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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
December 14, 1993
Parks & Recreation Conference Room
city Hall
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CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chair Cernitz, commissioners Luna, McAllister,
Pelayo, Scott and Torres
MEMBERS ABSENT:
commissioners Souval Wheeland
STAFF PRESENT:
Staff Liaisons Gates, McMartin and Shaw
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MSC [Scott\McAllister] 5-0 (Souval, Wheeland absent) to
approve the minutes of November 9, 1993.
2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Non-Action
a. Budget Request 1994-95
Chair cernitz introduced Dawn Herring, Budget Manager.
Ms. Herring is meeting with the Boards and Commissions to
explain the budget process and department budget
preparation. Unfortunately to balance the budget the
City Manager is anticipating the 94-95 budget being
similar to last year.
The Commission, along with the Departments, will be asked
to make 2% and 5% cuts of their existing budget. Staff
distributed copies of the budget and the proposed cuts
the Commission decided on last year. However, no cuts
were made in the 93-94 budget.
MSC [Torres\McAllister] 6-0 (Souval, Wheeland absent) to
direct Chair Cernitz and Vice Chair Torres to meet and
prepare a draft of the proposed budget cuts for the next
meeting.
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b. Cultural Arts Coordinator - Work Plan/Time Commitment
Cultural Arts Coordinator Shaw will be spending less time
on Commission projects. There are upcoming grant
application deadlines that will be time consuming with
high priority.
The recent Workshop recommendations will require
significant staff or Commission time. Chair cernitz and
Mr. Torres will include reviewing the Workshop
recommendations along with reviewing the 94-95 Budget
review.
3. NEW BUSINESS
a. Library Mural Project -
Chair Cernitz introduced David Palmer, Library Director
and Debra Barrow, Project Manager. The purpose of the
presentation was to seek ideas for public art in the new
library and assist in selection of mural artists.
Mr. Palmer announced groundbreaking of the new library
was held earlier in the week. The new community library
is 37,000 square feet. The library has been designed by
a well-renowned architect, Ricardo Legorreta from Mexico
City.
Funding of the Library is, in part, by a California State
Library Bond Act of 1988, with the City's portion is $6.7
million. One of the line items in the grant includes
public art which is 1% for art programs for approximately
$43,900. One of the main reasons the Library received
the grant was on the basis of a bicultural binational
theme.
The Children's Story Hour Room will include a wall
dedicated to a major mural. Mr. Legorreta has created a
similar concept in Mexico city whereby an artist is hired
to draw a mural and children are invited to help paint
the mural.
Mr. Palmer asked the Commission to assist in identifying
artists to develop a list to use in a community process
selection.
b.
Council Referral - Partnership with Eastlake High School's
Fine Arts Center
Staff received a Council Referral, dated November 24,
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1993, directing them to examine the possibility of a
partnership with the SUHSD Fine Arts Center similar to
the Library partnership. staff asked the commission's
input for any ideas or suggestions. The response is due
to the City Manager's office by February 1, 1994.
staff Liaison McMartin briefed the Commission on the
agreement between the ci ty I sParks & Recreation
Department and Eastlake High School. The agreement for
reserving the facilities is as follows: the High School
has first priority, SUHSD has second, and the City third
priority.
The schools heavily use the facilities. The Commission
discussed determining how to approach the High School to
negotiate the availability of their facilities and
specifically contract time.
MSC [McAllister\Scott] 6-0 (Souval, Wheeland absent) to
direct the Chairperson of the Arts in Education Sub-
Committee to establish contact with the principal of
Eastlake High School and discuss the agreement.
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SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Public Affairs - A list of the Board and commission's
Chairpersons is being compiled. A letter will be sent to
them introducing the Cultural Arts Commission prior to
the January meeting.
b. Art in Public Places
Sub-Committee Chair McAllister will bring a video report
to the next meeting.
c. Advocacy - A meeting has been scheduled for next week
with Larry Baza, County of San Diego, to discuss their
Advocacy Plan.
d. Art in Education - Attendance was poor at the first
meeting. Another meeting is scheduled for January, 1994.
e. Music Festival - On-going work is being continued on the
projects. The next quarterly Newsletter will include the
Music Festival and Logo Contest.
f.
Gayle McCandliss Awards - The Award Banquet will be held
in mid-April 1994. The next Sub-Committee meeting is
scheduled for January 5, 1994 at 5:00 p.m. in the Parks
& Recreation Conference Room.
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5. STAFF REPORT
b. Ms. Shaw reported the Governor's Conference for the Arts
IV was held last week. She attended the sessions
focusing around the ideas, art sells, cultural sells and
the power art has.
6. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Oral Communications - None
b. written Communications - None
c. Commissioners' Remarks - None
Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled
meeting of January 11, 1994 at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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