Remarks by Francisco Herretes
199 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 8
- Play at 2:57:53
“I, you know, I... I'm not really sure how this is going to... How this is going to really help us resolve the... Because it just seems as though... you know, if we pass this, it doesn't seem as though there's really a will from staff to bridge this gap. And so I think maybe we need to have a legal opinion first on the entire chapter 62, 11, the whole public art board, the whole thing, and really understand who's right here legally. And then then we can decide on other things. I believe there's a legal question here that I believe there's a disagreement on. I entirely disagree with staff's…”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 2:59:34
“This shouldn't be about drafting a program guideline about drafting this or drafting a master plan or whatever. It should be about staff saying, what's the problem? Let's fix it. It seems as though you don't want to fix it. All we want to do, let me finish. I apologize. All we want to do is write some more program guidelines or this or that. We already have a Chapter 62 and an Article 11. And we already have a fundamental disagreement on that. That didn't exist, by the way, with the prior administration or the prior administration. And so there's now a new interpretation of Chapter 62 and…”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:00:52
“Yeah, but it's not that we want to be more involved in the process. It's our process. We don't want to be more involved. We're not asking for permission. This is our board. This is our process. And so you're asking us to, oh, let's write a guideline to do this or to do that. No, I'm trying to explain. This isn't the first time that I've mentioned these things. We've been talking about these things for months now. And, you know, last meeting, there was an issue because the staff just decided to disregard a direction of this board.”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:01:37
“And so, again, there doesn't seem to be even a willingness to discuss the issue. You seem to revert to, we can draft a program guideline. I'm sure you can. I'm sure you can draft a lot of program guidelines. It doesn't mean that you're going to follow them, because we're not following them right now. I withdraw, or I request deferral. of this item, or I don't know, city attorney, what do you recommend that I do? Because I think that we need a clarification on the legality of this board.”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:02:26
“Okay. Then I request the deferral of this item as chair. Do we need to make a motion to defer?”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:03:44
“So there's no issues, because there was also an issue to put this item on the agenda that I haven't shared with the board. So that there are no issues, I want this item on the agenda for the next meeting. No, you know, no issues. It shouldn't be, right?”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:04:24
“Never mind. Regarding Freedom Park, because they open on April 4, we're going to need to have maybe a separate opinion on this issue of the 1.5% before issuing a master plan. Again, the law is very clear, the ordinance is very clear to me that they must pay into the fund before the issuance of any master plan. And so I just, you know, since this project should, you know, that public art requirement should have been brought to this board, and if it's not, or whatever, how do we leave like a formal objection or something in the record that the public art process was not followed?”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:05:24
“All right, let me try to express my question a little better in writing, and I will send it. My issue is, it may be too late. It may be that we just have to issue a master plan without any money going into the public art fund. But I think that the developer really should should pay into the fund, regardless of the master plan. The master plan is for the larger project. Remember, it's a $1.5 or $1.whatever billion. There's hotels. There's buildings. Right now, there's only a stadium and a few green areas and others. So obviously, it's part of the project, not the entire project. But I don't…”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:06:26
“Well, but that means that we're not applying the city code. No.”
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 3:07:07
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Art in Public Places Board · Mar 9, 2026
- Play at 5:50
“Thank you very much. Do we have a roll call, please?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 6:54
“Thank you. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Thank you. Do we have any minutes to approve?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 7:31
“Thank you. Thank you. Are we changing the order of anything tonight?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 7:47
“I'd like to ask to change one and two to the end, and then we'll discuss.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 8:20
“OK. Please, can someone make a motion to defer item number four?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 8:47
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Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 8:59
“It is continued to the next meeting, yes, sorry.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 9:08
“Motion passes. So if there are no other deferrals and we're not changing order, please, can you continue with item number three?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 9:53
“Thank you. Is there anything that you would like to discuss on the annual report? Any comments or any issues? Any items?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 10:03
“I read it, I'm ready to sign it as the chair. Okay, does anyone have any comments on the annual report? No? Annual report in the agenda packet. Okay, if there are no comments, please, can someone please make a motion to accept? Sure. Approve, sorry.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 11:14
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Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 11:36
“Excellent, thank you. All right, I think we can continue with item number five.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 13:41
“What has changed since the last meeting?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 16:26
“It seems there's a miscommunication between the PAC member that is appointed by the commissioner and the commissioner's office. And so staff should clarify whatever miscommunication there is between them. Because if you're saying that the PAC knew, but the commissioner didn't know. So there needs to be a communication, not just for this example, but in the future for all projects, that the commissioner is at least aware the commissioner of the district is at least aware of all the items, all the public artworks.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 17:47
“I mean, just to, I don't know if an approval from a city commissioner for an artwork. I think a heads up, like, okay, this project is happening in your district. It's a park that's in your district. The PAC that the commissioner appointed and staff, sorry, and the board appointed have, you know, decided on this art, and now it's going to go to the public art board for review and approval. That way, if the commissioner has any objections or anything that's really relevant, they can bring it up. I don't think that... I wouldn't think that the commissioner needs to approve each project before we…”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026