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Cityof McCall COMMUNITY
324 W. Lake St:, McCall, ID 83638
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COMMITTEE MEETING — Began at 12:00 p.m.
• CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Committee members Claire Remsberg, Craig Vroom, Sue Dixon and Dave Peugh
were present. Also present was Delta James, Economic Development Planner.
• MINUTES APPROVAL (Action Item)
Craig motioned, Clair seconded, to approve the March 8, 2018 minutes without
revision. All members voted"aye"and the motion passed.
• PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
o Lardo Bridge: Staff reported that artist Susan Madacsi will be demonstrating
forging at the McCall Arts and Humanities Council's Kaleidoscope Festival on
Saturday, June 23; 10 am to 2 pm. Committee members Craig and Sue
volunteered to attend the festival and provide information about the upcoming
Lardo Bridge project to attendees.
o Railroad Ave. Mural: Staff reported that the "Cows" mural panel to replace the
first mural panel that is degrading is completed and will likely be installed after
July 4 by Parks Dept. staff.
o Vinyl in bus stops: The committee discussed whether the "Hometown Art"vinyl
images in the bus stops should be removed. The images have been there for
three years now but seem to be holding up well. The Committee members
unanimously agreed that the images should remain if they are in good shape.
Committee members will make a point to assessthe condition of the vinyl images
then discuss at the next meeting.
o Placemaking for Downtown: The next substantial public art project will be artwork
in coordination with the City's Downtown Reconstruction Project, which gets
underway this fall. The committee discussed timing of the project and available
funding, pending approval of the FY19 budget by City Council and LOT funding.
• FUNDING
o FY19 City budget: Staff has requested $20,000 for a downtown public art project
in the City's FY19 budget, which is under consideration.
o FY19 LOT: The committee directed staff to submit an application for$20,000 for
a downtown public art project.
o Idaho Commission on the Arts: Staff reported that the public art grant opportunity
from the Idaho Commission on the Arts (ICA) has been suspended for another
year. Committee members requested contact information for the ICA so that they
could email them to thank them for past public art grant support.
o Private contributions: Committee members reviewed a one-page overview of the
Lardo Bridge project prepared by staff and asked that the overview be emailed to
each committee members. The intent of the overview sheet is to help committee
members encourage private contributions to the project.
o Fundraising ideas: Claire provided information about a Paddle Art Contest (see
http://algonquinoutfitters.com/contest/paddle-art-contest/) as a possible
fundraiser.Artists are given a wooden paddle blank then awards are given for the
best artworks made from the paddles and all paddles are auctioned as a
fundraiser. The committee liked the idea and Claire will look into the details for
further consideration at the next meeting.
• NEXT MEETING
September, 2018—TBD
• ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:25 p.m.
Date: 41a_ , 2018
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