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MAY MEETING?[Cultural Arts Commission on July 18, 2023.]
I DID TO LOOK OVER THESE.I HEAR A MOTION TO MOVE, TO APPROVE, TO ACCEPT THE MISS WRITTEN MITCH, IN A SECOND.
SO, SO THAT IS A, UM, A NEW ITEM THAT YOU'LL START TO SEE ON OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
SO THE, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS ASKING ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO INCLUDE A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
SO IF ANYBODY WAS HERE, THEY COULD COMMENT AT THAT TIME.
SO SINCE IT'S JUST US, I GUESS WE CAN MOVE ON.
UH, MONTHLY REPORTS FOR THE GRANVILLE PLAZA AND THE ATRIUM.
SO, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING IN OUR PACKET FOR THE PUBLIC MEETING.
UM, AND SO YOU'LL SEE THIS AMAZING REPORT THAT MS. TERESA HAS HELPED PUT TOGETHER.
UM, AND THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF ATTENDANCE FROM MAY AND JUNE FOR THE ART CENTER, FOR THE ATRIUM AND FOR THE PLAZA THEATER.
UM, GROUPS THAT THE COMMISSION FUNDS ARE HIGHLIGHTED, RIGHT, THERESA? YES.
THE YELLOW WOULD BE THE AFFILIATE AND MM-HMM.
AND THE, UH, THE ORANGEY COLOR IS, UM, IS ASSOCIATE AND THEN THE GREEN GREEN IS, UH, G C A C FUNDED OR IN YEAH.
SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS FROM GROUPS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARTS COMMISSION DOLLARS ARE GOING TO SUPPORT.
SO, UM, REALLY TERRIFIC REPORT FOR, FOR, FOR US.
UM, AND I GUESS THAT THAT REALLY IS ALL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE REPORTS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORTS? SO THE ORANGE IS ALSO AFFILIATE.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO, IS ASSOCIATES.
SO THE, THE ORANGE COLOR IS ASSOCIATES.
YOU'LL SEE KIND OF A, A LEGEND AT THE TOP OF EACH, UH, OF EACH, UH, LIKE JUNE, THAT KIND OF THING.
SOME, SOME DON'T HAVE AFFILIATES.
SO THE PLAZA MAINLY HAD THE AFFILIATES, I MEAN THE ASSOCIATES, SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE WROTE ASSOCIATES THERE.
WHEN IS THE SHOW FOR SUMMER MUSICAL? SO THEY'RE ABOUT, THIS FRIDAY OPENS THIS FRIDAY, AND THEN IT GOES ON NEXT WEEKEND TOO.
SO FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, 21ST, 22ND, 23RD, AND THEN 28TH, 29TH, 30TH OF JULY.
UH, THE MUSIC MAN IS LISTED IN THE JUNE, AND IF I AM CORRECT, I THINK THEIR ATTENDANCE FOR MUSIC MAN WAS SURPASSED MM-HMM.
SO THEY HAD REALLY STRONG GOOD, UM, SHOWING FOR SUMMER MUSICALS FOR MUSIC MAN.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT.
SO THEY WOULD STILL LOVE TO HAVE COMMISSIONERS AND THEY DO HAVE, UM, AND LIKE ALL OF OUR GROUPS, IF, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING A SHOW, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, LET US KNOW AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET SOME TICKETS SET ASIDE FOR YOU.
MAYBE EVEN NOTE THAT YOU FANTASTIC.
AND IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTION, DYA IS SPONSORED BY, UH, GSM.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR, SO WE JUST NEED TO LET YOU KNOW TO GET TICKETS, IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY.
AND THEN THEY'LL JUST HAVE, WE'LL CALL WHEN WE GET HERE.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.
GARLAND BANKHEAD COKER ARTS DISTRICT APPLICATION.
SO, UM, REALLY EXCITED, UH, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, UH, ON JUNE 15TH.
VERY SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO DEANNE.
SHE MADE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STATE REPS TO HELP THEM GET INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
SHE REALLY WORKED ALONG WITH US
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TO GET IT ALL PUT TOGETHER.SO VERY, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
UM, SO WE WILL KNOW IN SEPTEMBER, UH, IF GARLAND IS ABLE TO RECEIVE A CULTURAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION FROM THE TCA.
AND THAT DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR US.
UM, IT HELPS WITH MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS.
UM, IT'S THE STATE SAYING, HEY, GARLAND HAS PROGRAMS. YEAH, GARLAND.
GARLAND HAS WHAT IT TAKES, HAS PROGRAMS, ASSETS, AND IT OPENS UP SOME GRANT FUNDS AS WELL TOO.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE MAIN THING TOO.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.
SO VERY EXCITED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE HEALTH AND SUPPORT OF THE, UM, OF THE BANKHEAD CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT FOR WELL KNOW IN SEPTEMBER.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE DOWN IN AUSTIN, SO I WENT AND TALKED TO ONE OF THE REPS AND SHE, YOU KNOW, THE ONE THAT'S IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND ONE, AND WAS EXCITED, BUT THEN THEY GOT SO BUSY.
IT JUST, WE HAD TO ACTUALLY WAIT TILL THE END OF SESSION AND THEN I JUST HAD TO STAY ON 'EM TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT PROBABLY IS NOT, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR AGENDA AT THAT POINT.
SO I, WE JUST HAD TO KEEP CALLING.
WELL, IT'S, IT'S A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF KNOWING PEOPLE AND HOW CONNECTIONS CAN, HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN IT DONE IF I HADN'T KNOWN.
BEEN DOWN THERE AND MADE UP AND APPRECIATE IT.
IT'S JUST WE HAD TO STAY ON IT.
WE HATE TO BE NICE TO JOE, BUT THANKS TO HIM.
YEAH, I DID IT, BUT WE WERE DOWN THERE, SO THAT WAS GOOD.
SO, BUT THANK YOU, AMY, FOR I WOULD SAY IF YOU SAW THE PACKET AND THE VIDEO OR ANY, I MEAN, SHE HAS DONE A FABULOUS JOB PUTTING GARLAND OUT THERE, SO WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU EITHER.
AND THE THING I JUST WANNA SAY TOO, I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR WHAT, HOW WE HAVE GROWN AS A BOARD AND ARE STILL GROWING AND DOING, AND AMY IS A BIG PART OF THAT TOO, KIND OF PUTTING A FIRE UNDER US AND GETTING US GOING AND, AND SHOW.
WELL, NO, THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE THAT WE CAN DO THAT WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE COULD DO.
WE JUST THOUGHT WE JUST HAD TO DO WHATEVER THE CITY TOLD US TO DO, BUT NOW, AND WITH, IF WE GET THIS IN LIMITLESS POSSIBILITY, SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY OR EVERYTHING WE DO.
I WANNA RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT YOU WOULD GO HOME AND WORK UNTIL THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT ON THAT YOU WERE NONSTOP.
IT'S, IT'S SO EXCITING TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE THE BEST TIME FOR GARLAND RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M SO PROUD OF THIS BOARD AND THIS COMMISSION.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT OF GOOD STUFF, SO YEAH, WE'RE DOING GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, WELL IF ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER, UH, AGENDA ITEMS OR FUTURE AGENDA THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW? I, I THINK WE'RE GOOD JUST COMING UP.
WE'LL START WITH THE CALL OUR CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, INC.