2026-11-09 - Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Commission

00:16Chair staff is ready when you

00:17are.

00:20>> Good afternoon and welcome

00:21to the Monday, November 9th,

00:232026 meeting of the Arts,

00:25Culture and Creative Economy

00:27Commission. The meeting is now

00:28called to order. Will the clerk

00:30please call the roll to

00:31establish a quorum?

00:32>> Thank you chair.

00:35Commissioners, please unmute

00:36for roll call. Commissioner

00:38[name redacted]. Absent. Commissioner

00:43[name redacted] here. Commissioner

00:46[name redacted] here. Commissioner

00:48[name redacted] here. Commissioner

00:50[name redacted] here. Commissioner [name redacted]

00:54here. Commissioner [name redacted].

00:58Absent. Commissioner [name redacted],

01:01Commissioner [name redacted] here and

01:03chair here. Thank you. We have

01:06quorum. Before we begin, a

01:07brief reminder for the members

01:09of the public in the audience.

01:10If you wish to speak or submit

01:13comments, please fill out the

01:14online form by scanning the QR

01:16code at the back of the room

01:18and on the back page of the

01:19agenda. Handouts are located

01:21near the front, and the city

01:22clerk's office staff are

01:23available in the lobby to

01:25assist. You will have two

01:27minutes to speak on up to four

01:29items, with the timer displayed

01:30on the screen behind me.

01:32Today's meeting is live

01:33streamed on YouTube in English

01:35and Spanish. Please note that

01:37captions and translations are

01:38AI generated and may contain

01:41errors. We will now proceed.

01:56>> Please rise if you are able,

01:58for the opening acknowledgment

01:59and honor of Sacramento's

02:00Indigenous people and tribal

02:02lands.

02:08>> To the original people of

02:09this land, the Nisenan people,

02:11the southern Maidu Valley and

02:13Plains Miwok, Patton Wintun

02:15peoples and the people of the

02:17Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's

02:19only federally recognized tribe.

02:20May we acknowledge and honor

02:22the native people who came

02:23before us and still walk beside

02:25us today on these ancestral

02:27lands, by choosing to gather

02:28together today in an active

02:30practice of acknowledgment and

02:32appreciation for Sacramento's

02:33indigenous peoples histories,

02:36contributions, and lives. Thank

02:38you. I pledge allegiance to the

02:42flag of the United.

02:44>> States of America and to the

02:46Republic for which it stands

02:48one nation under God,

02:50indivisible, with liberty and

02:52justice for all.

03:02>> Next is the approval of the

03:04consent Calendar Clerk. Are

03:05there any members of the public

03:07who wish to speak on the

03:09Consent calendar?

03:13>> Thank you. Chair. There are

03:14no speakers on the consent

03:16calendar.

03:21>> Okay, let's see here. We'd

03:25like to welcome our new

03:26commissioner, [name redacted] to the

03:29dais. Welcome in. Did you want

03:32to give us a couple of words

03:35about yourself? Sure.

03:38>> I am currently the executive

03:40director of the Sacramento

03:41History Museum. I've been with

03:43that organization for eight

03:44years. I've spent the 30 plus

03:46years of my career working in

03:49Sacramento's museums. I'm a

03:50former chair of the Sacramento

03:53Area Museums, and I'm on the

03:56board of directors for the

03:58Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus and

03:59the Sacramento Historical

04:00Society as well. So I'm glad to

04:02be here. Thank you.

04:03>> Thank you. We're happy to

04:05have you. Our next item is

04:09recognition of dedication and

04:12service to the Arts, Culture

04:13and Creative Economy Commission.

04:16For. Should I just read out the

04:18names [name redacted] and

04:23[name redacted]? Oh, that's Doctor and

04:25[name redacted] and [name redacted].

04:30>> Thank you. Chair at the. As

04:32this is the last regular

04:33scheduled meeting before your

04:35current terms expire, the

04:37office of the City Clerk would

04:38like to extend our sincerest

04:40gratitude for your service to

04:41the Arts, Culture and Creative

04:43Economy Commission. Some of you

04:44have served the Commission for

04:46many years, while others have

04:47served shorter partial terms.

04:49Either way, your service has

04:50been invaluable to this

04:51Commission as well as the City

04:53of Sacramento. We will now be

04:55handing out the Certificates of

04:56Service. If anyone would like

04:57to say a few words regarding

04:59their time on the Commission,

05:00please feel free to do so.

05:06>> Commissioners. Did anyone

05:07want to say anything?

05:09>> Thank you so much for this

05:11recognition. It's been an honor

05:13serving. I look forward to

05:14continuing after this term is

05:16over. I was reappointed, so I

05:18really appreciate that. I'm

05:19very grateful to Vice Mayor

05:22Karina Telemontes, and it's

05:23been just great to work with

05:26everyone here.

05:34>> I just want to say thank you

05:36to my council member, Katie

05:39Maple, who gave me the

05:40opportunity to serve on the

05:42commission board and be a part

05:43of such a wonderful council. So

05:45I appreciate each and every one

05:47of you for everything that you

05:49have done, and I look forward

05:51to another year.

05:56>> Perfect. Thank you. Perfect.

06:07Okay. All items listed under

06:08the consent calendar are

06:10considered and acted upon by

06:11one motion. Is there a motion

06:14to approve this consent

06:16calendar.

06:18>> Motion. Motion.

06:21>> Thank you, Commissioner

06:22[name redacted]. Anyone else a second?

06:25>> I'll second.

06:27>> Thank you, Vice Chair. Any

06:44commissioners wish to speak on

06:45any of these consent items? All

06:54right. So we have a all in

06:58favor, say aye.

06:59>> Aye.

07:01>> Any opposed? Any abstains.

07:07The motion passes with

07:08opposition from zero

07:10commissioners. Abstention from

07:11zero commissioners. We'll now

07:15proceed to the discussion

07:17calendar.

07:19>> Thank you chair. Our next

07:20item will be item three which

07:22is Everyday Creative Program

07:24update for fall 2006 2026.

07:28Sorry.

07:41>> Surely I could take it up

07:42from here. I wanted to to

07:46welcome representatives from

07:47culture who are administering

07:49the Everyday Creative program,

07:51supported through the Office of

07:54Arts and Culture. This has been

07:55a long journey and a very

07:59successful one. We're so

08:01excited to have the partnership

08:02with culture. We're so excited

08:04for all of the program

08:05participants through these two

08:08cohorts of learning groups. And

08:10this is just simply an example

08:13of putting forth a vision,

08:16having a partner in community

08:17to help execute it and bring to

08:20fruition just a wonderful

08:22impact to our creatives and

08:24entrepreneurs in Sacramento. I

08:26wanted to acknowledge [name redacted]

08:28Davis, who is the Executive

08:29Director of Culture, and he'll

08:32be sharing some remarks and

08:34perhaps may bring up some

08:36special guests of his own to

08:37speak to the program. [name redacted],

08:39thank you for being here.

08:40>> Thank you for having me.

08:42Thank you. Hey everyone. My

08:51name is [name redacted]. As [name redacted]

08:53said, Executive Director of

08:54Culture, many of you faces I've

08:56seen and nice to meet the new

08:58ones. I'm just going to give a

08:59summary of the report and then

09:01a couple data points just so

09:03you all are in the loop. And

09:05then this will be sent to [name redacted],

09:07and then we'll be publishing it

09:09as an impact report as well. So

09:11for just a summary with the

09:13City of Sacramento, $750,000

09:16investment every day, creative

09:17ran from 2023 pilots through

09:21spring of 2026 across five

09:25cohorts. It enrolled 64

09:27businesses, 55 of them distinct,

09:30and 56 of them received direct

09:32grant funding totaling $192,000.

09:36So the demand outpaced the four

09:39cohorts, as are all of the

09:42applicants. It was up 211

09:44applicants for 64 spots. So as

09:47you can see, like there is a

09:49need for for this coming

09:50through the city. And then

09:52beyond the city's investment,

09:53we have partnered and added

09:57$143,000 more to the program

09:59from different partners, which

10:00I'll talk about. So just to

10:03kind of give you some data

10:05points, who we served, a lot of

10:06it came from arts, film and

10:08design businesses making up

10:09most of the program. So we have

10:11visual and performing arts,

10:14education, film, video, sound

10:16design, marketing and creative

10:18services, software and digital

10:20media, food and beverage,

10:22apparel and fashion craft and

10:24object making beauty services,

10:25creative retail and printing

10:28publishing. So it ran the gamut

10:30in the ways that we served the

10:33businesses. 87% of those

10:36entrepreneurs who completed the

10:38program were either women,

10:40Bipoc owned or from low to

10:42moderate income neighborhoods.

10:47Let's see. And then as far as

10:51like what they left with most

10:52of the founders left with

10:54growing revenue or expanding

10:55their businesses. And we do the

10:59these reports afterwards. So

11:0128% before the program and 74%

11:04after the program said that

11:05they grew their revenue in

11:07their business. And then in

11:10reports, alumni companies

11:12reported $958,000 in revenue

11:16over the 12 months and then

11:19700,000 in investments in

11:20capital raised over the two

11:22years that they were in the

11:24program. And 34 new or full or

11:27new, full time or part time

11:30jobs in Sacramento. And the

11:33confidence and skill rose to on

11:35every measure that we surveyed

11:37so familiar with cash flow

11:39projections at the start of the

11:40program, it was 20%. When they

11:42reported at the end of it, it

11:44was 91% familiar with building

11:46sales funnels. It was 30% of

11:48them were familiar with it. It

11:50grew to 91% by the time they

11:52were finished with the program.

11:54And then confidence in pitching

11:55their business was 50%.

11:58Everyone reported 99%. Being

12:00confident in pitching their

12:02business. And the largest gain

12:03came from the financial skills.

12:05So familiarity with cash flow

12:07projections rose from 20 to 20%

12:09to 91%, and every alumni now

12:13feels that they're confident

12:14enough to grow their business.

12:16And so we did a lot of surveys

12:19as well, asking like, what do

12:21you guys need? Like, what are

12:22the other things that you need?

12:24And across all of it, it was

12:26this interesting thing of like

12:28the amount of capital that

12:30needs to be infused in the

12:31business and asked of the

12:33business was really interesting.

12:35So they asked for $292,000

12:39after already putting $938,000

12:42into their businesses. So if

12:44you think about that, it's a

12:47$3.20 cent invested for every

12:48dollar that they asked for. And

12:50those asks weren't a lot. They

12:53typically asked for small,

12:54specific things with a median

12:56request of about $5,000 or

12:59between $1,500. And most of

13:01that was for tech development

13:03and contractors, and were the

13:06lies were the largest itemized

13:09thing that they asked for ahead

13:11of customer acquisition and

13:13legal and administrative costs.

13:15So it's not like they're asking

13:16for this money to just hang out

13:19and be cool, like, which I

13:21think what a lot of people

13:22think about creative economy

13:24businesses is really asking for

13:26specific things to grow their

13:28business in the same ways that

13:29other businesses do. And then

13:33one of the other things I just

13:34wanted to highlight was like

13:35the alumni network that we've

13:38been able to build since then.

13:40So we see alumni working

13:42together with partners inside

13:43the cohort. So [name redacted],

13:46he met with [name redacted]

13:48through the Culture Network and

13:50together they're creating

13:51dining experiences. Now the

13:53biggest one they've done was

13:54for Terra Madre, the Slow Food

13:57International global gathering

13:58that happened here in

13:59Sacramento. IOU innovations

14:02connected with Cata through the

14:04program, which led to them

14:05getting commissioned by Keda to

14:07do a patent or to do their

14:10commission, which is their

14:12patent breathing light for for

14:14Keda. So we're seeing them go

14:16into public agencies as well

14:17and get contracts. And then

14:19companies like Blacker the

14:21Berry use their pitch deck to

14:22build programs or to build

14:25their pitch deck to build and

14:28secure private investor capital

14:31beyond the seed grants that we

14:32gave them. So they're using

14:34these tools and they're they're

14:36building upon those. And so

14:39that's a little bit about like

14:40where we've been. And then now

14:42kind of where we're going. So

14:44the last piece of the work that

14:46we had done was to create a

14:48working capital fund for the

14:51folks that have gone through

14:52our program. So with that

14:54capital fund, it's $100,000

14:56that was invested from that

14:57money from the city of

14:59Sacramento. And we've now built

15:00out the legal framework. So we

15:02have attorney [name redacted]

15:04that has helped us build out

15:06all the legal structure and

15:07documents. So the loan policies

15:09and procedures, the loan

15:11applications, the loan

15:12agreements, the promissory

15:14notes, the certification of

15:16business use, the loans, the

15:17loan servicing procedures and

15:20repayment guidelines. We've

15:21built all that out over the

15:23last two years so that we can

15:24start to then administer low

15:27interest loans. So for the

15:30creative businesses that have

15:32gone through our program

15:33earning at least 25,000 or more,

15:35they can borrow 10,000 to

15:39$25,000 at 2% simple interest

15:41over 24 year or 24 month period,

15:44and the payments are deferred

15:45for six months, and then their

15:48interest only with principal

15:50due at the end. So over the

15:53next month, we'll be

15:55distributing that capital out,

15:56and it'll make about nine loans

15:58at the most for the businesses

16:00that have gone through. And

16:02then at the end of that, that

16:03goes back into the fund. And

16:04then we can loan to more

16:06businesses. And then the other

16:07things that have happened out

16:09of the program in 2026. Over

16:11the summer, we opened up a

16:14pathway for young people as

16:15well. So culture and

16:17entertainment pros, which is

16:18our partner on that side,

16:20created a everyday creative

16:22youth internship program with

16:24$36,000 from Golden one. Golden

16:27one allowed for us to place

16:30youth from entertainment pros,

16:32their young mogul network, into

16:34paid internships with the

16:36alumni from the cohorts. So all

16:39four five interns completed a

16:41full eight week paid internship,

16:43and they got $16,000 in

16:45stipends that we gave them out

16:50before placement. The interns

16:53also went to financial literacy

16:55programs with Golden One across

16:57two days, so covering things

16:58like how to manage and open a

17:00bank account, how types of

17:03accounts work, budgeting, fraud

17:06prevention and things like that.

17:07And all five of them opened up

17:09bank accounts with Golden one.

17:12And then that's just the summer

17:14pilot that we've been working

17:15on. And so now we're working on

17:17bringing that to a year around,

17:19and we'll launch that in

17:21January. So we'll do boot camp,

17:22boot camps that bring interns

17:24into the everyday creative

17:26businesses together throughout

17:27the year so the young people

17:29can learn alongside the

17:30founders, and the founders can

17:32gain insight on new talent

17:34that's coming down the pipeline.

17:36And we already have soft

17:37commitments from Golden One and

17:38U.S. Bank to come in and teach

17:40some of that education

17:41components. And then last but

17:43not least, the additional

17:44funding and, you know, making

17:46sure that this continues. U.S.

17:48Bank has stepped in and is a

17:50funder. Golden one, California

17:53Arts Council, we got a grant

17:54from them, Smud, Sutter Health,

17:57and then Aggie Square donates

17:58the space to us. So that totals

18:01about 143,000 that we've been

18:04able to bring in to continue

18:05this program. And just before I,

18:09I step away and let you hear,

18:12because I don't like to say the

18:14testimonials, I like for you

18:15guys to hear it straight from

18:16the folks that are coming

18:18through the program. The thing

18:19that I want you guys to

18:22understand and for us to like

18:23really look at is this was a

18:25two year program, and this is

18:27all the stuff that we built in

18:28a two year program. And I've

18:30come here now three times to

18:34share the work that we've done.

18:36So now that we're at the end of

18:38that program, now I'm asking

18:40you guys, because you guys are

18:41on the commission, you guys

18:44have access to the higher ups

18:46and the folks that are in the

18:48building to talk about this, to

18:49continue this work. And so

18:51that's my ask of everyone on

18:53this commission is you can read

18:56the report. You've seen me,

18:58you've seen the things that

18:59we're building. We invite you

19:00to come out and experience it.

19:02But now it's about partnering

19:04on y'all's side to ensure that

19:05this program continues, because

19:07the results are here, the data

19:09is here, the community has been

19:11built, and we're we're

19:13succeeding, we're living, we're

19:15thriving. But how do we get

19:17that into the folks that

19:19couldn't get into the program?

19:20How do we expand that to to

19:22them? So with that, I'll step

19:25away and thank you.

19:43>> Does culture have a an

19:45additional guest to to come to

19:48the dais? Would you like to do

19:51that now?

20:03>> Hello.

20:04>> I started the clapping

20:05because I come from a theater

20:07background and a quiet room

20:09makes me nervous. My name is

20:11[name redacted]. I am a local

20:13creative. I've been doing

20:14improv, practicing, learning,

20:15and teaching it for the past

20:17eight years, and I use that in

20:18my creative business, which is

20:20facilitation and strategic

20:22consulting. And I was accepted

20:24into the culture program in

20:25this last round. Culture is

20:28kind of everything that I also

20:30hope to cultivate in Sacramento

20:33and in the spaces that I think

20:34we can create real change. My

20:36work is all centered around the

20:38concept of collective

20:39brilliance, which is what can

20:40we do together that we can't do

20:42alone? And every single part of

20:44cultures programing. I'm very

20:46nitpicky with facilitation

20:47because I do it and I think

20:49about it all the time. I think

20:51so many of us that have been

20:53through this program, and I'm

20:54sure you all can understand,

20:55have been in spaces where we or

20:57people that we care about have

20:58been left out, particularly in

21:01the creative field, as we're

21:02coming to you with all these

21:04numbers. And of course, culture

21:05has done a good job of

21:07presenting the things that are

21:08going to look really good in a

21:10report. But some of the

21:11intangibles that I experienced

21:12through the program are just

21:13like an unwavering support and

21:16understanding that the things

21:17that we're trying to do is

21:19possible. And that can be very

21:20hard to find when you're in the

21:22creative economy. So many of

21:25the folks that saw me go

21:26through the program were

21:28inspired, amazed, delighted,

21:30and wondering when the next one

21:32would be. [name redacted] gave the numbers

21:35of how many people applied

21:36versus how many were accepted.

21:38And from my experience and what

21:40we've been able to develop as a

21:42cohort, showing up to each

21:43other's events, helping each

21:44other develop ideas, coming

21:48together in a way that's more.

21:54Indicative of what's possible

21:55in Sacramento, particularly as

21:57a city that is. We're a

22:00mid-sized city. We have a lot

22:02of opportunity. We're not LA.

22:03We don't have the Hollywood

22:07industry. We're not San

22:07Francisco. We don't have tech,

22:08but there's so much here that

22:10could be done. And so I'm just

22:12like very in support of what is

22:14possible. I've been able to

22:15grow my business. I've gained

22:17the confidence to be able to go

22:18out there. And they helped us

22:20in every step of the way with

22:22that. And I just am really

22:25excited to see what comes next.

22:30Yeah, I had notes and I ignored

22:31them. So that's what you get.

22:33Thank you so much for listening,

22:34and thank you so much for your

22:36future commitment to creatives

22:37in Sacramento.

22:39>> Thank you. And before you

22:40leave, yeah, let's hear from

22:41our participants. Before you

22:44leave, could you share your

22:45name again and the name of your

22:48business for the record?

22:48>> Yes. My name is [name redacted]

22:50Tashkin and I am operating as

22:52[organization redacted] consulting and

22:54the businesses collective

22:56brilliance.

22:59>> Thank you.

22:59>> Thank you very much.

23:04>> So we'll continue to

23:06entertain comments or remarks

23:08from everyday creative program

23:11participants. And when you come

23:13to the mic, if you wouldn't

23:14mind sharing your name and the

23:16name of your business, are

23:17there any others who would like

23:19to share their remarks?

23:35>> Hello everyone. My name is

23:37[name redacted]. I own Florist

23:38Podcast Productions. I've been

23:39in business. It'll be nine

23:42years next month or next year.

23:44And I went into everyday

23:48creative very arrogantly, like,

23:50what am I going to learn? I

23:51know everything about running

23:52my business. I've been doing

23:54this forever and learned so

23:57much. There was all these

23:59different peripheral things

24:00that I knew, but I didn't know

24:02how to coalesce them into like

24:04a really strong talking point

24:06to focus in on like who I best

24:08serve, how I can provide value

24:11to them. I never thought about

24:12my business as like a value. I

24:14just thought it was a service,

24:16not a value. So it really

24:19refined just going forward.

24:21Like I felt like I had

24:24plateaued and now I just know I

24:26can do more and I can sustain

24:28this business for as long as I

24:29want to. The other part of it,

24:32too, is with the grant that I

24:33received, I've been developing

24:34a project called Sacramento

24:36Culture Club for about three

24:38years, and out of that grant, I

24:40was able to hire three

24:42journalists to work on the

24:44project with me so that a lot

24:45of that money that I received

24:47went right back into supporting

24:50our community of writers and

24:52journalists and artists. And

24:55I've been shopping that project

24:57around to, to try and find

24:58funding for it. And it's just

24:59been a really good process to

25:03just to go through, like to

25:04help me realize like, oh, I can

25:06do this, this is sustainable.

25:08And I couldn't, I could not

25:09have done any of this had I not

25:11been involved in everyday

25:12creative. I feel very fortunate

25:14that I was chosen to be in it.

25:16And I just want to see other

25:17creatives in Sacramento get

25:19this opportunity to, to learn

25:22how to run a business better.

25:23Like the thing I always say in

25:26the creative field is like,

25:28people have just amazing

25:31amounts of talent, but they

25:33don't know how to go into a

25:36room with people who can hire

25:37you to talk about like the

25:39business side of things. And I

25:41think that's really helpful

25:42with everyday creative is just

25:43teaching you how to like, how

25:45do you go into a room and speak

25:47about your business in a way

25:48that people will want to hire

25:51you to do things for them? So

25:53yeah, I would love to see this

25:55program continue to other

25:57people, other creatives in our,

25:59in our city can get the same

26:01opportunities we've all had. So

26:02yeah, thanks.

26:04>> Thank you so much. Any other

26:12anybody, any other testimonials

26:14that would like to come? Okay.

26:28>> Hello. I'm [name redacted]

26:33and I run a creative agency

26:35called the [organization redacted]. We

26:38work with nonprofits and social

26:41impact organizations. I started

26:44my agency in 2024, and this

26:48year I became a graduate of the

26:51Culture Everyday Creatives

26:52Program. Now it has been

26:56instrumental in me growing and

26:58scaling my business. In 2026

27:01alone, we generated $200,000 in

27:05revenue, and that stayed right

27:07here in Sacramento. We worked

27:09with five California nonprofits,

27:13two social impact focused

27:15businesses, and I've paid five

27:17local creatives to work with me.

27:21Some of those people are all of

27:23those people actually have

27:24marginalized identity from

27:25queer people of color, disabled

27:28women. And again, these people

27:30are often left out of the

27:32conversation in the creative

27:33spaces. And we can change that.

27:35We have such a beautifully

27:37diverse and strong community

27:39here in Sacramento that

27:42bringing people into the

27:44conversation, who are often

27:45left out is something we can

27:47easily access. You don't have

27:49to go looking for people who

27:50are different than you in

27:52Sacramento. If you have your

27:54heart open and your eyes open,

27:55you meet them every day.

27:58Culture has introduced me also

27:59to this incredible community

28:01and mentorship and a social

28:04life that is the best it's ever

28:06been. Since I've lived here for

28:0812 years. And yeah, we just

28:11need this. It's such a unique

28:13program. I talk to people who

28:15live in other cities about this,

28:17and they all say, I wish we had

28:19that, and I wish that our city

28:21supported creatives like

28:23Sacramento does. So now's your

28:25chance to show them that you

28:28guys really do believe in us.

28:30Thank you. And thanks, culture.

28:34>> Thank you. Anyone else feel

28:38brave enough to come to the mic?

28:40We'd love to hear you.

28:42>> All right. That's exactly

28:43what it takes.

28:46>> Just do your pitch.

28:49>> I remember I, I wasn't

28:51planning to speak, so here we

28:52go. Hi. My name is [name redacted]

28:55Gonzalez. I am a writer. I've

28:57been a writer for over 20 years,

28:59and I am a proud Latina who

29:01works in English and Spanish as

29:04a writer living through the age

29:07of AI and the rise of ChatGPT

29:10has been absolutely disastrous.

29:13Roles have dried up and

29:15absolutely disappeared. The

29:16last two years have been

29:18particularly rough. Having to

29:20go into basically live off of

29:22savings and what I can piece

29:24together here and there, and

29:27miraculously, I was accepted

29:29into the culture program, and

29:31it has absolutely changed my

29:33life because it has given me

29:35not only this amazing group of

29:38colleagues and community here

29:39in Sacramento, where I

29:42certainly feel a lot less alone,

29:43but it has given me the

29:45confidence to go out and build

29:46a business of my own and fight

29:48directly against the machines,

29:50because human led creativity is

29:54powerful and important and

29:56valuable, and doing my best to

29:59bring that to the world. Yeah,

30:01culture changed my life not

30:03only has helped me develop that

30:05confidence, but I've also

30:06invested that grant into two

30:08other creatives, and we are

30:09building something together and

30:11that I'm super proud of. So

30:14muchas gracias por el tiempo.

30:16And thank you.

30:19>> Thank you so much. Anyone

30:23else? Yes.

30:33>> Hello. Thank you so much for

30:35coming today. You have your

30:36choice of people to govern. I

30:38appreciate being among them.

30:40I'm rising to support the

30:42Culture Everyday Creator

30:43program. As a participant in

30:45this most recent cohort. The

30:47impact that this has had on my

30:49network and just the sense of

30:52like financial relief I feel

30:54from being in this community

30:56and the attendance I get at my

30:58events, or like the three big

31:00things I would, I would say I

31:02take away from this and you can

31:03just see it in my partner's

31:05eyes. Just the difference

31:07between where I was a year ago

31:08and where I am today. And a

31:10year ago, I didn't have a

31:12choice to leave my job and

31:14start doing this. And so she

31:15was behind me. But it was

31:17cautious. And now it's cautious,

31:20optimistic. So that's great.

31:22And it's also culture every day.

31:24Creator program has helped me

31:26level up my artistic practice,

31:27which I've been doing for a

31:28long time, into proper business

31:30concern. You definitely don't

31:31know that I'm [name redacted], the

31:33artist in residence of just

31:34over there. In exchange for my

31:37ET and other benefits, I've

31:38provided the County of

31:39Sacramento with $1.5 million in

31:42in-kind artistic contributions

31:44that I wouldn't have known how

31:45to say that I did. Thank you so

31:47much. So. And I've made it out

31:52of your trash. I collect

31:54garbage and work it into art,

31:56and then show it back to the

31:58community. And I'm excited to

31:59start being recognized for

32:00those contributions. And that's

32:01through the culture program.

32:03And, you know, I think we could

32:05have expected that I would have

32:07started an LLC. I think that's

32:08what you would have hoped for.

32:10But I don't think you thought

32:11about me almost immediately

32:12rising to global stardom, which

32:14I absolutely did. That's true.

32:16And I'm saying it on the record.

32:17And as a fine artist, I have

32:20this capacity that I'm

32:22expanding to grow the

32:23reputation of the Sacramento

32:25culture seen internationally

32:27and make us a place to be and a

32:28place to become. And I'm

32:30stepping into that. So I want

32:32you to experience too much FOMO

32:34because you're not in the

32:36culture economy. That must be

32:37really hard for you. So I would

32:40love to invite you out to

32:41aspect ratio. It's the most

32:43anticipated show of the year,

32:45which will be on November 14th

32:47from 530 to 8 p.m. and I'll

32:49just give these really

32:50wonderful fliers to the clerk,

32:51if that's all right. And I hope

32:53to I hope to see you there,

32:55because that would just be the

32:56best governance ever.

33:02>> You. Anyone else? All right.

33:09Clerk, do we have any public

33:11comments?

33:12>> Thank you. Chair. Yes, we do

33:13have several people signed up

33:15for this item. However, I do

33:17believe most people have given

33:18their statements during

33:20testimonial. However, if you

33:21have not already done that,

33:22please feel free to come up to

33:24the mic when your name is

33:25called. Our first speaker will

33:26be [name redacted] and I do not see any

33:32movement. Our next speaker will

33:35be [name redacted]. Would you like to

33:38speak again? She has advised

33:41she would not. Thank you. Our

33:45next speaker will be [name redacted].

33:49Would you like to speak again?

33:51Thank you ma'am, we have a no.

33:53Our next speaker will be [name redacted].

33:56>> Good.

33:58>> Thank you, Mr. [name redacted]'s fine.

34:00Our next speaker will be

34:02[name redacted]. And would you like to

34:04speak again? Thank you. Ma'am,

34:06we have a no for [name redacted], and

34:08our last speaker will be [name redacted].

34:10No thank you, thank you. We

34:11have a no thank you for [name redacted]

34:13chair. That is all speakers for

34:14this item.

34:16>> Thank you. Commissioners.

34:19Anyone have any comments? I see

34:21my elders. That's Commissioner

34:25[name redacted].

34:26>> Thank you chair. Thank you

34:28all for coming today. I just

34:31wanted to sort of give some

34:34perspective on this. I was on

34:37the Arts Commission from 2016

34:39to 2020, and during that time

34:42did a lot of like running

34:44around with my hair on fire,

34:45trying to get artists to engage

34:48because we met in a really

34:49inaccessible place and an

34:51inaccessible time, and we're

34:53doing better on the place. But

34:54the time is still a challenge.

34:57And, and that I felt like was a

34:59barrier. And then also, we just

35:01hadn't really done anything

35:02like this. We had not invested

35:03in artists. And so they didn't

35:05feel like there was a point to

35:07coming and talking to the Arts

35:10Commission. And I'm hopeful

35:11that this is demonstrative,

35:13that there is a some purpose to

35:17coming and talking to us

35:18because we are that mouthpiece.

35:20As [name redacted] was saying to the

35:21council. But also, I think

35:24what's really beautiful about

35:26the everyday creative program

35:27is that everyone now really has

35:28the tools to advocate for

35:30themselves, and we just could

35:32not get that together before.

35:33And so like, this is an amazing

35:35program and I'm glad that all

35:36of you participated in it. And

35:39the piece about like community

35:41for artists and for Bipoc and

35:45LGBT and all other marginalized

35:47identities is something that's

35:48really important to me. I've

35:49worked on it in a couple of

35:51other domains, and I think it,

35:52it bears fruit every time, but

35:55this time it's really amazing.

35:57It's like a 3 to 1 ROI, which

35:59is just incredible. And I hope

36:02that you share the report

36:04widely and especially with us

36:06as well, because I think, you

36:09know, being able to demonstrate

36:10this value to the city, it

36:12makes it a better place to live.

36:14And it also helps us. Rising

36:17tide lifts all boats. So thank

36:18you very much.

36:22>> Thank you. Doctor.

36:26>> Thank you chair. Thank you

36:28so much for your presentation.

36:29It was great to hear the you

36:32know, the outcomes and where

36:34you're looking to go in the

36:35future. And thank you all for

36:37your sharing your experiences

36:38in the program. I just had a

36:39quick question regarding the

36:41everyday creative youth. How

36:42many students are you planning

36:43to bring on for the next cohort?

36:47>> Great question.

36:49>> And that's. Great question.

36:58Right now we have that was our

37:00pilot program with the five.

37:02And so right now we're getting

37:04the funding together to either

37:05do five or more. So it's up.

37:09It's up to, you know, what

37:12funding that we can get. But

37:13you heard we have 64 businesses,

37:16so we can do more youth into

37:19that.

37:19>> That is fantastic and a

37:20great way to expose them and to

37:22show them the opportunities.

37:23>> Oh, yeah.

37:24>> Yeah.

37:25>> So that was amazing.

37:26>> Thank you for everything

37:27you're doing.

37:28>> Thank you. Should I stay up

37:29here?

37:30>> Thank you. I, I just wanted

37:32to say I loved hearing

37:33everybody come up here and

37:35stand up because I know that

37:36it's it's hard. It's easy to

37:38stand when you're amongst your

37:39peers, but when you have to

37:41come into a space like this,

37:42it's very nerve wracking.

37:43Especially people don't know

37:44that artists are not really out,

37:47you know, they use their art to

37:48show their emotions. So when it

37:50comes time to like speak

37:51vocally in front of people,

37:53it's, it's nervous, it's nerve

37:54wracking. And so I thought that

37:57it was great to hear that this

38:01program put a fire on the in

38:04them and ignited that

38:07confidence to stand in rooms

38:09confidently to speak about

38:12their craft and be able to say,

38:14yes, I learned something from

38:15this program. That's a program

38:17that's worth telling more

38:18people about, because it takes

38:20you out of your comfort zone

38:22and gives that light that you

38:23guys are carrying to light

38:25someone else's light to say,

38:26like, I think that this could

38:27be for you too. So just hearing

38:30about it, it was amazing to

38:31hear. I loved the fact that I

38:33was writing notes and I was

38:34like, great for money

38:36management and networking.

38:38Networking seemed to be one of

38:39the greatest things as well, as

38:41well as helping you guys know

38:42about your money management,

38:43but I'd love to hear that you

38:45guys created low interest loans

38:47that you guys could help some

38:48of your artists as well. So

38:50that way, that interest that

38:52they're paying back goes back

38:53into the program. So you guys

38:54can then do it again and then

38:56do it again. It just pays

38:57itself forward. So great job. I

38:59love hearing about it. Awesome

39:02job. Anyone else? Thank you.

39:16Our next item on the agenda is

39:19community engagement, event

39:20planning presentation.

39:25>> Thank you chair. We will

39:26move on to item four now.

39:47>> I'll help transition to our

39:48next item. So the purpose of

39:51this next item is to receive a

39:54presentation from Commissioner

39:56[name redacted], who will be

39:58addressing a desire for the

40:00development of a guide and

40:02suggestions for. Commissioner

40:05for independent Commissioner

40:07initiated community engagement

40:09events. As you all may remember,

40:12Commissioner [name redacted] was deeply

40:14involved in the production of

40:15the D5 Arts Summit earlier this

40:18year in May, and he's a lot to

40:21share. He's shared impacts from

40:23that event, but today he's

40:25going to provide an overview of

40:28the process and then open it up

40:30to other commissioners for

40:32feedback on additional best

40:34practices. And so with that,

40:35I'm going to hand it over to

40:37Commissioner [name redacted].

40:39>> Well, thank you, [name redacted].

40:42Thank you, commissioners, for

40:44giving me the opportunity to

40:45share the event planning

40:47presentation. As [name redacted] made

40:49aware, this event called the D5

40:51Art summit in connection or

40:54collaboration with the council

40:57member, Katie Maple, that

40:58happened on April 10th, 2026 at

41:01Aggie Square and more. So the

41:03presentation is about how do we

41:05as commissioners, host events

41:08for artists within the

41:09community, really bringing them

41:10together. And so I wanted to

41:13create a playbook for each

41:16commissioner, as [name redacted]

41:17mentioned, more so like a guide

41:19for us to have more events

41:21within the community,

41:22particularly around artists.

41:24And so I know Sacramento has a

41:26plethora of artists within the

41:27area doing various different

41:29things from sculpture to music,

41:32theater, film. And so I wanted

41:34to put something together to

41:36share and also get feedback to

41:38as well. So the purpose of is

41:42mainly get exposure for artists,

41:44right? So there's a lot of

41:45artists within the Sacramento

41:47community, especially within

41:47the D5 community that does such

41:50great work. And sometimes

41:52they're not really getting that

41:53exposure that's needed to

41:54really grow their business.

41:56Right? And so with the first

41:58step is planning. And one of

42:03the key parts about planning is

42:06venue, right? So you really

42:08want to have a, or it is

42:10advised to have an event within

42:13the district of itself, right.

42:16And so once you have an event,

42:18and again, this can be.

42:23Designed however you like,

42:24right? As far as the processes

42:26and the next is getting a

42:28panelist. Right. So with the

42:33summit that you may put on, you

42:34want to have a group of really

42:37diverse group of individuals on

42:38the panel as different

42:41backgrounds such as city, a

42:43business owner or an artist

42:45that can really speak to the

42:46community, speak to other

42:48artists about how they too can

42:51elevate their business and grow.

42:52And then once you have that,

42:54then it goes to having a link,

42:56right? So you really want to

42:58connect the artists, connect

42:59the community together with

43:01creating a link. And we did do

43:03eventbrite. So we put out a

43:05link through eventbrite to send

43:07out to artists really, and also

43:11community members and leaders

43:12who may be interested in seeing

43:14all the artists that's within

43:15the Sacramento area. And lastly,

43:18we want to make sure that we

43:20document the event, right? So

43:21the key to this all is making

43:23sure that you have footage of

43:27the event. So that way you then

43:29can have storage to work off of.

43:34So that way you can show the

43:35community that, hey, this is

43:37something that works. So with

43:42our event, we had a Aggie

43:44square allowed us to have a

43:46space that hold anywhere

43:47between 50 to 60 people at the

43:52event. And that's just with

43:58that event. With the space, we

44:00had roughly about 50 people

44:02that show up for the event. As

44:04far as RSVP, we checked in, we

44:07did RSVP, we had about 50

44:11people that actually showed up

44:12to the event that participated

44:14within event. We made sure to

44:16be reminders via Instagram or

44:20Facebook or on the newsletter

44:24that was available, and total

44:27cost of events. So the event

44:29cost could vary depending on,

44:32again, the space, the

44:35documentation process of IT,

44:37food, if you're going to have

44:38it, and the panelists too as

44:40well. So when you do have an

44:41event, you want to make sure

44:43that you budget it for the

44:44event. The range can vary hours

44:46range anywhere between 2000 to

44:49$5000 for the event to put on.

44:51Again, we want to make sure

44:52that we maximizing the

44:55opportunities available and for

44:57the audience and impact. So

45:01when you have this event like

45:03this, you want to make sure you

45:04have community leaders show up.

45:06We had a couple of wonderful

45:08community leaders show up.

45:10Council member Katie Maple. We

45:12had school board member Michael

45:14Benjamin Junior. We had school

45:16board member [name redacted], and

45:18we had the staff at Aggie

45:22Square to really show up and be

45:24involved to, to know what's

45:26going on and what's happening

45:27within the community and how an

45:30event like this could be

45:31impactful for artists. So when

45:33you have an event like this,

45:36feel free to invite your

45:38connections. Invite the

45:40Assembly members Senate. If you

45:42have that type of connection, a

45:43mayor or a council member or

45:45whoever to really come out, be

45:46in attendance to show support

45:49for the artists within the

45:50community. And a couple of key

45:53takeaways that we have from the

45:56event were post survey feedback.

45:58I think that's one of the key

45:59things that we wanted to really

46:01focus on, was to make sure that

46:02we got surveys and feedbacks

46:04from the people in attendance,

46:07and overall, it was a great

46:09experience for them, something

46:11that they would love to see

46:13happen again. And I guess one

46:21of the other things that came

46:23up was maybe multiple sessions.

46:29So I know when we did have the

46:31event, it went a little bit

46:32longer because people wanted to,

46:34to network and connect. And so

46:36we definitely did think about

46:38having different artists as

46:43different sessions, maybe like

46:44a 30 minute session, and then

46:46another 30 minute or 45 minute

46:49and 45 minute, really just

46:51playing around with them,

46:53brainstorming some ideas of, of

46:54how we can make this either a

46:57multi session or multi-day

46:59within the event space that's

47:00either smaller or even larger

47:02venue where you have an all day

47:04session, right on the weekend

47:06if applicable. So yeah, other

47:10than that, there is a playbook

47:12guide that really goes into

47:13more detail about the mission,

47:16the planning, and how we too

47:19can essentially come together

47:21on a event like this. So that

47:28is the end. I should have, I

47:30should have had it.

47:31>> Thank you. Clerk. Do we have

47:32any public comments on this

47:35item?

47:40>> Thank you. Chair, we do have

47:42one speaker for this item.

47:44[name redacted]. Chair, I'm not seeing

47:47any movement. There are no

47:49other speakers.

47:52>> Thank you. I did want to say

47:55good job on putting this

47:57together. I think of all the

47:58time that I've been here and

48:00the commission, you're the only

48:01commissioner that I've ever

48:02seen actually put something

48:04into into work. And this is

48:06like twice now since you've

48:08been here, so kudos to you, I

48:10love it. That means that you're

48:12putting the work in. I wrote

48:13down as you were talking, I was

48:15like, Commissioner [name redacted] is a

48:16great commissioner with a heart

48:17for the work. So good job.

48:20Kudos to you on that. I did

48:24want to see if you knowing that

48:28there is enough time for

48:30everybody to go. Did you like

48:31plan or will you plan next time

48:33you have one of these of like a

48:35part two? So that way there's

48:38one already in the works so

48:39that they can look forward to

48:40coming back to.

48:41>> Yes. So there was a

48:44discussion right after, or at

48:46least in my mind, as soon as I

48:48planned it out. And it was

48:49April was before April, March,

48:51March. I was like, there's

48:52definitely got to be a part two,

48:54whether it's a quarterly thing

48:56or a every six months or maybe

48:59an annual. So I definitely know

49:01I wanted to do an annual annual

49:04summit.

49:06>> Commissioner [name redacted].

49:08>> Thank you, chair, a couple

49:09of questions. Did you work with

49:13the Office of Arts and Culture

49:16to do outreach?

49:19>> I did not know.

49:22>> Did you share your lists

49:23with them. Just like who you

49:26did outreach to and who who

49:28came?

49:30>> We have that within the

49:33database for the council

49:34members. So the council. Okay.

49:35>> So I'm just I'm trying to

49:37get my district is too big to

49:39do this for. But there are a

49:42lot of organizations in the

49:44district, right. And there's

49:45like, and there's, I've worked

49:47on a bunch of efforts to build

49:49up our list of who we make. So

49:52we make sure that we're doing

49:54effective outreach across the

49:57city. So I think these are

49:58really good way to like capture

50:00some of what maybe the city

50:02isn't capturing in the Office

50:03of Arts and culture. So

50:05hopefully there can be like a

50:06sharing there. And then also

50:08when you talk about

50:09partnerships, like making sure

50:10people know about like the

50:12organizations that work in

50:14their medium or domain. Yeah,

50:16I'm making sure that they're

50:18also invited so that they can

50:20also network with their, with

50:22their folks.

50:23>> And I know that the, the

50:26district five team did do a

50:29outreach via social media as

50:30well as newsletters. And then

50:33I'm not sure any other

50:35connections that they had

50:36pushed out to, but there was I

50:40know they do have a tracking on

50:42that as far as.

50:43>> I just I just want to make

50:45sure we have the most robust

50:47list we can possibly have. Yeah.

50:50Thank you. Good job.

50:52>> Thank you.

50:54>> Thank you, Commissioner

50:56[name redacted].

50:57>> Oh, yeah. I just want to say

51:01thank you for this

51:02comprehensive outline that you

51:03have put for this event for for

51:06your event. I think this is

51:07something I think our chair has

51:09has said that, you know, being

51:12this whole time that a

51:13commissioner has created a

51:16comprehensive understanding of

51:18developing spaces for art and

51:21culture. And so as a as a

51:23commissioner. So thank you for

51:24this. And that's that's all I

51:26wanted to say to that.

51:27>> Thank you.

51:28>> Thank you, Commissioner

51:29[name redacted].

51:30>> Yeah, great job. And we've

51:32talked a lot as I'm trying to

51:34develop mine and being able to

51:36work with each other as we do

51:38that. And we've talked a lot.

51:40So I would encourage other

51:42commissioners to reach out to

51:44one another. As you're inspired

51:46and want to develop, it's

51:48always easier to do it as a

51:49team. I did want to say, or I

51:52did want to ask. What was.

51:56Could you get into a little bit

51:57of what your direct focus on

51:59the summit was? What was the

52:00like general theme? Who were

52:04you speaking to directly?

52:08>> So the the audience was more

52:11so artists within the district

52:13five realm. So I really wanted

52:15to. The goal and purpose was to

52:18educate the artists on business,

52:21right. How can they become a

52:23profitable business as an

52:25artist? Right? What does that

52:27look like? Who they can connect

52:29with, right? How do they go to

52:30that next level of making money

52:33from artwork, right? Whether

52:35it's selling it, making it,

52:37selling it, whether it's being

52:39in theater, whether it's

52:42musical, whether it's dance,

52:44whether it's video, whether

52:45it's film sculptures, how do

52:47you how do you go to that next

52:49level? And so I really wanted

52:51to bring in people who, again,

52:53work with the city, like [name redacted]

52:56Atrium 916. [name redacted] people who

53:03have done it before to really

53:04give that insight of not only

53:05making money outside of this,

53:08making money and working with

53:10the city. So the audience was

53:12artists who were looking to go

53:15to the next level.

53:16>> And how many do you know

53:18what the percentage of your

53:20audience were directly? Were

53:22artists, working artists or,

53:23you know, however they defined

53:26working artists within your

53:27district versus like more sort

53:30of like arts adjacent

53:32businesses that also wanted to

53:33get some information.

53:35>> As far as artists who were

53:39strictly within district five,

53:40I don't have an accurate count,

53:42but I would say about 50% of

53:44the attendance were or more.

53:47Were artists.

53:49>> Okay.

53:49>> Yeah.

53:50>> Okay. Do you do you like

53:53what were the other 50 or do

53:55you know, or.

53:56>> They were, let me see. Like

53:57I said, we had the school

53:59school board members. Okay,

54:01friends.

54:01>> I'm just trying to get a

54:02sense of like, who's interested?

54:04Like, where's the support? Like,

54:05and what gauge like what the

54:07interest level is from. Like, I

54:09can obviously see what the

54:10reason for reaching out to the

54:12artists are, but like the

54:14creative economy, like we've

54:15talked about, it impacts more

54:17than just artists. So it's like,

54:18are we getting other people,

54:20are they making the connection

54:21that the creative economy is

54:23also about them? It's not just

54:25about artists.

54:26>> Yeah, yeah. And again, we

54:28had a mixed crowd. So again, 50

54:30a little bit more than 50% were

54:32artists. The other were

54:34community people who were

54:35interested, maybe have seen the

54:36event. They got the text

54:39messages or newsletter or seen

54:41a social media post and were

54:42interested in to see.

54:43>> I mean, I think that's great.

54:45So there's definitely an

54:46interest. I think that's

54:47terrific.

54:47>> The community loved it.

54:49>> Yeah. That's great.

54:50>> That's great. They loved it.

54:51So thank you for that.

54:53>> I would actually like to see

54:56like something like this in

54:59every, in every district and

55:02kind of like feed it into a

55:05program like everyday creative,

55:07you know what I mean? Where

55:08they have bigger grants, where

55:11we are not just like have to

55:14hold the pockets here, but then

55:15we hold hands and like, hey,

55:17we're all working together to

55:18so that it like siphons because

55:20there's opportunities there,

55:21right? And I know for a fact

55:22that some people are just, they

55:24just don't leave their

55:25districts. Yeah. But if it's

55:27happening in their district,

55:28they trust you because you're

55:29their people, right? And so

55:30then I'll come because you're

55:32my people. And then once they

55:33get there, then they hear from

55:35their people. There's something

55:36better for you that we can help

55:37because these are our people

55:39too, where they'll actually

55:40take your word because they

55:41trust you and then branch out

55:43to, you know, to programs like

55:46this where they have bigger

55:47pots to go. So that way it can

55:49be like a feeding ecosystem

55:52amongst artists.

55:53>> No. And the goal was of an

55:56event like this, again, to

55:57bring our artists within the

55:58community, within the district,

56:00whatever district it may be. We

56:01want to connect with the

56:03artists, right? Let them know

56:04that we're here, we support you

56:07and we're here for you, right?

56:08If there's anything within the

56:09pipeline that is coming down,

56:11we want to make sure that

56:12you're aware of it. Right? And

56:14so an event like this, again, I

56:15wanted to also educate them on,

56:17on business, right? How to

56:18again be an artist that's

56:20profitable, right? How do you

56:21have a profitable business? And

56:22I always believed in having

56:24those that came before us come

56:27down and share with us their

56:28wisdom, their experience. Right?

56:30And then how do we also work

56:32with the city? And I had this

56:34[name redacted] come in and he made some

56:36great points, right, about how

56:39we as artists can work with the

56:40city. How do we get involved?

56:42How do we paint buildings and

56:43murals and sculptures and so on

56:45and so forth. Right? So I

56:47believe in, again, working

56:48within each district and let

56:50them know, hey, we're here. And

56:51this is something that, you

56:53know, each commissioner can

56:54take and make their adjustments

56:56and we can essentially

56:57collaborate to as well, right?

56:58We don't have to be a lone wolf,

57:01right? We can come together and

57:03make a difference within the

57:04art community. So this is, this

57:06is for you guys and so on and,

57:10and beyond, right? So whatever

57:12commissioner comes after us, we

57:14want to at least give them

57:15something that they can go on

57:16off.

57:17>> Yeah, they have the

57:18framework. You already wrote.

57:19>> It down. They do. They got

57:21the framework.

57:21>> Awesome. Awesome job.

57:22>> Yeah, that was.

57:24>> The playbook. Yeah. The

57:25playbook is printed out. The

57:26presentation is not. So you

57:27have a playbook guide. And

57:30again, this is something that

57:31can be ingested. It's not, you

57:33know, the last cool. It's a,

57:37it's a framework that you guys

57:39can go off of and again, add as

57:41you. As you go. Yeah, it's big

57:42as you go. Right.

57:44>> Thank you. Thank you,

57:46Commissioner [name redacted]. Clark, can

57:48we move on?

57:52>> Thank you chair. Our next

57:54item will be item nine which is

57:56discuss and provide direction

57:58on the Arts, culture and

57:59Creative Economy Commission

58:022026 Annual Report with the

58:052027 Work Plan Element.

58:14>> All right, [name redacted], this is

58:16all you.

58:18>> Well, actually, I'll I'll

58:20tee this up for your discussion

58:22for the Commission's discussion.

58:24But this next item, the purpose

58:26is to receive information,

58:28discuss and provide direction

58:31for the the Commission's 2026

58:34annual report, but specifically

58:36the 27 work plan element. And

58:41so, as you recall, the annual

58:43report is required document to

58:45be submitted to the city's

58:47Public and Personnel Employees

58:49Committee. And in January,

58:53we'll receive you'll receive a

58:54draft document. So this is kind

58:56of leading up getting you all

58:58to that step. The

59:01>> The annual report overall

59:02should highlight your

59:05accomplishments from the

59:05previous year's work, proposed

59:07projects, priorities and

59:09recommendations, and any other

59:11information required of this

59:13body per Sacramento City Code.

59:15So this document in front of

59:18you is, as planned. A mirror.

59:23At the moment, it's a mirror of

59:25the 2026 work plan. I think

59:27that you had all discussed. The

59:29idea is to approach the work

59:32plan as a working document for

59:34the next couple of years, when

59:36it was approved at the top this

59:38year. So this is the document

59:39in front of you. It does

59:42outline five goals. I'll recite

59:44the five goals, which is also

59:48in the staff report. But

59:51briefly goal one is to achieve

59:52greater clarity around the

59:54commission's purpose and role

59:55within the City of Sacramento

59:57government. The second goal is

59:58to enhance community awareness

60:00and understanding of the

60:02Commission as a supportive,

60:03accessible resource dedicated

60:05to arts and culture. The third

60:07goal is to advocate for City of

60:09Sacramento policies and

60:10initiatives that value, support

60:12and build the arts and cultural,

60:14community and ecosystem. Goal

60:16four is to collaborate with the

60:18Office of Arts and Culture to

60:19address a variety of

60:20infrastructure needs required

60:22to sustain a thriving and

60:24sustainable arts ecosystem. And

60:26the fifth and final goal is to

60:27work with the Office of Arts

60:29and Culture to review the

60:30impact of the Creative Edge

60:31plan and develop plans for next

60:33stage planning. And I will note

60:35that, as was indicated in

60:38previous Commission meetings,

60:40the work of the Race and Equity

60:43AD hoc Committee may also be

60:45reflected in the draft that

60:47you'll see in January. And and

60:51I would say it's it's up to the

60:53Commission to now discuss how

60:55that might be reflected in

60:57these goals or not, as well as

61:00how these goals may be in

61:03alignment with the city

61:04manager's one city, one future

61:07strategic work plan, which

61:08you've all received as well. So

61:10with that, I'm going to turn it

61:12over to the commission, [name redacted],

61:14and so that you can discuss

61:16your your recommendations for

61:18the 2027 work plan moving

61:21forward.

61:26>> That is the commission body,

61:27not the commission chair. So do

61:31you guys think that there is

61:33anything in this work plan that

61:36you absolutely think needs work

61:38on?

61:41>> I like it, I like the I like

61:44that it's concise. I know

61:46before us like what 6 or 7

61:49items. And so [name redacted] did a great

61:51work of of consolidating it

61:54down to five.

61:55>> So to clarify, it is the

61:58work of you all. And also

62:00previous Commissioner [name redacted]

62:01who set the foundation

62:02for a lot of this work. So this

62:04is this is your work.

62:05>> You don't want to claim

62:07credit.

62:07>> I don't want to claim it.

62:09Okay.

62:12>> Anyone else, anyone, a part

62:14of the ad hoc crew. Tell me,

62:18what do you what are your

62:19thoughts of what it looks like

62:21right now and compared to what

62:22you guys have been going over?

62:26>> Well, we had this action

62:28items, like things to think

62:29about working on. And I thought

62:31that was helpful because in

62:35objective one, we have like

62:38clarify commission roles,

62:40responsibilities, desired

62:41impact. It's helpful to clarify

62:45those things by actually having

62:48suggested ways to do it. And we

62:49had those. And I know we all

62:52made a real strong point of

62:54having that. I'd like to have

62:55that still be in there. I think

62:57it's important. I think it it

63:00just helps us understand what

63:02it is we can do, what it is.

63:05Our roles don't cover. I just

63:08think it's it makes something

63:11that is a plan into something

63:13that's an action. Yeah.

63:16>> Thank you.

63:18>> Commissioner [name redacted].

63:20>> Thank you chair. I think it

63:24would be interesting to see. So

63:26we have like revisit the

63:28cultural and equity statement

63:29as like an objective. There's

63:33both like what we did and then

63:34there's what we should do next

63:35year as an element of this

63:39report. Right? So it would be

63:42nice actually for the

63:44commissioners themselves to

63:45kind of maybe between now and

63:47the beginning of the year, do

63:49an assessment of what we did in

63:51the context of these objectives

63:54and maybe aggregate that as

63:56part of the report.

64:01>> I agree.

64:04>> We did a lot this year. Yeah,

64:06yeah.

64:06>> And it's always good to just

64:08like have it for me. I need to

64:10see it in layman's terms. I

64:11don't know about anybody else.

64:12Maybe you guys like to do deep

64:14dives and read all of like 20

64:16million words on 25 pages, but

64:17I like to have it on the short

64:19version. So give me some bullet

64:21proof of what we did and then

64:23tell me what we plan on doing

64:24going forward. That will change

64:26or not change. That's what I

64:27would like to see. Anyone else.

64:31>> Well.

64:32>> How about you, [name redacted]? Do you

64:35have anything you want to add

64:37to this?

64:38>> Thank you. Chair. Well, I

64:42will say that you all know how

64:45to reach me. If you have

64:46additional suggestions and

64:48comments, but a fuller

64:50discussion can still happen at

64:51the January meeting. We, as you

64:54know, will not be meeting. This

64:55body won't be meeting in

64:57December, so there still is

64:59some time. But I would

65:01encourage everyone and incoming

65:04Commissioner. To review the

65:10current work plan and also to

65:13consider how this again, might

65:15align with the city manager's

65:16one city, one future. And then

65:20I believe we or the the ad hoc

65:23committee will have a meeting

65:25in a week, week and a half or

65:27so, and I look forward to those

65:30additional comments to see how

65:33they may also be reflected in

65:35your work plan moving forward.

65:36So this is not the be all, end

65:38all, but it is important to use

65:40these opportunities to share

65:42your perspective on how you all

65:44want to move forward with your

65:45work plan.

65:47>> That's a good point. So how

65:48are these suggestions that were

65:52talked about today in this

65:54meeting, taken over to the ad

65:56hoc, to be sure that it is

65:58considered when going forward?

66:01>> I heard one solid

66:04recommendation suggestion, but

66:07that may or may not relate

66:10solely to the work of the ad

66:11hoc committee. I would say that

66:15Commissioner [name redacted], not being

66:16a part of the ad hoc committee,

66:18feel free to synthesize perhaps,

66:20and then share that with with

66:22me. But also, yeah, I would say

66:25that maybe that's the best path

66:28for those those recommendations.

66:33>> Did have a question about

66:35the ad hoc, because I missed

66:37the last meeting that we had.

66:41But what I didn't see was like

66:42a listing out of like what the

66:45ad hoc is like, thinking and

66:47finding. Can the ad hoc be

66:50asked to include that in the

66:52staff report? Like a, like an

66:55actual document in the next

66:56meeting so that we can have

66:58time to react?

66:59>> I'm going to defer to our

67:01attorney, [name redacted].

67:04However, I believe that. I

67:10believe that at at the moment,

67:13the plans for the ad hoc

67:14committee are to roll up their

67:16complete findings into a final

67:18report that would also be

67:20presented at the January

67:22meeting. So that's that's

67:23already planned for. But if our

67:26attorney has additional

67:28guidance.

67:30>> Yeah. The ad hoc, the chair

67:33of the ad hoc, remember, the ad

67:34hoc could report on the status

67:36during a notice meeting during

67:38an agenda item. That's that's

67:40fine.

67:41>> But yeah, okay, I have more

67:43I'm more clarification. So I

67:46missed the last meeting where

67:47the ad hoc met and talked about

67:49its findings. How do I give my

67:53reflections on those original,

67:54those previous conversations

67:57that was supposed to happen in

67:59the meeting? Like, is there no

68:02time between when the ad hoc

68:04does their report and there's a

68:06final report? I don't.

68:08>> Think they met yet. Did you

68:09guys meet once or twice.

68:11>> That twice was there. But

68:12yeah.

68:13>> And then we had the one

68:15meeting here at the beginning

68:16when we discussed, right. Doing

68:18it.

68:20>> Because I wasn't there.

68:21>> I wasn't here in October,

68:22but my understanding was I was

68:24away. But my understanding was

68:26the ad hoc committee was simply

68:29meeting itself. And the report.

68:31Yeah, it was going to be in

68:33January. So I'm a little I need

68:34some clarity. I'm a little

68:36confused too, about what you're

68:38asking.

68:38>> I'm asking if there's time

68:41for the commission that isn't a

68:43part of the ad hoc to comment

68:46on the.

68:46>> On the report.

68:48>> Before it's finalized.

68:50>> Okay.

68:51>> That would only be during a

68:52notice meeting. So if the only

68:53meeting is when the final

68:55reports do, then no, there's no

68:56time for you to provide

68:57additional input.

68:58>> That seems it seems like we

69:01had talked about the community

69:02also having time to opine on

69:05the recommendations.

69:07>> Are we are we passing it at

69:09that time in January? Is that

69:10the plan is to like to talk

69:12about like wrapping it up then

69:14I thought it was just a

69:16presentation, I guess is my.

69:18>> Yeah.

69:18>> So the final report may be

69:20presented in January, but that

69:21doesn't mean that that's also

69:24the be all, end all. It is

69:26still an opportunity to provide

69:28remarks. You will be asked if

69:29you would like to pass a motion

69:31to approve, but you may also

69:33defer and and request that

69:35comments be added to modify and

69:37approve at a later date.

69:39>> Okay.

69:40>> What I know about being on

69:41this commission is we do a lot

69:43of talking the talk, and so

69:45nothing's going to get passed

69:46until we bring it here to

69:48discuss it. And we can say ask

69:50that because it sounds like

69:52they're not really clear on

69:53what they found yet. And so

69:55when it's presented, January is

69:57not going to be then we print,

69:59it's just present. And then I

70:00think then you can, can she ask

70:02now and then have them present

70:04that to you in January?

70:09>> I'm sorry. Ask.

70:11>> Right. And so just to remind

70:14folks to comment on the work of

70:18the ad hoc committee, you would

70:20directly and to be involved in

70:22their meetings, you would have

70:23had to have signed up,

70:26indicated that you are a

70:29participant on the ad hoc

70:30committee at the time that it

70:31was established, I think a few

70:33meetings back at this point.

70:35>> So the only time to hear

70:36about what the ad hoc has found

70:38and discussed about is during

70:40their presentation. Okay.

70:44>> Yeah.

70:45>> Any other questions? Any

70:48other answers.

70:50>> People a chance to comment

70:51on.

70:51>> Over there? Anybody want to

70:55add anything.

70:55>> Ad hoc meeting over here.

71:02>> What's that?

71:11>> I'm thinking if there is

71:13open we have open comment to

71:15talk about anything that arises.

71:17This is the time. That is the

71:19time. If you just have any

71:20concerns with the commissions,

71:22I think now is the time to

71:24because it's in public space

71:25right now.

71:26>> So just to be on the agenda.

71:29>> Even in open. Yeah. Oh, okay.

71:33Okay.

71:36>> And so the next question is

71:38go ahead. I was going to say is

71:42the next question where we can

71:44ask it to be agendized for next

71:45meeting to talk about it.

71:48>> There already plans to, to

71:51have this added as an item for

71:53the next meeting in January.

71:57>> That is not the next meeting,

71:58but for January is when we'll

72:00get it.

72:01>> January is. The next meeting.

72:03>> Is November.

72:03>> Thank you sir.

72:05>> Committee is not done.

72:06>> For anybody that doesn't

72:06know. We don't have a meeting

72:08in December.

72:09>> Until they've wrapped up the

72:10work. So it's just a question.

72:12>> Of anyone.

72:13>> Else gets presented as that

72:14doesn't have time for comment.

72:16It's my understanding is what's

72:17being discussed.

72:18>> All right. Next item on the

72:20agenda is the director's report.

72:23[name redacted].

72:27>> So I can share a manager's

72:29update. I'll try to keep this

72:30brief to four items from

72:35November on November 15th, from

72:3811 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North

72:40Natomas Community Center. The

72:41Art and Public Places team of

72:43the Office of Arts and Culture

72:46invites members of the public

72:47to join in a hands on

72:49multisensory artistic

72:51exploration of native birds and

72:53the native ecosystems of the

72:55Sacramento region. Hosted by

72:56artist, ambassador and a

72:59constable and the Wilton

73:01Rancheria Tech Department. You

73:02can learn more and register

73:04through the Office of Arts and

73:05Cultures eventbrite account.

73:10Beginning this Wednesday,

73:12November 11th, round two of the

73:14Office of Arts and Culture

73:16Professional Development

73:18Scholarship for Individual

73:19Artists opens and this is an

73:21opportunity that provides

73:23artists living in Sacramento

73:24and this round expanded to

73:27Sacramento County to apply for

73:29professional development

73:30support valued at 100 of $100.

73:33Session through one of our five

73:35workshop providers. So we have

73:38a quick and easy application

73:40with scholarships awarded on a

73:42first come, first served basis.

73:45And for more information, you

73:47can visit the program section

73:49of our website, which is arts

73:50dot city of sacramento.org. And

73:54just for further background, we

73:57with the Office of Arts and

73:58Culture acknowledge the the,

74:01the desire and the need for

74:03professional development

74:05opportunities to give artists

74:07those working skills, whether

74:09it's marketing support or

74:12additional forms of of

74:15education to advance and

74:16further their business. You

74:18heard from everyday creatives.

74:20That program has one strategy,

74:22but really this is another

74:24opportunity. Expanding access

74:27to, to educational environments.

74:31With our five designated

74:34partners. So encourage folks,

74:36if they're interested again, to

74:38visit our programs page at arts

74:41dot city of sacramento.org. The

74:44third update I have is around

74:45the Small organization

74:47Sustainability Fund. So we have

74:51allocated a total of $100,000

74:53to support small nonprofit arts

74:55and cultural organizations

74:57throughout Sacramento County.

74:59Small organizations are defined

75:00as having no more than 25,000

75:03in allowable annual revenue and

75:05grants, up to $5,000 each will

75:07be distributed through a

75:09competitive award process, so

75:11keep an eye out on our website

75:14as guidelines for this

75:15opportunity will be available

75:18November 23rd. The Emerging

75:21Curator Fellowship Program is

75:23our next exhibition. It's

75:25actually on view now, right

75:28outside these doors in the

75:32Robert T Matsui Gallery. The

75:36exhibition Plantas de poder

75:38Kinships Knowledges and

75:40Reclamation, is on display

75:42through December 15th. The

75:44address at City Hall, New City

75:46Hall, for those of you who may

75:48be listening, is 915 I. Street,

75:51and the Matsui Gallery is on

75:53the first floor of City Hall.

75:56Again, just outside these doors.

75:58The exhibition is available

76:00Monday through Friday from 830

76:03to 430, and the exhibition is

76:05wheelchair accessible. A little

76:07bit about this new exhibition

76:10through different artistic

76:12languages. The exhibit brings

76:13together seven plants their

76:15histories, cultural meanings,

76:17ancestral and everyday roles,

76:18and spiritual power. The

76:21participating Sacramento based

76:23artists include [name redacted]

76:24[name redacted], [name redacted],

76:27[name redacted], [name redacted]

76:31[name redacted] and [name redacted], and

76:33[name redacted] and [name redacted] has

76:36been supported by [name redacted].

76:40So congratulations to all of

76:43the artists, our curator and

76:45our mentor for their hard work.

76:47We encourage folks to come on

76:48down and check out the

76:50exhibition. Lastly, remaining

76:54is one seat for district seven

76:58representation on this

76:58commission body and for anyone

77:00who is thinking about applying

77:02or serving, you do not have to

77:04be a resident of district seven.

77:07When we do finally have. Our

77:10final seat will be a fully. You

77:12will be a fully staffed

77:13commission, so we look forward

77:14to those applications coming in

77:16from individuals who might be

77:18interested in joining the

77:20Commission body. With that,

77:21I'll hand it back to chair.

77:24>> Thank you sir. Our next item

77:27is Commissioner. Comments,

77:30ideas and questions. Any

77:33commissioners have anything

77:34they would like to raise?

77:38Commissioner [name redacted].

77:40>> Thank you. Chair, I have a

77:42question related to something.

77:44We're going to adjourn in honor

77:45of [name redacted], who's former

77:48poet laureate, Sacramento's

77:49first black poet laureate. And

77:53there's a conversation I was

77:54having this weekend, and

77:55[name redacted]'s also privy to it, but I

77:57was going to or at least put it

77:59on the record that they're

78:00supposed to be a proclamation

78:01of some kind, and also like a

78:04statue. And I don't know any

78:07more about that. So I thought I

78:09would ask here just to make

78:11sure that it gets surfaced.

78:19>> Thank you for the question,

78:20Chair [name redacted]. So our our Art

78:24in Public Places team is

78:26reviewing the costs to

78:28determine if we can add more

78:30poet panels to the Poet

78:32Laureate Park. I think that's

78:33what you're speaking to. It is

78:35not a it's a public art

78:41sculpture. And I think that at

78:43the establishment of this

78:47current piece, the intent was

78:51to subsequently add names to

78:54our poet laureates. So that has

78:56not happened. But that is

78:58something that our team is

78:59looking at for for 2027, and

79:03potentially to also coincide

79:05with Celebrate Natomas. And on

79:08that front, we're already in

79:10discussions with Vice Mayor

79:11Telemontes office. I'm not I'm

79:16not certain about a specific

79:20required commendation for poet

79:23laureates. [name redacted] was

79:30acknowledged as a as a poet

79:31laureate at the time, but I'm

79:35not personally aware of any

79:38requirement. I could look into

79:39that. As far as acknowledging.

79:41He has been indicated and

79:44appointed Sacramento Poet

79:46Laureate. So that that happened

79:49when he initially served 2017

79:54to 2019, I believe. And I can

79:58also report back to this body

80:01when activities are in motion

80:04for those efforts, if that's

80:06helpful.

80:07>> Thank you.

80:08>> Thank you, Commissioner

80:10[name redacted].

80:11>> Hi. Yeah, thanks. I just

80:13want to let you all know

80:15tonight there is a community

80:17meeting at La Cultura Bookstore,

80:20which is 1029 El Paso Boulevard.

80:22That's [name redacted]'s bookstore, for

80:24those of you who know. And

80:25friend of the pod, Richard

80:27Alcala. It is a community

80:30meeting about the thefts that

80:32have gone on on the boulevard

80:35of the sculptures over the last

80:36year. There's been good

80:38progress. Council person Roger

80:42Dickinson will be there to

80:43answer questions as well.

80:45Captain [name redacted] from North

80:47Command. There's been good

80:49updates, but I encourage people

80:51to attend, even if district two

80:53isn't your district, because

80:56there is a real confluence of

80:59issues that will be raised

81:02issues about blight, about

81:04community representation, about

81:05security that have been all

81:08intertwined related along with

81:10these thefts, as well as

81:14community just. Dis dis. I

81:19don't know how to say it dis

81:21investiture or over the years,

81:24and these things are coming up.

81:26And district two is not just

81:29the only place where these

81:32sorts of. Issues are piling up,

81:38especially at this point in

81:40history. So it's just a good

81:42way to kind of see just how

81:44deep these issues go. It's not

81:46just the art, although that's

81:48one of the symbols. It's also

81:49an amazing way to see just how

81:52important. Sometimes I think we

81:54forget, or at least I do. You

81:56know, you pass public

81:57sculptures all the time and

81:58they start to become invisible

82:00until they're suddenly not

82:01there. And like when the first

82:05sculptures were taken and I

82:06went around trying to gather

82:08the information for the report,

82:10I was really heartened as well

82:13as disheartened, but heartened

82:14to hear absolutely what meaning

82:17those sculptures actually meant

82:19for people who live and pass

82:20them every day. And so it's

82:22just a great way to once again,

82:24just be familiar with the

82:25impact, the positive impact.

82:27These things that sometimes we

82:28just take for granted are

82:29actually having on our city and

82:30how important they are. So if

82:32you can make it out tonight, I

82:34do encourage you to come 7:00,

82:387:00.

82:39>> Thank you, Commissioner

82:41[name redacted], Commissioner [name redacted].

82:45>> Yes, I wanted to give two

82:47special acknowledgments over

82:49the last couple of weeks of

82:50things that I've been a part of

82:52and seen as our commissioner. I

82:54want to give a special thanks

82:55to Sacramento Tech Week. I was

82:57able to be a part of the team

82:59that that hosted workshops

83:01centering around art, culture

83:03in tech and how it can work

83:05together authentically and in

83:08the same space. So I just want

83:09to give a special thanks to the

83:11team over at Sacramento Tech

83:12Week. I want to give a special

83:14acknowledgment to our

83:15Councilmember, Lisa Kaplan, who

83:16was there to show up and be a

83:18support into the space, as well

83:20as our very own Commissioner

83:21[name redacted], who came through and

83:23provided a lot of great insight

83:25when it came to art and culture.

83:27Some of the other people that

83:29were part of this process came

83:32from outside of Sacramento to

83:34pour back into Sacramento. One

83:35of them is prop House. It's in

83:37Atlanta and Sacramento based

83:38art and culture community here.

83:41And so one of the, the, the,

83:43the leads of that of that team

83:44is [name redacted], who is a

83:48Sacramento artist and has moved

83:50away to Atlanta working as the

83:53head engineer for head audio

83:55engineer for Ludacris, and is

83:57now coming back to work to pour

83:58in art and culture into the

84:00space here in Sacramento.

84:02Amongst that, we have fires,

84:04which is a company created by

84:05Will I am, and special thanks

84:07to [name redacted] for being a part

84:10of this as well. So these are

84:12people who are coming outside

84:13of Sacramento to come in and

84:16pour back into this, into the

84:18community, the art and culture

84:20community here. And so just

84:21want to give acknowledgment to

84:23Sacramento Tech Week. And the

84:25second one was second. Second

84:26thing is the international

84:30conference and urban education

84:31in the Dominican Republic. So

84:33it was it happened all last

84:35week. I literally just got back

84:37this morning and from Punta

84:40Cana. And one of the great

84:42things about this was how

84:45educators are using art in

84:48education in a, in a, in a, in

84:50an innovative way, how we are

84:52reimagining it. One of the

84:53things that stuck to me as a

84:55commissioner of art, culture

84:57and creative economy was how

84:58they were using math. And we

85:01normally don't think about math

85:02coming together as as one space.

85:04So I want to give. And part of

85:06that, the acknowledgment goes

85:09to ASAP connect, which is a

85:12statewide company, but based

85:13here in Sacramento that works

85:15with technical assistance

85:16training. When it comes to

85:18community art and the expanded

85:19learning space. So these were

85:21these were just two things that

85:23just really amplify the work

85:26that that Sacramento does. But

85:28then all the things that we do

85:29as well, because a lot of your

85:32names were brought up in the

85:33spaces. And I just want to say

85:35thank you all for being a part

85:37of this wonderful economy.

85:39>> Thank you, Commissioner

85:41[name redacted]. Commissioner [name redacted].

85:43>> I just want to piggyback off

85:45of SAC Tech Week. It was a

85:46fantastic week of learning,

85:48just technology, where it's at

85:50and where it's going to be

85:52within the next couple of years.

85:53But I just want to give a

85:56reminder to the 14th annual MLK

86:00celebration essay contest

86:01that's going to be put on for

86:02middle school and high school

86:04students. There's going to be

86:06the deadline is Friday,

86:09December 18th at 5 p.m. So if

86:11you have a middle school or

86:13high school student that is a

86:16essay writer that doesn't use

86:18AI and tell them to apply for

86:21it again, the deadline is

86:23December 18th at 5 p.m.

86:26>> Thank you. Any other

86:29commissioners? All right. We

86:32are next. Moving to public

86:33comments matters, not on the

86:35agenda. Clerk.

86:40>> Thank you. Clerk. Thank you.

86:41Chair. We have several speakers

86:43for this item. Our first

86:45speaker will be [name redacted].

86:54>> High Commissioners. How are

86:55you today? First, I'd like to

86:58thank Commissioner [name redacted] for

86:59inviting me and my colleague

87:00[name redacted] from [organization redacted] here

87:02today to speak with you. As you

87:04may know, [organization redacted], we

87:06focus on investments into the

87:07food system to create a more

87:09accessible and robust food

87:10system throughout Sacramento

87:12County. But I wanted to share

87:13today with you an update on the

87:16way we involve art in the

87:18creative economy into our work.

87:20So I want to first start with

87:22our friends from Everyday

87:24Creative, so thrilled that

87:26they're that they were here

87:27today to speak. Over the last

87:29two years, we have contracted

87:31with at least four artists or

87:32creatives from the Everyday

87:33Creative program for murals and

87:36public art, creative design,

87:38social media and branding,

87:40allocating over $100,000 in

87:42state grant funding, funding

87:44secured for Alchemist Public

87:45Market and for the Oak Park Art

87:48garden, as well as other

87:49program operations into

87:52creative investment in our

87:53community, specifically through

87:55everyday creative as well.

87:58Additionally, in district four

88:00at Alchemist Public Market, we

88:01have allocated over $90,000 in

88:03locally developed public art,

88:05including mural, sculpture and

88:07mosaic, including an art

88:09project with Grant High

88:10School's art department, during

88:11which we've selected five

88:13pieces and provided an art

88:15stipend for five high school

88:17artists for their first public

88:19presentation art, as well as

88:21food entrepreneurialism. Food

88:23entrepreneurs are absolutely

88:25part of the creative economy,

88:26and we're thrilled to

88:28participate with the Sacramento

88:29Office of Innovation and

88:30Economic Development on our

88:32entrepreneurial program. But we

88:34also assist our entrepreneurs

88:35with branding, design, and

88:37social media development and

88:39are connecting them even more

88:41so with Sacramento's creative

88:43economy. Last but not least,

88:45with our certified farmers

88:46markets, this last year, we

88:48created new logos and imagery

88:49which reflect the individual

88:51identity and community

88:52engagement at each market with

88:53local artist [name redacted],

88:54which will be releasing as we

88:56head into 2027. And [name redacted] will

88:59discuss a little bit about our

89:00D5 work. So thanks for having

89:02me here today.

89:06>> Two minutes I have.

89:09>> Thank you for your comments.

89:11Our next speaker will be

89:12[name redacted]. I do not see [name redacted].

89:17Our next speaker will be [name redacted].

89:24>> Hello, commissioners. My

89:25name is [name redacted]. I'm with.

89:27My role is a manager of

89:29community spaces with [organization redacted]

89:31I just wanted to really

89:33hone in and talk to you today

89:35more about our Oak Park Art

89:36garden. So my role is managing

89:38the three sites at Oak Park and

89:40Oak Park Community, Oak Park,

89:42Soul Community Garden, Pansy

89:44Park, Community Garden and Oak

89:45Park Art garden. Today, I

89:47really wanted to talk more

89:48about the Oak Park Art garden

89:50and what our plans are to

89:52basically tap into the rich,

89:55diverse, creative economy that

89:57already exists in South

89:58Sacramento and in the Oak Park

89:59community. So the vision for

90:02Oak Park Garden is really to

90:05combine arts, plants, culture

90:10and community all together. And

90:12one of the ways that we are

90:14doing this is through promoting

90:16local artists and being able to

90:17stipend local artists and

90:19getting them involved with

90:20community to provide us

90:22beautiful pieces at that site.

90:24A few examples of us already

90:26doing this has been with

90:29providing stipends to local

90:30artists, [name redacted] and

90:32several other street artists to

90:35design and implement a

90:37community mural on our back

90:38fence that was already done. So

90:41we had two community events in

90:43May and September that brought

90:45the community members together,

90:46brought those artists together,

90:47and allowed us to be able to

90:49work together, coincide to

90:52create that mural. So that's

90:53one example that we're going to

90:55be doing. We also just recently,

90:56last Saturday had a community

90:58greening event with with

91:00everyone in the community

91:01through the partnership of

91:03California Climate Action Corps.

91:05And again, we planted over 200

91:07plants on that site, added

91:09mulch and various other things

91:10to basically provide

91:13beautification and start that

91:14process. So I do want to be

91:16invited and talk with you more

91:18about how we plan to tap into

91:20that creative economy through

91:22that site. Hopefully I can do

91:24that next time we meet. Thank

91:26you for your time. I really

91:28appreciate it.

91:29>> Thank you for your comments.

91:30Our next speaker will be

91:32[name redacted]. [name redacted]. Our last

91:41speaker will be [name redacted].

91:51>> Good afternoon.

91:53>> I'm [name redacted]. And

91:55among many things in this city,

91:56I'm a curator and a critic. So

91:59consider this fair warning that

92:00institutional critique is part

92:01of my work. I live and produce

92:04most of my curatorial

92:05curatorial work in district

92:07four. I was recently named

92:09Midtown's top 40 artists

92:10received the inaugural Black

92:12Changemakers Award, Sacramento.

92:14Sacramento Observer Onyx Award,

92:16and the inaugural Curatorial

92:18Mentor for the Emerging

92:19Curatorial Fellowship. In 2020,

92:21I founded [organization redacted]

92:23in response to the lack of

92:25resources and institutional

92:27support for black artists in

92:28Sacramento. Since then, we've

92:30invested over 150,000 directly

92:33into black artists with a I'm

92:36sorry, directly into black

92:37artists, the majority of whom

92:38are based here in Sacramento.

92:40Currently through our

92:41[organization redacted] Open Studios

92:43Grant, we're providing artists.

92:44[name redacted] with three

92:45months of dedicated studio

92:47space for creative practice and

92:48public programing in district

92:50four, with the support of the

92:52mansion, Apartments and Esq

92:54development. I am also the

92:56founder of [organization redacted],

92:58an agency that deliberately

93:00addresses the vacant spaces

93:01throughout our city. I recently

93:03concluded coordinates dispatch

93:05transforming the former city

93:06owned fire alarm dispatch

93:08station at Albert Park into a

93:10contemporary exhibition with

93:11the support of Midtown

93:12Association. The exhibition

93:15gave 20 artists the resources

93:19compensation over $40,000 paid

93:21directly to Sacramento artists

93:23and emerging curators, and the

93:24freedom to take creative risks

93:25and realize work that might not

93:27otherwise have been possible.

93:30More than 3000, including

93:31visitors to our region,

93:33including tourists and visitors

93:34to our region, experience what

93:35I created with these local

93:37artists. These are not simply

93:38art programs or exhibitions,

93:40they are investments in artists,

93:41public spaces and Sacramento's

93:43cultural future. And much of

93:45this work is happening because

93:46independent cultural producers

93:47and building are building

93:49opportunities where adequate,

93:51adequate institutional support

93:52does not exist. I made

93:53deliberate efforts to ensure

93:55city leadership was aware of

93:56coordinates dispatch. Some

93:58attended, others, including the

94:00mayor and.

94:02>> Council member. Thank you

94:03for your comments. Our time.

94:05Your time is up.

94:05>> Commissioner [name redacted] and

94:06chair for announcing.

94:09>> That chair. There are no

94:10other speakers for this item.

94:16>> Any more. Thank you. Finally,

94:21we will adjourn in memory of

94:24Sacramento Poet Laureate

94:28Emeritus [name redacted],

94:31presented by doctor.

94:34>> Thank you, chair, I would

94:36like to close today's meeting

94:37in memory of [name redacted], an

94:39acclaimed poet, playwright,

94:41author, and educator who served

94:43as Sacramento's Poet Laureate

94:45from 2017 to 2019. [name redacted]'s

94:49deeply evocative writing

94:51blended his roots as a young

94:53black man growing up in the

94:55South, his military experience

94:57having served as a twice

94:59decorated Gulf War veteran, and

95:01his profound appreciation for

95:03jazz, blues and visual arts.

95:06Over his career, he authored

95:08celebrated poetry collections

95:09including Everybody's Jonesing

95:11for Something, through the

95:13Stone cutters window Tap, Roots

95:16in the Room of Thirst and

95:18Hunger and Reconstructing Eden,

95:20a Southern Bastards lyrics

95:22journey released earlier this

95:24year. Beyond his own writing,

95:26[name redacted] served as faculty of the

95:29Stonecoast MFA program, editor

95:32of the Bookend Review Literary

95:34Journal, and served on advisory

95:36boards for the Sacramento

95:37Poetry Center and the Modesto

95:40Stanislaus Poetry Center. Until

95:42his passing, [name redacted] remained a

95:44beloved figure throughout the

95:46Sacramento region, extending

95:47through San Joaquin and Central

95:49Valley, the Bay area, Pacific

95:51Coast and beyond. And I'd like

95:54to share one of his poems

95:58apotheosis, apotheosis. Sorry.

96:01There is an extra star in

96:03Orion's belt. I ask my mason

96:06jar up through the fading light

96:08and snatched the firefly in mid

96:10pause. The heat lighting's a

96:13distant sweetness. Sugar pink

96:16throbs on nimbus clouds

96:18draining through the night's

96:20basin a screech. Owls cry hugs

96:24the pine pine peaked horizon.

96:27Behind me is an aluminum whoosh.

96:29A swing, a miss, a curse, and

96:33Firefly baseball. The elusive

96:35lime green flickering mock us

96:37all, blinding the graying. We

96:39are forever doomed to swing

96:42through a swing where they.

96:44Where they were. We swear. The

96:47corkscrew to the ground. The

96:49tall, uncut grass plays

96:51slivered kite to the evening

96:54breeze. Silhouetted mama's

96:57laugh at every exaggerated

96:59lunge. Twist and fall. Her

97:02fingers are Promethean thongs

97:05that trap each cigarette's

97:07volcanic ember. But tonight

97:09there is more flame than heart.

97:11And cold and cold can hold. A

97:1512 firefly lantern pressed to

97:17my cheek. Does my face glow?

97:20Mama, do I shine today,

97:23tomorrow noon. The rusted beak

97:25of the weathervane will swing

97:28north. Mama summer, the