present vice president shiota. present commissioner beltran is absent. commissioner benavidez present. commissioner brunzell here. commissioner kearney. present commissioner ferris is not here yet. commissioner hakimi is absent. commissioner liu is absent. commissioner mccoy present. commissioner mosley. present. commissioner rothschild . present. commissioner schneider here. commissioner shelby. present. commissioner stryker. present and commissioner tanner is absent, but we do have a quorum and for the record, also attending is director of cultural affairs ralph remington, deputy director of finance and administration. sarah hollenbeck and deputy director of programs lex leifheit are in attendance as well. thank you very much. and again, welcome all of our new members and this is your family . today is the arts commission. will arts commission meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format. this will allow everyone to participate in person and remotely through the webex platform. um, while this technology grants us better accessibility for individuals jo