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MINUTES OF
CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, April 10, 2006 Library Conf. Room
5:30 p.m. Civic Center Library
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1. Call to Order/ Roll Call
Vice Chair Comell called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Staff Present:
Others Present:
2. Approval of Minutes
Cornell, Bolles, Knowlton, Smith, Liston,
Voorhees
Redo, LaRussa, Vinson
Reinhart, Todd, Noguera
None
Motion was made (Knowlton) to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2006
meeting. Motion was carried (Voorhees).
3. Old Business
a. Report on Bay Front Development & Urban Core Development — Cornell
No new information to report. The latest meeting of the Bayfront
Development plan was on March 29. The plan was presented, as it currently
exists.
4. Committee Reports
a. VIP/McCandless Award Reception Progress Report - Knowlton
The VIP/McCandliss Award Reception has been changed to Wednesday, May
10, 2006. The committee received eight Rising Star applications (2 student
finalists each receive an award of $600). There are two Bravo award
categories (Artistic Achievement and Distinguished Service). The Friends of
the Chula Vista Public Library will be sponsoring the Literary Award with a
$300 stipend for the winner. All awards will be presented at the City Council
meeting on May '9, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. A tour of the Clubhouse at the Woods
will, be scheduled with Commissioner Cornell, staff member Todd and the
caterer.
5. Nipw Business ,
No New business
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6. Staff Updates
a. Taste of the Arts — Todd
We are within $500 -of the budgeted revenue from sponsors. Media
sponsor 7 KNSD will have on -air interviews during the week of the festival.
Two featured artists will be featured in "Chula Vista Living". XLNC radio is
doing 30 in-kind radio promotions.
a. Arts Master Plan Process — Reinhart
Actual draft: 65 pages, 5 sections (setting, existing venues, community
input, study of public art funding methodology and recommendations).
Reviewed the draft with the City's finance director and Bayfront Planning
project manager and then it was sent to the City's department heads.
Once the month-long review from the department heads is completed,
then it will be reviewed by the Citizen's Advisory Committee and then
given to the Commission for its review.
b. PVATF Grant Awards — Reinhart
Checks were mailed to recipients on Friday, April 6, 2006. This year was
the second largest grant cycle in the history of the program.
c. Port Banner Project — Todd
The banner images will be digitized by the end of the month. The original
artworks will be up for three months along the Bayfront and then they will
be returned to the artists and the digitized copies will be installed. The
Banner Project artists will be recognized at the Taste of the Arts VIP
Reception and on stage at the Taste of the Arts Festival.
d. Concerts in the Park 2006 Update — Reinhart
The concerts will be held every Sunday at 5:00 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. starting in
June until the end of August. The series will begin at Community Park,
followed by Veteran's Park and then Memorial Park.
7. Oral Communications
Commissioner Bolles announced that the month of March was National
Arts Education Month with the Chula Vista School of Creative and
Performing Arts. It was celebrated and many dignitaries came in to
observe.
Commissioner Knowlton suggested that commissioners utilize their
Commission logo wear during the summer.
Staff member Todd mentioned that the "Arts Alive" event by the San Diego
Museum of Art will be on April 27, 2006.
40 Staff member Reinhart mentioned that the Port playground equipment
project has been suspended as Port commissioners suspended the plans
for installation.
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Commissioner Cornell gave information on events taking place at the
Bonita Museum. There will be an art exhibit on Sunday, April 9. Bonita
Day Country School is contributing the artwork. A transportation and
railroad exhibit is scheduled sometime in June. There will be a July 4th
celebration in collaboration with the library. Also suggested a meeting to
consider the Arts Master Plan as a commission. It would be reviewed as
part of the regularly schedule meeting possibly in June or July. If a
commissioner is unable to attend, notes can be given to staff member
Reinhart. In addition, Commissioner Cornell requested a current list of the
Chula Vista Art groups at the next meeting. Commissioners were asked if
they have arts license plates and to consider one when renewing car
registration.
Commissioner Smith suggested that an updated brochure of the Cultural
Arts Commission be developed.
8. Adjournment
Adjournment was made at 6:49 p.m. The next Cultural Arts Commission meeting
will be held at 5:30pm on Monday, June 12, 2006 in the Library Conference
Room of the Civic Center Library.
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