Oct 28, 2025 Arts Commission

MEETING TO ORDER. IF YOU JUST DO KIND OF INFORMALLY CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER SO THAT THE

[2. Call to Order]

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[1. Swearing In]

FOR ALL THE NEW AND REAPPOINTED MEMBERS, IF YOU'LL PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I'LL DO YOUR SWEARING. I STATE YOUR NAME. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS COMMISSION WITH THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF EACH ONE OF YOU WILL PLEASE SIGN. AND JUST PASS IT DOWN.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND BEFORE I LEAVE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF YOUR NEW ARTS COMMISSION MEMBERS, MISS LYDIA. MISS LYDIA HAS A COIN THAT SHE GOT FOR BEING ON THE MOST BOARDS HERE AT THE CITY OF. WE'VE GOT YOUR COIN BY FROM THE ENGRAVER, AND IT'S ON THE BACK. AND THIS IS. SHE HAD FIVE BOARDS AND THIS IS BOARD NUMBER SIX. AWESOME. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND I WILL GET ALL THESE SIGNED. AND TO ALEX AND FOR OUR FILES. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OH LET ME GIVE YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL THE NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS FOR US TO DO TWO MINUTES EACH TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES. YES, SIR. IT WAS

[3. Introductions]

SOME PLACES IT SAYS DONALD, BUT THAT'S MY DAD. SO MAC BROWNING BEEN ACTING AS THE VICE CHAIR FOR THE LAST YEAR. THANK YOU. AND SO THAT'S WHY I GET TO SIT HERE UNTIL WE ELECT THE NEXT CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. I AM AN ARTIST. I LIKE TO SCULPT AND MAKE THINGS OUT OF WIRE AND CARVED WOOD. I'M A POET. OR AT LEAST I WRITE POETRY A LOT. SO I USUALLY SHARE A POEM WHEN WE'RE HERE. SO THAT IS JUST A LITTLE ABOUT ME. ABOUT ME? I'M A HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER. I WORK IN MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL. I DO YOU WANT IT NOW? I ALWAYS THROW HIM A CURVEBALL. ALL RIGHT. THIS ONE IS ENTITLED ART. WHAT IS ART THAT CANNOT SLAY THAT MONSTER? HATE. IT RENDERS US AND LEAVES US WEAK OR EMPOWERS SOME WITH COURAGE. BUILT A STRENGTH TO SPEAK, A POWER TO STAND. WHAT IS ART? THAT SENSE TO SOUL AND MIND. TO THINK A FRAGILE TOUCH, THE SWEETEST TASTE, A THRUMMING BEAT. THE VISION SET IN COLORS

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WE'LL GO AROUND THIS WAY. HI, MY NAME IS ANGELA THORPE HARRIS. THIS IS MY SECOND APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD. I WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ONES. AND I'M RETIRED. FORMER FDIC FINANCIAL ANALYST.

AFTER 36 YEARS WITH THE GOVERNMENT. AND DOING OUR INTERIM PROCESS TO TRANSITION PROCESS. WHAT SOME OF YOU ALL SEE ON YOUR DESK ARE LITTLE TRINKETS THAT I DID, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRANSITIONING, THE ARTS COMMISSION WAS STILL BEING ASKED TO DO A LOT OF THINGS. AND SO I DID NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR US. WE DID THE MEMPHIS SOUL CONCERT, WELL, SOME OTHER THINGS, AND DUNCANVILLE THEATER, THE FLEET STREET BOO BASH. WE JUST DID THAT FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION AND DID A JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY AND THE ARTS FOUNDATION WITH HILTON REPS. SO WE'VE GOT A REQUEST FROM DUNCANVILLE ISD COMING UP THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY THAT I'M DOING A FAMILY NIGHT FESTIVAL. AND IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. AND AND THERE'S SOME OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THINGS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED. BUT GLAD TO BE BACK FOR ANOTHER TIME. WHY DON'T WE? I'M MARIANNE TAYLOR. I JUST HAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT I THINK I AM. I'M I'M A MUSICIAN. I PLAY THE FLUTE. I AND I AM A WRITER. I WRITE IN MOST GENRES. I TAUGHT ENGLISH IN COLLEGE AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS WORKING FOR CPS AS AN INVESTIGATOR AND AS A CONTRACTOR. I'M CURRENTLY NOT EMPLOYED IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE PAY ME MONEY, BUT I AM THE INTERFAITH CONVENER AT THANKS-GIVING SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS. AND THAT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, EFFORT AND INTEREST. WE'RE DOING A DAY OF PERFORMANCES IN DALLAS AT THE AT THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON NOVEMBER 15TH, A FULL DAY, 10 TO 6 DALLAS ISD IS COMING WITH 15 BUSSES OF KIDS TO PERFORM. AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, I'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF PERFORMERS COMING. WE'LL INVITE YOU TO THAT TOO. SO, SO THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND THE REASON I ASKED, I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WAS NOT FOR ME, BUT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ABOUT Y'ALL. SINCE WE DON'T KNOW YOU. SO FEEL FREE TO TAKE A BIT MORE TIME. THANK YOU LINDA, LYDIA AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT SERVING ON THIS BOARD, HOPING TO GET INVOLVED AND DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN HOPING I COULD DO ON A BOARD. I HAVE NOT SERVED ON A BOARD THAT I WAS REALLY ACTIVE ON IN A FEW YEARS, SO THIS IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY GEARING UP FOR. I HAVE A NONPROFIT THAT I OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. I AM A 30 YEAR, TRIPLE NEGATIVE METASTATIC BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, AND I HAVE A COMMITMENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED EXPERIENCING BREAST CANCER. SO THAT IS MY MISSION, AND I THINK I DO A FAIRLY DECENT JOB OF RAISING MONEY FOR THEM. AND ADDITIONALLY, I PROVIDE A LOT OF ANCILLARY SERVICES. UBER PROVIDED US WITH A CONTRACT TO TAKE PEOPLE TO AND FROM TREATMENT. I GIVE PROSTHESIS OUT FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD MASTECTOMIES. WE GIVE BOOKS OUT TO NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER, AND MOST RECENTLY, WE WENT ON THE TRAIL OF MAKING WREATHS FOR SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS. WE SORT OF FOLLOW THE EXODUS 1613, WHERE WE ASKED PEOPLE TO PUT A WREATH ON THEIR DOOR. WHEN ALL OF THE TURMOIL AND STRIFE THAT THE ISRAELITES WERE GOING THROUGH, GOD SENT A MESSAGE OUT TO PUT A STAIN ON THE DOOR AND DEATH WOULD PASS YOU BY. SO WE GIVE THESE WREATHS OUT FOR WOMEN SO THEY CAN PLACE THEM ON THE DOOR TO SHOW THAT GOD HAS PASSED, THAT DEATH HAS PASSED THEM THANKS TO

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BEEN THERE 32 YEARS, BEEN MARRIED 42 YEARS. HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT'S 41 AND A GOOD LOOKING HUSBAND THAT'S HERE. THOSE TWO RIGHT THERE. AND I HAVE A MINISTRY CALLED GIRLFRIENDS MINISTRIES. AND FORGIVE ME, WHERE I GO, I BRING MY GIRLFRIENDS WITH ME, PLUS ONE, WHICH IS BISHOP NICHOLS. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LIVING AND I LOVE LIVING OUT LOUD. GOT A PRETTY BIG PERSONALITY. BUT I PROMISE YOU CANNOT BEAT ME. SERVING THAT IS A GIFT GOD HAS GIVEN ME. GIRLFRIENDS HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR I WAS THINKING THE OTHER DAY, I THINK 21 YEARS AND WE ARE ABOUT CHILDREN. WE GIVE EVERY YEAR SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO ALL THE SCHOOLS IN DESOTO AND THROUGHOUT THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA WE HAVE RAISED. I WAS THINKING HOW MUCH WE HAVE RAISED AND A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WE USUALLY GIVE IT ALL OUT AND WE START ALL OVER AGAIN BECAUSE I AM THAT ONE, THAT I HAVE A GIFT OF RAISING MONEY AND HELPING PEOPLE WITH IT. AND GOD USES MY HANDS TO RAISE MORE MONEY. SO WHEN I FIRST THOUGHT ABOUT THE ARTS COMMISSION, I SERVED ON THE ARTS COMMISSION. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, I'M A LITTLE TOWN CALLED RICHMOND HEIGHTS. OH. DID I GET AN AMEN THERE SOMEWHERE? AND I WAS THE YOUNGEST ARTS COMMISSIONER. I WAS 16, SO I WAS CHOSEN OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY TO SERVE ON THE PART OF THE ON THE ARTS BOARD THERE. AND I WAS 16 AND I WASN'T DRIVING. MY DAD TOOK ME ONCE A YEAR, ONCE A MONTH. AND SO I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, AND I REALLY PRAYED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I'M NOT LOOKING FOR WORK, BUT I AM LOOKING TO SERVE. SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND INTRODUCED MYSELF TO THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME, AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM ABOUT DOING GOD'S BUSINESS, NUMBER ONE. BUT I'M REALLY ABOUT SERVING WHERE I LIVE. AND IF I WAS GOING TO PREACH TODAY, I WOULD SAY.

SERVE WHERE YOU LIVE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, NUMBER ONE, AND FOR NUMBER TWO TO DO SOME NEW THINGS AND GREAT THINGS, PROGRESSIVE THINGS. MY HUSBAND'S IN TELEVISION AND I LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH HIM SOMETIMES. AND SO HE'S GIVEN ME A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING SOME OF THOSE AND MAKING MONEY AND SERVING, BECAUSE THOSE TWO, THEY REALLY GO HAND IN HAND. SO THAT IS ME, PATRICIA COLEMAN, AKA GIRLFRIENDS MINISTRIES. HI GUYS. MY NAME IS JULIO. JULIO AVILA. I RECENTLY HAD A BABY A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, SO THIS IS MY EXCUSE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. AND I HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING OVER IN A MINUTE, SO I'LL PROBABLY JOIN FIVE OTHER COMMISSIONS COMING FOR THAT TRUTH. OKAY. I I'M ALSO A POET, A WRITER. I'M AN ARTIST. I'VE BEEN DOING STAND UP COMEDY IN DFW FOR TEN YEARS. SO. BUT YEAH, I'M VERY INVOLVED WITHIN LIKE DALLAS. AND I RECENTLY MOVED HERE FROM IRVING THREE YEARS AGO, AND I REALLY LOVE THE TOWN'S VERY IT'S VERY DIFFERENT.

IT'S NOT AS BUSY AS PLACES I'M ACCUSTOMED TO, BUT I ENJOY IT NONETHELESS. AND I, AND I ALWAYS HAVE A QUESTION OF, YOU KNOW, HOW HOW CAN WE GET MORE ACTIVITY HERE IN TOWN? INSTEAD

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WE JUST COMPLETED A 12 HOUR DRIVE FROM DUNCANVILLE TO COLORADO. LITERALLY BEEN HERE, LIKE, TEN MINUTES, SO SHE'S A BIT RESTLESS, AND I APOLOGIZE. I AM ACTIVE IN DUNCANVILLE. I AM INVOLVED IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BUT MOST INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY THEATER. THAT'S IN ITS 38TH SEASON. I STARTED IT IN 1988 AND SOMEHOW INSTILL THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOSS HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES, GOOD FRIENDS. WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE RESPECTED ALL ACROSS THE METROPLEX, AND I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO THERE. WE DO IT WITH DEGREED PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORS, AND OUR MOST OF OUR ACTORS ARE, WELL, I WOULD SAY ABOUT HALF OF OUR ACTORS ARE HAVE NEVER HAD EXPERIENCE, BUT WE TRAIN THEM. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME WHO ARE THEATER PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE MAKING A LIVING DOING SOMETHING ELSE, AND THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACT AND DO THEATER LOCALLY. AND MY, THAT'S MY FULL TIME VOLUNTEER JOB AND MY REAL JOB, MY PROFESSIONAL JOB WHERE I ACTUALLY MAKE A LIVING. MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A COMPANY CALLED AB PRO. WE INSTALL SOUND, VIDEO PROJECTION, THEATRICAL LIGHTING, STAGE CURTAINS AND STAGE RIGGING, AND WE DO PRIMARILY PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS AND CHURCHES. THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ME. ALL RIGHT, MISS GOODIN. EVENING EVERYONE. I'M MONICA GOODIN. I SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, AND IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO SEE AND HAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WANTING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR LINKING ARMS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND GROWING AND PROGRESSING THE ARTS. HERE IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, YOU'RE ON ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COMMISSIONS HERE IN THE CITY. SO ENJOY AND HAVE LOTS OF FUN AND ANY WAY WE CAN SUPPORT YOU, WE'RE HERE TO DO SO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE, ANY OTHER INTRODUCTIONS OR ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. DO WE.

DO THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE? MAYBE YOU SHOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF. I'M LIKE SAYING I'M THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. I ALSO SERVE AS THE STAFF LIAISON. SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE ARTS COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FIRST GROUP, SO I'M HERE TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. ALL RIGHT, SO THE FIRST THING

[4.A. The Arts Commission to select a Chair to serve a one year term (October 2025 - September 2026)]

AND SHE HAS LOTS OF CONNECTIONS IN THE ART COMMUNITY ALL THROUGHOUT DFW. AND SHE IS A PARLIAMENTARIAN AND SHE JUST IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHERE WE'RE WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND

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[4.B. The Arts Commission to select a Vice Chair to serve a one year term (October 2025 - September 2026)]

SO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. I'D LIKE TO VOTE YES TO HAVE MAC BROWNING AS THE VICE CHAIR FOR THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? I DIDN'T SEE HER RAISE HER HAND. DID IT AGAIN, AMY, I JUST NEED TO SEE HER HAND. AMY. SHE NEEDS TO SEE YOUR HAND. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. OH, OKAY. I'M NOT NAMED. YOU AND NAY. YES. NO. JUST KIDDING. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'D LIKE TO SHIFT SEATS HERE. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. I ALSO SAY THE SAME THING THAT I TOLD OUR FORMER CHAIR, RON, THAT IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH I AM CHAIR, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO VOTE ME OUT UNDER ROBERT'S RULES. THAT'S OKAY. THIS IS ONLY. YEAH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY. YOU HAVE NO

[5. Receive Public Comments, limit 2-minutes per individual speaker.]

[6. The Arts Commission to consider the following Minutes]

NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE DUNCANVILLE ARTS

[7.A. Introducing the Duncanville Arts Foundation]

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DUNCANVILLE ARTS COMMISSION, I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. CONGRATULATIONS, MADAM CHAIR.

WELL DONE, WELL DONE. MY NAME IS RON THOMPSON. LET ME TELL YOU, THIS IS A MOMENT OF SUCCESS FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE THE VERY UNIQUE HONOR TO BE THE VERY FIRST CHAIR OF DUNCANVILLE ARTS COMMISSION. AND LET ME TELL YOU, WE WORKED OUR TOOK US OFF THE PAST THREE YEARS TO MAKE SURE THE VERY FIRST THING I SAID WHEN I WAS IN MR. HARRIS'S SEAT, AS I SAID, THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO AS ARTS COMMISSION IS MAKE SURE THAT THE NEXT COMMISSION IS BETTER PREPARED THAN US. AND LET ME TELL YOU, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE SMOKING ON THIS. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THIS WARMS MY HEART TO SEE THIS. AND YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL CHAIR. AND SHE'S NOT JOKING. WHEN WHEN I GOT VOTED THE VERY FIRST TIME, SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SHE SAYS, WELL, IF WE DON'T LIKE YOU, WE JUST VOTE YOU OUT. I NEVER FORGOT THAT. BUT CONSEQUENTLY, SHE ALWAYS SAT NEXT TO ME BECAUSE SHE'S AN AMAZINGLY COMPETENT PERSON AND I'M SO THRILLED SHE'S IN THIS POSITION. ONE OF THE REALLY EXCITING THINGS TO HAPPEN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

AS YOU AS YOU'RE GOING TO GET INTO THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE THAT THAT THE PREVIOUS ARTS COMMISSION, SOME MEMBERS OF THIS ONE, WE BASICALLY HAD TO CREATE ALL THE POLICIES BY WHICH THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE LOOKS AT THE ARTS. IT'S A LOT WE WE HELPED AUTHOR THE THE POLICIES. WE HELPED GO OUT TO THE CITY AND SAY, HEY, THE ARTS ARE IMPORTANT. IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE'RE HAVING EVENTS AND THAT WE'RE DOING THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT FUNDAMENTALLY, AS A CITY, WE HAVE TO INVEST IN THEM. AND THEN WE WENT AND WE CAPTURED THE FULL 15% ALLOWED BY LAW FOR THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX THAT CREATED THE DUNCANVILLE ARTS FUND. YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THAT. BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE AN ARTS GRANT PROGRAM AND THE ARTS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED WORK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A A CULTURAL DISTRICT AROUND ARMSTRONG PARK. THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S A WAY TO MARKET THE CITY, BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER, AND YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND QUALIFY FOR FUNDING THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. THAT LEADS ME TO DRUMROLL, PLEASE. THE DUNCANVILLE ARTS FOUNDATION. AND ON. LET'S SEE THE VIDEO AGAIN. WE'LL HAVE TO TRY TO GET. I CAN DO THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHY. THERE YOU GO. IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE HE DID IT. BECAUSE IT'S PDF. IT'S NOT ME, IT'S PDF. OKAY. THE ARTS FOUNDATION. SO I'M GOING TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. IF YOU CAN'T SEE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS HAS BEEN IN THIS STAGE FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS. MOST PEOPLE AROUND, IF YOU EVER WATCH CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OR TALKS ABOUT THE ARTS OR TALKS ABOUT THE CULTURAL DISTRICT OR TALKS ABOUT THINGS, YOU'LL HEAR THIS VAGUE REFERENCE TO THE PHANTOM NONPROFIT. WELL, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025, AND OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED THIS. OUR BOARD CHAIR IS HERE, MISS SARAH MACIAS, SHE IS. ROUND OF APPLAUSE. PLEASE, PLEASE. SHE'S ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL ARTS COMMISSION. SHE'S PUT ON HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. SHE IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO SHOWS UP WHEN SHE SAYS SHE'S GOING TO SHOW UP, AND SHE DOES MORE THAN SHE SAYS SHE'S GOING TO DO. AND SHE'S ALSO ON THE DUNCANVILLE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. THE ARTS FOUNDATION IS A 501 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. IT HAS A FOUR MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTOR. AND THEN, OF COURSE, SARAH IS OUR CHAIR. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON OVERARCHING THEMES. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THE FOUNDATION WAS STARTED TO SUPPORT THE ARTS COMMISSION. THIS IS HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE. WE'RE GOING TO BE BFFS.

AND AS I GO THROUGH THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE GOING TO BE BFFS, FOCUS CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT. DUNCANVILLE IS REALLY NOT KNOWN FOR THE ARTS.

I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT. I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS MY HOMETOWN. I GREW UP HERE. I CAN SAY THAT WE'VE GOT TO REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW THE ARTS AND CULTURE FIT INTO EVERYDAY LIFE.

PARTNERSHIPS AND CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN WHEN YOU'RE REVIEWING THE GRANT APPLICATIONS, AT THE END OF IT, EVERY GRANT APPLICANT IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO A REPORT. WE'RE COLLECTING THINGS. WHAT DO WE DO WITH THAT INFORMATION AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? REGIONAL ARTS ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION, PROGRAM INCUBATION AND CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. OH, THAT'S GOING TO BE SOME FUN AND PHILANTHROPY AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR THE ARTS. AT THIS POINT, I SHOULD TELL YOU, IT'S

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ALSO, IT ALLOWS ME TO CAST A REALLY BIG NET FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION, IN PHILANTHROPY AND IN BUSINESS AND EDUCATION, CIVIC AFFAIRS, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. EVERYBODY WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING COOL IN TEXAS AND BEYOND CAN BE PART OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD. HOW DO WE WANT THIS? BECAUSE WE WANT MORE EYES ON THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE WHEN THE ARTS COMMISSION ENACTS A POLICY THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND WHO MAKE THAT POLICY REALLY RUN WITH IT. AND THEN AND THAT'S THE STRUCTURE THAT THE OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE. THE STRUCTURE FOR THE ADVISORY BOARD IS GOING TO GROW, AND IT'S GOING TO GROW AND IT'S GOING TO GROW. SO WHY AM I DOING THIS? SO THIS IS ME AND LONG HAIR FOR ABOUT 12, 15, 25 ISH YEARS. MY NICHE IN THE WORLD WAS I WAS THE GUY WHO WOULD FIND UNIQUE AND CREATIVE WAYS TO DEVELOP, VENTURE AND VENTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARTS AND THE CREATIVE SECTOR. AND I DID THAT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. AND SO I GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION FOR IT. IT'S MY PASSION. IT IS ABSOLUTELY MY PASSION. IN 1999, I STARTED SOMETHING CALLED AND WHAT I'M DOING, I'M CONNECTING A DOT BECAUSE IT'S ALL GOING TO MAKE SENSE WHILE I'M DOING THIS IN 1999, WHICH I'M NOT SURE YOU WERE BORN YET, I FOUNDED SOMETHING CALLED DALLAS AREA DESIGNERS FOR THE ARTS. THE IDEA WAS AT THE TIME TO WORK WITH ADVERTISING AGENCIES, TO WORK WITH LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, BECAUSE WHAT A LOT OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS NEED IS THEY NEED A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WHAT THEY DO. OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS. I ENDED UP CLOSING IT IN 2016, AND WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING IS WORKING WITH A LOT OF MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL PHILANTHROPIES. WE NEED TO INVEST IN THE ARTS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS AND AWARENESS AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, BECAUSE AT THE TIME, MOST FOUNDATIONS, THEY SAID, WELL, WE DON'T WE DON'T WE DON'T CONTRIBUTE TO MARKETING AND ADVERTISING. AND I SAID, WELL, DO YOU CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION OUTREACH? WELL, ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. WE HAVE A HOOK. SO WHAT I DID STARTING AT DALLAS, AREA DESIGNERS FOR THE ARTS CREATIVE, IS OSTENSIBLY AS WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO INVEST IN WHAT'S CALLED SOCIAL PURPOSE INVESTMENT INTO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS. SO IN 2016, I STOPPED DOING IT, AND I JUST KIND OF ENJOYED THE TIME TO EXPLORE, AND I WANTED TO DO GOT INTO STARTING CABARET PROGRAMS AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS. WE INVESTED IN MAGNOLIA, WHICH IS CHEF BLYTHE BECK BREAKOUT RESTAURANT IN OAK CLIFF, AND HER TAGLINE WAS BACON AND BUTTER AND BOOZE MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER. SO AROUND 2020, OF COURSE, THE WHOLE WORLD SHUT DOWN. AND THEN ABOUT THAT TIME, MY PARTNER AND I, WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S JUST LET'S JUST TAKE WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE ESTABLISH A FAMILY OFFICE AND LET'S JUST ENJOY OURSELVES. WE BOUGHT A HOME NEAR TAOS, NEW MEXICO. WE LOOKED AT THE MOUNTAIN ALL DAY LONG, AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY NICE WAY TO BE. AND THEN SOME BUSYBODY IN CITY HALL DECIDED TO GO AND CREATE AN ARTS COMMISSION. YOU SEE, THE DOTS ARE STARTING LINE UP. SO HERE'S THE DOTS. AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO MY HOMETOWN. MY FAMILY HOME IS STILL HERE AND AND AND BE PART OF THIS AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CREATED THE VERY FIRST ARTS COMMISSION. AND HERE WE COME.

2025 STARTED THE DUNCANVILLE ARTS FOUNDATION. BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT CITY HALL NEEDS A PRIVATE WAY TO BRING IT FORWARD. EVERYTHING THAT THE DUNCANVILLE ARTS FOUNDATION IS PULLING ON DUNCANVILLE 2040, THE THREE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES. ONE IS 2040. EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE DO, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MOVE DUNCANVILLE 2040 FORWARD. THIS IS A RESOLUTION. 2025423 IS A RESOLUTION THAT ESTABLISHED ARMSTRONG PARK IS A CULTURAL DISTRICT. THIS CAN BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE PEOPLE TOGETHER IN SO MANY FUN WAYS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED A NONPROFIT PARTNER. HENCE, THIS IS A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS SHOWN TO THE ARTS COMMISSION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON IT, BUT THE THE THE FORMER CITY MANAGER WHO PRESENTED THE ARTS COMMISSION. AND OF COURSE, AT THE TIME, THERE HAS TO BE A NONPROFIT PARTNER TO THIS. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE DOCUMENTS THAT THE FOUNDATION USES AS OUR AS OUR GUIDING TENETS. WE'RE DOING TWO THINGS. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE INITIATIVE 1.01, 1.1 BECAUSE ONE IS NOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. THE THINGS ARE KIND OF HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE NEED CREDIBILITY. WE NEED CREDIBILITY IN THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS. WE'RE CREATING AN INDUSTRY IN THE

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AND THEN WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT? SO WHICH IS WHAT I JUST SAID. IT'S WHERE ADVANCES THE HEALTH IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NATIONAL ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR THROUGH DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, RESEARCH THAT INFORM POLICY, FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS ACROSS THE FIELD. SO I REACHED OUT TO THEM AND I SAID, WE NEED WE NEED THIS RIGHT NOW. I THINK THE FOUNDATION IS THE BEST PLAYER TO BRING THE COMMUNITY AND BRING THE CITY TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THIS. HOW DO WE TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT, THAT WE WORK WITH THE NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS? HOW DO WE COLLECT IT AND MAKE IT USEFUL? SO THIS IS WHAT THEY DO. THEY WORK WITH FOUNDATIONS AND CITIES TO CREATE THIS. SO THE ARTS FOUNDATION RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO TAKE THE BRUNT ON GETTING THIS FUNDED, BECAUSE WE HOPE WE'RE GOING TO BRING ALL NEW PLAYERS INTO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, BECAUSE I KNOW WHY WE'RE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.

WHAT WILL THIS DO WITH OUR CREDIBILITY? IT WILL SKYROCKET AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE DO. NEW FUNDERS, NEW OPPORTUNITIES BY THE COLLECTION OF, OF OF CULTURAL DATA. AND AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT THE SMU DATA ARTS DOES, IS THEY WORK WITH FOLKS LIKE OUR FOUNDATION, LIKE OUR ARTS COMMISSION, TO SAY, HOW DO YOU START TO CREATE THESE DATA STRUCTURES THAT MAKE SENSE TO THE COMMUNITY? WHY DOES IT MAKE SENSE? BECAUSE THEN THAT OPENS UP THE OPPORTUNITY. LOOK AT ALL THESE FOUNDATIONS, MAJOR FOUNDATIONS. THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW THAT WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE TRACKING WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK. IT'S OKAY IF SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK, IT'S COMPLETELY OKAY. BUT IT MEANS WE LEARN FROM IT AND WE PIVOT. SO THE ARTS FOUNDATION AND THIS IS WHAT I'M CALLING IT, WE INVITED SMU DATA ARTS TO COLLABORATE IN THE CREATION OF A SHARED CULTURAL DATA FRAMEWORK THAT STRENGTHENS CIVIC PLANNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. THE CULTURAL DATA PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE, AS WELL CALLING IT, WILL ESTABLISH DUNCANVILLE FIRST COORDINATED SYSTEM OF COLLECTING, ANALYZING AND APPLYING CULTURAL DATA. THE PROJECT ADVANCES THE PRIORITIES OUTLINED IN DUNCANVILLE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH POSITION ARTS AND CULTURE AS ESSENTIAL TO THE IDENTITY, VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. LET ME SAY THIS NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT DUNCANVILLE 2040, LOOK AT IT. SAVE IT AS A PDF, PULL IT UP AND DO A WORD FINDER TO ARTS. THE WHOLE THING LIGHTS UP. IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE IT IN A PLAN, BUT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THOSE PLANS ACTIONABLE. AND THIS IS 1.1. SO ARTS JUNCTION STATION IS AT 202 WEST CENTER. THE ARTS FOUNDATION IS CREATING AN ARTS DEVELOPMENT CAMPUS AND INCUBATOR THERE. THIS IS THAT PROPERTY RIGHT NOW. THIS IS IT'S BEEN DEVELOPED AS OLD RAIL STATION AND WITHIN OLD RAIL STATION IS THIS LITTLE BUILDING OVER HERE. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING ARTS JUNCTION. WE'RE USING THIS AREA AS A MICROCOSM TO INCUBATE NEW ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE FOUNDATION BRINGS INTO DUNCANVILLE, AND TO WORK WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE BUILD OUT. OVER HERE. AS PART OF THIS OR OTHER OFFICE BUILDINGS. AND THERE ARE MEETING SPACES, THERE'S GOING TO BE RESTAURANT SPACES, AND THERE IS A PICKLEBALL COURT.

AND OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF GREEN SPACE. WHEN I TALKED WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, I SAID, WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A CASE STUDY FOR THE ARTS. WE'VE GOT TO LET ARTISTS DO THIS FIRST. NO ONE'S TELLING ARTISTS WHAT TO DO. THIS IS YOUR SPACE. YOU MAKE SCULPTURES, YOU DO JAZZ. WE'RE TELLING THEM THIS IS A SPACE. WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH IT? WE HAVE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE. WE HAVE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO COME. HOW WOULD YOU WORK WITH THEM? WHY? BECAUSE THAT IS A MICROCOSM THAT IS GOING TO GO OUT TO THE REST OF THE CITY, IN DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE. THE LAST I HEARD, THERE WERE 31 DEAD BUILDINGS OR UNDERUSED BUILDINGS. THERE'S TOO MANY, AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO SAY, WELL, IF WE JUST PUT MORE FREE JAZZ, IT'S GOING TO CHANGE. WELL, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. FREE JAZZ HELPS, BUT WE'VE GOT TO SET ARTISTS UP FOR SUCCESS. WE'VE GOT TO SET ARTISTS UP TO SUCCESS, THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO SOMETHING AND BE SUCCESSFUL. OR IF IT'S NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO LAND. THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID. SO WHAT IS AN ARTS INCUBATOR FROM THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS? IT'S A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE RESOURCES TO EMERGING NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REHEARSAL AND MEETING SPACE, ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS, AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT FOSTER GROWTH AND

[00:40:05]

YOU SEE, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE IN ESTABLISHING A LEGITIMATE INDUSTRY IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. WHAT DOES THIS CENTER DO? BECAUSE THIS IS THE PROGRAM WE'RE BRINGING TO DUNCANVILLE IN SOME CAPACITY AND SOME SCALABLE WAY, IS WE'RE NOT DOING THIS. WE'RE BRINGING SALMONS IN WITH ALL THEIR RESOURCES, WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW WILL SCALE UP. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BUILDING A BRAND NEW BUILDING, BUT WE'RE TAKING THE EXPERIENCES THEY'VE LEARNED OVER THE PAST 30 SOME ODD YEARS, AND THEY'RE APPLYING IT TO DUNCANVILLE. SO WHAT HAPPENS IN AN INCUBATOR? ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS, BOARD GOVERNANCE AND RESOURCES, HUMAN RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE, FUNDRAISING SUPPORT, MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, PROGRAMING, BEST PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. CONTINUING EDUCATION. THIS IS WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS, VENUE INFORMATION AND ACCESS. VOLUNTEER INTERN PROGRAM GUIDANCE, RESOURCE PUBLICATIONS AND BLOGS, AND POLICY AND ADVOCACY INFORMATION. THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE SMALL FOUNDATION, BUT IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START AND SCALE UP IF WE'RE BRINGING A MORE ROBUST ORGANIZATION IN TOWN. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A WAITING LIST OF 40 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TRYING TO GET IN THERE, BUT THEY CAN'T GET IN. WHAT WOULD WE DO IF IN TWO YEARS, 40 NEW PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS DROPPED IN DUNCANVILLE? SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT INCUBATOR, THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS ALL THE HARD STUFF. THIS IS THE STUFF THAT CITY HALL CAN'T DO, BUT IT CAN HELP. THIS IS HOW WE WORK TOGETHER. THIS IS HOW WE ALL BECOME BFFS. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN ARTS ORGANIZATIONS START COMING TO THE INCUBATOR AND THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THE FOUNDATION, MY HOPE IS YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME REALLY AMAZING APPLICATIONS. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THEY'RE WORKING HARD, MAKING SURE THAT THIS WORK THAT HAPPENS AT THE AT THE FOUNDATION LEVEL APPLIES TO DUNCANVILLE 2040. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WHEN WE START TRACKING THE OUTCOMES IN THE METRICS. IT'S PART OF THE SMU DATA CULTURAL THE DATA ARTS PROGRAM. SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE. SO WHO'S COMING TO 2026. THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO DRAMATICALLY SHOW THE VIDEO. I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN PULL OFF. THIS IS THE SLOWEST BIT OF DRAMA FOR A LARGE COMMISSION. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS IN 2026, YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE NEW ARTS ORGANIZATIONS COME TO DUNCAN. I'M GOING TO END MY TALK. SO YOU CAN SEE THIS VIDEO BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING I SAID THAT EXPLAINS IT BETTER THAN THIS VIDEO. SALMON IS LIKE A LIGHTHOUSE, A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR THE ARTS. IT'S THE OLDEST AND LARGEST ARTS INCUBATOR IN THE UNITED STATES. EVERY KIND OF PERFORMING ARTS GROUP THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE WE SUPPORT THEM HERE. AND WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THE SAMMONS IS YOU HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND SPACES.

YOU CAN GET ALL TYPES OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS RIGHT HERE IN THE SAME BUILDING. WE ARE HERE FOR DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, FOR THE SURROUNDING METROPLEX, AND WE SERVE ALL OF THEM. IT IS THE PLACE TO BE. WE ARE SUPPORTING PEOPLE MAKING ART. IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT. THIS CENTER PRESENTS ITSELF FOR ANYTHING. YOU WALK INTO A BUILDING AND YOU DON'T KNOW FROM DAY TO DAY WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. YOU COULD HEAR AN ORCHESTRA. THERE CAN BE DANCE, OR YOU COULD HEAR AFRICAN DRUMMING TAKING PLACE. ANY TYPE OF ART THAT YOU CAN THINK OF WILL BE GOING ON IN THE SMITH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. ANY GIVEN DAY OR TIME. SAMMONS CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS A SPACE THAT HAS LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE BUILDING. IT'S NEAT TO LOOK AROUND AND SEE ALL OF THE OPEN ARCHITECTURE. EVERY ROOM HAS BEAUTIFUL LIGHTING. IT IS WARM AND WELCOMING. THIS IS A COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE LOW COST OFFICE SPACE, REHEARSAL

[00:45:04]

SAMMONS IS THE PLACE FOR THE ARTS, ANY GENRE, ANY KIND. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO EXPRESS YOURSELF. IT IS FOR COMMUNITY. OKAY, SO THAT IS THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND THAT'S COMING TO DUNCANVILLE 2026. I'M SORRY. SO SO IMAGINE. WE HAVE THE SAME CENTER PROGRAMING COMING. WE'RE TAKING YOUR EXPERTISE. WE PUT IT AT ARTS JUNCTION. WE WORK WITH SMU TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE DATA THAT WE COLLECT THROUGH WHAT THE FOUNDATION DOES, WHAT THE COMMISSION DOES MAKES SENSE. AND IT DOES WHAT ATTRACT OTHER FUNDERS. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, ALL THIS BRAND NEW EYES ARE GOING TO BE ON DUNCANVILLE. BRAND NEW PHILANTHROPY IS GOING TO BE ON DUNCANVILLE, BRAND NEW ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN DUNCANVILLE, AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO AT THIS TABLE IS GOING TO BE THE FOUNDATION OF IT. SO I FEEL HONORED THAT I GET TO COME BACK HERE AND PRESENT THIS. WE ARE LET ME ALSO TELL YOU, EVERY OUTGOING COMMISSIONER, THE FIRST COMMISSION, WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE. I HAVE TALKED TO EVERY SINGLE ONE. YOU GOT US. YOU STILL GOT US. WE'RE NOT ON THIS TABLE, BUT YOU STILL HAVE US. AND YOU HAVE BRAND NEW FOUNDATION. YOU HAVE BRAND NEW RESOURCES. AND THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WE ARE GOING TO BE ALL TOGETHER. BE A WELL OILED MACHINE. SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE TO DUNCANVILLE THROUGH THE ARTS. CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? HOW DO WE GET STARTED? YOU'LL BE READY. YOU'LL BE READY. HAVE YOU ALREADY PUT THE SIGN OUT THERE? I KNOW WHERE THE SPACE IS, WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU CALLED IT THE ART JUNCTION, SO IT'S CALLED THE INTERNET.

THE PROPERTY IS CALLED OLD RAIL STATION. SO IT'S THOSE TWO BUILDINGS, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER KINDS OF BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE SHOPS AND MAYBE A PIANO BAR, BECAUSE WE NEED SOME CABARET AND JAZZ. RIGHT. AND IT HAS THE IF YOU KIND OF LOOK BEHIND IT HAS PICKLEBALL. I'VE SEEN THAT YOU'VE SEEN PICKLEBALL. AND SO THEN THERE'S LIKE THIS SPACE RIGHT HERE. IT'S OSTENSIBLY GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR THE ARTS. IT'S IT'S IT'S AN EMPTY SPACE. IT USED TO BE A CHURCH. SO IT HAS SOME REALLY GOOD ACOUSTICS. AND WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING, NOBODY IS TELLING ANYBODY WHAT TO DO WITH THIS SPACE. I'M BRINGING FOLKS LIKE THESE FOLKS TO SAY, HERE'S OUR SPACE. WHAT DO WE DO? I TAKE THEM TO ARMSTRONG PARK, HERE'S OUR SPACE. WHAT DO WE DO? I TAKE THEM TO MAIN STREET. HERE'S OUR SPACE. WHAT DO WE DO? SO WHEN I TELL YOU MY MISSION. THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS ARTIST'S FIRST, ARTS FIRST.

THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN BECAUSE I SAY THIS TO EVERYBODY. IF YOU DON'T ASSIGN YOUR VALUE, SOMEONE'S GOING TO ASSIGN IT FOR YOU. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST SIGN OF VALUE COMES FROM THE ARTS COMMUNITY, THE ARTS COMMUNITY. THAT WAS A VERY LONG ANSWER TO A SHORT QUESTION, WASN'T IT? MY DENTIST IS ACTUALLY OVER THERE. I KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOUR DENTIST IS. AND SEE, PART OF IT IS, HOW DOES THIS FIT WITH THE DENTIST'S OFFICE? YEAH. THAT WAS HOW DOES THIS FIT WITH THE MADE WITH MARY MAIDS? HOW DOES THIS FIT WITH A DOG GROOMER? BUT ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND THIS BOARD AND THIS CITY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. SO THAT'S WHY I SAY THIS BECOMES A MICROCOSM. THE OTHER THING ABOUT THIS IS WHAT I TELL EVERYBODY. IT'S MEANT TO SCALE. IF IT DOESN'T WORK, IT'S OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO LEAN INTO THIS TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO LEAN OUT OF THIS TOGETHER. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY IN THE ARTS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE, WHO WANT TO BE PART OF THIS, IT'S ALSO A SAFE PLACE FOR TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING, WHETHER IT'S GOING TO WORK OR NOT. YES. AMY. KITTY. SORRY. YEAH, I'M EXCITED AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THIS. I'M EXCITED THAT SARAH IS THE BOARD CHAIR. WHO ARE THE OTHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT YOU SAID THERE WERE FOUR DIRECTORS. WHO ARE THE OTHER THREE OTHER THAN SARAH? I WELL, ONE OF MY BOARD MEMBERS IS HERE, RHONDA ALLEN.

THIS IS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBER, PATRICIA EBERT. SARAH AND TERESA BRYANT. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE LAST ONE? I COULDN'T HEAR? TERESA BRYANT. LISA. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. I JUST WAS CURIOUS AND AND I DIDN'T KNOW. ANYWAY, THAT WAS THOSE ARE MY ONLY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

AGAIN. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL THIS WILL NOT BE THE FIRST TIME I'M HERE. AND THEN I LOOK FORWARD

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[7.B. Upcoming City Council Items]

OKAY. AND ALSO THERE'S A MURAL PRESENTATION. THE STAFF WILL PRESENT A MURAL PROPOSED BY THE ART GRANT WINNER, CAITLIN MAGUIRE, DURING THE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING. I NEED TO ADD ONE MORE NOTE TO THAT. I APOLOGIZE, BUT IT JUST HAPPENED TODAY. THAT'S GOING TO GET PUSHED TO THE 18TH. OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THAT THAT MURAL IS DOING THE BEST I CAN FOR THAT MURAL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE CHANGE IS ON THE 18TH. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO HOME THIS EVENING AND NEXT WEEK OR SO, YOU CAN READ UP ON PAST THINGS, ON WHAT WE'VE DONE AND HOW WE'VE GONE ABOUT DOING IT. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU

[7.C. Future Meeting Schedule]

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LIKE MONDAY THE 17TH. NOVEMBER. I'M LOOKING AT NOVEMBER 17TH. HOW'S THAT? THAT'S MY KIND OF SWEET. I'M NOT SURE I CAN. I MEAN, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE, BUT I. A WEEK, THE WHOLE WEEK.

YES. FOR THE NINTH THROUGH THE. 17TH. IT'S THE 17TH. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL THE 20TH I THINK UNTIL THE 20TH. SO I'M OKAY. OKAY. I'M OKAY. I'M GOOD TOO. ARE WE PROPOSING FOR THAT? PROPOSING THE 17TH MEETING. NOVEMBER MEETING. AMY, I'M PRETTY SURE I HAVE A SHOW THAT NIGHT, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO BE THERE. BUT AS LONG AS YOU EXPLORE, MY FEELINGS WOULD BE. SO THAT'S ON A MONDAY, I THOUGHT. MONDAY? YES, MA'AM. YOUR SHOW IS THE 13TH. YEAH, OKAY. THAT'S WHY I SAID I WAS FAIRLY SURE I DON'T HAVE MY SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF ME.

MY SCHEDULE IS A LONG WAY AWAY FROM WHERE I AM, SO IT'S ON A MONDAY. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT RIGHT. BECAUSE. BECAUSE YOUR SHOW IS 13TH THROUGH THE 16TH AND THEN THE 20TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 22. YEAH, OKAY, I COULD DO THAT. MONDAY THE 17TH I THINK. OKAY. SO NOVEMBER 17TH THEN FOR OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING. YES. OKAY. LET'S GO TO THE SEPTEMBER. I'M SORRY DECEMBER. HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT MONDAY THE 15TH? DECEMBER 15TH, A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS? OH, OH, I KNOW IT STARTS GETTING PARTIES AND CELEBRATIONS, BUT NOT ON MONDAY. OKAY, MONDAY. I HAVE PARTIES ALL THROUGH DECEMBER, BUT NOT THAT. DECEMBER 15TH. HOW ABOUT YOU, AMY? DECEMBER 15TH. THAT'S A MONDAY RIGHT NOW. RIGHT THIS MINUTE IT LOOKS OKAY BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A THEATER AFTER YOUR. NO, NO, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WORK. BUT RIGHT THIS MINUTE IT LOOKS AVAILABLE. SO YES OKAY. I WILL NOT BE HERE ON THE 15TH. I CAN'T I FORGOT IT'S AN ANNUAL BIG CHRISTMAS EVENT. I HAVE, BUT YOU ALL MEET AND JUST LET ME KNOW, JUST. OKAY.

WHAT TIME WILL IT START? 630. YEAH, I KNOW I WON'T BE HERE. IT'S AMAZING. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU.

SO. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR TIMING, FOR OUR JANUARY, APRIL, JULY MEETINGS? DID YOU HAVE SOME SUGGESTION OR YOU WANT US TO JUST GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE CALENDAR? OR IF YOU WANT TO JUST TAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. AND I CAN BRING THIS BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS. SO YEAH, IT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT THOSE THREE MEETINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY THE TIMING ALLOWS FOR COUNCIL TO GET THE GRANT APPLICATIONS IN FRONT OF THEM. IT APPROVED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE GRANT DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR TO THE APPLICANTS. WHAT TIME WILL THE DECEMBER MEETING BE OVER? ABOUT 730 8:00. I'VE COME ABOUT. IT'S. YES. HE'S YOU'RE SMILING SOMETIMES IT'S NINE. YEAH. USUALLY NOT NINE. OKAY. IT IT JUST VARIES. YOU MEAN THE ONE EXCEPTION FOR DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS? SHE JUST MADE A SUGGESTION.

WHAT WAS THAT? MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. RIGHT. WELL, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA. KEEP IT SHORT IF WE CAN. YEAH. IF WE CAN JUST STRIVE FOR THAT. OKAY. WE HAD TO LIMIT IT TO WHAT, TEN, TEN AGENDA ITEMS AT ONE POINT. YEAH.

I'M NOT KIDDING OR EXAGGERATING. YES, YES. SO JANUARY, APRIL AND JULY DATES WILL LOOK AT LOOK AT THEM AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN NOVEMBER. WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA AS FAR AS DECIDING WHAT WHAT DAYS WILL MEET THERE. AND THEN BETWEEN NOW THERE, THERE'S SOME OTHER AGENDA ITEMS THAT THAT YOU ALL MAY RECOMMEND. SEND THEM TO ALEX AND HE'LL PUT THEM OUT THERE. AFTER YOU REVIEW SOME OF THE STUFF IN THE BOOK. A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT I KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO BRING FORWARD WAS IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE ARTS GRANT APPLICATION, I THINK THERE'S SOME TWEAKING

[01:00:02]

[7.D. Items for Upcoming Meeting Agendas]

AND THAT WOULD REALLY, REALLY HELP ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING INCLUDED AND ON TIME. AND I'M KEEPING WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. AND THAT'S A POINT. TWO EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT AND PROBABLY DO THE STATE REQUIRED TRAINING. THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. RIGHT. AND THEY SAT ON OUR THE THEY GOT THIS. YEAH. BECAUSE IT HASN'T ALWAYS HAPPENED. AND ITEMS THAT I WAS ALREADY GOING TO BRING BACK WAS THE FIELDHOUSE MURAL. I'M GOING TO TALK TO CRAIG DOWN AT THE FIELDHOUSE ABOUT THAT PUBLIC ART POLICY, WHICH WILL CONNECT TO THE MIDNIGHT MURALS DISCUSSION THAT YOU WERE ALL STARTING TO HAVE. I WANT TO TRY TO BRING THAT FROM A STAFF POINT OF VIEW TO YOU ALL, RATHER THAN IT BEING HANDLED BY YOU BECAUSE OF THE FACT OF HAVING TO INCORPORATE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CITY MANAGEMENT, I WANT TO BRING TO YOU SOMETHING THAT IS JUST LIKE YOU CAN LOOK AT, CONSIDER, MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU, AND THEN I CAN TAKE BACK TO THEM. SO I WANT TO DO A LOT OF THE LEGWORK ON THAT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT CONTINUING THE ARTS AND BUSINESS MIXERS. I KNOW DC EDC HAS INDICATED AN INTEREST IN CONTINUING THAT TO HAVING ATTENDED YOUR LAST ARTS AND BUSINESS MIXER, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENLIST DEVIN TO BE A PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

DEVIN IS OUR EVENT PLANNER. SORRY, I THREW HER NAME OUT LIKE EVERYBODY KNEW WHO SHE WAS.

DEVIN HANLEY, SHE IS OUR EVENT PLANNER FOR THE CITY. SO THE 4TH OF JULY, THE CHRISTMAS EVENT, THAT'S ALL OF HER WORK. BUT GET HER INVOLVED SO THAT SHE CAN DO SOME OF THE ORGANIZATION. BUT SHE DID ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE, YOU BE THE ARTIST CONNECTION, AND THEN SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE OTHER PART OF IT. AND THEN I WAS GOING TO DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT THE GRANT GUIDELINES, BRINGING THAT BACK TO REVIEW. I FIGURE ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS NEXT TWO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE HIGHLIGHTS. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNEW THAT I PUT ON THE AGENDA. AND THEN IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER ITEMS, JUST LET ALEX KNOW WE HAVE A COPY OF THE RFP. BRANDON, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN. HERE. YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS. DOES IT STAY ONLINE? IS IT ONLINE PERMANENTLY? YEAH, THERE'S A POLICY AND GUIDELINES.

IT'S IT'S IN THE TAB POLICY GUIDELINES APPLICATION NEEDS. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT REVISIONS. YES OKAY. YES. SO YOU WOULD FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THAT LAST QUESTION. IS THIS ARTS TOUR THIS ARTS TOUR. THIS WAS A FORMER ONE OF OUR FORMER BOARD MEMBERS PUT THIS TOGETHER, DOCTOR PERRY AND PERRY. IT'S OPTIONAL IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF IT, BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OUT SOME OF THE VARIOUS ARTISTS HERE IN THE DUNCANVILLE AREA AND NETWORK WITH THEM. WHEN OUR WHEN ALEX WAS TALKING ABOUT THE BUSINESS MIXER, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DID A LOT TO, TO BRING OUT FOLKS AND HAVE THEM GET TO KNOW US AND KNOW THAT WE WERE HERE. AND SO BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO KNOW MAYBE SOME OF THE LOCAL ARTISTS WHO ARE HERE THAT YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS. SO THIS IS THIS COMING SATURDAY. IT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO SOME OF THE BUSINESSES. AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S ASKING YOU. RSVP FOR IT, PROBABLY REFRESHMENTS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YEAH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RSVP. WELL, I DON'T THINK SO. MUSICAL MUSEUM. SHE ALWAYS SAYS FOOD ARTISAN. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO THE BISTRO IF YOU WANT. THAT'S FINE. WE'RE NOT DOING THE MUSICAL. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH. SO. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? BEFORE EVERYBODY. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE ARTS AND

[01:05:07]

ALSO BECAUSE OF THE FACT OF THE GRANTS ARE FUNDED BY THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, THERE IS THE DOCUMENT THAT THE HOTEL TAX TWO STEP, SO YOU CAN FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH SOME OF THE RULES FOR THAT. AND THEN THERE'S SOME FUNDING POLICY INFORMATION ALSO IN THIS BOOK THAT IS TIED TO THE GRANTS, THE COMMISSION HAD WANTED TO USE A RUBRIC AND THE RUBRIC INSTRUCTIONS AND THAT ARE AT THE VERY END. I DO REALIZE THAT THE CULTURAL DISTRICT RESOLUTION IS NOT IN HERE. I WILL EMAIL THAT ALL TO YOU AND PRINT OUT HARD COPIES FOR THE NEXT MEETING SO YOU CAN ADD IT TO YOUR. HOMEWORK. GREAT. OKAY. SO HEARING NONE AGAIN, FOLLOW UP WITH ALEX FOR ANY OTHER MEETING AGENDA ITEMS. AND WE'RE GOING TO MEET ON NOVEMBER 17TH. AND IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THEN MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:36 P.M. THANK

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