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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Public Art Committee - 2011 - 10/18 - RegularPUBLIC ART COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING October 18, 2011 - 6:30 P.M. Lori Smeby, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation Matt McComb, Landscape Architect, Parks and Recreation Tiffany Harbert, Special Events Coordinator, Parks and Recreation Jennifer Robinson, Senior Administrative Assistant, Parks and Recreation Guests: Present: 1 Committee Members: Emile Camere, Chair Susan Barry Jane Bennett Denise Gilbert Luke Hollingsworth City Staff: PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING October 18, 2011 - 6:30 P.M. Lori Smeby, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation Matt McComb, Landscape Architect, Parks and Recreation Tiffany Harbert, Special Events Coordinator, Parks and Recreation Jennifer Robinson, Senior Administrative Assistant, Parks and Recreation Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum of the committee members present, the regular meeting of the Public An Committee was called to order by Chair Carriere at 6:34 pm on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in the Parks and Recreation Conference Room at 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas. Conduct the Election of Officers Chair Camere opened nominations for the positions. The elections concluded as follows. MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Bennett and seconded by committee member Hollingsworth, the committee voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to elect Emile Camere to the office of Committee Chair. MOTION. Upon a motion made by committee member Bennett and seconded by Committee Chair Camere, the committee voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to elect committee member Denise Gilbert to the office of Committee Vice -Chair 0 Guests: Linda Spina, McKinney Arts Commission 1 Members Absent: Ann Carroll Kazis Jones Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum of the committee members present, the regular meeting of the Public An Committee was called to order by Chair Carriere at 6:34 pm on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in the Parks and Recreation Conference Room at 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas. Conduct the Election of Officers Chair Camere opened nominations for the positions. The elections concluded as follows. MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Bennett and seconded by committee member Hollingsworth, the committee voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to elect Emile Camere to the office of Committee Chair. MOTION. Upon a motion made by committee member Bennett and seconded by Committee Chair Camere, the committee voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to elect committee member Denise Gilbert to the office of Committee Vice -Chair 0 PUBLIC ART COMMITTE REGULAR MEETING October 19, 2011 1 MOTION Upon a motion made by committee member Gilbert and seconded by committee member Bennett, the committee voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to elect Luke Hollingsworth to the office of Committee Secretary. 2. Approve minutes from the August 16, 2011 Regular Meeting. MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Gilbert and seconded by committee member Bennett, the committee voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to accept minutes from the August 16, 2011 regular meeting as presented Discussion Items 3. Update on Public Art mapping project Mrs. Smeby gave a brief background on past discussions and the committee's desire to have a map of the public art pieces available to the community. Tiffany Harben then gave a presentation to the committee illustrating various mapping techniques that could be implemented in order to promote art within the community and to provide residents the opportunity to access basic information on each piece or art. Mrs. Harben recommended a direct link from the City of Allen website and also from the upcoming Convention and Visitors Bureau webpage to the Public Art webpage. In addition, using the GIS (geographic information system), an interactive map system already in use by the City of Allen, designing a brochure, developing an online virtual tour with video of each piece, and establishing a smart phone app and the use of QR codes were among other avenues that Mrs. Harben suggested that the committee explore. Mrs. Harbert shared with the committee the webpage of several other cities and the committee found the City of Frisco to have a site similar to that which they envisioned for Allen. 4. Update on possible temporary art installations Mrs Smeby informed the committee that bond funding may not be used to purchase or construct bases for temporary art displays. 5. Discuss programming ideas for partnership with the Allen Arts Alliance Committee member Gilbert reported that the Allen Arts Alliance is trying to bring more art festivals to the Allen area and committee Chair Camcre suggested that this may be an opportunity for a sculpture sale exhibit. Also the idea of linking the future Public Art webpage to the Allen Arts Alliance webpage was thought to be mutually beneficial. 6. Goal setting for upcoming year. Chair Carriere asked for input from committee members concerning goals of the committee for the upcoming year Atter the presentation from Mrs. Harben, it was collectively decided that the committee would like to work towards developing a webpage and an interactive map depicting the location of public an pieces in Allen The committee particularly liked the format of the City of Frisco's Public Art webpage. The committee would like to enlist the assistance of Mrs. Harben to collect background on each of the pieces and begin the process of establishing an Allen Public Art webpage. The committee would also like to collect details on the temporary an programs of communities similar in size to Allen and also explore the opportunities of have bases for art displays sponsored or donated by local businesses 7. Brief update of ongoing projects P, I PUBLIC ART COMMITTE REGULAR MEETING October 18, 2011 Matt McComb gave a brief update on the status of the ongoing projects. Installation of Fire Station #5 piece, `Rail, Ladder, Fire', began on Monday October 17 lead by artist Chris Fennell. Mr. McComb shared with the committee three photographs depicting the setting of the piece. Mr. Fennell worked with the architect on Monday evening to adjust the lighting of the piece and the solar hook-up. Mr. McComb also informed the committee that the Exchange Parkway artwork is underway with engineering for the structural aspects of the piece and as the landscape design continues he anticipates receiving a design development plan set for review From, David Baldwin, the landscape architect the week of October 24, 2011. 8. Items of Interest a. Items for Future Agendas 1. Update on Fire Station 95 `Rail Ladder Fire" project 2. Update on Exchange Parkway Project 3. Update on Public An webpage development and mapping 4. Next meeting November 15, 2011 9. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m. These minutes read and approved this 21" day of February 2012. Emile Camere, Chair j`OrDU'nxf 1 �)rL �OY� (L)ukellmgs orth, Secretary