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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - January 6, 2020, COTA Meeting MinutesMinutes COMMISSION ON THE ARTS Council Chambers City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue Monday, January 6, 2020 Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Troy Rutter. Members present were Tom Lockhart, Natalie Robinson, and Deanne Brill. Staff member Tasheik Kerr was also present. Chair, Steve Sullivan was not present. Public Forum No one was present for Public Forum Approval of the November 4, 2019 Minutes Moved by Tom, seconded by Natalie, to approve the minutes of the November 4, 2019 Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion with Jennifer Drinkwater Tom informed the Commission that Jennifer Drinkwater was ill. She plans to attend the February 3 meeting. Tom stated that the Commission needs to have a plan to address the City Council regarding the arts. Tom stated that the Commission needs to partner with the City, private sector, art agencies and ISU to grow the arts community. He suggested several ideas of ways to grow the arts community. Craig Kaufman, Auditorium, Bandshell, and Community Center Manager, reminded the Commission about the City Council’s plan to hold an arts workshop. Craig noted that Mike Sulzberger, of Story Theater Company, made the request to Council. Mike and Brian Phillips would be working on a date for the workshop. Craig noted that Mike is also working with Jennifer Drinkwater. Tasheik reminded the Commissioners that they had planned to develop a survey to send to COTA agencies in order to garner feedback. Tom responded that Steve planned to develop the survey. Tom added that he will follow up with Steve. Jennifer Brockpahler, Director of Ames Community Arts Council, noted that she is willing to help with organizing information or with gaining feedback from arts organizations. Annual Grant Recommendations Tasheik noted that the City Council approved a $15,000 increase. Moved by Tom, seconded by Deanne to allocate the funding as presented. 2020-2021 COTA Annual Grant Recommendations ACTORS $16,330 AIOFA $9,900 Ames Chamber Artists $4,742 Ames Children’s Choirs $12,800 Ames Choral Society $3,704 Ames Community Arts Council $11,288 Ames Chapter of Des Moines Metro Opera Guild $1,105 Central Iowa Touring Ensemble $4,025 Central Iowa Symphony $10,910 CoMotion Dance $3,239 Dancenter Dance Company Foundation $2,568 Good Company $1,750 India Cultural Association $8,951 KHOI $5,130 Kids CoMotion $2,900 Octagon Center for the Arts $47,583 Story Theater Company $13,530 Town & Gown $18,039 Amount Reserved for Special Projects: $5,404 Annual Grant Paragraph Assignments: a. Assignment of Paragraphs for Council Tasheik noted that every year the Commissioners submit brief paragraphs on what each agency is requesting. Commissioners were assigned the following organizations. Brill Lockhart Sullivan Rutter Robinson Actors Ames Choral Society Central Iowa Symphony ICA Octagon Center of the Arts AIOFA Ames Community Arts Council CoMotion Dance KHOI Story Theater Company Ames Chamber Artists DMMOG Company b. Volunteers to Attend February 11 City Council Budget Wrap-Up Meeting Tom volunteered to represent the Commission at the February 11 City Council Meeting. Upcoming Important Dates Troy reviewed the upcoming important dates. Troy noted that the Commissioners’ paragraphs are due on January 10. He also announced that Annual Grant Funding Recommendations would be posted at City Hall on January 10. Fall 2019 Special Project Grant Final Reports would be due on January 14. The next Commission meeting will be held on February 3, 2020. Adjournment Tom moved the meeting be adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 5:17 p.m.