HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 21-029 Westover Mill Whistle public art project
McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 21-029
Meeting Date January 28, 2021
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
Originator
SUBJECT:
Department Approvals Initials or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
Request to approve “Mill Whistle” as final design
City Manager
for public artwork by Amy Westover
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Course
Parks and Recreation
COST IMPACT: $130,000
Airport
FUNDING McCall Redevelopment Agency
Library
SOURCE:
Information Systems
TIMELINE: Project completion by September 30, 2021
Economic Development Originator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The McCall Redevelopment Agency (MRA) has allocated $85,000 to commission artist Amy Westover to
design, fabricate and install, by September 30, 2021, a public artwork within the existing east downtown
urban renewal area. In July 2020, City of McCall, MRA and Westover Artworks LLC entered into an
Artwork Commission Agreement which stipulated that once the artwork was installed and inspected, the
City of McCall would transfer the artwork into its public art collection and assume responsibility for its
maintenance and upkeep.
Amy Westover completed a community engagement process to develop the attached proposal for a public
artwork entitled “Mill Whistle” to be installed in Brown Park as part of park upgrades currently underway.
The “Mill Whistle” project will restore the historic whistle used at the lumber mill that formerly occupied
Brown Park and incorporate it into a public art sculpture. The whistle will be operational with the use of
portable steam generation equipment with the intention of blowing the whistle 2-4 times per year to mark
special events as determined through public input. MRA has allocated an additional $45,000 to provide
portable steam generation equipment needed to complete the project.
The “Mill Whistle” project has been unanimously approved by the MRA Board, McCall Public Art
Advisory Committee and a volunteer five-member Artist Selection Committee including Susan Farber
(Public Art Advisory Committee member), Tabatha Martineau (MRA board member), Nicki Dyson (Mt
Java), Dave Petty (Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee member), and Lisa Wood (Bella Kitchen).
City of McCall Parks and Recreation Department staff have reviewed the artwork proposal and any
anticipated long-term maintenance requirements and is supportive of the project.
The artwork project proposal by Amy Westover is attached.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Amy Westover’s “Mill Whistle” design for public artwork as recommended by the McCall
Redevelopment Agency and McCall Public Art Advisory Committee.
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE ACTION
July 23, 2020 Artwork Commission Agreement approved