Min - Public Art Committee - 2016 - 11/15 - RegularPUBLIC ART COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 15,2016 - 6:00 P.M.
Committee Members:
Present:
Ann Carroll
Jane Bennett
Steve Benson
Tod Raines
Sandy Wittsche
Absent:
Susan Barry
Denise Gilbert
City Staff:
Matt McComb, Landscape Architect, Parks and Recreation
Jennifer Robinson, Support Specialist, 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 Benson at 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in
the Parks and Recreation Conference Room of Municipal Courts, Parks and Recreation Building
at 301 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
Action Items
1. Approve minutes from the October 18, 2016, Regular Meeting
MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Raines and seconded by committee
member Carroll, the committee voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to accept
minutes from the October 18, 2016 regular meeting as amended to change Sandy
Wittsche to Susan Barry in Item 3 - Appoint Two Members to the Governor's
Community Achievement Award Project Selection Panel.
Discussion Items
2. Update on Current Projects
Matt McComb shared the latest May and Watkins presentation for Watters Branch Community
Park. The Committee reviewed, noting that the tractor seats and benches in the earlier renderings
look more organic and that is somewhat lost in the latest concept sketches. The Committee
would like to request that they are more blended and less symmetrical. There was some concern
' that they are a bit feminine as presented in the latest drawings. The height of the interpretative
signs was also discussed and the Committee felt like 24 inches on the front edge would be the
ideal height.
PUBLIC ART COMMITTE
REGULAR MEETING
November 15, 2016
Mr. McComb also reported that the concrete has been poured around the back columns slated for
artwork at Ford Pool and the front ones should be concreted soon. He is working with the artist,
Joshua Winer, to select a date in the spring for installation, which is expected to take
approximately two weeks.
3. Update on Future Projects
Matt McComb shared a citywide project list to assist with the prioritization of future projects.
The Committee had general discussion regarding the projects and will continue to seek future
opportunities for Public Art.
4. Items of Interest
a. Items for Future Agendas
b. Next meeting Tuesday, December 20, 2016
5. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:46 p.m.
These minutes read and approved this 17' day of January 2017.
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' Chair Secretary