Shelby. Present. Commissioner stryker. Present and commissioner tanner is absent, but we do have a quorum and for the record, also attending is director of Cultural AffairsRalph Remington, Deputy Director of finance and administration. Sarah hollenbeck and Deputy Director of programs lex leifheit are in attendance as well. Thank you very much. And again, welcome all of our new members and this is your family. Today is the Arts Commission. Will Arts Commission meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format. This will allow everyone to participate in person and remotely through the webex platform. Um, while this Technology Grants us better accessibility for individuals joining the meeting remotely, please be mindful that tech related difficulties may occur which could contribute to the gaps and delays as staff transition runs. The technology between speakers. Please know that we are doing our best and that we ask for your patience. You may also find the meeting being streamed on the gov tv to comcast. 78 astound 28 and 80. At t. Uverse 99. I want to remind us of the policies and procedures for Public Meetings. At this meeting we are bound to follow the structure of our agenda and adhere to the best practices set forth in the good government. Guide at every Public Meeting there will be an opportunity for general Public Comment where members may comment on any item pertaining to this body. We respectfully. We ask that you keep your Public Comment on topic. Each Public Comment is limited to three minutes. Please understand that the committee does not contribute dialog towards Public Comments. Each comment will be documented for the records during each Public Comment opportunity city. I will first request comments from the public attending the meeting in person and then from the public attending remotely. 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You may also email art dash info at gevorg for any troubleshooting questions. Public comment instructions will be shared on the screen. As you just saw for each Public Comment period. President collins please proceed with the meeting when youre ready. Thank you. And the chair will recognize the commissioner hakimi is present. I would like to start the meeting by reading our land acknowledgment statement. The San FranciscoArts Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush alone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place , as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as the first peoples as a department dedicated to promoting a diverse and equitable arts and culture environment in San Francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the American Indian community. We i would now like to call on agenda item number two for members of the public that wish to make Public Comment. Please raise your hand now. Now, i would like to move to approval of the minutes possible discussion and possible action. This i would like to have a motion to approve of the september 11th 2020 three minutes. When you make the motion, would you please state your name . And the same as when you second the motion. So move. Commissioner shelby. Second, commissioner schnur. Thank you. Is there any Public Comment on agenda item number two approval of minutes. 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Is there anyone who would like to make Public Comment on item number two . Seeing no in person . Public comment . Ill now check our virtual hands. Im seeing no virtual hands. We have no Public Comment. Public comment is now closed. Thank you. I would now like to one acknowledge that commissioner farris present and also im calling for any commissioner discussion or comments on the approval of the minutes of september 11th, seeing none. We have a motion to approve the september 11th, 20, 23 minutes. May i have the ask for a final motion . All those in favor say aye. Aye those opposed nay motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Item three. Ill now call item number three for members of the public that wish to make Public Comment. You may raise your hand now. So this is general Public Comment. I am now asking for any general Public Comment on item number three. Is there any general Public Comment . We will take inperson Public Comment. First. So for those joining in person, please proceed to the Public Comment podium and for those joining remotely, please raise your hand if youre listening in via webex. If youre calling by phone, press star three to be placed in the Public Comment queue instructions will be on the screen as a reminder, your time will start when you begin speaking and youll see a visual timer and receive a 32nd audible warning before your time concludes. Then youll be muted. Once your time is up, you may stay on the line if you wish to speak on other items. Anyone who speaks during a Public Comment period of todays meeting can send a summary of the comments to be included in the minutes of its 150 words or less to info as of gevorg, i am now requesting comments from those who are in person. Is there anyone who would like to make Public Comment on agenda item three seeing no inperson Public Comment, im checking our virtual hands. And we have no virtual Public Comment. Public comment is now closed. Thank you. I am now calling on agenda item number four for members of the public that wish to make Public Comment, please raise your hand now. Item number four is the director of Cultural Affairs report by the director of Cultural Affairs, Ralph Remington. Thank you, president collins. Good afternoon, commissioners. I hope you all had a wonderful start to your october. As a general reminder to all commissioners and staff starting today, october 2nd, to the 27th is open enrollment for your 2024 health benefits. Please make sure to update your plan with any needed changes by 5 p. M. October 27th, 2023, before i begin my directors report, id like to begin by offering our condolences from the Arts Commission to the family, friends and colleagues of former San Francisco supervisor, mayor and us senator Dianne Feinstein, who passed away at the age of 90 in the Early Morning hours of september 29th at her home in washington, dc. Senator feinstein will lie in state at city hall this wednesday, october fourth, from 9 a. M. To 7 p. M, where members of the public are invited to pay their respects and sign a condolence book, a Funeral Service will take place on thursday, october fifth at 1 p. M. At herbst theater in the war memorial building, a simulcast of the service will be shown in the northlight court for those wishing to attend, as well as streamed online. Part of the civic art collection, a memorial bust of Dianne Feinstein can be can be found in city hall on the second floor just outside the Mayors Office. Its made of bronze and marble. The bust was sculpted by artist lisa rynerson in 1997 and was a gift to the city and county of San Francisco by richard blum, says senator feinsteins late husband, who passed away in february 2022. So keep that all of that in mind. And i would like to have a moment of silence for senator Dianne Feinstein. Thank you. To start off this months report, id like to share a few highlights from some recent events this past month. On september 14th, i attended im sorry, on september 20th, i spoke at the Opening Celebration of our new exhibition in city hall, a public voice voz publica. On september 21st, i attended the launch celebration for landing at leitersdorf, where we also unveiled a beautiful new mural by twin mural Walls Mural Company honoring the life and legacy of captain William Alexander leitersdorf just by way of information, point of information, i should say, thor kozlowskis relative, those of you who know thor at the city, captain leitersdorf was his distant ancestor there. So he was also at the at the event and spoke so on september 22nd i attended the sf symphony Opening Night gala. Thats actually thats actually a picture from 2022. But but yeah, thats great. So but that was with our old commissioner there, lydia. So that was in last year. But this year i attended with my wife and so, so september 22nd i attended the sf symphony Opening Night gala on september 28th. I attended the 2023 latino heritage Month Celebration and Award Ceremony at city hall and this past weekend, on september 30th, i attended the Second Annual chinatown contemporary art festival under the same sun, along with mayor breed, executive director of edge in the square, joanne lee and many other elected officials. It was so great to see joanne there. As you can see in the on the left, shes in her element and leading the show and shes very comfortable. And even though shes a big critic of herself, she she shouldnt be because she was amazing. And the event was really fantastic. Its great to see that whole corner and that whole section of town just energized. And it was popping. So congratulations to joanne and all the folks at at edge on the square. So id also like to share with you my planned schedule over the next few weeks where ill be traveling to various conferences and summits. This including the western museums Associations Annual meeting in pasadena, california. So ill be there from october 5th to the eighth, where where i will present as a panelist to share our work on monuments and memorials. Thats led by nicole meldahl, who is from western neighborhoods. And she is a fairly well known historian in the city and is active and she is also leading that effort on that panel. But im one of the presenters next to next im on to new york city for a race forward Board Meeting on october 12th through the 13th. And then onward to sao paulo, brazil, for the world cities culture summit, october 24th to the 27th. And so well be presenting on our efforts on monuments and memorials and on race and represents nation race forward is also going to be in attendance there as well. And there ed is speaking. So it should be a great summit thats centered in afrocentrism and ed, which a lot of the past summits have been centered in eurocentrism because there have been largely european countries. But were trying to branch out and add some african countries as well. So theres some african countries that are going to be joining the cohort as well. And so theyll all all be there to so that should be good. And finally, the grantmakers in the arts annual conference is in san juan, puerto rico, november 4th to the eighth. So i will be out out of town traveling. And for the next full scheduled Commission Meeting or full Commission Meeting is scheduled on november 6th. Ill ask our Deputy Director of finance and administration, Sarah Hollenbeck , to present the directors report on my behalf and so sarah is there and ready to go. Thanks, sarah. And so, um, some Community Investment updates id like to share. A reminder that we currently have three available grant opportunities for artists and arts organizations to apply for the arts impact endowment grant. Opportunity is accepting applications through october 5th. The cultural equity initiatives grant opportunity is accepting applications through november 2nd and the San Francisco artist grant opportunity is accepting applications through novemb