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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 12/11/2012I. CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 4:05p.m. by Karina Paris, Vice Chair. II. ROLL CALL - The recording secretary called roll, announced quorum. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Regular Meeting November 13, 2012 Joe Schenk made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Brad Kisner seconded. Minutes were approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT — None V. OLD BUSINESS (DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION) Public Art Updates Jack Gron, 2009 ACC Commissioned Artist, was present with a scaled model of his sculpture designed for the exterior of the Police Station and gave an overview on the status of his commissioned art work. Due to the building's architecture the police station wall is unable to support the weight of the sculpture therefore, it will be necessary to build a freestanding wall to mount the sculpture. Reba George advised that engineering has reviewed the structure plans and as long as there is no underground electrical obstructions the wall can be built. Joe Schenk made a motion to allocate funds not to exceed $20,000 from the permanent art fund to be used towards building the necessary wall and mounting the Gron Sculpture. Dianna Bluntzer seconded. The motion passed. Jack Gron exited the meeting. Reba George gave brief updates on the Wind Dancer sculpture installation and the draining of the Coppini Fountain due to the City's current drought level. Stephen Rybak suggested that a sign be placed at the fountain once it is drained to alert the public that it is due to the drought and not a lack of City care or concern. Patricia Reinhardt - Mondragon urged the Commission to consider environmental factors such as the salt air on metal sculptures and a general shortage of water in South Texas for fountains when considering future art installations. Reba George gave a brief update on the North Beach mural. Gerald Lopez has been commissioned to change the name on the mural from Corpus Christi Beach to North Beach and permission has been obtained from Ed Gates for this project. There is also a civic group that has adopted the space around the mural to help with the general maintenance of the area. Arts Grants Program 2013 Reba George announced that the appeal for Art Museum grant application was approved and the Commission can now review and score the application using the same process. The application, conflict of interest, and scoring forms were distributed. By general consensus it was determined that the ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting, December 11, 2012, 4:00 p.m. Parks & Recreation Conf Rm -3 Floor, City Hall, 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas MEMBERS P A MEMBERS P A STAFF 1. Paris, Karina X 6. Schenk, Joe X Reba George 2. Harrison, Cathy X 7. Kisner, Brad X Tess Allan 3. Hovda, Heidi X 8. Reinhardt - Mondragon, X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... ........................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Bluntzer, Dianna X 9. Duke, Paul X 5. Rybak, Stephen X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 4:05p.m. by Karina Paris, Vice Chair. II. ROLL CALL - The recording secretary called roll, announced quorum. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Regular Meeting November 13, 2012 Joe Schenk made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Brad Kisner seconded. Minutes were approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT — None V. OLD BUSINESS (DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION) Public Art Updates Jack Gron, 2009 ACC Commissioned Artist, was present with a scaled model of his sculpture designed for the exterior of the Police Station and gave an overview on the status of his commissioned art work. Due to the building's architecture the police station wall is unable to support the weight of the sculpture therefore, it will be necessary to build a freestanding wall to mount the sculpture. Reba George advised that engineering has reviewed the structure plans and as long as there is no underground electrical obstructions the wall can be built. Joe Schenk made a motion to allocate funds not to exceed $20,000 from the permanent art fund to be used towards building the necessary wall and mounting the Gron Sculpture. Dianna Bluntzer seconded. The motion passed. Jack Gron exited the meeting. Reba George gave brief updates on the Wind Dancer sculpture installation and the draining of the Coppini Fountain due to the City's current drought level. Stephen Rybak suggested that a sign be placed at the fountain once it is drained to alert the public that it is due to the drought and not a lack of City care or concern. Patricia Reinhardt - Mondragon urged the Commission to consider environmental factors such as the salt air on metal sculptures and a general shortage of water in South Texas for fountains when considering future art installations. Reba George gave a brief update on the North Beach mural. Gerald Lopez has been commissioned to change the name on the mural from Corpus Christi Beach to North Beach and permission has been obtained from Ed Gates for this project. There is also a civic group that has adopted the space around the mural to help with the general maintenance of the area. Arts Grants Program 2013 Reba George announced that the appeal for Art Museum grant application was approved and the Commission can now review and score the application using the same process. The application, conflict of interest, and scoring forms were distributed. By general consensus it was determined that the commission would take the documents with them to allow for a thorough review and would submit completed forms to Reba by January 8, 2013. Discussion regarding the remaining grant funds ensued. Discussion focused on the best way to issue a new RFP for remaining funds to be distributed rather than not be used. Brad Kisner motioned that the Commission contact the four organizations whose grant applications were not reviewed due to technical disqualifications asking them to reapply and to be worked through the same grant process. Cathy Harrison seconded the motion. Further discussion ensued regarding setting a precedent and a general timeline for the application process. Joe Schenk called to question. Karina Paris restated the motion, motion passed. VI. NEW BUSINESS (DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION) Karina Paris began discussion regarding the importance of having a more diversified membership among the ACC. It was acknowledged that the membership process is through application and appointment. Recruitment was identified as a possible way to increase applications by minority community members. By general consensus it was decided that a letter would be written to the Mayor via the City Secretary's office indicating that the ACC would like to diversify its membership while at the same time maintain its integrity through qualified appointments. Patricia Rein hardt- Mondragon volunteered to write the letter then submit to ACC members for review and revision. Joe Schenk, on behalf of the Art Museum, thanked the ACC for its support in requesting approval for consideration in the grant application process. VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA Public Art Maintenance VIII. ADJOURN Cathy Harrison made a motion to adjourn. Stephen Rybak seconded. Motion passed. Karina Paris, Vice Chair, adjourned meeting at 5:05 p.m. Tess Allan, Management Assistant Parks & Recreation Department