Reno Arts and Culture Commission

AGENDA Reno Arts & Culture Commission Hybrid Meeting McKinley Arts & Culture Center, Boardroom 925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503 Monday, March 17, 2025 4:00 p.m. Members: Marie Rodriguez, Chair Douglas Prouty Tyna Sloan, Vice Chair Sierra Scott Lily Baran Skye Snyder Alysia Dynamik Iain Watson Constance Hightower Vacant Megan Miller Council Liaison: Brandi Anderson Staff Liaison: Megan Berner Public Notice This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241 at reno.gov, and NRS 232 at notice.nv.gov. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 775-334-2030 or cityclerk@reno.gov. This meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center and via the Zoom video conference platform. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting may do so at the designated physical location or may hear, observe, and provide public comment virtually by pre-registering using the following link which will provide the Webinar ID and call-in phone number: https://links.reno.gov/RAC03-17-25 You can also join the meeting by typing zoom.us/join into your computer browser and entering the Webinar ID: 831 3495 5032. NOTE: This option will require a computer with audio and video capabilities. Alternatively, you can join the meeting by telephone only by dialing 1-(669)-444-9171, entering the Webinar ID: 831 3495 5032, and pressing #. Accommodation The City of Reno, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, wishes to make all its public meetings accessible to the public. Persons who require special accommodation or assistance in attending this meeting may contact Arts & Culture at 775-333-7750 at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be made. Supporting Material Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting Megan Berner at 775-333- 7750 or bernerm@reno.gov and on the City’s website at reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS 241, supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the public body. Order of Business The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure at the meeting. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body may combine two or more agenda items for consideration, remove items from the agenda, and/or delay discussion on or continue scheduled agenda items at any time. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time but may be heard later. Public Comment Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker, nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda as an action item. Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the public body for review, and entered into the record. Comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be provided to the public body for review prior to adjournment and entered into the record. On specific agenda items, the presiding officer may prohibit comment if the content of comments is a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the public body, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of the other speakers. Any person making willfully disruptive remarks while addressing the public body or while attending the meeting may be removed from the room by the presiding officer, see NRS 241, and the person may be barred from further audience before the public body during that session. See, Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 00-47 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, §8.05. Other examples of disruptive conduct include, without limitation, yelling, stamping of feet, whistles, applause, heckling, name-calling, use of profanity, personal attacks, physical intimidation, threatening use of physical force, assault, battery, or any other acts intended to impede the meeting or infringe on the rights of the public body or meeting participants. In-Person Persons wishing to address the public body at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to Megan Berner. Virtual Pursuant to NRS 241, persons not in attendance who wish to submit public comment may do so by (1) completing the online public comment form found at reno.gov/publiccomment; (2) sending an email to bernerm@reno.gov ; or (3) during the virtual public comment period of the meeting. To provide public comment via Zoom, log in to the Zoom webinar at the above link and utilize the “Raise Hand” feature during any public comment period. To provide public comment via telephone only, press *9 to “Raise Hand” and *6 to mute/unmute. A. Introductory Items A1. Call to Order/Roll Call A2. Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator. A3. Land Recognition Statement – As cultural advisors to the City of Reno, the Reno Arts & Culture Commission wishes to acknowledge the history of the land we gather upon today. We recognize our country’s establishment by colonialism and its violent impact upon people of color, specifically the Indigenous Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe people, whose ancestral homeland was stolen and developed into what is now known as Nevada. The Reno Arts & Culture Commission would like to invite you to join us in being committed to cultural awareness, social responsibility, and measurable actions to support and benefit the Indigenous people who are living alongside us, on the land we occupy today. A4. Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – March 17, 2025 A5. Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – February 24, 2025 A6. Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No action may be taken on this item. A7. Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No action may be taken on this item. B. Business Items B1. Potential reappointment of Sara Pascall for second term on the Public Art Committee. (For Possible Action). B2. Review, discussion, and possible acceptance of recommendation of an artist for the Public Safety Center Plaza Sculpture public art project from the list of following artists in alphabetical order: John Fleming, Ray King, James Peterson. (For Possible Action) B3. Review, discussion, and possible acceptance of recommendation of an artist for the Public Safety Center Kuenzli Sculpture public art project from the list of following artists in alphabetical order: Ben Butler, Marty Pyle, Mark Reigleman (For Possible Action) B4. Discussion and recommendations for the fiscal year (FY) 26 work plan for Arts & Culture and Public Art. (For Discussion Only)  B5. Conversation on exploring strategies to improve community access and engagement in Arts and Culture Commission programs. (For Discussion Only). B6. Review and discussion of the 2025 Equity Expansion Grant third cycle Guidelines, Application, and Review Forms. (For Possible Action) C. Board/Commission/Committee Member Reports and Announcements – Limited to items that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. No action may be taken on this item. D. Future Agenda Items – Discussion of items for future agendas. No action may be taken on this item. E. Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator. F. Adjournment (For Possible Action)