Public Market Advisory Commission

City of Ann Arbor 301 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://a2gov.legistar.com/ Meeting Minutes Calendar.aspx Public Market Advisory Commission Thursday, February 21, 2019 5:30 PM Larcom City Hall, 301 E Huron St, Second floor, City Council Chambers A CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Cacciari called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm B ROLL CALL Present: 5- Peter Woolf, Alexandra Cacciari, Holly Parker, Lisa Young, and Jeff Nemeth C APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approved as presented D FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTARY (AGENDA ITEMS ONLY) - (3 Minutes per Speaker) Anne Sheppard - artisan vendor - requested that the artisan seniority be combined with producer daily vendor seniority so system is the same. Christine Schopieray - artisan vendor - has been a vendor 24-25 years. Since she abides by all market rules, requested that she as an artisan be treated the same as other vendor types E APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS January 17, 2019 PMAC Meeting Minutes Approved by the Commission and forwarded to the City Council due back on 4/15/2019 F PRESENTATIONS Market Improvement Proposal Final Edward Lynn presented an alternative idea for an indoor winter City of Ann Arbor Page 1 Public Market Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes February 21, 2019 structure. PMAC agreed to talk about pros and cons at the next meeting. G REGULAR BUSINESS (AGENDA ITEMS) Artisan vendors Commission discussed various responses to artisan vendors including: (1) integrating seniority lists (2) assigning 3 extra annual stalls to artisans (3) assigning a combination of the 3 etra stalls to artisans and daily producers (4) making no change. Commission eliminated option to assign current vendors a 4th permanent stall. Decided to table decision and resume conversation at the next meeting. Current rules regarding artisan vendors Received and Filed Summary of January artisan discussion Received and Filed Transfer of Seniority transfer of seniority procedure&rules Received and Filed schwartz seniority transfer Motion to forward application to Community Services Director with recommendation to approve request for Transfer of Seniority for Schwartz Family Farm from Abe Schwartz to new owner, Magdalena Schwartz. blandowski seniority transfer Motion to forward application to Community Services Director with recommendation to approve request for Transfer of Seniority for Pumpkin Time from Ray Blandowski to new owner, Donna City of Ann Arbor Page 2 Public Market Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes February 21, 2019 Blandowski. Market Improvement Projects Market building budget summary Received and Filed electric heating bid Received and Filed H NEW BUSINESS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) I REPORTS Market Manager Report Received and Filed J SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT (NOT LIMITED TO AGENDA ITEMS) Kim Mayes - Human Electric Hybrids - New company in kerrytown with cargo bikes. Can the farmers market use or partner with bike company? (order delivery, help with traffic flow) Nancy Willoughby - artisan vendor - Maybe it would be better to go with artisans as a percentage of market vendors rather than a set number of stalls (12) Anne Sheppard - Integrating the artisan and producer seniority lists won't affect who shows up on a given market day. Also won't hurt our ability to add more producers. L ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Cacciari adjourned the meeting at 6:57 pm City of Ann Arbor Page 3 Public Market Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes February 21, 2019 All persons are encouraged to participate in public meetings. Citizens requiring translation or sign language services or other reasonable accommodations may contact the City Clerk's office at 734.794.6140; via e-mail to: cityclerk@a2gov.org; or by written request addressed and mailed or delivered to: City Clerk's Office 301 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Requests made with less than two business days' notice may not be able to be accommodated. City of Ann Arbor Page 4