HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - PAC Meeting Agenda 11/07/23Ames Public Arts Commission
Meeting Agenda – November 7th, 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) Consent Agenda – Monthly Items (2 Minutes)
a. Approval of October 3rd 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
1. Update on Best in Show Winner!
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. Update on Artist Selection
b. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (3 Minutes)
i. Locations of Mutt Mitt stations from Parks and Rec
c. Problem Pedestals-
i. Update on Removal Process
VIII) 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.
Ames Public Arts Commission
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. Update on Meeting with CyRide
c. Transformer Wrapping
i. Need selection team
ii. Should consult with CenturyLink regarding selected design
iii. Installation Spring 2024
d. Photography Contest
i. Logistics of Creating/Selling Calendar
ii. Marketing?
e. Discussion of Next Project-
i. Potential Ideas
1. Other Ideas
IX) For the Good of the Order- Group Discussion / New Ideas
X) Adjournment
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: December 5th at 5:30 PM