HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 12, 2001 SMLODI CITY COUNCIL
JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WITH MEMBERS OF THE LODI ARTS COMMISSION
WINE & ROSES COUNTRY INN — CELLAR ROOM
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2001
A. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
The Joint City Council meeting with members of the Lodi Arts Commission of April 12, 2001 was
called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Council Members — Hitchcock (arrived at 7:30 p.m.), Land, Pennino and Mayor
Nakanishi
Absent: Council Members — Howard
Present: Arts Commissioners: Reverend Bill Crabtree, J. Douglas Gerard, James Harvey,
Laura Heinitz, Cynthia Inman, Robin Knowlton, Donna Jean Phillips, Sherri Smith,
Patrick Stockar, and Jennifer Walth
Also Present: City Manager Flynn, Community Center Director Lange, Arts Coordinator Theresa
Yvonne, City Attorney Hays and City Clerk Blackston
B. TOPIC(S)
With the aid of overheads (filed) Reverend Bill Crabtree and Arts Coordinator Theresa Yvonne
presented, in part, the following information:
• In 1981, a survey by the California State Department of Education revealed that 40% of the
Westinghouse Science Talent Search winners were accomplished musicians.
• The arts provide a reason for students who have been disengaged from school and other
community organizations to become active and involved.
• The arts develop essential skills including risk-taking, team problem -solving, out-of-the-box
thinking, creativity, perception, and imagination.
• In classrooms across the nation, experience has repeatedly demonstrated that when the arts
are taught in a comprehensive program they are also a medium for developing cognitive skills
that carry over into other areas. These include the abilities to see clearly, analyze, reflect,
make judgements, and link information from diverse sources to generate new ideas. They
are the same qualities embodied in the broader goals of educational reform, and they are the
attributes that children will need to succeed in the 21St century.
• The mission of the Lodi Arts Commission is to inspire, encourage, and promote the arts in the
community.
• Vision Statement: 1) Encouraging the arts to flourish, we embrace the cultural and economic
diversity of our entire community; 2) We have provided stronger support of community arts
groups — both existing and new organizations; and 3) The Lodi Arts commission is the
advocate for the arts in our region.
• New programming: Music at the Square; Under the Columns; Secret Garden; Senior Follies;
Lodi Theatre for Youth Partnership; Visiting Artist Series — San Francisco Shakespeare
Company and Bolton Theatre; Dancing at Lughnasa; Traveling Lantern Theatre; Art on the
Square; and Jewel of the Valley.
• New educational classes: lessons for piano, guitar, violin, and voice; musical theatre classes;
gourd painting; Secrets of a Perfect BBQ — Hugh Carpenter; A Night in Italy — Andy LaRusso;
cake decorating; and Spanish for children.
• In 2000/2001 the Lodi Arts Commission served nine organizations and held 19 events with
over 7,000 in attendance. Since 1996 the City's funding has been $50,000.
• For every dollar spent producing an arts event, $11 is spent on transportation, parking, hotel
stays, restaurant dining, shopping, and other ancillary spending.
Continued April 12, 2001
Reverend Bill Crabtree requested that the City's funding to the Arts Commission be increased to
$75,000. He reported that the Commission received 21 grant applications and deemed 18
qualified.
Council Members Land and Hitchcock encouraged the Commission to pursue an adult
community-based theater.
Mayor Pro Tempore Pennino suggested that the Commission seek additional funding through the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
C. COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC
None
D. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
ATTEST:
Susan J. Blackston
City Clerk
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