Cultural Council

7887 E. 60th Ave. Commerce City Commerce City, CO 80022 c3gov.com Meeting Minutes Cultural Council Tuesday, August 13, 2019 6:00 PM Commerce City Civic Center, Room 2108 1. Call To Order/Roll Call Meeting called to order at 6:05 p.m. Present 10 - Board Member Abraham Ramirez, Board Member Angela Ramirez, Council Member Craig Hurst, Board Member Debra Bullock, Board Member Ed Hanson, Board Member Jacob Wilson, Council Regular Jose Guardiola, Board Member Kristi Douglas, Board Member Kristin Henning, and Board Member Lucy Molina Absent 2 - Board Member Dindi Wade, and Board Member Samantha Hunt-Duran 2. Welcome/Guest and New Member Introductions Guest: Troy Smith, Deputy City Manager New Members: Dindi Wade, appointed to the Cultural Council in July. 4. Approval of Minutes This was adopted Minutes 07/09/2019 Attachments: Minutes 5. Committee Reports and Discussion Public Art/Other - Fronterra Public Art was approved by City Council on August 5 - No update on Tower Road Rotating Art Exhibit - Reception will take place October 18 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Bison Ridge Recreation Center. Music in the Park - Evaluations: more door prizes good turnout more banners more music variety change southlawn location Commerce City Page 1 Cultural Council Meeting Minutes August 13, 2019 look into hosting a concert at the arsenal have rained out concerts at Bison Ridge have a musical petting zoo need more swag have public art activities Fundraising/Grants -CC Eats El Jardin is the first restaurant to register. Members to follow-up with other restaurants in the area. Marketing Materials - Members to bring back ideas to next meeting Social Media -Henning will email out the draft of the calendar to the rest of the group for review. -No update on Facebook or Instagram Upcoming Events -September SCFD grant request distribution, October 17 - Non-profit conference Oct 21-22 -Community Festival 6. New Business - Miscellaneous Items and Open Discussion Cultural Council letter of request & Member Roles and Responsabilities - Deputy City Manager Smith shared with the Cultural Council that their request for a Cultural and Arts position was not included in the budget requests. He asked that members share items that the Cultural Council would like to see accomplished. Deputy City Manager Smith will work with staff to make adjustments and re-prioritize Cultural Council items. - Councilmembers Guardiola and Hurst discussed the roles and responsabilities of the board. They reminded the group that although it is a volunteer board, it is expected that they also be a working board. - Items from this discussion will roll over to the annual planning meeting, October 12. Topics of discussion will include: by-laws, 5-year strategic plan, and city council goals Recreation Center Membership -All boards and commissions in the city should have received a 1-year membership to the recreation centers as a token of appreciation for service from the city. New Possible Events -Members went over the list of possible events. Henning will reach out to Jeannie King on the Commerce City Derby Art Fair for a potential partnership. 7. Member Comments/Announcements Hanson reminded the group about the upcoming SCFD Engage-Empower-Connect Summit. Bullock shared with the group that Leadership Commerce City is looking for participants, deadline to register is this Friday. 8. Adjourn Commerce City Page 2 Cultural Council Meeting Minutes August 13, 2019 The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m Commerce City Page 3