09-30-19 CARAC MeetingJR
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CULTURAL ARTS and RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday,
September 30, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
Commission Chambers
Present: Laurie Piscitelli, Eastman Curtis, Mateo Jurasic, Paula O'Bannon, Marina Kaplan, Timmy Johnson (Liaison)
Absent: Dawn Pope (excused), Carol Silcox
Visitor: Joy Carson, Cris Lester, Randi Bhatti, Kathy Wallis, Anne Marie Tucker, Neil Lowin, Latrise Smith, Kurtis Loftus, Kirk
Farber, Jay Golomb, JoAnn Wallace, Karen Demuth, Nancy Streets, Joshau Mora, Tracy Marko, Theresa Rykaczewski, Todd
Rykaczewski, Anne Marie Moquin
1. Call to order - Chair, Eastman Curtis called the meeting to order - 4:01 pm
2. Minutes from August 7, 2019 - approve as written, motion made by Marina, seconded by Laurie. All in favor.
3. Recognition of Visitors - Eastman Curtis welcomed the visitors.
4. New Business
a. Funding requested from Fletcher High School Band
Fletcher High School Band requested $500 from the current budget to assist with the
purchase of band equipment. Eastman motioned, seconded by Marina to decline the
request. All in favor.
5. Old business
a. Contribution Presentation - Marina
Marina informed the committee that the organizations will have 3 minutes to go over
their program. She went on to explain that the point for going through the process is to
make everything clear, transparent and consistent. The committee is advisory and will
make a recommendation to the City Commission.
Staff will collect the score sheets after the presentations and calculate them for the final
recommendation.
Paula mentioned that the budget for the schools is $28,500 and the requested amount is
37,000 which is $8,500 over budget.
The committee heard from representatives from Turkey Trot, Beaches Fine Art, O.M.I.,
Mayport Middle School, Atlantic Beach Elementary, New Age Hippy, F.A.C.E., Deck
the Chairs, Coastal Kicks Soccer, Jacksonville Dance Theatre, The Birds of Fire,
Meraki Wellness, Neptune Beach Elementary, DIG Local, Word Revolt Art Gallery and
Beaches Go Green.
Word Revolt Art Gallery and Beaches Go Green did not meet the guidelines.
Marina motioned seconded by Eastman to recommend funding for the following
organizations totaling $19,206. 5-0
Tony's Turkey Trot $2,250
Beaches Fine Art $2,400
OMI $1,800
FACE $2,000
Deck the Chairs $1,000
DIG Local $2,700
Jax Dance Theatre $1,800
Birds of Fire $ 900
Meraki Wellness $1,830
New Age Hippy $ 500
Coastal Kicks Soccer $2,026
Word Revolt Art Denied Funding
Beaches Go Green Denied Funding
Marina motioned seconded by Eastman to recommend funding for the following schools
totaling $30,100. 5-0
Atlantic Beach Elementary $13,500
Neptune Beach Elementary $ 7,000
Mayport Middle School $ 9,600
6. Next Meeting- December 3 @ 6:00 pm in Commission Chambers
1. Adjournment - with no further business, Marina motioned for adjournment, Mateo seconded and the
motion carried. The eeting w. unanimously adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
astman Cur is,