HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - PAC Meeting Minutes 11/12/24PAC Meeting Minutes 11/12/24
Attendees: Candace Zwank, Karen Kedrowski, Janice Ruetter, Greg Rowland, Manu Agnihotri,
Kyle Hauswirth, Roman Chikerinets, Donna Hoff-Grambau, Joe Merchant, Theresa Stromberg-
Murphy, Carly Watson
I. Call to order: by Hauswirth at 17:32
II. Consent agenda
a. Motion to approve Kedrowski/Ruetter, all approved
III. Commission Committee’s Reports
a. Outreach
i. Committee Goals Update
ii. Neighborhood Art
iii. AAOSE: voting complete - votes tallied by Agnihotri and Ruetter - “Clean
Up Crew” by Judd Nelson is winner, “Crystaline” by Ben Pierce is first
runner-up; Carly Watson said she has received 7 submittals for AAOSE
2025, deadline is this week and she excepts more; she said several artists
who have submitted previously let her know they were not submitting
this year for personal reasons and not because we moved up the
submittal deadline
b. Public Relations
i. Committee Goals Update: Mike has been posting on Facebook; Kyle is
going to schedule a time to meet with the City’s new social media person
c. Collection Management
i. Committee Goals Update: now that the calendar is complete; Theresa will
schedule a meeting to develop a list of still “missing” art pieces
IV. Public Form/Guests
a. None
V. Chair’s Report
a. Thanks to Outreach for tallying AAOSE vote, Kyle is excited about the new
timeline for 2025; thanks to the committee for participating in public events;
excited about the calendar
VI. City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (Carly Watson)
a. City needs direction on Brookside Art Donation
VII. Old Business
a. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants: all have been received by they have not been
installed yet
b. Ames Foundation Partnership Update
i. Ames Murals: An Open Air Gallery: mural has been installed on the back
of Everts; Ames Foundation will continue to work with business owners to
install more murals
VIII. New Business
a. AAOSE; see above
b. AMES (Accessible Map-Envisioning Sculpture)
i. Update on property owners – Fareway & Hy-Vee: all owners are willing to
participate; next step is to update CyRide and get their approval on the
call for artists
ii. Outreach: Roman and Julieanne presented at ISU for accessibility; it was
well received
c. Brookside Park Art Donations
i. Update on provenance: due to upcoming work on Ioway Creek, the
garden identified for the sculpture will be removed; no longer a reason to
accept the sculpture
ii. Decision to proceed with accession or decline: Motion by Hoff-Grambau
to decline donation and remove item for agenda. 2nd by Zwank. All
approved
d. Photography Contest/Calendar
i. Update on printing process: printing is complete, invoice for ~$1,100
forwarded to City for payment
ii. Update on Donation Process: 99 calendars delivered to The Octagon, will
be sold for $10 or $15 and proceeds will be used by The Octagon for
activities
iii. We will put the calendar back on the agenda in January or February to
review how they sold and whether we should do it again
IX. For the Good of the Order -Group Discussion/New Ideas: none
X. Adjournment: at 18:01; motioned by Ruetter/Rowland; all approved
Submitted by Theresa Stromberg-Murphy