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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 03/20/2012 - Special2 Hilliard, a d, Joe 7. Patricia Reinhardt - Tara 1; a a Ga n � a ? Mondragon ......................................... ............................... 3. Hovda, Heidi ® ❑ 8. Brad Kisner ® ❑ 4. Bluntzer, Dianna ® ❑ 9. ❑ ❑ 5. LaBarrett, Jove ® F] A ❑ ❑ �. Total: 6 2 CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 4:05 pm by Chair, Heidi Hovda. II. ROLL CALL - The recording secretary called roll, announced quorum. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Special called meeting February 9, 2012 i. Joe H. made a motion to approve the minutes. Karina seconded. Minutes were approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT — None. V. NEW BUSINESS (DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION) i. Memo of Understanding — PALS Fund; Arts & Cultural Commission Utility Donation (Reba) 1. 35% of Utility Bill donation was set aside for the ACC. Through the end of November there was approximately $5,900. The money was not appropriated. City Staff asked that the ACC appropriate the money so the funds are available to spend. Now that the money has been appropriated, Reba proposed the commission create a memorandum of understanding with the City's P.A.L.S. fund to prevent the money from going to the general fund and losing the funds at the end of the fiscal year. The draft MOU states P.A.L.S. will deposit and distribute the money for exclusive use of the ACC for activities supporting their mission. P.A.L.S. will also maintain the balance for the account. Joe S. made a motion to authorize the creation of the memorandum of understanding between the ACC and P.A.L.S. Joe H. seconded. Motion passed. VI. OLD BUSINESS (DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION) i. Recruitment Plan for Vacant ACC Positions 1. Commissioners discussed applicants for vacant ACC positions. Brad Kisner was already recommended to Council for the Higher Education position. The Mayor requested more than one recommendation to present to Council. The ACC did not feel comfortable recommending applicants which they are unfamiliar with their qualifications. The commission discussed applicant for Youth Education, Patricia Reinhardt - Mondragon. Joe S. made a motion to recommend Dr. Reinhardt - Mondragon to City Council to fill the Youth Education position. Joe H. seconded. Vote was called; motion passed. The ACC will move forward with their recommendation of Brad Kisner for the Higher Education position. ii. HOT Funds for arts 1. After the discussion at the last meeting, Reba met with Assistant City Manager Margie Rose to go over some of the concerns the ACC expressed. ACC raised concerns regarding the arts organizations proving they produce heads in beds and providing an economic impact study. A budget has yet to be determined and there remain a lot of unknown details. The economic impact study will be addressed based on the level of the funding. Should training or conferences be offered to arts organizations applying for grant funding, they will need examples of how they ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION Special Called Meeting, March 20, 2012, 4:00 p.m. Parks and Recreation Conference Room, 3 Floor City Hall, 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas might figure out their target audience. It is difficult to prove who the target audience is until they've researched the demographics of the audience which cannot occur until after the event has taken place. Margie Rose will present some of the information that the staff has put together to Council. The ACC discussed the CVB being involved in the review process, stating that since it is City HOT funding it should only be reviewed by the appropriate City departments. Joye made a motion to recommend to City Staff and the Mayor that the CVB be removed from the review process. Joe H. seconded. Vote was called; Joe S. abstained. Motion passed. VII. ADJOURN a. Joe H. made a motion to adjourn. Karina seconded. Motion passed. Heidi Hovda, Chair, adjourned meeting at 5:07 pm. Tara Galvan, Administrative Assistant Parks & Recreation Department