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COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Public Art Advisory Committee
Minutes
August 28, 2017-12:00 p.m.
Cafe 634
1304 Roosevelt Street, McCall, ID 83638
COMMITTEE MEETING — Began at 12:00 p.m.
• CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Committee members Claire Remsberg, Craig Vroom, Sue Dixon, Karla Eitel and
Dave Peugh were present. Also present was Delta James, Economic Development
Planner.
• MINUTES APPROVAL [ACTION ITEM]
Sue motioned, Craig seconded, to approve the June 12, 2018 minutes without
revision. All members voted "aye" and the motion passed.
• PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
• Lardo Bridge: Staff reported that artists Susan Madacsi will be providing
workshops with the High School Shop and Art students this fall. Also, a public
design workshop for the bridge's art will be scheduled during that same time.
Staff will forward the dates once they are set.
• Railroad Ave Mural: Staff reported that the "Cows" mural panel has been
installed, replacing the first mural panel that has degraded after four years.
• Vinyl in bus stops
o Remove or not remove? [ACTION ITEM]
The committee discussed that the vinyl artworks in the bus shelters
still appear to be in good shape. Claire motioned, Dave seconded,
that the vinyl bus stop artworks shall remain until the quality of the
vinyl degrades or the artworks are replaced.
• Downtown
o Appoint a project coordinator [ACTION ITEM]
Staff reported that the downtown reconstruction project is underway
and that the search for public art should begin soon. $60,000 of
funding has been allocated for public artworks to be completed to
complement the reconstruction of 2nd Street. Staff requested that a
committee member be appointed to lead the artist selection process
for this project. No committee members agreed to be appointed. No
action was taken.
• MOSS Environmental Class: Karla reported that MOSS students expressed
interest in creating a sculpture exhibit of works made from items/trash found
in the lake. Committee members stated willingness to help with the idea,
should it progress.
• FUNDING
• FY19 City budget: Staff reported that the City Council allocated $20,000 of
FY19 General Fund toward public art in downtown.
• FY19 LOT: Staff reported that $20,000 of LOT funding was also allocated to
public art in downtown.
• Other grants / Private contributions: Craig reported that a small grant through
the Mountain States Realtors has been requested to support the Lardo
Bridge project.
• Fundraising ideas — Paddle Art Contest — see
http://alcionauinoutfitters.com/contest/paddle-art-contest/
No additional information was reported. Claire will investigate the program
further.
• NEXT MEETING
• Early December 2018 — Staff will send out a poll to determine a meeting date.
The week of December 10 did not work for one committee member.
• ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m.
Date:
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