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MINUTES
CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION
MEETING LOCATION TIME
Gordon Hoyt Conference Center Monday, April 24, 2006
201 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor 6:30 p.m.
Anaheim, CA 92805
AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting of the Cultural and Heritage Commission was called
to order by Chair Murray at 6:38 p.m.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Gary Murray, Chair Bill Calkins, Recreation Services Manager
Christie Romero, Vice-Chair Beth Lapkowski, Division Secretary
Maria Leano
Elsie Reed
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT
Belal Delati
Connie Flores
Margaret LeVecke
GUESTS None.
2. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC None.
COMMUNICATION:
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes for the March 24, 2006 meeting were approved as
written.
4. CULTURAL ORGANIZATION Charlotte Brady presented information about Anaheim Sister Cities
PRESENTATIONS: Committee to the commission and answered questions. She also
distributed membership applications to the commissioners.
5. CULTURAL AND HERITAGE Chair Murray indicated he hasn't received any information
CENTER UPDATE—Gary Murray/ regarding the Cultural and Heritage Center since their last meeting
Jane Newell: in January.
6. CULTURAL PLAN PRIORITY Bill Calkins discussed the Art in Public Places Brochure and asked
SHORT-TERM ITEM—Art in for design suggestions from the commission. Chair Murray
Public Places Brochure- Bill Calkins: suggested the commission needs to get the information together
and present it to City Council to get funding. Commissioner Reed
indicated the Arts Council might be able to help with funding.
Commissioners felt having the Public Art information available on
the internet would be another low-cost way to make the
information to a large number of people.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Commissioners also discussed development of a "notebook"
displaying public art and other Cultural/Heritage information. Bill
Calkins indicated that the Art in Public Places Brochure could be
one part of the entire marketing package and that it all would fit
together to create the website. Charlotte Brady, who is also a
member of the Arts Council, volunteered to send the Arts Council
list via e-mail to help the commission with preparation of the
brochure.
7. INFORMATION ITEMS: Chair Murray mentioned he received invitations to several
upcoming events, including the WAND Barbeque on May 13th at
Twila Reid Park, the Haskett Library grand opening, and the Arts
Council Soiree on April 29tH
Bill Calkins announced the Children's Arts Festival, sponsored in
conjunction with the Arts Council, will be an all-day event held on
May 20th at the Center Street Promenade. He indicated Disney's
50th Anniversary Band will play at the end of the day at the
Pearson Park Theatre.
Bill also mentioned the Cinco de May event will be held May 4-7 at
La Palma Park. The festival will include live entertainment,food,
etc.
8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Murray adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be Monday, May 22, 2006, at the Anaheim
Public Library, 500 W. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Anaheim, at 6:30 p.m.