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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-07-03 CAC MINUTESI. Call to Order City of Englewood CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION Minutes of July 3, 2013 The regular monthly meeting of the City of Englewood Cultural Arts Commission was called to order at 5 :45pm by Chairperson Kristy Reed at the City Council Conference Room at the Civic Center building , 1000 Englewood Parkway. Present: Absent: Also Present: Kristy Reed , Chairperson Donna Schnitzer, Vice Chairperson Tamara Emmanuel , Commission Member Amy Martinez, Commission Member (arrived at 5:50pm) Maggie Stewart , Commission Member Martha Kirkpatrick , Alternate Member (arrived at 5:49pm) Jill W il son, C ity Council Liaison (arrived at 5:55pm) Jared Munn , Youth Member (left at ?pm) Jerrell Black , ex officio Karen Kenney , Commission Member Kaylene Mccrum , Commission Member Rosemary Cabral , Englewood Chamber (left at 6 :05pm) Colleen Mello, Englewood Chamber (left at 6:05pm) Buddy Channel, Englewood Resident (left at 6:22pm) Glen Channel , Englewood Resident (left at 6:22pm) Before the meeting started, Black informed the Board that that he is very sad to report that Chairperson Reed will be moving to France with her family and tonight is her last meeting . Black stated that City Counc il Liaison J ill Wilson spoke to City Council Monday evening and has requested that Alternate Member Martha Kirkpatrick be formally appointed to Commission Member. Black said that Council will do the appointment at the next Council meeting . Black turned the meeting over to Reed . II. Review of Agenda Reed asked if there any changes or additions to the agenda. Vice Chairperson Schnitzer stated that she had two items under New Business: sealant for the Community Garden benches and creating templates for the purchase of artwork. Ill. Approval of Minutes Reed asked if there were any changes or corrections to the minutes of May 1, 2013. There were none. The minutes were approved as presented. Reed asked if there were any changes or corrections to the minutes of June 5, 2013. There were none. The minutes were approved as presented. IV. Scheduled Visitors Reed welcomed the guests to the meeting. Ms . Rosemary Cabral with Cuttin ' It Loose and the Englewood Chamber of Commerce , Ms . Colleen Mello with the Englewood Chambe r of Commerce and Buddy and Gene Channel , Englewood residents . Discussion was turned over to Ms . Cabral and Ms. Mello. Ms. Cabral told the Board that she has two items she wanted to discuss with the Board , the first one being an Art Walk . Ms . Cabral stated that her salon, along with a couple other bus inesses in the piazza circle , have art galleries and once every two months they open their doors for an Art Walk . Cabral said that they are hoping to get some help from the Commission to make it a larger event. Ms . Mello stated that they are averag ing close to 100 people for the Art Walks. Schnitzer asked what kind of artists they have . Cabral said painters ; adding that they wa nt to get Englewood artists involved but doesn 't know how to do that. Cabral said that the art is up for two months and each showing will have a name and theme . Reed asked if the art is for sale. Cabral replied yes . Schnitzer asked Cabral what they are envisioning for the larger Art Walk . Cabral explained that she would like to do an Art Walk next year that includes the City Center, MOA and businesses but they will need help finding artists. In regard to MOA , Black told Ms. Cab ral that there is a representative from MOA on the Board and suggested they talk to him in addition to putting together a proposal explaining what the event would entail and what they are requesting from the Board . Ms . Cabral brought up the Artabout event from a few years back. Commission Member Stewart stated that it died from the recess ion , noting that it fiscally was not a good move . Reed asked Cabral if she would be able to put together some information for the Board to review . Cabral said yes. Black told Cabral that if she could get the information to Debby Severa in the Administrative Office , she would get it to the Board members for them to take a look at it. Reed asked Cabral when she thought she could have the information to Ms. Severa . Cabral said in a week . Cabral also stated that she didn 't know what else to suggest from the Board other than sett ing it up. Black explained that there may be members on the Board who may be able to help or have some ideas. Cabral stated that they know of art ists who do chalk art but the cost of clean-up is too much and the City won 't let it stay . Discussion followed. Cabral said that the other item she wanted to discuss with the Board is the Chamber of Commerce 's event, Breasts of Colorado. Cabral stated that they are looking for artists to help with painting the plaster molds . Stewart told Cabral that they do not have a list of artists . Cabral told the Board that they are also looking for judges . Stewart asked when the event is. The Board was told that the event will be September 19th with the molds being available to paint on the 91h . Discussion followed. Cabral and Mello left the meet ing. Discussion was then turned over to Mr. Buddy Channel. Mr. Channel told the Board that he was here tonight to ask the Board for its help with bringing back the Prometheus statue that use to stand in front of the Englewood Public Library . Mr. Channel gave some background on the statue . Channel told the Board that they are currently renovating the High School and suggested that it be displayed there. Black told Channel that when the old City Hall and Library were taken down , the Prometheus statue was taken to the Englewood Service Center on South Platte River where it still is stored. Black explained that when it was taken down , it was on a pedestal and in order to put it back up, work would need to be done at the pedestal. Black reported that the statue was given to the Library. Channel commented that nobody understands that it had become a landmark of the community and since it has been gone so long now, the memory of it has started to fade. In regard to Mr. Channel 's comment that it go to the High School , Black asked Channel if he has talked to the School District. Channel replied no , that he wanted to talk to the Board first because he didn 't know if it was possible . Channel added that it sounds like the Library is the main claimant to the piece . Black stated that he will have a conve rsation with the Library Di rector , Dorothy Hargrove. Channel stated that he talked to Ms. Hargrove who seemed very interested in getting the piece back out. Black told Channel that the next step would be to have a conversation with the School District to see how it can work and in the meantime , the Board can have a discuss ion to see if it should be brought back out and if so , where the Board thinks it should be placed . Stewart stated that there is the art bus and there are empty pads; noting that it could be expensive to put it at the high school. Channel told the Board this is the reason he is coming to the Board. Schnitzer agreed that it deserves some investigating. Black explained that part of the issue it is still in storage is that when the Civic Center was built , the C ity was in negotiations with MOA who was bringing art on to the site. Black went on to explain that per the agreement with MOA , the City is limited to what art can go on site and where it can go . Discussion followed . Channel told the board that if it is possible to get Prometheus out , he would be willing to help . Black told the Board that he will have a conversation with the Ms. Hargrove in the Library so she can also have a conversation with the Library Board too and will bring information back to the Board for the next meeting. Reed asked what the best way is for Mr. Channel to keep track of progression. Black told Mr. Channel that the meetings are open to the public and he is welcome to attend any of the meet ings. Board members thanked Mr. Buddy Channel and Mr. Gene Channel for attending tonight's meeting and bringing the Prometheus statue to its attention . Mr. Buddy Channel and Mr. Gene Channe l left the meeting . V . Unscheduled Visitors There were no unscheduled visitors . VI. New Business Black informed the Board that as he announced at last month 's meet ing , at the beginning of June the Department was notified that it had been awarded a $350 ,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) for the development of Duncan Park . Black went on to say that on Friday, the Department was also notified that the Department had been awarded a $250 000 grant through Arapahoe County Open Space also for the development of Duncan Park . Board members were told the total cost of the project is approximately $1 .2 million and with the $600 ,000 grant money and $600 ,000 match from the Arapahoe County Open Space Shareback Funds , the Department can complete the pro j ect at one time and not have to do it in p hases. Black went on to say that the Department has made a commitment to include a piece of art in the project and in August or September; Recreation Manager Joe Sack wi ll be bringing to the Board a request for $10 ,000 from the One Percent Fund to be used towards the purchase of the art. City Council Liaison Jill Wilson asked if the art is already picked out. Black replied no , noting that a committee will need to be formed that will include a representative from the Cultural Arts Commission , City Council , the community and the Department of Parks and Rec reation that will go through the process to select a piece of art. Schnitzer told the board members that the Parks and Recreation Commission has seen conceptual plans for the park and it is lovely and top of the line. Black stated that he would bring the conceptual design to the Board when they bring the request for funding for the art. Discussion followed regarding the success the Department has had in receiving grants over the years when applying for grants. Discussion then turned to Schnitzer and sealing the benches in the community garden. In regard to the benches in the community garden that were repainted by Bill Gian, the artist for the community garden art , Schnitzer reported that they are already starting to peel and need to be sealed. Schnitzer said that they need to be sealed if they want them to make it through one more season. The Board was told that they are a very poor quality of wood and will need to be rebuilt in a couple of years. Schnitzer continued , stating that her other item she wanted to discuss with the Board is hav ing guidelines or a template of the recommended process for the purchasing of art. Schnitzer explained that having a template would be helpful when purchasing art for the art bus or anything else down the years . Schnitzer also stated that if there is a need for other templates , they could do those at the same time . Stewart suggested templates for proposals and purchasing art . It was suggested that some time be put aside out of the next couple of meetings to work on the templates. VII. Old Business In regard to the Garden Art Soiree that was held on June 5, Reed asked board members how they felt it went. Everyone agreed that it went very well. Stewart suggested that photos from the Soiree be sent to DUG . Black informed the Board that he has spoken to Alan White, Director of Community Development, in regard to the art Bus and was told by White that he would put in a new program request for funding in the 2014 budget. Black stated that he has not looked at budget numbers so he does not know where the City is at for 2014 . VIII. Committee Reports There were no items for Public Art. Schnitzer gave an update on the Parks and Recreation Commission . IX. Upcoming Events Commission Member Emmanuel announced that Fun Fest is Saturday , August 1 oth and is looking for input from the Board. Emmanuel reported that there will be a great group of people coming to the event -Space Foundation , the History Museum and MOA. Emmanuel spoke regarding the art project for the Cultural Arts Commission booth . X. Director's Choice Black did not have any items for Director's Choice. XI. Commission Member's Choice Stewart told the Board that she will be working with the Denver Arts Commission on a subcommittee comprised of local artists. The Board was told that City Council has sold the Englewood Depot to Tom Parsons. Wilson commented that it was a long process; explaining that two proposals were received, one from Mr. Parsons and the other from the Englewood Historical Society. Board members were told that a committee of five was formed that, after extensive review of the proposals, business plan, etc, came to a consensus that the Parson proposal was the best choice. Wilson noted Council vote was 5-2. Wilson stated that she recently attended a CML conference in Vail that focused on Library, Cultural Arts and Economic Development. Discussion was then turned to recognition of Chairperson Reed. Black, along with board members, thanked Reed for her service on the Board and the work she put in over the years. XII. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm. D. Severa, Recording Secretary