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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 03/18/2014 - Special ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION Special Called Meeting, March 18, 2014, 4:00 p.m. Basement Training Room, City Hall, 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas MEMBERS P A MEMBERS P A STAFF 1. Duke Paul X 6. Reinhardt-Mondragon, X Reba George ' Patricia 2. Gardiner,Carla X 7. Rybak,Stephen X Tess Allan ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3. Harrison,Cathy X 8. Schenk,Joe X . ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Kisner,Brad X 9. Sherman,Dianna X 4. Mintz,Sean X Total: 7 2 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I. CALL TO ORDER -The Special Called meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Brad Kisner. II. ROLL CALL-The recording secretary called roll, announced quorum. III. PUBLIC COMMENT— None IV. OLD BUSINESS Ishka Monument Committee Report The Commissioners read the Ishka Monument Committee report and after some discussion Dianna Sherman moved to request additional information from the Ishka Monument Committee to include the following: has the sculpture selection changed from the original agreement; size of the sculpture and what type of patina is on it; Is there a maintenance plan; What is the cultural element of this particular sculpture; Is there a budget and how much has been raised. Patricia Reinhardt-Mondragon seconded. Motion was approved. The Commissioners also requested that a representative from the Ishka Monument Committee attend the next ACC meeting to give the report and be present to answer any further questions. Arts Forum Joe Schenk announced that TAMUCC has expressed an interest in giving out Arts Awards and would be interested in discussing their ideas with the ACC. Brad Kisner will contact Sheri Emerick to discuss further. Art Maintenance Reba George reported that after discussion with the artist, Robert Perless, the City has received an acceptable bid from Alpha to clean Orion's Belt per Mr. Perless' Maintenance instructions. A phone interview is scheduled with James Surls regarding his maintenance instructions for Six or Seven Flowers. The Selena Memorial will be taken care of by Dusty Durrill and there are a few stone sculptures around the American Bank center that may possibly be cleaned this budget year as well. Bond Fund Projects City Council reviewed the ACC's recommendation of Dixie Friend Gay's proposed sculpture at the Oso Bay Outdoor Nature and Learning Center at their March 18th meeting and a second reading is scheduled for their March 25th meeting. City Council will review the ACC's recommendation of Lynda Jones' proposed Mural for Fire Station #5 at their April 8th and 15th meetings. V. NEW BUSINESS Rotary Project Dianna Sherman informed the ACC that the Downtown Rotary Club intended to commission a piece of art honoring Veterans that would be donated to the Public Art Collection. Five Year Planning In keeping with the Parks and Recreation Department planning and goal setting Reba George requested the ACC to consider an extended meeting to discuss items such as a Public Art Master Plan, Collection Assessments and the Public Art Ordinance. Date is to be determined. 1 VI. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA Ishka Monument Committee Report Arts Forum Public Art Projects, Administration and Conservation VII. ADJOURN Joe Schenk Moved to adjourn. Patricia Mondragon Seconded. Motion passed. Brad Kisner adjourned meeting at 5:09 p.m. Tess Allan, Recording Secretary 2