Parks and Arts Commission

THE CITY OF LIBERTY LAKE PARKS & ARTS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 6TH, 2019 - 4:00 PM CALL TO ORDER: Chair Laina Schutz called the meeting of the Parks and Arts Commission to order at 4:00 PM on February 6th, 2019. ROLL CALL: Commissioner David Himebaugh Commissioner Laina Schutz Commissioner Laura Frank Commissioner Bridgette Harris Commissioner Tom Chamberlain Adjunct Anita Eylar Commissioner Tom Sahlberg Excused Adjunct Bob Schneidmiller Excused Commissioner Tom Stanley Excused Maintenance & Operations Director Jennifer Camp Administrative Assistant Tait Hunter Student Commissioner Caleb Betts Unexcused Student Commissioner Katelyn Hansen Excused Student Commissioner Natalie Alva Excused APPROVALS: The minutes from the January 30th meeting were moved for approval by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Chamberlain, and approved unanimously by the commission. STAFF REPORT: Jennifer Camp gave the commission an update regarding the updated 5 year strategic plan. The plan details the new proposed budget of $35,000. The commission discussed potential rearrangement of the proposed budget for the current estimated projects. Commissioner Frank motioned to approve the amended strategic plan, which was seconded by Commissioner Himebaugh. The motion carried unanimously. Jennifer Camp updated the commission on the status of the Symphony agreement, which will be moved to the March 5th council meeting for further discussion. Jennifer Camp updated the commission regarding the status of the Public Art Policy (PAP). The commission discussed changes that could be made before the PAP is presented to the City Council at the upcoming Public Art Workshop. NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Regarding the Utility Box Project, Avista reached out via email and let the City know that their boxes could not be wrapped. The box at Pavillion will need to be un-wrapped. Commissioner Himebaugh recommended obtaining historical art for the City versus beginning with less historical artwork, such as the proposed goat statues. Potential cultural obstacles were discussed. PRESENTATIONS & ACTION ITEMS: Commissioner Frank began the discussion regarding the goat statues and the call to artists. PRESENTATIONS & ACTION ITEMS CONTINUED: The PAP being approved prior to the call to artists was determined to be necessary by the commission. The commission briefly discussed representation at council meetings going forward. It was determined that a system would be put in place, utilizing a connected calendar system, to determine who would be the commis- sion representative at each meeting. Before concluding, the commission discussed changing meeting times around spring break. The new meeting date for April will only be the 17th. The change was agreed upon unanimously. CITIZEN COMMENTS: No citizen comments were made at this meeting. MEETING ADJOURNMENT: The meeting concluded at 4:59 PM