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Meeting Agenda – October 3rd
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, Julieanne
Rogowski, Manu Agnihotri, Roman Chikerinets
I) Call to Order (Kyle Hauswirth)
II) Introduction of New Members
III) Consent Agenda – Monthly Items (2 Minutes)
a. Approval of September 5th Minutes (Joseph Merchant)
b. Treasurer’s Report (Erica Briest)
IV) Commission Committee’s Reports and Comments (10 Minutes)
a. Outreach
i. Quick overview for new members
ii. Committee Goals Update
iii. Neighborhood Art
iv. AAOSE
b. Public Relations-
i. Quick overview for new members
ii. Committee Goals Update
iii. Digital Frames or frame display for festival and events?
1. Wind is a huge problem at our booths
c. Collection Management
i. Quick overview for new members
ii. Committee Goals Update
d. New member placement in Committees
V) Public Forum / Guests
VI) Chair’s Report and Comments (Kyle Hauswirth) (5 Minutes)
VII) City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (10 Minutes)
VIII) Old Business-
a. Art in the Parks (5 Minutes)
i. Recommendation anticipated for November PAC meeting
b. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (3 Minutes)
i. Need to work with Parks and Rec to identify next slate of locations
ii. Locations of Mutt Mitt stations from Parks and Rec
c. Problem Pedestals-
i. Update on Removal Process
Ames Public Arts Commission
IX) New Business
a. 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.
b. 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. Scheduling a meeting with CyRide staff to discuss proposal
c. Discussion of Next Project-
i. Potential Ideas
1. Photography contest/Calendar
2. Other Ideas
X) For the Good of the Order- Group Discussion / New Ideas
XI) Adjournment
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: November 7th at 5:30 PM
Upcoming Dates of Note
• Octagon Art Festival was September 24th 10 AM- 4 PM