Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

5:15 PM

See top of Agenda for virtual meeting log in details

A. Call To Order

Call to order at 5:15 p.m.

Staff: Augusta Brulla

Additional present members: Supervisor Yogesh Chawla, Commissioner Jessica

Cavazos

5 -

Present

MARY KLEHR, MARCIA MIQUELON, STEVEN MORGAN, RODERICK

RITCHERSON, and FRAN PULEO MOYER

2 - AMNERIS CURET, and KELLY PARKS-SNIDER

Excused

B. Consideration of Minutes

Approve May commission minutes for recommendation to full commission

[Minutes from the 05/18/2022 Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission Meeting]

1. 2022

MIN-110

Attachments: 2022 MIN-110

A motion was made by Commissioner Miquelon to approve the minutes from the

05/18/2022 Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission meeting, seconded by Vice Chair

Morgan.

The motion was carried unanimously by a voice vote.

C. Action Items

1. Election of Chair

- Vice Chair Morgan conducted the nomination and election process of the Commission

Chair

- Vice Chair Morgan invited nominations for Commission Chair

- Roderick Ritcherson was nominated by Commissioner Cavazos, and accepted the

nomination

A motion was made by Commissioner Miquelon to elect Roderick Ritcherson as

Chair of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission by acclamation, seconded by

Commissioner Cavazos.

The motion was carried unanimously by a voice vote.

2. Election of Vice Chair

- Chair Ritcherson conducted the nomination and election process of Commission Vice

Chair

- Mary Klehr was nominated by Commissioner Miquelon, and accepted the nomination

A motion was made by Commissioner Miquelon to elect Mary Klehr as Vice Chair

of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission by acclamation, seconded by

Commissioner Cavazos.

The motion was carried unanimously by a voice vote.

D. Commission Vacancies/Prospects

1. Current/pending

- Laura Gallagher and Jennifer Garret recommendations as prospective commissioners

are advancing through the appointment process

- The incoming County Supervisor is Olivia Xistris-Songpanya

- Supervisor Chawla plans to meet up with Supervisor Xistris-Songpanya to review

Commission duties. Chair Ritcherson and Executive Director Fraire will also provide an

orientation

2. June elections

- It is expected that the incoming County Supervisor will serve as the Commission

Parliamentarian and Executive Committee Member, though it is not necessary that they

are elected

E. Chair/Executive Committee Report

1. June Discussion Topics

1. Exiting Commissioners

- Chair Ritcherson thanked Vice Chair Morgan for ten years of service to the Commission

with a focus on grant distribution and chairing of grant review panels

- Chair Ritcherson thanked Commissioner Cavazos for her term of service on the

Commission with a focus on Fund Advisory

- Chair Ritcherson thanked Supervisor Chawla for serving two terms on Commission as

Parliamentarian with a focus on Blockstein funds and management of the distribution of

those funds

- The three exiting Commissioners will transition from the Commission to the new

informal “Dane Arts Advisory Committee.” Each outgoing commissioner received a

thankyou plaque as a token of appreciation for their service on the commission.

2. Future Grant Cycles

- 2022 Cycle 2 grant applications are due August 1

- A group of veteran grant reviewers met last month to review/revise the existing

application questions. Any revisions to the Dane Arts grant application will not be

implemented until the first cycle of 2023.

3. Future Meeting Format

- Future Commission meetings will continue to take place via Zoom unless

Commissioners desire otherwise

- Hybrid meetings are an option. Director Fraire will receive updates on County regulations

for meetings.

4. Additional June discussion topics be tabled until the August Commission meeting.

Commissioners will be sent discussion topics in advance.

2. Increasing Commissioner engagement in Dane Arts supported events

- Commissioner Klehr will be discussing Commissioner engagement with Cultural Affairs

Specialist Brulla with a goal of engaging the commissioners at Dane Arts supported

events

- Commissioner Puleo Moyer sent a Google doc with a list of Dane Arts supported events

that will be shared with the full Commission

F. Areas of Focus Reports

- Commissioner Puleo Moyer has a list of individual prospects to consider for the Dane

Arts Commission vacant positions and has been in communication with several potential

candidates

- Commissioner Miquelon would like to shift her area of focus to supporting distribution of

the AEP 6 survey

G. Executive Director Report

- AEP 6

- The Arts and Economic Prosperity survey version 6 (AEP 6) will be collected from Dane

County non-profit arts and culture events from May 2022 to April 2023

- There is an additional BIPOC survey for events that are organized by and serve

primarily communities of color

- An AEP 6 info session will take place Friday June 17th at 9 a.m.

- Commissioner Miquelon expressed her support and the importance of the survey with an

example of how data from AEP V was instrumental her Baldwin Grant proposal which

resulted in earning an award of $150,000

H. Future Meeting Items and Dates

1. June/July Dane Arts supported activities

- The Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission will not meet in July and will resume in

August

2. Discuss Commissioner Miquelon hosting September 21st Commission meeting at the Rumpus Room in

Mazomanie

- All Commissioners are invited if County regulations allow

- A decision will be made at the August Commission meeting

I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None.

J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

None.

K. Adjourn

A motion was made by Supervisor Chawla to adjourn.

Meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Augusta Brulla pending Commissioner approval.