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HIGGY VASQUEZ: 1) 1 would have liked the opportunity to make an in-person presentation <br />and answer questions the staff or judges had with my proposal. 2) Was it relevant that the art <br />commission recommend to maintain the public art and heritage that is in place where it will be <br />located. Isn't there something already on the books that says public art must reflect an area's <br />history and heritage? Why wasn't this mentioned in the grant guidelines? <br />PRISCILA HERNANDEZ for MANUEL CORTEZ: Manny is concerned that the judges may <br />have been biased against his proposal because he was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer <br />during the voting period. Did they think he couldn't carry out his project? Manny has <br />decades of work serving the Santa Ana community through the arts and should have been <br />given an opportunity to present his own work in person. Also, the commissioners should not <br />have been the judges because they should have been peers with the applicants. Painters <br />should have judged Painters. Organizations should have judged organizations. Applicants <br />should have been required to have someone from or residing in Santa Ana to qualify since it <br />is Santa Ana tax -payers who are paying for all this. <br />ROGER EYES: I received a call on Monday before the AC meeting concerning the <br />sculpture's placement within the plaza and would I consider looking for a different location if <br />necessary. I was more than willing to modify my location and design. Unfortunately, this <br />conversation was not brought up when you all decided to disqualify my winning proposal <br />because you found it "unfeasible". I think it would have made a difference to have known <br />about all the City's concerns and been given a real chance to address them. <br />MATT SOUTHGATE: Proposals should be given reasons why scores were favorable or <br />critical. Every judge should convey the reasons behind their choice as a transparent critique. <br />This way we would know more about any potential conflicts of interest at play and also grow <br />as artists. Feedback is important. <br />3 <br />