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REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
6:00 P.M.
Moorpark Community Center 799 Moorpark Avenue
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. ROLL CALL:
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
6. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
7. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS:
A. Discussion with L.J. Stevens, General Manager of the High Street Arts
Center, Regarding Theater Season Updates
B. Discussion with David Ralphe. General Manager of the Simi Valley
Cultural Arts Center, Regarding the Relationship Between Arts
Commissions and Arts Foundations
Any member of the public may address the Commission during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Speaker Cards must be received by the
Recording Secretary prior to the Public Comments portion of the meeting. Speakers will be heard in the order that their Speaker Cards are received. A
limitation of three (3) minutes shall be imposed upon each speaker. Copies of the reports or other written documentation relating to each item of
business on the Agenda are on file with the Assistant City Manager's Office and are available for public review. Any questions concerning any Agenda
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Moorpark Arts Commission Regular Meeting Agenda
November 17, 2009
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8. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Approval of Minutes for the Arts Commission Meeting of August 4, 2009.
Staff Recommendation: Approve as presented.
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS ON CONFERENCESIMEETINGS
ATTENDED BY COMMISSIONERS:
10. ADJOURNMENT:
City of Moorpark )
County of Ventura ) ss
State of California )
I, Kathy Priestley, Administrative Secretary of the City of Moorpark, County of Ventura,
State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I posted a copy of the
agenda for the regular meeting of the Moorpark Arts Commission for November 17,
2009.
Executed this 12th day of November, 2009 at Moorpark, California.
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Kathy Priestley
Administrative Secretary
Assistant City Manager's Off ' e
ITEM 7.A.
Consider Presentation by L.J. Stevens of the High
Street Arts Center Regarding Theater Season
Updates.
Verbal Presentation
No Staff Report
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ITEM 7.13.
Consider Presentation by David Ralphe of the
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Regarding the
Relationship Between Arts Commissions and Arts
Foundations.
Verbal Presentation
No Staff Report
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ITEM 2.A,
MINUTES OF THE ARTS COMMISSION
Moorpark, California August 4, 2009
A Special Meeting of the Moorpark Arts Commission of the City of Moorpark was held
on August 4, 2009, in the Council Chambers of said City located at 799 Moorpark
Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
6:05 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Hugh Riley, Assistant City Manager, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Jean Amador, Tina Hamous, Wendy Molloy, Tom Puckett, and
Mary Schwabauer
Staff Present: Hugh R. Riley, Assistant City Manager, Barry Hogan, Deputy
City Manager, L.J. Stevens, General Manager, High Street Arts
Center.
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
A. High Street Arts Center Update (L.J. Stevens, General Manager)
Ms. Stevens gave an update on the current season of the High Street Arts
Center, including information on upcoming rentals, productions and co-
productions.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
6. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
7. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS:
A. Consider the Location of Public Art and Other Arts Features for the High
Street Streetscape. Staff Recommendation: Provide comment regarding
art in public places.
Mr. Hogan gave the staff report.
Commission comments included recommendations for murals on empty
building walls: inset mosaics at each of 7 corners depicting key parts of
Moorpark history, such as the 1904 train; sculptures of children in a variety
of activities incorporated throughout the streetscape; and to plan for future
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August 4, 2009
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placement of multiple art forms in a variety of visual levels throughout the
streetscape.
B. Consider Application to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Seeking a Grant of up to $80,000 to Support Programming at the High
Street Arts Center for Family Arts Discovery. Staff Recommendation:
Discuss proposed application and endorse the submission of the
application to the NEA as described in this agenda report.
Mr. Riley gave the staff report.
Commission commented on various ways to utilize the grant, if received.
MOTION: Commissioner Schwabauer moved for the Commission to endorse the
submission of the NEA Grant Application. Commissioner Hamous seconded the
motion. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Approval of Minutes for the Arts Commission Meeting of August 4, 2009.
Staff Recommendation: Approve as presented.
CONCENSUS: It was the consensus of the Commission to approve the minutes
from the Arts Commission meeting of August 4, 2009.
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS ON CONFERENCES /MEETINGS
ATTENDED BY COMMISSIONERS:
Commissioners requested giving Arts Commission voting rights and to hear
community comments, acting as a buffer for City Council; requested information
on relationship between Arts Commission and Arts Foundation; and the
possibility of having a guest speaker regarding countywide issues.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
7:42 p.m.
Jean Amador, Chair
Hugh R. Riley, Assistant City Manager
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