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ARTS COMMISSION
CARLSBAD ARTS COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019
City Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Laurenn Barker called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Barker, Chamberlain, Markovits, Schmidt, Snyder and White
(Jadhav-Absent)
STAFF PRESENT: Richard Schultz, Cultural Arts Manager
Karen McGuire, Curator
Laurette Garner, Community Arts Coordinator
Jennifer Davidson, Senior Office Specialist
Mimi Kim, Administrative Assistant
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Art Commission meeting of Nov. 7, 2019
Approved as amended, 6/0/1/0 (Jadhav-absent)
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
ARTS COMMISSION WORKPLAN 2020 AND ORDINANCE: Manager Schultz requested that the Arts
Commissioners review their workplan and ordinance before it goes to the City Council on Jan. 14, 2020.
No changes to either document were proposed.
MOBILE OUTREACH STRATEGY UPDATE: Manager Schultz reviewed the current staff research on the
Mobile Outreach Strategy which was previously presented to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation
and the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts in consideration of future funding opportunities.
2020 COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS FUNDING PLAN: Manager Schultz presented the proposed 2020
Community Arts Grants Funding Plan. Commissioner Snyder requested additional information on the
process; Manager Schultz shared the information is available to the commissioners in the Cultural Arts
Department. The commission voted to approve the Arts Organizations funding.
Approved, 4/0/1/2, (Snyder and White abstained)
The commission then voted to approve the Educational Institutions & Affiliated Groups funding.
Approved, 4/0/1/2 (Chamberlain and Snyder abstained)
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Arts Commission
Minutes of the Dec. 5, 2019 Meeting
CHAIR REPORT: Chair Barker is very pleased and impressed with the work that staff has accomplished
this year. She added that there is increased community awareness of what is available, and events are
being well attended such as during the guest artist residency with Ken Waldman and the recent
Corvelles concert. She is looking forward to next year.
CULTUAL ARTS OFFICE REPORT: Manager Schultz briefed the commissioners on a variety of topics:
update on the vacant Public Arts Coordinator and Senior Office Specialist positions; meeting with
Caltrans regarding public art opportunities; City Hall exterior safety and accessibility project impact on
future meetings in the Council Chambers. In response to the ongoing onsite construction, the Arts
Commission agreed to meet on Feb. 6, 2020 in the Council Chambers and revisit the topic at that time.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: Commissioners spoke of their ongoing community
arts involvement and programs. Commissioner Chamberlain suggested drafting a letter to the City
Council in support of the venue feasibility study. It was suggested that a letter might be better timed
with a future discussion of a new City Hall site. Commissioner White announced that New Village Arts
received grant funding for a lobby renovation.
ADJOURNMENT: Chair Barker adjourned the meeting at 10:39 a.m.