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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-09 CAC MINS\~ ~~ -~~-~~. • CITY OF CHULA VISTA MINUTES CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION Monday, November 09, 2009 Library Conf. Room 5:00 p.m. Civic Center Library 1. Call to Order/ Roll Call Commissioner Bolles called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and asked the secretary to call the roll. Commissioners Present: Bolles, Deavenport, McDermott, Hernandez (Glenn), Fessia, Smith; Berndt Commissioners Absent: Voorhees, Liston -excused, 2. Approval of Minutes • A motion to approve minutes of September 14th, 2009 was made by Commissioner Deavenport and seconded by Commissioner Fessia; approved by all with Commissioner Berndt abstaining. 3. Public Comments The Chairman suggested revising the order of the items on the agenda to facilitate the visitors present, the commissioners agreed. Ms. Susan Johnson, aide to Council-member Bensoussan, provided the group with information on the upcoming Chula Vista Centennial celebrations. She outlined the program and explained about the design and logo for the website. It was suggested to have a contest with the assistance of representatives from this Commission, as there would be no budget from the City for this undertaking. There followed discussions regarding the involvement of the Cultural Arts Commission in the many events being considered; use of matching funds, schools' arts departments, and sponsors. Ms. Johnson informed the commission that the Mayor's office had already sent invitations to all the City's commissions. The organizing group would conduct itself as a separate entity to protect contributors from negative impacts under the Public Records Act. All present commented on the positive exchange and the Chairman thanked Ms. Johnson for her time and input. • The next item was a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Susana Peredo on the Tidelands (Port land) in National City. There were many interesting slides of the improvements and new work being done in National City. Ms. Peredo pointed out the City's railroad • history, its 150 Victorian homes on the National Registry, the new library and the paving collaboration with the city of Chula Vista. Some of the new projects were the Marina Gateway Hotel by the Sequan Tribe Development Corp, The Aquatics Center located at Pepper Park and the Port Performing Arts Center which should be open in Spring of 2010. The Chairman thanked Ms. Peredo for her presentation and time. 4. Old Business a. Community Garden -McDermott The staff liaison, Stephanie Loney distributed copies of a letter, which was sent to the Eric Crockett in the Redevelopment Department, for his input and printing on City letterhead. The basis of the letter was from the original draft done by Commissioner McDermott. She also informed the group that a draft of the completed letter would be emailed to the commissioners. b. The commission had obtained a copy of the existing CV Arts Directory, dated 1992. The group discussed and agreed to the formation of a subcommittee, to be spearheaded by Commissioner Fessia. After suggestions about funding, such as sponsors, advertisements, etc. and attaching the finished product to the City's • website, Commissioners Smith, McDermott and Berndt volunteered to join Ms. Fessia. It was also suggested to coordinate the rollout of the directory with one of the Centennial events. It was concluded to have more of a focus on an electronic directory than on a printed one and to blog invite interested participants to submit their info. b. Commissioner Deavenport informed that Ms. Souval (who was absent) had attended, also the CAC would be included in the emails regarding these meetings. The Chairman commented that Mr. Chris Lewis was desirous of having CAC representation on a rotation model. The Chairman asked that the Library Arts Master Plan be put on the next agenda for discussion about the Eastern Urban Center not being addressed in it. Ms. Deavenport to review the document. 5. New Business a. National City's Port Public Art Committee -Souval Ms. Souval being absent, Ms. Loney introduced this guest. The Chairman moved this item out of sequence as a courtesy to the presenter. • • b. Port Pub/ic Art Committee Update - Souva/ Ms. Souval was absent due to illness. 6. Staff Updates a. Library Art Exhibit Approval Policy -Loney CoTA exhibit approved. b. Performing and Visual Arts Grant Stephanie distributed a draft of the PVA Grant, to be posted in early January, 2010 closing at the end of February. There were few changes in the application, which she asked the CAC to review and send comments or changes back to her via email. 7. Oral Communications The Chairman commented on attending the Mayor's breakfast, as well as Ms. Loney. He stated that one of the things discussed was emails exchanged on a topic could become a quorum issue. The pre-Centennial concert had an attendance of 400. He pointed out that • in the future the CAC should have more representation at events to present a more public face for the Commission. The secretary was requested to locate the name plates and have at meetings. 8. Adjournment Mr. Bolles adjourned the meeting at 6:47 p.m. The next Cultural Arts Commission meeting will be held on January 11, 2010 at 5:00 p.m., Chula Vista Public Library, Civic Center main floor Conference Room. Approved by: RB / SD on: 01/11/10 Secretary: Staff Liaison: 4 ~~ '+ . o~ Sent to City Clerk s Office on 02/18/2010 •