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Cultural Development Board Meeting of April 2, 2019.
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PERSONAL APPEARANCES:
a. ADRIANA MENESES RE. MENINAS STREET GALLERY
Adriana Meneses introduced herself and addressed the Board with a proposal to present the Meninas Street Gallery project in Coral Gables.
A motion was made by Dr. Alvarez-Perez not to recommend the project. Mr. Pantin asked for a friendly amendment to accept it, but with a limited number of pieces. Dr. Alvarez-Perez did not accept the amendment to the proposal. The motion carried and was seconded by Mr. Martinez. Dr. Alvarez-Perez, Mr. Martinez, Dr. Mayorga, and Dr. Roth voted in favor of the motion; Ms. Horwitz, Ms. Burgos, and Mr. Pantin were opposed. The motion passed.
CULTURAL GRANT ITEMS
a. CULTURAL GRANT FUNDING MATCH
The Board discussed the number of organizations requesting program changes based on the inability to secure enough funding. Ms. Cathers stated that the current match for cultural grant funds is 30%. After a brief discussion, the following motion was made:
A motion was made by Ms. Burgos to increase Cultural Grant applicants’ required match to 50%. Dr. Alvarez-Perez seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
b. CHANGE REQUEST - CUATROGATOS
The Board was provided with a cultural grant change request by Cuatrogatos. The Board commented on the lack of clarity and confusion regarding the request, saying it appears the artists are being changed with a modification to the existing program. Discussion continued about the importance of programs not being dependent on funding from the City. With no further discussion, the following motion was made:
A motion was made by Ms. Horwitz to reject the change request. Mr. Pantin seconded the motion; Ms. Horwitz and Mr. Pantin voted in favor of the motion; Dr. Alvarez-Perez, Ms. Burgos, Mr. Martinez, Dr. Mayorga, and Dr. Roth were opposed, and the motion did not pass.
A motion was made by Dr. Alvarez-Perez to accept the proposed changes as presented by Cuatrogatos. Ms...
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