Bisbee Arts Commission Meeting
Special Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:30 P.M.
City Hall 118 Arizona Street, Bisbee, AZ
Called to order at 5:33 p.m. by Tate Rich
Roll Call: P= Present A=Absent E=Excused
Tate Rich, Chair P1 A0 E0
Melissa Holden P1 A0 E0
Kathy Sowden P0 A0 E1
Shawnee Hicks P1 A0 E0
Hans Decoz P1 A0 E0
Francie Hammitt P1 A0 E0
Cynthia Conroy P1 A0 E0
Dana Dorner P1 A0 E0
P0 A0 E0
1. Discussion and possible approval of the meeting minutes for July 6.
Tate Rich
Motion to approve the minutes: Hans Decoz
Second: Tate Rich
Passed
Call to Public: none
2. Discussion and possible action regarding the Plein Air Competition budget.
Melissa Holden
Motion to approve revised budget: Hans Decoz
Second: Cynthia Conroy
Passed
3. Discussion and possible action regarding the Poetry Festival
Cynthia Conroy
Not enough interest from the public to hold a Poetry Festival this year.
No action taken
4. Discussion and possible action regarding Mini Grants.
Shawnee Hicks
Motion to approve mini-grant application and program and to appoint Shawnee as the final authority
in producing the final application; Hans Decoz Second – Francie Hammitt Passed
5. Discussion and possible action regarding the web-site.
Shawnee Hicks and Hans Decoz
Hans needs content and pictures for website development
Motion to accept the proposed budget for the website development: Cynthia Conroy, Second: Melissa
Holden
Passed
6. Discussion and possible action regarding the New Year’s Eve event.
Melanie Greene
Shawnee recommended that the event be scaled back to $8,000 with funding to be solicited locally.
Motion to approve a matching fund budget of $4,000 for the Flam Chen event.
Second Francie Hammitt
Dana – yes
Hans – yes
Shawnee – yes
Tate – Yes
Melissa – no
Francie – yes
Cynthia – yes
6, Discussion and possible action regarding additional BAC applications.
Melanie Greene
Denisse Escarcega has applied. She made a presentation to the BAC.
Motion to recommend approval of Denisse Escarcega to the BAC; Tate Rich; Shawnee Hicks second
Passed
7. Discussion and possible action regarding start times for BAC regular meetings. Melanie
Greene
Motion to move all regular meetings to 5:30 p.m. Melissa Holden, Dana Dorner Second; Cynthia
Conroy, nay - Passed
Staff Report AZ Commission on the Arts contract to be signed by City Manager
Review of strategic planning for events, further refining the by-laws.
Member Comments Cynthia Conroy – mentioned that Kathy worked on the website development.
Items for next agenda: Appointment of a finance person, made in Bisbee market place, Plein
air, mini-grants, website, New Year’s Eve, young Americans tour,
BAC Members – 2 vacancies
Adjournment: 7:14
Web design by Hans Decoz | Copyright © Bisbee Arts Commission, 2009.