HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_01.15.2013Notice of Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Arts and Culture Board will meet on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 04:30 PM in the Library
Classroom, located at 402 W. 8th St., Georgetown
If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance.
Arts and Culture Board Members:
Amanda Still, Dar Richardson, Gary Anderson, Liz Stewart, Philip Baker, Shana Nichols
Arts and Culture Board meets every third Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified.
Call to Order at 04:30 PM
A.Call to order
B. Announcements regarding upcoming events
C. Citizens wishing to address the Board
D. Consideration and approval of minutes of December 18, 2012 meeting
E. Consideration of and possible action on
1.Strategic Plan – Eric Lashley
2.Letter of Intent for Cultural District Designation – Eric Lashley
3.Schedule of future meetings – Eric Lashley
Certificate of Posting
I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of
Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2013, at __________, and remained so posted for at
least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
__________________________________
Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
Minutes of Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Members Present: Gary Anderson, Shana Nichols, Dar Richardson, Liz Stewart
Members Absent: Philip Baker, Amanda Still (both family medical issues)
Staff Present: Eric Lashley, Library Director; Judy Fabry, Library Administrative
Assistant
A. With both chair and vice chair absent, Liz Stewart nominated Dar Richardson
to conduct the meeting. Richardson then volunteered to accept the
responsibility. The meeting was called to order at 4:42 p.m.
B. Announcements regarding upcoming events
• Eric Lashley spoke about the email from Sam Pfiester that he had
forwarded to Board members a few days earlier. Pfiester proposed that
the Board join him at the Blanton Museum for a private tour of an exhibit
from LIT Alumni's private collections, at a date to be determined, probably
sometime in March. All present agreed that they would like to accept his
offer and tentatively suggested March 21 as a date to propose.
• Lashley also drew the members' attention to the editorial that Linda
Scarbrough had written in the January 13 issue of the Sun. It highlighted
all of the arts activities that are taking place in Georgetown and
encouraged building on the momentum that seems to be developing.
• Stewart reminded members of the Symphony Society's concert on
Sunday, January 27, which will have a patriotic theme.
C. There were no citizens wishing to address the Board.
D. Consideration and approval of minutes of December 18, 2012 meeting.
Richardson moved to accept the minutes as distributed; Stewart seconded the
motion, which passed unanimously.
E. Consideration of and possible action on
1. Strategic Plan — Eric Lashley. Lashley distributed revised copies of the draft
strategic plan and went over the changes he has made. He requested input
from the Board members by email, no later than February 12, so that he could
have the plan in final form for the February Board meeting. He will be
presenting it to City Council at a workshop on March 12.
2. Letter of Intent for Cultural District Designation — Eric Lashley. Lashley
explained that the first step in applying for Cultural District designation is to
send a letter of intent to the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA). Letters for a
2013 application are due before the end of January. If the Board chooses to
send the letter of intent, a motion should be made so that Lashley may take
their recommendation to Council on January 22, asking for permission to
submit the letter of intent. Nichols moved to send the letter of intent;
seconded by Anderson and passed unanimously. Lashley said he would
send Board members a copy of the letter before he sends it to the TCA.
3. Schedule of future meetings — Eric Lashley. All present agreed that there was
no need to reschedule the February meeting.
Richardson adjourned the meeting at 5:02 p.m.