Grants Committee of the Reno Arts & Culture Commission Meeting

Grants Committee of the Reno Arts & Culture Commission Meeting Hybrid Meeting Agenda Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 11:00 a.m. McKinley Arts & Culture Center Boardroom 925 Riverside Drive Reno, NV 89503 Members Melissa Astin Council Liaison: Jenny Brekhus Josh Ellis Staff Liaison: Megan Berner Kara Smith Public Notice This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – 1 East First Street. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241 at http://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030, or cityclerk@reno.gov. Members of the Board/Commission/Committee may participate in this meeting using the zoom video conference platform. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by registering through the below zoom link which will provide the meeting ID number and call-in phone number. Virtual link: https://links.reno.gov/405xrFe In Person: 925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503, McKinley Arts & Culture Center Boardroom Accommodations Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate individuals with disabilities attending the meeting. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be made. Supporting Materials Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting Megan Berner at (775) 326-6333, bernerm@reno.gov and on the City’s website at Reno.Gov. Pursuant to NRS 241, supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the public body. Order of Business The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure at the meeting. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body may combine two or more agenda items for consideration; remove an item from the agenda; or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any time. See, NRS 241. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later. Public Comment In-Person A person wishing to address the public body shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to the presiding officer. Public comment, whether on items listed on the agenda or general public comment, is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker, nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken. The presiding officer may prohibit comment if the content of comments is a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the public body, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other speakers. Any person making willfully disruptive remarks while addressing the public body or while attending the meeting may be removed from the room by the presiding officer, See, NRS 241 and the person may be barred from further audience before the public body during that session. See, Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, § 8.05. Examples of disruptive conduct include, without limitation, yelling, stamping of feet, whistles, applause, heckling, name calling, use of profanity, personal attacks, physical intimidation, threatening use of physical force, assault, battery, or any other acts intended to impede the meeting or infringe on the rights of the public body or meeting participants. Virtual No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda as an action item. Pursuant to NRS 241, those wishing to submit public comment may do so through the online public comment form found at Reno.Gov/PublicComment, by sending an email tocityclerk@reno.gov, by leaving a voicemail at 775-334- 2030 or at the meeting during virtual public comment. Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the Board/Commission/Committee for review, and entered into the record. Comments received after 4:00 pm on the day preceding the meeting will be provided to the Board/Commission/Committee for review prior to adjournment, and entered into the record. A. Introductory Items A.1 Call To Order/Roll Call A.2 Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator. A.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – November 1, 2023 B. Business Items B.1 Scoring, ranking, and possible recommendation to the Reno Arts and Culture Commission for the 2024 Arts & Culture Event Grants. (For Possible Action) i) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Artown, E0001, 2024 Artown Festival Cultural Connections Mariachi Acero de Las Vegas on July 1, 2024. (For Possible Action) ii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the Latino Research Center, E0002, Dia de los Muertos 2024 on October 13, 2024. (For Possible Action) iii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Holy Cross Lutheran Church Reno, E0003, Artown Quilt Show and Musical Performances on July 14, 2024. (For Possible Action) iv) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $5,980 from Arts for All Nevada, E0004, Youth Art Month Family Festival on March 9, 2024. (For Possible Action) v) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Reno Philharmonic Association, E0005, Play for a Day on March 10, 2024. (For Possible Action) vi) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Nevada Museum of Art, E0006, Celebrate Dia de Muertos at Hands ON! on October 12, 2024. (For Possible Action) vii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of The Lilley Museum of Art, E0007, Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy Opening Event on June 1, 2024. (For Possible Action) viii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $3,050 from Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, E0008, D.G. Menchetti Education Programs Present Young Shakespeare on July 25-29, 2024. (For Possible Action) ix) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, E0009, Dog Days of Summer Dance Festival on August 16-18, 2024. (For Possible Action) x) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Reno Jazz Orchestra, E0010, 2024 Jazz in the Schools on February 10, 2024. (For Possible Action) xi) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from High Desert Harmony Chorus, E0011, Harmony in the Park: A Celebration of Barbershop Music on August 24, 2024. (For Possible Action) xii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Good Luck Macbeth, E0012, The 10-10 Play Festival on May 27 – June 1, 2024. (For Possible Action) xiii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from The Holland Project, E0013, Live From Rattlesnake Mountain on July 20, 2024. (For Possible Action) xiv) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Reno Chamber Orchestra, E0014, Free Concert at Feed the Camel on August 28, 2024. (For Possible Action) xv) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Latino Arte and Culture, E0015, Day of the Dead Festival on October 27, 2024. (For Possible Action)  xvi) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from Northern Nevada Rural Concert Initiative, E0016, A Winter’s Tale on January 20, 2024. (For Possible Action) xvii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from MidTown District Reno, E0017, Dancing in the Streets, Art Walk on July 13, 2024. (For Possible Action) xviii) Discussion and possible approval of scoring and ranking for a grant request up to an amount of $7,000 from KWNK Community Radio, E0018, KWNK’s Jazz x Indie Mind Meld on May 4, 2024. (For Possible Action) C. Board/Commission/Committee Member Reports and Announcements - Limited to items that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. No action may be taken on this item. D. Future Agenda Items - Discussion of items for future agendas. No action may be taken on this item. E. Public Comment - This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator. F. Adjournment (For Possible Action)