HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - PAC Meeting Agenda 07/11/23Ames Public Arts Commission
Meeting Agenda – July 11th, 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 (Interim City Liaison), Karen Kedrowski, Michael
Pippin, Janice Reutter, Emily Simmons, Theresa Stromberg-Murphy, Oakley Cadogan, Armaan Gupta
I) Call to Order (Kyle Hauswirth)
II) Consent Agenda – Monthly Items (2 Minutes)
a. Approval of April 4th Minutes (Joseph Merchant)
b. Treasurer’s Report (Erica Briest)
III) Commission Committee’s Reports and Comments (10 Minutes)
a. Outreach
i. Committee Goals Update
ii. Neighborhood Art
iii. AAOSE
b. Public Relations-
i. Committee Goals Update
ii. Digital Frames or frame display for festival and events?
1. Wind is a huge problem at our booths
c. Collection Management
i. Committee Goals Update
IV) Public Forum / Guests
V) Chair’s Report and Comments (Kyle Hauswirth) (5 Minutes)
VI) City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (10 Minutes)
VII) Old Business-
a. Art in the Parks (5 Minutes)
i. Call for Artists was approved for Hira Park
b. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (3 Minutes)
i. Need to work with Parks and Rec to identify next slate of locations
c. PAC Booth Items for Event Appearances (Brian) (5 Minutes)
i. Update on the purchase process
d. Problem Pedestals-
i. Contractor quotes with option to remove inserts being requested
ii. Letter from Shellie Orngard requesting that PAC reconsider removal
VIII) New Business
a. RAGBRAI
i. The Octagon has reached out to PAC to see if we would be willing to add value
to the downtown mural project being done as part of RAGBRAI.
Ames Public Arts Commission
ii. Each square foot of the mural costs about $10 and the goal is to get to 20 feet in
length.
iii. COTA has approved a mini-grant of $910 for the project.
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.
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 member formalization
d. Discussion of Next Project-
i. Potential Ideas
1. Photography contest/Calendar
2. Other Ideas
IX) For the Good of the Order- Group Discussion / New Ideas
X) Adjournment
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: August 1st at 5:30 PM
Upcoming Dates of Note
• Garden Fair was Sunday July 9th 10 AM – 4 PM