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Special Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
MINUTES
September 2, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
City Hall, Bldg. A, Conference Room 103
276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
Present: Commissioner Armas, Commissioner Brannen, Commissioner
Ellison, Commissioner Finch, Commissioner Muraoka,
Commissioner Vera, Vice Chair Sablan, Chair Bishop
Absent: Commissioner Echevarria
Also Present: Principal Librarian & Cultural Arts Manager Magbanua, Deputy
City Attorney Ahn, Deputy City Clerk Lafarga
Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:14 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Deputy City Clerk Lafarga called the roll.
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Presentation on 2026 ArtFest Planning and Casa Casillas Events
Presented by Principal Librarian and Cultural Arts Manager Erwin
Magbanua and Librarian III Natalie Vega
Principal Librarian and Cultural Arts Manager Magbanua presented and
answered questions on the item.
Robert spoke, expressing a neutral position.
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3.2 Presentation on Broadway Art Projects by Envision Broadway
Envision Broadway Chair, Julio Martha, presented and answered
questions on the item.
Robert spoke, expressing a neutral position.
4. ACTION ITEMS
4.1 Approval of Meeting Minutes
Robert spoke, expressing a neutral position.
Moved by Vice Chair Sablan
Seconded by Commissioner Muraoka
Approve meeting minutes dated August 5, 2026, as amended to update
Commissioner Kohse 's title to Vice Chair. The motion was carried by the
following vote.
Yes (8): Commission Arenas, Commissioner Brannen, Commissioner
Ellison, Commissioner Finch, Commissioner Muraoka, Commissioner
Vera, Vice Chair Sablan, and Chair Bishop
Result: Carried (8 to 0)
4.2 Appoint a Cultural Arts Commissioner to Represent the Commission
at Upcoming Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning
Commission Meetings
Lee Kohse and Robert spoke in support of the item.
No action was taken.
5. STAFF COMMENTS
Principal Librarian and Cultural Arts Manager Magbanua provided upcoming
event updates.
6. CHAIR'S COMMENTS
Chair Bishop provided comments and updates.
7. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
Commissioner Muraoka provided comments and updates and welcomed the new
commissioners.
8. ADJOURNMENT
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The meeting was adjourned at &21 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Karina Lafarga, CMC, Deputy City Clerk.
Karina Lafarga, CMC, Dbpuy' City Clerk
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