NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL MEETING
Friday, September 13, 2024
10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
On Location/Virtual Hybrid Meeting
Art Council of Kern
1020 18th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Online meeting access will be provided at:
https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/
ASL Interpretation will be provided via Zoom.
Interpretación simultánea en español – transmisión de audio por Zoom.

10:00 A.M.

1. Call to Order R. Messina Captor (5 min)
2. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum C. Gutierrez (5 min)
3. Land and Peoples Acknowledgement P. Mercado (10 min)
4. Opening Remarks and Community Agreements R. Messina Captor D. Brazell (5 min)
5. Welcome from Leticia Perez, Supervisor of Kern County and Karen Goh, Mayor of Bakersfield L. Perez K. Goh (5 min)
6. Welcome from Jeanette Richardson, Executive Director of CAC State-Local Partner, Arts Council of Kern J. Richardson (8 min)
7. Chair’s Report R. Messina Captor (7 min)
8. Executive Director’s Report D. Brazell
9. VOTING ITEM: Minutes from Previous Meetings Council will vote to approve the following minutes: Council Meeting- 8/01/24, Hybrid R. Messina Captor (90 min)
10. VOTING ITEM: FY 2024-2025 Grant Awards
    The Allocations Committee will provide recommendations to the Council on the formula for the FY 2024-2025 grant awardees. The Council will review, discuss, and vote on final allocations. Presentation (20 min) Public Comment (30 min) Discussion (40 min) N. Miner, P. Mercado (30 min)
11. Working Lunch (35 min)
12. VOTING ITEM: Extend the FY 2024-2025 Grant Period to 2 Years Programs Policy Committee will present recommendations on whether to extend the FY24-25 grant period to 2 years. The Council will review, discuss, and vote on this change. Presentation (10 min) Public Comment (15 min) Discussion (10 min) G. Clarke, C. Duarte (30 min)
13. VOTING ITEM: Change the Council Vice and
    Chair Position Terms to 2 years
    Governance Committee will present their
    recommendations to change the Council bylaws and
    make the Chair and Vice Chair terms 2 years. The
    Council will review, discuss, and vote on this change. Presentation (5 min) Public Comment (15 min) Discussion (10 min) A. Israel, V. Estrada (25 min)
14. VOTING ITEM: Council Attendance Procedure
    The Governance Committee will provide a
    recommendation for a process to ensure that there is a
    quorum at each meeting. The Council will review,
    discuss, and vote on this item. Presentation (5 min) Public Comment (15 min) Discussion (10 min) A. Israel, V. Estrada (25 min)
15. PRESENTATION: FY 23-24 Grantee Data
    The CAC Equity Measures and Evaluation Manager will
    present analysis of the FY 2023-2024 grantees. Presentation (10 min) Discussion (15 min) R. Ratzkin (30 min)
16. General Public Comment
    Two forms of general public comment will be offered:
    1) Comments will be accepted during the meeting in
    person or over Zoom.
    2) Written comment submissions will also be accepted online prior to and up through 10 a.m. on the second business day following the close of the meeting. Live public comments will be limited to three minutes per person and 30 minutes in total, as allowed by BagleyKeene. C. Gutierrez (20 min)
17. Committee/Ad Hoc Updates Legislative, Strategic Framework, Equity, Partnerships (Ad Hoc), Disability, Accessibility and Inclusion (Ad Hoc) R. Messina Captor, R. Hirabayashi, R. Hirabayashi, V. Estrada, O. Raynor, P. Mercado, O. Raynor (15 min)
18. Council Open Discussion R. Messina Captor (5 min)
19. In Memoriam R. Hirabayashi (5 min)
20. Closing Remark Call for agenda items for the November 8 Council Meeting. R. Messina Captor 4:00 P.M.
21. Adjournment R. Messina Captor