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Minutes
MEETING OF:
DATE OF MEETING:
PLACE OF MEETING:
CARLSBAD ARTS COMMISSION
Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018
Board Room
Carlsbad City Library
1775 Dove Lane
Carlsbad, CA
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Cathy Breslaw called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Barker, Breslaw, Jadhav, Markovits, Schmidt, Snyder &
White
Absent: None
Staff:
Cultural Arts Manager Richard Schultz; Community Arts Coordinator Megan
Gilby; Programs and Venues Coordinator Karen McGuire; Senior Office
Specialist Sandra Riggins; Technical Assistant Chase Dougherty; Library &
Cultural Arts Director Heather Pizzuto
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
By proper motion, the Arts Commission approve the minutes of the June 7, 2018 Arts Commission
training meeting (7-0-0-0), the June 7, 2018 regular Arts Commission meeting (7-0-0-0) and the June
13, 2018 special Arts Commission meeting (7-0-0-0).
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comments were made at the end of the meeting due to a location notification error.
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE -CHAIR
Laurenn Barker was elected chair (7-0-0-0) and Bryan Snyder was elected vice -chair (7-0-0-0)
ARTS & CULTURE MASTER PLAN
Cultural Arts Manager Schultz presented an update on the Arts & Culture Master Plan. The plan was
approved by City Council on June 26, 2018. Each commissioner will receive a copy when printing is
completed.
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MASTER ORDINANCE
Cultural Arts Manager Schultz presented an overview of the new Boards and Commissions
Master Ordinance including a meeting location in the City Council Chambers and the need for
each board and commission to create its own work plan.
Commissioner Schmidt made a motion to have staff inform Arts Commissioners, via email, of
any public meeting involving art. The motion was approved unanimously by the
Commissioners.
PUBLIC ART UPDATE
Programs and Venues Coordinator Karen McGuire presented an update on public art. Aviara
Community Park artwork is complete and currently stored at the artist's studio until th,e park
construction is completed. Adonna Khare will be onsite to install her temporary mural art inside
the vestibule of the Cultural Arts Office. Installation will occur Aug. 14-17 with additional carbon
drawings drawn on the wall to extend the artwork. The temporary public art Carlsbad Beach
Chair pilot program will be unveiled at Carlsbad Art in the Village on Aug. 12, 2018 at noon. lithe
first chair is successful, other chairs may be added to the collection at a later time. Revisions are
being planned for the public art located at Pine Avenue Community Park including updating the
drinking fountain to align with the original renderings and planning documents.
CHAIR REPORT
Outgoing chair Breslaw thanked her fellow commissioners for an opportunity to chair the
commission and wished the new chair and vice -chair well in the upcoming year.
CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER REPORT
Manager Schultz updated the Commissioners on upcoming events.
COMMISSION COMMENTS
Various commissioners have attended TGIF concerts this season and expressed appreciation for a job
well done. Commissioners announced the 2018 Boards & Commissions Appreciation Event on
Thursday, Sept. 6, the signing of a lease with the cafe area at Carlsbad City Library and events
sponsored by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and other arts organizations in the city to include,
Flicks at the Fountain, the Carlsbad Art Wall, and New Village Arts production of Legally Blonde. One
commissioner expressed concern at the elimination of a longstanding mural on private property due
to new development.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Storm Marquis introduced herself as a representative for Carlsbad Music Festival and announced the
festival dates, Aug. 24-26, 2018.
Sergei Lourov introduced himself to the commission and asked to be added to the list of artists to be
considered for future projects.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Breslaw adjourned the meeting at 11:02 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sandra Riggins
Sr. Office Specialist