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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 01/13/2011 - SpecialARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION Special Called Meeting, January 13, 2011, 11:30am. Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas MEMBERS P Al MEMBERS X. Paris, Karina E] ® 6. Schenk, Joe 2 Hilliard Joe -. - ... -_.... ® - -; .... --------- -- -- ..........--- ............. _ El 7 Trimble, Frank _....._..._ .-.-. 3. Hovda, Heidi ® 8. Valadez, Corinne 4. Bluntzer -Dura . Dianna ® F] 9. Quintanilla, Kell3 -_........................_. ........................ _......................._... -_ .-. ..- .............._.._,.,..... .. ._....... ........ . ........ ... ..... -- ......... ...... -- _ ........ -. 5. LaBarrett, Joye N = F = Total: 1 7 2 FEE 0 S ?Gil CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE STAFF Reba George Tara Mire les CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 11:44 am by Chair, Heidi Hovda. II. ROLL CALL - The recording secretary called roll, announced quorum. Ill. PUBLIC COMMENT — None IV. NEW BUSINESS (DISCUSSION 1 POSSIBLE ACTION) Cultural District Designation- Letter of Intent i. Joye read a letter from Mr. Jim Bob McMillan in response to questions the ACC raised at the last meeting, One question was "Is there a template of the intent letter for the cultural district or one from a prior applicant ?" Mr. McMillan did not address the question but offered to look over the ACC's letter of intent. The other question was "What if the ACC sends the Letter of Intent and somewhere between there and the application deadline we realize we won't be able to fulfill that deadline ?" He stated it is important that the ACC truthfully say where they are in the planning process and when they expect to complete the different aspects of the Cultural Plan. ii. Copies of the individual components were distributed among the commissioners. Karina was absent therefore marketing plan was not available. The commission discussed the remaining components. 1. The History section gives a description of the historical areas along the Bayfront. The commission suggested adding the historical buildings downtown that have been recently renovated. In addition, they'd like to see a history of the hotels, Heritage Park, Artesian Park, La Retama Park, and other area landmarks. They continued discussing other areas of interest including Waterstreet and the live music scene. The district would extend to include Lower Broadway. 2. The Cultural District Description gives an overview of the area and its features. The area is described as being "bounded as follows: on the north by the Ship Channel, on the east at Shoreline Boulevard by the water's edge, and on the west by Mesquite St." Commissioners looked over maps Reba provided to highlight the exact area to be designated for the Cultural District. The commission agreed to change the perimeter of the area by extending it on the west to Lower Broadway St. The district will need to be named for the Letter of Intent. Corpus Christi Cultural District was suggested. They may decide to name it something else for marketing purposes. The description also discusses the range of programs the City currently offers. The commission agreed to limit the listing of specific names of events to allow for other important information. 3. The Strategic Plan gives an explanation of the goal of the Cultural District. It will be designed to promote economic development through tourism and new business development within the district. It states that "resources will be allocated to develop access to the area, enhance the aesthetics of the district and initiate arts and culture programming to encourage local and regional traffic to the area." The plan is divided into 3 phases. Commissioners would like to add tourism into the plan, which Heidi plans on adding in. 4. The Management Plan shows the Corpus Christi Cultural District being managed through a 501 c -3 non - profit organization. Details are given on the staffing and their respective duties. Heidi would like to collaborate with other local entities who will most likely be involved in the future. These organizations would assist in marketing and development of the Cultural District. 5. Heidi will forward the marketing plan to the commissioners. 6. The commission continued their discussion on the district. It was suggested to name the area the Bayfront Cultural District. They agreed that the Marina will need to be included in the area as it is a huge feature of the City's Downtown attractions. 7. Any changes to be made to the components should be submitted to Dianna before close of business tomorrow. Kelly will give the final overview and modify it so it looks like one cohesive letter. V. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA a. Review of meetings discussion i. Proposal for Durrill artwork VI. ADJOURN a. Joye made a motion to adjourn. Frank seconded. Motion passed. Heidi Hovda, Chair, adjourned meeting at 12:45 pm. Tara Mireles, Administrative Assistant Cultural Services, Parks & Recreation Department