# PR, Comms, Tourism, Libraries, Boards/Commissions & Citizen Groups Policy Committee - July 2026

The Aurora Channel’s PR, Comms, Tourism, Libraries, Boards/Commissions & Citizen Groups Policy Committee meeting (metadata date: October 13, 2026; the title identifies July 2026) approved its May 12 minutes and heard annual reports from the Immigrant and Refugee Commission, History Museum and Historic Sites, and Historic Preservation Commission. The Immigrant and Refugee Commission described outreach, business visits, and planned community engagement activities. The museum reported commemorative exhibits and events; the Historic Preservation Commission reported new local landmark designations, completion of a historic-resource survey and context plan, and work to separate local landmark designation from state and national registers, which may support future grant eligibility.

The clearest spending item was the public artwork “Constellations of Time” by Christine Nguyen, with a $250,000 project budget from the Art in Public Places Reserve Fund. The project had previously been approved, and staff reported the sculptures were complete and in storage pending clearance for installation; related library workshops are planned. Commissioners also discussed potentially assembling small cash matches to pursue grants for historic-property survey work. No new contract award, procurement vote, or spending motion was identified in the transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Sources
- [PR, Comms, Tourism, Libraries, Boards/Commissions & Citizen Groups Policy Committee - July 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrgW1Obv0vg) - The Aurora Channel