Cortez Public Arts Advisory Committee

Cortez Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Regular Meeting Minutes Dec 5, 2022, 5-6 PM Cortez City Hall 1. Attendance Tai Rogers - Chair ● Jon Brooks - Website ● David Ross - Vice Chair Rachael Marchbanks – CEDD City Samantha Combs - Secretary Becky Levy - The Cultural Center ● Isabella Sharpensteen - City Liaison ● TJ Zark - Mancos Creative District David Rainey - Council Liaison ● Jessica Thurman - CED MoCo Drew Sanders - City Manager ● Bill Tietzel - Rotary Club 2. Tai called the meeting to order at 5:07 pm 3. Review Minutes: a. Review Minutes Nov 7, 2022 4. New Business: a. Meeting Nov 18, 2022 - Rachel Medina, Mayor - City of Cortez i. can ask city council for funding - Drew Sanderssays no 1. can raise funds a. need to set up a revenue account b. can’t do a multi-year project, has to be done in same calendar year c. if we are going to have an event, do a business plan and the city can provide seed money and then we will pay it back through vendors fees, etc. d. anything beyond paying back the city would be committee money to fund committee projects with e. they pass budget at end of October i. so they are starting in September ii. if we are doing at end of year, we could do a pass through like LOR or Cultural Center f. Drew Sanders wants to have a more detailed meeting about this if we want i. modified accrual system ii. have project sets by July iii. this is not a budget request or line item, just a placeholder for use in following calendar year g. Scott Baker - city grant administrator may be able to assist ii. email situation 1. use Rachael Marchbanks or Isabella Sharpensteen to send out the emails for us 2. too much liability and cost with adding an extra email license 3. they have a survey monkey account 4. perhaps talking more about it later iii. lodgers tax 1. charter issue - requires money collected from tax to either go toward city beautification and tourism Page 1 of 4  Cortez Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Regular Meeting Minutes Dec 5, 2022, 5-6 PM Cortez City Hall a. could tie it to “city beautification” b. ours city lodger’ tax is 2 % which is relatively small compared to other places where it is easily 10% or more c. Drew Sandersis advocating for raising it d. may become a council issue - start showing up and being involved because it will come back up again soon e. previous conversations about increasing lodgers tax have included the conversation of an events center possibly at the fairgrounds f. David Rainey mentioned that we could do co- sponsoring/partners situations i. also creating awareness and being involved g. city beautification grants program $300.00 i. Rachael wants to increase this for facade improvement ii. Mancos got DOLA funding for up to 80% facade improvements iii. David Rainey mentioned that a scrapbook with statistics would be good to show facade improvements (before/after) iv. Becky Levymentioned the Sunflower Theatre used to be unattractive and then they redid their facade and it really helped get businesses to also invest in their own facades v. Colorado Preservation Inc to assist with upgrade to Cultural Center b. Meeting Nov 18, 2022 - Tami Graham - previously with CCI i. need to set up additional meetings for follow up ii. CCI annual summit 1. city not willing to provide stipend or funds for travel 2. we could fundraise for that though - possibly LOR c. Meeting Nov 22, 2022 - TJ Zark, Mancos Creative District i. mostly about the situation with the bison mural - Chip Thomas 5. Old Business: a. Review 2023 meetings and make adjustments if necessary *next page* i. move meeting date? 1. proposed to move meeting to first thursday of the month - need David Rosshere to vote b. Lodgers Tax beautification project - Rachael Marchbanks i. mural repair? ii. Drew Sandersasked to have us come up with general concepts 1. standard memo, three or four ideas, not super detailed 2. ask Rachael Marchbanks or Isabella Sharpensteenfor help Page 2 of 4  Cortez Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Regular Meeting Minutes Dec 5, 2022, 5-6 PM Cortez City Hall c. Ute Mountain Tribe collaboration - David Rainey i. has started due to a large water project collaboration - lots of people came together. all the heads and city managers of all the towns ii. encourages trying to get Towaoc involved d. Land’s End Foundry Tour/Paonia Creative District - Sam i. TBD January e. Rotary Alleyway Project - Tai or Bill Tietzel i. It’s up, go see it f. Future ad hoc meetings: i. Meeting - Brenda Macon, Director of Durango Arts Center - pending ii. Meeting - Jodi Jahrling of Zu Gallery - pending iii. Meeting - Nicci Crowley, LOR foundation; AJ Dillon, CREA - pending iv. Meeting - Dylan - Juvenile Diversion Coordinator, DA’s Office 1. couldn’t come today, interested in coming in the future v. Meeting - Jessica Thurman re. Farm to Spaceship later this week 12/5 -12/9/22 1. convo re. “Camp Christmas” in Lakewood, CO 6. Announcements: a. 6pm thursday for ugly sweater networking event @ wildedge 7. Tai moved to adjourn the meeting @ 6:16 pm 8. Next Regular Meeting: Jan 3, 2023 5:00 - 6:00 pm Page 3 of 4  Cortez Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Regular Meeting Minutes Dec 5, 2022, 5-6 PM Cortez City Hall Month Meeting Date Conflict Proposed change January 1/2/23 New Years Day (Observed) 1/3/23 February 2/6/23 March 3/6/23 April 4/3/23 May 5/1/23 June 6/5/23 July 7/3/23 Independence Day August 8/7/23 September 9/4/23 Labor Day October 10/2/23 November 11/6/23 December 12/4/23 January 1/1/24 New Years Day All dates in red TBD at next meeting in January Page 4 of 4