ralph remington. good afternoon commissioners. i hope you had a wonderful february celebrating lunar new year and black history month and to start off this this month's report i'd like to share a few highlights from some some recent events. on february 6th we held an opening reception for ceremonies rituals to self a group exhibition at sfa sea main gallery curated by pj albertina apollo carpio featuring works of five artists. the exhibition draws upon the life and writings of celebrated writer editor and activist asics hempel and reflects on the vital themes present in hemphill's life and writing desire, defiance, kinship and ritual. the exhibition will be on view through may 3rd, 2025. on february 26th i attended the black history month closing ceremony at city hall hosted by supervisor shaman walton. california state controller malia cohen and district attorney brooke jenkins. >> this year's theme focused on honoring african-american labor contributions. on february 27th i attended the opening of a de new exhibition paul mccart

director of cultural cultural affairs ralph remington deputy director of finance and administration sara hallenbeck and commission secretary man raj dhaliwal are in attendance. >> okay. do we have any agenda changes? >> we do not. okay now for some public meeting instructions i'd like to welcome all persons interested in this meeting to attend in person at city hall room 416 this meeting is airing live on s.f. gov tv to comcast seven eight eastbound 28 and at&t u-verse channel 99 i want to remind us of the policies and procedures for public meetings at this meeting we are bound to follow the structure of our agenda, adhere to the best practices set out in the good governments guide at every public meeting there will be an opportunity for general public comment where members may comment on any item pertaining to this body. public comment will be taken in person with remote access provided for those who require an ada accommodation. >> respectfully we ask that you keep the public comment on the topic. each public comment is limited to three minutes. please understand that the committee doe

chris meaney from treasure island community development arts commission seats include director ralph remington as well as chuck collins from the arts commission. the steering committee advises the title board in managing the the master plan implementation and reviews selection panel recommendations and makes recommendations on individual artworks for acceptance selection panels are convened for individual solicitations includes a representative from the developer the title board and the arts commission appointments as well as to arts professionals selected by the steering committee and the steering committee as i mentioned is convened for evaluating artists and artworks for specific sites and opportunities and to solicit, interview and evaluate recommended artists. the master plan, as i mentioned, was adopted in 2017 was a port by the title board and articulates the vision for the program identifies general locations and opportunity sites over time describes the types and varieties of artwork that the program seeks to attract and sets forward criteria. with that i'll turn it over to mary to ta