2018 05-10 Public Art Committee Agenda MERIDIAN ARTS COMMITTEE AGENDA MAY 10, 2018 PAGE 1
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, May 10, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers – Meridian City Hall 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll Call
Gretchen Caserotti Jay Wilson
Jessica Peters
2. Meridian Mill Mural
3. MAPS Ordinance Review
4. Current Action Plan & Next Steps
a. Champion’s Park – Potential Parks Partnership
5. Outline Future Meetings
6. Adjourn
Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, May 10, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway, Meridian, Idaho
To develop, advance and nurture all facets of the arts
to enhance the quality of life for Meridian residents and its visitors
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. I - < to ci
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, BORTON, CAVENER, MILAM, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE
TITLE 1, CHAPTER 9, TO ADD SECTION 4; ESTABLISHING THE MERIDIAN ART IN
PUBLIC SPACES PROGRAM; REGARDING PURPOSE OF FUNDS, FUNDS
APPROPRIATION, CARRY FORWARD, AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; ADOPTING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Meridian is authorized by Idaho Code section 50-301 to acquire
personal property, including public art, and pursuant to Idaho Code sections 50-303 and 50-1006, may
appropriate funds by ordinance to create, purchase, operate and maintain recreation and cultural
facilities and activities;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian finds that public art is a valuable
component of and vehicle for stimulating economic development and revitalization, tourism, sense of
place, community expression and dialogue, beautification of public areas, and enhancement of quality
of life for Meridian residents and visitors;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian seeks to establish a stable, predictable
means by which public art can be incorporated into long-range planning for our community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian seeks by this ordinance to establish an
enduring method of appropriating general funds to install art in Meridian's public spaces;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
Section 1. That the following additions be made to Title,l, Chapter 9, of the Meridian City
Code, to add Section 4, to read as follows:
1-9-4: MERIDIAN ART IN PUBLIC SPACES PROGRAM:
A. MAPS program established. There is hereby established the Meridian Art in Public Spaces
MAPS") program, under which the City Council shall annually dedicate funding to the
establishment of art in public places within Meridian.
B. Purpose of funds. The Meridian Arts Commission shall adopt, with City Council approval, a
strategic plan for installation of art projects funded by MAPS program funds. MAPS funds shall
be used to purchase visual, tangible artworks, for installation on public property within the
Meridian city limits, in accordance with the strategic plan.
C. Funds appropriation. City Council shall, on an annual basis, appropriate for the MAPS program
an amount from the general fund equivalent to fifty (50) cents per resident, as estimated by the
current annual population estimate adopted by the Community Planning Association of Southwest
Idaho. Annually, no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of general funds shall be
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appropriated for the MAPS program. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude funding of
art by grants, matching monies, donations, or other means.
D. Carry forward. Any MAPS funds not spent during the current fiscal year shall be carried forward
to the next fiscal year.
E. Expenditure of MAPS funds. The Meridian Arts Commission shall recommend, and City
Council shall approve, expenditures of MAPS program funds by budget enhancement, in
accordance with the strategic plan duly adopted by the Meridian Arts Commission as set forth in
this section.
Section 2. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that the provisions and parts of this
Ordinance shall be severable. If any paragraph, part, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of
this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. All City of Meridian ordinances, or resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in
conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this '-'A day of April, 2015.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this :':)\ day of April, 2015.
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$45,655 Actual
$42,165 Actual
$87,820
5.7%$5,000
84.8%$74,500
9.5%$8,320
Location Timing MAPS Goal Current Condition Proposed Artwork Est. Budget
(Per Action Plan)FY17
Revitalization, Community
expression/dialogue,
Beautification of public areas
Traffic boxes throughout the city
provide an opportunity for
utilitarian art
Via Traffic Box Art Repository and West
Ada’s “Framed” art show. Five boxes to be
wrapped with MAPS funds.
$5,000
Heroes Park FY17
Sense of place, Revitalization,
Community expression/dialogue,
Beautification of public areas
Heroes Park lacks identifying
features, that make it
artwork should be relevant to the identity of
"Heroes," projects include possible entryway
features, fence improvements
$74,500
$79,500
$8,320
$49,150 Actual
$8,320
$57,470
17.4%$10,000
69.6%$40,000
8.7%Parks Benches $5,000
4.3%$2,470
Location Timing MAPS Goal Current Condition Proposed Artwork Est. Budget
(Per Action Plan)FY18
Revitalization, Community
expression/dialogue,
Beautification of public areas
Traffic boxes throughout the city
provide an opportunity for
utilitarian art
Via Traffic Box Art Repository and West
Ada’s “Framed” art show. Five boxes to be
wrapped with MAPS funds.
$10,000
TBD FY18 Sense of place, Community
expression/dialogue
Many public properties in
Meridian lack character, identity
Contemporary murals, throughout town,
could help establish Meridian as a place for
artists and add visual identity
$40,000
$50,000
$7,470
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Murals
Estimated Expenses
FY18 MAPS Ordinance Funds
Funds Estimated
Funds Rolled Over from Previous Year (Estimated)
Total
Distribution of Funds
Traffic Box Art
Mural Campaign
Public Art Reserve/Savings
Opportunity
Traffic Box Art
Estimated Roll Over
Total
Heroes Park Identity Public Art Installations
Opportunity
Distribution of Funds
Estimated Expenses
Estimated Roll Over
FY17 MAPS Ordinance Funds
Traffic Box Art
Public Art Reserve/Savings
Neighborhood Park
Traffic Box Art
Funds Estimated
Funds Rolled Over from Previous Year
$50,000 Estimate
$7,470
$57,470
9%$5,000
78%$45,000
13%$7,470
Location Timing MAPS Goal Current Condition Proposed Artwork Est. Budget
(Per Action Plan)FY18
Revitalization, Community
expression/dialogue,
Beautification of public areas
Traffic boxes throughout the city
provide an opportunity for
utilitarian art
Via Traffic Box Art Repository and West
Ada’s “Framed” art show. Five boxes to be
wrapped with MAPS funds.
$5,000
Bud Porter Pathway,
or TBD FY19 Beautification of public areas,
Community expression/dialogue,
Pathways lack identifying
features that make them more
attractive to users
iconic, creative, interactive features along
pathway $45,000
$45,000
$7,470
Install 25 traffic box wraps by FY19
Visible
Public
Within City Limits
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Opportunity
Estimated Expenses
Estimated Roll Over
Pathways
Total
Distribution of Funds
Traffic Box Art
Public Art Reserve/Savings
Pathways Art Installations
Funds Rolled Over from Previous Year (Estimated)
FY19 MAPS Ordinance Funds
Funds Estimated
Traffic Box Art
MAPS Requirements:
Tangible
Install 2 pieces of artwork in parks by FY19
Install 1 major public art piece in downtown Meridian
Community expression/dialogue
Beautification of public areas
Enhance quality of life
Economic development
MAPS Goals for Public Art:
Revitalization
Tourism
Sense of place
Strategic Plan: