Mar 24, 2026 Arts Commission

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BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SHOW IT IN CASE YOU WANT IT. AND. SORRY. I'LL JUST. YEAH. OKAY. WE'RE

[1. Call to Order]

[3.A. Consider the February 24, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes]

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND TO APPROVE THE.

FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES. ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. WHO IS THE SECOND? I'M SORRY. THE SECOND WAS MATT BROWN. OKAY. MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU. ALL

[4. Commissioners Reports (limit to 2 minutes each)]

THE PAST IS ALL GONE. FUTURES UNCERTAIN. THE POWER IS NOW TO SHAPE AND TO MOLD THE DREAMS IN YOUR HEAD. NOW TAKE THE FIRST STEP. TODAY IS YOUR TIME TO PAINT A NEW SCENE OR BUILD A TALL BRIDGE AND MAKE A NEW FRIEND. NOW WHAT WILL YOU DO? THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE A CHANGE TO A SHEET ACHIEVE YOUR POWER IS NOW. IS IT OKAY? THE ONLY THING. COMMUNITY THEATER CLOSED THE SHOW LAST WEEKEND. WE CLOSED OUR PSYCHO THRILLER DRAMA ABOUT A VERY MURDEROUS CHILD, AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS GOOD. SOLD OUT THE OPENING WEEKEND A LITTLE BIT LESS FULL. THE SECOND WEEKEND, WHICH WAS THE CLOSING WEEKEND OF SPRING BREAK.

THE MOST EXCITING THING THAT I THINK SPEAKS WELL FOR PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN DUNCANVILLE IS ON THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE. IT WAS INCREDIBLY WINDY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN TOWN, AND POWER KEPT GOING ON AND OFF AND ON AND OFF JUST BEFORE WE STARTED, AND THEN 15 MINUTES BEFORE WE STARTED, IT WENT OFF AND IT DID NOT COME BACK ON AND WE HAD A FULL HOUSE. WE WERE SOLD OUT WITH PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN. TWO PEOPLE FROM NORTH CAROLINA, AND I WENT AROUND AND TOLD EVERYBODY AND I SAID, I JOKED FOR YEARS ABOUT DOING A THEATER, A SHOW WITH FLASHLIGHTS ON THE FRONT ROW. WE'RE GOING TO START IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT. WE DID IT. WE PULLED THE AUDIENCE FOR CELL PHONES AND STUCK AROUND THE FRONT LIKE LIGHTS. SEND SOMEBODY TO THE DOLLAR STORE FOR FLASHLIGHTS, AND WE DID A SHOW TO A SOLD OUT HOUSE AND WE ALL MADE THE OFFER. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEAVE, IF YOU'D LIKE YOUR MONEY BACK. HEATHER'S AT THE BOX OFFICE WINDOW. NOBODY LEFT. EVERYBODY STAYED. POWER CAME BACK ON AT THE VERY END OF INTERMISSION. SO THE SECOND ACT, THEY ACTUALLY HAD LIGHTS, AND SOME PEOPLE COMMENTED THAT THEY KIND OF THOUGHT IT WAS COOL BECAUSE IT WAS THAT KIND OF DARK THRILLER. THEY LIKED IT THE FIRST ACT, BUT I REALLY WAS PROUD OF HOW OUR PATRONS SUPPORTED THE THEATER AND THE ARTS AND THAT THEY STAYED, AND THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. SO THAT'S MY NEWS STORY. WONDERFUL. AWESOME. AT THE MOMENT. OKAY, WELL, I CANNOT BEAT THAT, BUT I HAD THE HONOR OF STEPPING IN FOR OUR PRESIDENT TO BE CHARLES ACTON, WHO'S A REALLY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, AND CUSTOMERS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. AND I THINK IT WAS FOR FOR CAREER WEEK. YEAH, FOR THE STUDENTS. SO I HAD FIVE CLASSES AND EVERYTHING WAS WELL, I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MONEY. I LIKE MONEY AND I LIKE TALKING ABOUT MONEY AND LIKE TALKING ABOUT HOW I MAKE MONEY. AND SO THEY

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SHE STOOD IN FOR THE PRINCIPAL. SHE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. ANYWAY, SHE WAS THERE FROM DESOTO, STANDING, SITTING IN FOR THE PRINCIPAL AND THE KIDS. BY THE TIME I LEFT, THEY WERE SAYING WAS KOBE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT BOUGHT SNACKS FOR EACH CLASS. SO THEY SAID, THE SNACK LADY, PLEASE COME BACK. OKAY, SO IT WAS AWESOME. I HAD A JUST REALLY GREAT. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE TO DO FOR CHILDREN. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL STANDING UP AND DOING SOME OF THESE THINGS WITH DUNCANVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THE. YES. AND I HAVE ONE OTHER I OWN A NONPROFIT WHICH IS CALLED GIRLFRIENDS MINISTRIES, AND I AM UNASHAMEDLY TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY. IT IS SOLD OUT. IT'S SATURDAY. IT IS A SOLD OUT LUNCHEON, FREE LUNCHEON. AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT MARCH IS WOMEN'S MONTH. AND SO WE'LL HAVE A GREAT DISCUSSION IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. I SAVED A COUPLE OF SEATS. TECHNICALLY IT WAS SOLD OUT, BUT I DO HAVE SOME. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, IT'S FREE. JUST A GREAT TIME, GREAT GIFTS AND GREAT TIME WITH SISTERS. AT 930 AT DESOTO CHAMBER. I'M GONNA MAKE ONE OF THOSE WHEN THEY.

OKAY, OKAY. JULIO. HELLO, GUYS. IS IT LIKE FROM THE LAST TIME, I GUESS? YEAH. ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE, ARTS RELATED, WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING, THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH. WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN SELLING A LOT OF OUR CRABS AND LIVE COMEDY SHOWS AND VERY PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE IT'S I WORK WITH A LOT OF PRODUCERS TO CONTINUALLY CREATE NEW, NEW SHOWS AND STUFF.

I HAVE THREE SHOWS PERSONALLY OF MY OWN THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN ROTATION ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WE HAVE LIKE THE BIGGEST COMEDIAN IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST UNITED STATES IS BARBOSA. WE HAVE HIS OPENER IN LIKE THREE WEEKS, TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEADLINERS IN SAN ANTONIO. THIS WEEK WE HAVE MY PERSONAL SHOW, FRIDAY'S CALLED ANALYZE THAT. I WENT TO LISBON A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND I PERFORMED STAND UP THERE IN PORTUGUESE. IT WAS ALL RIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T SPEAK PORTUGUESE. AND WE STARTED A PODCAST. WE GOT A COUPLE OF EPISODES ON THE BANK. I REALLY LIKED IT. GOOD SYNERGY, AND I RANDOMLY RAN INTO JUST DOING BUSINESS DEALS. WE WERE TRYING TO CREATE A NEW LOGO FOR A RESTAURANT TO BRANCH OUT FROM THE, THE CHAIN THAT WE'RE IN. AND MY WIFE WAS LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO MEET THIS ARTIST LIKE TOMORROW. AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, WHATEVER. AND THEN WE GET TO HIS OFFICE AND I'M LIKE, OH, YOU ARE DUMMY. FRESHMAN. OH, OKAY. SO I RAN INTO HIM. HIS OFFICE IS LIKE A WALK AWAY AND HE'S A PRETTY COOL GUY. I SUGGESTED THE PODCAST AND HE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN IT. AND YEAH, HE SEEMS LIKE A VERY GENUINE PERSON. AND I GUESS I THINK WE MADE A GOOD PICK ON THAT. YES, HE'S ONE OF OUR GRANT RECIPIENTS. RECIPIENTS? YES. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

GLENDA, I'M GOING TO PASS. OKAY, MARIANNE. YES, WE DID FIVE EPISODES OF THE PODCAST AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THIS WEEK I HAVE A LUNCHEON WITH ONE OF MY ONE OF MY CHARITIES. I DON'T DO MORE THAN SUPPORTING WOMEN'S STORYBOOK PROJECT HAS VOLUNTEERS WHO READ, HELP WOMEN READ AND RECORD STORIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN PRISON. THE.

I NEED TO CALM DOWN, START OVER. THE CHILDREN ARE NOT INTERESTED. MOM'S IN PRISON, I KNOW.

STARTING OVER. I'M SORRY. RECORDING. OKAY. THESE VOLUNTEERS GO INTO WOMEN'S PRISONS IN TEXAS, MOST OF WHICH ARE IN CENTRAL TEXAS. THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THEIR SENTENCE.

THEY HELP THE WOMEN RECORD BOOKS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, SEND THE BOOK AND THE RECORDING TO THE CHILDREN. IT HELPS THE WOMEN. MOST OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT, LIKE RECORD THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS. THERE ARE NOT WOMEN'S PRISONS, BUT THERE ARE COUNTY JAILS THAT THEY HOPE TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS GO INTO. I WENT TO WACO TO AN ENGLISH TEACHERS CONFERENCE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. YES. I PRESENTED MY PAPER FINALLY ON

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BUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS OCTAVIO QUINTANILLA, WHO IS THE PAST TEXAS POET LAUREATE. HE DOESN'T JUST READ POETRY. HE HAS ARTISTIC THINGS THAT IT'S PRINTED ON, AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING. YOU HAVE TO LITERALLY SEE IT. ASK HIM IF HE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN COMING UP HERE, SO PERHAPS WE WILL TALK TO HIM. I HEARD HIM LAST WHEN HE WAS POET LAUREATE OF SAN ANTONIO. LET'S SEE, I HAVE FINISHED A BOOK CALLED ART OF WAR. IT IS WAR OF ART. IT'S DIFFICULT TO BE AN ARTIST SOMETIME OF ANY KIND. AND SO IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME JUST RANDOMLY. I FINISHED EDITING THREE POETRY CYCLES AND A COLLECTION, AND SOMEBODY WILL READ THEM AND LISTEN TO THEM. I HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HAVE POSTED TWO OF THOSE FOR FOR MY READER, IN CASE YOU WANT TO READ THEM. I PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT NOW. OKAY, IF YOU WANT TO, I WILL GIVE YOU THE LINK, BUT NO NEED AND I WILL FINALLY GET IT DONE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCILWOMAN. MADAM. YES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SORRY I COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT. I TOLD MISS ANGELA THAT I HAVE SOME HOMEWORK FROM COUNCIL, SO I NEED TO GET MY FEEDBACK SUBMITTED BY TONIGHT. SO MY GREETING I WANTED TO INCLUDE. ANGELA DID A WONDERFUL JOB AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. PROVIDING YOUR ROUTINE REPORT TO COUNCIL. IT WAS. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK THIS TEAM HAS DONE IN THE COMMISSION BEFORE YOU. WITHIN THREE YEARS, A LOT HAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND I WANTED TO GO AROUND THE CITY AND KIND OF TAKE A LITTLE SMALL INVENTORY OF THE ARTS THAT ARE GROWING.

AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND A NUMBER OF MURALS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND TO SEE HOW THE ARTS REALLY IS GROWING, AT LEAST IN PAINT WISE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE DRIVE ON MAIN, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN FUNDING AND HELPING THOSE ARTISTS KIND OF GET THEIR WORK OUT AND GET IT OUT. IN THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS.

THAT WAS FUN TO DO. I HATE I MISSED THE PLAY, AMY, BECAUSE I HEARD SUCH GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE PSYCHODRAMA. A COUPLE PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE DISTURBED. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH AT THE END OR JUST SIT THERE. THEY WERE SO STUNNED BY THE PLAY, SO I HATE I MISSED IT, AND OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL STICK ON, STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT. I DO NEED TO GET OFF AND START SOME HOMEWORK, BUT I WANT TO KIND OF JUST CHECK IN WITH EVERYBODY, SEE HOW EVERYONE'S DOING, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S NEEDED FROM ME BEFORE I SIGN OFF. BUT UNTIL THEN, Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. AS FOR ME, I ATTENDED MCMILLAN INSTITUTE LISTENING TO A LECTURE SERIES BY DOCTOR ROBERT SCOTT DUPREE AT THE BEQUEST OF MARY ANNE. I DID ATTEND THE BLACK HISTORY FIRESIDE CHAT AT DALE HAWKINS SENIOR CENTER. LINDA WAS THERE, DID A CAREER EXPO FOR THE DUNCANVILLE ARTS COMMISSION. WE WERE ASKED BY THE DUNCANVILLE ISD TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, AND I DID DO THAT. ATTENDED JEREMY KOONTZ, COUNCILMAN JEREMY KOONTZ'S CRYSTAL. CRYSTAL LEGACY. THAT'S WHAT HE PRONOUNCED IT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? YEAH, THAT HIS CONCERT. AND IT WAS VERY NICE, VERY NICELY DONE WITH LINDA, LYDIA'S NONPROFIT THAT I'M A PART OF. WE DID WREATH MAKING FOR CANCER SURVIVORS ONE OF THE DAYS, AND THAT WAS GOOD. I DID, I NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH HER, BUT I DID SPEAK WITH THE VICE CHAIR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD. HER NAME IS MELANIE GRAVES DAVIS, AND THEY WANT TO PARTNER WITH US IN ANY AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AS FAR AS THE ARTS, THEY'RE WILLING TO IF WE CAN'T GET THE MANPOWER THEY WANT TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE BODIES IF WE NEED IT. THEY APPROACHED ME ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS A PARTICULAR AN ARTIST WHO CONTACTED ME AND WAS WANTS TO DO AN EVENT HERE, BUT NOT FOR.

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AND IF ANY OF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF PODCASTS, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CITY COUNCILWOMAN AND, AND OTHERS ON THERE AT SOME POINT IN TIME, BUT WE'RE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND. AND, AND IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, AND THEN IF YOU HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OR IN THE FUTURE FOR SOME IDEAS ON THE PODCAST, PLEASE LET ONE OF THEM KNOW. THEN LAST TUESDAY, I DID THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT WHAT THE ARTS COMMISSION IS DOING. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REQUIRED ANNUALLY BY OUR BYLAWS AND. WHAT ELSE I DO. OH. ATTENDED DUNCANVILLE SWITCH, ARMSTRONG PARK CULTURAL DISTRICTS. DUNCAN SWITCHED. THEY CHANGED FROM MAIN STREET TO THE PARK. THAT WAS NICE THIS PAST SATURDAY. THE LOCATION. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE CLOSER TO MAIN STREET, BUT IT'S NICE. IT WAS NICE. IT WAS NICELY ATTENDED AND REALLY GOOD. WE DO HAVE AN INVITE, LIKE IF WE WANT TO HAVE A TABLE OUT THERE. THEY ASKED IF WE WANTED TO PARTICIPATE. WE CAN. IF WE WANT TO DO AN ARTS TABLE OUT THERE. NOT SURE IF YOU DO, BUT AND THEN ONE OF OUR, OUR ARTISTS DID A HAD HER PROGRAM, IN THE WORDS OF A SISTER AT KINGSMEN COFFEE HOUSE THIS PAST SATURDAY EVENING, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. CITY COUNCILMAN DON BURNETT DID ATTEND THAT ONE, SO IT WAS GOOD SEEING HIM THERE. SO THEY DID A GOOD JOB. CHELSEA LEFT ANYTHING OUT. OH, AND THEN THANK YOU TO LINDA AND MARY ANNE. THEY'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER DUNCANVILLE ISD FAMILY NIGHT THIS COMING THURSDAY. AND THEIR FOCUS IS ON MATH. AND A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY WHEN WE'VE DONE IT, MAC AND I HAVE DONE IT IN DIFFERENT THINGS AND I'VE DONE SOME BY MYSELF. SO ANYWAYS, I'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF OVER THERE FOR YOU WITH THE TABLECLOTH AND ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF. BUT, BUT THE, BUT THE ACTIVITY. I GOT MATH, ART. SO YOU'VE GOT SOME CLIPBOARDS, YOU CAN TAKE THIS OUT AND JUST GIVE THEM A SHEET AND LET THEM, IT TELLS THEM THE COLORS THAT THEY HAVE TO USE. SO THE COLORS ARE OVER THERE. SO BECAUSE THE THEME IS SEND IT TO YOU ALL IS MATH. SO MATH, ART. AND THERE'S ANOTHER AND THERE'S ANOTHER BOOK IN THERE TOO. SO YOU CAN, IF YOU GET ABOUT 100, JUST, JUST, YEAH, JUST TEAR OUT THE PAGES, GIVE IT TO THEM. OKAY. YEAH. WITH CRAYONS. YEAH. THERE'S SOME MARKERS THERE FOR THEM TO COLOR OR THEY CAN ■JUST TAKE IT WITH THEM, BUT THAT THAT'S WHAT THE FOCUS IS ON MATH. SO WE'LL BE GOOD. SO THANK YOU. THANK I MADE IT. YEAH. I THINK THAT'S IT. A FULL TIME JOB. IT IS A FULL TIME JOB. SURE. YES. SO THANK YOU. AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS COMING UP. AND SO SOME OF THE STUFF IF IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE THE ONE DOING IT. WE COULD ALWAYS HAVE A CONTACT FOR PARTICULAR EVENTS.

I MEAN WE'LL COME IN AND HELP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT SOMETIMES, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE GET TO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS, IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF REPRESENTING THE THE ARTS COMMISSION, YOU ALL CAN STEP IN AND DO IT. OKAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YES, I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL PODCAST. OKAY. AND IT IS GOING VERY WELL, VERY WELL ATTENDED. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE PROTOCOL OF HAVING SOMEONE FROM THE COMMISSION ON THERE. ONE OF THE MONTHS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, YOU CAN JUST ASK. YEAH, WE ALL INTERVIEWED EACH OTHER FIRST. SO YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. GUEST. YEAH, BECAUSE LIKE BACK IN HIS BOOK, JULIO

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[5.A. Hotel Occupancy Tax Discussion]

SO WHEN WE HAVE THESE MULTI-DAY FESTIVALS, THAT'S GREAT. WHEN WE HAVE A TWO DAY, YOU KNOW, BARBECUE AND BLUES, THAT'S GREAT. BUT WHEN WE HAVE AN HOUR OR TWO KENTUCKY DERBY HAT MAKING THINGS THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO GO. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT WAS MY EXAMPLE. BUT HEADS IN BEDS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. WHENEVER I'M LOOKING AT A GRANT APPLICATION, YOU'LL HEAR ME SAYING, IS IT PUTTING PEOPLE IN IN THESE HOTELS? IS IT PUTTING THESE? WE HAVE PART TWO PRETTY EASY, PRETTY GENERAL.

IT'S ARTS. IT'S YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WIDE OPEN. IF IT'S IF IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING ART RELATED. NOW THERE'S SOME REALLY, YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND, BUT WE DO HAVE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS AND THAT'S PRETTY, PRETTY EASY FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT. BUT ■KEEPING THE HEADS IN BEDS AT THE FOREFRONT IS GOING TO KEEP US FROM GETTING SIDEWAYS. WITH THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. YES. LET'S JUST SAY YOU HAVE AN ART EXHIBIT, THE ARTIST VENDOR OR THE PARTICIPANT, THAT PERSON IS FROM OUT OF TOWN. AND THAT ONE'S HEAD TO BED. OKAY. AND THEN IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME TO C C IT LIKE ELIFA OR SOMETHING, THEN, YOU KNOW, CHANCES ARE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO. STAY OVERNIGHT SO THAT THEY CAN COME TO THE NEXT DAY AS WELL OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT'S JUST A HEADS AND BEDS COULD BE THE PARTICIPANTS THEMSELVES OR THE AUDIENCE. RIGHT. AND IT'S, AND A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T REALLY KNOW, BUT YOU SORT OF WONDER IF, IF IT WORKS BECAUSE WE DID THE HISPANIC KICKOFF AND THAT WAS A ONE DAY THING. BUT REMEMBER, THERE WAS THE LADY WITH THE TWO DAUGHTERS THAT CAME DOWN FROM OKLAHOMA AND STAYED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT WE ONLY FOUND THAT OUT JUST BECAUSE WE WERE CONVERSING WITH HER. BUT YEAH, WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW. BUT IF THE, IF THE ARTISTS HAPPEN TO KNOW THEY NEED TO, THEY NEED TO MAKE THAT KNOWN IN THEIR REPORT THAT MAYBE THEY HAD INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY KNOW OF THAT STAYED IN THE HOTELS, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. THAT SHOULD WE MAKE AN EMPHASIS ON LIKE TELLING THE ARTISTS WHO ARE APPLYING FOR THE GRANTS THAT THIS IS A ASPECT LIKE A BIGGER EMPHASIS? YES, YES. IS THAT PART OF THE GRANT? I MEAN, IS THAT VERBIAGE PART OF THE GRANT? YES, BECAUSE THAT'S OUR FUNDING. FUNDING RIGHT NOW. IT'S ALL HOT, FUNDING, RIGHT? RIGHT. I KNOW, BUT I'M SAYING IS IT SPECIFICALLY ON THERE WHERE THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE CRITERIAS? WHEN THEY RECEIVE, THEY HAVE TO ANSWER HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP. YEAH, I THINK THAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE

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SOMETIMES THAT MIGHT ATTRACT SOMEBODY TO STAY IN THE HOTEL. I JUST THINK AS WE LOOK AT THESE GRANT, I THINK INITIALLY WE WERE VERY EAGER TO GET ARTS THINGS HAPPENING. BUT I THINK AS WE LOOK AT IT AND SCRUTINIZE IT, I THINK WE HAVE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE BECAUSE AT SOME POINT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER, DID WE REALLY MAKE SURE OF THAT? AND IT IS ALL AT SOME POINT WE'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE OTHER MONEY, BUT WHEN IT'S HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX MONEY, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE OUR DUE DILIGENCE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CERTAINLY EVALUATE THAT AS WE EVALUATE THE GRANT REQUEST. AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T THINK IT'S A COOL IDEA TO DO. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A FUN THING. IT JUST MEANS IT MAY NOT FALL UNDER THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX GRANT CATEGORY, RIGHT? YEAH. BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE EVENT THAT THAT ATTENDED THAT THE PERFORMERS STAYED IN THE HOTEL BECAUSE THEY CAME DOWN FROM OKLAHOMA THE DAY BEFORE OR THE EVENING BEFORE. THAT COUNTS. AND THAT COUNTS. SO AND EVEN THOUGH THE THE PERFORMANCE WAS ONLY A COUPLE HOURS. YEAH. WHEN MY PERFORMERS LIVE IN NORTH DALLAS AND THE WEATHER'S DICEY AND THEY STAY IN A LOCAL HOTEL INSTEAD OF GOING HOME THAT NIGHT, IT COUNTS. IT COUNTS. SO YES, YES IT DOES. YES, IT'S A HOTEL STAY. YES, BUT THAT IS JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

AND THEN WE ARE AT THE POINT THAT WE CAN START THINKING ABOUT FUNDRAISING AND STUFF ON BEHALF OF THE ARTS TOO, SO THAT WE HAVE OTHER MONIES. GO AHEAD. ONE MORE THING ON PAGE 28 WHERE IT SAYS ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, CITY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ARE COMMON TROUBLE AREA. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY ARTS COUNCIL IN THE STATE KNOWS THAT PROMOTION OF THE ARTS IS ONE OF THE NINE CATEGORIES ON WHICH THE CITY HOTEL TAXES MAY BE EXPENDED. CITIES KNOW THIS BECAUSE THESE ARTS GROUPS FREQUENTLY COME ASKING FOR THE MONEY. HERE'S THE THE THING I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO. THE THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT ARTS GROUPS IS THIS DIRECT FUNDING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS DOES NOTHING IN AND OF ITSELF, BUT PUT HEADS IN BEDS. BUT PUT ANOTHER WAY, FUNDING THE OPERATING BUDGET OF AN ARTS COUNCIL MEETING MEETS THE SECOND PART OF THE TEST PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE FIRST. THE HEADS AND BEDS. THE SOLUTION. THE CITY SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE GROUP TO SEEK FUNDING ONLY FOR ITS FESTIVALS, AND SHOWS THAT DO, IN FACT ATTRACT TOURISTS TO THE CITY BY LIMITING THE EXPEDITION EXPENDITURE TO SUCH EVENTS. THE CITY MEETS BOTH PARTS OF THE TEST, SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. SO IN THAT SENSE, SHOULD WE HAVE LIKE A LITTLE PIGGY BANK FOR. PROMOTIONS THROUGH ONLINE MARKETING FOR BIGGER EVENTS? JUST. YES. YEAH, YES. SO WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A CONVERSATION ON TODAY'S ONLY TUESDAY YESTERDAY. I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE THURSDAY. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH OUR TEAM REPRESENTATIVE YESTERDAY ABOUT HOT TAX AND THEIR KIND OF BIGGEST THING IS WHILE IT IS HEADS IN BEDS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO PUT IT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

THERE'S ALSO THINGS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY PROMOTE THE HEADS AND BEDS IN THE SENSE OF THE DECISION YOU'RE MAKING ISN'T NECESSARILY PUTTING SOMEONE IN A HOTEL TODAY, BUT WHAT IT IS DOING IS HELPING WORK TOWARDS SOMETHING GROW TO PUT SOMETHING IN A HEAD, EVENTUALLY PUT A HEADS IN A BED, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, IS WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS. AND THAT'S WHY I TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF EXCEPTION WITH THIS. THIS YEAH, THIS BECAUSE IT'S ONE PERSON'S OPINION, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT. SO OFTEN IT'S BEEN ARE YOU ARE YOU BUILDING TOWARD THAT? IS THAT YOUR IS THAT YOUR INTENT? WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE END GAME? YEAH. AND SO IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WHEN YOU'RE EVALUATING LIKE THINGS PEOPLE ARE REQUESTING GRANTS FOR, IS, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD GROW TO BE SOMETHING? OR IS IT

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SO WE SHOULD AS A CITY BE SPENDING 7% OF OUR HOT TAX FUNDS IN PROMOTING TOURISM OUTSIDE. SO LIKE OUR SPECIAL EVENTS OR THE FIELD HOUSE THINGS GOING ON THERE, BUT WE SHOULD BE SPENDING 7%. SO HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING? JUST OFF THE TOP? SO. PUT IT KINDLY. BUT THAT'S THE TRUTH. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I KNOW, LIKE I'VE PUT TOGETHER A MARKETING PLAN TO PRESENT IT FOR, FOR HOT TECH SPENDING FOR AT LEAST THE TOURISM SIDE OF MY EVENTS. BUT THAT BEING SAID, IT GOES ALONG WITH YOUR PROMOTIONAL STUFF. Y'ALL SHOULD BE SPENDING MONEY FOR PROMOTIONS OF ARTS, BUT WHEN YOU PROMOTE IT, IT'S NOT THE. THE TRICK IS IT'S NOT YOU'RE NOT PROMOTING IT HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, YOU'RE PROMOTING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, WHICH IS WHY, LIKE IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, YOU SEE A FREDERICKSBURG BILLBOARD HERE IN DUNCANVILLE.

WE ARE NOT NEAR FREDERICKSBURG. AND THAT'S THE POINT IS THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE. YEAH. YOU SEE IT AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH YEAH, THAT LOOKS GOOD. LET ME LOOK WHERE FREDERICKSBURG IS. OH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAY OVERNIGHT. IT'S VERY SIMILAR. SO IF I'M GOING TO PROMOTE MY EVENTS, I'M NOT GOING TO PROMOTE THEM IN DFW. I'M GOING TO PROMOTE THEM OUTSIDE OF DFW, BECAUSE THAT PROMOTES PEOPLE COMING HERE AND STAYING IN ONE OF OUR HOTELS. SO WHEN YOU DO PROMOTE FOR IT TO QUALIFY FOR HOT TAX IN THE PROMOTION, IT NEEDS TO BE A CAMPAIGN THAT IS RUN OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY AND WELL OUTSIDE THAT IT WARRANTS. IF SOMEONE COMES HERE, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO STAY AT LEAST ONE NIGHT. NEITHER ARE WE LETTING THE AWARDEES. ARE THEY AWARE OF THAT? LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS? ARE THEY AWARE OF THAT? I AM NOT SURE. THEY'RE AWARE OF THE POLICY AND IN THE APPLICATION, THE INTENTION OF HEADS AND BEDS.

YEAH. LET'S ALL BE AWARE OF. YES. OKAY. WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO TO ENCOURAGE TOURISM AND HOTEL STAYS? BUT A LOT OF THEM HAVE DISCUSSED SOME OF THAT MONEY WILL BE USED FOR ADVERTISING. RIGHT IN THEIR WRITE UP. SOMETIMES THEY INCLUDE IT. I'M SORRY. QUICK QUESTION IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. G SIGNAGE DIRECTING THE PUBLIC TO SITES AND ATTRACTIONS IN THE CITY? IS THAT COULD THERE BE OVERLAP IN THAT? LIKE COULD WE HAVE THAT WITHIN DUNCANVILLE? WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A BILLBOARD FOR FREDERICKSBURG AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING SIMILAR, BUT COULD IT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO TOO? I MEAN, YES, WE HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE YEAH, BAILIWICK, BUT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I AM NOT SURE I HAVE A GOOD EXAMPLE, SOMETHING LIKE A MURAL, BUT IS PROMOTIONAL. SO THE WAY THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, SO THE EXAMPLE THEY GAVE IS IN CORPUS CHRISTI, THERE'S A SELENA TRIBUTE STATUE IN AND OF ITSELF. YOU WOULDN'T THINK LIKE THEY DIDN'T BUILD THAT NECESSARILY FOR TOURISTS. AND IT DOES QUALIFY UNDER THE HOT, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE ART SIDE OF THE HOT TAX. BUT THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY BUILD THAT WITH THE INTENTION OF BRINGING OUTSIDERS OUTSIDE OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THAT. BUT IT IN TURN HAS VERY MUCH BECOME SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COME OUTSIDE OF FROM CORPUS CHRISTI TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH AND OF. SO IT'S THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YES, PUBLIC ART 100% CAN. BUT YOU KIND OF HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LONGEVITY OF IT. SO LIKE A TEMPORARY MURAL. NO, NOT REALLY, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE HERE A LONG TIME AND KIND OF WITHSTAND, I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE TEST OF TIME, BUT THE TEST OF TIME IN THE SENSE OF IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO TEN YEARS FROM NOW, LONGEVITY. YEAH, THE LONGEVITY OF IT. LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF THAT IN BISHOP ARTS, FOR EXAMPLE. EXACTLY. SO THINGS YEAH, LIKE THAT, THAT CAN DRESS UP YOUR THING WITHOUT NECESSARILY BEING TOPIC SPECIFIC. SO NOT NECESSARILY A BUSINESS, NOT NECESSARILY ONE THING THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE TIME, LIKE BLOOM FEST, A BLOOM FEST MURAL, MAYBE NOT SOLELY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY AN EVENT AND THEN THE EVENT GOES AWAY, BUT SOMETHING THAT JUST

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YOU CAN'T THINK LIKE IN 8 TO 10 MONTHS, 12 MONTHS. AND NOW YOU LOOK AT BISHOP ARTS AND IT'S SUCH A HISTORICAL PLACE. SO ANYTHING THAT OF THE ARTS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF OR EATERIES, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT EATERIES AND IT'S THERE, BUT IT HAS TO BE SMART THOUGH, LIKE, LIKE THERE'S AN AWESOME ONE. IT'S VERY SIMPLISTIC. SUPER AWESOME. LIKE THEY'RE SO IT'S JUST LIKE, I LOVE TACOS. THE, AND THEY, THEY LIKE EXITED OUT AND THEY PUT LIKE, I LOVE YOU.

AND THAT'S LIKE A SUPER POPULAR SPOT, SUPER BIG ONE. THAT ADDS A LOT OF IT. NO, NO, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S LIKE THE CITY. NO, THAT'S LIKE A $2 BUDGET. AND IT CAUSES, IT'S LIKE AN ACCIDENTAL SUPER PROMO. LIKE WE'RE DOING ONE OUTSIDE OUR RESTAURANT, WHICH WE WANT TO MAKE CONTROVERSIAL. OUR RESTAURANT IS IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND OUR THEME IS ALWAYS LIKE, LIKE 200% CUTE. SO EVERYTHING 200% CUTE. AND JUST TO BE CONTROVERSIAL, WE'RE GOING TO DO LIKE MAKE GP SEXY AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S NEVER BEEN SEXY, BUT LIKE, IT'S THE IRONY OF IT. SO WE THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO LIKE POSTULATE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY CLEVER INSTAGRAMMABLE THING.

YEAH. LIKE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA BEING SUCH A HUGE THING RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T FORESEE IT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. YOU WANT TO MAKE A LOT OF THINGS WHAT YOU SAID INSTAGRAMMABLE, LIKE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE PICTURES IN FRONT OF IT. YOU WANT THAT PROMOTION. SO YOU ALMOST HAVE TO DO LIKE MAKE THINGS WHEN YOU'RE THINKING OF NOT JUST LIKE, OH, I LIKE THIS WONDERFUL WILL LIKE 200,000 OTHER PEOPLE LIKE THIS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. YEAH. FOR PEOPLE TO BE LIKE, OH MY GOD, I SAW THIS REALLY COOL ART THING COMING IN DUNCANVILLE. I'VE GOT TO GO TAKE A PICTURE WITH IT. LIKE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. GOOD PHRASING. AND SO. YES, MA'AM.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU AND. WHEN WE DECIDED AS COUNCIL TO GIVE THE FULL 15% OF THE FUNDS THAT ARTS QUALIFY FOR BECAUSE OF HOT FUNDS, ARTS QUALIFY FOR 15% OF IT. SO WHEN WE DECIDED TO DO THAT, THERE WAS A LONG DISCUSSION ON THE DAIS ABOUT WHAT TRULY QUALIFIES FOR ARTS FUNDING AND WHAT DOESN'T. AND I KNOW THERE WAS A DEBATE GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THE TWO STEP, BUT MY ARGUMENT WAS THAT THAT TWO STEP ISN'T AS. I DON'T THINK IT'S UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW, BUT IT ISN'T THE LETTER OF THE LAW. THAT WAS MY ARGUMENT. SO I WILL READ TO YOU WHAT, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS TAX CODE, CHAPTER 351 SAYS ABOUT THE ARTS FUND HOT FUND. SO WE HAVE TO REALIZE THERE'S HOT FUNDS. AND THEN A PART OF THAT, YOUR 15% IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ARTS. AND ACCORDING TO THAT, RECIPIENTS OF HOT FUNDS FOR THE ARTS MUST PRESENT, MUST PRESENT, PERFORM, PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, OR OTHERWISE MAKE POSSIBLE ARTISTIC EVENTS, CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES INVOLVING ANY OF THE MAJOR ART FORMS LISTED IN THE CODE. AND BECAUSE ALL PROGRAMING MUST PROMOTE TOURISM AND THE CONVENTION AND HOTEL INDUSTRY, IT WAS PROMOTED.

IF YOU DON'T PUT HEADS IN BEDS, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED. BUT YOU MUST PROMOTE THE HOTELS BECAUSE IT IS THE HOTEL'S OCCUPANCY TAX. YOU MUST PROMOTE CONVENTION AND HOTEL AND TOURISM. ANY FUNDED EVENT OR PROGRAM SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO TOURISTS, WHICH MEANS THE IDEAL VENUE IS PUBLIC SETTING. NO PRIVATE, SO YOU CAN'T ANY PRIVATE THAT'S HELD INSIDE AND IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. SEE THE ARTS. AS FAR AS WHAT AMY IS DOING THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. SO AND THAT INCLUDES SOMETIMES YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OVERNIGHT STAYS, BUT SHE MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE OVERNIGHT STAYS, BUT SHE WILL STILL QUALIFY. AND IT MUST BE PROMOTED AND MARKETED OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY TO HELP ATTRACT OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS.

THE ART FORMS SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN THE CODE ARE FAIRLY ALL ENCOMPASSING AND INCLUDE INSTRUMENTAL VOCAL MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA, FOLK ART, CREATIVE WRITING, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

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AND I WOULD AGREE. SO IF YOU'RE HAVING THIS HAT DERBY THAT'S ONLY ON THE INSIDE OF YOUR.

FACILITY AND THE PUBLIC CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE OR CAN'T ACCESS IT, THEN YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE A SECOND. LOOK, I CAN'T SAY IT'S GOING TO QUALIFY OR NOT. I WOULD JUST SAY YOU WANT TO HAVE A HEALTHY DISCUSSION AROUND IT. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ADVISE. OKAY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THE LONGEVITY? YEAH. I WAS GONNA SAY TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN SAID, WE HAD A MEETING IN DE SOTO A WHILE AGO, AND THE HOTEL TAX LAWYERS WERE THERE, AND THEY WERE EXPLAINING THAT, OH, PEOPLE USE THE PHRASE HEADS IN BEDS AS JUST LIKE AN EASY WAY TO THINK OF SOMETHING. DOES IT QUALIFY? BUT THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING IN A HEAD IN BED, BUT IT DOES HAVE TO PROMOTE. LIKE GOODEN SAID, TOURISM. SO THAT'S WHY LIKE THE EASIEST THING TO THINK ABOUT IS LIKE EVENTS, LIKE EVENTS ARE BIG. THEY'RE PUBLIC. IT'S A VERY EASY CATCH ALL TO BE LIKE, OH, YEAH, THAT QUALIFIES FOR TAX. EVEN IF IT'S A ONE DAY. BUT THE SMALLER EVENTS, WHICH IS WHAT Y'ALL ARE ASKED TO FUND A LOT OF TIMES I WOULD SAY TO VENTURE MORE, THINK ABOUT IS IT PUBLIC ENOUGH VERSUS NECESSARILY, IS IT PUTTING SOMEONE IN A, YOU KNOW, IN A HOTEL, BUT IS IT PUBLIC ENOUGH THAT IT COULD WARRANT SOMEBODY COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN SEEING OTHER STUFF AND BE LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S KIND OF LATE. LET ME JUST STAY OVERNIGHT OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. AND IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED EVEN INVOLVING THE HOTELS IN SOME WAY IN THESE EVENTS, HAVING THINGS AT THEIR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OR IN SOME WAY INVOLVING THEM WHERE THEY ARE PROMOTED IN IT. THAT WAS EVEN IF YOU PROMOTE IT LIKE, HEY, COME AND SEE THIS THING, THIS THING. AND SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND YOUR WHOLE DAY IN DUNCANVILLE, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND STAY THE NIGHT AT ONE OF OUR HOTELS? IS THERE ANY INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE, SAY, WHO ARE COMING HERE TO AN EVENT TO STAY IN ONE OF THE HOTELS IN DUNCANVILLE? IS THERE LIKE A DISCOUNT ATTACHED TO THE EVENT? THE THEATER GIVES A 50% DISCOUNT, AND WE HAVE A 12 FOOT BY 24 FOOT BILLBOARD IN DESOTO ON I-35. IT SAYS THAT. OKAY.

AND THE DIRECTIONS TO THE THEATER AND SAYS, BOOK A STAY AND SEE A PLAY AND 50% OFF. BUT WE DO. WE HAVE LITTLE BUSINESS CARDS THAT WE DROP OFF AT THE HOTELS THAT SAY THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT WE, AT THE REQUEST OF THE FORMER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE, I THINK IT ACTUALLY WAS WITH JESSICA JAMES, WAS HERE. WE DID HAVE OUR WEBSITE REDONE AND WE HAVE A PLAN, A VISIT PAGE. WE HAVE A LINK TO EVERY HOTEL, INCLUDING THE BED AND BREAKFAST, AND IT OPENS IN A NEW WINDOW SO IT DOESN'T CLOSE. AND THEN WE HAVE A LINK TO MOST OF THE RESTAURANTS THAT CHANGES A LOT. SO WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THAT, BUT WE HAVE A HUGE LISTING OF THE RESTAURANTS AND IT'S AN ACTUAL LINK. SO THEY CAN OPEN THAT, LOOK AT THEIR MENUS, SEE WHAT THEY DO. SO IT SHOWS A PROACTIVE. EFFORT TO PROMOTE TOURISM. ONCE AGAIN, WE ALWAYS SAY WE CAN'T BEAT SOMEBODY INTO SUBMISSION AND MAKE THEM STAY HERE, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE AND MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM TO DO SO. WELL. DID YOU ASK THE OPPOSITE THOUGH? DID YOU ASK DID THE HOTEL PROVIDE AN ANSWER? NO, NO, NO. SHE WAS ASKING IF THERE IS A NO.

BUT LIKE, IS THERE AN INCENTIVE? COULD WE? BECAUSE I WAS I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE BEFORE I STARTED HERE, I WAS LIKE, I JUST SUBMITTED JUST FOR FUN, LIKE A COMEDY THING. AND THEN JOINING THE, THE ART COMMISSION, I REALIZED LIKE A MORE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH ON APPROACHING LIKE AN ACTUAL COMEDY SHOW, DOING LIKE A COMEDY FESTIVAL OVERNIGHT. PG 13, GET PERMITS FOR THE, THE AMPHITHEATER OVER HERE AND BUT FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST BEFORE, I KNOW THAT I COULD WORK OUT DEALS WITH HOTELS TOO. LIKE IF I BRING IN HOT COMEDIANS FROM THAT ARE NOT LOCAL, I COULD PROVIDE THEM LIKE A FREE ROOM

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HE'S WORKED WITH THE THEATER, WE'VE DONE PACKAGES, WE'VE PROMOTED THEM BEFORE. WE ALSO SELL THINGS THROUGH THE CHAMBER WITH AN AUCTION ITEM WHERE IT'S A HOTEL STAY AND TWO TICKETS TO THE THEATER AND A DINNER AT ROMA'S OR SOMETHING. BUT BUT I KNOW THAT HE IS. HE'S HE'S BEEN THE MOST RECEPTIVE. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE OTHERS HAVEN'T BEEN. BUT HE'S, HE'S, HE'S GOOD TO WORK WITH. AND THEY OFFER DISCOUNTS THAT WE CAN ADVERTISE TO OUR THEATER PATRONS. YEAH.

THAT'S GOOD. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT LIKE IF WE ACTUALLY MAKE LIKE CONNECTIONS LIKE THAT, WE COULD SUGGEST TO THE RECIPIENTS AND THEREBY FURTHER INCREASE LIKE A POTENTIAL ACTIVITY, RIGHT? BUT AT THIS POINT, YOU'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THE APPLICATION AND YOU'RE MAKING THE JUDGMENT CALL AT THAT POINT, RIGHT? AGAIN, IT'S NOT A CONSULTATION WHERE YOU ARE ADVISING THEM AFTER THEY'VE APPLIED. YOU'RE REVIEWING THEM. AT THAT POINT, IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE. YOU'RE HAVING TO USE THE. THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AND ALL OF THAT TO MAKE YOUR JUDGMENTS. NOW, YOU CAN PERHAPS HYPOTHETICALLY, YOU REJECT A. I GUESS YOU LEFT THE MEETING. SHE DID. SHE SENT A MESSAGE THAT SHE HAD TO HOP OFF. YOU CAN THEORETICALLY REJECT IT AND GIVE THEM ADVICE FOR THE NEXT TIME THAT THEY APPLY, BUT THAT'S THE PROCESS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE AS REJECTING IT. IT DOESN'T QUALIFY AT THIS POINT. AND THEN YOU ASK THEM TO REAPPLY WITH SOME ADVICE AT THAT POINT, RATHER THAN GIVING THEM ADVICE AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY APPLIED. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN THOUGH. AT LEAST I'VE NOT HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THE REASON TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION IS SO THAT YOU ARE BECOMING A LITTLE BIT MORE STRICT, A LITTLE BIT MORE SCRUTINIZING THE APPLICATIONS A LITTLE BIT MORE THOROUGHLY SO THAT YOU ARE ONE WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE HOT PORTION, THE HOT FUNDS THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT THROUGH. AND THEN ALSO PERHAPS GETTING INSPIRED TO DO SOME FUNDRAISING SO THAT YOU HAVE FUNDS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND GIVE YOU SOME MORE ABILITY TO DO THINGS THAT HAVE THOSE RESTRICTIONS ON IT. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT. SO I WAS MEETING UP WITH DAMI FRESH AND HE WAS TALKING. WELL, I THINK THE THE GRANT THAT WE HAD GIVEN WAS FOR LETTERING CLASSES. YES. AND HE WAS TELLING US THAT HE HIMSELF HAS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES FOR FREE LETTERING CLASSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO FURTHER HIS EDUCATION, EVEN THOUGH HE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR 20 YEARS PROFESSIONALLY. SO THEN I WAS LIKE, OH, THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH WITH THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY THING THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT FROM HIS APPLICATION THAT HE JUST IS OFFERING LIKE A LETTERING CLASS. SO IT WAS LIKE COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE OVER MY HEAD. BUT UNTIL HE, HE EXPRESSED HIMSELF THAT HE WOULD TRAVEL FOR IT, THEN THAT'S WHEN LIKE PEOPLE WOULD TRAVEL HERE FOR TO SEE TO MAYBE IN HIS CLASS. OKAY. AND THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO KNOW WHERE TO ADVERTISE. THERE'S A NICHE. YEAH, OF COURSE, OF COURSE. YEAH. OKAY.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WITH HOTEL OCCUPANCY? THAT'S ALWAYS A HOT FUN TALKING ABOUT IT.

IT'S ALWAYS A HOT SUBJECT. IT IS. I HONESTLY LOVE HOT BUTTONS. LIKE I LOVE IT, I DO TOO, I

[5.B. Importance of Quorum]

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OKAY, THAT'S ALL I NEED TO SAY ABOUT THAT. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON QUORUM? OKAY. ALL

[5.C. Danieldale and Cockrell Hill Mural Discussion]

IT MAY BE BECAUSE IT WAS A COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT WAS, I BELIEVE THE CITY WAS I THINK IT WAS A COMMUNITY PROJECT. IT WAS A COMMUNITY PROJECT. AND IT WAS JESSICA JAMES PRESENTED IT TO COUNCIL AND THEY CALLED IT PAINT BY NUMBER. AND THEN EVERYBODY GOT INVOLVED.

EVERYBODY PAINTED. THE PERRYS WERE REAL INSTRUMENTAL IN WORKING ON IT. AND YEAH. AND THEN COVID HAPPENED. RIGHT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE REACHED OUT TO MISS FERGUSON, BUT HE'S NOT AVAILABLE. SO. WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ANOTHER ARTIST MAYBE COMING IN. I DON'T KNOW HOW ARTISTS FEEL ABOUT WORKING ON OTHER ARTISTS WORK, BUT THAT WAS A COMMUNITY PROJECT. SO WE'RE ONLY TALKING FACES. BUT WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK ABOUT GETTING MONEY? IF IT WAS A COMMUNITY PROJECT, WHY CAN'T THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FINISH UP? WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO THESE FACES? OH THEY COULD I MEAN, DO WE HAVE TO HAVE HIM PUT THE EYES ON THE FACES? NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HIM. ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A COMMUNITY.

IT WASN'T LIKE IT WAS. IT'S NOT LIKE NECESSARILY HIS WORK. YEAH. HIS WORK. IT WAS A COMMUNITY WORK. SO. SO IT COULD BE. WELL, I CAN CERTAINLY SUBMIT SOME NAMES FOR THAT BECAUSE I DON'T I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF NEW TO DUNCANVILLE, BUT IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED, STUDENTS, WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT ARTISTS THAT. YEAH, I MEAN, HIGH SCHOOL, ART SCHOOL, KIDS, ARTISTS, THEY ARE FABULOUS. ABSOLUTELY. THEY ARE. ALL OF THEIR WORK IS ON DISPLAY DOWN AT THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT ART DOWN THERE.

SO I JUST THINK WE SHOULD GET A GOOD IDEA. YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST. AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR AND THEY COULD GET SOME CREDIT FOR IT. YEAH. I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD FIND THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, IF THERE WAS A CONTRACT WITH CURTIS ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT BEFORE WE YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU MENTIONED AN

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OFF OF OVER BY COSTCO. OH, OVER BY COSTCO. COSTCO. I THINK IT'S A TEXACO. OH, YEAH, THE TEXACO.

WHERE IS HIS ART? YEAH. WHERE'S THE ART? OVER THERE. YEAH, I THINK IT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE WALL. SIDE WALL. SO HE FINISHED IT. I HAPPENED TO SEE HIM ON SATURDAY AND HE SAID IT WAS COMPLETED. I ACTUALLY I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE PICTURES. IF YOU ARE FRIENDS WITH COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN OR JUST GO TO HER WEBSITE. ONE OF THEM, SHE POSTED HIS HIS PICTURE ON IT. IT'S VERY NICE. SHE POSTED SOME OTHERS TOO, BUT HIS IS ONE OF THEIR LIVES. I PERSON TO HELP US. THAT'S VERY NICE ON THE WEBSITE. I MEAN THE PODCAST ON THE PODCAST. YEAH, I DID TELL THEM THAT WE WANTED THE PODCAST. I DID TELL THEM THAT. YEAH. OKAY. SO JUST WANT TO LET

[5.D. Duncanville Poet Laureate Discussion and Planning]

DEMONSTRATE RELIABILITY, PROFESSIONALISM AND THE ABILITY TO COLLABORATE WITH CITY STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. HAVE A PROVEN RECORD OF POETIC ACHIEVEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLICATIONS, PERFORMANCES, TEACHING OR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SHOW EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES, INCLUDING YOUTH AND FAMILIES. BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE CITY IN AN INCLUSIVE, FAMILY FRIENDLY AND NONPARTIZAN MANNER AT PUBLIC EVENTS, CREATIVE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. DEVELOP AND LEAD POETRY RELATED PROJECTS, EVENTS OR INITIATIVES.

COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND CULTURAL GROUPS. CONTRIBUTE IDEAS FOR CITY SPONSORED PROGRAMS, CONTESTS OR FESTIVALS. THE COMMITMENT IS SERVED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. FULFILL AGREED UPON DUTIES AND BASIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND ACCEPT THE STIPEND AGREED UPON FOR THE TERM. SO THAT IS THE. THERE IS THEN A SEPARATE APPLICATION. THERE'S A RUBRIC FOR FOR JUDGING. WE TONIGHT WOULD. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS TO THE PUBLIC. I'VE TALKED TO THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. SHE IS WILLING TO HELP AND IT COULD ALSO GO THE OTHER WAY. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN. INSTEAD OF OUR WANTING TO DO SOMETHING THERE, SHE WOULD ASK IF THEY COULD PROMOTE POETRY THEIR WAY AND ASK FOR THE PORTFOLIO TO BE THERE. AND BEFORE YOU CAME IN, AMY MACK AND I WERE TALKING AND AMY HAS GRACIOUSLY SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN TALK MORE ABOUT IT. BUT WHEN WE GET READY TO DO THE VETTING OF IT OR SOMETHING, SHE'S, SHE'S OFFERED THE THEATER AS A LOCATION. SO

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IT'S CALLED THE ANNEX THEATER LOGO IN THE WINDOW. OKAY. WE CALL IT THE. WE REFER TO IT IS ITS LEGAL NAME IS THE ANNEX, BUT IT'S JUST OUR ANNEX. OKAY. BUT WE OWN THAT PROPERTY AND WE USE IT FOR WORKSHOPS AND AUDITIONS AND REHEARSALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE LITTLE SPACE THAT'S SMALL. IF YOU WANTED A VERY SMALL SPACE TO DO SO, WE DON'T RENT IT OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. OUR INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR OWN. WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN EVENTS THERE, AND IT CAN BE A THEATER HOSTED EVENT WHICH WOULD MAKE IT LEGAL. SO I PROBABLY MISSED IT. BUT DOES THE LAUREATE HAVE TO COME FROM DUNCANVILLE? YES, YES, IT HAS TO BE DUNCANVILLE RESIDENTS. YES. THE YES. OKAY, SO THAT MEANS WE WOULDN'T DO ANY OUTSIDE ADVERTISING. JUST BE AWARE THAT. OKAY. AND WE'LL NEED THE CITY'S HELP. I'M THINKING IN ADVERTISING. I'D LOVE TO HAVE IT HAPPEN DURING APRIL. THAT'S NATIONAL POETRY MONTH VERY SOON. YEAH. WE JUST HAVE TO START NOW. YEAH. AT LEAST SPREADING OUT THE MESSAGE TO THE INTERESTED PARTIES. DID WE ALSO MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT ADVERTISING IT TO STUDENTS AS WELL? I DON'T KNOW WHY. I THOUGHT I HEARD WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS IT COULD BE A URL CONFLICT.

THEY THEY HAVE THEY HAVE RULES. AND THAT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE FOR THE MONEY. YES. YEAH. OKAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER NOT THAT THEY COULDN'T DO IT. WE JUST COULDN'T. I MEAN, THEY CAN'T BE APPOINTED BECAUSE IT'S GOT THE STIPEND ASSOCIATED, BUT THEY COULD PARTICIPATE. YEAH. AND I ALSO THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE WE MIGHT WANT THEM TO. I MEAN, I, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT BE IN FAVOR OF 21 OR OLDER ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO USE IN SCHOOL, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT WHERE WE MIGHT WANT THEM TO REPRESENT US AT SOME POINTS, IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS COMFORTABLE FOR A STUDENT OR A SITUATION. YOU KNOW, I THINK AN ADULT, I JUST THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE INTEGRATE THAT INTO STRICTURE. SO MARIANNE, WORKING ON THIS, BUT WITH ANY SECOND, BUT ANY OTHER, OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANT TO WORK. POET LAUREATE PROJECT AVAILABILITY. YEAH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THE PODCAST. I WORK WITH YOU. BUT YOU JUST ASKED THE QUESTION. OKAY. PUT IT OUT THERE AND MAKE THAT HOT SAUCE AT YOUR RESTAURANT. IT'S CALLED HOT SAUCE AT YOUR RESTAURANT. YES, I YES. OKAY, BEAUTIFUL. I AM JUST I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. OKAY, GOTCHA. OKAY. SO YEAH, I NEED TO AND THEN PULL AIMEE INTO OKAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAD A CALL THAT WENT OUT AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW NEXT WEEK IS APRIL, BUT IT IS. IT'S ALREADY IS. SO IF WE JUST HAD AN OPEN CALL BY THE 15TH, THE DEADLINE 18TH ANNOUNCE FINALISTS 25TH THROUGH THE 30TH, SOMEONE THERE A READING EVENT AND THEN ANNOUNCE WHO WE'RE GOING TO PICK. EXCITING. WHO'S SMILING OVER HERE. PRETTY EXCITING. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SECOND COMPONENT AND THAT WOULD BE WE CAN INVITE PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW OF WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. WE CAN DO THAT. THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT A RULE BREAKER. WHATEVER WE COULD DO, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A DUNCANVILLE RESIDENT. YES. EXCELLENT. WHAT ABOUT BORN IN DUNCANVILLE AND MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE? SOMEBODY MIGHT ASK. THAT RESIDENT IS RESIDENT. GOT YOU.

I MET A COMEDIAN WHO WAS FROM DUNCANVILLE, WHO LIVED HERE FOR 30 YEARS, AND NOW HE LIVES IN BISHOP ARTS. LIKE, THAT'S SO NICE. BUT, LIKE, I JUST MOVED HERE. TECHNICALLY NOT AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, RIGHT? YEAH. THE ONE IS SPECIFIC. THAT'S GOOD. IT ELIMINATES A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND THE DEADLINE NOW IS THE 18TH IS THE DATE. THAT WAS JUST IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN APRIL, YES IT COULD. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY LAST FIVE MONTHS. AND I THOUGHT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T DO IT. IF WE HAVE A CALL, WE HAVE NO PLACE TO PUT

[01:05:04]

HAVE YOU CREATED GRAPHICS FOR IT TO POST? I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING FUN. NO, BUT I MEAN, YES, I WILL DO THAT FOR ME. CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME? I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU HAVE A GRAPHIC ARTIST OR IS THAT R A I ARTIST? AI ALEX IS OUR GRAPHIC ARTIST. OKAY. YEAH. YOU NEED OUR GRAPHIC ARTIST. I TEND TO BE. YAY! Y'ALL BETTER TELL ME SOMETHING. WELL, THEN, MAY WE OFFICIALLY ASK IF YOU WILL DO THAT? IF I SEND YOU THE DATA AGAIN? SHE'S ASKING FOR THE DATA. MAY I ASK YOU TO DO THAT? MAY I? I MEAN, YOU CAN SAY NO. I CANNOT POSSIBLY DO THAT BY APRIL 1ST. THEN I WILL DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT BY APRIL 1ST. I THINK I'LL MAYBE IF YOU COULD SEND ME SOME NOTES ON WHAT YOU'D LIKE IN IT, JUST GIVE ME LIKE A CAN BE HIGH END.

IT COULD BE JUST LIKE WHATEVER YOUR IMPULSIVE THOUGHTS ARE BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE OR IF YOU'VE GOT EXAMPLES THAT YOU'VE SEEN FOR CALLS FOR POET LAUREATES, I'M SORRY, THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING I'VE SEEN LIKE FOR DALLAS. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A DOCUMENT. IT'S NOT GRAPHIC AT ALL. SO I THINK SOMETHING WOULD BE NICE. I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE FOR THOUGHTS, IMAGINATION, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE. YEAH. THE LOGO. LOGO STUFF. OKAY, I'LL PLAY WITH IT BY APRIL 1ST. OKAY. WELL, I WILL GET YOU THE. WELL, YOU ALREADY HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I READ. IT'S ON THE LAST PAGE OF YOUR PACKAGE. YES. OKAY.

OH, I SWEAR. LOOK, WE'RE DONE. OH, IT'S IN THE MINUTES. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. HE DID, HE PUT IT IN THE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP. I'VE GOT CRITERIA. I'VE GOT COMMITTEE.

YEAH, THAT'S PATRICIA MAC. THAT'LL HELP YOU IF YOU NEED IT. OH OKAY. SO YOU'RE STILL YOU'RE NOT NOT. I MISSED THAT PART. ARE YOU HELPING OUT? LET ME GET BACK TO YOU. OKAY? OKAY. SHE IS FOR SURE. AMY, DID YOU SAY YOU'VE GOT A PLACE? I'LL HELP YOU DO WHATEVER. I DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO GO. NO, BUT AS FAR AS LOCATION. THE LOCATION. YEAH, I SAID YEAH. I THOUGHT WE COULD USE BECAUSE WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE LOCATION. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, WE NEED TO GET HER ON THAT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK IN CASE THERE'S SOMETHING. OKAY. I TOTALLY THOUGHT OF OPTIONS. YEAH. OKAY. I'M EXCITED. I THINK IT'LL BE FASCINATING. IT WILL BE SOMEONE TWO THUMBS UP THAT WILL MAKE A GREAT. WE GOT THIS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK

[5.E. Annual Report Briefing]

[01:10:02]

BUT IT'S NICE. SO WE'RE VERY POPULAR AND IT JUST KEEPS YOU BUSY ALL THE TIME. I'M ALWAYS RUNNING OUT THE DOOR, MEET WITH SOMEBODY OVER COFFEE, ALWAYS. I'M GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO AND HOW YOU PRESENT IT, AND IT MAKES ME PROUD. SO THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR A REPEAT.

EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT STYLE. EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT STYLE. IF YOU WANT THE FULL REPORT, JUST GO ONLINE. I MEAN THE DUNCAN IS THERE. YES. SHE'S. OH, AND I WAS SURPRISED. YEAH, I WAS SURPRISED. I WAS GOING TO TELL FRANCISCO AND ALEX. I WAS LIKE, OH THAT'S SWEET. THEY PUT ME ON DUNCANVILLE FOR A WEEK. YEAH. EVERYBODY WAS CALLING ME LIKE, OH, LOOK AT YOU. SO APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. ARTS AND BUSINESS MIXER UPDATE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY. IT JUST DEPENDS

[5.F. Arts and Business Mixers Update]

THAT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TWO DEFINITELY. MAYBE THIRD WE'RE WE'RE IN THE SECOND QUARTER FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR. WE'RE IN THE SECOND QUARTER. YEAH. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. YEAH WE HAVE A FISCAL YEAR IS OCTOBER TO SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE A MONTH AND WE HAVE A MONTH AND A WEEK BEFORE WE'RE OUT OF OUR SECOND QUARTER. OKAY. SO DO WE NEED TO? SET A DATE OR IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOING TO SET A DATE OR. NO, WE DO. I THINK THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO TO BACK YOU AND TAKE THE CREDIT AND BE THERE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE THINGS. OKAY. THEY LIKE THE ARTS COMMISSION. IF I'M IF I'M STILL READING EVERYTHING RIGHT, YOU CAN CORRECT ME. THEY WANT THE ARTS COMMISSION TO DO WITH THE ARTS COMMISSION DOES BEST THE CREATIVE PART, BRINGING THAT ARTS PART OF IT. AND THEN WHAT THEIR GOAL IS TO KIND OF COME INTO IT AND TURN IT INTO A NETWORKING AND BUSINESS MIXER FROM THEIR SIDE. SO BUSINESS. YEAH. SO YOU ALL DO WHAT YOU DO AND HAVE MADE JUST A EXPERIENCE TO BE HAD IN DUNCANVILLE, AND THEN THEY WILL BRING THE REST.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO ANYWAY. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT THE EDC. THE EDC, ONE OF THEIR ECONOMIC

[01:15:05]

MOST TRADITIONALLY, YOU'VE ALL BEEN PICKING BUSINESSES THAT WERE NEWER. YEAH. AND THEN TEAMING UP COFFEE HOUSE AND WE DID THE BODEGA. RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AROUND THE CORNER, BUT THEY PROVIDED. BUT WE DID THOSE TWO TOGETHER. WE DID PINK YOLK. THEY'RE NOT HERE ANYMORE, BUT PINK YOLK AND TEXAS ARE BURGERS. WE DID THOSE TWO TOGETHER AND TEXAS BURGERS PROVIDED THE REFRESHMENTS AND SO FORTH. PINK YOLK WILL DO BOTH BUSINESSES, BUT PINK YOLK HAD THE PRIMARY PART OF THE RECEPTION PART OF THAT. WE DID POETRY THERE. YEAH, POETRY AND SOME DIFFERENT THINGS. SO THAT'S ONE, TWO, THREE. AND THEN WE DID. THE LAST ONE WE DID WAS SHAPE, SHAPE THE LAST ONE, BUT WE DID SHAYLA'S AND, AND THE MUSIC, MUSIC LOVERS, LOVERS PLACE, WHICH WAS NEXT DOOR. AND SO THEY PROVIDED MUSIC. AND THEN SHE ALSO BOUGHT A SINGER IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, BUT THEY DID THAT. AND SHAYLA'S PROVIDED THE FOOD. AND THEN WE DID. LOST JEFFY'S WITH THE WITH THE MEXICAN HERITAGE. WE. MEXICAN HERITAGE. BUT IN THE COURTYARD, RIGHT BY THE THEATER. RIGHT. AND SO WE DID THAT. BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY NICE.

BUT IF YOU DID, WHAT WOULD YOU WHAT WOULD YOU PULL IN A RESTAURANT IF WE DID WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING A MUSEUM, IT COULD BE A CATERER, PROBABLY LIKE A CATERER MUSEUM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE MAYBE ONE OF THE NEW RESTAURANTS. WE COULD HAVE THEM CATER. YEAH, YEAH. AND PROMOTE THEM. YEAH. ANOTHER LOCATION IS THE THE DUNCANVILLE GALLERY AND MUSEUM. YEAH. AND YOU COULD ALWAYS IT'S RIGHT THERE. AND THEN MAYBE WE COULD, I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD OFFER MY RESTAURANT, BUT IT'S IN GRAND PRAIRIE. IT HAS TO BE IN DUNCANVILLE. IT'S TO BE IN DUNCANVILLE. WELL, WE, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT WE DIDN'T WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WITH ROMANS. AND I DON'T WANT TO FORGET THEM. THEY'RE A NEW RESTAURANT, BUT THEY CERTAINLY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. IF WE DID THE MUSEUM AND DID ROMANS THERE, RIGHT THERE. YEAH, CLOSE TO THEM. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO.

THEY REALLY DO. THEY DO SO MUCH. I MEAN, EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, THEY'RE. SO WE NEED TO REACH OUT MAYBE TO KAREN AND AND ROMA'S OKAY. I MEAN, I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.

HER SPACE IS REALLY KIND OF LIKE BODEGA WAS AROUND. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. AND IT'S IT WOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO COME. RIGHT. OKAY. SO IF WE DID THAT, WOULD WE WANT TO DO IT? MAYBE IN JUNE. JUNE SOUNDS GOOD. I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT SOME OTHER STUFF THAT WE GOT GOING ON. THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO THINK OF ALL THIS OTHER STUFF WE GOT GOING ON AHEAD OF THAT. I'M LOOKING AT YOU. I DON'T KNOW, DUDE. NOT ME ME ME. NO NO NO, IT'S TOO SOON. WELL, YOU GOT GRADUATIONS, BUT YEAH. DID YOU WANT TO MAYBE DO LIKE, A SMALLER GROUP THAT CAN COMMUNICATE WITH US AND. OKAY, LIKE, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU KIND OF LET TIFFANY WYATT JUST GO AND THEN SHE GOT BACK AND THEN SHE WOULD TELL US WHAT SHE NEEDED. YEAH.

[01:20:05]

YEAH. OKAY. YOU KNOW, JUNETEENTH IS I KNOW THAT ONE MIGHT WORK. OH, OKAY.

ALTOGETHER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THINK OF THAT. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT MIXERS?

[6.A. Arts Commission to Consider Hosting a Table/Booth at the 2026 BloomFest]

OKAY, SO IS THIS GOING TO BE THIS IS NINTH AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE AFFAIR, WHICH WAS A ACTUALLY AN ARTS COMMISSION EVENT. AND IT'S AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT DURING BLOOM FEST AND IT'LL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER. THAT'S WHERE ELLA IS GOING TO BE. THEY. RON THOMPSON, THE FORMER CHAIR IS, IS PUTTING A LOT OF THIS STUFF TOGETHER. BUT OF COURSE, HE NEEDS SOMEBODY TO, YOU KNOW, TO ALL OTHER FOLKS WORK. AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHERE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I THINK IS COMING INTO. THEY WANT TO HELP OUT. THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING.

AND SO. WE SAID WE WANTED TO. IF WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE, WE WANT TO AT LEAST BE. WE FIGURED THAT IF WE WERE OUT FRONT ON THE LAWN, AS THE PEOPLE ARE GOING BY, WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO GO INSIDE AND LOOK AT THE ART AND PARTICIPATE. SO THAT WAS THE THAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS. AND THEN ONE OTHER THING, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE COMMUNITY MOSAIC. SO THE REASON WHY I WANT TO KNOW THIS IS SO THAT THE TABLE CAN BE FIGURED OUT WHERE IT'S LOCATED, AND THE COMMUNITY MOSAIC PROJECT THAT YOU ALL GAVE THE GRANT TO WILL BE SET UP BESIDE YOU BESIDE US.

OKAY. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THOSE DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS AND STUFF. SO I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT L'AFFAIRE. OKAY. L'AFFAIRE WAS ONE OF THE. THEY HAD GRANT RECIPIENT. YEAH, THEY WERE GRANT RECIPIENTS. TO TWO CYCLES, I THINK BACK TWO CYCLES BACK AT THE ART COMMISSION HAD APPROVED AND WE HAD DONE IT ONE YEAR. WELL, SHE DID IT. GAIL SLIDER DID IT ONE YEAR. AND THEN WE TOOK IT AND SAID THAT WE WOULD DO IT NEXT YEAR. AND THEN RIGHT IN BETWEEN THAT TRANSITION, IT JUST SORT OF NOBODY WAS CARRYING THE BALL ON IT. AND SO THEY DID, YOU KNOW, THEY DID RECEIVE THE GRANT. THEY WANTED TO DO IT. AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROMOTES ARTISTS. IT GIVES ARTISTS COME AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN. THEY CAN SET UP, HAVE THEIR TABLE, SHOW THEIR ART, SELL THEIR ART IF THEY WANT. BUT IT'S DUNCANVILLE ARTISTS, A LOT OF DIFFERENT DUNCANVILLE. BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE. OKAY. THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. ARTS EVENT HERE. IT'S AN ARTS EVENT.

IT'S AN ARTS EVENT. JEWELRY, JEWELRY DISPLAY. YES, IT WAS JEWELRY AND ALL THAT STUFF.

OKAY, SO, SO WE HAVE BLOOM FEST THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON ON THE NINTH. AND WHAT WE WANTED, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS HAVING THE SENIOR CENTER AND HAVING THIS EVENT AS PART OF BLOOM FEST AND AFFAIRS IN THE SENIOR CITIZEN. IT WILL BE IN THE SENIOR CENTER. OKAY. YEAH.

AND SO ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED MANPOWER BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOMEBODY TO MAN OR A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TO MAN OR, YOU KNOW, DO WHATEVER. IN TERMS OF MANNING THE ARTS TABLE. AND THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT. AND A BOOTH. AND PART OF IT WAS TO, TO GET, YOU KNOW, JUST TO HELP PROMOTE THE ARTS AS USUAL AND GET PEOPLE TO GO INTO THE SENIOR CENTER AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. SO THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN THOSE SIDE DOORS, THOSE

[01:25:03]

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. SO HE'S ALREADY BEEN TALKING TO SOME ARTISTS. AND WHO'S HE? RON THOMPSON, HE'S COORDINATING. HE'S HE'S COORDINATING IT. BUT WE NEED TO BE THERE TO HELP OUT TOO. AND IT'S A IT'S AN ALL DAY EVENT. IT'S GOING TO BE AN ALL DAY EVENT. OKAY. SO FOR BLOOM FEST ITSELF IS IMPORTANT. YEAH. BLOOM FROM 4 TO 10. BUT THE AFFAIR I BELIEVE HE'S GOT IT LIKE THAT. OKAY. AND THEN ELLA FAIR IS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. YES. BUT NOT FOR NOT THAT LONG. YES. FROM. WELL I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW IT'S STARTING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. I'M NOT SURE WHEN HE'S SHUTTING, SHUTTING IT DOWN. I HAVE TO ASK HIM THAT ONE. I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE. YEAH, I THINK IT'S LIKE EIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I MAY BE WRONG, I DON'T. YEAH, I HAVE TO FIND OUT. I'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT. SO. SO YOU'RE SAYING WE NEED TO PUT IT TO A MOTION OR VOTE AGAIN OR SOMETHING. I JUST PUT IT AS AN ACTION ITEM. IN CASE YOU ALL DECIDED TO HANDLE THIS. AN ACTION ITEM OF DOES THE BODY WANT A TABLE? AND PROBABLY YOU DO WANT TO MAKE A VOTE ON IT JUST SO THAT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITH IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I MOVED TO HAVE A BOOTH AT L'AFFAIRE BLOOM FEST ON. ARE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS? YES THEY ARE.

BLOOM FEST AND L'AFFAIRE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT L'AFFAIRE IS GOING TO BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OF THE CLIENTELE AND THE TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE AT BLOOM FIST. BUT THERE NEED TO BE TWO TABLES, RIGHT? ONE INSIDE AND ONE OUTSIDE, ONE WITH THE TENT. NO, NO, THIS IS ONLY FOR A BLOOM FEST. ONLY FOR US. OKAY. SO JUST WE'LL BE THERE AT SENIOR CENTER OUTSIDE. WE'RE GOING TO SHE'LL POSITION THE TABLE. IF YOU WANT A TABLE, SHE'LL POSITION THE D ARTS COMMISSION'S TABLE NEAR THE SENIOR CENTER. SO IT'S IN PROXIMITY TO TO L'AFFAIRE. OKAY. BUT NOT. BUT IT'S PART OF BLOOM FEST. I'M SORRY. NO NEED FOR BOTH. THAT'S NOT. NO. LF THERE IS ONE THING AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TABLE IT AT BLOOM FEST IS ANOTHER. AND THEN WHENEVER THAT TABLE WINDS UP GOING TO THROW THE MOSAIC BESIDE YOU GUYS.

OKAY. AND THE MOSAIC IS THE GRANT RECIPIENT ABOUT DOING MOSAIC, THE PAINTING AND DIFFERENT FOLKS GOING IN. AND SO THAT THING HAS BLOWN UP BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE REC CENTER AND SOME OTHER THINGS. IT'S GOING TO WIND UP BEING AN OUTDOOR MOSAIC AND IT'S BECOMING A COMMUNITY. WELL, WHAT'S IT BECOMING? IT WAS ORIGINALLY A COMMUNITY THING, SO THAT'S NICE. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY, SORRY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I THOUGHT YOU WERE.

YES. GO AHEAD. SORRY. SO I MOVED TO HAVE AN ART COMMISSION BOOTH TABLE AT BLOOM FEST OUTSIDE THE SENIOR CENTER. DURING KIDNEY FEST. SO IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND, THAT THE ARTS COMMISSION HOSTED A TABLE OF BOOTH AT THE 2026 BLOOM FEST. AND IN READINESS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I'LL RAISE YOUR HAND. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. SO DO WE STILL HAVE TIME TO GET A TENT? I'M GOING TO NEED ONE IN MAY. YEAH, WE'LL NEED ONE IN MAY. THEY'VE BEEN GRACIOUSLY LETTING US USE OTHERS. I THINK LAST TIME WE HAD CB'S TENT. AND THEN FOR JUST A WHITE ONE. BUT I THINK IT'S NICE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE OUTSIDE SEVERAL TIMES THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN. AND THEN IF WE DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN DUNCANVILLE SWITCH OR ANY OF THESE OTHERS, WE CAN USE THE TENTS FOR OTHER EVENTS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY, ANY OTHER ITEMS? MEETING IS ADJOURNED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.