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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
May 10, 2021 VIA TELECONFERENCE
6:00 p.m. 365 F Street, Chula Vista 91910
Chula Vista
PLEASE NOTE THAT, PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20, AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY,
MEMBERS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND STAFF MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS
MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, THE
PUBLIC MAY VIEW THE MEETING ONLINE AND NOT IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM 365 F
STREET, CHULA VISTA 91910.
HOW TO WATCH: Members of the public can access a link to the livestream at
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings. Members of the public who wish to join by
telephone only, may call 1-408-418-9388 (United States Toll) and enter the access code: 187
019 5941.
HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Visit the online eComment portal for this meeting at:
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings. The commenting period will be open shortly after
the agenda is published for a particular meeting and will remain open through the meeting,
as described below. All comments will be available to the public and the Cultural Arts
Commission using the eComment portal. Comments must be received prior to the time the
Chair calls for the close of the commenting period. Comments received after such time will
not be considered by the Cultural Arts Commission. If you have difficulty or are unable to
submit a comment, please contact Erwin Magbanua for assistance at
emagbanua@chulavistaca.gov or (619) 691-5138.
ACCESSIBILITY: Individuals with disabilities are invited to request reasonable modifications
or accommodations in order to access and/or participate in a Cultural Arts Commission
meeting by contacting Erwin Magbanua at emagbanua@chulavistaca.gov or (619) 691-5138
(California Relay Service is available for the hearing impaired by dialing 711) at least forty -
eight hours in advance of the meeting.
***The City of Chula Vista is relying on commercial technology to livestream and accept
public comments via Granicus, Inc. With the increase of virtual meetings, most platforms are
working to scale their systems to meet the new demand. If we have technical difficulties, we
will resolve them as quickly as possible. City staff will take all possible measures to ensure a
publicly accessible experience. ***
City of Chula Vista Boards & Commissions
Cultural Arts Commission
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Bishop, Kohse, Maynard, Redondo, Roberts, J. Rodriguez,
T. Rodriguez, Ward, and Chair Gray
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Board/Commission will enact the Consent Calendar staff recommendations by one motion,
without discussion, unless a Board/Commission Member, a member of the public, or staff
requests that an item be removed for discussion. If you wish to comment on one of these items,
please submit comments electronically at: www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings.
1. APPROVAL OF APRIL 12TH, 2021 MINUTES
Staff recommendation: Commission approve the minutes.
2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Communication from Commissioner Kohse for his excused absence for the meeting
of February 8th, 2021.
Staff recommendation: Commission excuse the absence.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons may address the Cultural Arts Commission on any subject matter within the
Commission’s jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law generally
prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not included on the
agenda, but, if appropriate, the Commission may schedule the topic for future discussion or
refer the matter to staff. If you wish to comment, please submit comments electronically at:
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS
3. CHULA VISTA QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS – KIM ELLIOT AND KIM
VANDERBIE.
ACTION ITEMS
The Item(s) listed in this section of the agenda will be considered individually by the Cultural
Arts Commission and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation. If you wish to
comment on one of these items, please submit comments electronically at:
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings.
4. RESOLUTION OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION CHANGING THE
FREQUENCY AND LOCATION OF REGULAR MEETINGS
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Staff recommendation: Change the meeting frequency and location of the Cultural Arts
Commission regular meetings to the second Monday of every other month beginning June
14, 2021 in the Administration Conference Room, 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910.
OTHER BUSINESS
5. STAFF COMMENTS
6. CHAIR’S COMMENTS
7. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on June 14th, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at 365 F Street, Chula
Vista, California.
Materials provided to the Cultural Arts Commission related to any open-session item on this
agenda are available for public review at https://chulavista.granicusideas.com/meetings or by
contacting the Chula Vista Public Library at emagbanua@chulavistaca.gov.
I declare under penalty of perjury that I am
employed by the City of Chula Vista in the
Library department and that I caused the
document to be posted according to Brown
Act requirements.
Dated: ______ Signed: ______________
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
April 12, 2021 Via Teleconference
6:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the Governor of the State of California's Executive Order N-29-20, and in the interest
of public health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Cultural Arts
Commission and staff participated in this meeting via teleconference. All votes were taken by roll
call.
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Cultural Arts Commission of the City of Chula Vista was called to order
at 6:00 p.m. in the Chula Vista Public Library, located at 365 F Street, Chula Vista, California
and by teleconference.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Commissioners Bishop, Kohse, Maynard, Redondo, J. Rodriguez,
T. Rodriguez, Ward, and Chair Gray
ABSENT: Commissioner Roberts
ALSO PRESENT: SDG&E Community Relations Manager Morgan Justice Black,
SDG&E Senior Public Affairs Manager Vanessa Mapula Garcia,
and Principal Librarian Magbanua
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chair Gray called for a two-minute pause to allow members of the public to submit
electronic comments on the item. Secretary Magbanua announced that 0 electronic
comments had been received and 0 comments had been received via email.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 8TH, 2020 MINUTES
Staff recommendation: Commission approve the minutes.
2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Communication from Chair Gray for her excused absence for the meeting of
February 8th, 2021.
Staff recommendation: Commission excuse the absence.
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ACTION: Commissioner Maynard moved to approve the Consent Calendar with a
minor grammatical correction on Item 4 in the minutes. Commissioner
Bishop seconded the motion, and it carried, by the following roll call vote:
Yes: 8 – Commissioners Bishop, Kohse, Maynard, Redondo, J. Rodriguez,
T. Rodriguez, Ward, and Chair Gray
No: 0
Absent: 1 – Commissioner Roberts
3. SDG&E BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT – SDG&E COMMUNITY RELATIONS
MANAGER MORGAN JUSTICE BLACK.
Morgan Justice Black and Vanessa Mapula Garcia presented SDG&E’s proposal
for a beautification project for the North Otay Padmount, located at 973 Fourth
Avenue, which may include painting the utility box and an art installation on
exterior fence.
4. REASSIGN MEMBERS OF THE ELIMINATED EMERGENCY ART SUPPORT
SUBCOMMITTEE
Staff recommendation: Keep Chair Gray assigned only to the Asset Mapping
Subcommittee and assign Commissioner Ward to the Economic Development
Subcommittee.
ACTION: Commissioner Kohse moved to keep Chair Gray assigned only to the
Asset Mapping Subcommittee and assign Commissioner Ward to the
Economic Development Subcommittee. Commissioner Maynard seconded
the motion, and it carried, by the following roll call vote:
Yes: 8 – Commissioners Bishop, Kohse, Maynard, Redondo, J. Rodriguez,
T. Rodriguez, Ward, and Chair Gray
No: 0
Absent: 1 – Commissioner Roberts
OTHER BUSINESS
5. STAFF COMMENTS
a. Principal Librarian Magbanua provided updates on the Performing and Visual
Arts Grant recipients and the McCandliss Art Awards.
b. Principal Librarian Magbanua announced that the business incentive proposal by
the Economic Development Subcommittee is being considered by the Community
Services Department.
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c. Principal Librarian Magbanua announced a proposal to develop a brand for
cultural arts programming similar to the one Los Angeles Public Library is doing.
d. Principal Librarian Magbanua reminded the Commissioners to submit their lists
of local artists to him in order to begin developing an artist database.
6. CHAIR’S COMMENTS
a. Chair Gray inquired about the involvement of teachers in the presentation of the
McCandliss Art Awards.
7. COMMISSIONERS’/BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS
a. Commissioners T. Rodriguez and Bishop inquired about future in-person
Commission meetings.
b. Commissioner J. Rodriguez reiterated Principal Librarian Magbanua’s request to
submit lists of local artists for the database.
c. Commissioner J. Rodriguez inquired about possibly changing the Commission
meeting schedule to better accommodate Subcommittee meetings.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:22 p.m. Chair Gray adjourned the meeting to the next Regular Meeting on May 10th, 2021
at 6:00p.m. at 365 F Street, Chula Vista California.
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Erwin Magbanua, Secretary
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-04
RESOLUTION OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA CHANGING THE FREQUENCY
AND LOCATION OF REGULAR MEETINGS
WHEREAS, Cultural Arts Commission Resolution No. 2019-01 establishes the second
Monday of every month at the Executive Conference Room 103, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula
Vista, CA 91910 as the day and location for the Cultural Arts Commission to hold its regular
meetings; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 2.25.200 provides for a change in meeting day and
location upon adoption by the board/commission a written resolution, which adoption shall be
recorded in the minutes of the board/commission and a copy of which resolution shall be
forwarded to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Cultural Arts Commission wishes to change its meeting frequency and
location to the second Monday of every other month beginning June 14, 2021 in the
Administration Conference Room, 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910 to facilitate member
attendance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cultural Arts Commission of the City
of Chula Vista, pursuant to Municipal Code § 2.25.200, does hereby change the frequency and
location of its regular meetings to the second Monday of every other month beginning June 14,
2021 in the Administration Conference Room, 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Cultural Arts Commission of the City of
Chula Vista, California, this ___ day of _________, 201_, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners:
NAYS: Commissioners:
ABSENT: Commissioners:
Sophia Gray, Chair
ATTEST:
Erwin Magbanua, Commission Secretary
Resolution No. [Resolution Number]
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, [Secretary’s Name], Secretary of the [Board/commission name] of the City of Chula Vista,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. [Resolution Number] was duly
passed, approved, and adopted by the [Board/commission name] at its regular meeting held on
the ____ day of ______ 201_.
Executed this ___ day of _______, 201_.
[Secretary’s Name], Commission Secretary