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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2016.11.10 PAAC Minutes Public Art Advisory Committee + Minutes 5 i ' November 10, 2016-4:30 p.m. Y Legion Hall >, ' City of McCall 216 East Park Street, McCall, ID 83638 L/;I y COMMUNITY r?- .k,.+ DEVELOPMENT .-."1-cL`: t ' COMMITTEE MEETING —Began at 4:30 p.m. • CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Committee members Claire Remsberg, Dave Peugh, and Barbara Nokes-Kwader, were present. Also present was City Planner Delta James, prospective committee member Sue Dixon, and High School Senior Noah Walgren. • MINUTES APPROVAL Barbara motioned, Dave seconded to approve the September 7, 2016 minutes. Minutes were approved. - • PUBLIC ART PROJECTS Library Chainsaw Sculpture Proposal: Noah Walgren, McCall — Donnelly High School Student presented his proposal to create a chainsaw sculpture out of one of • the tree stumps in front of the Library as a senior project. Under the direction of artist John Shulz, Noah proposes to carve The Lorax from the book by Dr. Seuss. Staff stated that the image is under copyright and recommended that written approval from the copyright holder for replication of The Lorax image be obtained prior commencement of the sculpture project. Claire motioned, Dave seconded to recommend the project to City Council for approval with the condition that written permission from the copyright holder be obtained prior to beginning the sculpture. The motion passed unanimously. Lardo Bridge: The Committee and staff have identified placement of artworks on Lardo Bridge as the next big project to pursue. The City has applied for funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to support this effort (see Funding below). Dumpster Wraps: Staff presented an idea to give businesses the option to work with the City's public art program to wrap bear-resistant dumpsters with a public art image on vinyl in lieu of enclosure of a dumpster within a structure. The project would be similar to the City of Boise's traffic junction box images. The dumpster wrap image would be selected using the public art selection process to ensure quality and public input into the images. The cost of the public art wrap would be covered by the business and is comparable to the cost of constructing an enclosure. In some locations (the Yacht Club was discussed as an example), enclosures are problematic due to constraints of the property. The Committee discussed the concept of • dumpsters as public art and did not reach consensus, with some committee members in support and others in opposition stating that attention should not be drawn to trash containers, they should be obscured. The Committee also discussed the minimum fee to the artist and that $500 would be a minimum. The Committee chose to continue the discussion to the next meeting. T • FUNDING FY17 Budget: $25,000 in carry forward and new city general funds have been identified for grant match for the National Endowment for the Arts grant for Lardo • Bridge (see below). Additionally, approximately $2500 has been set aside to help with public art maintenance costs incurred by the Parks Dept. FY17 LOT: The City Council approved $8,000 for public art, but it is within the contingency list, which means it may not be realized, depending on what revenue is received. NEA Our Town Grant: The City, in partnership with the McCall Arts and Humanities Council, submitted a grant to the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town program. The request was for$25,000 to help support a new focus for community arts education on the environment of Payette Lake and the community's relationship with the lake. A professional artist would essentially be an artist in residence for a short time and then create temporary and/or permanent public artwork for Lardo Bridge that references the lake. Notification of grant award is expected in May, 2017. • OTHER Committee membership: Both Cynthia Dittmer and Alison Foudy have chosen not to renew their committee membership for another term. Therefore, there are two vacancies. Letters of interest from three individuals were received for the position openings (Tara De Crescente, Craig Vroom, and Sue Dixon). Dave motioned, Barbara seconded to recommend to City Council appointment of Craig Vroom and Sue Dixon to the Public Art Advisory Committee. The motion passed unanimously. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.. • ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Date: December 7, 2016 Attest: Claire Remsberg, FAA Chair Delta James, it "fanner Page 2