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CARES Act Funding Framework for Creative Sector - ACE Commission Meeting June 22, 2020

Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission — Monday, June 22, 2020
BodySacramento, California
SessionArts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission
DateMonday, June 22, 2020
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0:00

Five, four, three, two, one.

0:06

The meeting is called to order.

0:09

Please, Mount, would you please take roll call?

0:14

Okay, good afternoon, everybody.

0:16

Rick Gott.

0:18

I'm here.

0:20

Cecily Hastings.

0:24

Yeah.

0:26

Maya Wallace.

0:28

Here.

0:29

Andrea Lepore.

0:32

Here.

0:33

Isela Perez.

0:35

Here.

0:36

Donnie Blumenstock.

0:40

Luisa Lavulo.

0:46

Dr.

0:47

Steven Winlock.

0:48

Here.

0:49

Silla Enriquez.

0:52

Here.

0:53

Dr.

0:53

Melinda Ramey.

0:55

Present.

0:57

We have a quorum.

1:00

Thank you so much.

1:03

And with that, I will open the meeting for a discussion around the creative economy cares act framework.

1:16

And all right.

1:20

Well, thank you.

1:22

Good afternoon, commissioners.

1:24

I'm Reg Argano and manage grants and cultural programs for the Office of Arts and Culture.

1:29

Thank you all for arranging your schedules and making time to be with us today for the special meeting.

1:35

As you know, your role on the newly formed Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission might be more important today than formal arts commissions because of all that our community's facing right now.

1:46

For me, one of the most important additions to this commission is that we've all been we is that we have all districts represented and they are appointed by council and mayor.

1:57

And the intent, of course, is that we're truly representing the breadth of our city.

2:02

So today we're looking at a recommendation recommendation for framework for the $5 million of the CARES Act relief funds approved by City Council for the creative sector.

2:13

Before I get started with outlining that form framework, I wanted to discuss the role of the commission in grant making for the OAC because of this unique situation.

2:22

So in the past, the OAC's annual budget annual budget is approved by City Council, and by July 1st of each year, it includes approved money to be granted out to our community.

2:36

At that point, staff researches the community need, develops grant programs, and presents the grant programs to commission.

2:44

Commission then discusses and votes whether to recommend the grants to move forward to city council if needed.

2:52

So at this point, commissioners may be asked to sit on a grant panel.

2:56

Once the staff has facilitated the grant panels and selections for grantees are made, the selections are presented to commission once again as recommendation to council for approval.

3:08

So that's our our our process in the past.

3:11

With a new commission, your commission, which is now based in the city, and with the emergency cares act relieved funds, staff and commission really have an opportunity to dig in and represent the community even more.

3:25

We realize that Ray, sure.

3:30

Your uh PowerPoint, it's still on the very first screen and hasn't moved to at least for mine, has not moved to the are you okay.

3:42

All right, Alan, go ahead and advance to the next one.

3:48

Can we also make the PowerPoint as an actual slideshow?

3:52

Show it as the slideshow.

4:00

Thank you.

4:01

Thank you.

4:04

All right, go ahead and advance one slide.

4:10

Just for everyone, before you got on the call, we have an outage of the internet in my area.

4:15

So we're running the PowerPoint from the commission chambers, and I'm on my phone.

4:19

So hopefully everything works out okay.

4:22

So with the new commission, um, and with the emergency cares act relief funds, staff and commission really um have a great opportunity to be.

4:31

We realize the importance of getting these funds into the hands of our arts and creative sector.

4:37

So if you think about it, the first allocation of five million dollars is the largest amount of grants that we've been able to infuse into our community into the creative sector in in I don't know how many years.

4:49

So it's very important that we do this right.

4:52

And because of that, the process is slightly more engaging for our commission.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Arts And Culture█████████████████████████████████33%
COVID-19 Response█████████████████████21%
Public Comments█████████████████17%
Grant Management███████████████15%
Grant Administration██████████10%
Procedural██2%
Budget and Finance█1%
Youth Services█1%
Summary of Proceedings

CARES Act Funding Framework for Creative Sector - ACE Commission Meeting June 22, 2020

The Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy (ACE) Commission held a special meeting on June 22, 2020, to discuss and recommend a framework for allocating $5 million in CARES Act relief funds to the creative sector. The commission approved a motion to recommend the framework to the Sacramento City Council for final approval.

Consent Calendar

  • No consent calendar items were presented.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke during the meeting. However, eComments were submitted and are part of the official record.

Discussion Items

  • CARES Act Funding Framework: Staff presented a proposed framework for distributing $5 million across six categories: Arts Education, Cultural Events, Small Business for Creative Economy, Creative Individuals, Nonprofit Organizations, and Tourism. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about eligibility (e.g., whether schools could apply, whether for-profit businesses could apply), the panel review process, and the relationship to other small business loan programs. The commission discussed the importance of equity, diversity, and honoring the creative sector's needs.
  • Motion and Vote: Commissioner Donnie Blumenstock moved to recommend the framework and allocation amounts to the City Council. Commissioner Dr. Melinda Wilson seconded. The motion passed unanimously with a roll call vote: Maya Wallace (yes), Andrea Laporte (yes), Isela Perez (yes), Luisa Lavulo (yes), Priscilla Enriquez (yes), Dr. Winlock (yes), and Commissioner Cecily Hastings (who had left early but submitted written approval). Chair Rick Gott also voted yes.

Key Outcomes

  • The commission unanimously recommended the CARES Act funding framework to the City Council.
  • Staff will present the recommendation at the June 30 City Council meeting.
  • Upon City Council approval, grant guidelines and an online application portal will be released, and ACE commissioners will serve on review panels to ensure fair, transparent representation across the city.
  • Final grantee selections will return to the commission for a recommendation before being sent to City Council for contracting and disbursement.

Meeting Transcript

Five, four, three, two, one. The meeting is called to order. Please, Mount, would you please take roll call? Okay, good afternoon, everybody. Rick Gott. I'm here. Cecily Hastings. Yeah. Maya Wallace. Here. Andrea Lepore. Here. Isela Perez. Here. Donnie Blumenstock. Luisa Lavulo. Dr. Steven Winlock. Here. Silla Enriquez. Here. Dr. Melinda Ramey. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you so much. And with that, I will open the meeting for a discussion around the creative economy cares act framework. And all right. Well, thank you. Good afternoon, commissioners. I'm Reg Argano and manage grants and cultural programs for the Office of Arts and Culture. Thank you all for arranging your schedules and making time to be with us today for the special meeting. As you know, your role on the newly formed Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission might be more important today than formal arts commissions because of all that our community's facing right now. For me, one of the most important additions to this commission is that we've all been we is that we have all districts represented and they are appointed by council and mayor. And the intent, of course, is that we're truly representing the breadth of our city. So today we're looking at a recommendation recommendation for framework for the $5 million of the CARES Act relief funds approved by City Council for the creative sector. Before I get started with outlining that form framework, I wanted to discuss the role of the commission in grant making for the OAC because of this unique situation. So in the past, the OAC's annual budget annual budget is approved by City Council, and by July 1st of each year, it includes approved money to be granted out to our community. At that point, staff researches the community need, develops grant programs, and presents the grant programs to commission. Commission then discusses and votes whether to recommend the grants to move forward to city council if needed. So at this point, commissioners may be asked to sit on a grant panel. Once the staff has facilitated the grant panels and selections for grantees are made, the selections are presented to commission once again as recommendation to council for approval. So that's our our our process in the past. With a new commission, your commission, which is now based in the city, and with the emergency cares act relieved funds, staff and commission really have an opportunity to dig in and represent the community even more. We realize that Ray, sure. Your uh PowerPoint, it's still on the very first screen and hasn't moved to at least for mine, has not moved to the are you okay. All right, Alan, go ahead and advance to the next one. Can we also make the PowerPoint as an actual slideshow? Show it as the slideshow. Thank you.

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