05-23-06~"' MINUTES OF THE
CULTURAL ARTS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MAY 23, 2006
A regular mee ' of the Cultural Arts and Recrea ' n Advisory o ittee was hel Tuesday, May 23
2006, in the de a Grage Cultural Center. Prese were Chair ry Pritchett, La a Melancon, D Il
Prather,ln d cCawley, Julie Dias, Margie eeves and T' y Johnson. Ray Coleman, Lin insberg
and Alicia aley were absent.
1. C,~,I to Order
Chair Rusry Pritchett called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.
2. Aoaroval of the Minutes of Aura! 25, 2006
Rusty stated that the "artist" should be "artists" in the first sentence of item 3a-iii.
Rusty stated that the word "is" should be "are" in the third sentence of item 3a-iii.
Rusty stated that item 16 in 4a should be "City of Atlantic Beach Family Olympics."
A motion was made by Committee Member Laurie Melancon, seconded by Committee
Member Darrell Prather to approve the minutes of April 25, 2006 as amended. The
motion carried unanimously.
3. Introduction of New Member -Kelly Manuel
Rusty informed the committee that two new members had been appointed to the committee.
Kelly Manuel would fill the current vacancy. Darrell reported that he would be leaving the
committee because of a change of address.
4. Old Business
a) Events/Programs
i) Songwriter's Concert
Darrell reported that the last event had approximately 40 people in
attendance. The next event will be held June 11.
ii) Acoustic Night
Darrell reported that the last event had approximately 105 people in
attendance. The next event will be held June 25.
iii) Shakespeare in the Park Update
Rusty reported that this event has been postponed until the fall.
iv) Fun Run
Darrell reported that he made an initial contact with John and the date
of August 12 had been selected
(b) Teen Council Update
Julie reported that the Teen Council has been volunteering at events such as the Tour
de Parks, Dancing in the Streets, and Art in the Park. They are in the process of
selecting new officers and are talking about new events.
S. New Business
b) Draft Resolution for the Purchase of a Marquee
Darrell presented a resolution for the purchase of a marquee to be installed at the comer
of Mayport Road and Plaza Drive and Seminole Road and Atlantic Blvd. at a cost of
$10,000 including landscaping. The ideal is for better advertising.
A motion was made by Laurie, seconded by Darrell to approve a resolution
requesting the City Commission approve the purchase of two marquees installed at
the corner of Mayport Road and Plaza Drive and Seminole Road and Atlantic Blvd.
at a cost of $1p,000 including landscaping. The motion carried unanimously.
6. t?ther
Rusty reported that he gave a report to the City Commission and mention that they were very
complementary. Timmy put together a slide show for the report and Rusty would like for all
members to take pictures of events for the future.
The next meeting will be held on June 27 and a new chairperson will be elected.
7. Adjournment
There being no other business or discussion; the meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
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