MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR Ald. Nik Kovac, Vice-Chair William DeLind, David Flores, Donald Fraker, Marcela Garcia, Vedale Hill, Tina Klose, Diane Kosarzycki, Emilia Layden, Sandra McSweeney, Polly Morris, Tim Murphy, and Paula Phillips Staff Assistant: Molly Kuether-Steele, 286-2775, Fax: 286-3456, molly.kuether-steele@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liason: Tea Norfolk, 286-8012, tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov Staff to Arts Board: Sally Svetic, ssveti@milwaukee.gov Tuesday, March 9, 2021 4:00 PM Virtual Meeting Call in Number: +1 (571) 317-3112 Access Code: 645-858-565 Meeting called to order at 4:04 p.m. 1. Roll Call Present 10 - Murphy, DeLind, Morris, Flores, Fraker, Murphy, Kovac, Klose, Layden and Phillips Absent 3 - Kosarzycki, Hill and Garcia Excused 1 - McSweeney Also present: Sally Svetic, DCD Terri Grote, DCD 2. Review and Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes Meeting minutes from February 9, 2021 were approved without objection. 3. Public Art Subcommittee Report -Vote on TimeSlips, Inc Application Member Morris said that the Brady Street sculptures restoration project for Holton Street was on hold due to changes in leadership; that the New Work Fund 2021 application would be released as soon as administratively possible, and that further research is needed to develop an artist residency program. Member Morris said that the TimeSlips applicant organization was based outside of City of Milwaukee Page 1 MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD Meeting Minutes March 9, 2021 the City, the project was an archival one applied under the Conservation Fund, Milwaukee Public Library was not applying, the project would end up at a MPL library, the project would entail preserving completed question cards from the elderly, and the subcommittee was seeking clarification on the statutory eligibility of the organization. Chair Murphy said that the requirement for a City-based applicant organization could be either a legal or administrative one and that he could double check. 4. Grants Update -2019 Final Report Status Ms. Svetic said that the report for Historic Milwaukee has an anticipated completion deadline in May and Present Music still needs to submit a completed budget. -2020 Interim Report Status Ms. Svetic said that all reports were submitted and checks would be mailed out. -2021 Sustaining Grant Applications Update Ms. Svetic said that 64 applications were received and the next step would be to develop the review panel. Members said that they would like to add community members to the review panel despite the review being based on eligibility, that the community members can use this year's panel as an orientation and perhaps find interest to serve on the arts board, that organizations still needed help to sustain, that merit-base eligibility can be considered after this year, and that the total amount would not be known until April. Member Morris inquired about unspent CARES Act monies and upcoming ARPA relief funds distribution to the arts board. Chair Murphy said that CARES Act monies was not designated towards arts and that further follow-up is needed to determine the allocation of the ARPA funds, which is to be determined. 5. New Business There was no discussion. 6. Old Business There was no discussion. 7. Announcements Ms. Svetic said that information on the Artist of the Year and Friends of the Art award nominations processes would be sent out, the applications were being put together with a history sheet of prior years' winners, that Daisy Cubias recently resigned as a member, and that there were 4 vacancies on the full board. City of Milwaukee Page 2 MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD Meeting Minutes March 9, 2021 Member Phillips said that she would finish out her term on the board, that her term was expiring in April, and that the board could potentially consider Sequanna Taylor as the MPS school board member for the board. Meeting adjourned at 4:36 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office City of Milwaukee Page 3