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ARTS COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
February 3, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. | Remote Meeting
****The State of Emergency declared by Governor Inslee temporarily prohibits in‐person contacts
with the public required by the Open Public Meetings Act and the Public Records Act. The May 29,
2020 Public Health Order by Jefferson County Health Officer Thomas Locke also states no in‐person
meetings are allowed. The Commission will be participating by teleconference****
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I. Call to Order and Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes from the January 6, 2020 Meeting
IV. Public Comment (3 minutes per person)
V. Commission Business
A. Chair’s Update
B. Public Art Committee Update
C. Budget Update
D. 2021 Commission Workplan
E. Draft Press Release
F. Update on Street Art Ordinance
G. Election of Officers
VI. Correspondence
VII. Set Agenda for Next Meeting
VIII. Next Scheduled Meeting – March 3, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
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For Immediate Release
For further information, please contact:
Nhattaleah Nichols, Chair, Port Townsend
Arts Commission: ___________________
Port Townsend Arts Commission Revises its Grant Process
(Port Townsend, WA, February 4, 2021) The Port Townsend Arts Commission (PTAC)
currently welcomes grant proposals from local artists and organizations of all stripes who seek
financial support to bring their creations to the public. With the goals of serving the widest
possible variety of artists and arts organizations, from small independent creators to large
established organizations, and supporting all manner of public arts projects and programs that
enhance the cultural life of the City’s diverse population, the Arts Commission has recently
revised the manner in which grants are distributed and awarded.
The $20,000 that Port Townsend City Council has made available to the Arts Commission for
the current calendar year will now be apportioned on a quarterly basis, with up to $5000
available per quarter. The Commission will allocate 4/5 of its total yearly funding budget for
larger macro-grants that it will award each quarter. The remaining 1/5 of the budget is reserved
for microgrants of $500 or less which it will award on a monthly basis. These microgrants are
designed to aid independent artists, newly emerging artists, and smaller organizations that may
not be equipped to plan and budget far in advance.
In accord with PTAC’s reaffirmed desire to serve and benefit the many facets of the greater Port
Townsend community, the funding application now requests submitters to describe how their
project will take into consideration and benefit the community’s diverse population. Links to the
PTAC’s grant funding FAQ, funding guidelines, and application for financial support can be
found on the Commission’s official homepage [https://cityofpt.us/bc/page/arts-commission-0].
Given the newness of its revised grants process, the PTAC is currently accepting and reviewing
applications on a monthly basis for events occurring January through March. After that,
applications for macro-grants will be reviewed at the start of each quarter, i.e. at PTAC meetings
in April, July, October, January 2022, etc. The PTAC will continue to accept and review micro-
grant proposals at each of its monthly meetings.
The nine-member Port Townsend Arts Commission meets on the first Wednesday of each month
at 3:00 pm, and is chaired by Nhattaleah (Nhatt) Nichols. All PTAC meetings (currently held via
an online webinar portal) are open to the public, and public comment is welcome. Meeting dates
are recorded here [https://cityofpt.us/calendar/month?field_microsite_tid=19], with minutes and
agendas available here [http://weblink.cityofpt.us/weblink/Browse.aspx?StartID=41&cr=1].
For further information, please email artscomm@cityofpt.us
SAMPLE
Proposed Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board work plan:
1. Non-Motorized Transportation Plan
a. The NMT plan was adopted in 1998 and supplemented in 2011 and 2014.
Conceptually the plan is still very relevant to the community but it is in need of a
comprehensive update. The NMTAB could support this work by reviewing the
current plan to help update the City’s non-motorized inventories, update the
project list, recommend new information and concepts, and be a conduit for
communicating this effort with Port Townsend residents.
2. Bicycle Master Plan
a. Through comments from citizens and other communications from groups like
Local 20/20’s T-Lab, the City has heard there is a desire to develop a Bicycle
Master Plan for Port Townsend. The NMTAB could assist with investigating what
this type of plan might entail and how it may interact with, or become a part of, an
updated version of the NMT plan.
b. Additional tasks that may be included as a part of this could be updating the
bicycle parking survey (initiated in 2003 and last conducted in 2008) and
identifying locations for covered bicycle parking stations.
3. Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Audits
a. The NMTAB, with training and direction from staff, could perform audits of
intersections and other locations to identify places that may need improvements
to help eliminate safety concerns.
4. Pedestrian Facilities Inventory
a. Historically, there has been a strong focus from NMTAB members on promoting
bicycle travel and bicycle facilities but residents also rely on and enjoy pedestrian
travel just as much, if not more. As an example, the Parks, Recreation, and
Open Space Functional Plan has survey data indicating the community’s most
popular activity has been (since 1975), and continues to be, “walking” with
“bicycling” ranking fourth. Thus, there is a desire by the NMTAB to enhance its
efforts to focus on pedestrian travel and pedestrian facilities. As such, the
NMTAB could develop an inventory of pedestrian facilities in an effort to identify
where deficiencies may exist and improvements are needed.
5. Volunteer Projects
a. The NMTAB enabling resolution language tasks them with actively participating
in volunteer nonmotorized transportation projects and promoting and
coordinating volunteer projects for the installation and maintenance of the city’s
nonmotorized transportation system. Thus, the NMTAB seeks to continue this
effort by maintaining regular volunteer ‘work parties’ to conduct activities to help
build and maintain trails.
6. Walk Your Wheels
a. There is interest in further developing the concept of sidewalk tiles to be place
downtown where biking is not permitted on sidewalks. The NMTAB could assist
with developing and/or recommending a design and potential locations for the
messaging to be placed.
7. Trail Information
a. Finish pamphlet/guide to promote and provide information about the City’s
bicycle and pedestrian transportation system emphasizing trails and travel
routes, etc.
Resolution 18-012 Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board 2018 Work Plan
1.Pursue grant opportunities through the Washington State Recreation and ConservationOffice.
2.Develop educational messaging about City leash laws and City park locations where off-
leash activity is legal.
3.Develop signs for posting in City parks to communicate adopted park rules.
4.Propose park names for City parks which have not been officially named.
5.Explore and implement methods for collecting park and trail use data.
6.Produce and distribute a brochure identifying unique trees on public property within City
limits.
SAMPLE
Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board 2018 Proposed Work Plan Summary for Council Workshop 12 March 2018
Re: Council/Staff Inbox items pertaining to the Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board at Council workshop 12 February 2018
Street Tree List update: Resolution 09-029 states: "WHEREAS a Parks, Recreation and Tree
Advisory Board would serve the valuable function of advising the City Council on a range of issues that are important to maintaining and expanding the City's commitment to tree
conservation and street trees including providing advice and recommendations on legislation
regarding the City's street and park trees..."
The City's current primary street tree list is from 2009 and the tree lists in the City's Engineering and Design Standards date to 1997. The PRTAB undertook a study of the city's existing Street Tree List in 2016 in order to determine whether it needed updating to incorporate current research on invasiveness, disease susceptibility and effects of climate change, and if needed, to recommend updates. An update and a series of recommendations were developed by PRTAB throughout 2016-17 and submitted to staff in August 2017 after review by a professional arborist. The proposed update covers street trees only. PRTAB proposes to prepare a separate update for park and open space trees and for trees which are inappropriate our city or region. PRTAB continues to advise staff on appropriate street trees for the Water Street Project.
2018 Work Plan
PRTAB recommends that the following be included in the Board 2018 Work Plan
1. Assist Parks Director with RCO WWRP-Trails Grant proposal due May 2018.
2. Develop leash law brochure (based on Ordinance 3149 and PT Municipal Code Chapter 8.04): Although the PRTAB spent more than a year on leash law study and recommendations, and staff, Council Special Projects Committee and full Council spent an equivalent amount of
time, the public remains generally uninformed about the City's leash law. PRTAB requests approval to develop an educational brochure about our leash law for distribution to citizens at various outlets (Chamber of Commerce/Visitors' Center, pet stores, veterinarians, and other locations deemed appropriate).
3. Develop park rules: Although our Municipal Code contains more than 3000 words under the heading 'Park Rules (Title 11.01)', the code does not lend itself to the preparation of simple signs to post at our parks to provide guidance to citizens. As with leash law, the public remains uninformed about park rules. Development of a concise set of park rules for posting is recommended to be included in the 2018 Board Work Plan.
4. Naming parks: PRTAB recommended to Council in 2016 that a naming policy be developed (now Ordinance 3156 and PT Municipal Code Chapter 2.85) so that certain parks which were
unnamed or unofficially named could be formally named by Council. Board now requests the opportunity to propose appropriate names for those parks which have not been officially named by Council be included in the 2018 Board Work Plan.
5. Park and Trail data: Board also recommends that a methodology for analysing park/trail usage be developed and deployed in advance of the pending update of the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan and the 2020 update to the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Functional
Plan. This recommendation was discussed most recently at PRTAB's February meeting and so was not in the proposed 2018 Board Work Plan items Council discussed on 12 February.
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