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MEETING AGENDA – February 7, 2023
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
City Hall, Room 135
Commission Members: Erica Briest (Chair), Armaan “Guppy” Gupta (Vice-Chair),
Kyle Hauswirth (Secretary), Oakley Cadogan (Treasurer), Angie DeWaard (Past
Chair), Taylor Carlson, Sahar Kaissi, Joseph Merchant, Brian Phillips (Interim City
Liaison), Mohammad Rashid, and Candace Zwank
Guests:
1. Call to Order (Erica)
2. Consent Agenda - Monthly Items (2 mins)
a. Approval of December 6, 2022Minutes (Kyle Hauswirth)
b. Treasurer’s Report (Oakley Cadogan)
c. Commission Committees Reports and Comments
1) Outreach (Erica Briest Chair; Oakley Cadogan, Joe Merchant,
Candace Zwank)
(a) Neighborhood Art (Erica) –Applications closed December
16th.
I) Need a subcommittee to go over the
applications
II) “Flushing Mallards” by Gail Chavenelle is not
eligible for the program as it has already been
sold to another City. The Chair has contacted 3 of
the applicants and asked them to choose a
different sculpture for their neighborhood.
III) It’s exciting, but harder than you might think to
pick what neighborhood is getting what sculpture
from this year’s AAOSE
IV) Selections must be voted on at the March PAC
meeting
2) AAOSE (Erica) – Call for Artists closed January 17th. There is a
maximum of 3 entries per artist with a $1,000 honorarium for
each of the 8 chosen artists and an additional $500 stipend
for the “Best in Show” winner.
I) Selections must be voted on at the March PAC
meeting
3) Public Relations (Taylor Carlson Chair; Erica Briest, Guppy)
(a) Digital frames or felt frame display for festival and
events? Need to decide. Wind is a huge problem at the
booths!
4) Collection Management (Kyle Hauswirth, Sahar Kaissi Co-
Chairs, Mohammad Rashid)
3. Public Forum / Guests
4. Chair’s Report and Comments (Erica Briest)(5 mins)
5. City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (Brian Phillips)(10 mins)
6. Status Updates - No Action Needed Today
a. Art in the Parks (Angie, Joe, Candace, Kyle)(5 min)
1) Joe and Angie have contacted Keith Abraham to see what our
options (if any) are at Hira Park and discuss other options
b. “What To Do With Public Art” features on social media (Taylor,
Kyle)(5 mins)
c. Solar lighting of existing sculptures (Sahar, Candace)(5 min)
1) Bid is in for about $80,000 to light all the sculptures around
Ames in the PAC inventory. This amount means it requires
much higher approval and calls for bids other than just PAC
getting an estimate.
2) PAC voted to decide which group of 10 sculptures should be
lit at night. Those sculptures will be done first to see how well
the lighting handles Iowa weather. If things seem to go well,
PAC may decide to purchase more lighting in groups of 10 due
to cost.
3) Lots of confusion about this project. Should we table this
project for now and focus on Collection Management
instead?
(a) Kyle is creating a Google Document to enable PAC
members to monitor art pieces within the collection we
manage. Each member would be assigned pieces to
monitor throughout the year.
d. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (Angie)(3 mins)
1) The fire hydrants have all been painted, sealed, and installed
at the Dog Park.
2) Should we continue this program even before the other
designs rotate out? It would get more community
involvement in art (we are the PUBLIC art commission)
7. New and Continuing Business – Action Needed
a. Ice Arena Mural (Angie)(10 min)
(a) After discussion with Parks and Recreation staff, a draft
call for artists has been prepared. PAC approval is
requested.
(b) Proposal is to offer $10,000 in exchange for a completed
project. Funds would come from the Art in the Parks
Program (current balance $35,844).
b. Roundabout Subcommittee (Candace, Joe, Mohammad, Erica,
Michele)(2 min)
1) Monolith has been deaccessioned. How are we going to
replace the sculpture is what we are trying to decide. Working
in collaboration with ISU Research Park
2) Met via Zoom on November 28th
3) Budget includes $4,000 in restitution received for Monolith
damage and $5,000 commitment from ISU Research Park.
Staff recommends allocating another $16,000-$20,000 from
the excess balance in the AAOSE budget line (currently
$41,083; typical annual expenditures for AAOSE are $20,000)
4) Next step is to finalize the budget, the Call for Artists and the
selection criteria
c. AMES (Accessible Map-Envisioning Sculptures)(Joe)(10 mins)
1) Sculptures of different animals/objects at each CyRide
transfer point for people/drivers to refer to when directing
people around the transit system. We get a lot of visitors and
out of country students that have a hard time when they first
get here. Simple sculptures would help not only them, but
also the visually impaired community.
d. PAC Booth items for festival appearances (also needs Council
approval)(Sahar)(10 mins)
1) New tent
2) Chairs
3) Banners/table display (wind proof)
4) PAC tchotchkes to give away (pens, stickers, etc)
e. Problem Pedestals (Erica)(10 min)
1) Safety issue for anyone using anything with wheels such as a
bike, skateboard, roller skates, or stroller. Also a safety issue
for anyone with any visual or mobility issues and their related
devices.
2) Pedestrian issue for ALL because these were placed directly in
the walking pathway of the sidewalk. You must skirt around
them.
3) Like a lighthouse that is about to be swallowed by the sea, the
solution proposed is for the pedestals to be moved away from
the intersections a bit so they are not blocking the pedestrian
pathway for the crosswalk. Note: not all the pedestals need
to be moved, only 6 to be precise
4) An example of a particularly bad placement for the pedestals
can be observed at 5th and Kellogg. There are 18 pedestals in
all and they’d all need to be located to see how many need to
move. This has been done and a map of their locations is
provided.
5) Asking for PAC to request (from City Council) that the 6
problematic pedestals be moved out of the pedestrian
pathway for the crosswalks
f. Discussion of next project (time permitting)(5 min)
1) These are just some ideas that have come up
(a) Adopt-an-Intersection (Art in the center of (approved)
intersection)
(b) Decals for AAOSE (pending Main Street approval)
(c) Mural contest in Ames Parks
(d) Possible tattoo festival tie-in for “Modern Art Festival”
8. For the Good of the Order – Group Discussion / New Ideas (5 min)
9. Adjournment (Erica)
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 5:30 pm
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