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PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
October 18, 2019
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER: 8:30 AM, Siskiyou Room, 51 Winburn Way
Additions to the Agenda.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Public Arts Commission regular meeting of September 20, 2018
III. PUBLIC FORUM
Business from the audience not included on the Agenda.
IV.LIAISON REPORTS
Council Liaison - Councilor Jensen
Staff Liaison - Staff Liaison Anderson
Parks Liaison - Parks Liaison Heller
V. NEW PROJECTS PROPOSAL
Hub Sculpture (continued)
o Review RFQ draft (Smith)
VI.PROJECT UPDATES
MAP contract update
VII. PAC WORKPLAN
draft of plan to create a framework for disseminating public art information (Stallman)
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
Potential Mural Location (Philips) \[postponed from 9/20/19\]
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Calendar
next meeting November 15, 2019 followed by strategic planning until 3pm
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PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
September 20, 2019
MINUTES - Draft
I. CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Sandra Friend called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. in the Siskiyou Room, 51 Winburn Way.
Commissioners Present: Staff Present:
Sandra Friend Aaron Anderson, Assistant Planner
Richard Newman
Jeff Phillips APRC Liaison:
Allison Renwick Joel Heller
Stanley Smith
Andy Stallman Council Liaison:
Stephen Jensen, absent
Absent Members:
Thomas Fuhrmark
Items added to the agenda under OTHER BUSINESS:
Potential Mural Location
Update on the Damage to the Velocity Art Piece
Update on
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Public Arts Commission regular meeting of August 16, 2018
Chair Friend made the following correction:
Page 1 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES last bullet name correction to read Mark Gardiner to Mike
Gardiner.
Chair Friend requested that future minutes for the Council Liaison Report reflect only topics that pertained to the
Public Arts Commission.
Commissioner Stallman/Newman m/s to approve the minutes of the regular meeting August 16, 2019 as
amended. Voice Vote: all AYES. Motion passed.
III. PUBLIC FORUM - None
IV. LIAISON REPORTS
Council Liaison - Councilor Jensen - None
Staff Liaison - Staff Liaison Anderson
The Commission reviewed a report depicting current balances of public arts funds.
Parks Liaison - Parks Liaison Heller
Parks Commissioner Heller provided an update on the lantern project.
V. NEW PROJECTS PROPOSAL
Hub Sculpture Discussion
Ashland Public Arts Commission
September 20, 2019
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The Commission reviewed online websites of sculptures, the RFP document, application materials and discussed the
selection process.
Commissioner Renwick/Stallman m/s to use RFQ Template 2 for the HUB sculpture selection process
Voice Vote: all AYES. Motion passed.
Commissioner Smith would have a first draft of the RFQ for the Commission meeting in October. Commissioner
Phillips would compile a list of organizations for RFQ distribution. Mr. Anderson would find out if beatification project
funds were available for the HUB sculpture.
VI. PROJECT UPDATES
MAP fabrication proposal and contract
Commissioner Stallman provided an update on the process. The response from Masterbrand did not include
shipping costs. The contract would.
VII. PAC WORKPLAN
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS
Schedule a date in Nov. for a strategic plan update
o November 15, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
o Commissioner Fuhrmark, Renwick and Friend would give a presentation in October.
Update on the Damage to the Velocity Art Piece
o Chair Friend provided an update on a potential meeting with City officials, the parents and the juvenile
who damaged the sculpture.
o The new ball may be restored by mid-October.
Potential Mural Location Moved to the next Commission meeting in October.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m.
Calendar
PAC Annual Report at City Council October 1, 2019
Next meeting October 18, 2019
Strategic planning November 15, 2019
Ashland Public Arts Commission
September 20, 2019
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PUBLIC ART COMMISSION Public Relations Project
Goal 3: Expand the awareness of Public Art
Objective 2: create a framework for disseminating Public Art information
1) Identify categories of information to be released
A: Artists / Art Community
1) Announcement of a Site Specific Project issuing RFP/RFQ
2) Call to local artists
3) Seminars intended for artists -
B: General Public Local but centering on art community
1)
2) Invitation to Dedications inclusions into Public Art Collection
C: Press Releases General Info
1) MAP Project & Story Map walking tour
2) Seeking Grant Writers / Funding Opportunities
3) Seeking Commissioners when vacancies occur
D: To Consider?
1) Collaborations with other committees or entities Historic, Parks, etc.
i.e. aJapanese lantern in Lithia Park
2) Maintenance/ Repairs of existing works? (Velocity, Autumn Splendor)
3) When a new Brochure is published/ make sure it is known where to acquire it
4) How the TOT Funding works/ what our annual budget is / how long we have to save
to fund a significant sculpture like Threshold or Velocity
5) Asking for suggestions on public art future projects
6) Identification & development of newly acquired PAC Goals
2) Identify appropriate platforms & individuals for each category of outgoing info
Contact Person
E-mail
Phone
timeframe needed prior to press release
PUBLICATIONS
Rosebud Media: Medford Mail Tribune/ Ashland Daily Tidings
111 North Fir Street, Medford Oregon 97501
(541) 776-4411
Newsroom: news@rosebudmedia.com
Community News: community@rosebudmedia.com
Interim Editor: Justin Umberson jumberson@rosebudmedia.com
Features Editor: David Smigelski dsmigelski@rosebudmedia.com
Maureen Battistella
Caitlin Fowlkes
John Darling
Ashland Sneak Preview
Curtis Hayden (541) 482-0368
sneakpre@mind.net
Locals Guide (541) 482-4713
http://ashland.oregon.localsguide.com/
Southern Oregon Magazine
1574 Coburg Road #206, Eugene, Oregon 97401 (541) 840-4450
www.southernoregonmagazine.com
Heidi Chackel (702) 812-6126 heidi@rogue5media.com
Grants Pass Daily Courier
PO Box 1468
Grants Pass, OR 97528
(541) 474-3700
Front Desk (541) 474-3823 news@thedailycourier.com
Editor: Scott Stoddard (541) 474-3717 sstoddard@thedailycourier.com
Features Reporter: Kathleen Alaks (541) 474-3815 kalaks@thedailycourier.com
Klamath Falls Herald and News
PO Box 788, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601 (800) 275-0982 ext. 422 for newsroom
Assistant Editor: Holly Owens (541) 885-4414 howens@heraldandnews.com
Yreka The Siskiyou Daily News
924 N. Mount Shasta Blvd., Mt. Shasta, CA 96067 (530) 842-5777
Regional Editor: Skye Kinkadeskinkade@siskiyoudaily.com
Staff Writer: Danielle Jester djester@siskiyoudaily.com
TV & RADIO STATIONS
KOBI-TV Ch.5 (5 on 5) / NBC
125 South Fir St., Medford, OR 97501 (541) 779-5555
President/ Owner: Patsy Smullin
News Director: Craig Smullin csmullin@kobi5.com
News Releases: kobinews@kobi5.com
KTVL Ch. 10 / CBS
1440 Rossanley Drive, Medford, OR 97501 (541) 773-7373
Press Releases: ktvl@ktvl.com
Kingsley Kelley kkelley@sbgtv.com
KDRV-TV Ch. 12 / ABC
PO Box 4220, Medford, OR 97501 (541) 779-9755 newsroom
News: newsdesk@kdrv.com
Programming: programming@kdrv.com
Jefferson Public Radio
1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 552-6301 jprinfo@sou.edu
JPR Newsroom: jprnews@sou.edu
The Jefferson Exchange: jxproducer@sou.edu
KSKQ 89.5 FM Ashland Community Radio
330 E. Hersey St. #2, Ashland Oregon 97520 (541) 482-3999
Public Service Announcement: https://www.kskq.org/kskqweb/index.php/contact-us/announcements
KMED 106.7 FM News & Talk
3624 Avion Dr., Medford, OR 97504 (541) 494-4192 http://www.kmed.com/contact-us/
KCMX 99.5 FM News Media (541) 779-1550 http://www.kcmxam.com/contact/
LOCAL RESOURCES
Mayor John Stromberg
john@council.ashland.or.us (541) 552-2104
City Counci l
Julie Akins
julie@council.ashland.or.us
Tonya Graham
tonya@council.ashland.or.us
Stephen Jensen
stephen@council.ashland.or.us
Rich Rosenthal
rich@council.ashland.or.us
Stefani Seffinger
stefani@council.ashland.or.us
Dennis Slattery
dennis@council.ashland.or.us
PARKS & RECREATION
Michael Black (Director)
Michael Oxendine (Parks Superintendant)
Rachel Dials (Recreation Superintendant)
Mike Gardiner (Commissioner/ Chair)
Joel Heller (Commissioner / PAC Liaison)
Julian Bell (Commissioner)
Rick Landt (Commissioner)
Jim Lewis (Commissioner)
POLICE & FIRE DEPARTMENT
David Shepherd (Fire Chief)
Chris Chambers (Division Chief Forestry)
ADMINISTRATORS & STAFF
Kelly Madding (City Administrator)
Paula Brown (Public Works Director)
David Lohman (City Attorney)
Bill Molnar (Director of Community Development)
Maria Harris (Planning Manager)
Adam Hanks (Assistant to the City Administrator)
Pam Turner (Municipal Court Judge)
Scott Fleury (Deputy Public Works Director)
Michael Morrison (Public Works Superintendent)
Melissa Huhtala (City Recorder)
Katrina Brown (Assistant City Attorney)
Aaron Anderson (PAC/MAP Staff Liaison)
Dana Smith (Executive Assistant)
Lea Richards (GIS Analyst & contact for MAP development on Story Map)
Andrew Barrow (Code Compliance)
Mike Cook (Electrician)
Avram Biondo (Street Division Supervisor)
Ashland Chamber of Commerce (we should link the MAP project and PAC Tour)
110 E. Main St., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-3486 https://www.ashlandchamber.com/
Sandra Slattery (Executive Director) (541) 482-3486 ext105 sandra@ashlandchamber.com
Graham Lewis (Staff Photographer) (541) 482-3486 ext103 graham@ashlandchamber.com
Ashland Art Center
357 E. Main St., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-2772 info@ashlandartcenter.org
Ashland Gallery Association
PO Box 241, Ashland OR 97520 (541) 488-8430 administrator@ashlandgalleries.com
Southern Oregon Artists Resources soar@soartists.com
Schneider Museum of Art (541) 552-6245 sma@sou.edu
555 Indiana Street, Ashland OR 97520
Oregon Center for the Arts (541) 552-6101 oca@sou.edu
David Humphrey (Director) (541) 552-6522 humphred2@sou.edu
Science Works (541) 482-6767 info@scienceworksmuseum.org
1500 E. Main St., Ashland, OR 97520
Oregon Arts Commission (503) 986-0082 oregon.artscomm@oregon.gov
775 Summer Street NE, ste 200, Salem, OR 97301-1280
Brian Rogers (Executive Director) brian.rogers@oregon.gov