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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 09/11/2003 voe N2.34S6, ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMISSION ;OGT REGULAR MEETING N RECEIVED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2003—4:30 P.M. CIN SEC1ET":"Y'C BASEMENT TRAINING ROOM, CITY HALL s OFFICE c� t. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT A � Chuck Anastos Jim Jones Ronnie Sepulveda Linda Avila Lynda Jones Diana Hankins Armando Camina Don Luna Danny O'Dowdy Deborah Fullerton Daiquiri Richard K Chute Elia Gutierrez Anne Stewart Colin Sykes I. CALL TO ORDER — The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Chair, Chuck Anastos. II. ROLL CALL—The Recording Secretary called roll, announced quorum. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES—August 14, 2003 Deborah Fullerton made a motion to accept the minutes as submitted. Colin Sykes seconded. Motion passed. Linda Avila, Jim Jones, Lynda Jones, and Don Luna abstained. IV. HEARING FROM PUBLIC — Brad Condit spoke on behalf of the Corpus Christi Ballet regarding their application for this year's sub-grant funding. Discussion was held regarding their eligibility to apply this year and the sub- grant process. Mr. Condit requested a written reply to their application. The commission reiterated to Mr. Condit that the Corpus Christi Ballet was not eligible to apply this year and their application would be returned. (Daiquiri Richard arrived at 4:43 p.m.) V. DISCUSSION ITEMS AND POSSIBLE ACTION - 1. Election of Officers Daiquiri Richard made a motion to table the election of officers until the October meeting. Anne Stewart seconded. Discussion suggested the committee assist with nominations from the floor so the process would not be delayed. The vote was called,4 yes, 5 no, 1 abstained. The motion failed. Committee suggestion and discussion yielded the following slate of officers: Deborah Fullerton as Chair, Lynda Jones as Visual Arts Chair, Colin Sykes as Performing Arts Chair, Mando Camina as Cultural Enrichment Chair. Colin Sykes suggested the closing of nominations and accept by acclamation. Jim Jones made a motion to accept the slate of officers as named. Daiquiri Richard seconded. Motion passed. Linda Avila abstained. 2. ACC Retreat After discussion, the commission decided to hold their retreat on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 from 3:30 — 6:30 p.m. at the Galvan House in Heritage Park. Deborah Fullerton encouraged commission members to consider new recruits. 3. Discussion on Contingency Funding Mondo Camina presented the Contingency Funding Policy in draft form for review and discussion. Chuck Anastos made a motion to accept the Contingency Funding Policy as SCANNED submitted. Daiquiri Richard seconded. Discussion was held. Chuck Anastos called for the vote. Jim Jones seconded the call. The vote was 5 yes, 3 no, 1 abstained. Motion passed. VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS - VISUAL ART COMMITTEE Lynda Jones reported for the Fire Station Art Sub-Committee. The Fire Station personnel have adopted the Scorpion as their mascot/logo. Clarification was requested regarding the process for hiring an artist. Through discussion and review of the Ordinance, it was determined that the sub- committee has the authority to decide if an RFP is needed for this project or if an artist could be selected from responses to previous advertisements for this project. The sub-committee will meet and bring their decision to the commission's October meeting. Deborah Fullerton reported the Airport Art Panel has reviewed all responses and have selected 18 proposals to be considered. The next review will produce the final 2 or 3 selections for consideration. Those artists will then be given the opportunity to visit the Airport site and make their final proposal presentation to the Airport Art Panel. Ms. Fullerton also noted the Buck sculpture has arrived at the Art Museum. CULTURAL ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE Mando Camina stated that the application evaluations are almost complete. The first ACC Networking Social will be held at the Galvan House on Thursday, September 25`h from 5:30 — 7:30 pm. This event is to showcase non-profit organizations receiving and having received subgrants. Interested public are also invited. PROGRAMS COMMITTEE Linda Avila reported their goals were completed at the August meeting. They are currently working on compiling a list of all City sponsored performances. Festival of the Arts job descriptions have been composed and the task notebook has been given to Diana Hankins for future reference. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS Jim Jones, Don Luna and Lynda Jones were introduced. STAFF REPORT Ronnie Sepulveda reported the Arena Art Contracts are begin signed by the artists. The Bromeliad sculpture will be moved to the Airport in about 2 weeks. Bayjammin' will provide music and movies at the Cole Park Amphitheater beginning October 4th. Mr. Sepulveda also informed the commission of his new position as Recreation Superintendent. He will assist the commission during the transition. Diana Hankins invited everyone to the Celebration of Animals to be held at the Galvan House on October 12`h from noon until six pm. VII. CURRENT CONCERNS - none VIII. ADJOURNMENT- As there was no further business, Elia Gutierrez made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Lynda Jones seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m. Ronnie Sepulveda, Superintendant Multicultural Services Park& Recreation Department