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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991/02/12 Cultural Arts Commission Minutes . . . Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION Tuesday 5:00 p.m. February 12, 1991 Parks and Recreation Conference Room ******************* CALL MEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Souval, Vice-Chair Hendricks, Commissioners Ables, Gerber, McAllister, McGovern, Scott and Torres. MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Dumlao 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion made to approve the minutes of the January 8, 1991 meeting. MSC Scott/McAllister 8-0 2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Consultant's Proposal and Workshop Date After discussion concerning where and when to have a workshop, it was decided to hold the workshop on March 2, 1991 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Public Services Building Conference Rooms 2 & 3. b. Chula Vista Arts Directorv Discussion concerning having the cover printed by a commercial printer and the inside of the directory photocopied by the City (according to Finance Department it costs a little less than 1 cent a page to copy). commissioner Torres had reviewed the directory and had many comments and questions. It was decided that the Directory Subcommittee will meet and make the corrections needed. They should be prepared to present a finished copy of the Directory at the next Commission meeting. Motion made that the Directory Subcommittee meet soon and prepare a finished copy of the directory to present at the next Commission meeting. . MSC Scott - Ables 8 - 0 c. Cultural Arts Festival Subcommittee Report Commissioner Scott reported that she, Chair Souval and Commissioner Torres met with victoria Hamilton. One of the first things they decided to do is have a brain storming meeting at Commissioner Scott's home March 13, 1991 to narrow the Commission's ideas into goals and to draft a Mission Statement. commissioner Scott welcomed all commissioners to attend. After the Goals and Mission Statement are done then a consultant will be decided on for the festival. Commissioner Scott has sent for brochures from the California Tourism Office about Ethnic Festivals held in the state. Commissioner Torres shared his notes from the meeting with Victoria Hamilton. Director Valenzuela suggested that possibly the Cultural Arts Festival could be combined with the Chula Vista Pride Day that Council has set as one of their goals. . Chair Souval will be meeting with Council Member Rindone next week and plans to discuss the festival with him. d. 1991-92 Commission Budqet Director Valenzuela reported that the budget has been submitted to the City Manager for review. The information that the Department is receiving from the City Manager is that it is going to be a very lean year and most likely full time positions will not be approved. Chair Souval has discussed the budget with a couple of Council Members and learned that there are other ways to go about getting a Cultural Arts Coordinator. Director Valenzuela explained that having a Cultural Arts Coordinator was one of the highest priorities on the Department's Budget request. He explained that the first priority was to replace items that are falling apart and then came things that are a high priority for the community. The Cultural Arts Coordinator was high on that list. . Chair Souval said that the cities in California that are the size of Chula Vista and are getting funding for Cultural Arts have a Cultural Arts Coordinator. Even if a Department Staff person would serve as Cultural Arts Coordinator at one-quarter time, it would be a start. . . . Commissioner Torres asked when the budget would go before city Council. Director Valenzuela thought it would be in May, but he would bring a Budget Calendar to the next commission meeting so the Commissioners would know when to attend the Council meeting to show support. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. CALAA Workshop Chair Souval explained that the workshop is in Sacramento on March 9-11 and that she plans to attend. She was concerned about funding for the Commissioners to attend. Director Valenzuela suggested that the Commission write a letter to him stating how much it would cost for the Commissioners to attend. Contacting Gloria Woodlock from the State of California Arts Council could result in some scholarships for the Commissioners to attend the workshop. Commissioner Torres was concerned about not receiving funding for the Cultural Arts Coordinator if the Commissioners ask for money for other things. During discussion it was decided that it shouldn't affect that decision since it is also important to attend these workshops. Chair Souval will write the letter to Director Valenzuela and will contact Gloria Woodlock. b. Murals Proqram Director Valenzuela updated the Commission on the Murals Program. The Council has funded the program with $15,500 and the money will be targeted for Community Development Block Grant eligible areas. The Department plans to hire professional artists to serve as mentors to high school age students to learn how to become muralists. They will paint on graffiti riddled walls, at least three can be done with this funding. A panel is needed from the Commissioners to select the muralist to work with these young people. Chair Souval would like to see an attempt to acquire matching funds from other sources. She had talked with Commissioner Dumlao and he wants to be on the panel. The panel to select the muralist are: Commissioner Dumlao, Hendricks and Torres. 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. Oral Communications Chair Souval has talked to radio station KFSD and they will be sending her information. . . . b. Written communications Chair Souval handed out calendars from the California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, and also a pamphlet about Arts in Education. She also passed out an article concerning Vacaville's Excise tax. Commissioner Gerber shared articles from the Los Angeles Times newspaper. c. commissioners' Remarks Commissioner Gerber wanted more information concerning the Memorial Fund for Gayle McCandliss which has been earmarked for Cultural Arts. After some dicussion it was decided that most donations would be made individually. Commissioner Ables talked about the First Friday Breakfast and would like to see more commissioners there. It was requested that all the Commissioners names be put on the reminder list for this. Commissioner McAllister questioned whether cards could be made for the commissioners. 5. STAFF REPORT NONE Meeting adjourned until the next regularly scheduled on March 12, 1991. Respectfully submitted, ~k~ ~k, Julia Linas y d