HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-20 Public Arts MIN
Public Arts Advisory CommitteeMeetingMinutes
MINUTES
February 20, 2025, Regular Meeting
4:00-5:30 PM, Siskiyou Conference Room
51 Winburn Way
I. (4:00) CALL TO ORDER:
a) Welcome
b) Quorum count – achieved, all members present
c) Announcements – none
II. (4:01) LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - Read by Russell Copley
III. (4:02) APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 14, 2025, meeting
a) Proposed corrections: Playwrights Walk has 12 plaques underway not completed.
Motion to approve by Susan Jain and seconded by Heather Warden. No
discussion. All AYES.
IV. (4:03) PUBLIC FORUM (for items not on the agenda; up to 3 minutes per speaker)
a) Ken Englund – proposal to improve the North end Welcome to Ashland sign and
possibly a new one for the South end to make it more welcoming as you enter into
Ashland, focus on Ashland’s assets, and to make the sign more prominent; desire to
form a task group for this project to explore the possible options
V. (4:09-4 :33) LIAISON REPORTS
a) Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission Liaison, APRC Liaison Mike Gardener and
APR Staff Liaison Rachel Dials – welcome and updates: butler fountain, Micah
Blacklight, Playwrights Walk, MAP 2
b) City Council Liaison, Gina DuQuenne – SOU crosswalk delayed but SOPRIDE to continue
raising funds; Say Their Names is a separate entity (not adopted public art) & will be
discussed at future date
c) Community Development Liaison, Veronica Allen; revisions to the list of allowed Traffic
Signal Boxes from ODOT would require a revision to the IGA, Veronica to pursue this;
d) Social Equity & Racial Justice Advisory Committee (SERJAC) Liaison, Emily Simon – no
additional updates
VI. (4:34-5:42) DISCUSSION ITEMS AND MOTIONS (up to 10 minutes per topic)
a) Playwrights Walk Plaques –presentation by Susan Jain, 2 plaques recommended to
be funded by PAAC for $11,000
b) Fringe Festival –Veronica to investigate if performance art can be funded by PAAC
c) Traffic Signal Boxes – Peter Finkle shares revised RFP template for approval
(Veronica to check with legal if a new approval is required); Kate Womack and
Russell Copley join subcommittee
d) Annual Maintenance Plan –approximately ~62 artworks and ~30-40 need
maintenance
Note: Anyone wishing to speak at any Public Arts Advisory Committee meeting is encouraged to do so. After you have been recognized by the
Chair, give your name and City of residence. You will then be allowed to speak. Please note the public testimony may be limited by the Chair.
Page 1 of 2
Public Arts Advisory CommitteeMeetingMinutes
e) FY 25 Budget Update & Discussion – Susan Jain provided a financial management
plan outlining: 1) Ongoing Maintenance & As-needed Repairs, 2) New Projects
Motion by Susan Jain with Second by Cassie Preskenis with all ayes to
explore possibility of allocating funds for the Ashland Fringe Festival with
$2,000 and fund if possible.
An additional motion by Susan Jain and seconded by Cassie Preskenis with
all ayes to select Quote #1 (no legacy is so rich as honesty) for City Hall
location, a to be determined location for the Love All…Do wrong to none
quote, and explore future quote potentials and specific locations for
Railroad Park.
f) We Are Here Subcommittee – Beca Blake shared the draft letter that the
subcommittee would like to send to NASU Pow-Pow and possibly send an extra letter
to Grandma Aggie’s family; Motion by Cassie Preskenis and seconded by Kate
Womack with all ayes to distribute the letter on to NASU. Another Motion by Cassie
Preskenis to extend the meeting by 15 minutes, seconded by Tish Way with all
ayes.
VII. (5:43-5:45) OTHER BUSINESS UPDATES and ACTION ITEMS (up to 5 minutes per item)
a) Marking Ashland Places II – no additional updates
b) Micah Blacklight – no additional updates
c) Public Art Collection Story Map – no additional updates
VIII. (5:45) ROUND TABLE - Member open discussion - none
IX. (5:45) ADJOURNMENT - Next Meeting Dates: Monday, March 3, 2025, 3-6PM & Thursday,
March 20, @ 4:00 pm
Note: Anyone wishing to speak at any Public Arts Advisory Committee meeting is encouraged to do so. After you have been recognized by the
Chair, give your name and City of residence. You will then be allowed to speak. Please note the public testimony may be limited by the Chair.
Page 2 of 2