Public Arts Board Meeting

Public Arts Board * April 8, 2019 * 4:00 pm, City Hall In Attendance: Cheryl Lockstone, Gary Kramer, Michael Bendure, Taylor Wagner, Douglas Shaw Elder, Lynn Siano, and Ally Richardson. Item 1 – Kramer called the meeting to order at 4:04. Item 2 – Welcome No guests. Item 3 – Approval of Minutes A motion to approve the minutes from the March meeting was provided by Siano and seconded by Richardson. The minutes were accepted without further discussion. Item 4 – Update of Finances Lockstone explained that due to the timing of the April meeting, the numbers reflected in the finance report may be slightly inaccurate (simply and solely due to pending deposits and expenses). A more thorough review of the PAB’s current financial position will take place at the May meeting. Item 5 – Current Art Items a. City Storm Water Project/Artful Inlets – Because of the rainy weather forecast, the schedule for this project was moved up a day. Artists and volunteers will work on their designs beginning Thursday, April 11, and must finish by Friday, April 12, at 10:00 p.m. City, PAB and NAC volunteers will be on site to offer support to the artists (and spread the word about the initiative and other PAB-related efforts). b. Bike racks – Submissions are due Friday, April 12. Lockstone explained that she had recently been approached by CCFI about the possibility of installing a bike rack at their facility. This then prompted much discussion regarding private/public funding of the racks (and the PAB’s role in helping to facilitate the process). Elder and Kramer both agreed that the PAB could garner both exposure and additional funding by acting as a “consultant” on privately sponsored bike racks (and other similar projects). Item 6 – Percent for Art Projects N/A (Williams absent.) Item 7 – Public Art is Smart N/A (Williams absent.) Item 8 – Public Arts Master Plan a. Strategic Planning Committee – The PAMP Steering Committee plans to meet one, final time. SWOT and town hall meetings will be scheduled shortly thereafter. It was additionally mentioned that the “Plan Norman” element on the City’s website could serve as an invaluable resource to refer to and utilize at future meetings. Item 9 – Board Status Reports a. PAB Utility Donation Committee – Bendure plans to meet with Erinn soon to further discuss respective roles and goals of PAB/NAC. b. Social Media – Continued, intermittent posts. c. Duck Sculptures – Bendure mentioned that he would like to see a duck at Oakhurst. d. Website Development – Ongoing. Lockstone has recently met with Councilmember Bill Hickman to discuss the future of the City’s new website (and, specifically, the PAB’s presence on it). Item 10 – New Business It was briefly stated that perhaps the PAB needs to consider insurance for its current public art inventory. This will be discussed further at a later date (or potentially incorporated into the PAMP). Adjournment Elder moved to adjourn the meeting; Kramer seconded. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Taylor Wagner