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CITY OF
CHULA VISTA
CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 9, 2014 Civic Center Branch Library
5:00 pm Conference Room
Commissioners Present: Chair Christine Moore; Vice -Chair Jason Paguio;
Commissioners Al Gore, Willie Harris (arrived at 5:21 pm),
Kirin Macapugay, Jennifer Rodriguez (arrived at 5:29 pm)
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Emmanuel Soto
City Staff Present: Staff Liaison Stephanie Loney
Others Present: Alan Ziter and John Highkin, Co -Founders of San Diego
Regional Arts & Culture Coalition (SDRACC);
and Betsy Keller, OnStage Playhouse
I. Call to Order/ Roll Call
Chair Moore called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes
Motion made by Commissioner Gore and seconded by Commissioner Paguio to
approve the minutes from the meeting of May 12, 2014. Motion carried (4-0) —
Harris & Rodriguez not present yet & Soto absent.
III. Approval of Absences - None
IV New Business
A. FY 13-14 Commission Activities Report and Attendance Report
Commissioners discussed draft activities report. Chair Moore suggested
adding the approval of the Performing and Visual Arts Grants.
Commissioner Gore suggested adding cultural events attended by the
Commission.
Stephanie took notes on events attended; and suggested that in the future,
commissioners report out at monthly meetings if they participated at an
event.
B. San Diego Regional Arts & Culture Coalition (SDRACC) — Alan Ziter and
John Highkin, Co -Founders
Mr. Ziter and Mr. Highkin presented information about the San Diego
Regional Arts & Culture Coalition (see attachment.)
The Commission discussed reaching out to other arts & culture organizations
throughout the City. Mr. Ziter stated he would be happy to discuss this topic
further with the Commission.
Chair Moore asked Stephanie to look into inviting the mayoral/council
candidates to a Cultural Arts Commission meeting.
V. Old Business
A. Chair Moore stated that she reached out to Hilltop High School regarding the
Gayle McCandliss "Rising Star" award and they agreed to have her present
at their scholarship ceremony. However, the school forgot to notify her of the
date/time of the ceremony.
VI. Staff Report
A. Draft Arts Masters Plan — Stephanie will meeting with Geographic
Information Manager to request update of four maps included in the plan.
• B. 2014 Performing and Visual Arts Grant — The grant recipients were approved
by the City Council on May 12tH
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C. New Commissioners — The Mayor has appointed two new commissioners.
They will be joining the group next month.
D. McCandliss "Rising Star" — Awards will be presented at the August 12th City
Council Meeting.
E. Summer Reading Program Art Contest - Staff will pre judge entries and will
present no more than 40 items to the Commission at next month's meeting.
VII. Public Comments/Communications
A. Betsy Keller stated that it was her understanding the City has hired an
outside organization to coordinate the Harborfest event.
Chair Moore stated that Councilmember Bensoussan will be spearheading
the committee, and invited Commissioners to participate on the committee.
Vice -Chair Paguio stated that he has been invited to participate on the event
planning steering committee.
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VIII. Adjournment
• Meeting was adjourned at 6:23 p.m. by Chair Moore
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The next meeting of the Cultural Arts Commission is scheduled for Monday,
July 14, 2014 at 5:00 pm at the Civic Center Branch Library, located at
365 F Street, Chula Vista.
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