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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAAC Agenda Packet 5.5.16.pdf Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, May 5, 2016 3:30 PM Lobby Conference Room 410 E Washington St AGENDA Call to order Public discussion of any item not on the agenda Consideration of minutes of the March 3, 2016 meeting Public Art Logo redesign – Sayuri Pheasant Hill Neighborhood Art repairs Public Art Matching Fund Program (no submissions) – Promotion strategies Updates – Poetry in Public, Kidztent, FY17 funding level Other? Adjournment MINUTES PRELIMINARY PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE MARCH 4TH, 2016 – 3:30 PM CITY MANAGER’S CONFERENCE ROOM – CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Brent Westphal, Sayuri Sasaki Hemann, John Engelbrecht, Juli Seydell-Johnson, Ron Knoche NOT PRESENT: Bill Nusser, Tam Bryk STAFF PRESENT: Marcia Bollinger, Calvin Hoff PUBLIC PRESENT: Geoff Fruin RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL: (to become effective only after Council action) None CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 3:30pm. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: Geoff Fruin spoke regarding Pedestrian Mall renovation and the proposed public art project “The Lens”. . He stated that the council did not provide support for the request to contribute to the fundraiser for the project nor did they provide support for the project regardless of the fundraising request. He noted that at this time there were no updates on the Blackhawk mini park and that decisions will REVISED PUBLIC ART MATCHING FUND APPLICATION: After working through the process with the intital applicants for the program in January, Marcia felt that there needed to be adjustments to the application packet questions that provided the PAAC with the informationi that they needed to evaluate the requests. She explainted that the new application features more questions in simpler language. It also differentiated between physical and non-physical public art displays. The budget section of the new application has also been simplified. The new application inquires as to how the broader Iowa City community will be integrated, as well as how the success of the project will be gauged. A revision of the temporary display policy was also included. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 4th, 2016 MEETING: MOTION: John Engelbrecht moved to approve the February 4th, 2016 minutes. Brent Westphal seconded. Motion passed unanimously. UPDATES: There were updates from Calvin Hoff regarding the Poetry in Public program. The number of both adult and child submissions were given. The makeup of the new Poetry in Public review committee was discussed as well. OTHER: John Engelbrecht asked if the group would like to invite Geoff Fruin back to discuss the city council process further. The group agreed with this decision. John Engelbrecht also inquired as to the source of the budget, which Marcia Bollinger explained was from general funds. ADJOURNMENT: John Engelbrecht moved to adjourn the meeting. Sayuri Sasaki Hemann seconded. Meeting adjourned at 4:30pm. 1 Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2015 - 2016 Name Term Expires 11/6 12/4 2/5 3/5 5/8 6/4 7/16 2/4 3/3 Bodkin Bryk, Tam 01/01/19 X X X X X X O/E x O/E Engelbrecht, John 01/01/18 X X X X X O X x X Westphal, Brent 01/01/17 O/E X X X X X X x X Nusser, Bill 01/01/17 X O/E O/E O/E O O X O O Hemann, Sayuri Sasaki 01/01/18 --- --- X X X X X x X Knoche, Ron --- --- X X X X X x X Moran, Mike X X X O/E X X X --- --- Seydell-Johnson, Juli --- --- --- --- --- --- --- X X Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a member Wa s h i n g t o n H i l l s Wa s h i n g t o n H i l l s Wa s h i n g t o n H i l l s Ne i g h b o r h o o d A r t Ne i g h b o r h o o d A r t Ne i g h b o r h o o d A r t Pr o j e c t Pr o j e c t Pr o j e c t at at at Ph e a s a n t H i l l P a r k Ph e a s a n t H i l l P a r k Ph e a s a n t H i l l P a r k IO W A C I T Y PU B L I C A R T AD V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E Th e m i s s i o n o f t h e P u b l i c A r t A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e , a s st e w a r d s o f t h e C i t y o f I o w a C i t y , i s t o e n h a n c e t h e ap p e a r a n c e o f t h e c i t y t h r o u g h t h e s e l e c t i o n a n d in t e g r a t i o n o f a r t i n a pu b l i c e n v i r o n m e n t . 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