. >> commissioner schnair and also for the record director of cultural affairs ralph remington and access management study. >> and have tabled item 6 and move forward with all other items do we have any other agenda changes. >> i believe number 5 or 6? >> number 6 we've tabbed. >> number 5. >> i'm sorry number 5. thank you. >> that's okay. >> thank you very much. agenda item 5 tabled this is a the amendment of bylaws. >> move forward with all the other items any on the agenda items. >> no other agendas items. >> now instructions i'd like to welcome all persons interested in this meeting to attend in-person added a hall room 408 ar live on off the record two comcast 28 and at&t channel 99. >> i want to remind the policies and procedures for public meeting. >> every public meeting an opportunity for one person to comment think my item pertaining to this body he public comment will be taken in-person with remote access and ada accomodation replacing we ask i keep public comment on topic and each public comment is limited to three minutes. >> and please understand the no dialogue towards publ

i will turn over the mic to director ralph remington. >> thank you vice president shiota and good afternoon hope you are are having a wonderful to your november. in the still free united states of america. it has been a busy few weeks as we begin to wrap up the year with numerous 77 celebrations this past month, such as national arts humanities month, indigenous people day, halloween, [indiscernible] among others. i limonth report share highlights from recent events. october 9, i had the pleasure to speak at a press conference announcing the acquisition of a new asian filipino american performing arts space in soma at 262 7th street the new home of the asian pacific islander cultural center and [indiscernible] will renovate the building to house a 120 seat theater, a visual arts gallery for dance rehearsals, community events and workshops and office space. the arts commission was thrilled to have been able to help support this effort with administrating grant support through the soma 0n culta on october 10, i joined mayor london breed and other ci officials for hehistory month celebration a

and also, we have quorum for today's meeting and for the record, director cultural affairs ralph remington, deputy finance administration sarah hollenbeck, evan glen and [indiscernible] >> do we have agenda changes? >> no, we do not. now for public meeting instructions. i like to welcome after persons to attend in person at city hall room 4 scen. 16. this meeting is airing on sfgovtv 2, comcast 78, astound 28 and at&t universe channel 99. i want to remind of the policies and procedures for public meetings. at this meeting we are bound to follow the structural of our agend aand adhere to the best practices set in the good government guide. every public meeting there is a opportunity for general public comment. 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 a a d a accommodation, we ask you keep public comment on topic. each public comment is limited to three minutes. please understand that the committee does not contribute dialogue toward public comments. each comment will be documented for pu

want to recognize jenny lynn great to see you at that i'm ralph remington and my pleasure to be herethis arts asian pacific islander cultural center how appropriate and fitting during the filipino-american history month we celebrate this incredible achievement congratulations to both of the very important culture vocabularies in acquisition of this new community space i know in the works for quite some time many, many years and thrilled it finally arrived the a's has been proud to partner and support before both the arts a supporting apicc for over 20 years like thirty years and honored to help support the administration of various grants for the planning and purchase of this new art center space right here on a selma and before i wrap up i want to thank the community capital k34u89 instrumental in the process and with that this isÑt my pleasure to i'm going to turn it over to virginia why a. >> (clapping) (laughter). >> um i want to also thank did the rendering i hope all you have you can come out and take a look at it with that any questions? from the press that they may have i'm a