HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_ARTAB_06.21.2016Notice of Meeting for the
Arts and Culture Adv isory Board
of the City of Georgetown
June 21, 2016 at 4:30 PM
at Small conference room, 2nd floor, Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street
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Regular Session
(This Regular S es s io n may, at any time, b e rec es s ed to convene an Exec utive S es s io n fo r any p urpose
authorized b y the Op en Meetings Act, Texas Go vernment Co d e 551.)
A Citizens wis hing to address the Board. As of the deadline, no p ers o ns were s igned up to s p eak o n items
other than what was posted on the agenda.
B Anno uncements of upc o ming arts and c ulture events .
C Co nsideration and approval of minutes from May 17, 2016 Arts and Culture Board meeting. -Betty Ann
Sensabaugh
D Introduction of Arts and Culture Intern Kaleigh Kelley. -Dana Hend rix
E Rep o rt from Geo rgeto wn Art Works regarding o p eration of the Georgeto wn Art Center. -Eric Lashley.
F Dis cus s ion of future City arts and culture b udget. -Eric Lashley
G Co nsideration of future meeting d ates. -Eric Las hley
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I, Shelley No wling, C ity S ecretary fo r the C ity of Geo rgeto wn, Texas , d o hereby c ertify that this Notice of
Meeting was p o s ted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a p lace read ily acc es s ible to the general p ublic at all times ,
on the ______ d ay o f __________________, 2016, at __________, and remained so p o s ted fo r at leas t 72
c o ntinuo us ho urs p receding the sc heduled time o f s aid meeting.
____________________________________
S helley No wling, City Sec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Arts and Culture Advisory Board
June 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
Citizens wishing to ad d res s the Bo ard . As of the d ead line, no persons were s igned up to speak on items
o ther than what was p o s ted o n the agenda.
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item has no direc t financial imp act.
SUBMITTED BY:
Lawren Weis s
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Arts and Culture Advisory Board
June 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
Announc ements o f up coming arts and culture events .
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item has no direc t financial imp act.
SUBMITTED BY:
Lawren Weis s
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Arts and Culture Advisory Board
June 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
Cons id eration and ap p ro val o f minutes from May 17, 2016 Arts and Culture Bo ard meeting. -Betty Ann
Sens ab augh
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item has no direc t financial imp act.
SUBMITTED BY:
Lawren Weis s
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Minutes May 2016 Backup Material
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Minutes of the meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
May 17, 2016
The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. in the Small Conference
Room of Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street
MEMBERS PRESENT: Gary Anderson, Tim Fleming, Betty Ann Sensabaugh, and Laura Sewell.
STAFF PRESENT: Eric Lashley- Library Director, Dana Hendrix- Fine Arts Librarian, Lawren Weiss-
Administrative Assistant
Chair Sensabaugh called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
Regular Session
A. Citizens wishing to address the board. – Michael Davis with the Palace Theatre was present to
address the board regarding item G (form attached to these minutes).
B. Announcements of upcoming arts and culture events. – Dana Hendrix passed out a flyer
(attached to these minutes) regarding art and music in the library during May. Betty Ann
Sensabaugh announced that the Georgetown Festival of the Arts: Fire and Ice events will take
place June 1-5.
C. Consideration and approval of the minutes of the April 19, 2016 Arts & Culture Board meeting.
-Betty Ann Sensabaugh. Gary Anderson moved to approve the April 2016 minutes as
distributed. Tim Fleming seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
D. Report regarding the operation of Georgetown Art Center. – Eric Lashley. Lashley reviewed
the Art Center report with the Board, adding that Georgetown Art Works has hired a part-time
office manager who will start work in the next 2 weeks. Revenue from leasing the second floor
studio workspaces will fund the position. Lashley informed the Board that Georgetown Art
Works President Amanda Still has resigned and a new president will be elected at next
month’s meeting.
E. Report on Red Poppy Art Exhibit. –Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that he sent thank you
letters to Clive Siegle and Jen Rose for bringing the Blood of Heroes Never Dies red poppy
exhibit to Georgetown, as well as to Williamson County for allowing use of the courthouse lawn
to display the poppies. Following the Red Poppy Festival, staff counted over 1,800 p oppies
sold since the exhibit began. The poppies are being re-located to the library courtyard on 9th
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street, where they will continue being sold by library staff. Sales will also continue at the
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
F. Report on the 2016-2017 Arts and Culture Guide. –Dana Hendrix. Hendrix reported that
progress has been made to gather calendar content and pictures for the 2016 -17 Arts and
Culture guide.
G. Consideration and possible action to write letters of support to the Texas Commission on the
Arts’ cultural district grants program on behalf of the Georgetown Palace Theatre, Georgetown
Art Works and the City of Georgetown. – Eric Lashley. Michael Davis, Chair of the Building
Committee, presented plans for the Palace Theatre’s education center f or children. The theatre
is seeking funding from TCA and must receive a letter of support from the Arts and Culture
Board in order to apply. So far the theatre has raised roughly 2 million dollars in pledge
donations. The organization is still determining how much they’ll request from TCA since they
won’t know costs of the new building until after the grant application is due. After some
discussion, Tim Fleming moved to write a letter of support to TCA regarding the children’s
education center. Laura Sewell seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Lashley reported that city staff would like to apply for a TCA grant, which could fund up to half
the cost of the 2016-2017 Arts and Culture Guide. Following discussion, Sewell moved to
write a letter to TCA in support of the grant application for the Arts and Culture Guide.
Anderson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Lashley explained that Georgetown Art Works would also like to apply for a TCA grant in order
to fund the November 2016 exhibit by Carlos Estevez. While it’s unknown how much the
organization will request from TCA, Board members deemed the request worthy of support
given the success of past exhibits done by Georgetown Art Works. Anderson moved to write
a letter of support to TCA regarding the November 2016 exhibit by Carlos Estevez. Sewell
seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
H. Consideration and possible action to approve a grant for the Georgetown Poetry Festival . –Eric
Lashley. Lashley reviewed a grant request letter from Mike Gullickson with the Georgetown
Poetry Festival. Lashley explained that while the poetry festival has over a five year history in
Georgetown the group has not been able to apply for a City Arts and Culture grant due to the
timing of their event (October) and the ending of the grant period (typically August or
September). Gullickson requested $500 from the board, which would allow him to pay visiting
poets who are presenting during the festival. After some discussion, Sewell moved to award
$500 to Georgetown Poetry Festival for the 2016 festival. Fleming seconded the motion,
which passed unanimously.
I. Overview of the City of Georgetown arts and culture budget. –Eric Lashley. Lashley reported
that he put in a budget request for fiscal year 2016-2017 for a Manager of Arts and Culture. He
explained that fifteen percent of the Hotel Occupancy Tax could be used to fund this position.
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Lashley asked the board if they’d be amenable to spending most of next month’s meeting on
budget. He requested that board members think about what we can do differently with City
funds in the future to have a greater impact on the community. The board was agreeable to
focus on budget plans during the next meeting.
J. Consideration of future board meetings. –Betty Ann Sensabaugh. The next Arts and Culture
Board meeting will be on June 21, 2016 at 4:30 PM.
Chair Sensabaugh adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Watson, Secretary Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Chair
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Arts and Culture Advisory Board
June 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
Intro d uc tion o f Arts and Culture Intern Kaleigh Kelley. -Dana Hendrix
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item has no direc t financial imp act.
SUBMITTED BY:
Lawren Weis s
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Arts and Culture Advisory Board
June 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
Report from Georgetown Art Wo rks regarding operatio n o f the Geo rgeto wn Art Center. -Eric Las hley.
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item has no direc t financial imp act.
SUBMITTED BY:
Lawren Weis s
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Arts and Culture Advisory Board
June 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion of future C ity arts and c ulture bud get. -Eric Las hley
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item has no direc t financial imp act.
SUBMITTED BY:
Lawren Weis s
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Arts and Culture Advisory Board
June 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
Cons id eration o f future meeting dates . -Eric Las hley
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This item has no direc t financial imp act.
SUBMITTED BY:
Lawren Weis s
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