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HomeMy WebLinkAbout060122 Arts Commission Minutes Minutes of the Port Townsend Arts Commission Meeting of June 1, 2022 LOCATION: In-person at City Council Chambers and Remote MEMBERS PRESENT, Joe Gillard, Dan Groussman, Alexis Arabito, Cosmo Rapaport, Nan Toby Tyrell, Sheila Long STAFF PRESENT City Attorney Heidi Greenwood, Legal Assistant Debbie Ritter Board Liaison: Ben Thomas Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action Call to Order Substitute Chair Joe Gillard called the meeting to order at 3:07 p.m. Approval of Agenda The agenda was unanimously approved as amended. Dan moved to strike the chair’s update, and Shelia seconded, unanimously approved Approval of Minutes for May 5, 2022 Meeting The minutes of the May 6, 2022 meeting were unanimously approved as amended. Dan clarified that on Rebecca Welti’s proposal, the minutes should read ‘Dan moved to table the topic until there is more information, seconded by Nan Toby. During discussion, Nhatt suggested to Dan that he amend his motion to say we will send it to the Public Art Subcommittee. Dan amended the motion as suggested, which passed unanimously 7-0.’ Public Comment Joe read email from Sam Bain Review Statement for Culture and Society Committee Motion was made by Joe to add to the bottom of agenda Diversity Equity and Inclusion Statement next month to discuss if time. Motion seconded by Dan, unanimously approved Heidi explained that the City Council established an ad hoc committee on public safety and law enforcement in 2020 to look at everything. The committee was the entire city council, and out of that came several suggestions, and one was to create a diversity, equity and inclusion statement, and this is it, and asking several of the advisory boards and commissions to look at it. One, was general impressions, not a line by line edit, and how the statement might play into what the Arts commission does and how it can use it going forward. After a wide-ranging discussion that included comments that to be effective, the statement would have to refer in some way to Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action action, and Heidi adding that the intent is to broaden the sense of diversity, Joe moved to continue discussion at next month’s meeting, and noted that this is something Nhatt would want to have input on. Discuss Input for High-Level 2023 Workplan Priorities Sheila moved to submit the discussed suggestions and add Joe noted that this was another topic that Nhatt would likely to next month’s agenda. Nan Toby seconded. Motion want to have input on. At the conclusion of discussion, Joe unanimously approved suggested a summation of the points: -Keep existing funding for the Arts Commission -Find a better online meeting platform -Fund poet laureate program -Increase budget -Call out the arts commission budget portion of the workplan -Don’t approve at the council level any more art projects if it bypasses the Council 3.50 =No more art projects without Arts Commission input Dan said he would email Heidi the full statement Public Art Subcommittee Update Joe said they will plan to meet in the next couple of months and there is nothing so urgent it needs to be done sooner, and it needs to be transparent, so working with city staff and Cosmo, Alexis, Dan and Nan Toby and Joe Will set up a meeting Review of Application, Funding Guidelines and FAQs Shelia agreed to write up the notes from the discussion and will send to Heidi Set Agenda for Next Meeting Nan Toby moved to add those items to the agenda for the Review of grants applications funding and guidelines, next meeting. Sheila seconded, motion unanimously Continue to discuss diversity statement approved. Continue to discuss workplan Add community outreach and pr issues to the agenda Next Meeting: July 6, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 4:37 p.m.