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Cultural Development Board Meeting of April 30, 2019.
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PERSONAL APPEARANCES:
a. MEG DALY, UNDERLINE PRESENTATION
Dr. Roth warmly welcomed Meg Daly, president of the Underline, and noted that she is a former member and chair of the Cultural Development Board. Ms. Daly greeted the Board and presented a PowerPoint presentation about the Underline, including the history, how the concept has evolved, and the current status.
CULTURAL GRANT ITEMS
Board members reported on cultural grantee programs they’ve attended. Ms. Burgos said she attended the Compositum Novae event at the Coral Gables Museum featuring Dance Now. She was pleased with the performance and audience turnout.
a. CHANGE REQUEST - SOUTH FLORIDA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
The Board was provided with a cultural grant change request from the South Florida Chamber Ensemble. Ms. Cathers reviewed the request as a change of venue from the Biltmore Hotel to the Coral Gables Congregational Church. With no further discussion, the following motion was made:
A motion was made by Mr. Pantin to accept the change request from South Florida Chamber Ensemble, changing the program location from the Biltmore Hotel to the Coral Gables Congregational Church. Ms. Burgos seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
b. CHANGE REQUEST - MOMENTUM DANCE CO.
The Board was provided with a cultural grant change request from the Momentum Dance Co. Ms. Cathers reviewed the request, noting a sudden illness of dancers caused the cancellation of the event. The organization submitted a request to reschedule to a later date. With no further discussion, the following motion was made:
A motion was made by Ms. Burgos to accept the change request from Momentum Dace to move forward with a change of date from the originally scheduled date. Mr. Pantin seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
a. PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN
Staff reported that an update to the Public Art Master plan is overdue. Staff is asking for a recomme...
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