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Meeting Agenda – June 6th, 2023
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
City Hall, Room 135
Commission Members: Kyle Hauswirth (Chair), Candace Zwank (Vice-Chair), Joseph Merchant
(Secretary), Erica Briest (Treasurer), Brian Phillips (City Liaison), Karen Kedrowski, Michael Pippin,
Mohammad Rashid, Janice Reutter, Emily Simmons, Theresa Stromberg-Murphy
I) Call to Order (Kyle Hauswirth)
II) Consent Agenda – Monthly Items (2 Minutes)
a. Approval of May 2nd Minutes (Joseph Merchant)
b. Treasurer’s Report (Erica Briest)
III) Commission Committee’s Reports and Comments (10 Minutes)
a. Outreach
i. Committee Goals
ii. Neighborhood Art
iii. AAOSE
b.Public Relations-
i.Committee Goals
ii. Digital Frames or frame display for festival and events?
1.Wind is a huge problem at our booths
2.TV is going to be brought to Art Walk do display AAOSE pieces in
slideshow
c. Collection Management
i. Committee Goals
IV) Public Forum / Guests
V) Chair’s Report and Comments (Kyle Hauswirth) (5 Minutes)
VI) City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (Brian Phillips) (10 Minutes)
VII) Old Business-
a.Art in the Parks (5 Minutes)
i.Update on Call for Artists
b.What to do with Public Art (5 Minutes)
i. Updated pieces for the July Cityside Newsletter
ii. Vote on language approved by city employees
c.Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (3 Minutes)
i.Commissioners reports on potential locations
VIII) New Business
a.Ice Arena Mural
i.Contract on June 13 City Council agenda for approval
Ames Public Arts Commission
b. Roundabout Subcommittee (5 Minutes)
i. Working with ISU Research Park on this undertaking
ii. Current Budget includes $4,000 in restitution received from Monolith damage
and $5,000 commitment from ISU Research Park.
iii. Currently the subcommittee is looking at raising additional funds from local
businesses.
iv. Staff recommends potentially allocating another $16,000 - $20,000 from the
excess balance in the AAOSE budget line (Currently $41,083 before 2023/34
expenses; typical annual AAOSE expenses are $20,000)
v. Next Step is to finalize budget and selection criteria and prepare the Call for
Artists.
vi. Subcommittee Report
c. AMES (Accessible Map-Envisioning Sculptures) (Joe) (10 Minutes)
i. Sculptures of different animals/objects at each CyRide transfer point for
people/drivers to refer to when directing people around the transit system
ii. Ames gets a lot of visitors and out of country students that have a hard time
when they first get here.
iii. Simple Sculptures would help not only them, but also the visually impaired
community.
1. Ex. “If you hit the Dragon on the green line, you’ve gone too far”
iv. CyRide wants a specific proposal of what we are wanting to do.
v. Subcommittee report
d. PAC Booth Items for Event Appearances (Brian) (5 Minutes)
i. Update on the purchase process
e. Problem Pedestals-
i. Proposal will be going to council on June 13
f. Discussion of Next Project-
i. Potential Ideas
1. Adopt-An-Intersection (Art in the center of an approved intersection)
2. Decals for AAOSE
3. Mural Contest in Ames Parks
4. Potential Calendar/Photo Contest
IX) For the Good of the Order- Group Discussion / New Ideas
X) Adjournment
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: July 11th, 2023 at 5:30 PM
(Note change of date)
Upcoming Dates of Note
•Art Walk was Thursday June 1st from 5-8 PM
•Garden Fair is Sunday July 9th 10 AM – 4 PM