HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021-04-13 Final Resolution Public Arts and Culture Committee_202104081233179142
Watertown Town Council
Administration Building
149 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-972-6470
RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH
A PUBLIC ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION # 21 - R-
WHEREAS, the City known as the Town of Watertown has established a Public
Arts Master Plan that was created through the efforts of a steering committee that
included a number of representatives of stakeholder organizations in the
community that deal with arts and culture, as well as Town departments and the
Town’s consultant, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration, the Honorable Town Council did adopt
the Watertown Public Arts Master Plan at its meeting on February 23, 2021; and
WHEREAS, said Plan includes a number of implementation strategies, including
Implementation Item 1A, a recommendation for the creation of an appointed Public
Arts and Culture Committee (PACC) that acts as a permanent, standing advisory
body to the Town of Watertown, to make recommendations over two core program
areas:
1. Art in Public Places: Permanent, semi-permanent, temporary, and ephemeral
artworks and activations that create a vibrant, welcoming, inclusive, and
connected public realm. This may include semi-permanent projects as well as
temporary artworks and installations funded through a variety of funding
sources,
2. Cultural and Community Life: Programming that enhances the public realm,
engages Watertown’s community life and cultural diversity, and fosters social
cohesion; and
WHEREAS, the Plan further provides that the PACC be staffed by staff member
from the Department of Planning and Community Development; and
WHEREAS, the PACC will make final recommendations regarding various forms
of public art and culture to the Town Manager and Town Council for final approval;
and
WHEREAS, the PACC may convene working groups to attend to business such as
evaluation, fundraising, and community partnerships and outreach as needed.
ELECTED
OFFICIALS:
Mark S. Sideris,
Council President
Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr.,
Vice President &
District C Councilor
Caroline Bays
Councilor At Large
Anthony J. Donato,
Councilor At Large
John G. Gannon,
Councilor At Large
Anthony Palomba,
Councilor At Large
Angeline B. Kounelis,
District A Councilor
Lisa J. Feltner,
District B Councilor
Kenneth M. Woodland,
District D Councilor
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the City known as the Town
of Watertown hereby authorizes the creation of the Public Arts and Culture Committee to be
established as provided herein, consisting of nine members:
a) Six members at-large who will serve staggered three-year terms, with two expiring each
year, who shall live in Watertown, to be appointed by the Town Manager and confirmed
by the Town Council.
b) One member of the Watertown Cultural Council, to be selected annually by the Cultural
Council, to serve a one-year term on the Public Arts and Culture Committee.
c) Two members who shall live in Watertown and be under the age of 21 at the date of
appointment, to be appointed by the Town Manager to one-year terms.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Member-at-Large Qualifications should include, if possible:
a) Experience in the visual arts, performing arts, arts education, curation, architecture, design,
or landscape architecture. Members may include staff and board members of arts and
cultural organizations.
b) At least two members should be working artists, arts administrators, or cultural historians.
At least one member will have direct experience with or knowledge of public art
installation and maintenance.
c) Membership should reflect a diversity of ages, incomes, ethnicities, racial identities,
cultures, and abilities.
_________________________
Council Member
I hereby certify that at a regular meeting of the Town Council for which a quorum was present,
the above resolution was adopted by a voice vote of ____ for and ____ against and ____ present
on April 13, 2021.
_______________________________ ____________________________
Marilyn W. Pronovost, Council Clerk Mark S. Sideris, Council President