[00:00:02]
[Cultural Arts Commission on February 12, 2026.]
I'LL CONDUCT A ROLL CALL OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND WITH PRESENT.
COUNCIL LIAISON CURTIS DORIAN.
COMMISSIONER JOHN GIBSON IS NOT PRESENT.
HE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE HERE TONIGHT.
COMMISSIONER MELANIE GOTLEY SAND PRESENT.
ITEM ONE ON OUR AGENDA IS TO CALL ANY VISITORS TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? UH, TODAY IS FEBRUARY 12TH.
THE TIME IS EIGHT FOUR 1:00 PM I'M TED KLIA, CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.
I WILL CHAIR THE MEETING THIS EVENING.
I IS CALLING AND VISITORS TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION.
OH, AND WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THAT.
UH, LIAISON SCRIPT, CORRECT? MM-HMM
THE NEXT ITEM ON AGENDA IS REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR, FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING THAT THE 13TH, 2025.
DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND AMENDMENT FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? CHAIR RECOGNIZ.
MR. TAYLOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SO THE MEETING MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS INTER INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME OF OUR NEW COMMISSIONER, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DOLLAR.
PLEASE REPRESENT THE AGENDA ITEMS. ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE ONE NEW COMMISSION MEMBER HERE THIS EVENING.
MELANIE, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR BACKGROUND? SURE.
I WORK IN DIGITAL MARKETING FOR LEXUS.
UH, I'M ALSO A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER AND BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
LOVE, BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I LIVE IN THE CANYON CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD OF DALLAS WITH MY HUSBAND AND SON.
UH, AND I'VE JUST BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEERISM THROUGH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE AND THROUGH MY BOARD SERVICE.
AND, UH, HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THIS GROUP TO HELP, UH, SHAPE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN RICHARDSON.
WE'LL RECOGNIZE OUR ADDITIONAL COMMISSION MEMBER FOR THAT COMMITTEE, UH, AS THE CITY COULD NOT ATTEMPT, BUT HE HAS BEEN SWAY.
UM, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE RULES OF ORDER.
ASSISTANT
ALRIGHT, SO THE DRAFT RULES OF ORDER HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AND BEGINS ON PAGE FIVE OF YOUR PACKET.
THIS IS A, UM, DOCUMENT THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH ALL OF THE CITY COMMISSION, UM, AND BOARDS ON TO ADOPT.
SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE DRAFT FOR REVIEW.
WE, UH, I'LL DO A QUICK REVIEW OF IT, TAKE ANY EDITS OR COMMENTS, AND THEN AT NEXT MONTH'S MEETING, WE WILL HAVE THE FORMAL ADOPTION OF IT.
SO THIS DOCUMENT IS REALLY INTENDED JUST TO OUTLINE OUR, OUR REGULAR ROLES.
UM, IN ORDER OF THE MEETING, IF YOU GO TO PAGE EIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COMMISSION.
UM, UNDER 2.1, YOU'LL SEE ESTABLISHING THE MEETING AGENDA.
THE STAFF LIAISON ESTABLISHES THE MEETING AGENDAS.
IF YOU EVER HAVE ANYTHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT OR, OR LEARNING ABOUT, TALK TO THE STAFF LIAISONS AND WE WILL WORK ON THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING IT ON AN AGENDA, BUT WE HANDLE THE FINAL AGENDA ITSELF.
UM, ARE THE REGULAR MEETINGS, OF COURSE, OCCUR UNDER THE OAK TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT? WE ARE NOT TO MEET LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE THAT PROBLEM WITH OUR, OUR CURRENT CALENDAR THAT'S IN PLACE.
WE DO HAVE, AS A COMMISSION THE ABILITY TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH IS A CLOSED SESSION THAT IS, UM, NOT RECORDED OR PRIVY TO THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT UNDER ONE OF THREE PROVISIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY.
AND THIS IS IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR A SPECIFIC ITEM THAT COMES UP WHERE WE NEED TO CALL OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ASK FOR CLARIFICATION OR IF WE KNOW IN ADVANCE, HAVE THEM COME IN FOR A CONVERSATION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[00:05:01]
WE WILL BE REALLY, UM, KINDA MEETING UNDER IS THE DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.AND WE WILL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR OUR, PRIMARILY OUR GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WE HAVE.
SO OUR GRANT INTERVIEWS THAT WE DO THAT DAY LONG SATURDAY WILL BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE WE DELIBERATE ON THE, UM, DISBURSEMENT OF THE GRANT OR THE ALLOCATION AMOUNTS OF THE GRANTS WILL BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WELL.
FOR THOSE MEETINGS, WE'LL ACTUALLY OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING, HAVE SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL ITEMS, AND THEN WE CALL THE EXECUTIVES, UM, UH, SESSION AND GO INTO IT AND CLOSE IT.
SO IT'LL HAVE A, A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT FORMAT.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WHENEVER WE HAVE THOSE MEETINGS FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING UNDER 2.4 VIDEO CONFERENCE CALLS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
THIS WAS PART OF THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL THAT ALLOWS, UM, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CALL INTO ANY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
BUT BECAUSE OF AV DISCREPANCY IN OUR MEETING SPACES DOES NOT ALLOW THAT FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
UM, YOU'LL ALSO SEE 200, 2.5 THAT ALL OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION MEETINGS WILL BE AUDIO RECORDED AS YOU KNOW, AND POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
THEN IF WE GO INTO RULES OF CONDUCT, YOU'LL, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND THERE I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT UNDER 3.3 THAT THE CHAIR WILL ASSIST THE COMMISSION AND MAINTAINING FOCUS ON AGENDA, DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION AS FAR AS, UM, KIND OF PRESIDING OVER THE MEETING ITSELF.
UM, AND 3.4 IT OUTLINES OBTAINING THE FLOOR ORDER OF SPEAKERS AND COMMISSION COMMENTS.
SO ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WISHING TO SPEAK MUST FIRST OBTAIN THE FLOOR AND BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR AS WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING.
AND, UM, YOU CAN DO THAT BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
THE CHAIR WILL, UM, OF COURSE CALL ON PEOPLE IN THE ORDER OF, UM, THEM RAISING THEIR HANDS.
NO COMMISSION MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK A SECOND TIME.
UM, UNLESS ALL OF THE OTHER COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEN COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, ASKED TO GOVERN THEMSELVES AS FAR AS THE LENGTH OF THEIR COMMENTS AND THEN THEIR PRESENTATION.
AND YOU MUST LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THIS SUBJECT MATTER THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED OR THE MOTION.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BOTH FOR JUST THE ORDER OF THE MEETING, BUT ALSO AS PART OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT WHERE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETING ITSELF.
MOTIONS WILL BE MADE BY ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION AND INCLUDING THE CHAIR, UM, AND ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION CAN RAISE YOUR HAND, MAKE A MOTION.
THEN WE HAVE A, UM, A REQUEST FOR A SECOND TO MAKE THE A SEC, THE SECOND THE MOTION.
AND THEN, UM, ONCE THE MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY MADE, SECOND, THE CHAIR WILL OPEN THE MATTER FOR ANY DISCUSSION SO WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION.
ONCE ALL DISCUSSION HAS TAKEN PLACE, WE CAN VOTE, OR THERE COULD BE AN AMENDED MOTION MADE.
UM, WHEN A MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR AND AN AMENDMENT IS OFFERED, THE AMENDMENT SHOULD BE ACTED UPON PRIOR TO ACTING ON THE MAIN MOTION.
SO THAT WOULD GO UNDER KIND OF THE SAME PROCESS FOR, UM, CALLING AN AMENDMENT, HAVING DISCUSSION, VOTING ON IT, AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ONE.
THERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF MOTIONS IN HERE, WHICH I THINK WILL BE HELPFUL FOR EVERYONE TO READ, TO READ THROUGH.
UM, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY APPROVE WITH AMENDMENTS AND WITHDRAWAL.
AND THEN, UH, MAYBE A POSTPONEMENT IF IT'S APPLICABLE FOR VOTING.
WE HAVE A SECTION IN HERE ON UNDER 3.6 ON, UM, ABSTENTION.
SO COMMISSION MEMBERS CAN VOTE ON ALL MATTERS COMING OR THEY SHALL VOTE ON ALL MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE COMMISSION UNLESS THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
IF YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ABSTAIN FROM A VOTE, YOU NEED TO, UM, FILE AN AN AFFIDAVIT WITH THE BOARD'S SECRETARY STATING THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE CONFLICT PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE APPLICABLE ITEM.
AND THEN THIS MUST BE STATED ON THE RECORD AS PART OF, UM, THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THEN WHEN THAT MEETING OR THAT ITEM COMES UP, THE COMMISSION MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT MUST LEAVE THE ROOM FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE ITEM, THE DISCUSSION VOTING, AND THEN ONCE THAT ITEM HAS CONCLUDED, YOU'RE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE ROOM.
UM, A TIE VOTE IS NO ACTION, BUT LUCKILY WE DON'T HAVE THOSE VERY OFTEN SINCE WE'RE AN ODD, UM, NUMBER OF, UM, COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE RULES.
THE RULES ARE INTENDED TO EXPEDITE AND FACILITATE THE TRANSACTION OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COMMISSION IN AN ORDERLY FASHION
[00:10:02]
AND ARE DEEMED TO BE PROCEDURAL ONLY.AND THE FAILURE TO STRICTLY OBSERVE ANY OF THESE RULES SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION.
I WANTED TO READ THAT ENTIRE PARAGRAPH TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THESE RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE ARE TO HELP US EFFECTIVELY, UM, HOLD A COMMISSION MEETING.
BUT IF WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT'S OUT OF ORDER ON A MOTION OR A SECOND OR AN AMENDMENT TO IT, IT DOESN'T NEGATE THE, THE ACTION THAT'S BEING TAKEN OR THE VALIDITY OF IT.
UM, FOR VISITORS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, UNDER 4.1, THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS SET ASIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY TOPIC IN WHICH THE SUBJECT MATTER IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION.
UM, AND THEN VISITORS MUST COMPLETE PUBLIC COMMENT CARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND SUBMIT IT TO THE STAFF LIAISON.
ALL SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO A MAX OF FIVE MINUTES EACH WITH A TOTAL MAXIMUM TIME OF 30 MINUTES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
AND THEN IF WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SEVEN SPEAKERS AND WE'RE GOING PAST 30 MINUTES, WE CAN STOP AT THE 30 MINUTE MARK, CONDUCT THE, THE, UM, BUSINESS THAT ON THE AGENDA, AND THEN PICK BACK UP PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
THERE'S SOME OTHER ITEMS IN HERE ALONG REPETITION.
ANY SPEAKERS THAT COME TO THE MEETING ARE NOT ALLOWED TO, UM, DISPLAY MATERIALS OR INFORMATION.
AND IF THEY HAVE A HANDOUT, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE COPIES TO THE STAFF LIAISONS AND, AND THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT PROHIBITS THE COMMISSION FROM DISCUSSING OR TAKING ACTION ITEMS. TAKING ACTION ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE CHAIR OR CITY STAFF MAY PROVIDE SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION, RECITE AN EXISTING POLICY, REFER TO THE MATTER OR SPEAKER, UM, TO A CITY OR STAFF PERSON, SCHEDULE THE ITEM FOR DISCUSSION ON A FUTURE AGENDA AND IN RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UM, THE REST ARE ITEMS THAT ARE KIND OF GENERAL, UM, THAT YOU CAN READ THROUGH AT YOUR LEISURE.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE, UM, RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE MUST BE REVISITED AND REVIEWED BY THE COMMISSION EVERY TWO YEARS.
SO ONCE WE ADOPT 'EM THIS YEAR, WE WOULD THEN REVISIT THEM IN, IN 2028 AND REVIEW ON THEM.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, THE DRAFT RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE? THAT'S, YES.
UM, SO MCKAYLA, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE MATERIALS PIECE AND THEN I KNOW WE SAID OUR GRANT DELIBERATION WOULD NOT BE, UH, WOULD BE PROBABLY AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WHAT ABOUT THE GRANT INTERVIEWS THEMSELVES? ARE THOSE GOING TO BE, UM, THEN THOSE WILL BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WELL.
SO THEN THE MATERIALS PIECE FOR THE GRANTEES WOULDN'T FALL UNDER THESE RULES EITHER.
IF THEY WANTED TO BRING SOME ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.
AND USUALLY WE ASK THEM TO SUBMIT THOSE AHEAD OF TIME.
SO, UM, WE HAVE THAT AVAILABLE FOR YOU AHEAD OF TIME TOO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MIKAYLA.
ALRIGHT, SO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE TRAFFIC BOX SIGNAL ART CONTEST, UH, HUNDRED DOLLARS.
SO YOU HAVE A FLYER IN YOUR PACKET ON PAGE 15, AND THIS IS THE, UM, FLYER THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW ADVERTISING THE CONTEST.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE 2026 THEME IS COMMUNITY.
UM, THIS OPENS ON FEBRUARY 23RD AND CLOSES ON APRIL 24TH.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE, UM, ARTWORK OUT TO YOU TO REVIEW USING SUBMITTABLE LIKE WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
UM, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE FINAL DELIBERATION ON THE TOP, UM, FIVE AWARDS IF AT THE MAY COMMISSION MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? OF COURSE, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH ROTARY AGAIN THIS YEAR, SO WE'LL HAVE THE ROTARY REPRESENTATIVES AND ATTENDANCE AT THAT MAIN MEETING AS WELL.
CAN YOU SHARE, UH, THE INTERSECTIONS OR THE APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS OF FILE BOXES? OF NEW BOXES? WE CAN PROVIDE THAT? YES.
I I, YEAH, WE DIDN'T INCLUDE IT ON THE FLYER.
WE CAN, I DON'T RECALL THOSE OFFHAND, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE TO THE COMMISSION, UM, PRIOR
[00:15:01]
TO YOUR SELECTION PROCESS.SO THE NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART CONTEST JUDGING ASSISTANT CITY OF ANDREW DOLEY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT THIS ITEM? YES.
SO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION A FEW YEARS MAY RECALL THESE, UM, CONTEST.
THESE ARE RUN THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE, UM, BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART CONTEST CLOSES ON FEBRUARY 28TH.
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT THIS ONE AND THE NEXT ONE AT THE SAME TIME.
THE M-L-K-S-A ARC CONTEST CLOSED ON THE 31ST OF JANUARY.
SO WE HAVE THE TWO CONTESTS THAT OCCUR ON THE MLK CONTEST IS AN ESSAY CONTEST.
SO WE NEED A JUDGE THAT IS WILLING TO READ THE ESSAYS AND SCORE THEM.
AND THEN THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONTEST IS, OF COURSE AN ART CONTEST AND WE WOULD NEED A SET, A SEPARATE JUDGE TO SIT ON THAT PANEL AND, UM, SCORE THEM AS WELL.
THOSE PANELS INCLUDE, UM, A VARIETY OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE COMMISSION.
THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION USUALLY HAS ONE REPRESENTATIVE, UH, FOR EACH OF THOSE, UM, PROGRAMS AS PART OF OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR EITHER THE ESSAY, CONTEST OR THE ART CONTEST THIS YEAR? YES.
I CAN VOLUNTEER FOR THE ART CONTEST.
DO YOU KNOW THE DATE OR IS IT IT CLOSES ON THE 28TH AND IT'LL BE SENT TO YOU DIGITALLY TO REVIEW THROUGH OUR SUBMITTABLE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU MELANIE, FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR THE ART CONTEST.
I, I'LL, UH, VOLUNTEER FOR THE ESSAY.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU BRIAN FOR DOING THE ESSAY CONTEST.
IT ALWAYS HELPS TO HAVE A, AN ENGLISH TEACHER AS THE JUDGE, RIGHT?
UM, ALRIGHT, SO THE, THE MOVING.
SO THE NEXT HONOR AGENDA IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE SPRING CULTURAL ARTS WORKSHOP, ASSISTANT MILLION, YOUR DOLLARS, THIS AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE HAVE THE SPRING, UH, ARTS WORKSHOP SCHEDULED RIGHT NOW FOR APRIL 16TH.
WE'RE WORKING ON AN INVITE FOR THAT.
AND THIS YEAR, YEAR, THIS SPRING WORKSHOP WILL BE CENTERED AROUND A FACILITATED, UM, OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ARTS ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK ON POTENTIAL COLLABORATION PROJECTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF OUR FOCUS GROUPS WITH THEM DURING THE CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN UPDATE WAS THEY WOULD LOVE OPPORTUNITIES TO, UM, JUST GET TOGETHER AND FIND WAYS TO COLLABORATE MORE.
AND THIS WILL BE KIND OF A, AN OPEN, UM, AREA FOR THEM TO DO THAT.
SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE FORMAT STILL.
WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS FOR YOU ON THAT AT A FUTURE MEETING.
UM, BUT RATHER THAN HAVE A SPEAKER THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN WILL, WE'LL FACILITATE THAT ONE OURSELVES AND HAVE MORE OF A LEAD CONVERSATION WITH THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION OR HEARING? NONE.
OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CULTURAL ARTS GRANT PROGRAM DEBRIEF.
SO, CITY MANAGER DOLLAR CASE, THIS STARTS ON PAGE 16 OF YOUR AGENDA PACKET.
SOME OF THESE ITEMS WE REVIEWED AT OUR, I BELIEVE IT WAS OUR NOVEMBER MEETING, WAS IT NOVEMBER? UM, BUT I'M GONNA QUICKLY GO OVER THEM AGAIN FOR YOU SINCE IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS.
AND WE DO HAVE A NEW COMMISSION NUMBER ON BOARD.
SO THE FIRST PACKET THAT STARTS ON PAGE 16 IS THE, UM, ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM ANALYSIS.
THAT WAS A, A DELIVERABLE OUTSIDE OF OUR CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN UPDATE.
AS YOU PROBABLY RECALL, ON PAGE 20, THERE'S A CHART THAT SHOWS OUR, UM, PER CAPITA ARTS GRANT FUNDING.
AND WE WERE REALLY PROUD THAT WE HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST FUNDING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS OUT OF THE CITIES THAT WE, UM, WE BENCHMARKED AGAINST FOR IT AT THREE, $3 AND 19 CENTS PER PERSON.
WE'RE JUST BEHIND PLANO, WHICH IS $6 AND 39 CENTS PER PERSON.
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE, THE NEXT ONE BEHIND US IS IRVING AT $1 AND 57 CENTS PER PERSON.
SO WE HAVE NEARLY DOUBLE WHAT, UM, PER THE,
[00:20:01]
THE, UH, COMMUNITY BEHIND US DOES MM-HMM.WE ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF GRANTS AWARDED, WE ARE THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AGAIN, OUT OF OUR BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES JUST BEHIND FRISCO, WHO AWARDS 28 GRANTS, AND WE AWARDED 25 THIS PREVIOUS YEAR.
AND PLANO, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THE HIGHER PER CAPITA ONLY AWARDED 18 GRANTS.
ONE OF THE KEY FINDINGS OF THIS, OF COURSE, WAS THAT WE, WE REALLY HAVE, UM, I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE AS FAR AS OUR, THE NUMBER OF GRANTS WE'RE AWARDING AND THE PER CAPITA AMOUNT THAT WE SAW IN THE BENCHMARK COMMUNITIES FOR THE SITE.
ON PAGE 22, IT STARTS GETTING INTO SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT RICHARDSON ALREADY FOLLOWS MANY OF THESE GUIDELINES, AND THOSE ARE DESIGNATED BY THAT RED CHECK MARK NEXT TO IT.
SO UNDER THE 3.1 SECTION, THE GUIDELINES FOR AWARDING GRANTS, WE OF COURSE ALREADY HAVE CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT CRITERIA.
ONE OF THE POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS TO HAVE A, A ROTATE, ROTATE, A GUEST PANELIST ANNUALLY.
UM, WE DISCUSSED THAT LAST TIME AND, AND TALKED ABOUT WHERE THAT PERSON, YOU KNOW, COULD COME FROM IF IT WAS SOMEONE FROM MAYBE UTD OR ONE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARTS PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE, UM, FOR THOSE COUPLE OF DAYS THAT WE DO INTERVIEWS.
AND THEN THE, THE ALLOCATION AMOUNTS SIMILAR TO OUR ROTARY JUDGES THAT JOIN US FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX ARC CONTEST, UM, THAT HAVE THAT, THAT ROTATION OF THE ADDITION TO THE, UM, THE PANELISTS.
AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED SOME ABOUT HAVING KIND OF A TWO STAGE APPLICATION PROCESS.
UM, AND THERE'S ANOTHER PIECE A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THIS THAT'S, THAT SHORTENED THE FOCUS OF THE APPLICATION FORM.
SO WE, WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT ALMOST A HYBRID APPROACH WHERE WE HAVE MAYBE A, A SHORTER APPLICATION FOR SMALLER GRANT ASKS, AND THEN A BIT OF AN EXTENDED ONE FOR OUR LARGER GRANT ASKS.
WE DO HAVE A, A GOOD RANGE OF, AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT THAT WE AWARD THE DIFFERENT, UM, ORGANIZATIONS.
AND SO MAYBE HAVING MORE OF A CATEGORY, UM, ABILITY THAT THEY CAN DO WILL HELP FOR SOME OF THE GROUPS THAT ARE REALLY ONLY APPLYING FOR MAYBE, YOU KNOW, A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS AT A TIME.
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN BEFORE IS THAT IT'S A BIT OF A LONG IMPLICATION FOR THAT SIZE OF AN ORGANIZATION.
WE ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT STREAMS FOR DIFFERENT NEEDS.
SO SOME YEARS WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THE, UM, ARTS INITIATIVE GRANT, WHERE OUR TRADITIONAL GRANTS MORE FOR OPERATIONS.
UM, WE HAVE ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITY SUPPORTS FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
UM, RICHARDSON ALREADY PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR THE APPLICATION ITSELF IN THE FORM OF KAYLA, WHO IS VERY HELPFUL, UM, IN THE PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THIS PAST YEAR, TRANSITIONING TO A WHOLE A DIGITAL APPLICATION PROCESS IN FULL.
AND THEN WE, WE DO, UM, TRY TO PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK FOR APPLICANTS ALREADY, BUT MAYBE FORMALIZING THAT THAT FEEDBACK THAT WE GIVE THEM FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, TIPS OR THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN FUTURE APPLICATIONS AS WELL.
THERE'S SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CALCULATING THE ROI FOR GRANTS AND THEN SOME STRATEGIES FOR SIMPLIFYING THE APPLICATION PROCESS, UM, AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 23 AND THEN ONTO PAGE 24.
THERE'S SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT WE ALREADY DO, LIKE POST FREE INFORMATION SESSIONS AND ONE-ON-ONE CLINIC, SIMPLIFY BUDGET REQUIREMENTS, UM, AND THEN PROVIDE A CHECKLIST AS PART OF THE, THE, UM, APPLICATION AS WELL.
SO, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THAT WAS ALSO NOT ONLY THE TWO STEP APPLICATION PROCESS OR THE, YOU KNOW, THE SHORTER FOR THE SMALLER AND THEN LONGER FOR THE LARGER ONES, BUT REALLY EVALUATING OUR, UM, NARRATIVE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK.
I THINK THAT'S THE AREA OF THE APPLICATION THAT'S EASIEST FOR US TO MAYBE REFINE AND WE AND CUSTOMIZE EACH YEAR.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, AS WE LOOK AT THIS YEAR'S APPLICATION WE'LL WANT TO MAKE SURE AND CONSIDER.
AND THE STARTING ON PAGE 31 OF YOUR PACKET WAS THIS PREVIOUS YEAR'S APPLICATION FOR REFERENCE.
AND THE NARRATIVE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY WERE ON PAGE 44 OF YOUR PACKET.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 13 NARRATIVE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS TO SCALE THAT BACK AND TRY TO ASK MAYBE MORE BROAD QUESTIONS OR IF WE, IF WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, ONLY A, A CERTAIN HANDFUL OF TOPICS THAT WE WANNA ASK ABOUT EACH YEAR TO REALLY REFINE THOSE.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSIDERING AS WE REFINE THAT FOR THIS COMING YEAR AS WELL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED OR
[00:25:01]
THE APPLICATION ITSELF? ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? YES, BRIAN, MR. BEDLEY,I, I, I'M NOT, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT REFINING, BUT, UM, IS IF POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE RESPONSES IN ORDER TO MAKE, EVEN IF WE DIDN'T REFINE THEM DOWN TO FEWER QUESTIONS, THE RESPONSE LENGTH IS SHORTER MM-HMM
AND EASIER TO RESPOND TO EACH OF THESE.
WOULD THAT BE AN OPTION? OR IS IT, DO WE WANT TO JUST REDUCE DOWN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS? WE ACTUALLY DID REDUCE THE SPACE AS PART OF THAT ELECTRONIC APPLICATION THAT WE CONVERTED TO THIS TIME.
WE DID HAVE A CHARACTER LIMIT.
UM, WE CAN REDUCE IT FURTHER, BUT I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS IN ADDITION TO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. HOLDEN, WOULD YOU LIKE US TO SHARE FEEDBACK ON THIS FOR THE NEXT MEETING OR, UH, YES.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, UM, BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING, EVERYONE CONSIDER THE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THE CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN, REVIEW THAT LAST YEAR'S APPLICATION, SPECIFICALLY THE NARRATIVE QUESTIONS, AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR HIGH PRIORITY TOPICS WOULD MEAN.
AND THEN WE CAN, UM, BEGIN THAT DRAFT AT THE NEXT MEETING IN OF MARCH.
WE'LL WANT TO HAVE THE, THE DRAFT IN MARCH, AND THEN WHEN WE MEET IN MAY, FINALIZE THE APPLICATION SO THAT IT CAN GO LIVE IN JUNE.
WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF, UH, YOU HAVE COMMENTS, CLERK, TRY TO SUMMARIZE THOSE IN A BULLET COURT MANNER SO THAT IT'S VERY EASY TO OUTLINE THE
SO JUST SUMMARIZE THEM PLEASE.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS SEND OUT, UH, AN EMAIL REMINDER BEFORE THE MEETING.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WANNA SEND IN, WE CAN DO THAT PRIOR TO.
AND THEN WE CAN BRING A SUMMARY OF THE COMMENTS TO THE MEETING AND REVIEW THAT.
WE WILL ALSO, UM, STAFF TAKE A STAB AT SHORTENING THE APPLICATION AND HAVING THAT SHORT VERSION AND THEN LONG VERSION AND SOME CATEGORIES TO CONSIDER AS FAR AS WHAT THE AMOUNT OR THE GRANT REQUEST AMOUNT WOULD BE THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE SHORT VERSUS LONGER APPLICATION.
AND HAVE A, A DROP OUTLINE FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND, AND GET FEEDBACK TOO AS WELL.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS,
SO SAME ANDREW DOLLAR, WILL YOU PLEASE PRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM? YES.
ON PAGE 47, WE HAVE A BREAKOUT OF THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING FOR FY 26, THE 2025 LIAISONS, AND, UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THE 2026 COLUMN THAT WE'RE READY TO FILL IN THIS EVENING.
SO TO START, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS, UM, AN ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO POTENTIALLY SWAP OR TRY? OKAY.
YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD IF I MAY.
UH, MIKAYLA, UM, WE DID, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER, UM, GIBSON, WHO IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.
ON HIS, UH, REQUESTS OR HIS RANKING ORDER LIST.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANNA LET YOU START WITH THAT.
SO HE REQUESTED, OR AT LEAST HE OFFERED YES.
HIS, HIS EIGHT OPTIONS BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE AND HIS BACKGROUND, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT FALLS IN THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
UM, ARENA IS PREMIER, LONE STAR WIND ORCHESTRA, RICHARDSON SYMPHONY COMMUNITY BAND, THE CIVIC ART SOCIETY, CORE THEATER COMMUNITY CORRAL, RICHARDSON READS ONE BOOK AND THEN CHAMBERLAIN BALLET.
SO HE'S GOT SOME OPTIONS IN THERE VERY FAST.
UM, TRYING TO SEE WHICH ONES HAD AN A BY THEM THAT WERE, BECAUSE WE HAD TWO COMMISSIONERS ROLLING OFF.
[00:30:01]
AUTOMATIC VACANCIES OF LIAISONS.SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, LET'S SEE, CHAMBERLAIN BALLET CONTEMPORARY CORRAL, DEO RICH TOWN CHORUS, THE COMMUNITY BAND RICHARDSON READS ONE BOOK, THE SYMPHONY AND TOWN NORTH CONCERT BAND THAT WILL ALL NEED, UM, LIAISONS.
SO IF I, I DIDN'T GET A PROPER CHECK.
I DON'T WANT COMMISSIONER GIBSON OFFERED, BUT AUTOMATICALLY THE RICHARDSON SYMPHONY WAS MM-HMM
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST RICHARDSON SYMPHONY COMMISSIONER TAYLOR.
NOT TO HOP AROUND ON OUR LIST.
AND, AND SLOW, SLOWER IN ORDER.
'CAUSE THE ORDER OF YOUR LIST HERE IN THE PACKAGE IS NOT HIS HIS ORDER.
I THINK HE PUT 'EM IN PRIORITY ORDER.
SO HIS NUMBER ONE WAS PREMIER LONE STAR WIND ORCHESTRA.
I'M GONNA DO THIS WITH YOU HERE.
LET'S SEE, WHERE ARE THEY? THERE? THEY'RE, AND THEN RICHARDSON SYMPHONY.
COMMUNITY BAND WAS THREE FOUR WAS THE CIVIC ARTS SOCIETY.
SORRY, I MISNUMBERED, GIMME JUST A SECOND.
UM, RICHARDSON READS ONE BOOK WAS NUMBER SEVEN AND THEN EIGHT WAS CHAMBERLAIN VALET.
UM, HIS NUMBER ONE WAS FROM LONE STAR WIND ORCHESTRA, WHICH IS ONE OF MINE.
UM, I AM OKAY WITH GIVING HIM THAT ONE.
UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RICHARD
UM, SO WE'LL PUT, UH, COMMISSIONER GIBSON IN WIND, LONE STAR WIND.
AND THEN
IF ANYBODY HAS OTHER OBJECTIONS, RAISE YOUR HAND.
UM, THE OTHER ONES, AGAIN, WE, WE PROBABLY TOOK A FRESH LOOK AT THIS.
NOT JUST FILL IN THE GAPS ONLY.
SO THIS IS A, A THANK YOU BROUGHT FOR OFF THE TRAY.
SHALL WE START TOP OF THE LIST THEN? OKAY.
UH, LAST YEAR LEILA COMMISSIONER SHOOK WAS THE OUR LIAISON.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT OR, YES, THAT'S A YES.
COMMISSIONER SHOULD VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT.
UH, THAT WAS NUMBER EIGHT ON MR ON COMMISSIONER GIBSON'S LIST.
IS THERE OTHER VOLUNTEERS THAT WANT TO, WE PREFER? YES.
I MEAN THAT'S THE, I THINK WAS IT THREE OR FOUR PER COMMISSIONER? IS THAT YES.
SO THAT'S ROUGHLY THE, WE'RE TRYING TO, THE BALANCE WE'RE TRYING TO REACH MM-HMM
YOUR OFFICIAL SHOW IS 18 TEMPORARY CORRAL.
DID NOT HAVE A COMMISSION LIAISON LAST YEAR OR THAT WAS YOU.
THEY HAD DROPPED OFF THE GRANT, UH, RECIPIENT LIST AND THEN COME BACK AND SO THEY WERE NOT ASSIGNED A NEW, UH, AN NEW LIAISON YET.
GRANT, DO YOU HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT? OKAY.
[00:35:01]
OR THEATER.UH, THAT IS ONE I MAY BE GLAD TO TRADE.
DEO DALLAS, ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA HAS A, I HAVE YOU'VE DONE LIAISON PREVIOUSLY ON THAT ONE.
I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE THAT ONE.
DALLAS CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER COMMISSIONER BENTLEY WAS PREVIOUSLY LIAISON M I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE.
HAPPY TO CONTINUE UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS THAT ONE.
UM, THAT'S, THAT'S FOR THIS GRANT CYCLE, BUT THAT WAS A NEW GRANT RECIPIENT LAST YEAR.
COMMISSIONER
RETAIN THAT LAW? THANK MR. TO CO.
DO WE HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT ONE? I'LL TAKE THAT ONE.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR, YOU'RE GONNA BE ARE AWESOME.
UM, I RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER
YOU LIKE TO REQUEST? YES PLEASE.
GET YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF MY FACE.
OKAY EVERYBODY, I'M RELYING ON EVERYBODY TO KEEP CALENDAR YOUR OWN.
MM-HMM THEN LET'S GO EASIER ROUTE.
HOW MANY DOES THAT GIVE JOHN A ADDIT MOMENT? I BELIEVE THAT'S THREE.
YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT? I SEE A HEAD THOUGHT.
WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT READ ONE BOOK AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
I WANT TO TRADE THAT ONE OFF SINCE YOU, YOU'VE TAKEN ON OTHERS.
MR. TAYLOR HAS REQUESTED TO CONTINUE THAT ROLE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER ON THAT ONE.
WHO DO YOU HAVE SO FAR, SO FAR MELANIE? UH, I HAVE THREE.
TOWN NORTH CONCERT BAND HAS AN OPENING.
OKAY, I'LL TAKE UH, YOU COMMISSIONER BENLEY? YES.
UH, JUST DOING THE MATH PART, YOU HAVE FOUR ALREADY.
GREG? DO I HAVEN'T CAN HARD DO MATH WHILE I WAS TRYING TO KEEP TRACK FOR YOU.
OKAY, SO IT'S CONTEMPORARY CORRAL CORE.
OH, YOU DON'T HAVE FOUR? THAT USED TO BE FOUR.
I BELIEVE EVERYONE AT THIS MOMENT HAS THREE.
UM, BUT WE HAVE A TOTAL HOW MANY GRANTEES THIS YEAR? 22.
WELL THIS IS STILL WORKING WITH THE LAST YEAR'S GRANT RECIPIENTS YOUR LIAISON FOR THEIR PROGRAM TILL THE NEXT GRANT CYCLE.
SO WE HAVE 22 THIS YEAR, SO WE WILL HAVE, THIS IS AUGUST.
TWO PEOPLE THAT NEED A FOURTH.
SO WE HAVE REMAINING TOWN NORTH CONCERT BAND AND TWO BALLET.
SO MR. BENTLEY, ARE YOU RAISING A HAND FOR CONTINUING WITH TWO? YES.
ANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE A FOURTH? IF NOT, I'LL BE GLAD TO DO IT.
PERSON TAKES TOWN NORTH CONCERT BAND.
[00:40:01]
PART OF OUR WORK, EVERYBODY.WE'LL LET JOHN GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL GET VALUE OF HIS SON.
MAY I READ THROUGH WHAT I HAVE GOING AND CONFIRM THAT WE ALL HAVE TO CORRECT ASSIGNMENTS? UM, ACCOLADE, COMMUNITY THEATER, LELA SHOOK CHAMBER.
LELA SHOOK, CHAMBERLAIN BALLET.
MELANIE SANDERS, CLASSICS THEATER PROJECT.
LELA SHOOK, CONTEMPORARY CORRAL.
JOHN GIBSON DEO, TED KJA DALLAS CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER.
DALLAS, TED KJA, PREMIER LONE STAR WIND ORCHESTRA.
JOHN GIBSON, REPERTORY COMPANY THEATER.
CYNTHIA RODAN, RICH TONE CHORUS.
AMY TAYLOR RICHARDSON, CIVIC ART SOCIETY.
CYNTHIA RODAN RICHARDSON, COMMUNITY BAND.
JOHN GIBSON RICHARDSON, COMMUNITY CORRAL.
CYNTHIA RODAN RICHARDSON READS ONE BOOK.
RICHARD RICHARDSON, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
AMY TAYLOR RICHARDSON THEATER CENTER.
MELANIE SANDERS, TEXAS WINS MUSICAL OUTREACH.
MELANIE SANDERS, TOWN NORTH CONCERT BAND.
TED KJA AND ER BALLET BRIAN BENTLEY.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. EVERYBODY.
ALRIGHT, SO NEXT ITEM ON OUR NEXT AGENDA.
ITEM TONIGHT IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION CALENDAR, THE ASSISTANCE FOR THE $90.
WOULD YOU PLEASE MAKE IT FINAL? ALRIGHT, ON THE BACK OF YOUR PACKET, PAGE 48 HAS THE 2026 CALENDAR.
UM, OF COURSE TONIGHT'S THE FEBRUARY 12TH MEETING.
AND THEN THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A JANUARY MEETING.
SO WE HAD, UM, THE ABILITY TO ONBOARD OUR NEW COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THEN WE WILL MEET AGAIN ON MARCH 12TH.
AND THEN EVERY OTHER MONTH, UM, WILL BE OUR STANDARD ROTATION.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE APRIL 16TH SPRING WORKSHOP ON HERE.
AND I BELIEVE THE SEASON PREVIEW PARTY AT THE EISMAN CENTER IS SCHEDULED NOW.
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT DATE, ALLIE? YEP.
SO WE WILL UPDATE THAT FOR NEXT MONTH'S CALENDAR AND OF COURSE YOU'LL ALL GET AN INVITATION TO IT.
UM, AND THEN PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND FOR THE UM, ARTS GROUP INTERVIEWS, AND THEN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH FOR THE ARTS GRANT ALLOCATIONS.
THOSE, UM, HAVE TWO WEEKS BETWEEN THEM DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THERE, BUT THAT'LL GIVE US A LITTLE EXTRA TIME FOR ANY REVIEW IN ADDITIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO HEAR A REPORT FROM, UH, EISENMAN CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON EISEN CENTER.
JUDY, SO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALI HAN HAYNES HAMLIN, NICE WORKING
UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, WE HAD A FAIRLY BUSY JANUARY FOR US.
UM, NORMALLY JANUARY IS A LITTLE BIT OF A RESET TIME, BUT THANKS TO, UM, A THREE WEEK LONG RENTAL FROM
UM, WE HAD A, WE HAD A VERY BUSY JANUARY.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THE FINAL WEEKEND OF JANUARY, UH, WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE WINTER ICE STORM, BUT I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE ALL OF THE SHOWS THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR THAT WEEKEND.
UM, SO WE JUST HAD OUR RESCHEDULED PERFORMANCES OF CHAON THIS WEEK.
UM, AND THEN ON MARCH 22ND IS WHEN WE RESCHEDULED SO SANTOS.
SO I'M VERY PLEASED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO MISS OUT ON THOSE SHOWS.
UH, WE HAVE GOT A REALLY EXCITING WEEKEND COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.
UM, SO FRIDAY NIGHT, UH, TRIBUTE MASTERS, ONE OF OUR, UH, PROMOTER RENTAL CLIENTS IS BRINGING, UM, A VALENTINE'S DAY THEMED CONCERT, UH, FEATURING SINATRA AND BOULE COVERS.
UH, OF COURSE THAT'S ALSO THE SAME NIGHT AS RSO, UM, BO AND THE FIREMAN'S BALL, SO IT'S GONNA BE VERY BUSY
BUT THEN ON VALENTINE'S DAY ITSELF, ON SATURDAY VALENTINE'S DAY ITSELF, WE'VE GOT, UH, THE SIMON AND GARMAN BILL STORY AT THE EISMAN CENTER THAT'S PART OF THE EISMAN CENTER PRESENT SERIES.
UH, WE HAVE SOLD, UM, WE'VE ALMOST SOLD OUT THE WHOLE THEATER.
WE'RE WELL OVER 1300 TICKETS SOLD SO FAR.
UM, SO WE EXPECT TO HAVE VERY CLOSE TO A FULL HOUSE.
UM, AND WE WILL BE FEATURING OUR, UM, FRIENDS PRE-SHOW RECEPTION OR PRE-SHOW LOUNGE, I SHOULD SAY, AT THIS PERFORMANCE.
UM, WHICH STARTS AN HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME AND IT'S A PRIVATE BAR AND SNACKS IN THE TXU LOBBY FOR OUR FRIENDS MEMBERS.
UM, WE HAVE A BRAND NEW MARKETING, WHICH IS NOT BRAND NEW ANYMORE, BUT WE HAVE A NEW MARKETING DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WHO'S BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS, WHO HAS ABSOLUTELY, UM, HELPED US TURN THE CORNER IN GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THESE GREAT PROGRAMS. UM, LAST MONTH OUR FRIEND'S LOUNGE WAS FILLED CAPACITY THIS
[00:45:01]
MONTH, UH, FOR THE SIMON GAR FROM COAST STORY.WE HAD TO INCREASE CAPACITY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COMING.
SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
WE WANT OUR FRIENDS MEMBERS TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS THAT THEY GET FROM THE PROGRAM.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IF ANY OF Y'ALL WILL BE THERE, I HOPE TO SEE YOU AND CELEBRATE YOU ON VALENTINE'S DAY.
UM, AND THEN ON SUNDAY THE 15TH, WE'VE GOT THE RICHARDSON COMMUNITY DANCE DOING THEIR, UM, I THINK IT'S THE GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP CONCERT THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS WEEKEND.
UM, AND JUST AS WE DID LAST YEAR WITH THEM, THEY ARE TICKETING THEIR PERFORMANCES.
EVEN THOUGH THE TICKETS ARE FREE, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE THE AUDIENCE RESERVE THOSE TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME.
UM, AND IT'S REALLY BEEN HELPING THEM GROW THE ATTENDANCE OF THEIR EVENTS, WHICH I, I LOVE TO SEE THAT AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF, UM, CORPORATE TYPE EVENTS HAPPENING AT THE EISMAN CENTER.
WE HAVE AN EVENT ON TUESDAY NIGHT THAT'S A PRIVATE EVENT.
WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE A REALLY HIGH PROFILE GUEST.
UM, FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH WILL BE THE SPEAKER AT THAT EVENT.
SO WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.
AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 19TH, THURSDAY WE HAVE THE RICHARDSON CHAMBERS ANNUAL MEETING AT THE EISMAN CENTER.
UH, AND THEN THIS, UH, THAT FOLLOWING WEEKEND, WE'VE GOT A STRING OF AWESOME EVENTS, UM, MULTICULTURAL EVENTS.
WE HAVE A, A KOREAN PROMOTER WHO'S DOING, UM, A SHOW FEATURING A KOREAN PERFORMER THAT I'VE NOT PRONOUNCE THEIR NAMES, SO I WILL NOT TRY AND EMBARRASS MYSELF.
UM, BUT IT'S ALSO SELLING VERY WELL.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT WE'VE GOT, UM, DU VI WHO'S AN AMAZING, UH, INDIAN, UH, COMEDIAN WHO WILL BE PERFORMING.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT JUST COFFEE SHOW IN OUR, UM, EISMAN CENTER CABARET, WHICH IS THE KICKOFF TO, UM, ICEMAN CENTER'S CELEBRATION OF LUNAR NEW YEAR, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE THAT.
UM, AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO JUMP INTO THE FESTIVITIES OF LUNAR NEW YEAR THIS YEAR.
UM, THERE'S SO MUCH CELEBRATION OF LUNAR LUNAR NEW YEAR AND RICHARDSON ALREADY AND WE'RE REALLY STOKED TO BE A PART OF THAT.
UM, AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR JOHNNY LEE AT THE DALLAS COMMUNITY CENTER, DALLAS CHINESE COMMUNITY, THANK YOU, DALLAS CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, FOR REALLY HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
UH, AND THEN IT DOESN'T STOP, I MEAN, GOING ALL THE WAY INTO MARCH AND WILL BE THE END OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
WE'LL HAVE VERY, VERY BUSY MONTHS WITH LOTS OF ICEMAN CENTER PRESENTS EVENTS.
WE'LL HAVE KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS WITH JEFFREY SIEGEL ON MONDAY, THE 23RD DRUM TAO, WHICH IS A JAPANESE TYPO DRUMMING PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH.
AND THEN, UH, THE 10 TENORS, THEIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR WILL BE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST.
THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK IN THE EISMAN CENTER CABARET ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH FOR JAZZ AT LIMPIN CENTER.
GREAT AMERICAN CROONERS, WHICH IS GONNA BE A REALLY, REALLY FUN SHOW.
UH, AND THEN WE'RE WRAPPING UP OUR LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION WITH HAWAII THEATER FOR YOUTHS, UH, PRESENTATION OF THE GREAT RACE, THE STORY OF THE CHINESE ZODIAC.
UM, AND IT'S, UM, A STORY THAT'S BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH MANY GENERATIONS OF CHINESE WOMEN TO THE PLAYWRIGHT, UH, WHO WORKS AT HAWAII THEATER FOR YOUTH.
UM, AND SHE LEARNED THE STORY FROM HER GRANDMOTHER ABOUT HOW THE ZODIAC CHINESE ZODIAC CALENDAR SELECTED WHICH ANIMALS WILL BE ATTACHED TO WHICH YEAR.
AND SO THEY'RE SHARING THAT, WHICH IS GONNA BE REALLY COOL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE SYNCOPATED LADIES, UH, CHLOE ARNOLD SYNCOPATED LADIES LIVE ON MARCH 8TH.
UM, SHE'S A TAP DANCING PHENOMENON.
HER SISTER MAUDE, UH, IS ALSO A VERY WIDELY RESPECTED TAP DANCING TEACHER.
IN FACT, HER SISTER MOD, UH, DOES SEVERAL TAP DANCING INTENSIVES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND SHE'S DONE TWO IN DALLAS THIS PAST YEAR.
AND SHE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AT THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL.
SO WE WILL BE DOING A NICE CO-PROMOTION WITH THEM TO HELP, UM, BRING HER STUDENTS TO THE, TO SEE BY THE LADY SHOW.
SO REALLY SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU LIKE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU AT THE EISMAN CENTER.
UM, I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, NATALIE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND THE TEAM AT THE EISMAN.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER, UH, COMMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO'D LIKE TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION?
WELL, THAT CONCLUDES ITEMS ON THE, OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.
UH, OUR NEXT WEEK IS MARCH 12TH AND WITH NO FURTHER ITEMS TO DISCUSS, THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED AT 6:50 PM.