Min - Public Art Committee - 2016 - 01/19 - RegularI
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 19, 2016 - 6:00 P.M.
Committee Members:
Present:
Ann Carroll, Chair
Susan Barry
Jane Bennett (late)
Steve Benson
Denise Gilbert
Tod Raines
Sandy Wntsche
City Staff:
Tim Derider, Director, Parks and Recreation
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 An
Committee was called to order by Chair Carroll at 6:02 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in the
Council Conference Room of Allen City Hall at 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
Action Items
1. Approve minutes from the December 1, 2015 Called Meeting
MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Gilbert and seconded by committee
member Barry, the committee voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed to accept
minutes from the December I, 2015 called meeting as presented.
2. Approve minutes from the December 15, 2015 Called Meeting
MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Gilbert and seconded by committee
member Barry, the committee voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed to accept
minutes from the December 15, 2015 called meeting as presented.
3. Consider Amending Budget for the Ford Pool Mosaic Art Project
The committee reviewed further information submitted by artist Joshua Winer, regarding the
design concepts for the two interior columns. Within the original mosaic project budget, the
columns would include a band of swimmers similar to those on the front four columns. The artist
also proposed to do full mosaic on the remainder of the two interior columns for an additional
$10,000. After reviewing the information the Committee connected with the artist via Skype to
address any follow-up questions.
PUBLIC ART COMMITTE
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Director, Tim Derider also shared with the Committee the possible future need for additional
funding to maintain the front columns in the renovation project as the project budget is extremely
lean and the purpose of the front columns are primarily aesthetic and not structural. After further
discussion the following motions were brought forward.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Bennett and seconded by committee
member Gilbert, the committee voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed to commit
up to $30,000 towards the column construction to support the mosaic art.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Raines and seconded by committee
member Gilbert, the committee voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed to increase
the artist budget by $10,000 to allow for the complete mosaic of the two interior
columns.
4. Consider Making a Recommendation to the City Council for the Ford Pool Mosaic Art
Concept
MOTION: Upon a motion made by committee member Gilbert and seconded by committee
member Wittsche, the committee voted seven (6) for and one (1) abstained to
recommend to City Council the concept presented by artist, Joshua Winer for the
Ford Pool Mosaic Art Project.
Discussion Items
5. Discuss "Current Drift' Dedication Details
The dedication will be held in conjunction with the Cottonwood Creek Trail and Bridge Ribbon
Cutting on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 9 a.m. The ceremony will take place onsite at the
bridge with a reception to follow at Rudy's BBQ The Committee will be asked to say a few
words about the "Current Drift" project during the ceremony
6. Update on Current Projects
Watters Branch Park artists, May and Watkins have continued to correspond with Dunaway
Associates, the design consultants for the project, and plan to have revised sketches to present at
the February Committee meeting.
7. Items of Interest
a. Items for Future Agendas
Golf Course Signage
b. Next meeting Tuesday, February 16, 2016
8. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 p.m.
These minutes read and approved this I& day of February 2016.
Chair Secretary