February 25, 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
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a) Acknowledgements b) Reminders: Ongoing Agenda Items
discussion, and possible action) a) Presentation Item: Cultural Planning Group | City of Berkeley Arts Resiliency Study (30 minutes) Introduced by Carianna Arredondo, Assistant to the City Manager. (Attachment 1) Public Comment b) Action Item: Masako Miki – Construction Development (20 minutes) Introduced by Eduardo Pineda, Public Art Subcommittee Chair (Attachment 2) Recommendation: Approval of the Construction Development Phase of the Masako Miki public art project Public Comment c) Action Item: Kevin Chen presents Cube Space B Sisters (Behnaz and Baharak Khaleghi) installation and film (20 minutes) Introduced by Eduardo Pineda, Public Art Subcommittee Chair (Attachment 3) Recommendation: Approval to advance the B Sisters installation and film for the Cube Space Exhibit from April – July 2026 Public Comment d) Presentation Item: Festivals Quarterly Report (5 minutes) Introduced by Hilary Amnah, Grants Program Lead (Attachment 4) Public Comment e) Action Item: Annual Officer Elections (5 minutes) Introduced by Carianna Arredondo, Assistant to the City Manager Recommendation: Elect Civic Arts Commission Chair and Vice Chair Public Comment Civic Arts | 2180 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704 | civicarts@berkeleyca.gov Page 2 f) Action Item: Approving the full report for the Event Producers Policy Recommendations (5 minutes) Introduced by Lisa Bullwinkel, Policy Subcommittee Chair (Attachment 5) Recommendation: Approve the Event Producers Policy Recommendations full report and send to Council. Public Comment g) Discussion Item: City of Berkeley Budget Updates (20 minutes) Introduced by Carianna Arredondo, Assistant to the City Manager (Attachment 6) Public Comment h) Discussion Item: Civic Arts Commission Updates (20 minutes) Eduardo Pineda, Public Art Subcommittee Chair Public Comment
a) Public Art Program Updates, Mark Salinas (10 minutes) b) Grants Program Updates, Hilary Amnah (10 minutes) c) Civic Arts Program Updates, Carianna Arredondo (10 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 • Audrey Truc-Dao Kramer d) Representative on Design Review Committee • Devi Dutta-Choudhury
Civic Arts | 2180 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704 | civicarts@berkeleyca.gov Page 3 a) Draft Minutes of January 28, 2026 Meeting (Attachment 7) From: Commission Secretary Recommendation: Approval of January 28, 2026 Meeting Minutes Public Comment
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