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MINUTES
March 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 & Attendance – achieved, Beca, Russell, and Christi absent
c) Announcements – none
II. (4:01) LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - Read by Susan MacCracken Jain
III. (4:02) APPROVAL OF MINUTES – delayed to next meeting
IV. (4:02) PUBLIC FORUM (for items not on the agenda; up to 3 minutes per speaker) - none
V. (4:03-5:13) OTHER BUSINESS UPDATES and ACTION ITEMS (up to 5 minutes per item)
a) City Manager’s Update
b) Wataru’s Presentation – Power of Silence
c) Playwright Update – Motion - Heather Warden: Install a Playwright’s Walk Plaque
in Railroad Park as proposed in the Playwright’s Walk presentation. Second by
Tish Way, all ayes. Follow-up motion - Kate Womack, second by Heather Warden:
Amend previous motion to approve: the 2 plaques located at City Hall & Railroad
Park locations and temporarily pause the third location (Love All quote). Susan
MacCracken Jain abstained, all ayes.
d) Traffic Signal Box Update – Motion - Tish Way, second by Susan MacCracken Jain:
Accept all three proposed traffic signal box locations, all ayes. Follow-up motion -
Kate Womack, second by Tish Way: Push the RFP process through for the selected
traffic signal boxes with the modified RFP draft, all ayes.
VI. (5:14-5:50) DISCUSSION ITEMS AND MOTIONS (up to 10 minutes per topic)
a) Art Maintenance Report & FY 25 Budget Discussion – delay to April meeting
b) FRINGE Festival Proposal – Motion - Kate Womack: Extend meeting by 15 minutes,
second by Tish Way, all ayes. Motion - Susan MacCracken Jain, second by Kate
Womack: Recommend that the City Manager fund $1,000 towards FRINGE Festival
event & acquisition of one art piece as public art. All ayes.
c) Mural Fest Proposal – Motion - Heather Warden, second by Kate Womack: Extend
meeting by 5 minutes, all ayes. Motion - Kate Womack, second by Heather
Warden: Recommend that the City Manager fund half of the amount requested
($5,150 requested – fund: $2,575), all ayes. Follow-up motion - Susan MacCracken
Jain, second by Cassie Preskenis: Amend previous motion to include the
acquisition of one public art piece, all ayes.
VII. (5 :50) LIAISON REPORTS - delayed to next meeting
VIII. (5:50) ROUND TABLE - Member open discussion - none
IX. (5:50) ADJOURNMENT - Next Meeting Date: Thursday, April 17, @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.
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