HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - PAC Meeting Agenda 12/05/23Ames Public Arts Commission
Meeting Agenda – December 5th, 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 November 7th 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?
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. 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 recent City Council meetings and resident concerns.
ii. Update on Removal Process
VIII) New Business
a. Discussion regarding Buchanan Drive Sculpture (5 Minutes)
b. Selection of Transformer Wrap (5 Minutes)
i. After preferred design identified, consult with CenturyLink.
c. 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
Ames Public Arts Commission
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.
d. 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
e. Photography Contest
i. Photos of Public Art/Ames?
ii. Marketing?
f. 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