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Commissioner Nene and Ms. Whitney advised that -the "Pollination" art piece is scheduled for arrival and installation. Chairperson. Pellegrino requested that members of the Commission be notified about installation dates of these pieces so they could attend. b. Special Event Sub -Committee Commissioner Jellison advised that the Sub -Committee has been busy selecting acts for the 'Ignite' event and some exciting things are taking place. Work has also been taking place on- the budget and choosing '.give-away' items. Anothermeeting is being scheduled to consider. food trucks, etc. COMMISSION -COMMENTS Commissioner Wheeler further discussed missed opportunities for the 125th City of Pleasanton Anniversary and felt the City needs to be more creative.- Commissioner Jellison agreed and indicated very little was done to advertise the event other than a Pleasanton Weekly article and the history of .Pleasanton provided at the Museum. Commissioner Wheeler suggested the City and the Commission look at opportunities missed and make sure if doesn't happen at `Ignite'. Commissioner Wedge-Bonde agreed and felt it was important that as much as possible be done in promoting the event in order .to get people out to attend. Commissioner Nene questioned what was being planned for the event and Commissioners Wheeler and Morales provided information and commented on what had .been at previous events. Chairperson Pellegrino felt the 125th Anniversary event had been a missed opportunity for the City and the Commission since people were already going to be in the area attending the. Concert in the Park. Commissioners Nene and Morales commented on the location not being conducive and the event being more of a festival than providing history about the city. Ms. Whitney discussed staffs role in showing the Library and Recreation department. Commissioner Jellison felt something could.be done to tie-in to the city's history now that kids are back in school. She indicated that her understandingwas that the Pleasanton Downtown Association was going to take the lead on event planning and was saddened that parts of history had never been included. Commissioner Wheeler discussed socia_ I media and the lack_ of information that had been provided in the Pleasanton. Weekly. l Chairperson. Pellegrino questioned whether there needed to be.a brainstormingsession of the Commission to discuss marketing and ways of reaching us to the public. Commissioner Civic Arts Commission Minutes August 5, 2019 Page 4