Remarks by Francisco Herretes
199 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 8
- Play at 1:19:13
“Right. So the plan comes before the call to artists.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:22:33
“You did exactly, exactly what we didn't want you to do. You can call it that you're trying to do your best, but you did the exact opposite of what we asked you not to do. That's all I can say. So for the record, very bad on city staff. I don't know how many times I have to now say it.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:23:04
“I don't have any further comments. I think that the master plan is a good idea. I would just add that we should include the entire site. That's my point of view. Does anybody else have any further comments?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:24:40
“I absolutely think it should become part of this. I understand that you're in it. If you want to bring anything to the board next month, and we can certainly discuss it, but, you know, for this item...”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:25:05
“Well, but what she prepared for this meeting is not relevant to item number eight, because item number eight, they carved it out. So let's decide on item number eight, and then we can leave Indra's presentation for last.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:26:45
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Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:27:45
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Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:36:54
“Yes, please. I don't know if he was sworn in. Could you swear him in?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:39:12
“Thank you, and thank you for your work. Thank you, Andrea. I had another question. Is this the final art, this that we're seeing here? Yes? Could you talk to us a little bit about this image and why you selected this?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:41:55
“Remember to turn on your microphone. No, no worries.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:45:33
“To your point, there's lessons from this project to be learned for our other projects, right? The way we communicate with the commissioner, the way the commissioner communicates with their own PAC member and the information that they share, they have to have a communication as well. The PAC member isn't just appointed by the commissioner. It also needs to be in contact with the commissioner's office so that the PAC member can bring to the PAC you know, whatever the commissioner.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:47:53
“But the commissioner has approved these expenses? Yes. they're going to fund this from the commissioner of District 5's office? Is that correct?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:48:23
“So it's not 100% donation and the commissioner was stepping in. So we still don't have the funds for this project?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:48:40
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Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:50:47
“Thank you. Just a comment. The resolution itself, the text, it says approving a public art installation by Marvin Weeks. So yes, it's the approval of the artwork. But in the purpose, it says... to approve the donation of a public art installation by artist Marvin Weeks. The difference is I don't think we can approve a donation yet. And whenever there is a budget or whenever this number comes back and where it's going to come from, I think that the item has to come back here so that we can approve that donation. We can approve the artwork right now so that everything gets moving. But whenever…”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:52:30
“That's fine. I'm just saying that whenever there's a dollar, there will be one soon. Whenever there's a dollar amount and then we know this artwork is going to be estimated at $70,000, then we can accept the donation. That's what we're accepting, the value and everything else, right? But for now, the item, like Indra said, the item is just the approving of the artist.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:53:30
“What I'm saying is that the formality of the donation, when we know what the value of the art is, then The city accepts a donation, but right now we don't we don't know what the value is We don't know there's no you know, there's no donation to accept yet.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:54:03
“I Don't know if we have I mean we don't We haven't seen any budget allocations, so I'm not really sure what amounts are available.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:54:45
“Yeah, and I'd like to hear from Commissioner King first.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:54:53
“I'm sure we'll figure it out. It seems as though the Commissioner's office is very active on this project, so. If there are no more comments, can you make the motion?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:55:55
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Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 1:56:47
“Yes, you know, Technically, there will, you know, obviously we'll have a budget before then, but yes, yes, yes.”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 2:10:37
“How are you going to get the orchids in there if somebody's sitting?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 2:11:43
“I was asking, where do you sit if you have the orchids on your back? I mean, I understand she's going to read a mention, so it fits within the recess there, but not understanding the concept of the orchid then growing out if Somebody's going to be sitting there. I don't know if they'll fit. So we're asked to approve the selection of these artists that were already selected, correct?”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026
- Play at 2:12:13
“Why don't you explain a little bit about how that process went and where did we come from and how did we...”
Art in Public Places Board · Feb 9, 2026