[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION CITY OF INDIO MEETING FOR JANUARY 11 2022.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> THERE ARE NONE ADAM NUMBER FOUR STAFF UPDATES AND REPORTS.
[4. STAFF UPDATE AND REPORTS]
ITEM 4.1 IS INTRODUCTIONS OF OUR NEW STAFF PEOPLE.>> GOOD EVENING CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION MY NAME IS SCOTT TRUJILLO I AM THE DEPUTY MANAGER AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SOME NEW BODIES HERE THAT ARE SERVING THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE FEW MINUTES TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND ALSO JUST TALK A BIT ABOUT SOME EXPECTATIONS AS WE MOVE INTO THIS NEW VENTURE TOGETHER.
WE ESSENTIALLY SAW A VOID IF YOU WELL.
WE DID NOT HAVE STAFF THAT WERE DESIGNATED FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, IS THAT ABOUT ACCURATE? AND SO I HAD THIS SPRING IDEA PLACED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND IT WAS FOR A POSSIBILITY THAT I COULD POACH ONE OF OUR STAFF WHO HAS THIS NATURAL AFFINITY FOR ART BEING LAYLA IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND BRING HER OVER TO THE ART SIDE.
AND SO THE CONVERSATION WENT FROM THERE.
I SPOKE TO MISTER SNYDER AND COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT I CONVINCED HIM THAT IT WAS A GOOD MOVE.
WHAT WAS INTERESTING IS WHEN I WAS APPROACHED HER ON THE IDEAS SHE WAS WATCHING A VIDEO ON DESERTS IN HER OFFICE.
THE IRONY BEHIND THAT IS THAT WE ATTENDED THE GRAND OPENING OF DESERT X IN PALM SPRINGS.
THE FACT THAT WE WERE PAIRED UP YEARS AGO ON THAT ENDEAVOR AND FOR ME TO WALK IN AND SEE IT, HERE WE ARE I'M ABOUT TO APPROACH HER ON AN IDEA ABOUT COMING IN THE ART ROLE.
IT WAS THE IRONY WAS PRETTY INTERESTING.
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY NEARLY 16 YEARS.
PROBABLY IN ABOUT SEVEN DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN TITLES WITH FOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
YOU WILL SEE THAT THROUGH AND THROUGH.
I'M COMMITTED TO THIS COMMUNITY AND I AM BIG ON THE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION AND I INVITE THAT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS TO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME VIA CELL PHONE OR HOWEVER YOU WISH.
AND THEN I WELCOME TRYING TO OF YOUR IDEAS AND INPUT.
I NEVER WANT TO CROUCH YOUR CREATIVITY.
NOT THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT EVERYTHING BUT I DEFINITELY AM OPEN TO DO THAT.
BEFORE I HANDED OVER TO LAYLA, ONE THING I WANTED TO THROW OUT THERE, THIS IS NOT AN AGENDA SO WE CAN'T SPEND MUCH TIME TO DISCUSSING IT BUT TO PUT ON YOUR RADAR.
THE OTHER CRAZY IDEA THAT HAVE IS TO POTENTIALLY COMBINE TWO COMMISSIONS.
THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
I SAY THAT THE PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR AND START THINKING ABOUT IT.
I THINK THERE IS A NATURAL PARALLELS BETWEEN THE TWO COMMISSIONS THAT MAKE SENSE
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TO ME.THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'VE VETTED THROUGH BY ANY STRETCH OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT YOU WILL LOSE THE SPOT OUR RULES WILL CHANGE.
I JUST WANT TO PUT OUT THERE AND SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL PROBABLY UNLIKELY PURSUE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU DIRECTLY AS WELL TO SEE BUT WE WILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS TO SEE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED.
NEVERTHELESS MY NAME IS SCOTT I WILL BE HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU GUYS.
WORKING WITH YOU ONE-ON-ONE AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU TO SEE HOW WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SOME GATE GREAT THINGS TOGETHER.
THANK YOU AND I'LL HAND IT OFF UNTIL THEY LEFT FOR INTRODUCTIONS AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE ARTS COMMISSION.
I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME OFF OF YOUR FAMILY.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE 2005 OFTEN ON I WORK AS AN ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSION WHEN STAFF IS NEEDED.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO MEET STAFF ASSISTING THE COMMISSION AND I DO THINGS TOGETHER.
I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND I AM A CLOSETED ARTIST.
I DO FILMMAKING AND RECENTLY STARTED PAINTING WATERCOLOR AS WELL.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT ART THEY OFFERED ME MY FIRST GOVERNMENT JOB IN THE USA SO THAT MAKES ME MY ENTIRE LIFE DEDICATED TO THE CITY.
I DON'T LIVE IN INDIO BUT I LIVE ACROSS FROM HERE BU IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HOME FO ME.
THE CITY OF INDIO HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOME FOR ME AND I'M ALSO WHAT SCOTT SAID I'M VERY OPEN TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMISSION AND HEAR IDEAS.
YOU GUYS CAN EMAIL ME, CALL ME ON MY PHONE.
I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE COMMISSIONS ONE-ON-ONE BUT STILL LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING THE REST OF THE COMMISSION AS WELL.
I APPRECIATE YOU PROVIDING THAT TIME FOR ME AND I CAN MEET ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE SO THAT'S NOT ANY OBSTACLE FOR ME.
I'M NOT A PATIENT PERSON SO I SEND AN EMAIL AND I CALL.
DID YOU GET MY EMAIL? YOU WILL SEE THAT FOR ME SO JUST BEAR WITH ME IF I'M GOING TO FAST LET ME KNOW.
>> IT'S THINKING ANYTHING RIGHT? I'M A VERY PATIENT PERSON BUT ONE THING I LIKE AS I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ART.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT MARRIAGE WITH YOU GUYS.
WHAT I'M GOOD AT IS GETTING STUFF DONE SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.
THANK YOU CHAIR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME INTRODUCTIONS.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION I KNOW PERSONALLY I'VE WORKED WITH BOTH OF YOU IN THE PAST.
YOU GET IT DONE BUT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THIS IS A NEW TEAM AND WE'RE LOOKING TO GET THINGS DONE.
WE'VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR WAY TOO LONG.
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WELCOME.[5.1. Public Arts Commission Workplan: An update on the work plan efforts co...]
ITEM 5 IS ACTION ITEMS. ITEM 5.1 IS A PUBLIC ART COMMISSION WORKPLAN.>> THIS ITEM IS AN ACTION ITEM SAYS STAFF WOULD LIKE TO GET DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS THE WORKPLAN AS YO RECALL WITH PREVIOUS STAFF THE COMMISSION PUT TOGETHER A STRATEGIC PLAN.
IN ADDITION FROM THAT THE RESULT WAS A WORKPLAN THAT RESULTED FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO CREATE GUIDELINES, TIMELINES AND TOOLS FOR SYSTEMATIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAM.
IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A PLAN FOR THIS YEAR PROBABLY THE FIRST CHANGE WOULD BE 2022 AND IDEALLY STAFF THINKS A YEARLY PLAN SHALL INCLUDE PROJECTS THAT ARE CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND ALSO NEW PROJECTS.
IN ADDITION IT SHOULD HAVE A SET OF OUTCOMES FOR EACH YEAR AND WE THINK IT SHOULD INCLUDE GUIDELINES AS NEW PROJECTS AS IT WILL BE INITIATED.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT THE COMMISSION CAN BE AND START WORKING WITH THAT TEAM EARLY ON.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE TYPE OF PUBLIC ART PROJECTS THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO DO IN THESE NEW PROJECTS THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT LOCATIONS AND ALSO THE PLANNING PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES BUDGETING, IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTAINING THOSE PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS.
EVENTUALLY THE PUBLIC ARTS COLLECTION.
THAT'S WHY STUFF WOULD LIKE TO GET A DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION AFTER REVIEWING THE ATTACHMENT FOR THE STAFF REPORT.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO COMPLETE THE WORKPLAN AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING A WORKPLAN.
>> AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WORKPLAN? I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OTHER THAN MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE TIMELINES BECAUSE WE ARE IN A NEW YEAR AND I KNOW BEFORE THIS WAS DIVIDED INTO QUARTERS SO FIGURING OUT MAY BE WHERE WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT EACH OF OUR GOALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
>> CHAIR IF I COULD JUST ADD AS WE REVIEW THIS, THIS IS YOUR EXISTING WORKPLAN OF THE COMMISSION HAS WORKED ON AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTED ON HERE IS LIKE VALUE NUMBER FOUR.
I'M LOOKING AT PAGE 4 OF THE ATTACHMENT.
THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE VALUES THAT IS IDENTIFIED AND IT GOES ON AND IDENTIFIES A DIFFERENT GOAL.
IT APPEARS TO BE A FOCUS ON CERTAIN AREAS IN PARTICULAR AS OPPOSED TO THE OVERALL
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STRATEGIC PLANS.THE WORKPLAN'S COMING OFF OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN SO IF YOU COULD PERHAPS LET US KNOW IF THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO GO TO FOCUS IN ON THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE PERHAPS LAYLA AND I TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS A WHOLE AND THEN COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF A WORKPLAN THAT IDENTIFIES THE AREAS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN NOT TO INCREASE THAT PLAN PER SE BUT THE TOUCH UPON ADDITIONAL POINTS.
IF THAT GIVES YOU A FULL CONTEXT THERE IF YOU CAN GUIDE US AS TO HOW YOU IDENTIFIED WHAT YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON VALUE NUMBER FOUR BEST PRACTICES BUT NOT OTHER AREAS.
WHAT I THOUGHT IS WE COULD DO ONE OF TWO THINGS.
WE CAN ADOPT THIS AS IS AS HE PRESENTED OR RECOMMENDED IN THE PAST OR YOU'RE HAPPY TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS A WHOLE AND COME BACK WITH A WORKPLAN ALONG THAT TIMELINE AND SEE IF THAT SOMETHING THAT GIVES YOU TWO OPTIONS.
YOU CANNOT ONLY REVIEW WHAT YOU HAVE HERE BUT THEN A WORKPLAN THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER AS A DIFFERENT TEMPLATE.
>> ONLY PUT THIS WORKPLAN TOGETHER I KNOW THAT WE PUT IN THESE DIFFERENT VALUES AND GOALS BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO PRIORITIZE WHAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BUILD A FOUNDATION WITHIN THE COMMISSION.
THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE SECTIONED OUT.
>> AS IT EXISTS NOW OUR WORKPLAN IS VERY GENERAL AND VERY BROAD.
IF WE CAN NARROW DOWN MORE FIRMLY WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE YEARS.
SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE ARTIE STARTED AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN FINISHED.
IF WE CAN COME FROM AN EXISTING WORKPLAN OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE, WHAT IS UNDERWAY AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PRIORITIZE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
IT WILL MAKE CLEAR TO US EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE NEXT YEAR'S TIME.
HAVING BASICALLY ON HIATUS FOR TWO YEARS IT'S ALMOST LIKE STARTING OVER AGAIN.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AND QUICKLY.
>> AS THE NEW STAFF IF YOU WILL WE'RE TRYING TO HONOR THE PAST AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE HISTORICALLY AND NOT COME IN AND IMPOSE OUR WILL OF GOING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS SO WE WANT TO BE VERY MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF WHAT THE COMMISSION HAS DONE AND WHAT DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO.
WE ARE ALSO WILLING TO GO BACK TO STAFF AND COME UP WITH A WORKPLAN SUGGESTION AS WELL.
TO SEE IF THAT'S MORE FITTING FOR YOU AS WELL.
IF THIS IS THE DIRECTION YOU'RE WILLING TO GO WE ARE HAPPY TO PURSUE THIS IS THE WORKPLAN.
>> I DON'T HAVE WHATEVER ATTACHMENTS OR LINKS SO IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> IS JUST A COPY OF THE WORKPLAN AGAINST SESSION.
>> ATTACHMENT CAN BE JUST WANT TO NOTHING WHEN YOU CLICK THE LINKS IN THE AGENDA THAT WAS SENT TO US.
>> I'M HAPPY WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH US IF WE COULD SEE HOW IT LOOKS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE I'VE NEVER WORKED WITH A WORKPLAN FOR THE COMMISSION.
I'M SURE THEY NEVER WORKED WITH A WORKPLAN OR STRATEGIC PLAN SUCH AS UNDERSTANDING HOW THE COMMISSION IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE TWO ITEMS.
>> THE IDEA OF A WORKPLAN IS FINE.
MY PROBLEM WITH THE EXISTING WORKPLAN AS IT SOUNDS GREAT AND LOOKS
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GREAT ON PAPER BUT IN ACTUALITY IT'S VERY VAGUE.AND CONSIDERING STAFF IS REALLY THE ONES THAT GET MOST OF THAT WORK DONE.
I THINK THAT WE OWE IT TO STAFF TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WHAT YOU THINK A STAFF THAT PRIORITIES REALLY SHOULD BE IN REAL REALITY OF HOW THINGS CAN AND CANNOT HAPPEN IN THE CITY.
THE WORKPLAN IS FULL OF GOOD THINGS.
BUT ARE THEY DOABLE? SINCE WE'RE DEPENDING UPON LAYLA AND SCOTT TO GET A LOT DONE WITH OUR ASSISTANCE WHEN WE CAN I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HEAR FROM LAYLA AND SCOTT ON WHAT THEY THINK THE POSSIBILITIES TRULY ARE.
>> IT FEELS LIKE WE NEVER ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED IN A WAY IT WAS JUST SORT OF DOING IT AGAIN BUT WE NEVER HAD ANYTHING HAPPEN WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE.
I WOULD HATE FOR THAT WORK TO GO TO WASTE BUT AT THE SAME TIME IF OUR CITY STAFF IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT IT MAKES SENSE TO MAKE YOUR SPECIFIC TO ON THINGS AND TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO ALSO INCLUDE HER TALENT AND SKILL AND IDEAS TOO.
>> AS FAR AS ME ON THE NEWER ONE ON THE COMMISSION HERE SO COMING IN AND HEARING ABOUT THIS WORKPLAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT AND THEN HEARING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE UP THERE YET I WAS LIKE OH OKAY WE CAN WAIT A LITTLE BIT.
I'M WITH THE SAME MINDSET THAT I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> IF IT PIECES THE COMMISSION WHAT WE CAN DO IS YOU WILL LEARN QUICKLY THAT BOTH LAYLA AND MYSELF ARE NOT ONES TO PUSH THINGS OUT AND TABLE ANY ITEMS. IF IT PLEASES THE COMMISSION WE ARE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER A MARRIAGE OF THE TWO EXISTING ALONG WITH WE SEE AFTER REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTS.
WE CAN ADOPT THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING AND GET THAT IN YOUR HANDS PRIOR TO CAN REVIEW THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING WE COULD GO BACK AND PRESENT A NEW WORKPLAN THAT MARRIES THE OLD AND THE NEW.
>> CAN WE GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHAT WE SEE IN THE EXISTING WORKPLAN ARE WHAT WE SEE IN THE MARRIED WORKPLAN?
>> THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
ANY ELEMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO BE CARRIED FORWARD AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IN THEIR MAKE SURE THAT WE LET THAT NOW THAT THEY SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.
>> I THINK WE WOULD TAKE SUMS TIME TO READ THROUGH THE WORKPLAN AND HIGHLIGHT THE AREAS THAT WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT AND FOR THAT INFORMATION ON TO STAFF.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE AND FAIR.
>> JUST FOR ME TO BE CLEAR I WILL SEND EVERYONE TONIGHT, THOSE TO DOCUMENT THE MLC CAN HAVE THAT AND THAT MEANS BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING WHICH I THINK IS FEBRUARY 8, MAYBE IN A WEEK YOU GUYS CAN SEND ME YOUR HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS AS WE HAVE TIME TO BRING IT BACK FOR THE NEXT COMMISSION.
THAT WAY YOU CAN COMPILE AND PUT TOGETHER WE NEED TO PUT TOGETHER.
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TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX IMAGE SELECTION.
[5.2. Traffic Signal Box Image Selection: To review 51 images that the City ...]
>> JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF INTRODUCTION ON THAT.
WE RECEIVED THESE IMAGES LAST YEAR.
THERE WAS A COMMUNITY AND THE COMMISSION SHOES NINE IMAGES.
THOSE NINE IMAGES ARE NOT HERE.
THESE ARE THE REMAINING OF THE IMAGES.
WE HAVE ABOUT 21 BOXES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE HERE.
STAFF IS THINKING INSTEAD OF GOING OUT FOR ANOTHER RFP AND ANOTHER ROUND OF COLLECTING MORE IMAGES MAYBE TONIGHT IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AS THE WHOLE COMMISSION TO LOOK AT THOSE REMAINING IMAGES AND PICK ONE, FIVE, 10 OR NONE.
THAT AT LEAST GIVES THE STAFF SOME EASE OF MIND THAT IMAGES ARE IN THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES.
WITH THAT IN MIND THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT I SAID.
WE HAVE 29 ARTISTS THAT SUBMITTED IMAGES.
THESE ARE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES THAT NEED REAL ATTENTION.
IT'S A VERY HIGHLY VISIBLE AREA AND IS FADED AND AS YOU SEE IN THE IMAGE IT NEEDS ATTENTION.
THERE ARE TWO BOXES NEXT TO THE FESTIVAL ON AVENUE 50.
THIS BOXES YOU SEE NEEDS ATTENTION TOO OFTEN.
THIS ONE AS WELL IS FADED AND IT'S NEXT TO THE JFK HOSPITAL.
THUS WE CAN LEAVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR WITH THAT BUT THERE ARE THREE IMAGES THERE THAT ARE ALSO FADED.
WE ARE GOING THROUGH IMAGE SELECTION AND THERE'S NO NAME OF THE ARTIST ARE NOTHING IT'S JUST NUMBERS.
HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH THAT.
>> WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 5 IMAGES TO GO THROUGH.
>> WE COULD SIT HERE FOR HOURS TALKING ABOUT WHICH ONES WE LIKE AND STILL NOT CALL IT DOWN TO 21.
CAN I SUGGEST THAT AS IT GOES THROUGH THESE IMAGES EACH COMMISSIONER PICS ONE THAT YOU LIKE? THAT WAY WE WILL AT LEAST HAVE FIVE THAT WE CAN START WITH TO PUT ON THE BOXES THAT ARE IN NEED AND IF WE NEED AT EVERY MEETING OR UNLESS WE ORGANIZE THE COMMITTEE TO CHOOSE THE OTHER IMAGES THAT ARE THAT NEEDED WE CAN DO IT EVERY MEETING OR IN THE COMMITTEE BUT I THINK FOR TONIGHT'S PURPOSES OF EACH ONE OF US CHOOSE ONE THAT WAY STAFF WILL HAVE FIVE BOXES TO START WITH.
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY LET ME KNOW.
WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE IMAGES.
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DID EVERYONE FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE? VANESSA?>> NUMBER THREE WITH MY TOP CHOICE.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT ONE MORE TIME OUT ARE YOU GOOD?
>> IS ANYONE ELSE THINK TO SEE MORE? CAN WE PLEASE SEE SIX, NINE AND 17.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM AGAIN.
>> I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING WHICH ONES THEY ARE.
>> I HAVE THEM HERE ON PAPER I CAN BY MYSELF.
THEN WE HAVE NINE, VERY COLORFUL.
AND SIX, YOU CAN GET RID OF 64 GOING WITH NINE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THREE AND THEN WE HAVE TO.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE LOOKING AT REPEAT ARTISTS BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THESE ARE SELECTED MULTIPLE TIMES.
>> NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER TWO ARE THE SAME ARTIST.
>> SO I WILL DELETE NUMBER NINE.
>> DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT ME TO EMAIL THE IMAGES TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT AS WELL?
THE COMMISSION PREFERS THE FUTURE SELECTION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO HAVE A COMMITTEE.
>> ARE BEGINNING GO WITH THE SAME MEMBERS?
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VANESSA AND CC? ARE YOU VOLUNTEERING TO DO IT AGAIN?>> THEN VANESSA AND CECE WILL BE YOUR COMMITTEE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NOW WE ARE ON SECTION 6 STAFF ITEMS 6.1.
COLOSSAL CACTI ART PIECE INSTALLATION UPDATES.
>> SO FROM HERE ON THE AGENDA WE WILL HAVE UPDATES.
THE FIRST IS THE COLOSSAL CAC TYPE.
I WILL WAIT TILL I GET THE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
THIS PROJECT CAME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THE END OF LAST YEAR AND THE COMMISSION APPROVED BUDGETING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THREE CACTI.
THE PROJECT AS YOU COME IN HAS BEEN COMPLETED SO I HAVE SOME PICTURES FROM WHEN THEY WERE LAYING DOWN THE PATH SO THAT INCLUDES GETTING THE PERMITS AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THERE AND THEN WE HAVE A RIBBON-CUTTING THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY.
IT'S PART OF THE EVENT TAKE THE CENTER STAGE.
THE EVENT IS FROM 6:00 TO 9:00 BUT THE RIBBON-CUTTING IS AT 7:00.
I SENT AN EMAIL AND THE CHAIR ACCEPTED TO SAY SOME WORDS.
THESE ARE THE PICTURES THAT I TOOK TODAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE THEY ADD COLOR TO THAT AREA.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? NO QUESTIONS.
>> I HOPE EVERYONE COMES O SATURDAY.
[6.1. Colossal Cacti Art Piece Installation Update: An update on the art ins...]
WHY DID THEY CHOOSE AN ATTEMPT TO DO THIS?
>> I'M ASSUMING BECAUSE THERE WAS AN EVENT SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE THERE SO THEY CHOOSE THAT TIME AND THERE WILL BE SOME TEMPORARY LIGHTING TO LIGHTED UP FOR THE CEREMONY.
X IS GOING TO BE A CONCERT RIGHT?
>> IT'S A MUSIC CONCERT A WELL.
>> THERE IS AN EVENT DOWNTOWN FROM 6:00 TO 9:00 WITH A COUNTRY THEME.
AT 7:00 THE RIBBON-CUTTING IS HAPPENING IN BETWEEN.
THERE WILL BE LIGHTING PROJECT THAT WILL BE VISIBLE.
>> IF I CAME AT 5:00 AND LEFT AFTER SEVEN BECAUSE I HATE COUNTRY MUSIC.
>> AS LONG AS WE HAVE YOU FOR THE CEREMONY.
AND WE WILL NEED THE REST OF THE COMMISSION THERE AS WELL.
>> NOW WE HAVE ITEMS 6.2 THE MILES AVENUE BRIDGE ART PROJECT UPDATE.
>> PREVIOUSLY STAFF CONTACTED RON VIGIL ON.
HE'S GOING TO FABRICATE 30 ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS.
WE MAY HAVE TWO OR THREE EXTRAS BECAUSE THE SELECTION WAS IN ADDITION TO THE REMAINDER BUT THOSE ARE NICE ART PIECE PIECES AND THEY COULD BE USED ANY OTHER PLACE AS PER THE COMMISSION'S DIRECTION.
THE FABRICATION WILL TAKE FROM DECEMBER 1 TO JUNE 2022.
DUE TO THE HEAT BECAUSE I DO REMEMBER THERE SOMETIME IF SYMMETRICALLY THAT THEY NEED TO INSTALL PIECES.
WE ARE PLANNING TO DO THE INSTALLATION IN THE FALL.
>> ALRIGHT THE INSTALLATION UPDATE.
THE ART PIECES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE LANDSCAPE ALSO IS BEING INSTALLED.
WE ARE PREPARING OURSELVES TO DO THE LIGHTING AND THE COST.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO INSTALL THE LIGHTING AND ALSO SELECT A DAY FOR THE RIBBON-CUTTING.
THESE ARE SOME PICTURES I TOOK THREE WEEKS AGO SAYS YOU SEE THERE ARE SOME MARKERS THERE AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE IRRIGATION.
THIS IS BASICALLY THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
AS YOU SEE THE INTERIOR WHITE AREA IT WON'T DAMAGE THE ART PIECE.
THE OTHER ONE THAT THEY HAVE ARE IMAGES IN IT THAT WILL BE LANDSCAPE PLANTING.
YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THIS IMAGE THAT I TOOK TODAY THAT THEY PUT THOSE METAL BARRIERS IN AND AGAIN THERE ARE SOME MARKERS FOR IRRIGATION AND PLANTING.
>> I DIDN'T SEE THE PIECE WHILE IT WAS AT COACHELLA FEST BUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS I REMEMBER SEEING ORIGINALLY, THE OBJECTS AND I MAY BE TOTALLY WRONG BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN MUCH BRIGHTER IN COLOR.
HAVE THEY BEEN REPAINTED WITH NEW COLORS?
>> I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE REPAINTED WITH NEW COLORS BUT THEY ARE REPAINTED BECAUSE THEY WERE IN STORAGE FOR A LONG TIME SO PIECES HAVE BEEN REPAINTED.
IF THE COMMISSION LOOK LIKE THEY CAN GO AND COMPARE AND PROVIDE THEM AN UPDATE AT
[6.2. Miles Avenue Bridge Art Project Update: An update on the resumption of...]
THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IF THE PAINTS WILL BE CHANGED.[00:40:07]
>> I MAY BE TOTALLY IMAGINING BUT MY MEMORY SEEMS THAT THE COLORS WERE BRIGHTER THESE COLORS ARE GRADED DOWN.
WHEN I THINK OF AFRICA IT'S DOWN BY AFRICAN ARTIST.
[6.3. Sarbale Ke Installation Update: An update on the landscape and light i...]
THESE CERTAINLY ARE NOT BRIGHT COLORS.I WILL CHECK WITH PREVIOUS IMAGES AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE.
THESE EARN AWAY WHEN YOU GO AROUND IT GOES FROM A WARM COLOR TO THE COLD COLORS.
FROM EACH SIDE IT'S A DIFFERENT COLOR.
X IMAGES THAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT THEY SHOULD ORIGINALLY.
>> LET ME GO BACK AND CHECK AND I'LL PROVIDE AN UPDATE.
>> 6.4 THE MURAL CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT UPDATE.
>> THE MURAL CONSERVATION UPDATE IS VERY EXCITING.
THE COMMISSION PROVIDED DIRECTION TO STAFF ON THE LAST MEETING AND THIS GOES TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY 19.
THE RECOMMENDATION FROM TH COMMISSION GOES TO THE CITY COUNCIL SO THEY CAN REVIEW.
[6.4. Mural Conservation Assessment Update: An update on the Commission’s re...]
WHAT WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO DO IS IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC'S ART COMMISSION REGARDING THE CITY'S NEURONAL COLLECTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE THE AGREEMENT ON THE PIECES.THERE IS TO ME ALSO NEED TO BE REMOVED.
THE STAFF REPORT SAYS THAT COST SHOULDN'T EXCEED THE
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CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT.WE GET THE ESTIMATE AND REMOVAL AND CLEANING AND WOULD COME BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SEE YOU GUYS FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE COSTS.
ALSO WE ARE ASKING THEM TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER A WORKPLAN BASED ON THE PRIORITIES WHICH ARE THE REMOVALS AND THE REPAIR.
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON TO THE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 19.
WE WOULD LIKE THE CHAIR IF YOU DON'T MIND TO ATTEND THE MEETING SO ANY QUESTION COMES UP.
I'LL SEND YOU THE FINAL STAFF REPORT ON THE AGENDA.
>> ALSO DID TO THE COMMISSION SO THAT YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING NOT?
[6.5. Desert X Exhibition for 2023: Potential (City owned) sites for an outd...]
DOESN'T X EXHIBITION FOR 2023.>> DESERT X, I CAME ON BOARD AND I GOT HAPPY THE FIRST DAY I WAS LIKE I'M HERE IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO COLLABORATE ON 2023 LET ME KNOW.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL MEET WITH SOME ARTISTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN DECEMBER.
AND THEY WANT TO SHOW THEM THE SITES.
WE ALSO TOLD THEM THE CAVEAT IS THE SITE NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND ALSO THE FINAL ART PIECE NEEDS TO BE APPROVED AND THE ARTS COMMISSION SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT.
THESE ARE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES THAT THEY HAVE WITH PARKING AREAS.
THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING UNDER THE STREET AND ALSO THE PARKING HAS EVERYTHING THERE.
IT'S RIGHT ACROSS CITY HALL AGAIN THERE ARE LIGHTING TREES AND STREET TREES.
THERE IS THE SITE WHICH IS TO BE THE ELKS LODGE SO RIGHT NOW IT IS JUST DIRT AND IT WILL BE GRAVEL SO AS YOU SEE THE TREES IN THE BACKGROUND ARE KIND OF LIKE ADDING SOME TYPE OF VISUAL INTEREST.
THIS IS THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF THE LIBRARY AND THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
THIS IS THE WHITE STILL PROPERTY AND THEN RIGHT NOW IT IS DEMOLISHED AND GRAVEL SO THAT'S ANOTHER AVAILABLE SITE.
THIS ONE IS SOUTH OF THE HISTORY MUSEUM.
AGAIN PLENTY OF PARKING AND IT HAS GRASS ON SOME TREES AS WELL.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE SPORTS PARK WHICH IS 50 SOME ACRES AND IT'S ON AVENUE 44.
THE CITY HAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR 30 ACRES OF THAT IN THE FIRST PHASE WHICH IS ABOUT 30 ACRES BUT IT WILL HAVE MORE LAND FOR AN ARTIST IF THEY CHOOSE TO USE THAT.
ALSO THE LAST SITE WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE EMORY.
THESE ARE THE SITES STAFF PUT TOGETHER THAT ARE CITY-OWNED AND THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO PUT SOMETHING LARGE THERE.
SPECIFICALLY WITH CORONAVIRUS STAFF HAD MENTIONED THAT WE PREFER THE OUTDOOR BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
>> I JUST WANT TO COMMEND LAYLA FOR HER WORK ON THIS.
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THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND.SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO PUT ANY OF THIS TOGETHER FOR DESERT ACTS.
SHE'S IN THE KNOW FOR REVIEWING IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER BUT ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST IS THAT DESERT X IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS A GREAT LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY.
THIS IS JUST A REAL EXAMPLE OF LAYLA BEING PROACTIVE TO GET THESE SITES IN FRONT OF THEM EARLY ON TO BEGIN THE DIALOGUE.
NATURALLY THESE SITES ARE NOT COMMITTED ON ANY ONE OF THOSE YET.
IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE THAT WILLING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO GET AHEAD OF THIS EARLY TO POSITION THE CITY OF INDIO FOR PROPER PLACEMENT IN 2023.
EACH OF THESE SITES NO MATTER IF THEY END UP TAKING ANYONE OF THEM THEY ARE GOOD SITES.
HE DID A GREAT JOB ON THIS ONE.
I THINK I HEARD THE COMMISSION LOUD AND CLEAR LAST TIME.
JUST BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO KNOW THE FAMILY WAS THERE FOREVER.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK WITH COLLEGE OF THE DESERT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE USING THAT AREA FOR PROBABLY THE NEXT YEAR AND-A-HALF TO TWO YEARS.
>> HALF OF THAT PROPERTY MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IF THEY ARE RUNNING THE PROJECT BUT CHECK WITH THEM TO SEE IF THE REST OF THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE TIED UP.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR OR YEAR AND-A-HALF C MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO USE THAT PROPERTY.
>> THANK YOU I WILL LET THEM KNOW.
[6.6. Traffic Signal Box Update: An update on the status of the Traffic Sign...]
IS THIS A REPEAT? THE TRAFFIC BOX.
>> THIS IS AN UPDATE ON WHEN THAT WE INSTALLED.
THIS BOX WAS ON THE CORNER OF HIGHER LAW IN THE CORNER OF JACKSON NEXT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IT WAS A VERY BAD SHAPE.
IT TOOK FOUR HOURS TO SCRAPE AND SEND IT.
I WAS THERE AND USE THIS CAPO A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT DIDN'T EVEN GO THROUGH.
THEY INSTALL THE IMAGE AND WE WENT WITH THIS ONE.
STAFF TO POST IT IN THE CITY MANAGER ALSO LIKED THAT.
WE ALSO APPLIED WITH THE COMMISSION DIRECTION TO THE NEGATIVE SPACE IS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS ADDED BY THE DESERT TROUGH TO MAKE IT IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DO GRAFFITI OR VANDALIZE IT.
I'M HAPPY AND EXCITED TO SO WE JUST WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE.
I HAVE TWO ITEMS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES.
THE TOP PORTION IS NOT VISIBLE BY HUMAN EYES BECAUSE KNOW ONE IS AS TALL AS THAT BUT WHEN THE TRUCKS GO BY THEY CAN SEE IT.
DON'T ASK ARTISTS TO PUT ANYTHING THERE OR JUST PUT SOMETHING LIKE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION ON TOP OF THEM.
THERE IS SOME BOXES THAT ARE SMALLER SO THOSE COULD BE WRAPPED BUT THIS ONE MAYBE WE HAVE SOMETHING ON THE TOP WHICH IS REPEATING FROM EVERY SIDE OF THE BOX.
ALSO THE BOTTOM PORTION, THIS ONE IS FINE BUT SOME OF THE BOTTOM PORTION ARE CONCRETE AND GRAY BUT THEY ARE WHITE IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE IMAGE.
>> GIVE US CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
THE BOTTOM AREA WOULD TAKE AWAY NEUTRAL COLOR EVEN IF IT IS A CONCRETE GREAT CAR.
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LOOKING AT THESE REMEDIES THINK THAT'S BRILLIANT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO AND IT LOOKS AT THE PAPER WAS CRUMPLED BECAUSE THAT WAS A CONCERN I REMEMBER AND I THINK THAT THAT'S DISCREET HOW YOU ARE ABLE TO ADD THAT TO IT.
I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT THAT.
I WILL ALWAYS GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND.
THIS IS LAYLA RIGHT HERE AGAIN.
WE KNEW WE HAD NINE IMAGES FROM THE COMMISSION THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO PROCEED WITH THESE BOXES.
WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER WHO IS ABOUT GST WHICH IS TO GET STUFF DONE.
AND SO WE MARRY THE TWO TOGETHER AND SHE WENT OUT THERE AND ACTIVELY TOOK PHOTOS OF THE WORST BOXES.
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE WAS AN TERRIBLE SHAPE.
AND SO THIS WILL JUST BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MOVING FORWARD.
WE HAVE NINE IMAGES PLUS THE 60 APPROVED TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A SLATE OF IMAGES THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND I THINK WHAT WE HAVE IS 21 THAT WE CAN ADDRESS SO WE'RE MOVING BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SPEARHEADING THIS AND THINKS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR ALLOWING US TO PROCEED IN AN EXHIBITION FASHION WHILE STILL HONORING WITH THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM WHICH IS NEW PROJECTS.
AND ITEMS FOR THE NEXT AGENDA.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE THIS FROM NOW ON THIS ITEM WILL BE BASICALLY A DISCUSSION OR BRAINSTORMING THE COMMISSION TO BRING IDEAS SO THAT WE CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT AGENDA ITEMS AND NEW IDEAS.
WE CAN HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS ITEM HERE SO IT GIVES STAFF SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND ALSO WE HAVE THE COMMISSION INVOLVED AS WELL.
AGAIN THIS IS NEW BUT WE ARE HERE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT AS WELL.
>> 7.1 FALLS UNDER THE COMMISSION ITEMS. DOES ANY COMMISSION HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD DISCUSSION IN THE CONVERSATION?
>> THE AGENDA IS RELATIVELY EASY.
WE CARRY OVER IDEAS AND CONVERSATIONS FROM THIS MEETING TO THE NEXT.
I REALLY WANT TO ASK THIS COMMISSION STRONGLY TO COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS FOR OUR PROJECTS TO HAPPEN IN THIS TOWN.
AS SCOTT MENTIONED EARLIER THEY MAY NOT HAPPEN BUT IF WE COME UP WITH A REALLY
[7.1. New Project(s) and Items for Next Agenda: Commission and staff will di...]
GOOD STRONG VIABLE LIST OF THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN THEN WE WILL HAVE THINGS TO WORK ON AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE NEW STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE MUCH ENERGY TO EXPAND AND ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND IN A WAY FOR US TO GET THINGS DONE.I LIKE TO GET THINGS DONE AND I DON'T LIKE SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING.
HAVE A COUPLE OF IDEAS ALREADY IN MY HEAD THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN THIS TOWN.
IF EVERYONE CAN KIND OF MULL AROUND IN YOUR HEAD WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE.
WHETHER IT'S A SCULPTURE OR A MURAL OR PROGRAM.
A SERIES OF LECTURES OR WHATEVER IT IS.
PLEASE COME UP WITH IT AND WRITE IT DOWN.
TO SEND IT ON TO LAYLA BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP AND STOP BEING SLEEPY.
HOPE THESE TWO WORKERS OUT AND DO IT.
>> THIS CAME TO MY MIND THIS GOD IS OKAY WITH THAT.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME ARTICLES AND VIDEOS OF ART WITH SCOTT SO IF YOU'RE OKAY MAYBE I CAN SHARE IT WITH THE COMMISSION AS WELL.
I DON'T NEED ANYONE TO RESPOND TO ME BUT JUST TO SHARE AND I LIKE THAT AS WELL FROM THE COMMISSION.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE FEEL FREE TO SEND IT TO ME PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING SO OPEN AND WILLING TO WORK WITH US I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION IDEAS.
HOPEFULLY THAT BREAKS AS WELL TO GIVE A PLATFORM TO FOLKS FOR THAT VOICE.
>> YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH AGENDA ITEMS OR A STAFF GOING TO DO THAT AND PASS ON?
>> I'M OKAY WITH WHAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW AND I PROBABLY WILL DISCUSS WITH THE CHAIR AS WELL BUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RIGHT NOW WE CAN DO IT OTHERWISE WE CAN ALWAYS DO IT WHEN YOU SEND ME YOUR
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NOTES.>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU LAYLA AND THANK YOU SCOTT.
I WAS PANICKING IN DOING THIS AND SHE WALKED ME THROUGH THE NEW PROGRAM.
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT VANESSA SAID THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A GOOD NEW ENERGIZED TEAM.
>> WE DO I DON'T DRINK COFFEE EITHER.
>> THEN ADJOURNMENT IS NOT A MOVE ITEM.
I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:35 PM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.