HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 2009 0429 CC JNT ACMINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND ARTS COMMISSION
Moorpark, California April 29, 2009
A Special Joint Meeting of the Moorpark City Council and Moorpark Arts Commission
was held on April 29, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. at the Moorpark Community Center located at
799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Parvin called the joint meeting to order at 6:16 p.m.
2. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Arts Commissioner, Mary Schwabauer led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
City Council: Councilmembers Mikos, Millhouse, Van Dam,
and Mayor Parvin.
Arts Commission: Commissioners Puckett, Schwabauer, and
Chair Amador.
Absent: Commissioners Hamous and Molloy
Staff Present: Steven Kueny, City Manager; Hugh Riley,
Assistant City Manager; Deborah Traffenstedt,
Administrative Services Director /City Clerk;
and Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
5. PRESENTATION /ACTION /DISCUSSION:
A. Consider Status Report on Mission Statement, Priorities, Goals and
Objectives for Fiscal Year 2008/2009 and Direction for Fiscal Year
2009/2010. Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed appropriate.
Mayor Parvin opened the item for discussion.
There were no speakers.
Minutes of the City Council and
Arts Commission
Moorpark, California Page 2 April 29, 2009
The Commission discussed: 1) Including public art in the budget for city
projects; 2) Adding more arts related goals to the objectives; 3)
Considering opportunities to include art in the High Street streetscape
plans; 4) Enlarging the definition of the arts to include architecture and
sculpture; 5) Opening up opportunities for the youth of Moorpark to
experience the arts; 6) The High Street Arts Center should consider
garage jazz band sessions, choral groups from outside the community,
voice or instrumental quartets, and foreign films; 7) Underwriting youth
scholarships or grants for the arts; 8) The arts as a means to provide
optimism during times of financial hardship and times of war; and 8) The
need for a book store in Moorpark.
The Council discussed: 1) Opportunities for incorporating art objectives; 2)
Adding an arts and culture plan to the goals and objectives; 3)
Development of a Council objective to require art in public building
projects; 4) Possibly adding art objectives to the Human Services Center
and new Post Office projects; and 5) Future discussion on having the Arts
Commission discuss broadening the definition of the arts, putting together
a program to adopt a sister city; possibly developing an Arts Master Plan;
identifying opportunities to incorporate Moorpark's history in art such as
using the pepper trees and apricot trees, consider a mural for High Street,
and conduct field trips to other cities to garner ideas.
6. ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Parvin adjourned the City Council meeting and Chair Amador adjourned
the Arts Commission meeting at 6:43 p.m.
ATTEST:
Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk
J S. Parvin, Mayor
Jeo Amador, Chair