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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-08-06 CAC MINUTES.. City of Englewood Cultural Arts Commission Minutes of August 6, 1997 The regularly scheduled meeting of the City of Engle wo od Cultural Arts Commission was called to order at 5:45pm by Chairman Spangenberg at the Englewood Recreation Center, Conference Room. Members Present: Members Absent: Also present: Spangenberg, Krueger, Habenicht, Lindsey, Wolosyn, Tomasso Styes , LaPorta Kreiger, Peterson, Gootee ·_Gary Hultberg, Recreation Service Manager Spangenberg announced the minutes would be approved later in the meeting. New commission members Olga Wolosyn and Ray Tomasso were introduced. Spangenberg distributed a revised agenda for tonight's meeting. Spangenberg asked for reports from the Special Committees. Commission members Lindsey, Tomasso and Wolosyn reported on the RTD Station meeting . At the meeting, it was reported that the Oxford station was given to the City of Sheridan . The only station the City of Englewood would have would be the Cinderella City station. RTD will contribute $34 ,000 for functional art in the design of each station. Another RTD Committee meeting has been scheduled for Au gust 7lh at 6 :00pm . Commissi on member Krueger suggested that a special sub-committee meeting follow tonight's Cultural Arts Commission meeting . C ommission members agreed . A motion was made by Commission member Krueger to authorize the sub-committee to move fo rward as representatives from the Cultural Arts Commission and speak on behalf o f the Commission . The motion was seconded . The motion passed 5-0 . Spangenberg asked if there were any additions or corrections to the min utes of July 2 , 1997. Spangenberg had a correc tio n to paragraph 8 regarding the July 7lh City Council meeting . Span gen berg stated that at the July 7111 Study Sess ion , Skip Miller would be discussing Cinderella City. At the regular session, the new Cultural Arts Commission members would be sworn in . Spangenberg had encouraged everyone to attend. A motion was made to appro ve the minutes as amended. The motion passed unanimously. A financial re port would be presented at next months meeting . Council member Habenicht reported that the Convening Committee would be meeting on Friday, August !Sch at 11 :30am at Paul's Restaurant. Habenicht indic ated she has been talking with Dorothy Romans regarding the 100111 year celebration . Romans was active with the last 50111 year Jubilee and with the committee who raised money for the celebration. Regarding the 2003/5 Year Plus Plan committee, Hultberg presented a blueprint that the City of Englewood had developed. Debra Kolacny' s husband would be creating a conceptual drawing of the Cultural Corridor. A repon would follow at a later meeting. Commission members were briefed on the dedication of the Belleview Airplane on July 41h, 1997. Spangenberg noted th at the Belleview Airplane was the first An in the Park project for the Cultural Arts Commission. Photographs from the dedication were passed around . Hultberg added that the plaques had not been installed yet, due .to some safety reasons . Commission member Lindsey left at 6 : l 6pm. Spangenberg opened discussion on the Cultural Arts Commission Board Manual. Krueger suggested members read through the manual and discuss any changes or corrections at the next meeting. Commission members agreed. Commission members were updated on the Cultural Arts Feasibility Study . Spangenberg reported that $2,646.20 has been received in donations . Spangenberg indicated she would like to develop a direction on the feasibility study. Commission discussed forming two sub-committees, one to discuss the fundraiser and the other for the feasibility study . Commission discussed how the Museu~ of Outdoor Art 's decision would impact the feasibility study . Spangenberg announced tha~ the Cultural Arts Commission would be presenting its Annual Report at the August 18th City Council meeting . Spangenberg requested help on preparing the report. Commission members were encouraged to attend . Discussion ensued regartling the report. Spangenberg led discussion on the Plaza statue. Spangenberg indicated that City Council had directed the Cultural Arts Commission to take direction on the project and thought the Plaza statue should be the next project for the Commission . Commission member Tomasso asked for a brief history on the statue. Tomasso suggested contacting the Museum of Outdoor Art for a donation of a piece of art to display on the empty pedestal . Commission member Wolosyn made a motion, seconded by Commission member Tomasso, that the Cultural Arts Commission pursue a piece of art from the Museum of Outdoor Art to be placed temporarily at the Plaza. The motion passed 4-0 . Recreation Manager Hultberg distributed the new Fall Activities Guides for the Englewood Recreation Center and the Malley Senior Recreation Center. Hultberg reminded Commission members of the Art in the Park project at the Plaza where sixteen boards are being displayed . The boards were painted by the City of Englewood's Adventure Camp participants. Hultberg commented of the summer drama production of "South Pacific" presented by the City of Englewood in conjunction with ACT Englewood . Hultberg informed Commission members that Jerrell Black, Director of Parks and Recreation, had been appointed as Interim Assistant City Manager. Hultberg would be interim staff liaison to the Cultural Arts Commission until further notice . Tomasso discussed some concerns he had with the "South Pacific" play and political correctives. Com.mission discussed the issue. Habenicht announced she is still on the Arapahoe County Cultural Council, but is no longer chair. Habenicht also stated that she is on a Discretionary Task Force to study ways to distribute and utilize the use of SCFD funds. Spangenberg congratulated Hultberg on his article in the August 31st issue of the Englewood Herald. Spangenberg discussed term limitations for the Chair and Vice Chair to the Cultural Arts Commission and discrepancies between the City Ordinance and the Board Operating Manual . Spangenberg explained that the City Ordinance states the elected officials shall be elected for one-year terms, and shall not serve in the same capacity for more than two (2) consecutive terms. The Board Operating Manual states that the chair could be elected for two terms -one two-year term and one one-year term, which is incorrect. Spangenberg asked for an agenda item at the September meeting for the election of a Chairman and Vice Chairman to the Cultural Arts Commission . Spangenberg distributed a list of names who had received a copy of the Cultural Arts Commission's newsletter. Commission members were asked to provide any additional names that should be included on the list. Spangenberg updated commission members on EFOT-Cultural Task Force, an independent citizens group. Commission members were also updated on City Council's announcement that CRNNCompass has offered its assistance in the planning and redevelopment of Cinderella City . The meeting was adjourned at 7:26pm. ' Deborah A. Severa, Recording Secretary