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REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 21,2023-6:00 P.M.
Committee Members:
Present:
Jane Bennett,Chair
Marianna Sennour
Kirk Wilson
Saundra Midkiff
Cindy Wheeler
Stephanie Ward
Sandy Wittsche
City Council Liaison:
Dave Cornette
City Staff:
Jennifer Robinson, Strategic Projects Manager,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 Art Committee was
called to order by Chair Bennett at 6:02 p.m. on Tuesday,March 21, 2023, in the Parks and Recreation
Conference Room of the Municipal Courts,Parks and Recreation Building, 301 Century Parkway,Allen,
Texas 75013.
Action Items
1. Approve Minutes from the February 21,2023,Regular Meeting
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Committee Member Wittsche and seconded by
Committee Member Sennour,the Committee voted seven(7)for and none(0)
opposed to approve the minutes from the February 21,2023,Regular Meeting.
The motion carried.
Discussion Items
2. Introduce New Board Member.
Kirk Wilson was introduced as the newest Board Member,taking the place vacated by Doug
Galletti.
3. Update on Ongoing Projects.
Staff updated the Board regarding several ongoing projects. The contract with Flowcus for public
art at Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center Park was approved by City Council on March 14,
2023. The glass display case at the Allen Public Library has been reserved for July for a Stephen
G Terrell Recreation Center public art display.PAMRO also has several social media posts in
queue to promote this upcoming project.
PUBLIC ART COMMITTE
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 21,2023
Credit Union of Texas Event Center continues to wait for a lift to become available to repair the
art piece in the Rotunda.
4. Discussion on Future Projects.
The Board discussed several future project locations including Police Headquarters,the Bark
Yard, and the Historic Train Depot.Due to construction timing,the Committee chose to pursue
the dog park location next. Committee members will research dog park art ideas and come
prepared to the next meeting ready to discuss suggestions for artist call. The idea of holding a
coloring contest,possibly in partnership with Keep Allen Beautiful,for dog waste bag station
signage was also proposed.
5. Items of Interest(Announcements regarding local civic and charitable events,meetings,
fundraisers,and awards)
a. Items for Future Agendas
b. Next Meeting: Tuesday,April 18,2023.
Adjournment
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Committee Member Sennour, and seconded by Committee
Member Ward the Committee voted seven(7)for and none(0)opposed to adjourn the
meeting at 6:38 p.m. The motion carried.
These minutes approved the 1861 day of April 2023.
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