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Palo Alto Public Art Commission elects Yesenia Shen as chair, Lisa Waltuck as vice chair; approves minutes and public outreach items
Summary
At its Feb. 20 meeting the commission elected Commissioner Yesenia Shen chair and Commissioner Lisa Waltuck vice chair by unanimous vote, approved minutes from Jan. 16 and Jan. 31, and heard staff updates on a large artist pool and an immigrant 'Know Your Rights' workshop Feb. 27.
The Palo Alto Public Art Commission unanimously elected Commissioner Yesenia Shen to serve as chair and Commissioner Lisa Waltuck to serve as vice chair at its Feb. 20 meeting.
Commissioners approved minutes from the regular meeting on Jan. 16 and from the commission’s annual retreat on Jan. 31. Both sets of minutes were approved by voice or roll-call as part of routine consent actions.
Staff reported that the city’s recent open calls produced a robust pool of applicants, with staff saying “over a thousand artists” applied to prequalified and muralist calls. Staff also distributed flyers and information about a City of Palo Alto “Know Your Rights” workshop for immigrant communities scheduled for Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the El Palo Alto Room of Mitchell Park Community Center. The workshop is a partnership involving the Office of Human Services, the Palo Alto City Library, the Asian Law Alliance and Catholic Charities; translation by phone app will be available, and staff said residents can contact the Office of Human Services for more information.
Vice Mayor Veenker attended the meeting as the new city council liaison and offered brief remarks of support for the commission’s work.
The chair closed the meeting after commissioners exchanged announcements and thanked outgoing leadership for prior service.
