The meeting was called to order at 1:00 PM at City Hall with a quorum present. The commission discussed arts education and Proposition 28 funding, reviewed a temporary public art application for Winn Park, received a presentation on the Martin Luther King Jr. Library RFQ for public sculpture, and launched a new session of the Race Equity Ad Hoc Committee. Two consent calendar items were approved unanimously.
Item 3: Sacramento Arts Education Efforts and Proposition 28 Discussion Alison Tagley (Executive Director, Friends of Sacramento Arts) and CJ D'Angelis (Arts Integration Coordinator, Sacramento County Office of Education) presented. They noted that Prop 28 provides approximately $1 billion per year statewide for arts education, with an 80% requirement for certificated/classified staff and 20% for materials and community partnerships. Funding is permanent, per-pupil, with extra for Title I students. They encouraged parents to ask school principals how funds are used. Commissioner Dr. Winlock praised the collaborative efforts among the city, county, and advocacy groups. Chair Lavulo asked about a specific school (John Still) not appearing on the allocation list; CJ explained that schools have individual plans and that AB 2440 may require posting plans on school websites. Commissioner Smith inquired about expanded learning and after-school programming; CJ clarified that Prop 28 funds are intended for school-day use, though districts can waive the 80/20 split.
Item 4: Phase 1 Review - Temporary Public Art Application - Daniel Tran - Winn Park Donald Gensler presented the application for a sculpture with a pipevine planting at Winn Park. The artist, Daniel Tran, has already installed the sculpture as part of the Coordinates Dispatch exhibition and seeks a five-year temporary placement with a possible five-year extension. The project is self-funded. Commissioners discussed maintenance concerns based on a similar project at Southside Park, and staff noted that a maintenance plan would be required. The commission voted unanimously to allow the application to advance to Phase 2 review.
Item 5: Martin Luther King Jr. Library RFQ Presentation Donald Gensler presented the Request for Qualifications for a permanent public sculpture at the MLK Library entrance. The budget is $151,500 (including a $1,500 design fee). The artwork must be a relief panel or sculptural wall hanging with a civil rights theme. The RFQ is now open, with an information session on October 12, deadline October 26, panel review in December, artist selection by end of December, and installation targeted for December 2027. The rubric awards extra points for artists with a relationship to the area or subject matter.
Item 6: 2026 Race Equity Ad Hoc Committee - Session 2 of 6 Dr. Winlock outlined the ad hoc committee’s plan to revisit the commission’s cultural equity statement, originally developed about 15 years ago. The committee will meet in three Zoom sessions (Sept 24, Oct 8, Nov 19 from 3–5 PM) and will present recommendations at the January 2027 commission meeting. Discussion areas include how the cultural equity statement is guiding work, whether it needs updates, and examples of best practices. Commissioners suggested including elder communities and storytelling. Participating commissioners are Eisenberg, Hershey, Orozco, Smith, and Winlock.
Good afternoon and welcome to our Monday, September 14th, 2026, 1 p.m. meeting of the Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission. The meeting is now called to order. Will the clerk please call the role to establish a quorum? Yes, thank you, Chair. Good afternoon. Today's meeting is being streamed live on YouTube in English and Spanish. Please note that live captioning and translations are AI generated and may contain errors. Commissioners, please unmute your microphones for roll call. Commissioner Smith? Here. Commissioner Eisenberg? Here. Vice Chair O'Habu? Here. Commissioner Wallace is absent. Commissioner Carter? Here. Commissioner Winlock? Here. Commissioner Hershey? Here. Commissioner Orozco is currently absent. And Chair Lovulo. Here. Thank you. We have a quorum. Thank you. Before we begin, a brief uh reminder for members in the public in attendance. Speaker slips are to be submitted digitally. You can register to speak by scanning the QR code posted at the back of the chambers or uh through the kiosk. Submissions must be received prior to the item being called. Once the item is called, public comment will be closed. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. We will now proceed with today's agenda. Please rise if you are able for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nissanan people, their Southern Maydu Valley, and the Miwok Plains Mewak, Potwin Wintus people, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of acknowledgment and the preciation of Sacramento's indigenous people's history, contributions, and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Is there a motion and a second for the consent calendar? I'll make a motion that we approve the consent calendar. A second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed. Any abstain. The motion passes with opposition from zero commissioners and abstention from zero commissioners. Our first item on the discussion calendar is Sacramento Arts Education Efforts and Proposition 28 discussion. Given by Jason, yes.