Parks and Arts Commission

THE CITY OF LIBERTY LAKE PARKS & ARTS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES JUNE 7TH, 2021 - 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 June 7th, 2021. ROLL CALL: Commissioner David Himebaugh Commissioner Nancy Hill Commissioner Laura Frank Adjunct Bob Schneidmiller Commissioner Tom Chamberlain Adjunct Noreen Johnson Commissioner Tom Sahlberg Ops. & Maint. Director Jennifer Camp Commissioner Tara Cael Ops. & Maint. Supervisor Trevor Ragan Commissioner Laina Schutz Administrative Assistant Tait Hunter APPROVALS: Commissioner Schutz opened the meeting and began the motion to approve the minutes from the April 5th meeting. Commissioner Sahlberg moved to approve, which was seconded by Commissioner Johnson. The motion carried unanimously. CITIZEN COMMENTS: There were no comments made at this meeting. STAFF REPORT: Jennifer Camp updated the commission regarding the opening of the splash pads and the progress of the next Little Library installation. She noted that the annual Barefoot event will take place on Labor Day weekend and will be combined with the Symphony assuming all continues to go well. As it will also be the City’s 20th birthday, there will likely be a celebration for that the same weekend. NEW/ UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Commissioner Frank briefly updated the commission regarding the Liberty Lake Together project. The agree- ment was signed and will be presented for approval at the next Council meeting. The commission discussed funds allocation and how to proceed with an amount to bring to Council. Commissioner Frank made the motion to reallocate two-thousand dollars from the Pavillion line to cover the base cost of the statue. It was seconded by Commissioner Sahlberg and the motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Hill began discussion on the dog park. There are estimates available but without a location, eve- rything is a ballpark guess. Mayor Kaminskas noted that it could be brought to the table for serious consideration of the Council for the 2022 or 2023 budget, but a concrete number would need to be made clear in order to get that consideration. Without a number, Council would have nothing to base an approval off of. It was noted at the end of the discussion to consider the inflated cost of materials and labor at the present moment. ACTION ITEMS: Ridgeline Utility Box Discussion– STCU has reached out to offer yet another donation towards a utility box for the commission. The commission discussed possible art choices as there was no Call to Artists issued for this ACTION ITEMS: specific situation. Having no choice but to use art that was already passed over for selection may be a ‘why not’ reason to hold off on accepting the funds towards the box for now. The commission did agree that waiting for po- tential student art would be best since there isn't any art in the collection that is a first choice at this time. Sindhu Artwork Recognition– The artwork created by a local student, Sindhu, was purchased by and donated to the City by an anonymous buyer. Katy Allen suggested a proclamation regarding the donation and recognition. Commissioner Hill made the motion to draft a proclamation recognizing Sindhu and encouraging youth artists in the area. Commissioner Frank seconded the motion which carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:53 PM.