commissioner beltran here. commissioner hickey me here commissioner snare here and commissioner walker. you're a commissioner lou and you certainly are absent. for the record we have quorum today for today's meeting and also for the record the following staff ralph remington, evan glenn and mary chu are in attendance. >> thanks so much craig. i'd like to ask for any changes to the agenda. we do have item for the 2025 art on market street poster series has been tabled and with that i'd like to begin the meeting. i'd like to welcome all persons interested in this meeting to attend in person at one dr. carlton be good place room 416416 this meeting is being streamed on s.f. gov while this test technology grants us better accessibility for individuals listening to the meeting remotely, please be mindful that tech related difficulties may occur which could contribute to gaps and delays as staff transition the technology please know that we are doing our best and ask for your patience. >> i want to remind us of the p

this commissioner beltran a quick comment. that is i can't tell you how excited i am to have you back. when i was the inter~im director in 2010, she was instrumental in work width dpw to get street program off grounlt. that was like the most ingenius programs instead of graffiti artists ruin the walls of commercial small businesses we corraled them and inspired them to make murals at the behest of the same small business ordinance to beautify and work with a graf fity stiechlt it was a successful will program of i'm so thrilled that we were able to do this i wanted share irirrelevantent and fun memory. >> i don't know if you remember. when she started invited to our first black tie events and did not have a ball gown. and -- remember that. and so i one week brought in all of my formal ball gowns and literally -- with other women in the officeim dmam my office and had a fashion show and had her try them on and vote which she should wear. [laughter]. >> can i -- commissioner shiota, i wanted to say i'm excited have her back as w

. >> president collins present vice president shio to present commissioner beltran present. commissioner cher is absent. commissioner shelby is absent. we have corm for today's meeting also for the record. director of cultural affairs ralph remington. deputy director of programs evan glenn. deputy director of finance and administration sara hallenbeck. and chief of staff alissa ventry are all in attendance. >> do we have any agenda changes? no agenda changes. but i would like to say is that i want to express our appreciation at the very top of the meeting for the amount of work that has gone into what we are going to be looking at today. i know that time frames are essential. understanding all the interplays of the budget and how this goes forward and also the timing of it is important. you know given the sequence of legislative requirements with respect to the motions that we will hopefully make today and pass and the action by the commission. so i just want to thank you. staff thank you director, for for pulling this together in a week that was very busy for everybody. so

commissioner beltran >> thank you.ted to mention for commissioners not thereupon that the upon project supports a local artist my formy graduate student at san francisco art institute. and how become the local art stars with her career. so, all around, a fantastic project to give our local san francisco based artists an art opportunity like this. >> no other comments. are there public comment on the visual art's committee report? weer item 5.2. your time will start when you begin speaking you will see a timer on the podium. is there anyone who would like to comment on the current agenda item? >> no questions, public comment is now closed. >> now calling item 5.throw.1. which is the executive committee report of i'm chair of the executive committee and my report will be brooefr. january 15 issue 2025 the executive committee meeting started off with the report by the director of the commission to the committee. we had one important matter before our committee meeting. there was a robust conversation on the budget. which

second is for allen beltran made transition on january 14 of 2025.tt this jointly with supervisors field upper, chan and chen. allen was born in 1979 balboa hospital in san diego father on active duty in the navy. due to further's naval inial career he lived in many places. early years lived in visitation valley for a bilt before his family settle in the vallejo. attentived valleto senior high school and studied at san hose i state and santa clara university with a degree in information systems before joining the tech industry. shortly after he fell had love and married his wife lori. allen enjoys cheering on giants through 3 world series vict rows wav war years through 4 championships and bbq's rooting for the 49ers. had a love for the bay area and the under upon ground hip hop scene. his favorite song, 93 until infinity by souls of mischief. had a heart and passion for san francisco. he raised his two daughters oshg live why and victoria. and enjoyed cups of coffee and served his community throughout working families party. allen brought so much li