Commission on Cultural Affairs Standing Committee on Public Art

City of Columbia, Missouri Meeting Minutes Commission on Cultural Affairs Standing Committee on Public Art Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Board Rm ,Walton Bldg Sub Committee - Traffic Box Art 300 S Providence Rd 12:00 PM Columbia MO 65203 I. CALL TO ORDER Brewer called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. Members Present: Valerie Berta, Council Appointee; Tammy Brewer, Commission on Cultural Affairs representative; Tootie Burns, Council Appointee; Kay McCarthy, Council Appointee; Bill Williams, Commission on Cultural Affairs representative Members Absent: Katie Essing, The District representative Staff Present: Sarah Dresser Audience Members: Caroline Peterson, KOMU II. INTRODUCTIONS As the meeting was called to order, Brewer welcomed Committee members. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion to approve the agenda was made by Williams, seconded by Burns; motion carried. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the last Standing Committee on Public Art Sub-Committee meeting were approved with a motion by Burns, seconded by Williams; motion carried. V. REVIEW FINAL DESIGN Dresser reported that after the last meeting, she contacted the artist with the recommendations made by the committee. The artist sent her updated design for the traffic box in addition to a design for the smaller utility box. The committee noted that the new designs are a departure in style from the original submission; the colors are darker and each panel is no longer a distinct dog breed. The group agreed they liked the original blocky and more cubist designs that featured brighter colors. The committee also noted that the wrap of one featured dog on the small box would be hard to interpret by a viewer. The committee asked that the artist be contacted by Dresser and to pass along the group’s recommendation to go back to the original design submission, to keep each panel distinct and address the lighter background spaces on the first City of Columbia, Missouri Page 1 Printed on 5/10/2017 Commission on Cultural Affairs Meeting Minutes April 5, 2017 Standing Committee on Public Art two panels. If the artist resubmits a small utility box design, the group recommended that the design should reflect the larger box with distinct panels, blocky design, and bright colors. VI. RECOMMENDATION TO COMMISSION ON CULTURAL AFFAIRS The committee agreed that they cannot make a recommendation to the Commission at this time, and that they will plan to meet again to review the artist’s design resubmissions before moving forward with a recommendation. VII. PUBLIC COMMENT None VIII. SCHEDULE OF PROJECT Dresser reported that she would contact the artist and plan to meet with her in person. The Standing Committee will plan to reconvene in mid-April. IX ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 12:38 p.m. Members of the public may attend any open meeting. For requests for accommodations related to disability, please call 573-874-7214. In order to assist staff in making the appropriate arrangements for your accommodation, please make your request as far in advance of the posted meeting date as possible. City of Columbia, Missouri Page 2 Printed on 5/10/2017