HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021.06.28 PAAC Minutes Public Art Advisory Committee
Minutes
Monday, June 28, 2021 — 5:30 p.m.
City ®f McCall
COMMUNITY 216 E. Park Street, McCall ID _
DEVELOPMENT Legion Hall / Conference Call
COMMITTEE MEETING— Began at 5:30 p.m.
• CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Committee members Karla Eitel (via phone),
Craig Vroom, Dallas Young (via phone), and Susan Farber(via video) and were
present. Also, in attendance was Delta James, Economic Development Planner.
• MINUTES APPROVAL [ACTION ITEM]
Dallas moved, Sue seconded a motion to approve the minutes from the May 24,
2021 as submitted. All members voted"aye"and the motion passed.
• MCCALL PUBLIC ART PLANNING AND POLICY
• Work session with City Council to present Public Art 5 Year CIP: Staff
recommended that a work session with City Council be scheduled in early
2022 to engage any new council members.
• EXISTING COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE
• "Going to School" lease agreement renewal: Staff reported that the lease
agreement has been approved by City Council and issued to the artist's
family for signature.
• Owl wood carving at Library: Craig volunteered to contact John Schultz,
mentor of the high school student that created this piece, to inquire about
best maintenance or treatment to give the piece.
• PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
Laidlaw Our Confluence: The Laidlaws will host a studio tour July 1, 4-5 pm at 460
Krahn Lane. July 13 is the anticipated install date.
Westover Mill Whistle: Staff reported that October 28 is the target date to sound the
mill whistle. This will be 44 years to the date from when the McCall Mill closed in
1977 and the whistle was last heard.
MDSD Hometown Arts Bus Shelters: No report.
• NEXT PROJECT SELECTION —DOWNTOWN MURAL PROJECT
• Downtown Mural Project: Craig reported that funding via LOT had a lot of
demand and so the downtown project was not put onto the funding list. Staff
reported that the project is near the top of the contingency list for funding,
which will likely result in funding late in FY22 if current LOT collection trends
continue. The committee thanked Craig for his service on the LOT
Commission.
• Public Art for Library Expansion: Staff reported that a budget request of
$62,000 has been requested from FY22 City Budget and that staff will submit
a National Endowment for the Arts grant for an additional $25,000 for the
project.
• CAPACITY AND PROMOTION
• $1000 Fundraising Goal/Special Event discussion: Susan suggested that an
Arts & Crafts show(i.e. quilts, cake decorating)with no entrance fee be
offered with donations. Karla will set up a Google Documents file to collect
event and fundraising ideas for discussion at the next meeting.
• NEXT MEETING
• Monday, July 26, 2021, 5:30 pm.
• ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
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