7.A.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 05/20/2014
- From:
- Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk
Information
TITLE:
Consideration of Appointments: Beautification & Public Art Commission (BPAC).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Make one Art Community appointment to a term expiring June 2017.
Make two At-Large appointments to terms expiring June 2017.
Policy Decision or Reason for Action:
By making the above appointments, the Beautification & Public Art Commission will be at full membership and will be able to continue meeting on a regular basis. There are five applications on file as follows:
George Averbeck (new applicant)
Anne Doyle (current commissioner)
Dawn Kish (new applicant)
Anne Mead Soper (new applicant)
Jeremy Meyer (new applicant)
Anne Doyle (current commissioner)
Dawn Kish (new applicant)
Anne Mead Soper (new applicant)
Jeremy Meyer (new applicant)
George Averbeck and Dawn Kish are both eligible for the Art Community seat while all applicants are eligible for the At-Large seats.
Financial Impact:
These are voluntary positions and there is no budgetary impact to the City of Flagstaff.
Connection to Council Goal:
Diversity of arts, culture and educational opportunities.
Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:
None.
Options and Alternatives:
1) Appoint three Commissioners: By appointing members at this time, the Beautification & Public Arts Commission will be at full membership, allowing the group to meet and provide recommendations to the City Council.
2) Table the action to allow for further discussion or expand the list of candidates.
2) Table the action to allow for further discussion or expand the list of candidates.
Background/History:
The Beautification & Public Art Commission consists of nine citizens serving three-year terms. One of the positions represents the hospitality industry, two positions represent members of the arts community, one position represents the design professional industry, and five are at-large seats. There is currently one arts community seat and two at-large seats available.
The Beautification and Public Art Commission recommends expenditures from the BBB beautification fund and public art portion of the BBB arts and science fund. It studies and recommends community beautification projects ranging from landscaping and irrigation, signs and billboards, buildings, facilities, streetscapes, gateways, the purchase and installation of public art projects within beautification projects, property acquisition for beautification and/or public art projects, and neighborhood-initiated projects, to mention a few.
The Beautification and Public Art Commission recommends expenditures from the BBB beautification fund and public art portion of the BBB arts and science fund. It studies and recommends community beautification projects ranging from landscaping and irrigation, signs and billboards, buildings, facilities, streetscapes, gateways, the purchase and installation of public art projects within beautification projects, property acquisition for beautification and/or public art projects, and neighborhood-initiated projects, to mention a few.
Key Considerations:
It is important to fill the vacancies so as to allow the Commission to continue meeting on a regular basis.
Expanded Financial Considerations:
The City's boards, commissions, and committees were created to foster public participation and input and to encourage Flagstaff citizens to take an active role in city government.
Community Benefits and Considerations:
INFORM: The vacancies are also posted on the City's website and individual recruitment and mention of the openings by Board members and City staff has occurred, informing others of these vacancies through word of mouth.
Community Involvement:
COUNCIL INTERVIEW TEAM: Vice Mayor Evans and Councilmember Brewster