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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAG RPTS 2007 0314 AC SPCMOORPARK ARTS COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA March 14, 2007 6:00 P.M. Moorpark Community Center 799 Moorpark Avenue 1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. OATH OF OFFICE: 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 4. ROLL CALL: 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: A. Consider Nomination and Selection of Chair and Vice Chair, and Set a Regular Quarterly Meeting Schedule. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS: 7. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA: 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 tole with the Assistant City Manager's Office and are available for public review. Any questions concerning any Agenda item may be directed to the Assistant City Manager's Office Secretary, 799 Moorpark Avenue. Moorpark. CA 93021 (805) 517 -6225 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. it you need special assistance to review an agenda or participate in this meeting. including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Assistant City Manager's Office at (805) 517 -6225 Upon request, the agenda can be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability Any request for disability related modification or accommodation should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting to assist the City staff in assuring reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting (28 CFA 35 102 35 104, ADA Title Iq. Moorpark Arts Commission Special Meeting Agenda March 14, 2007 Page 2 8. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS: A. Consider Moorpark Arts Commission Rules of Procedure. Staff Recommendation: Adopt Rules of Procedure B. Consider Proposals for the Veteran's Memorial Design Services. Staff Recommendation: Recommend up to three designers. C. Consider High Street Arts Center 2007 -2008 Season. Staff Recommendation: Recommend High Street Arts Center 2007 -2008 season to staff for consideration. 9. CONSENT CALENDAR: 10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS ON CONFERENCES /MEETINGS ATTENDED BY COMMISSIONERS: 11. ADJOURNMENT: City of Moorpark ) County of Ventura ) ss. State of California ) I, Jessica Sczepan, Administrative Specialist 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 special meeting of the Moorpark Arts Commission for March 14, 2007. Executed this 9th day of March, 2007 at Moorpark, California. - Je sica Sczepan A ministrative Specialist ssistant City Manager's Office ITEM 8.A. MOORPARK ARTS COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT To: Moorpark Arts Commission From: David Moe, Redevelopment Manager Q Prepared by: Jessica Sczepan, Administrative Speci li Date: March 7, 2007 (Meeting of 3/14/07) Subject: Consider Rules of Procedure for Moorpark Arts Commission DISCUSSION Section 2.04.040 of the Moorpark Municipal Code requires that the City Council adopt Rules of Procedure to govern the conduct of its meetings and any other functions and activities. City policy dictates that all Commissions adopt their own Rules of Procedure consistent with those adopted by the City Council. Staff has prepared Rules of Procedure for the Moorpark Arts Commission to review and adopt. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Adopt Rules of Procedure. Attachments: Moorpark Arts Commission Rules of Procedure. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE MOORPARK ARTS COMMISSION FOR COMMISSION MEETINGS AND RELATED FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES WHEREAS, Section 2.04.040 of the Moorpark Municipal Code requires that the City Council adopt Rules of Procedure to govern the conduct of its meetings and any of its other functions and activities; and WHEREAS, the City Council by adoption of Ordinance 344 established the membership and duties requirements for the Moorpark Arts Commission in Chapter 2.38 of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the Moorpark Arts Commission to adopt Rules of Procedures for Commission meetings that are consistent with those Rules adopted by resolution of the City Council for Council meetings; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Moorpark Arts Commission that Rules of Procedure for Commission Meetings and Related Functions and Activities are hereby adopted to read as follows: SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.1 Purpose: The purpose and intent of the Commission in adopting these rules shall be to provide directory guidelines relating to the conduct of the public business by the Commission. In the event of any non - compliance with, or violation of, any provision herein, such shall not be deemed to affect the validity of any action taken, unless otherwise specifically provided by law. 1.2 Procedures in Absence of Rules: In the absence of a rule herein to govern a point or procedure, Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall be used as a guide. SECTION 2. ORDER OF BUSINESS 2.1 Agenda: The Order of Business of each meeting shall be as contained in the Agenda prepared by the Secretary to the Commission ( "Secretary), as appointed by the City Manager or his or her designee. The Agenda shall be a listing by topic of the items of business which shall be transacted or discussed in the following order: 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call Special Presentations 5. Public Comments 6. Reordering of, and Additions to, the Agenda 8. Discussion /Action Items 9. Consent Calendar 10. Comments from Commissioners 11. Future Agenda Items and Reports on Meetings /Conferences Attended by Commissioners 2.2 Delivery of Agenda: Barring insurmountable difficulties, the Agenda for each regular meeting shall be delivered ordinarily to Commissioners each Friday preceding the meeting to which it pertains. The Agenda shall also be available to the general public after it is posted. Agenda reports will not be available to the general public until after distribution to the Commission. 2.3 Call to Order: The meeting of the Commission shall be called to order by the Chair or, in his or her absence, by the Vice - Chair, who shall serve until the arrival of the Chair. In the absence of both the Chair and the Vice - Chair, the meeting shall be called to order by the Secretary. The Secretary shall immediately call for the selection of a temporary Presiding Officer who shall serve until the arrival of the Chair or Vice -Chair or until adjournment. 2.4 Roll Call /Quorum: Before proceeding with the business of the Commission, the Secretary shall call the roll of the Commission and the names of those present shall be entered in the minutes. The order of roll call shall be alphabetical with the Chair called last. Unless otherwise provided for by law, a majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum sufficient to do business. 2.5 Special Presentations Presentations to the Arts Commission will be listed under this heading. In addition, an agenda item pertaining to the selection of a Chair and Vice -Chair and may be listed under this heading at the first regular meeting of each year. 2.6 Public Comments: Any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Commission which is not listed on the Agenda as a Presentation /Action /Discussion item. Speakers will be heard in the order that their speaker cards are received by the Secretary prior to the Chair's call for speaker cards for the Public Comments agenda item. A limitation of 3 minutes shall be imposed upon each speaker. By majority vote of the Commission present and voting, the number of speakers shall be limited at any single meeting. The speaker shall be governed by the rules of Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. Commissioners shall reserve their comments and responses until the end of the Public Comments period. Speakers may be heard at greater length at the end of the agenda by majority vote of the Commissioners present and voting. The Secretary shall hold over to the next adjourned regular or regular meeting, timely submitted speaker cards of speakers who were not heard during the Public Comments period, and those speakers shall be given priority in the order that their speaker cards were originally received during the Public Comments period of the next meeting. Speakers at a regular meeting will not be allowed to address the same subject at an adjourned meeting of the regular meeting at which they spoke, except by a four - fifth's majority vote of the Commission. 2.7 Reordering of, and Additions to, the Agenda: Except with majority consent of the Commissioners present and voting, items may not be taken out of order. Any Commissioner, the City Manager, the City Attorney, Assistant City Manager, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director, or the Secretary may bring to the attention of the Commission new items of business which can be placed on the agenda by majority vote for discussion and action in the event of an emergency situation or when the need to take action arose subsequent to the posting of the agenda, consistent with applicable State law. In addition to having the opportunity to reorder the agenda as order of business number 5, the Chair shall suspend the item under discussion at 10:30 p.m. in order that the agenda may be reordered by majority vote of the Commissioners present and voting. The Secretary will notify the Chair that the time for reordering the agenda has arrived. 2.8 Discussion /Action Items: Items that involve recommendations to the City Council and items of a non - routine nature shall be placed under this topic. Discussion /Action items shall be conducted in the following order: Staff Report Questions of Staff by Commission Public Comment Discussion by Commission Recommentation Action by Commission Questions or comments from the public shall be limited to the item under consideration and the speaker shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.2. Speakers will be heard in the order that their speaker cards are received by the Secretary for the item during which the speaker wishes to address the Commission, with the exception that in the case of an application for a public art project, the applicant may be heard first. All speaker cards for each agenda item must be received prior to the Chair's announcement of the public comment for each Discussion /Action item and call for speaker cards. A limitation of three (3) minutes shall be imposed upon each speaker. Speaker cards must be presented to the Secretary by the person wishing to speak. The passing of time from one speaker to another or speaking in place of another speaker is not allowed. The limitation of three (3) minutes per speaker may be waived by majority vote of the Commission for any Discussion /Action item. 2.9 Consent Calendar: Minutes of previous Commission meetings, items of a routine nature and items recommended to be received and filed shall be placed on the Consent Calendar. All items may be approved by one blanket motion by unanimous vote of those present and voting. However, a Commissioner may abstain from voting on any Consent Calendar item without requesting its withdrawal, and the Secretary shall record any such abstention in the minutes. An abstention shall be considered to be a vote in favor of the motion for purposes of determining unanimous consent. Prior to a motion on the Consent Calendar, any Commissioner may request that any item be withdrawn from the consent agenda for separate consideration. Items withdrawn from the Consent Calendar shall be considered immediately following action on the Consent Calendar in the order that such items were withdrawn.. 2.10 Comments from Commissioners: Any Commissioner may comment on any matter that is not on the Agenda. 2.11 Future Agenda Items and Reports on Meetings/Conferences Attended by Commissioners At this time, Commissioners may make an announcement, request to have an item placed on a future agenda, and provide a brief report on meetings attended at City expense in compliance with Section 53232.3(d) of the Government Code. SECTION 3. PRESIDING OFFICER 3.1 Selection and Term: The Chair shall be the Presiding Officer at all meetings of the Commission, except as otherwise provided in section 2.3. At its first regular meeting in January of each year, the Commission shall select a Chair and Vice - Chair. Each person so selected shall serve until the first regular meeting of the subsequent calendar year. Each selection shall be by three (3) or more affirmative votes, and a failure to achieve such total of affirmative votes shall be deemed a selection of the incumbent to remain in office. If a vacancy in the position of Chair occurs for any reason, the Vice -Chair shall assume the position of Chair until a successor is chosen by three (3) or more affirmative votes.. 3.2 Participation of Presiding Officer: The Presiding Officer may move, second and debate from the chair, subject only to such limitations of debate as are imposed on all Commissioners. He or she shall be accorded all of the rights and privileges of a Commissioner. 3.3 Maintenance of Order: The Presiding Officer is responsible for the maintenance of order and decorum at the Commission meetings. 3.4 Rulings Final Unless Overruled: The Presiding Officer shall decide all questions of interpretation of these rules, points of order, maintenance of order or other questions of procedure requiring rulings. Any such decision shall be final and binding and (even if clearly erroneous) for purposes of the item under consideration, unless overridden by a majority vote of the Commissioners present and voting. Any Commissioner may seek to have the Presiding Officer's decision overridden by moving the question, "Shall the decision of the Presiding Officer be sustained ?" SECTION 4. CONDUCT OF COMMISSIONERS 4.1 Decorum and Order: (a) Any Commissioner desiring to speak shall address the Presiding Officer and, upon recognition by the Presiding Officer, shall confine himself to the item under debate. (b) A Commissioner desiring to question the staff shall address his or her question to the Assistant City Manager or Department head, as appropriate, who shall be entitled either to answer the inquiry or to designate another staff member for that purpose. (c) A Commissioner, once recognized, shall not be interrupted while speaking unless called to order by the Presiding Officer, a point of order is raised by another Commissioner pursuant to Section 3.4, or the speaker chooses to yield to questions from another Commissioner. (d) Any Commissioner called to order while he or she is speaking shall cease speaking immediately until the question of order is determined. If ruled to be in order,he or she shall be permitted to proceed. If ruled out of order he or she shall remain silent or shall alter his or her remarks so as to comply with the rules. (e) Commissioners shall accord the utmost courtesy to each other, to City employees, and to the public appearing before the Commission. They shall refrain at all times from rude and derogatory remarks, abusive comments and statements as to integrity, motives or personalities. (f) The right of a Commissioner to address the Commission on a question of personal privilege shall be limited to cases in which his or her integrity, character, or motives are assailed, questioned or impugned. (g) Any Commissioner may move to require the presiding Officer to enforce the rules. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Commission present and voting shall require him /her to so act. 4.2 Limitation of Debate: A Commissioner should not speak more than once upon any one item until every other member choosing to speak thereon has spoken. No member shall speak for a longer time than 5 minutes each time he /she has the floor, without the approval of a majority vote of the Commission present and voting. 4.3 Dissents and Protests: Any Commissioner shall have the right to express dissent from, or protest to, any action of the Commission and to have the reason entered in the minutes. If such dissent or protest is desired to be entered in the minutes, this should be made clear by language such as, "I would like the minutes to show that I am opposed to this action for the following reasons. 4.4 Conflict of Interest: Section 87105 of the Government Code describes the procedure to be followed if an official has a conflict of interest on a matter and cannot participate in a decision. The official must publicly identify the financial interest (not including the address of a personal residence), recuse himself or herself from voting, and leave the room until after the discussion, vote and other disposition of the matter is concluded. If the matter is on the consent calendar, the official need not leave the room, but must still make the required disclosure on the record and abstain from voting. The official also may speak on the issue as a member of the general public, during the public comment period on that matter, solely to represent himself or herself on a matter related to his or her personal interest. Section 87105 of the Government Code, any statutes amendatory or supplementary thereto, and any applicable regulations of the California Fair Political Practices Commission are hereby incorporated by reference. SECTION 5. CONDUCT OF EMPLOYEES 5.1 Decorum and Order: (a) Members of the staff and employees of the City shall observe the same rules of procedure and decorum applicable to members of the Commission. (b) The City Manager or assigned Department Head shall insure that all staff members and employees observe such decorum. (c) Any staff member or employee, including the City Manager, desiring to address the Commission or members of the public shall first be recognized by the Chair. All remarks shall be addressed to the Chair and not to any one individual Commissioner or member of the public. SECTION 6. CONDUCT OF THE PUBLIC 6.1 Decorum and Order: (a) Members of the public attending Commission meetings shall observe the same rules of order and decorum applicable to the Commission pursuant to Section 4.1. (b) Willful conduct that is disruptive, including but not limited to, unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of feet, whistles, yells and similar demonstrations shall be prohibited by the Presiding Officer. Any person who becomes willfully disruptive while addressing the Commission or while attending the Commission meeting shall be requested by the Presiding Officer to leave the room. Aggravated cases may be prosecuted on appropriate complaint signed by the Presiding Officer. 6.2 Manner of Addressing the Commission: No person shall address the Commission without being recognized by the Presiding Officer. After being recognized by the Presiding Officer, any member of the public desiring to address the Commission shall proceed to the podium. The Speaker shall state his or her name for the record. All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Chair and not to any individual Commissioner, staff member or other person. 6.3 Limitations on Addressing the Commission: The making of oral communications to the Commission by any member of the public during the "Public Comments" portion of the Agenda shall be subject to the following limitations: (a) No speaker shall be permitted to address the Commission on an item which is currently before or is under submission for consideration by another City commission, board, committee or officer before which the speaker should make his or her presentation, until that body has completed its deliberations and taken its final action. In case the speaker should have followed an otherwise available appeal procedure, the Presiding Officer shall not allow oral communication to the Commission outside that procedure. (b) If it appears that several speakers desire to speak regarding any item on the Agenda, the Presiding Officer may reasonably limit the number of speakers on each side of the issue. In this regard, preference may be given to speakers who represent groups of persons who have designated a spokesperson. SECTION 7. MOTIONS 7.1 Processing of Motions: When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the Presiding Officer or, at the request of the presiding Officer, by the Secretary before debate. A motion so stated shall not be withdrawn by the mover without the consent of the person seconding it. 7.2 Division of Motion: If the motion contains two or more divisible propositions, the Presiding Officer may, and upon request of any Commissioner shall, divide the same, unless a majority of the Commissioners present and voting votes not to do so. 7.3 Precedence of Motions: When a motion is before the Commission, no motion shall be entertained except the following, which shall have precedence in the following order. The ordinary motions rank as follows, and any of them (except to amend) can be made while one of a lower order is pending, but none can supersede one of a higher order. Motions to limit discussion, to call the question and to suspend the rules require a two- thirds vote; all other motions require only a majority vote: Not Debatable: To Fix the Time of Adjournment To Adjourn (when unqualified) ) Cannot To Table ) be To Limit Discussion (2/3 vote) ) Amended To Call the Question (2/3 vote) ) To Suspend the Rules (2/3 vote) ) n,- hntahla- To Postpone to a Certain Time ) To Commit or Refer to Committee ) Can be To Amend ) Amended To Postpone Indefinitely ) The Motion to Reconsider: the motion can be made when any other motion is before the assembly, but cannot be acted upon until the business then before the assembly is disposed of; when called up, it takes precedence over all other motions, except to adjourn, and to fix the time to which to adjourn. Motions incidental to those before the assembly take precedence over them and must be acted upon first. 7.4 Motion to Fix Hour of Adjournment: Such a motion shall be to set a definite time at which to adjourn and may be amended by unanimous vote. 7.5 Motion to Adjourn: Such a motion shall be in order at any time, except as follows: (a) When repeated without intervening business or discussion; (b) When made as an interruption of another Commissioner while speaking; (c) When discussion has been ended and vote on the motion is pending; or (d) While a vote is being taken. A motion to adjourn "to another time" shall be debatable, but only as to the time to which the meeting is adjourned. 7.6 Motion to Table: Such a motion shall be used to temporarily bypass the subject and shall preclude all amendments or debate of the subject under consideration. If the motion prevails, the item may be "taken from the table" at any time prior to the end of the next regular meeting. 7.7 Motion to Limit Discussion: Such a motion shall be used to limit the time allowed each Commissioner to speak to, or to appoint a time at which discussion shall close on, the question of the main motion and any previously made amendment to the main motion. If a motion to limit the time allowed each member to speak passes, no member shall thereafter speak more than two times to the question, nor longer than the time allowed at either time and no member shall speak the second time until every member choosing to speak has spoken. 7.8 Motion to Call the Question: Such a motion shall be used to close debate on, and further amendment to, the main motion. If the motion fails, debate shall be reopened; if the motion passes, a vote shall next be taken on any previously made amendments to the main motion and finally on the main motion. 7.9 Motion to Suspend the Rules: Such a motion shall be used to suspend these rules of procedure and shall include a statement of the purpose of the suspension. If the motion fails, the motion shall not be renewed for the same purpose at the same meeting, but it may be renewed for the same purpose at an adjourned meeting of that meeting. 7.10 Motion to Postpone to a Certain Time: Such a motion shall be amendable and debatable only as to propriety of postponement and time set. 7.11 Motion to Amend: Such a motion shall be debatable only as to the amendment. A motion to amend an amendment shall be in order, but a motion to amend an amendment to an amendment shall not be in order. An amendment modifying the intention of a motion shall be in order, but an amendment relating to a different matter shall not be in order. A substitute motion on the same subject shall be acceptable, and voted on before a vote on the amendment. Amendments shall be voted first, then the main motion as amended. 7.12 Motion Reconsideration: Any Commissioner who voted with the majority may move a reconsideration of any vote at the same meeting or at the next regular meeting. After a motion for reconsideration has once been acted upon, no other motion for a reconsideration thereof shall be made without unanimous consent of the Commission. SECTION 8. VOTING: 8.1 Restatement of the Motion: Upon the request of any Commissioner, the Presiding Officer shall verbally restate each motion immediately prior to calling for the vote. 8.2 Voting Procedure: In acting upon every motion, the vote shall be taken by voice, roll call or any other method by which the vote of each Commissioner present can be clearly ascertained. The vote on each motion shall then be entered in full upon the record. The order of voting shall be the maker of the motion, the second and then the remaining Commissioners alphabetically, with the Chair called last. The Secretary shall call the names of all members seated when a roll call vote is ordered . Members shall respond `aye', 'no' or `abstain', provided that when a vote is collectively taken by voice or when a method of voting other than by voice or roll call is used, any Commissioner not audibly and clearly responding 'no' or 'abstain' or otherwise registering an objection shall have his or her vote recorded as `aye'. Following the vote, the Presiding Officer shall verbally announce whether the motion carried or was defeated. The Presiding Officer may also publicly state the effect of the vote for the benefit of the audience before proceeding to the next item of business. Any member may change his or her vote before the next item of business is called. 8.3 Roll Call Voting: A roll call vote shall not be used for any item before the Commission unless demanded by any Commissioner. It shall not be in order for members to explain their vote during roll call. 8.4 Failure to Vote: Every Commissioner should vote unless disqualified for cause. A Commissioner who abstains from voting on an item because of being disqualified shall be considered as if absent. 8.5 Tie Votes: When no Commissioner abstains from voting, the motion shall be lost on a tie vote. Any member who abstains and is not considered absent shall be deemed to have acquiesced to the motion and the motion shall be passed on a tie vote. If a tie vote results at a time when less than all members of the Commission are present, the matter shall automatically be continued to the agenda of the next regular meeting of the Commission, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission. SECTION 9. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 9.1 Addressed to Commission as a Whole: The City Manager's designee is authorized to receive and open all written communications addressed to the Commission as a whole and give it immediate attention to the end that all administrative business referred to in said communications, and not necessarily requiring Commission action, may be disposed of between Commission meetings. The City Manager's designee shall cause a copy of such communication to be sent to each Commissioner. 9.2 All Other Written Communications: Any written communication received at City Hall addressed to the Chair and /or an individual Commissioner shall be opened by the City Manager's designee and a copy of such communication shall be provided to each of the other members. Any written communication provided to any Commission committee shall be provided to each of the other members. Any Commissioner who receives any written communication on any subject related to the business of the Commission, whether or not received at City Hall, shall cause a copy to be provided to the Secretary who shall cause a copy of such communication to be sent to each of the other members. 9.3 Agenda Item Communications: Any such communication which relates to an item pending or to be brought before the Commission shall be included in the agenda packet for the meeting at which such item is to be considered. Regardless of the source, it will take a four - fifth's majority vote of the Commission to accept additional agenda material on the day of the Commission meeting at which the item is to be considered. SECTION 10 10.1 Committees: COMMITTEES Committees may be appointed by majority vote of the Commission. SECTION 11. COMMISSION MEETINGS 11.1 Schedule: The Commission shall hold regular quarterly meetings as determined by the Commission at its first meeting in January of each year, such determination to include the dates, time and place of such meetings as set forth in Section 2.38.070 of the Municipal Code. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 2007. Moorpark Arts Commission, Chair ATTEST: Secretary ITEM 8.B. MOORPARK ARTS COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT To: Moorpark Arts Commission From: Mary Lindley, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Director / kc? Date: March 5, 2007 (Meeting of March 14, 2007) Subject: Consider Proposals for the Veterans Memorial Design Services BACKGROUND At its meeting on October 18, 2006, the Council appropriated $400,000 for the design and construction of a Veterans Memorial to be located on the remnant parcel at the corner of Spring Road and Flinn Avenue, and directed staff to solicit proposals from qualified landscape architects and artists. In response to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the City received seven proposals. DISCUSSION The role of the Arts Commission in the City's Public Art process is to recommend a qualified design consultant(s) that it believes can be achieve the results sought and, at the appropriate date, recommend a final design concept. The City Council has approval authority over the Commission's recommendations. As the first step in the process, the Commission is being asked to recommend up to three finalists who will be asked to develop a conceptual design for the Veterans Memorial. Each design finalist recommended by the Commission, and approved by the City Council, may be awarded $1,000 to create their conceptual design. Of the seven proposals received by the City, staff has invited the top four to make five - minute presentations to the Commission. Due to time constraints, the Commission will be given five minutes to ask questions. The four designers selected by staff are well qualified and have a proven track record with regards to public memorial projects combining art and landscaping. Under a separate memo, the Commission was provided with the written proposals of the four selected designers. FACommunity Services\ADMINISTRATIVE \Public Art\Art Committee \3 -14 -2007 (Veterans Memorial Proposals).doc Art Commission March 14, 2007 Page 2 The approved finalists will present their conceptual designs to the Arts Commission at a later date for a recommendation on the one single design. After approval by the Council, the City will enter into an agreement with the designer to complete the project. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Recommend up to three designers. ITEM 8.C. MOORPARK ARTS COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT To: Moorpark Arts Commission From: L.J. Stevens, General Manag High Street Arts Center Date: March 8, 2007 (Meeting of 3/14/07) Subject: Consider High Street Arts Center 2007 - 2008 Performance Season BACKGROUND The Theater located at 45 East High Street ( "Facility ") is planning its second season for the fiscal year 2007 - 2008. The current season, which has been its inaugural season as a cultural arts center, has shown that the community is responding to a season with a variety of show types. Therefore, staff has chosen a season which will offer a variety of styles, including musicals, dramas, and comedy. DISCUSSION The season officially begins in July, 2007. The first show planned would actually begin auditions and rehearsals in June, 2007 to accommodate an August opening. The 2006 — 2007 Season had four (4) official productions planned, and with careful budget planning, staff is projecting five (5) productions for 2007 — 2008. The following shows reflect the projected season: 1) BYE BYE BIRDIE Aug 10 thru Sept 9, 2007 Musical Description: BYE BYE BIRDIE is one of the most captivating musical shows of our time. It is a satire done with the fondest affection, and tells the story of a rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army, and a middle- American family who gets pulled into the press event of a lifetime. An English Teacher, What Did I Ever See in Him ?, Put on a Happy Face, One Boy, A Lot of Livin' to Do, Kids, Rosie and Spanish Rose are musical theatre classics. This is the tops in imagination and good old fashion fun. 2) VICTOR October 5 thru Nov 4, 2007 Drama Description: Taken from the LA Times Review, March 2002 by Daryl H. Miller: Victor Frankenstein stands at the edge of a precipice, staring into his future. Having discovered a way to animate dead tissue, he constructed a creature from body parts Moorpark Arts Commission March 14, 2007 Page 2 and brought it to life. The hideous thing has turned lonely and murderous, however, and to escape an advancing mob, it has just scrambled down this rocky promontory, ordering Victor to follow. This is where ambition leads, English playwright Alistair Faulkner suggests in "Victor," his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." Approaching this well -known story from a different angle, Faulkner sets his version on a remote island at the northern tip of Scotland, where, in 1810, the handsome, brooding Victor thinks he has found sanctuary with the quietly adoring Agnes; her doctor brother, James; and James' lovely if conceited wife, Freya. The creature will find Victor here, however, and soon, death will haunt a place where the tormented scientist had found such abundant life. In our current age of cloning and other forms of genetic engineering, the warnings of Shelley's "Frankenstein" echo anew. As Victor warns here, the question "What if ?" asked too many times, can precipitate a downfall. 3) TBA Christmas Show Nov 23 thru Dec 23, 2007 TBA Description: Christmas Show to be announced. Choice will depend upon budget constraints and availability of rights. Staff will return to the commission at the next meeting with a selection for the Christmas show. 4) The Country Girl Feb 1 thru March 8, 2008 Drama Description: Georgie, the Country Girl, Georgie, is married to a once great theater star, Frank Elgin. Now down on his luck, Frank is offered the chance to make a major comeback by young, hotshot director Bernie Dodd. The pressures created by a high stakes out -of -town tryout bring into dramatic focus the complicated relationship between husband and wife. Life backstage becomes an emotional and psychological battleground for all three characters. In The Country Girl, the author Clifford Odets focuses on the tension surrounding three characters as some battle to hold on to what they have while others battle for change. Though some have seen this play as a metaphor for larger issues, the play intimately acquaints the audience with its characters, thus taking the play to another level in terms of perceiving the personal choices we make, be they right or wrong and why we make those choices. The play follows the trials and tribulations of alcoholic and former stage superstar who is trying to get back into the game with the help of a young admirer who is also a director. However the suspicions of the actor's wife and the true role she plays in his life add a complex, new dimension to the play. 5) The Curious Savage May 16 thru June 22, 2008 Comedy Description: "The Curious Savage," by John Patrick, is the warm - hearted tale of Mrs. Ethel Savage, a slightly eccentric, extremely wealthy widow. Being the recipient of her deceased husband's estate, she wants to make the best use of it, despite her greedy stepchildren's selfish attempts to get their hands on it. Mrs. Savage, however, has put her wealth into negotiable bonds in the hopes of establishing a fund to help others realize their hopes and dreams, much to the siblings' chagrin. They then commit her to a "sanitorium" in the hopes of shocking her to her senses. There she meets a variety of social misfits, all needing exactly the kind of help Mrs. Savage can provide and who eventually appear more sane that those outside the walls of the institution. These Moorpark Arts Commission March 14, 2007 Page 3 wonderful individuals run the gamut of characterization possibilities, and immediately endear themselves to Mrs. Savage and to the audience as well. With the help of her new -found friends, Mrs. Savage leads her stepchildren on a merry chase which eventually brings them to the pits of humiliation and despair even as Mrs. Savage obtains her freedom. The dominant mood is comedy with plots, plans, and hi -jinx; however the philosophy is far from laughable. The audience is left with a feeling that the neglected virtues of kindness and affection have not been entirely lost in a world that seems motivated at times only by greed and dishonesty. The above projected season is contingent upon the availability of performance rights and the granting of said rights by the publishing companies. At this time the rights are available, but would not be granted until rights and licensing fees are paid, which will be done once funds from the Agency budget are available. Please note, even after rights are granted there is always the possibility that rights could be withdrawn at the publisher's discretion for various reasons. In the event of such circumstances, a suitable substitution will be chosen. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Recommend 2007 -2008 High Street Arts Center Season to staff for consideration.