Cultural Arts Advisory Board

Cultural Commission August 14, 2017 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § CITY OF BEDFORD § The Cultural Commission of the City of Bedford, Texas, met in special session at 6:37 p.m. at the Bedford Public Library, 2424 Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford, TX on the 14th day of August 2017 with the following members present: Barbara Speares Debbi Savage Sergio Santos Joy Brandon Tom Jacobsen Sabra Doggett Paul Davis Josh Santillan Constituting a quorum Others present included: Jeff Florey, Staff Liasion Amy Sabol, Council Liasion Wendy Hartnett, Staff Liasion CALL TO ORDER Chairman Tom Jacobsen called the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. Consider approval of the following Cultural Commission minutes: a) July 10, 2017 regular meeting Motion was made by Mr. Santillan and seconded by Ms. Savage to approve the July 10, 2017 minutes. The motion was unanimously approved. NEW BUSINESS: 2. Discussion and possible action on commission expirations and appointments. Mr. Santillan wants to assign task and concentrate on programming. Dr. Davis’ recommendations will be discussed at the next meeting. Mr. Jacobsen wants to formalize plans for the Chalk Walk. 3. Discuss and possible action on Phase Next proposal. The Commission discussed sending emails to the Council to express concern over the monies set aside for the Cultural Commission that may be spent for the consultant’s team to put together a package for the bond proposal. It is not clear how the money would be spent but this was the first time the Commission had heard of this plan.  Cultural Commission August 14, 2017 The Commission agreed that Mr. Jacobsen’s presentation to the Council regarding the status of achievements and work by the Cultural Commission was very well done. The Council was very supportive of the Cultural Commission’s report on the value of the arts and achievements by arts community, Commission and City efforts. It was not clear how the proposed bond funding proposal would be allocated to the theater but it was mentioned that the plans encompassed the theater. 4. Update on Old Bedford School plans. It was reported that the City approved an engineering firm to make recommendations on getting the ceiling fixed in the Old Bedford Schoolhouse. It is estimated repairs will take about three months. 5. Discussion and possible action on inclusion of Ikuna Sport Foundation in ArtsFest. This is a Polynesian group that is proposing an island festival. This would be an addition to the ArtsFest. They will help with food and they bring fundraising ideas. Chefs will be coming in for the festival. They partner with the group and reach out to all kids. Ms. Brandon moved to approve and was seconded by Mr. Santillan. The motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Ms. Brandon made a motion to adjourn and Ms. Savage seconded. The motion was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. Approved: ________________________________ Tom Jacobsen, Chair