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Home My WebLink About2013 07-11Meridian ~ Commission To develop, advance and nurture a(l facets of the arts to enhance the quality of life for Meridian residents and its visitors REGULAR MEETING • AGENDA Thursday, July I I, 2013, 3:30 p.m. City Council Chambers -Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho I. Roll call: Stephanie Barnes Mary Jensen Leslie Mauldin 2. 3. 4. 5. Adoption of the agenda Nancy Rountree Brian Schreiner Dwight Williams Brad Hoaglun, ex-officio Approval of minutes from April I I, 2013 regular meeting Approval of minutes from June 13, 2013 regular meeting New business (None) 6. Old business a. Meridian Road Interchange Overpass Public Art (Brian McClure, Associate Planner) (I) Call to Artists/RFP issued July 3, 20 13 (2) Next steps: (a) Tuesday, July 23, 4:00 p.m., Mayor's Office: Selection Panel meets to review responses -Commissioner(s) needed to join Selection Panel (b) July 24-August 7: Public Input (c) August 8: MAC selects recommended winner -Will quorum be present? (d) August 13: MAC presents recommendation to City Council - Commissioner(s) needed b. Meridian Split Corridor Phase 2 Public Art Project (Emily Kane, Deputy City Attorney) (I) Report: Selection Panel recommendation to Arts Commission (2) Arts Commission recommendation to City Council (3) Commissioner needed to present Arts Commission recommendation to City Council on July 16 Concerts on Broadway (Leslie, Mary) (I) Report: High Street concert, June 22, 2013 (2) Upcoming performances: (a) Saturday, July 20, 2013, 7:00 p.m.: Kings of Swing (b) Saturday, August 10, 2013, 7:00 p.m.: Kevin Kirk & Onomatopoeia (3) Remaining issues: (a) Equipment rental (b) Vendors -several requests for water sales (c) Volunteers and assignments d. Proposed trolley purchase for loading and unloading Initial Point Gallery (Dwight) 7. Reports, presentations, subcommittee reports, staff reports a. Report: Initial Point Gallery's July show: Ron Pridmore and Ted Smith (Dwight) b. Report: Percent for Art Ordinance Subcommittee (Stephanie) 8. Adjourn NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 3:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway, Meridian, Idaho Meridian ~ Commission To develop, advance and nurture all facets of the arts to enhance the quality of life for Meridian residents and its visitors REGULAR MEETING • MINUTES Thursday, July I I, 2013, 3:30 p.m. City Council Chambers -Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho I. Roll call: Vice President Leslie Mauldin called the meeting to order at 3:45 p.m. and called roll. X Stephanie Barnes X Nancy Rountree X Mary Jensen (phone) X Brian Schreiner X Leslie Mauldin X Dwight Williams X Brad Hoaglun, ex-officio 2. Adoption of the agenda Nancy asked that the agenda be amended to add item 7(c), regarding donation of a piano. Dwight moved that the agenda be adopted as amended. Stephanie seconded the motion. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous. 3. Approval of minutes from April 11, 2013 regular meeting Nancy moved that the minutes of the April I I, 2013 regular meeting be adopted as presented. Dwight seconded the motion. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous. 4. Approval of minutes from June 13, 2013 regular meeting Nancy moved that the minutes of the June 13, 2013 regular meeting be adopted as presented. Dwight seconded the motion. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous. 5. New business There was no new business. 6. Old business a. Meridian Road Interchange Overpass Public Art Brian McClure, Associate Planner, provided an overview of the project. The Call to Artists/RFP was issued on July 3, 2013. The next steps are as follows. On Tuesday, July 23, at 4:00 p.m., in the Mayor's Office, the Selection Panel will meet to review the responses to the Call to Artists/RFP. Commissioners are needed to join Selection Panel. Brian and Stephanie volunteered. From July 24 to August 7, public input will be collected. At the Commission's August 8 meeting, MAC will select a proposal and recommend it to City Council. Deputy City Attorney Emily Kane MERIDIAN ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES • JULY ~ ~, 20 ~ 3 • PAGE inquired whether a quorum will be present for the August 8 meeting. It was determined that a quorum would be present. Finally, a commissioner will be asked to present MAC's recommended selection to City Council. There were no volunteers for this presentation; it will be decided at a later date. b. Meridian Split Corridor Phase 2 Public Art Project (Emily Kane, Deputy City Attorney) Emily reviewed the process and selection criteria outlined in the Call to Artisu - RFP/RFQ. Emily provided an overview of the public input collected, and reported that that Selection Panel's recommendation to the Arts Commission is to install Delia DeLapp's larger proposed artwork, "Untitled," at the south parcel. Separately, the Panel advised the Commission to explore commissioning C.J. Rench's "complimentary" piece, "Star of the West," at the north parcel. Following discussion of the process and proposals, a straw poll was taken. Mary voted to install C.J. Rench's proposal, "Under the Sky and Dreaming." Nancy voted to install C.J. Rench's proposal, "Under the Sky and Dreaming." Leslie voted to install Delia DeLapp's larger proposed artwork, "Untitled," at the south parcel and to install C J. Rench's "complimentary" piece, "Star of the West," at the north parcel. Dwight voted to install C.J. Rench's proposal, "Under the Sky and Dreaming." Stephanie voted to install Delia DeLapp's larger proposed artwork, "Untitled," at the south parcel and to install C.J. Rench's "complimentary" piece, "Star of the West," at the north parcel. Brian voted to install C J. Rench's proposal, "Under the Sky and Dreaming." Dwight moved to recommend to City Council that the City install C.J. Rench's proposal, "Under the Sky and Dreaming." Brian seconded the motion. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous. Mary volunteered to present the Commission's recommendation to City Council at their meeting on July 16. c. Concerts on Broadway (Leslie, Mary) Leslie reported that the Meridian Development Corporation has awarded MAC $7,500 for Concerts on Broadway. Nancy will determine whether MDC requires an invoice. Leslie reported that the High Street concert on June 22, 2013 went smoothly and was well-attended. The upcoming performances in the concert series are on Saturday, July 20, 2013, 7:00 p.m., Kings of Swing performing; and Saturday, August 10, 2013, 7:00 p.m., Kevin Kirk & Onomatopoeia performing. Leslie has inquired whether the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council would like to sell water at the upcoming concerts. Nancy stated that the Meridian Arts Foundation, one of the sponsors of the Concerts, would like to set up an information table. d. Proposed trolley purchase (Dwight) Dwight moved to purchase the trolley for loading and unloading Initial Point Gallery artwork. Nancy seconded the motion. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous. Emily was directed to order the trolley. 7. Reports, presentations, subcommittee reports, staff reports a. Report: Initial Point Gallery's July show: Ron Pridmore and Ted Smith (Dwight) MERIDIAN ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES •~ULY I I, 2013 • PAGE 2 Dwight provided a report on the July show in IPG. b. Report: Percent for Art Ordinance Subcommittee (Stephanie) Stephanie reported that she has done some research on a percent for art program and has discovered that seven cities in Idaho have percent-for-art ordinances. Nancy volunteered to join the subcommittee. Stephanie and Nancy will get together to work on a plan for researching and bringing the concept forward. c. Piano donation offer A citizen has offered to donate a player piano to MAC. Following discussion, it was determined that a commissioner needs to look at the offered piano, research costs to tune and/or move it. Nancy volunteered to find these answers. 8. Adjourn Dwight moved adjourn the meeting. Nancy seconded the motion. Vote in favor of the motion was unanimous. MERIDIAN ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES • JULY I I, 2U 13 • PAGE 3