HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 12/10/2013 ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, December 10, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Basement Training Room, City Hall, 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas
MEMBERS P A MEMBERS P A STAFF
1. Bluntzer,Dianna X 6. Mintz,Sean X Reba George
2. Duke,Paul X Reinhardt-Mondragon, X Tess Allan
Patricia
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3. Gardiner,Carla X 8. Rybak,Stephen X
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3. Harrison,Cathy X 9. Schenk,Joe X
4. Kisner,Brad X
Total: 9 0
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I. CALL TO ORDER - The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at
4:13 p.m. by Brad Kisner.
II. ROLL CALL-The recording secretary called roll, announced quorum.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A) Regular Meeting, November 12, 2013 —A spelling error was pointed out for amendment. Joe
Schenk moved to approve the minutes as amended. Sean Mintz seconded. Minutes were
approved.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT— None
V. OLD BUSINESS
Ordinance Review
Item tabled for the January 2014 meeting
Arts Grants
2013 Completion Reports
Tess Allan gave a brief overview of the 2013 Arts Grants completion reports. Reba George stated that
any funds not awarded after a grantee's completion report is reviewed roll over into the Permanent Art
Trust Fund.
2014 Grant Scoring
Commissioners reviewed and discussed the scoring process, applications and their final scores. Joe
Schenk moved to use the median score as the criteria for determining applicant's eligibility to receive a
grant. Cathy Harrison Seconded. Motion passed. Commissioners requested that City Staff relay their
notes to applicants when they come in to review their Grant Agreements. Commissioners also
suggested providing an opportunity to educate applicants on how to submit an effective grant in the
future.
Joe Schenk moved that all 2014 Grant applications be approved for the full amount requested on their
application. Patricia Reinhardt Seconded. Motion passed with one opposed vote for the KEDT
application.
Reba George informed the commissioners that The Harbor Playhouse grant would not go into effect until
final approval from the City Manager's office. Sean Mintz moved to hold grant funds for Harbor
Playhouse until Feb 1, 2014. If no information has come from the City Manager's office at that time the
Commission will then determine how to release the funding. Stephen Rybak Seconded. Motion
passed.
Percent for Art Project—Fire Station #5
Reba George gave a brief update on the Fire Station #5 progress. Some minor changes were made to
Request for Proposal and a new extended call for artists was released. Commissioners were requested
to share the call with any artist connections they have.
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VI. NEW BUSINESS
Bond Fund 2012
Reba George gave a brief update on the 2012 Bond Fund. Item was tabled until the January 2014
meeting.
VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA
Art Ordinance Review
Arts Forum
Bond Fund 2012 Projects
Art Maintenance
Arts Grant
Fire Station #5
VIII. ADJOURN
Joe Schenk Moved to adjourn. Sean Mintz Seconded. Motion passed. Brad Kisner adjourned meeting
at 5:42 p.m.
Tess Allan, Recording Secretary
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