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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 04/24/2012 - SpecialARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION Special Called Meeting, April 24, 2012, 4:00 p.m. 6th Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas MEMBERS ............................. 1. Paris, Karina MEMBERS 6. Schenk, Joe 7. Brad Kisner P I A STAFF Reba George Tara Galy an 3. Hovda, Heidi ® f 8. Patricia Reinhardt- Mondragon 4. Bluntzer, Dianna 9. Total: I. 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 March 20, 2012 i. Correction to be made: Brad Kisner filling Higher Education position not Architect position. Joe S. made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Joye seconded. Minutes were approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT — None. V. OLD BUSINESS (DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION) i. Recruitment of members 1. There is a vacancy on the commission. ACC is looking for someone to fill Architect position. Received two bios: Edgar E. Farrera and Paul Duke. Commission discussed the applicants and their qualifications. Joe S. made a motion to recommend Mr. Farrera. Joye seconded. Vote was called. Motion passed. 2. Joye and Joe H. terms are ending in September. Commission members raised concerns regarding term length. Reba will ask the City Secretary's office to confirm the term dates. ii. HOT Funds for arts 1. Presentation on May 8th by Margie Rose. Councilman Loeb asked Ms. Rose for a process to reinstate HOT funding to the ACC. As soon as it is posted on the website, which should be the Thursday prior to the Council meeting, Reba will send out to commission. Heidi explained the proposed process to new commission members Brad Kisner and Dr. Patricia Reinhardt-Mondragon. ACC members will familiarize themselves with the process and Texas for the Arts laws prior to the presentation. A special called meeting will be called for Monday May 7th at 4:00 pm in the Parks and Recreation Conference Room. iii. Police Sculpture Update 1. Jack Gron has been working with a structural engineer to get the specs on the requirements to get the statue installed at City Hall. There is money remaining in the bond fund to cover the project, depending on the cost. VI. NEW BUSINESS (DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION) i. Texans for the Arts Workshop, June 5 (Joe Schenk) 1. Texans for the Arts are holding a Workshop at the Art Museum. There is a fee to attend. Members of the ACC will receive an invitation. It will include board members from Texans for the Arts, state legislators, the Mayor, etc. Topics that will be discussed will include state laws on HOT funding. Joe asked if anyone on the commission would like to serve on the Host Committee. Joye and Dianna volunteered. Joe will send new commission members more information on the workshop. Reba and Heidi also volunteered for the Host Committee. ii. Part-time Public Art Coordinator 1. The City will hire a new public art coordinator to assist the ACC with administrative duties and projects. Will consist of a 19 hour workweek. iii. Regular Meeting day / time for ACC 1. ACC discussed days and times for definitive meeting time. Commission agreed to hold the meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4:00 pm. Dianna made motion to approve the meeting time. Joye seconded. Motion passed. Identify Items to be placed on the next agenda ■ Financial Profile ■ Central Calendar ■ HOT Fund Update ■ Creative Workshop VII. ADJOURN a. Joe S. made a motion to adjourn. Dianna seconded. Motion passed. Heidi Hovda, Chair, adjourned meeting at 5:13 pm. Tara Galvan, Administrative Assistant Parks & Recreation Department