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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. Parks & Recreation Conference Room
January 10, 1995 City Hall
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Scott, Commissioners McAllister, Pelayo,
Souval, Virchis and Wheeland
MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Cernitz
STAFF •PRESENT: Staff Liaison Gates, Shaw and McMartin
Parks & Recreation Director Valenzuela
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MSUC [Virchis/Wheeland] 6-0 to approve the minutes of December
10, 1994.
2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Action
a. Eastlake Performing Arts Center
The draft report will be presented to the Commission at
the February meeting. The City's legal counsel and the
School District are continuing to meet and complete the
details of the joint use agreement for the use of the
Performing Arts Center.
A sub-committee was formed to define the Commission's
unified position for the joint use of the Eastlake
Performing Arts Center. Commissioners Virchis, Pelayo,
Souval will serve on the Sub-Committee.
Non-Action
a. MOSAIC/Friends of the Arts - The Friends of the Arts have
• agreed to complete the next three issues.
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b. Cultural Arts Directory - A brainstorming meeting is
scheduled for January 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the City to
further define the possibility of a comprehensive and
useful Art Directory. Input from the public will help
determine what the Directory should accomplish.
C. Tour of Eastlake Performing Arts Center - A joint tour of
the Eastlake Performing Arts Center has been scheduled
for January 17 at 6: 00 p.m. for the members of the
Cultural Arts Commission and Friends of the Arts.
d. CALAA & NALAA Conferences - The CALAA Conference is
scheduled for February 10-11, 1995 at Santa Clara. The
NALAA Conference is scheduled for June 10-13, 1995 at San
Jose. There are conference and travel funds budgeted for
both conferences. The Commission agreed to have two
Commissioners attend the NALAA Conference in June.
3. NEW BUSINESS
Action - Advocacy for Cultural Arts Coordinator -
A brainstorming meeting is scheduled for February 9 at 5: 00
p.m. in Conference Room #1 at the City Hall. Detailed
justification for a full-time Cultural Arts Coordinator
position will be discussed.
The Commission approved the Advocacy Sub-Committee action to
support a position in concept for a full-time Cultural Arts
Coordinator which will be presented to the Council.
Non-Action
a. Commission Budget - Fiscal Year 1995-96
This item will be continued to the next meeting.
4. Sub-Committee Reports
Festival Sub-Committee - A brainstorming meeting will be held
January 18 at 4: 00 p.m. at the Civic/Center Public Services
Building in Conference Room #1. A letter was distributed that
will be sent to interested parties.
McCandliss Sub-Committee - A. meeting is scheduled for January
25 at 3 : 30 p.m. Members of this year's Sub-Committee are
Susan Watry, Doug Reid and Norma McCandliss.
Library Sub-Committee - The Architect is scheduled to arrive
it soon when a final decision of the mural project should be
made.
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5. STAFF REPORT - Felicia Shaw
The Commission was invited to help advocate a position on the
future of government support for arts at local, state and
national levels. A list of suggestions were distributed to
the Commissioners to contact elected representatives
encouraging their continued government support.
MSUC [McAllister/Virchis] 6-0 to subscribe to the bi-monthly
California Federation of the Arts Newsletter. The cost of the
subscription is $40. Funds are available.
6. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Oral Communications - None
b. Written Communications - Chair Scott read a letter of
resignation from Commissioner Jorge Castillo. The letter
will be forwarded to the City Clerk's office to proceed
with posting a vacancy notice.
C. Commissioners' Remarks - Commissioner Pelayo invited the
• Commissioners to attend a showing at the new Gallery at
the Palomar Trolley Center on January 14 at 6: 00 p.m. .
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled
meeting of February 14 at 5: 00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Bottorff