Cultural Development Board
Police and Fire Headquarters, Community Meeting Room - A
Agenda — 23 items
- 1 The Cultural Development Board will hold its regular meeting commencing at 9:15 a.m. Board Members and City Staff will be physically present. All interested persons may be heard via the Zoom platform used by the City for live remote comments. Members of the public may join the meeting via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88687811677. A dedicated phone line will be available so that any individual who does not wish (or is unable) to use Zoom may listen to and participate in the meeting by dialing: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 886 8781 1677. To speak on an Agenda Item, please "Raise your Hand" or send a message to one of the meeting hosts using the Zoom Platform. If you joined the meeting via telephone, you can "Raise your Hand" by pressing *9.
- 2 CALL TO ORDER
- 3 ROLL CALL
- A. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
- A.-1. Cultural Development Board Meeting of July 16, 2024.
- B. NEW BUSINESS
- B.-1. A Resolution of the City Commission accepting a donation through the Coral Gables Garden Club for a proposed artwork by artist Xavier Cortada, (unanimously recommended by the Arts Advisory Panel, approval/denial vote: 6 to 0, and the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 5 to 0) and authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Coral Gables Garden Club in order to effectuate the donation.
- B.-2. A Resolution of the City Commission honoring artist Janine Antoni and approving an application to Art Basel for an official event, further approving funding up to $20,000 from the Art Fund toward program and marketing materials (unanimously recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 5 to 0); and authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget to recognize the transfer of funds from the Art in Public Places Reserve and to appropriate such funds to put towards the cost of the project.
- C. OLD BUSINESS
- C.-1. A Resolution of the City Commission accepting a proposal concept from artist Morel Doucet and approving the fabrication and installation of the sculpture “Secrets That the Wind Carries Away”, (unanimously recommended by the Arts Advisory Panel, approval/denial vote: 6 to 0, and the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 5 to 0); authorizing the City Manager or his or her designee to negotiate an agreement with the artist; authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 amended budget to recognize as revenue a transfer of $110,000 from the Art in Public Places reserve, and appropriating such funds to put toward the infrastructure cost and related expenses regarding the artwork.
- D. CULTURAL GRANTS
- 12 Cultural Grant Updates
- E. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES UPDATES
- 14 AiPP Active Project Lists
- 15 Arts Advisory Panel Meeting of July 3, 2024.
- F. CITY COMMISSION ITEMS
- G. DISCUSSION ITEMS
- G.-1. A Resolution of the City Commission approving the commissioning of an original musical score for use by the city and for integration with the city’s centennial inspired virtual/digital experience, Gables GO!, in partnership with the University of Miami and Frost Symphony Orchestra; and authorizing the city manager or their designee and City Attorney to negotiate an agreement with the parties (unanimously recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 6 to 0).
- G.-2. Strategic Plan - Cultural Arts Focus Area
- G.-3. Presentation of a Proclamation declaring October 2024 as "National Arts and Humanities Month" in Coral Gables.
- H. ITEMS FROM THE SECRETARY
- 22 ADJOURNMENT
- 23 NOTE