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CITY OF
CHULAVISTA
CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 13, 2015 Civic Center Branch Library
5:00 pm Conference Room
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
City Staff Present:
Others Present:
Call to Order / Roll Call
Chair Christine Moore; Vice -Chair Melissa Baldwin;
Commissioners Al Gore and Jennifer Rodriguez
Commissioners Crystal Alonso, Kirin Macapugay, and
Marie Zhivago
Staff Liaison Stephanie Loney
None
Chair Moore called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
H. Approval of Minutes
Motion made by Commissioner Gore and seconded by Commissioner Baldwin to
approve the minutes from the meeting of March 9, 2015. Motion carried (4-0).
III. Approval of Absences
A. Motion made by Vice -Chair Baldwin and seconded by Commissioner
Rodriguez to approve the absences of Chair Moore, Vice -Chair Baldwin,
and Commissioner Alonso from the meeting of March 9, 2015. Motion
carried (4-0).
IV. New Business
A. Number of Members on the Commission (Gore)
Commissioner Gore stated that in the past several months, commission
meetings were cancelled due to the lack of a quorum. Being considerate of
everyone's time, the commission may want to revisit the number of members
on the commission.
Chair Moore stated that the commission did have a discussion last year
about the possibility of reducing the number of members.
• Staff Liaison Loney stated that there are currently seven members on the
commission and this may be a good time to revise the number.
Commissioner Gore stated that the commissioners are supposed to
represent the people and we need to make sure we have a quorum.
Vice -Chair Baldwin agreed that going down to seven members is a good
idea,
Commissioner Rodriguez also agreed with this decision.
Chair Moore requested Staff Liaison Loney to poll the commissioners to
determine if a different meeting start time would help attendance.
This item will be voted on at the next meeting.
B. Staff Liaison Loney informed the commission that Commissioner Alonso has
requested a leave of absence.
Motion made by Commissioner Rodriguez and seconded by Vice -Chair
Baldwin to grant a 30 -day leave of absence as permitted by the Boards and
0 Commissions guidelines.
V. Old Business
A. McCandliss Award — Selection Criteria
Staff Liaison Loney has received one application. It was unclear which high
school the nominee is attending. Commissioners will follow-up with
references listed on the application and final determination will be made at
the next meeting.
Commissioner Gore suggested extending the application acceptance
deadline for two weeks.
Chair Moore, Vice -Chair Baldwin, and Commissioner Rodriguez did not
agree with the extension.
Chair Moore suggested changing the timeline for this award this year. This
item will be agendized for the next meeting.
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VI. Staff Report
A. Performing and Visual Arts Grant - 33 applications were received. The Task
0 Force will meet on Thursday, April 16th at 2:00 p.m. Commissioners Gore
and Rodriguez volunteered to participate on the task force.
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Val. Public Comments/Communications — None
VIII. Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 5:57 p.m. by Chair Moore.
The next meeting of the Cultural Arts Commission is scheduled for Monday,
May 11, 2015 at 5:00 pm at the Civic Center Branch Library, located at
365 F Street, Chula Vista.
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