Public Arts Board Meeting

Public Arts Board * July 9, 2018 * 4:00 pm, City Hall In Attendance: Mike Tower, Cheryl Lockstone, Ally Richardson, Debby Williams, Michael Bendure, Gary Kramer, Jud Foster, Taylor Wagner, and Douglas Shaw Elder Item 1 - Tower called the meeting to order at 4:06. Item 2 – Welcome Guest: Evan Dunn. Item 3 – Approval of Minutes A motion to approve the minutes from June’s meeting was made by Richardson and seconded by Kramer; the minutes were accepted. Item 4 – Update of Finances Tower reported a beginning balance of $45,102.21 in addition to $798.01 in June utility donations (for a total of $45,900.22 in available funds). Expenses since the last report included $600.00 for skate park honorariums and $76.32 for skate park materials. With $4,000.00 set aside for ongoing maintenance of PAB projects, the PAB’S net available funds total $41,223.90. Item 5 – Board Membership and Elections Kramer moved to elect and retain the current slate of officers so that they can continue in their respective positions for the upcoming year (Mike Tower, Chair; Cheryl Lockstone, Vice Chair; Taylor Wagner, Secretary). The motion was seconded by Richardson. The slate was approved without further discussion. Item 6 – Skate Parks Elder reported that there had been no decisions made recently regarding the fourth skate park location. It is still likely that the pieces and equipment originally intended for the fourth location will be divided and installed at the other three skate parks. Elder additionally explained that the park at Adkins had recently been “tagged,” but the damage has already been fixed. Item 7 – Percent for Art Projects a. East Library – Williams stated that the dedication at the east branch Library was very nice and went very smoothly. The artist himself was also in attendance. b. Central Library – Williams reported that the official press release for this piece will be sent out soon now that the City has approved the artist’s contract, etc. Item 8 – Board Status Reports a. PAB Brochure - Bendure is currently working on determining content for the brochure, meanwhile, Elder is working on images. It was the consensus of the Board that whatever was decided, the link to the utility billing/donation page on the City’s website must be fixed first. The PAB section on the NAC website will also need to follow suit. Tower tasked the committee with preparing a draft to be distributed and reviewed at the next PAB meeting. b. Master Plan Presentation – Kramer and Wagner presented their findings regarding comparable cities’ public arts master planning efforts. Kramer explained how and why certain cities were chosen for review and how those same cities went about pursuing a master plan for their various public arts programs. Item 9 – 2018-2019 Art Projects a. Bike racks - It was mentioned that there has been much interest, specifically by local businesses, about new bike racks (and the potential sponsorship thereof). b. Fowler grant - Tower also explained that he had recently met with Fowler (Toyota) who assured him that the PAB would be receiving another grant from them. Item 10 - NAC By-laws and Policies and Procedures Meeting Monday, July 16, at 5:30 p.m. at MAINSITE Item 11 – New Business Lockstone reported that the donor plaque for the Lions Park mosaic is ready. A motion to use some of the PAB’s maintenance funds to cover the cost of this expense was made by Richardson and seconded by Kramer. An additional guest joined the PAB during the latter portion of the meeting. The gentleman inquired about the possibility of allowing street artists and other vendors at 2nd Friday Art Walks. He was encouraged by PAB members to discuss that opportunity further with the NAC. Adjournment Lockstone moved to adjourn the meeting. Richardson seconded. Motion approved unanimously.