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City Council Meeting - Submit Submitted On: your written public comment Feb 20, 2024, 11:34AM PST City of Pleasanton Full Name First Name: Julie Last Name: Lewis Email (this entry is disclosable Julie@donlewismusic.com if included) City Council Meeting Date February 20, 2024 Agenda Item Number Agenda Item #2 and #13 in the Agenda Packet, Comments To our Mayor, Council members, and City Staff, I am writing in support of Kelly Cousin's letter regarding the importance of continuing to have a Civic Arts Commission (see below). Although I have not yet served on any commissions, I hope to do so once I have sorted out business issues in the wake of my husband, Don Lewis's, passing. When we moved to Pleasanton in 1981 there wasn't much going on in the the arts except a handful of residents with a vision to create opportunities for this community to shine and thrive with arts as part of our lifestyle. Wb have come so far with the help of incredibly strong hearted, talented, and generous citizens and support from the city and the Civic Arts Commission. It's difficult to think that we'd even consider taking a step backwards by combining the arts and library commissions because both are equally important but have different needs and structure. 1/lb need an active Civic Arts Commission to continue to process the art projects being gifted to our city by the Harrington's art bequests as well as continued growth in our city's other arts programs. I appreciate your time and consideration in making sure that our Civic Arts Commission stays intact and on track to keep moving forward to foster and protect the current arts projects and those of the future. Sincerely, Julie Lewis Pleasanton, CA 94566 Hello Fellow Residents and Past Commissioners, This coming Tuesday, February 20th, the Pleasanton City Council will be considering the City Staff and the Ad Hoc Committees'