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PublicArtCommission | 2007-09-27 | 4 | Vice-Chair Lee asked for further explanation. In response to Vice-Chair Lee, Ms. Woodbury said that it shows an investment on the part of the person requesting the funding. Chair Huston wanted to put that issue on an agenda to discuss how to approach it. Ms. Woodbury clarified that the grant program wasn't to result in an actual "piece," but rather to facilitate cultural arts in general and to help people to achieve their goals. Debra Owen expressed appreciation for the work of the Commission and the City for reaching out to embrace the greater arts community and the creativity. She feels that $50,000 is not a lot of money, but feels that there is a wealth of creativity in the community and people who are willing to work to connect with the community to make things happen. She prefers to see the $50,000 as seed money, this is just the beginning. One point she made is that the diversity of creativity that is available is broad and she encourages whichever body determines where the money goes will categorize the distribution to seed the growth of creativity. Her second point is that she is not understanding where the Commission stands and how their mandate fits in with the Grant Program. She thinks it would be wonderful if the support goes towards the enrichment of as many lives as possible. Chair Huston asked if there were any more speakers. Kim Nichols spoke to several items that did not pertain to the Public Art Grant Program. Chair Huston closed the public comment section of the meeting. She reiterated the protocol of the meeting. There was a question from the floor regarding the two-year cycle. Chair Huston replied that it is on a two-year cycle and thanked all of the people spoke. She asked if there were questions from the public. Mr. Sheppard asked about the formal protocol. Ms. Woodbury clarified that since the Commission is a public body, rules and guidelines must be adhered to. Chair Huston started the conversation within the Commission and what they are discovering is while they are on the same page, there is a lot of misunderstanding. She mentioned that the Commission is new and they are still learning how to proceed as an appointed body. She talked about how they are trying to gain instruction from superiors and that nothing has been decided. She mentioned Mr. Vu's timeline and expressed appreciation for its direction. She wanted to address the question associated with the grants and feels that art that is publicly funded must benefit the public. It must offer a profound contribution. She outlined the qualifications for public art: 1. Intellectual merit 2. Brilliance in design, craftsmanship, vision or execution 3. Access 4 | PublicArtCommission/2007-09-27.pdf |