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PublicArtCommission | 2007-11-29 | 3 | Ms. Rosenberg stated that part of the problem they are having is the interaction with staff and the commission. She wants the public to be a larger part of the process and doesn't want staff to make the final decisions. She wonders if the grants program is within the framework of the commission and feels that it should be under an arts council and not the advisory commission. Its taxing trying to figure out what they can and cannot do. Ms. Huston feels that they need to get their feet out of the concrete. 4-C. Ms. Lee brought up the subcommittee and proposed putting it on hold. Ms. Rosenberg pointed out that they never had an Ad Hoc committee, instead it was a subcommittee. There was no presence of an administrative body to work with; it was just she and Ms. Cervantes. She said that there had been a model of a subcommittee that did not include a staff member taking and forming the notes. The subcommittee had operated on its own. Ms. Lee clarified that the subcommittee reported back to the committee as a whole. Ms. Huston stated that she was faulted for her actions at the October meeting because she was supposed to assign an subcommittee. She had no intention of assigning a subcommittee to the issue of on-site public art until it was discussed in depth. She questioned the buying of public art. She was told that she must deal with two things. One was that there was $45,000 in the art fund and that it must be spent. She brought up the item on the October agenda that said that they are compelled to spend it. She felt disrespected that she was faulted for not assigning a subcommittee despite the fact that there were only four members, two with one foot in and one foot out. Mr. Wolfe brought up the budgetary issue and that the money doesn't have to be spent, it is in a trust fund. It is not lost if it is not spent. Ms. Huston responded by saying that there is nothing in the ordinance that says that they must spend the money in a timely manner. They get to ask themselves "how would we let someone else spend the money"? How much should be spent, more will come. Mr. Wolfe asked if there is money, what do they want to accomplish. Ms. Huston responded by saying that the money is a big discussion and is not a subcommittee discussion. Mr. Wolfe suggested a workshop to include the public to figure out objectives in terms of public art and what they want to do with the money. Ms. Rosenberg clarified that it is different from the arts grant program. Mr. Wolfe suggested readdressing the plan and asked if it can be rephrased and if they can organize a series of workshops to elicit public opinion about the objectives of public art expenditures. Ms. Lee brought up the rolodex idea to send RFPs to artists. She feels its not too hard to set up. 3 | PublicArtCommission/2007-11-29.pdf |