Reno Arts and Culture Commission

Reno Arts & Culture Commission Meeting Hybrid Meeting Agenda Monday, May 15, 2023, 4:00 p.m. McKinley Arts & Culture Center Boardroom 925 Riverside Drive Reno, NV 89503 Members Mark Salinas, Chair Shaughn Richardson Melanie Rudnick, Vice-Chair Benjamin Schwartz Eric Andersen Vacant Lily Baran Vacant Debbi Engebritson Council Liaison: Jenny Brekhus Erik Fong Staff Liaison: Megan Berner Dana Hatjakes 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://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wfMc9VfSQwSwdz-EddDUMw In Person: 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 bernerm@reno.gov, by leaving a voicemail at 775-326- 6333 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 Land Recognition Statement – As cultural advisors to the City of Reno, the Reno Arts & Culture Commission wishes to acknowledge the history of the land we gather upon today. We recognize our country’s establishment by colonialism and its violent impact upon people of color, specifically the Indigenous Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe people, whose ancestral homeland was stolen and developed into what is now known as Nevada. The Reno Arts & Culture Commission would like to invite you to join us in being committed to cultural awareness, social responsibility, and measurable actions to support and benefit the Indigenous people who are living alongside us, on the land we occupy today. A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – May 15, 2023 A.5 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – March 20, 2023 A.6 Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No action may be taken on this item. A.7 Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No action may be taken on this item. B. Business Items B.1 Public Art Committee Update (1) Discussion and possible approval of the Public Art Committee’s recommendation of an artist for the Lake Park Public Art Project from the list of the following artists in alphabetical order: Mike Burke, Matt Cartwright, Lauren Gandolfo (Tridentata Arts), and Kristen Smith. (For Possible Action) (2) Discussion and possible approval of the Public Art Committee’s recommendation of up to 13 artists to paint signal boxes for the 2023 Art Signals program in an amount not to exceed $10,500 from the list of the following artists in alphabetical order: Brooke Brazil, Stephen Crook, Alyssa Cumpton, Julia Flippo, April Gratrix, Amaya Rodriguez Keir, Jenny Krupka, Charly Malpass, Nadine Meredith, Gaige Oregon, Ana Perez-McKay, Cyan Samone, Angie Terrell. (For Possible Action) B.2 Discussion and possible approval of a call for artists for the Oddie Boulevard Public Art Project in an amount not to exceed $150,000. (For Possible Action) B.3 Review and possible recommendation of an Arts & Culture Commissioner to serve on the Reno Special Events Sponsorship Committee from the following candidates listed in alphabetical order: Eric Andersen, Lily Baran, Erik Fong, Dana Hatjakes, Shaughn Richardson, Mark Salinas, and Benjamin Schwartz. (For Possible Action) B.4 Discussion and possible recommendation of up to four new appointments to the Arts & Culture Commission to fill current and upcoming vacancies from the following candidates listed in alphabetical order: Ruby Barrientos, Constance Hightower, Matthew Kaempfe, Richard Layton, Jahahi Mazariego, Kendall Nolan and/or Marie Rodriguez. (For Possible Action) B.5 Discussion and possible recommendation on an Equity Outreach Grant program. (For Possible Action) B.6 Discussion and possible approval of a call for nominations for City of Reno Poet Laureate for the term from July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $3,000. (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)