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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE MEETING
Grants Conference Room
November 13, 2008
Chairperson T.A. Wyner called the meeting to order at 03:35 p.m.
Members Present
: Jack Connolly, James Gibson, Joe Holiday, Nelson Merchan-Cely,
Comment [SA1]:
Jack Connolly, James
Gibson, Joe Holiday, Nelson Merchan-Cely,
Coach Havert L. Fenn, Bob Hood, Jon Ward, T.A. Wyner (Chair).
Coach Havert L. Fenn, Bob Hood, Jon Ward,
T.A. Wyner (Chair).
Staff Present
: Jody Bonet, Heather Lueke, Robert O’Sullivan (OMB), Suzanne
Antonetti.
Minutes
Prior minutes were not available for approval.
AiPP available budget
Robert O’Sullivan of the County’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was invited
to report the availability of funds for the AiPP program. He provided a handout with the
information and explained the way funds accrue into the program (for details, please
refer to county ordinances Nr. 99-07 and 2000-30). Robert O’Sullivan agreed to provide
a report of the funds available on a quarterly basis.
Ongoing Projects
Avenue D Roundabout – Replace the images at the bottom of the art piece to represent
local individuals.
At committee’s request, the images will be of Highwaymen, rather than the initial
individuals proposed by the artist. The artist now proposed to add images in each of the
columns that surround the roundabout structure. Committee members disagreed with
the concept and requested that instead of having images of specific individuals, to have
stronger, more inclusive conceptual images of the group (i.e.: generic faces of a
Highwayman painting a piece, walking down the street with his paintings for sale, etc.).
The artist has requested additional fee for the redesign of the bottom panels of the
piece
. Marty moved to approval, Jon seconded. All members voted against on the
basis that the project has not commenced and the artist has not been given the final
Motion failed.
approval to go ahead with the images to insert.
Several ideas were proposed to be more inclusive of all the artists into the art piece,
such as inserting the names of the artists or adding in the future markers coming up to
the roundabout.
Jack moved to deny the artist proposal of portraits of specific individuals for the
panels. Jon seconded. All members voted unanimously to deny proposal.
Marty moved to go back to the artist, in writing, and request that the portraits are
replaced with depictions of the process of creating and selling the Highwaymen
paintings. Jon seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion passed.
Lighting on each of the ongoing projects (Avenue D Roundabout, Fenn Center,
Lakewood Park roundabout).
Committee members agreed to recommend that all three ongoing projects have lighting
and, wherever possible and cost effective, solar lighting.
The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. Next regular meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, December 13, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. at the Grants conference room, 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce.
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Antonetti