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Meeting Minutes
June 6, 2012, 1:30pm, Room 1, City Hall
Present: Stan Rubin(Chair), Kris Morris,Nancy Rody, Erin Fristad, Dan Groussman
(minutes).
Excused: Linda Okazaki, Rosalind Russell
Chair's report: SR began by warmly welcoming Nancy back. SR reports there are no
new applications for Commission seats.
SR reported that Frank Vane is scheduled to meet on June 18th with Council regarding
the Seavey plaque wording. Stan is to send the recommendation to Council.
SR presented the Brainstorm flier to the group and noted our logo.
Arts to Elders: SR presented letters from residents attesting to the quality and value of
the program—56 people attended their recent concert. Of the total who attended, 5 were
from Life Care and 3 were from Discovery View. Joey Pippia entertained.
Wayne Chimenti from Community Boat Project offered to give SR a full report with
photos. SR stated that he has reminded Wayne of our request to use the PTAC logo on
his printed materials.
Approval of minutes: The Commissioners present reviewed the minutes from the June
6 meeting. KM moved to accept minutes with minor changes to narrative, including a
suggestion by DG to change to the Seavey plaque memorial wording which involved
removing the words "as a memorial," seconded by EF,passed unanimously.
Budget Report: SR handed our the updated budget.
Public Art: KM reports that the call for artists for the new Uptown project is coming on
June l ltt'with a July 23rd application deadline. The associated dates for the project will
be posted on the PTAC web site along with links to the public art policies and maps of
the Uptown area. KM estimates that the selection process will be completed by October
as long as everything goes smoothly. KM announced the sad news that Kathy Howard is
no longer with the City and will be leaving the Public Art Committee as a result. She
will be replaced by Scottie Foster. The Commission discussed the press release and the
various ways we will be alerting the community to the call for artists. SR reminded
everyone that he and KM are the primary contacts for inquires related to the selection
process and all matters related to the project. SR suggested that any inquiries made to
commissioners be relayed to the web site for additional information.
KM relayed that Jaqua's For Willene will be located somewhere within the city in the
future and that she will keep the group updated as the PAC works on a suitable
permanent location for the sculpture.
New Business: The Commission discussed the logo competition from a couple years ago
that was done jointly with the Historical Preservation Committee and the possibility of
following through on the award offered at the time of the competition. SR said he will
look in to it and report back.
Commission meeting times were discussed for future meetings. It was decided that first
Wednesdays from 2—4 in the upstairs meeting room would be the best time to meet. For
July however we will meet on Monday the 2nd since Wednesday of that week is the July
4th holiday.
Meeting adjourned at 2:15.
Next Meeting: Monday, July 2, 2012, 1:30—3:30, Upstairs Meeting Room, City Hall.