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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-08-01; Arts Commission; MinutesMINUTES MEETING OF: ARTS COMMISSION (Regular Meeting) DATE OF MEETING: August 1, 1996 TIME OF MEETING: 4:30 p.m. PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Batter called the Meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Batter, Chartier, Lignante, Platner, Pynes, Willis and Wood. Absent: None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: On motion by Commissioner Wood, the Minutes of the June 6, 1996, meeting were approved as changed. AYES: Batter, Chartier, Lignante, Pynes and Wood ABSTAIN: Platner and Willis On motion by Commissioner Wood, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 3, 1996, were approved as presented. AYES: Batter, Chartier, Lignante, Platner, Pynes, Willis and Wood COMMITTEE REPORTS: Chairperson's Report Chairperson Batter stated the jazz concerts are continuing to be very successful, with record crowds every week. Manager's Report Connie Beardsley reminded the Commissioners about the fund raiser at the last jazz concert. She stated they have not heard formally about the Arts Education (AE) grant approval, but met with the AE Steering Committee and are going forward with the long-range plan. August 1, 1996 ARTS COMMISSION Page 2 Manager's Report (Continued) Ms. Beardsley stated that the 1-5 design consultants were selected and Chairperson Batter will report on that. She stated that the new library is going forward, and with that, the gallery will be moving forward. This will be a 2,000 square foot gallery, and the plans are being looked at now. She said if any Commissioner wants to see the plans, to let her know. Carrillo Ranch Report Commissioner Wood reported that he took a field trip to Long Beach on June 26 to check out three rancheros there. He said that Los Cerritos was the best of the three and he stated that they have programs there on making adobe bricks. Commissioner Wood stated that Los Alamitos is a sophisticated rancho that is being rebuilt from the original one small room. They receive $300,000 a year from Long Beach and they raise over $450,000 a year. He added that it costs $50,000 to have a wedding there. However, there are some large donations received from individuals. Commissioner Wood stated that on August 6, Carrillo Ranch will have the dedication of the plaque which designates the Ranch as a California Historical Site. Arts Education Report Commissioner Pynes reported that at their last meeting they assessed the needs of the individual schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District. She stated they are starting to talk about the music program and where help is needed. She said there is a $1,000 stipend for a consultant to help formulate goals and vision of what is wanted for the music program, and there has been talk about a band. She stated that the next meeting will be August 9 at the Carlsbad High School and will include the High School and Jr. High School band leaders to discuss the program and what needs to be done. 1-5 Corridor Report Chairperson Batter stated that Commissioner Pynes and she are on the committee and there was a meeting on Monday to rate the three finalists. She said the two top finalists were very strong runners and the final selection was KTUlA, with a split vote. (She noted that the two Arts Commissioners did not vote for the firm that was chosen. She said she was looking forward to working with the firm that was chosen and encouraged the Arts Commissioners to attend some of the meetings. Commissioner Pynes added that while they were looking forward to working with the firm chosen, they have reservations about the design and would like the Arts Commission to become involved in this. This firm had worked with CalTrans before and that seemed to be important to some of the committee members. She said that four of the members were looking at the project with the design as the first priority and the others on the committee had a different prospective. August 1, 1996 ARTS COMMISSION Page 3 Arts Associates Report Carol Landis gave the report and said they have been very busy every Friday night and are doing a tremendous job. They have re-ordered T-shirts and 2/3 of all of the shirts have been sold; also, she stated the opportunity drawing is doing very well, and they hope to set some new records. She said there will be a party at the end of the season to thank everyone for their hard work, and renewals, and the theme will be "We Love the Arts". PUBLIC COMMENT: There were no requests to address the Commission. OLD BUSINESS Presentation of Artwork for Access Areas at Shore Protection Wall The Members of the Selection Committee present were introduced, as follows: Richard Keeley, Artist and Teacher; Ophie Escobedo, Business Woman; Mario Monroy, Chairman of the Beach Erosion Committee at the time; Patra Straub, former Arts Commissioner. Artist Rail Guerrero presented his proposed artwork for the access areas of the wall, giving a history of how his design came about, starting six years ago. A model of the wall was displayed in the Chambers, and Mr. Guerrero explained the wall would be concrete with a stylized fish and wave design to be included in the casting of the wall. This concrete will be a buff color and contain no coloring. Mr. Guerrero explained his thoughts in presenting painted tiles and mosaic tiles to portray the meeting of the eastern Pacific with the California coast and the migration of the covered wagons to the west. He stated that the wagons will be more literal, and the portrayed woman and man, the hand with sifting sand and the bottle with a note in it will be more abstract. He said that people driving by will see the mosaic images and those walking up to the benches will see the long strips of tile. Connie Beardsley stated that if the Commission likes the concept, the models will be in the Library this month to allow for public comments. The Commissioners felt there should be a written piece about this to give people the background for the artwork. Steve Jantz, from the Engineering Department, stated that there was a minor change to be made in the wording to satisfy the Corps of Engineers, and there will be a meeting to determine the cost sharing. He stated that construction should start this fall, as they need to be finished by next April. August 1, 1996 ARTS COMMISSION Page 4 Presentation of Artwork for Access Areas at Shore Protection Wall (Continued) ACTION. The Arts Commission, by unanimous consensus, approved the concept of the artwork as presented by Artist Raul Guerrero, to be included in the access areas of the Shore Protection Wall, and called for it to be displayed at the City Library. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the Regular Meeting of August 1, 1996, was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, CONNIE BEARDSLEY O Arts Manager Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk