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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Arts Commission - Meeting Date: 1/18/2012 CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARTS COMMISSION HELD WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 18, 2012 SAHUARO RANCH PARK, FRUIT PACKING SHED 9802 NORTH 59T11 GLENDALE,ARIZONA 4:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. by Vice Chairperson Janine Barbour. Chairperson Diane Lesser arrived at 4:10 pm. Commission members, Joann Lee, Carol Ladd, Jessica Koory and Elizabeth Medina were in attendance. Commissioner Paul Dagostino arrived at 4:10 p.m. Representing city staff were, Mojgan Vahabzadeh, Public Arts Coordinator and Judy Fleming, Public Arts Coordinator. APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Barbour to APPROVE the minutes of the November 16,2011 meeting. The MOTION was SECONDED by Commission member Lee and carried unanimously. NEW COMMISSION MEMBER The Commission welcomed Elizabeth Medina as the newest member of the Arts Commission. She will be representing the Barrel District. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time the Commission will hear comments from the public; however, the Commission may not discuss or consider items not appearing on the agenda unless an actual emergency exists. No public comments were made. 2011 JURIED FINE ARTS EXHIBITION The Arts Commission reviewed the Glendale Arts Council's Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition and selected the purchase awards for the Municipal Arts Collection. The purchased artworks will be installed in city buildings. Chairperson Lesser suggested they select as a group and each Commissioner pick a piece they like and then decide from there. She said this enabled everyone to have a fair part and choice in the process. Everyone agreed. Commissioner Koory noted the Commission should strive for quality over quantity when making their selections. Ms. Vahabzadeh agreed. The Commissioners as a group made their selections and included staff's recommendations. 1 The total purchase was not to exceed $5,000. They are as follows: • Prickly Pear $895 • Neither Here nor There $1000 • Golden Girl $1000 • Valley of Dry Bones $300 • Girl in a Straw Hat $850 • Midas Touch $625 Total $4,670 FUTURE MEETING DATES AND TIMES The standing meeting time of 4:00pm and location of the Arts Commission meeting are not conducive to public participation. Staff requests the Arts Commission move the meeting time, location and the day, beginning in February 2012. Any changes will be forwarded to the Government Service Committee for review and consideration. Mojgan Vahabzadeh, Public Arts Coordinator, facilitated a discussion on moving the meeting time, location and the day, beginning February 2012. Commissioner Barbour expressed her concern with the time having to be moved to 6:00pm as well as the day. She explained this was very difficult for her and would probably miss many meetings. Additionally, they would be losing Commissioner Dagostino since he works nights and will not be able to make the later time. Ms. Vahabzadeh stated she sympathized with their predicament, but the standing meeting time of 4:00pm and location is not conducive to public participation and needed to be changed. Commissioner Dagostino stated he understood why they had to make the time change and regretted he would have to step down as Commissioner. He agreed that the time change might bring more people to attend the meetings. Ms. Vahabzadeh explained the first floor would be more accessible to the public. However, from time to time,the meetings will be held in the boardroom of the Main Library for presentations. The Commissioner discussed what day would be the most convenient for everyone. After much discussion, the Commissioners decided to hold the Arts Commission meetings the 4th Thursday of every month beginning in February as well as changing the time to 6:00pm. Ms. Vahabzadeh noted this will be pending approval from the city A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Dagostino to APPROVE changing the meeting time to 6:00pm and holding the Arts Commission meetings the 4th Thursday of every month beginning in February. The MOTION was SECONDED by Commission member Lee and carried unanimously. 2 A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Koory to APPROVE changing the location of the Arts Commission meetings to be held on the First Floor Conference Rooms of the Main Library. The MOTION was SECONDED by Commission member Medina and carried unanimously. STAFF REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE The 2012 Arts Congress Mojgan Vahabzadeh, Public Arts Coordinator presented this item. She stated Commissioners Diane Lesser, Carol Ladd, Paul Dagostino and Elizabeth Medina had volunteered to attend the Arts Congress on February 7, 2012. She thanked them for their participation and dedication to the arts. Plein Air 2012 Judy Fleming, Public Arts Coordinator, presented this item. Commissioners JoAnn Lee and Elizabeth Medina volunteered to be judges at the 2012 Plein Air Event. MB Finnerty, former Arts Commission member, will also be a judge. She explained that one parking pass per Commissioner will be given for the Plein Air Event. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT The next meeting of the Glendale Arts Commission will be held Thursday, February 23, at 6:00 p.m. (tentative) at the Board Conference Room, Glendale Public Library, 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, Arizona. ADJOURNMENT A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Barbour to ADJOURN the meeting. The MOTION was SECONDED by Commission member Dagostino and carried unanimously. As there were no further comments,the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mojgan Vahabzadeh, Public Arts Coordinator 3