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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CULTURAL ARTS CO
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
May 16, 2016
5:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Civic Center Branch Library
Conference Room
365 F Street, Chula Vista 91910
ROLL CALL: Chair Macapugay A_ ; Vice -Chair Zhivago _P_; Commissioners;
Cazares A Daniels P_, Delgado P_, Gore _P_, Rodriquez _P and Sywyj
P
PUBLIC COMMENTS
NONE
ACTION ITEMS)
1. McCandliss Arts Awards ; Lynnette Tessitore-Lopez, Cultural Arts Manager
Recommendation: Accept the Subcommittee Recommendation
Ms. Tessitore-Lopez provided an overview of the nominees and the subcommittee
recommendation. The subcommittee was comprised of Commissioner Rodriguez,
Commission Gore, and Cultural Arts Manager Tessitore-Lopez. Commissioner
Rodriguez provided a summary of the review process and considerations when reviewing
the nominations. Coimnissioner Rodriguez recused herself from both the subcommittee
consideration and Commission consideration of the nominations of her daughter Isabel
Rodriguez, Dayna Hill, and Madelin Chavez and recused herself from the Cultural Arts
Commission consideration and vote.
Motion was made by Commissioner Sywyj and seconded by Commissioner Zhivago
Motion Carried to award the McCadliss Arts Awards as follows:
The Cultural Arts Commission awarded the McCandliss Arts Awards as follows:
Rising Star Scholarship Winners: $200.00
Brianna Quirino; Palomar High School — Visual Arts
Benjamin Salvaci6n; High Tech High School — Music
Joshua Lee ; Eastlake High School — Dance
Jared Gorospe — Hilltop High School — Photography
Isabel Rodriguez — Bonita Vista High School — Performing Arts
Rising Star Honorable Mention Award Winners:
Dayna Hill; Bonita Vista High School — Performing Arts
Madelin Eli Chavez — Otay Ranch High School — Performing Arts
Ramona Demotto- SCPA Chula Vista High School — Visual Arts
Oscar Chavez — Castle Park High School- Visual Arts
Jonathan Mena- Castle Park High School — Visual Arts
Valentina Alonzo — Hilltop High School — Media
Mathias Cien- Mayer — Hilltop High School — Photography
Lori Lopez — Hilltop High School — Photography
Alisa Venegas — Hilltop High School - Mixed Media
Leticia Roybal — Hilltop High School — Photography
2. Performing and Visual Arts Grant (PVAG); Lynnette Tessitore-Lopez, Cultural Arts
Manager
Ms. Tessitore-Lopez presented the PVAG Task Force grant recipient recommendations.
Commissioner Sywyj provided an overview of the Task Force methodology of
recommendations. Commissioner Sywyj stated that unfortunately there were more grant
requests than funds available and the Task Force did their best to meet the selection
criteria and grant as many requests as possible but very few if any received the full
amount requested.
Recommendation: Accept the Task Force Recommendations and Recommend Approval
to the City Council
Motion made by Commissioner Zhivago and seconded by Commissioner Delgado to
accept the Task Force recommendations and recommend that City Council approve said
recommendations.
Motion Carried
ADJOURNMENT at 6:10 p.m. to the regular meeting on June 13, 2016
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Lynnette Tessitore; Cultural Arts Manager
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