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CITY OF ENCINITAS .
CULTURAL TOURISM`COMMITTEE
MEETING MIN:UTM
` Poinsettia Roo'm, Civic Center
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505 Sou#h V,ulcan A~enue
Thursday, Janu~ry .4, 2007 at 8:30 a.m.
PRESENT: Council Members Dan Dalager and Teresa Barth, City Manager Phil
Cotton, Arts Administrator Jim Gilliam, Paula Kirpalani, Allyson Evers, Nan Sterman,
Paul Davis, Tom Cozens, Christine Bethard, Joe Koch, Pat Hammer, John McIsaac,
Linda McArdle, Keith Turner, Kathleen McMillan-Lees, Sandy Shapiro and Committee
Secretary Zenns.
CALL TO ORDER - INTRODUCTIONS
Council Member Dalager called the meeting to order at 8;33 a.m. Self-introductions
were made.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - DECEMBER 7, 2006 MEETING
Committee consensus to approve the minutes of the December 7, 2006 meetirig.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None. -
REGULAR AGENDA
1. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: :
• Historic Mission Bells - Keith Turner with the Encinitas Chamber reported that
the plaques for the bells would be delivered shortly and then ready for
installation.
• Encinitas Live (NEA Grant Website Project - Arts Administrator Jim Gilliam i
reported that the committee and the website design firm, Lyon & Associates, had
begun the process of building the website. They anticipate the website to be an
Arts and Community website to include information such as current activities,
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programs and homepages for local artists. The website domain is:
encinitaslive.com. The website would be maintained and managed by the City.
• Garden Festival - Nan Sterman reported that the Garden Festival would take
place on Saturday, April 21, 2007 in the community of Olivenhain. The
. committee was working on including exhibits from local community groups such
as the Trails Coalition, San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, Olivenhain Water
District, and the San Dieguito Autoban Society: The Market Place would be held
at the Olivenhain Town Hall and parking would be located at Miracosta College
with shuttles to the garden tour neighborhood.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Paula Kirpalani with the Leucadia 101 Mainstreet Association made the following
announcements:
The organization relocated to the Tom Guy building;
The Light-Up Leucadia event was held last month and went well; and,
The annual Winter Social would take place January 16, 2007 at Jamroc.
Kathleen McMillan-Lees with the Leucadia Town Council announced that Rachelle
Collier was the new president. She also announced that she was working"on the fagade
grant program with the Leucadia 101 Association.
Arts Administrator Gilliam announced that the City had received a donation from
Chevron Corporation to create a DVD of the Operation Homecoming event that took
place last September. The National Endowment for the Arts had agreed to support the
project and aide in distributing the DVD to the military bases.
Keith Turner with the Encinitas Chamber and Visitors Center announced that their annual :
Installation Dinner would take place on January 20, 2007.
Council Member Barth spoke about the bird-watching, opportunities that our community
offers and the economic benefits that it can bring.
Council Member Dalager announced that he had a teleconference with the National
Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. They proposed that the City of Encinitas
host the West coast premiere of the Operation Homecoming documentary stamng Kevin
Costner.
Tom Cozens reporCed that Tim Wrisley is publishing the Encinitas Magazine that was
presented at the last Cultural Tourism Committee meeting.
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Linda McArdle announced that the San Dieguito Heritage Museum would be relocating to their new location next week and anticipates re-opening in the spring.
Peder Norby with the Downtown Encinitas Mainstreet Association (DEMA) announced
the following:
There would be a Super Sidewalk Sale on January 20, 2007 with over 30 merchants
participating;
Arts Alive 2007, the street banner event, had begun. Banners were to be turned in by the
end of January, the unveiling would take place in February, and the Auction in June.
Pat Hammer with Quail Botanical Gardens announced the following events:
March 31 - Annual plant sale;
April 28 - Annual bamboo sale; :
May 5- Basket making class;
May 12 - Chocolate Festival;
June - Encinitas Rotary Wine Festival
Steve Aceti, Board President of DEMA, announced that the Board of Directors approved
the continuation of grant funding to local groups and agencies. He also indicated that
they would continue their efforts with the City on parking issues. A parking consultant
had been contracted to determine how to maximize the parking in the downtown area.
DISCUSSIUN OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
NONE DISCUSSED.
NEXT MEETING: FEBRUARY 1, 2007
ADJOURNMENT
Council 1Vlember Dan Dalager adjourned the meeting at 9:36 a.m.
gy: Gina Z s, Committee Secretary
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