January 28, 2026 · Civic Arts Commission
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Jonathan Bachrach, District 1 Dana Blecher (Vice Chair), District 6 Lisa Bullwinkel, District 4 Devi Dutta-Choudhury, Mayor Audrey Truc-Dao Kramer, District 7 Peter Montgomery, District 8 Eduardo Pineda, District 5 Sean Vaughn Scott, District 3 Cameron Woo (Chair), District 2
The City of Berkeley recognizes that the community we live in was built on the territory of Huchiun (Hooch-yoon), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo (Cho-chen-yo) speaking Ohlone (Oh-low-nee) people, the ancestors and descendants of the sovereign Verona (Vuh-roh-nuh) Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to all of the Ohlone Tribes and descendants of the Verona Band. We acknowledge and honor the original inhabitants of Berkeley, the documented 5,000-year history of a vibrant community at the West Berkeley Shellmound, and the Ohlone people who continue to reside in the East Bay. We recognize that Berkeley residents have and continue to benefit from the use and occupation of this unceded stolen land since the City of Berkeley’s incorporation in 1878. As stewards of the laws regulating the City of Berkeley, it is not only vital that we recognize the history of this land, but also recognize that the Ohlone people are present members of Berkeley and other East Bay communities today. The City of Berkeley will continue to build relationships with the Lisjan (Lih-Shawn) Tribe and create meaningful actions that uphold the intention of this Land Acknowledgement Civic Arts | 2180 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704 | civicarts@berkeleyca.gov Page 1 Page 1 of 92
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a) Chair transition planning
discussion, and possible action) a) Presentation Item: City of Berkeley 2026-2027 Poet Laureate: Hanan Masri (15 minutes) Introduced by Carianna Arredondo, Assistant to the City Manager. Poetry Performance by Hanan Masri. (Attachment 1) Public Comment b) Action Item: Masako Miki – Design Development (20 minutes) Introduced by Eduardo Pineda, Public Art Subcommittee Chair (Attachment 2) Recommendation: Approval to advance the Masako Miki public art project to the Design Development phase Public Comment c) Action Item: Action Item: Sorell Raino-Tsui – Design and Construction Development (20 minutes) Introduced by Eduardo Pineda, Public Art Subcommittee Chair (Attachment 3) Recommendation: Approval to advance the Sorell Raino-Tsui public art project to the Design and Construction Development phase Public Comment d) Action Item: Event Producers Policy Recommendations (20 minutes) Introduced by Lisa Bullwinkel, Policy Subcommittee Chair (Attachment 4) Recommendation: Approval of Event Producers Policy Recommendations for referral to City Council Public Comment e) Discussion Item: Turtle Island Monument update and discussion (10 minutes) Introduced by Lisa Bullwinkel, Policy Subcommittee Chair Public Comment Civic Arts | 2180 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704 | civicarts@berkeleyca.gov Page 2 Page 2 of 92 f) Discussion Item: City of Berkeley Poet Laureate Program (10 minutes) Introduced by Lisa Bullwinkel, Policy Subcommittee Chair Public Comment g) Report Item: Private Percent for Art Quarterly Report (3 minutes) Presented by Carianna Arredondo, Assistant to the City Manager (Attachment 5) Public Comment
a) Public Art Program Updates, Mark Salinas (10 minutes) (Attachment 6) b) Civic Arts Program Updates, Carianna Arredondo (5 minutes)
a) Grants • Dana Blecher, Chair • Lisa Bullwinkel • Cameron Woo b) Public Art • Eduardo Pineda, Chair • Jonathan Bachrach • Devi Dutta-Choudhury c) Policy Subcommittee • Lisa Bullwinkel, Chair • Dana Blecher • Cameron Woo d) Representative on Design Review Committee • Cameron Woo
a) Draft Minutes of December 03, 2025 Meeting (Attachment 7) From: Commission Secretary Recommendation: Approval of December 03, 2025 Meeting Minutes Public Comment
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