586
Yeah. So I think in the kind of you know kicking off the meeting we

967
01:24:02,586 --> 01:24:10,128
heard about streamlining and efficiencies etc. So I think you know this proposal makes a

968
01:24:10,128 --> 01:24:14,298
lot of sense. >> It's going to be hard to say goodbye to certain committees

969
01:24:14,298 --> 01:24:17,302
but I think it definitely makes sense. >> So I'm all for it.

970
01:24:17,302 --> 01:24:24,502
>> Thank you. Thank you, Heather Yeah, I'm just going to agree with

971
01:24:25,877 --> 01:24:32,450
everyone that I that I go with the recommendation of staff. Okay, great.

972
01:24:32,450 --> 01:24:42,450
So moving on to the assignments I guess everyone can kind of give their opinion on where

973
01:24:43,528 --> 01:24:48,320
they stand and where they feel they might want to be involved or shift around.

974
01:24:48,320 --> 01:24:55,775
>> I'm starting with me. I am currently on public art. I'm currently on the Olympics

975
01:24:55,775 --> 01:25:01,450
and the Cultural Olympiad. I'm currently on Creative Economy and I'm also currently

976
01:25:01,450 --> 01:25:07,785
on the liaison for Culver Arts . I'm willing to continue on all

977
01:25:07,785 --> 01:25:15,393
of those and I'm interested to continue in all of those just for the benefit of the city and

978
01:25:15,393 --> 01:25:22,400
having some continuity because there's a lot of institutional knowledge and a lot of history

979
01:25:22,400 --> 01:25:27,639
over many years for each one of those committees and I just I would like to keep an eye on

980
01:25:27,639 --> 01:25:35,130
them But if someone else is extremely passionate about being the main Culver City Arts

981
01:25:35,130 --> 01:25:42,153
Foundation delegate, I'm willing to move into the alternate position for that.

982
01:25:42,153 --> 01:25:46,458
But yeah, that's just me at a glance. Does anybody else have any?

983
01:25:46,458 --> 01:25:51,362
Tanya go ahead. >> I'm going to be a little simpler than that and say that

984
01:25:51,362 --> 01:25:54,565
I would like to continue serving on the Performing Arts Subcommittee and on the

985
01:25:54,565 --> 01:26:01,172
Creative Economy and Cultural Plan and call it a day. Okay, Fair enough.

986
01:26:01,172 --> 01:26:07,772
Yeah. >> Shannon Okay. So I'm so I'm on the call The

987
01:26:08,312 --> 01:26:16,520
Olympics and Fiesta which I think is getting combined with performance I'd actually like

988
01:26:16,520 --> 01:26:24,562
to So currently I'm on Fiesta Olympics and artist laureate and I would very much like to

989
01:26:24,562 --> 01:26:32,136
stay on Olympics and I'd really like to join performing arts if possible which I think Yeah and

990
01:26:32,136 --> 01:26:42,136
those are the two I feel strongly about China Yeah I think I would be willing to

991
01:26:44,582 --> 01:26:49,754
step away from performing arts because I think Heather you would be an amazing addition to

992
01:26:49,754 --> 01:26:55,926
the committee So I would love to stay on public art though That's something I'm very

993
01:26:55,926 --> 01:27:03,367
passionate about And then what else What where else does that leave me?

994
01:27:03,367 --> 01:27:07,704
>> Artist Laureate Oh yes, yes. I want I'm also very interested in that continuity with our

995
01:27:07,704 --> 01:27:15,287
artist laureate And then in terms of the foundation the you know I was thinking I would

996
01:27:15,287 --> 01:27:19,124
just be here, you know alternate but I could also be I wouldn't mind being a delegate.

997
01:27:19,124 --> 01:27:23,461
>> Sure. So we can we can decide that we can decide later or we can

998
01:27:23,461 --> 01:27:26,931
decide later I guess so we'll vote on it tonight So you probably do.

999
01:27:26,931 --> 01:27:30,436
Oh, okay. Oh, Sally wants us to decide. >> Okay.

1000
01:27:30,436 --> 01:27:34,390
We need to arm wrestle. Let's just keep it the way it is.

1001
01:27:34,390 --> 01:27:37,643
Yeah, let's just keep it the way it is for now. So don't you be the delegate

1002
01:27:37,643 --> 01:27:38,643
The alternate. Yeah. Yeah.

1003
01:27:38,643 --> 01:27:42,614
Thank you. And just to clarify moving forward with this structure if

1004
01:27:42,614 --> 01:27:47,485
I'm at the meeting then I can't be and have shows at the meeting I can't be So we'll

1005
01:27:47,485 --> 01:27:50,489
just go back and forth then. >> Yeah. I think the idea is that the

1006
01:27:50,489 --> 01:27:56,762
delegate is the delegate and then when I can't correct she goes okay that's fine we can

1007
01:27:56,762 --> 01:27:59,665
But it's not it's not equal structure. >> One person is appointed to

1008
01:27:59,665 --> 01:28:03,936
what It's a little different than the other one. One person is appointed to the

1009
01:28:03,936 --> 01:28:11,310
outside body The other is if they can't serve that function okay So it's not quite the

1010
01:28:11,310 --> 01:28:15,147
same. It's not quite the same But you know no one's policing how you

1011
01:28:15,147 --> 01:28:19,384
do it. >> I'm just telling you how it's supposed to be and we have

1012
01:28:19,384 --> 01:28:23,455
to decide tonight. >> Yes. You know I mean if it's not the

1013
01:28:23,455 --> 01:28:29,194
not cut through it doesn't have to be formed or any of these could just not get formed

1014
01:28:29,194 --> 01:28:32,798
tonight. Oh, okay. So that could be the option to

1015
01:28:32,798 --> 01:28:36,769
think you just put it off in a week So Yeah so that means I will step down from performing

1016
01:28:36,769 --> 01:28:41,806
arts but I'll remain on public art and artist Laurie Correct. >> I think you should all the

1017
01:28:41,806 --> 01:28:46,945
way and first before you Yeah you need to have that larger discussion before your official

1018
01:28:46,945 --> 01:28:51,149
in any of this. >> Sure So so the two that I am interested in are performing

1019
01:28:51,149 --> 01:28:58,423
arts and the Olympics and you Yeah I would I think I would really like to be on the

1020
01:28:58,423 --> 01:29:05,464
Olympics and performing arts the same I'm I'm unsure about the time commitment there but

1021
01:29:05,464 --> 01:29:13,571
interested in that and I know so I think right now Heather you are on both of those well I

1022
01:29:13,571 --> 01:29:20,813
mean I would like to be on both of those You're currently on Olympics so I don't know if we

1023
01:29:20,813 --> 01:29:24,850
horse trade or whatnot but you know if you really want to performing arts and were

1024
01:29:24,850 --> 01:29:29,221
willing to allow me to be on Olympics I would you know appreciate that And yeah those

1025
01:29:29,221 --> 01:29:33,525
are the two right now that I'm I'm really looking at I don't know if we need someone

1026
01:29:33,525 --> 01:29:43,201
somewhere else but I a witness to them that I'm interested in as someone who's not in not in

1027
01:29:43,201 --> 01:29:50,275
this race I'm wondering Heather, if maybe you would want to do the artist laureate

1028
01:29:50,275 --> 01:29:55,114
with Shona so that van could do the Olympics or I know that's because I think you are perfect

1029
01:29:55,114 --> 01:30:01,653
for a performing arts subcommittee. No, you know, no disrespect but

1030
01:30:01,653 --> 01:30:06,580
obviously you have a big laugh And just to say one of the reasons for Olympics I know you

1031
01:30:06,580 --> 01:30:13,165
know Wasserman will now the A-Team is on the board and to be able to communicate with

1032
01:30:13,165 --> 01:30:17,302
them and especially with like the artists that they have I which I have communicated with

1033
01:30:17,302 --> 01:30:21,720
them before to maybe do something here locally I think would be phenomenal.

1034
01:30:21,720 --> 01:30:25,100
So there are some things I think I can do on the Olympics committee that you know and

1035
01:30:25,100 --> 01:30:29,548
coordinate with people and speak to people that I've already spoken spoken to Just

1036
01:30:29,548 --> 01:30:33,251
and just for clarity on the scope of that that committee we do have an approved cultural

1037
01:30:33,251 --> 01:30:40,920
framework from city council that sort of defines the guardrails of what we're doing.

1038
01:30:40,920 --> 01:30:47,432
So I don't want to suppose that the new there will be a ton of new things although definitely

1039
01:30:47,432 --> 01:30:49,667
there is room for that. But I just want to clarify that we do have an approved

1040
01:30:49,667 --> 01:30:55,400
framework for how we are going to cover Okay. >> Yeah, whatever that is.

1041
01:30:55,400 --> 01:30:59,344
>> Yeah. I mean I it's hard for me because I feel very strongly

1042
01:30:59,344 --> 01:31:06,818
about the Olympics partially because I've been involved in it and working with you know,

1043
01:31:06,818 --> 01:31:13,993
preliminary The RFP is that we have been going out and also just with the connections that

1044
01:31:13,993 --> 01:31:23,968
I have with like different cities and stuff and how you know so someone else needs to

1045
01:31:23,968 --> 01:31:28,674
weigh in here. Yeah, Yeah. I don't know what to say at the

1046
01:31:28,674 --> 01:31:35,214
moment And there's nothing else that you're not not particularly no.

1047
01:31:35,214 --> 01:31:39,785
I think I can add great value there And yeah in the performing arts I could as well

1048
01:31:39,785 --> 01:31:43,355
But you're there you know you would like that as well So I was thinking giving up one to

1049
01:31:43,355 --> 01:31:50,562
let you have you know take the other I would give up the artist laureate although I do

1050
01:31:50,562 --> 01:31:52,962
love the artist laureate

1051
01:31:57,435 --> 01:32:03,608
because it's me. Yeah. I don't know who else is on the

1052
01:32:03,608 --> 01:32:11,408
Olympics as well. Yeah it's it's me. I've kind of been there from

1053
01:32:11,917 --> 01:32:19,291
the beginning. I don't necessarily think it would be the wisest decision to

1054
01:32:19,291 --> 01:32:27,691
step down from that so but I'm open to all any and all discussion.

1055
01:32:29,334 --> 01:32:30,535
>> Thank you. Are you up? Oh, sorry.

1056
01:32:30,535 --> 01:32:37,309
No, I was going to say so at this point where are we with people's desires anyhow?

1057
01:32:37,309 --> 01:32:41,280
So are we all Are we aligned except for this at this point Is this everybody?

1058
01:32:41,280 --> 01:32:49,540
So we're aligned So except for this So yeah because artist laureate at this point is not

1059
01:32:49,540 --> 01:32:52,791
something that I mean not to say I'm not interested in it but as far as the two that I

1060
01:32:52,791 --> 01:32:56,994
that I'm really looking at it's probably performing an Olympic and and again performing I

1061
01:32:56,994 --> 01:33:01,566
would completely do and I'm excited to do a little questioning about the time but

1062
01:33:01,566 --> 01:33:05,137
that's definitely something that is in my bailiwick as well.

1063
01:33:05,137 --> 01:33:14,913
I would ask it was so just balance I'm trying to see which ones even have space right now

1064
01:33:14,913 --> 01:33:16,913
. That's it. Right?

1065
01:33:17,883 --> 01:33:22,887
And just one point because I stepped away from performing arts so okay Yes So that's this

1066
01:33:22,887 --> 01:33:29,327
year that one of and you're not a you would be okay taking performing arts if I wanted to

1067
01:33:29,327 --> 01:33:32,730
stay on the Olympics I well I would prefer to take the Olympics I was saying that I

1068
01:33:32,730 --> 01:33:37,301
would give you the maximum but if you wanted to take performing arts instead of the

1069
01:33:37,301 --> 01:33:47,301
Olympics just so you had one that you that you wanted So how do we figure this out?

1070
01:33:50,365 --> 01:33:55,300
>> We just discuss it. Yeah. I'm not trying to I'm trying to

1071
01:33:55,300 --> 01:34:04,313
see And again between the two because of the time I'm a little bit more unsure about

1072
01:34:04,313 --> 01:34:09,350
performing arts So I know I could commit the time and I think that the value to the

1073
01:34:09,350 --> 01:34:17,150
Olympics and so that's why between the two that's where I'd be first

1074
01:34:20,796 --> 01:34:25,660
. >> So I haven't been on performing arts although I'm

1075
01:34:25,660 --> 01:34:29,838
very familiar with the grant program but I have been on the Olympics and that's the one I'm

1076
01:34:29,838 --> 01:34:36,344
really not willing to give up. >> Like if like So if you're saying I guess for me I've been

1077
01:34:36,344 --> 01:34:41,820
involved in this process and I'm really excited about it So I'm I'm kind of yes I want to

1078
01:34:41,820 --> 01:34:48,156
do both but I feel a little bit stronger about Yes, I'm I'm very familiar with grant

1079
01:34:48,156 --> 01:34:55,997
writing and performances but a lot of what we've been doing with the Olympics I feel is

1080
01:34:55,997 --> 01:35:00,601
about like cultural producing and dance and music and that is something that is very much in

1081
01:35:00,601 --> 01:35:04,906
my wheelhouse. So I feel like I would be like leaving it when I was like We

1082
01:35:04,906 --> 01:35:11,412
haven't really even gotten going, you know Like we just started it.

1083
01:35:11,412 --> 01:35:19,220
>> Yeah I have a question Are can can you have three members now I know Figure it out.

1084
01:35:19,220 --> 01:35:25,994
Yeah Again I mean I, I think between the two I would be stronger in the Olympics than

1085
01:35:25,994 --> 01:35:31,320
you know the idea of grant writing to be honest I don't know much about, you know, to

1086
01:35:31,320 --> 01:35:35,236
be frank. So again it's just the idea of performance and performing arts

1087
01:35:35,236 --> 01:35:41,376
generally that that brings that that makes that interesting to me.

1088
01:35:41,376 --> 01:35:45,214
Yeah. So between the two I just think that it would make more sense

1089
01:35:45,214 --> 01:35:49,784
for me to be in the Olympics. You know I don't know how important it is as far as what

1090
01:35:49,784 --> 01:35:56,591
you've done, how that affects what we're going to do for the Olympics are so many years away

1091
01:35:56,591 --> 01:36:00,862
at this point. So I do think that whatever happened then I'd be able to

1092
01:36:00,862 --> 01:36:07,669
catch up on and I don't think it would hurt that subcommittee in terms of me taking that

1093
01:36:07,669 --> 01:36:12,207
position again. >> And if if we were looking at another one in terms of like

1094
01:36:12,207 --> 01:36:21,807
artist laureate or whatnot, it wouldn't change my desire I think to be in the Olympics.

1095
01:36:22,250 --> 01:36:26,521
>> Could we hear from the chair because you've been on this committee the longest, the

1096
01:36:26,521 --> 01:36:31,560
subcommittee what what have you been doing If you could be really brief and what do you

1097
01:36:31,560 --> 01:36:35,797
expect that work to look like? >> I think it might help us make a decision Which one for

1098
01:36:35,797 --> 01:36:39,000
four Olympics? Yeah. >> And especially what what's

1099
01:36:39,000 --> 01:36:42,700
going to come up because you've been there the whole time since it was formed.

1100
01:36:42,700 --> 01:36:49,444
>> Yeah, yeah I've been there from the beginning. There has been a I think having

1101
01:36:49,444 --> 01:36:56,551
a degree of continuity is definitely beneficial so I understand what others saying

1102
01:36:56,551 --> 01:37:03,558
especially with all the different groups that we have to interface with and also that

1103
01:37:03,558 --> 01:37:08,496
there's a bit of variety and it's a dynamic conversation surrounding City Hall.

1104
01:37:08,496 --> 01:37:15,237
I'm sure most people know if they're following the the major city hall meetings.

1105
01:37:15,237 --> 01:37:23,878
So I, I do agree that having that momentum with existing group and all the super

1106
01:37:23,878 --> 01:37:30,618
committees and the joint committees that have been have happening with city Hall is

1107
01:37:30,618 --> 01:37:35,223
beneficial. So that's that would be what I would weigh in for for the same

1108
01:37:35,223 --> 01:37:39,494
reason why I feel some of the committees that I'm in that I've been in for years just

1109
01:37:39,494 --> 01:37:48,670
because there's so much back story and so much existing kind of trajectory and the the

1110
01:37:48,670 --> 01:37:52,407
Olympics right now majority of the discussions are happening surrounding the hospitality

1111
01:37:52,407 --> 01:37:56,878
houses that are coming in and and building cultural programing around that and the

1112
01:37:56,878 --> 01:38:06,878
arts And so there's a lot of moving parts there so that I that would be just my opinion

1113
01:38:10,592 --> 01:38:18,399
So yeah that's that's what I that's me me me One of the one thing I mean and I'm 100% sure

1114
01:38:18,399 --> 01:38:25,106
that you would be able to jump in and contribute I definitely I appreciate that And I mean I

1115
01:38:25,106 --> 01:38:28,743
don't think that that would stop my ability to be able to jump in.

1116
01:38:28,743 --> 01:38:33,747
But it is good to know that you've that you feel a bit of continuity is good there And

1117
01:38:33,747 --> 01:38:40,154
and I would say that I know you and I know you can do anything So I'm I'm perfectly confident

1118
01:38:40,154 --> 01:38:48,196
in that I we're we are in the process and it's weird because I know that this is going to

1119
01:38:48,196 --> 01:38:54,736
come up again before the Olympics if I'm understanding this right that the the

1120
01:38:54,736 --> 01:38:59,600
committees are going to change again in July of next year. >> Is that not true?

1121
01:38:59,600 --> 01:39:03,177
Yes, That's traditionally how it is. I mean we've had committees

1122
01:39:03,177 --> 01:39:06,281
change based on a number of factors even throughout the year.

1123
01:39:06,281 --> 01:39:09,551
It just depends. But this is the sort of level set for the year And then if

1124
01:39:09,551 --> 01:39:13,754
there needs to be changes, additions, deletions those those do happen organically

1125
01:39:13,754 --> 01:39:21,762
through the year as well. >> But every July this happens again would normally be the

1126
01:39:21,762 --> 01:39:26,201
July meeting. Yes. Yes And so we're we are in the

1127
01:39:26,201 --> 01:39:29,971
process right now. >> So we worked on getting the RFP piece out Right And it's

1128
01:39:29,971 --> 01:39:37,579
been delayed a couple of times as far as like the deadline of it And I've personally and I'm

1129
01:39:37,579 --> 01:39:41,682
sure it's on as well and all that everyone has been working really hard to get people to

1130
01:39:41,682 --> 01:39:46,254
apply for the RFP is that I would like to go through through the process of seeing

1131
01:39:46,254 --> 01:39:53,361
it through and that's and it is very similar honestly to at that at this point.

1132
01:39:53,361 --> 01:40:00,135
But the work is that I'm understanding at this moment is very similar to the the

1133
01:40:00,135 --> 01:40:05,712
performing arts Grant Right. Like it's there's going to be there's going to be a request

1134
01:40:05,712 --> 01:40:09,248
People are going to apply for the grants and then the grants are going to come in and you're

1135
01:40:09,248 --> 01:40:12,351
going to look at them and there's going to be a whole process.

1136
01:40:12,351 --> 01:40:15,854
So that's kind of where we are and that's that is kind of what I'm really interested in

1137
01:40:15,854 --> 01:40:23,796
staying and seeing this through understanding that I have every confidence that you could I

1138
01:40:23,796 --> 01:40:27,633
this isn't about like me thinking that you can't do anything and I understand that.

1139
01:40:27,633 --> 01:40:32,171
>> I think this is just purely a desire at this point. I mean it's like we both want

1140
01:40:32,171 --> 01:40:35,374
to be in it. You know, obviously you'd be able to do a good job.

1141
01:40:35,374 --> 01:40:38,711
You've been doing a good job already. I completely am confident in my

1142
01:40:38,711 --> 01:40:43,116
ability to do the job. >> So it's not about that. >> You know, ultimately I guess

1143
01:40:43,116 --> 01:40:50,623
if we are just in this group making the decision I definitely wouldn't want to say

1144
01:40:50,623 --> 01:40:54,126
well in July I will change. You know, I don't think that would make any sense either.

1145
01:40:54,126 --> 01:40:58,430
I think if it's something that we want to do, we definitely want to do it through the

1146
01:40:58,430 --> 01:41:02,567
Olympics. You know, all of us are on the commission through the Olympics

1147
01:41:02,567 --> 01:41:06,370
that we would want to do it do that again. I think my my concern is that

1148
01:41:06,370 --> 01:41:12,745
yes, I'm interested in the performing arts and I'm sure I'd be able to do a good job

1149
01:41:12,745 --> 01:41:16,916
there as well. >> The time commitment is a concern of mine.

1150
01:41:16,916 --> 01:41:21,870
You know, it just it just is that the time commitment is a concern of mine there.

1151
01:41:21,870 --> 01:41:27,526
So that's why I'm a little bit I'm even though I'm interested in that a little bit I'm

1152
01:41:27,526 --> 01:41:31,730
willing to say well I'll take that instead of I think right now looking at both of them

1153
01:41:31,730 --> 01:41:36,402
it's it's really the Olympics or I don't know about anything I personally don't think you

1154
01:41:36,402 --> 01:41:42,541
need to be too worried about the time for me because I'm on four of these and I'm still

1155
01:41:42,541 --> 01:41:47,613
making enough time So And you know you're kind of just getting your feet wet into this

1156
01:41:47,613 --> 01:41:51,383
process. So I think you know, when I was in your position I was only in

1157
01:41:51,383 --> 01:41:58,824
one subcommittee maybe two. >> So I think and performing arts subcommittee is not just

1158
01:41:58,824 --> 01:42:03,596
the grants program anymore As you saw we consolidate at it. >> So you're actually going to

1159
01:42:03,596 --> 01:42:07,299
be contributing probably one of the one of the biggest contributions to the whole city

1160
01:42:07,299 --> 01:42:13,606
because now you're going to be weighing in on performing arts top level umbrella level across

1161
01:42:13,606 --> 01:42:18,109
the whole city including syllabi including the grant program and creating music in

1162
01:42:18,109 --> 01:42:21,446
the chambers including the summer concert series including all the other performing arts

1163
01:42:21,446 --> 01:42:28,554
that we're going to be doing overall. So I think also knowing your

1164
01:42:28,554 --> 01:42:32,657
background and managing talent and being involved in cultural production, I think it actually

1165
01:42:32,657 --> 01:42:37,129
makes sense for you to contribute There. So I wouldn't discourage you

1166
01:42:37,129 --> 01:42:43,936
because it might be one of the more important And now standing committees it could actually be

1167
01:42:43,936 --> 01:42:51,430
an excellent opportunity for you to kind of really dive in. That's just my mind and I

1168
01:42:51,430 --> 01:42:55,280
appreciate that And I think that because I'm interested in both and if what I'm feeling is

1169
01:42:55,280 --> 01:43:02,787
a consensus is that maybe performing arts and you really want to do the Olympics I don't

1170
01:43:02,787 --> 01:43:06,225
want to you know, I don't want to keep beating a dead horse here so we can move on.

1171
01:43:06,225 --> 01:43:10,962
I will go ahead and go to the performing arts if everybody's if you're open to that because

1172
01:43:10,962 --> 01:43:17,101
you would have to also relinquish that one as well. >> So I think they did it How

1173
01:43:17,101 --> 01:43:22,341
much to relinquish but I guess I relinquished it So she so she she could do it.

1174
01:43:22,341 --> 01:43:25,430
>> Yes. So now you relinquished her and she was she basically

1175
01:43:25,430 --> 01:43:28,847
relinquished it for you Now it's like it's a gift. >> Give Yeah.

1176
01:43:28,847 --> 01:43:32,117
Yeah. So and actually I just have to say since this was my first

1177
01:43:32,117 --> 01:43:36,489
year I was on performing arts and I found it incredibly rewarding And I think now

1178
01:43:36,489 --> 01:43:41,193
there's so much more under your purview so I think it's going to be amazing.

1179
01:43:41,193 --> 01:43:45,497
So yeah so I'm very excited for you and that's what I think kind of makes the interest

1180
01:43:45,497 --> 01:43:48,501
there. So yes, I was saying if it feels like the consensus is

1181
01:43:48,501 --> 01:43:49,934
that's where it should be, Let's let's go ahead and do that.

1182
01:43:49,934 --> 01:43:53,671
We can move on. >> A quick clarity to that. I just want to contribute to

1183
01:43:53,671 --> 01:43:56,776
this. I don't have any horse in the race here but just that all of

1184
01:43:56,776 --> 01:44:00,580
our programs will likely pivot to the Olympics So there will be Olympics conversations

1185
01:44:00,580 --> 01:44:04,482
happening across the board with the cultural affairs and the performing arts is actually

1186
01:44:04,482 --> 01:44:12,240
named in the cultural framework as a key element of what our programmatic agenda will be.

1187
01:44:12,240 --> 01:44:13,125
Good to know. Good to know. All right.

1188
01:44:13,125 --> 01:44:16,161
So awesome. >> So that's where I stand then.

1189
01:44:16,161 --> 01:44:22,761
So then I'm fine with performing arts Cool. Any last thoughts?

1190
01:44:22,834 --> 01:44:26,938
>> I think we still need somebody for artist laureate. Yes, another a second person.

1191
01:44:26,938 --> 01:44:35,147
I'll so I'll go I'll say on it were you. Yeah Yeah I was going to

1192
01:44:35,147 --> 01:44:39,170
relinquish it if somebody else Okay so you're giving your you're relinquishing performing

1193
01:44:39,170 --> 01:44:43,389
arts for artist laureate So I think then we're good. >> Yeah, we're good.

1194
01:44:43,389 --> 01:44:51,960
Okay so can you who is on the Do you want me to do this. >> I think that Got it.

1195
01:44:51,960 --> 01:44:54,733
I got it. You got to go unless you want to do it Chair Do you want to

1196
01:44:54,733 --> 01:44:57,168
do it? Who's on the creative global control planners?

1197
01:44:57,168 --> 01:45:03,909
>> So the way I understand it please correct me if I'm wrong Performing Arts subcommittee is

1198
01:45:03,909 --> 01:45:12,500
that and myself Public art subcommittee remains Shona and sign artist laureate is Heather

1199
01:45:12,500 --> 01:45:19,991
and Shona Olympics is Heather and son Creative Academy is a son and myself and cover Arts

1200
01:45:19,991 --> 01:45:24,562
Foundation board Do you need to decide on your delegate and alderman I'll remain a delegate

1201
01:45:24,562 --> 01:45:33,873
and yeah Sean will be the alternate All right I got it. That would So Commissioner

1202
01:45:33,873 --> 01:45:37,473
Johnson's on one subcommittee? Yes. >> Okay.

1203
01:45:38,276 --> 01:45:44,617
So unless we want to resurrect a communication and outreach and put them on there to

1204
01:45:44,617 --> 01:45:50,155
perhaps the on performing arts I don't want staff to get a heart attack right now, but I

1205
01:45:50,155 --> 01:45:54,592
was thinking that we could open that up and put that on it for now it just me like four times

1206
01:45:54,592 --> 01:45:58,397
a year but I know it sounds going to murder me Well and just for the record we can

1207
01:45:58,397 --> 01:46:05,604
request that we have another subcommittee at any time that is that so we won't do it now

1208
01:46:05,604 --> 01:46:11,543
I'm fine with being on the right but but it is something that to me anyone that should

1209
01:46:11,543 --> 01:46:15,547
be open for discussion perhaps as we get closer to the Olympics.

1210
01:46:15,547 --> 01:46:22,521
So I think we're going to really need it And then Well right So yeah it's coming since

1211
01:46:22,521 --> 01:46:29,721
Chairman Scully and Commissioner Gupta are in a standing subcommittee you just

1212
01:46:30,976 --> 01:46:35,247
need to be very careful with this Culver City Arts Foundation that you don't

1213
01:46:35,247 --> 01:46:39,852
overlap this this is a different kind of a of a of an appointment.

1214
01:46:39,852 --> 01:46:48,252
Okay That's all. But otherwise I think Chinese and to this for miscounting how

1215
01:46:49,795 --> 01:46:59,795
many each person is on okay I think that works I would point out that foundation for the So

1216
01:47:03,642 --> 01:47:11,950
would you like to make a motion to accept this assignments do you need me to read them one

1217
01:47:11,950 --> 01:47:14,653
more time? >> No I think we're all on the same page.

1218
01:47:14,653 --> 01:47:21,253
Okay. So thank you. >> Drama Oh, yeah, I Oh my God

1219
01:47:28,266 --> 01:47:36,660
. I'm still trying to find my So moved by vice chair Gupta and

1220
01:47:36,108 --> 01:47:45,108
seconded by Commissioner Moses to accept this to appoint this this slate is their password

1221
01:47:47,454 --> 01:47:51,956
for these computers is the address. >> How did it go to sleep.

1222
01:47:51,956 --> 01:47:57,896
Yeah it's at the address. I know it's different. It used to be the address is

1223
01:47:57,896 --> 01:48:03,896
now so that was fine. You didn't have options. Okay.

1224
01:48:07,973 --> 01:48:09,973
Very good

1225
01:48:21,387 --> 01:48:23,787
. Yes. >> Oh no, no

1226
01:48:32,264 --> 01:48:34,264
, because

1227
01:48:43,442 --> 01:48:45,442
I've been here

1228
01:48:50,349 --> 01:48:52,349
. >> Oh

1229
01:48:57,255 --> 01:49:01,793
, we'll have to do a manual load on that. Okay.

1230
01:49:01,793 --> 01:49:05,970
Commissioner Fleisher, how do you vote? Yes.

1231
01:49:05,970 --> 01:49:09,897
Yes. Okay. All members have voted and a

1232
01:49:12,403 --> 01:49:17,203
motion passes with five yeses. Okay. Next is

1233
01:49:22,314 --> 01:49:24,714
he pending? Nope. Nope.

1234
01:49:26,618 --> 01:49:28,618
Okay

1235
01:49:36,361 --> 01:49:39,961
. His chair Miskelly texting. >> I voted.

1236
01:49:41,399 --> 01:49:51,399
I know, I know The voting is is concluded Okay Yeah awesome. >> So moving on to the next

1237
01:49:51,976 --> 01:49:56,348
item do we have public comment for items not on the agenda. We don't We do not.

1238
01:49:56,348 --> 01:50:02,348
Okay. Do we have any items from members and staff?

1239
01:50:03,287 --> 01:50:06,887
Yes. Shall we go first? Okay.

1240
01:50:06,958 --> 01:50:13,531
>> Um the grant application guidelines and notice of funding availability for 2027

1241
01:50:13,531 --> 01:50:17,903
performing arts grants are now available on the Culver City website.

1242
01:50:17,903 --> 01:50:22,541
We have two scheduled grant workshops on August 25th and 26th and the grant application

1243
01:50:22,541 --> 01:50:29,647
deadline is September 23rd. First time applicants are required to attend a grant

1244
01:50:29,647 --> 01:50:36,288
workshop and you're all invited to attend one as well. There are only two more

1245
01:50:36,288 --> 01:50:40,491
opportunities to attend the actors gatherings to Gentle Bats of Verona at Media Park

1246
01:50:40,491 --> 01:50:46,965
Free performances are on Saturday and Sunday August 22nd and 23rd at 11 a.m. Immersion

1247
01:50:46,965 --> 01:50:54,765
music Presents Currents Composers in Motion On August 27th at the Venda Museum's

1248
01:50:54,839 --> 01:51:01,946
Community Center and Angel City Chorale will be returning to perform at Fiesta La Bayona on

1249
01:51:01,946 --> 01:51:08,219
August 29th at 12 p.m. then in October will be performance by Helix Collective Los Angeles

1250
01:51:08,219 --> 01:51:14,859
Women's Theater Festival and Heidi Ducker Dance. All of these are performances

1251
01:51:14,859 --> 01:51:19,364
that are supported by the Performing Arts Grant program So Commissioner Johnson it's a

1252
01:51:19,364 --> 01:51:24,603
pretty good program. Details and ticket links for all grant sponsored events are

1253
01:51:24,603 --> 01:51:30,976
posted on the city website in the Community calendar promoted by email and are posted on

1254
01:51:30,976 --> 01:51:37,150
city's social media accounts. >> The full entertainment schedule for Fiesta Love Iona's

1255
01:51:37,150 --> 01:51:44,155
75th anniversary on August 28th 29th and 30th is now available and was was selected with the

1256
01:51:44,155 --> 01:51:51,229
assistance of our support of our ad hoc subcommittee. Fiesta does have its own

1257
01:51:51,229 --> 01:51:54,900
website Fiesta love iona.org so you can find all the information about performances

1258
01:51:54,900 --> 01:51:59,538
there. We also have a new shipment of Red Tour booklets I've been not

1259
01:51:59,538 --> 01:52:04,308
distributing them widely because we were running out but now we have a lot more.

1260
01:52:04,308 --> 01:52:07,946
If you want any for display or distribution please let me know.

1261
01:52:07,946 --> 01:52:13,346
Thank you. That's all. >> I don't really have anything

1262
01:52:14,519 --> 01:52:18,557
I've covered a lot tonight and what we're doing and what we're up to.

1263
01:52:18,557 --> 01:52:24,963
You have fires to disseminate. >> Please, please, please continue to promote the survey

1264
01:52:24,963 --> 01:52:29,401
that was out there for the cultural plan. We have not had the response

1265
01:52:29,401 --> 01:52:32,905
online to the survey. We have a lot of in-person response but we're lagging

1266
01:52:32,905 --> 01:52:36,241
there. So we're really going to start doing a real push to get more

1267
01:52:36,241 --> 01:52:40,845
online answers to that. Thank you to Commissioner Moses who has done a great job of

1268
01:52:40,845 --> 01:52:47,818
continuing putting it in the Superintendents newsletter twice going out to all students

1269
01:52:47,818 --> 01:52:52,125
and any kind of newsletters or public gatherings Please please please encourage bring a card

1270
01:52:52,125 --> 01:52:59,599
have people fill out with the US with the code here. I think that's pretty much it

1271
01:52:59,599 --> 01:53:04,399
for me. Okay. Any items from members other

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01:53:09,842 --> 01:53:18,718
you guys kind of set everything I I I really want to thank. >> Well I was going to think

1273
01:53:18,718 --> 01:53:25,324
Edgar Varela and his team but summer concerts have been awesome and actors gang always

1274
01:53:25,324 --> 01:53:33,132
always always yeah I get to see a lot of the performing art grant recipients and they never

1275
01:53:33,132 --> 01:53:40,206
disappoint and it was really fun being part of the hug activation.

1276
01:53:40,206 --> 01:53:45,110
I know you already talked about it but I think that it was, you know, out of love and support

1277
01:53:45,110 --> 01:53:51,750
for Victoria that I was like I'll sign up and it was a little uncomfortable at first

1278
01:53:51,750 --> 01:53:56,623
but it actually was it turned out really cool and I if you didn't see it I'm sure there'll

1279
01:53:56,623 --> 01:54:00,359
be something for you to see And I did want to thank security and the superintendent for

1280
01:54:00,359 --> 01:54:07,499
promoting really all of our events when they but I send it to them when they think it's

1281
01:54:07,499 --> 01:54:17,430
appropriate they pass it along which I think it's great. Yeah And I think I sort of yeah

1282
01:54:17,430 --> 01:54:21,180
. >> Thank you. Just to note that both of

1283
01:54:21,180 --> 01:54:24,217
Victoria Mark's videos which was brought up at the last meeting are now on our website

1284
01:54:24,217 --> 01:54:28,821
and on our YouTube channel. So that was something that did happen in the last week.

1285
01:54:28,821 --> 01:54:38,821
Shauna Yeah so I did have a call with and regarding the cultural plan so I did do that

1286
01:54:39,999 --> 01:54:47,773
and just want to echo Heather Commissioner Moses's statements about the summer concert series

1287
01:54:47,773 --> 01:54:55,848
truly amazing And then the hug activation and again just I was thrilled to witness that and

1288
01:54:55,848 --> 01:55:03,456
really excited to see more of what is going to come from our artist laureate, what else we

1289
01:55:03,456 --> 01:55:07,728
have a couple of great shows going on in the city right now .

1290
01:55:07,728 --> 01:55:09,495
Okay. And K Gallery has had a small opening this past week.

1291
01:55:09,495 --> 01:55:15,300
I also went to a really wonderful Activation Helms Bakery on the weekend the

1292
01:55:15,300 --> 01:55:19,372
Italian festival. But you know they actually activated one of the spaces

1293
01:55:19,372 --> 01:55:26,612
into this very cool gallery. And Sally I think you made a great post about that.

1294
01:55:26,612 --> 01:55:31,351
And last but not least I'm excited about she has to coming up and seeing all the

1295
01:55:31,351 --> 01:55:40,351
performances so thank you Wrapping up summer exciting Tanya Yeah well we live in this

1296
01:55:41,227 --> 01:55:44,998
wonderful community and we all go to the same events because we're such a wonderful

1297
01:55:44,998 --> 01:55:48,934
community. >> So yes, I went to the actors game last weekend and the

1298
01:55:48,934 --> 01:55:55,241
weekend before because my daughter was visiting this past weekend and even though she's

1299
01:55:55,241 --> 01:56:02,480
25 she wanted to go so it was wonderful as always I was at the very first one I think was

1300
01:56:02,480 --> 01:56:08,754
King Lear like 17 years ago. So it's a tradition in my family, a tradition in Culver

1301
01:56:08,754 --> 01:56:15,194
City and I've known Adam for a very long time and seen him grow with the program as well.

1302
01:56:15,194 --> 01:56:23,200
>> I've been to all the summer concert series really great this year and I encourage

1303
01:56:23,200 --> 01:56:26,772
everyone to come out to the last one on Thursday which is Tatyana Tate.

1304
01:56:26,772 --> 01:56:31,143
She's a fantastic jazz artist Jazz drummer sorry, jazz trumpet player.

1305
01:56:31,143 --> 01:56:38,517
So so I'm hoping for a great enthusiastic audience to come out before we all have to

1306
01:56:38,517 --> 01:56:48,517
return back to school and back to serious work in the fall of and the Vienna Festival.

1307
01:56:49,629 --> 01:56:53,566
Yes, Heather and I worked really hard on that on the programing.

1308
01:56:53,566 --> 01:56:58,370
So if you can go and take a listen to some of the great bands that we found and we were

1309
01:56:58,370 --> 01:57:02,441
just so impressed with all the talent and I think we that Jill came up with a great lineup for

1310
01:57:02,441 --> 01:57:06,280
both days plus Friday nights. So try to attend those That would be great.

1311
01:57:06,280 --> 01:57:12,919
You know in between Beers sessions I guess And I'll tell you a little bit about the

1312
01:57:12,919 --> 01:57:17,590
music in the Chambers which is coming up October 18th We have brought on the Faber and

1313
01:57:17,590 --> 01:57:24,190
Quartet which is this incredible up and coming young string quartet.

1314
01:57:24,330 --> 01:57:31,710
They were formed in 2022 I believe. And in fact the cellist is

1315
01:57:31,710 --> 01:57:38,911
somebody who was in Sikora as well because as you may know it's a very small you know six

1316
01:57:38,911 --> 01:57:42,949
degrees of separation is way too much in the music world And she is one of the best cellists

1317
01:57:42,949 --> 01:57:46,853
we have here. So anyway, they're all fantastic musicians.

1318
01:57:46,853 --> 01:57:54,193
I had the opportunity to hear them just a couple of weeks ago and they are really an

1319
01:57:54,193 --> 01:57:57,797
incredible group. They're storming the international scene and we're

1320
01:57:57,797 --> 01:58:01,834
bringing them here to Culver City for a free concert. So we're very excited about

1321
01:58:01,834 --> 01:58:06,573
that. >> They're still working on the program a little bit but their

1322
01:58:06,573 --> 01:58:10,643
specialty is the the music Oh, sorry. I'll be a little bit nerdy here

1323
01:58:10,643 --> 01:58:16,683
of the second Viennese school but they will be performing probably none of that music.

1324
01:58:16,683 --> 01:58:22,755
I'd rather stick to the first Viennese school and maybe some some favorites of the chamber

1325
01:58:22,755 --> 01:58:27,359
music literature. So I hope you'll all come to that on October 18th.

1326
01:58:27,359 --> 01:58:31,831
We'll have more information about that and hopefully some social media coming out about

1327
01:58:31,831 --> 01:58:38,537
that as well. >> And thanks to the Music Guild for working with us and

1328
01:58:38,537 --> 01:58:42,274
for helping to secure this incredible ensemble. So it's bringing this extremely

1329
01:58:42,274 --> 01:58:46,412
high quality chamber music to Culver City And that's it for me.

1330
01:58:46,412 --> 01:58:49,850
>> Thanks. Right With them Would you like to?

1331
01:58:49,850 --> 01:58:57,590
>> Yeah. So you been out of town A little bit back and forth but

1332
01:58:57,590 --> 01:59:05,731
yeah I did. I was able to stop by the game the the actors gang I was able

1333
01:59:05,731 --> 01:59:09,969
to stop by that And the wonderful thing about the actors gang is that not only is

1334
01:59:09,969 --> 01:59:16,652
it the performances but they actually take the students and use them as volunteers.

1335
01:59:16,652 --> 01:59:20,756
So it's so wonderful to have all the students that are interested in the arts even if

1336
01:59:20,756 --> 01:59:24,393
they you know, they normally perform. I think regularly there.

1337
01:59:24,393 --> 01:59:27,630
But even if they're not performing they're participating in their learning

1338
01:59:27,630 --> 01:59:29,532
. >> So it's a wonderful thing. The Actors Gang is such a great

1339
01:59:29,532 --> 01:59:34,769
group and then to echo everybody's sentiment about the festival, the Iona phenomenal

1340
01:59:34,769 --> 01:59:39,441
again having kids in the community, seeing them running around watching the

1341
01:59:39,441 --> 01:59:43,440
performances Actually my my kids actually had performed I think last year the year before

1342
01:59:43,440 --> 01:59:47,315
as well. >> All the performances are wonderful so really enjoy for

1343
01:59:47,315 --> 01:59:52,721
us a lot down and excited I will be back so excited for that.

1344
01:59:52,721 --> 01:59:57,627
One thing I did want to mention I don't I think people here have been in it but I was in

1345
01:59:57,627 --> 02:00:04,660
the leadership chorus in the cohort and this last year and they are accepting applications

1346
02:00:04,660 --> 02:00:08,204
. It's a phenomenal group How I met Hope and you know teaches a

1347
02:00:08,204 --> 02:00:12,541
lot about really in depth in terms of what's going on here in Culver City And one of the

1348
02:00:12,541 --> 02:00:18,781
main reasons that I applied to do this so very exciting and they are exceptional.

1349
02:00:18,781 --> 02:00:20,583
>> Can you give us a little bit of background about leadership Culver City like what it is and

1350
02:00:20,583 --> 02:00:23,952
what the program entails? >> Yes. So so the program it's about a

1351
02:00:23,952 --> 02:00:30,559
six month program. They have an event a month It's on Fridays And again every

1352
02:00:30,559 --> 02:00:35,464
session goes into in depth about something about Culver City whether it's

1353
02:00:35,464 --> 02:00:41,303
transportation, whether it's about the education you actually get to go to the

1354
02:00:41,303 --> 02:00:45,541
facilities and whatnot. So it's it's a very good education in terms of

1355
02:00:45,541 --> 02:00:49,712
everything that's going on here in Culver City And that's how I met Hope because she came and

1356
02:00:49,712 --> 02:00:53,449
presented the history of Culver City. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah And then

1357
02:00:53,449 --> 02:00:59,422
and so the group they take about 24 people and I and I think you know over over 80 or

1358
02:00:59,422 --> 02:01:07,529
100 people generally apply and they break that group up And so the 24 they break them up into

1359
02:01:07,529 --> 02:01:14,270
about groups of five And each of the groups are actually set to do some sort of community

1360
02:01:14,270 --> 02:01:18,407
engagement. So our community engagement was that we actually had hope come

1361
02:01:18,407 --> 02:01:22,477
and give a presentation at three taps. So we had we invited the

1362
02:01:22,477 --> 02:01:26,782
community out. She gave a presentation. It was on a Sunday afternoon as

1363
02:01:26,782 --> 02:01:30,850
a beautiful afternoon And so it's a way of bringing the community educating the

1364
02:01:30,850 --> 02:01:36,725
community actually. And then we brought a little bit of finance to hopefully to

1365
02:01:36,725 --> 02:01:40,829
the historical society hopefully and as well to a business to a local business.

1366
02:01:40,829 --> 02:01:44,499
So that's our leadership. Culver City So yeah they are accepting applications now so

1367
02:01:44,499 --> 02:01:49,205
so people should apply. >> Heather mentioned this on the way in the Culver City

1368
02:01:49,205 --> 02:01:54,944
Education Foundation had a phenomenal year last year, raised about $1 million about

1369
02:01:54,944 --> 02:02:00,944
600,000 a little over 600,000 of that went to programs in US .

1370
02:02:01,684 --> 02:02:06,455
The again, the Culver City Education Foundation raises money for the arts STEM and

1371
02:02:06,455 --> 02:02:13,229
student wellness when they're big events is a taste of Culver City But yeah so so through the

1372
02:02:13,229 --> 02:02:20,302
annual campaign through smaller campaign and to the taste of Culver City they raise about $1

1373
02:02:20,302 --> 02:02:24,974
million this this past year So very exciting career city needs it the students needed arts

1374
02:02:24,974 --> 02:02:29,878
needed so it's a wonderful thing to be a part of that And you can always donate you know

1375
02:02:29,878 --> 02:02:33,282
go there and you can always donate there. >> Last but not least, I didn't

1376
02:02:33,282 --> 02:02:40,356
get the chance to say it when Adam was here but Adam and Otis are doing a phenomenal job.

1377
02:02:40,356 --> 02:02:44,359
It is so great to see them not only be so dedicated to this community that they're new to

1378
02:02:44,359 --> 02:02:51,834
but be so visible and be so accessible. >> You know it is amazing that

1379
02:02:51,834 --> 02:02:58,207
the community outreach that they're doing and being able to actually get input from the

1380
02:02:58,207 --> 02:03:02,344
community in some of the decisions that are being made and so it's just great to have

1381
02:03:02,344 --> 02:03:05,981
them here. And you know, I really I really wanted to say it and I didn't

1382
02:03:05,981 --> 02:03:09,718
when he was here but really appreciate them And that's it And I hope and thank you and

1383
02:03:09,718 --> 02:03:15,718
thank you. >> That's it. So sorry I forgot to say

1384
02:03:16,492 --> 02:03:20,663
something about the survey. Do you think we could I know you did a post sadly with the

1385
02:03:20,663 --> 02:03:24,533
mayor but I'm wondering if maybe we could have another social media post about the

1386
02:03:24,533 --> 02:03:31,640
survey and have it be all over, you know, Facebook and wherever there was to this week There

1387
02:03:31,640 --> 02:03:38,414
were two this week and we have 15 that will be you know, at least 15 more So you'll be

1388
02:03:38,414 --> 02:03:41,717
seeing this I did not see it any other Yeah. Yeah.

1389
02:03:41,717 --> 02:03:45,888
Okay. So that's my bad. I'm sorry about that.

1390
02:03:45,888 --> 02:03:46,588
Yeah. Okay. Don't worry.

1391
02:03:46,588 --> 02:03:50,159
We're firing at lots of different channels. >> It'll come up in multiple

1392
02:03:50,159 --> 02:03:53,962
ways both on social media and through e blasts Very just come out through an E glass.

1393
02:03:53,962 --> 02:03:56,832
Not yet. That'll be That's why I missed it.

1394
02:03:56,832 --> 02:03:58,134
Yeah. Yeah. That will come out probably

1395
02:03:58,134 --> 02:04:01,904
next week. Yeah in some ways as well Those will reach people who might

1396
02:04:01,904 --> 02:04:07,709
actually click on it rather than on independence Instagram. >> Okay Thank you.

1397
02:04:07,709 --> 02:04:12,715
Okay. Well I also went to the summer concert series two weeks in a

1398
02:04:12,715 --> 02:04:16,452
row. I was very impressed by the numbers there although as you

1399
02:04:16,452 --> 02:04:20,489
probably wanted even more people there, I don't really know where they would fit.

1400
02:04:20,489 --> 02:04:27,496
>> Yes, people were like up to the sidewalks and I was I was really excited to see the level

1401
02:04:27,496 --> 02:04:34,470
of enthusiasm and engagement with the community. I enjoyed it from the comfort

1402
02:04:34,470 --> 02:04:38,941
of the patio at the Culver Hotel alongside there a few nights.

1403
02:04:38,941 --> 02:04:43,460
>> Yeah it was great. It was it was really really great.

1404
02:04:43,460 --> 02:04:49,151
I have a question Is the Actors gang show is this the two gentlemen's one that we're

1405
02:04:49,151 --> 02:04:50,720
talking about? >> Okay. So I still do have a chance to

1406
02:04:50,720 --> 02:04:55,958
see it. >> Okay. But it does get very crowded

1407
02:04:55,958 --> 02:04:59,828
the final weekend but then for the first time they're going to Burbank at the end of the month

1408
02:04:59,828 --> 02:05:01,297
which is really exciting for them as well. So they're going to be

1409
02:05:01,297 --> 02:05:04,333
performing in Burbank at the end of the month. >> Oh, okay.

1410
02:05:04,333 --> 02:05:09,133
Interesting. Cool. Well yeah, I think that's it.

1411
02:05:11,239 --> 02:05:18,780
From me to Culver City Arts Foundation did have a meeting but it was just a potluck and

1412
02:05:18,780 --> 02:05:23,785
not much I think agenda wise happened But they have a lot going on behind the scenes that

1413
02:05:23,785 --> 02:05:33,785
I will be updating the group on as it kind of comes to fruition And yeah thank you so much

1414
02:05:34,396 --> 02:05:40,396
everybody for sharing all the happenings around the city. >> Cool.

1415
02:05:41,722 --> 02:05:49,731
If we have nothing else on the agenda we can adjourn Somebody like to make a motion to

1416
02:05:49,731 --> 02:05:56,370
adjourn so please come sign on your way out. >> Yes but you know it.

1417
02:05:56,370 --> 02:05:59,740
Mind taking a second for a photograph to now that we've got all five of you and I just

1418
02:05:59,740 --> 02:06:05,946
want to wish 6 USD of good first day of school tomorrow afternoon.

1419
02:06:05,946 --> 02:06:09,517
Okay, We will move over to you guys. We have an adjournment Didn't

1420
02:06:09,517 --> 02:06:13,854
that I hope I hope we haven't adjourned yet. Oh, we haven't adjourned yet.

1421
02:06:13,854 --> 02:06:17,225
>> Give me a minute. Hold on. Hold on it.

1422
02:06:17,225 --> 02:06:24,231
>> Okay. Moved moved by Vice Chair Gupta and seconded by chair Scally to

1423
02:06:24,231 --> 02:06:28,869
adjourn the meeting. Okay. Please vote on your screens Or

1424
02:06:28,869 --> 02:06:35,643
if not I'll call you out. Commissioner Fischer, how do you vote?

1425
02:06:35,643 --> 02:06:40,443
Yes. Okay. All members have voted and the

1426
02:06:42,416 --> 02:06:45,416
motion passes. >> Thank you. Okay.

1427
02:06:46,954 --> 02:06:50,554
Hope you can go. All right