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1999-03-01 CITY OF ENCINITAS COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS MINUTES MEETING DATE: MARCH 1, 1999 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chairperson Yco called the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m. Present: Chairperson Yco, Commissioners Charnow, Cope, Quick, Witz Also Present: Community Services Management Assistant Hippert Absent: Duff, Khalifa 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Dan Hare, 326 Arroyo, Encinitas, CA 92024, gave a presentation regarding an artist of the month web site for local artists. Commissioners requested to have Mr. Hare give a full presentation at the April 5, 1999 meeting. Yco directed Hippert to place on the agenda. Hare also recommended that the Commission consider assisting in promoting arts tours. Yco again asked Hare to bring this issue back to the Commission as an agenda item. Mr. Allan Largent, 471 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024, provided commissioners with an update on the activities occurring at the La Paloma Theater during the month of March. Largent stressed that the La Paloma is not just a film theater, nor is it just a performing arts venue, but available to the community for a variety of uses. Barbara Scarantino, 920 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024, gave a presentation on the Encinitas Follies, which was presented at the La Paloma Theater recently. She would like to see a professional venue and show produced locally similar to the Senior Follies produced in Palm Springs. Scarantino would also like to have the Commission for the Arts consider financially supporting this type of program. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1 NOTE: KHALIFA ARRIVED AT 6:55 P.M. A. Approval of Minutes February 1, 1999 Meeting COPE MOVED, CHARNOW SECONDED TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1, 1999 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. DUFF ABSENT 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Report from Technology Subcommittee No report from the subcommittee B. Discussion on a recommendation to the City Council regarding a resolution of support for a state of the art performing arts center at the Poinsettia Theatre for the Performing Arts Hippert provided commissioners with a draft resolution to the City Council in support for the Poinsettia Theatre for the Performing Arts Capital Campaign. Also included was the letter of support from the Commission itself. CHARNOW MOVED, QUICK SECONDED, TO ACCEPT BOTH ITEMS, WITH ONE MODIFICATION OF WORDING IN THE RESOLUTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. DUFF ABSENT 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation on the Carlsbad Children’s Museum Catherine Boyle, Executive Director of the Carlsbad Children’s Museum provided a presentation to the Commission. Boyle reported that the Board of Directors had recently voted to change the name of the museum to the Children’s Discovery Museum of North County. This was done to provide visitors and potential donors with an understanding that the facility is regional in scope, and not limited only to Carlsbad. Boyle reported that the museum is looking to relocate to a new facility in Encinitas, specifically on property owned by the City on Quail Gardens Drive. The museum board hopes to partner with the Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation at this site, in order to take advantage of the proposed Children’s Garden. The museum board would like to have the City enter into a $1/year lease for two acres on which to build a new 10,000 square foot facility. The 2 museum would create a capital campaign to raise funds for the construction of the new building. Boyle reported that the City of Carlsbad provides $2,000/year as a grant towards operating expenses. After further discussion of the issue, Boyle stated that she would like a letter of support from the Commission stating that a regional children’s museum in the City of Encinitas is a good thing. Quick stated that the Arts Commission may be the wrong place to be looking for support. He recommended that she give this same presentation to the Youth Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission. Boyle stated that a portion of the museum is dedicated to interactive art for children. Boyle stated that her second request was to have the Commission support the Museum’s strategy of being included in the apportionment of the land at the Quail Gardens Road park site. Charnow stated that he would be willing to support having the museum locate it’s facility somewhere in the City. WITZ MOVED, KHALIFA SECONDED, THAT THE COMMISSION SUPPORT THE CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF NORTH COUNTY BY WAY OF A LETTER STATING SUCH SUPPORT. Cope stated that she would like to see a plan on how the museum will fit in with the overall plans for the park. Boyle stated that that would be impossible to do until such time as the land is appropriated. MOTION CARRIED. 6-0 B. Discussion of conducting a Commission for the Arts Workshop to tour various sites within the City and County which feature public art. Hippert provided Commissioners with information in the agenda report regarding this issue. The discussion focused on whether to have the tour go to locations in the County to see existing art, or stay within Encinitas to look at potential sites for art within the City. Yco recommended that the commissioners stay local, to become familiar with local artists and galleries. QUICK MOVED, CHARNOW SECONDED, TO TABLE FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THIS ISSUE TO THE APRIL 1999 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 6-0 C. Presentation on Foundation to Advance Music Education 3 Mr. John Hall of the Foundation to Advance Music Education (FAME) provided information to the Commissioners regarding involving the community in expanding and enhancing music education in schools in the San Dieguito region. Hall voiced his concern regarding the state of music education in local schools. He stated that the music program has been gutted due to budget cuts and changes in district philosophies. Hall gave a brief introduction to the FAME program, which is working to re- establish music in schools. FAME has been in existence for two years. They now have 60 students enrolled in Rancho Santa Fe, and 24 in a program at Torrey Pines. FAME will be sending out a survey to students locally regarding what types of music programs in which they have interest. Hall would like the Commission to consider recommending the creation of youth music programs outside of school hours, as the schools don’t seem to be willing to reinstate music. Charnow reported that the San Dieguito Academy has re-established a music program, with a jazz band and MIDI class. No action was taken on this issue. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Commissioners allowed Niels Lund to speak out of turn, due to his late arrival. Lund provided an update to the Commission on the status of the Poinsettia Theatre Performing Arts in the Classroom Project.. 7. COMMISSIONER’S CORNER Hippert reported to Commissioners leaving office effective with this meeting (Yco, Quick, Khalifa), that they must complete a leaving office statement for the State Fair Political Practices Commission (Form 700). All other commissioners need to complete the annual Form 700 to report any conflicts of interest. Forms need to be completed and returned to the City Clerk’s Office no later than April 1, 1999. Hippert also reported that he had received a request from Third Light Productions to provide a presentation on their art activities at a future meeting of the Commission. Yco directed Hippert to include Third Light Productions on the April 5,1999 meeting agenda. Hippert provided commissioners with modified budget proposals to reflect the format requested by the City’s budget officer and Finance Department. 4 Quick had no report. Witz had no report. Charnow reported that there will be a Keyboarding concert at San Dieguito Academy on March 25, and a Jazz Band concert on March 26. Charnow queried the commissioners regarding their interest in having the Art Department Chair from the San Dieguito Academy on next month’s agenda. Yco directed Hippert to place this item on the April 5, 1999 meeting agenda. Cope reported that there will not be a Miss Encinitas contest for 1999. She stated that the Chamber of Commerce had the responsibility for this in the past. Yco recommended that the issue be placed on the April 5, 1999 meeting agenda. Cope directed staff to place on the next meeting’s agenda. Khalifa had no report. Yco had no report. 8. ADJOURNMENT CHARNOW MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:35 P.M. SECONDED BY WITZ. MOTION CARRIED. 6-0 5