Arts & Culture Commission Goodyear City Hall - Council Chambers 1900 N. Civic Square Goodyear, AZ 85395 |
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CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Paulos called the meeting to order at 5:30p.m.
ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Chairman Lisa Paulos; Commissioner Nancy Love; Vice Chairman Erin MacFarlane; Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka; Commissioner Jerry Drake; Commissioner Laura Fries; Alternate Kimberly Hill
- Absent:
- Commissioner Louise Privette; Commissioner Carole Palmer; Commissioner Cindy Braun
- Staff Present:
- Deputy Director Guylene Ozlanski; Administrative Assistant Julie Pirece; Arts & Culture Programmer Dalton Attig; Arts & Culture Administrator Dawn Stipe
- Attendees:
- Kiley Colvin, Youth Commissioner, Maggie Vettel, Nextera Energy, James Jackson, Nextera Energy, Jo Ho, Artist
MOTION BY Commissioner Jerry Drake, SECONDED BY Commissioner Nancy Love to excuse the absence of Commissioner Louise Privette and Commissioner Carol Palmer
- AYE:
- Chairman Lisa Paulos, Commissioner Nancy Love, Vice Chairman Erin MacFarlane, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries
- Other:
- Commissioner Louise Privette (Absent), Commissioner Carole Palmer (Absent), Commissioner Cindy Braun (Absent)
Passed - Unanimously
| PUBLIC COMMENTS |
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| BUSINESS |
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY Commissioner Nancy Love, SECONDED BY Vice Chairman Erin MacFarlane to approve the draft minutes from March 11, 2025.
- AYE:
- Chairman Lisa Paulos, Commissioner Nancy Love, Vice Chairman Erin MacFarlane, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries
- Other:
- Commissioner Louise Privette (Absent), Commissioner Carole Palmer (Absent), Commissioner Cindy Braun (Absent)
Passed - Unanimously
2.
CHAIRMAN REMARKS (LISA PAULOS, CHAIRMAN)
Chairman Paulos gave a rave review of the new Alice Cooper Teen Center. The facility is phenomenal and filled with beautiful art and music, a true blessing for Goodyear teens interested in the arts! Paulos attended the City's annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner with her fellow commissioners and a good time was had by all. Chairman Paulos and Deputy Director Ozlanski presented the Arts & Culture annual plan to the City of Goodyear Council. Council was supportive and thankful for the quality and quantity of work completed by the commissioners. Lastly, Paulos pointed out that traffic cabinets are currently being painted, adding little pops of color throughout the city! Deputy Director Ozlanski introduced Dawn Stipe who was recently promoted to Arts and Culture administrator. Stipe has been at the Goodyear Recreation Campus for four years, rounding out 20 years working in recreation. Administrator Stipe is excited to work with the commission and expand her knowledge of public art and events.
3.
NEXTERA ENERGY ART PROJECT DISCUSSION (MAGGIE VETTEL, NEXTERA ENERGY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER)
Maggie Vettel the community engagement manager for Nextera Energy shared with the commission her company's desire to promote art in Goodyear. Pluto Battery Energy Storage Site is being built by Nextera in Goodyear Industrial Park off of Sarival. They would like to promote a local mural contest for the 16'x150' exterior wall. Vettel asked for assistance from the Arts & Culture Commission to help promote the call to artists as well as assist in the selection of the artwork submitted. Nextera will provide a $10,000 scholarship to the winner as well as the materials needed to complete the mural.
4.
HOLA WEST VALLEY TEMPORARY ART INSTALLATION PROPOSAL (ARTIST JO HO)
Jo Ho was selected by the City of Goodyear as the artist for the Hola West Valley Temporary Art Installation. The project will be installed at the Goodyear Recreation Campus for 19 months. Ho presented her project to the commissioners and explained how the art was inspired by local community engagement as well as the physical location of the aquatic center. The installation will be interactive as different elements within the "puzzle piece design" will rise and lower. The commissioners were impressed and intrigued by her unique approach to design and are looking forward to the final piece, wishing it weren't temporary.
5.
BULLARD WASH TRAIL ARTIST SELECTION (GUYLENE OZLANSKI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR)
Deputy Director Ozlanski explained that the list of artists submitted by Kimley Horn for the trail expansion was reviewed by the Public Art Subcommittee, who narrowed the selection to three. The top three artists were ranked by preference but the commission would be in complete support of either of the three.
MOTION BY Vice Chairman Erin MacFarlane, SECONDED BY Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka to approve Creative Machines as the artist with Gordon Huether as the first alternate and Blessing Handcock as the second alternate for the Bullard Wash Trail.
- AYE:
- Chairman Lisa Paulos, Commissioner Nancy Love, Vice Chairman Erin MacFarlane, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries
- Other:
- Commissioner Louise Privette (Absent), Commissioner Carole Palmer (Absent), Commissioner Cindy Braun (Absent)
Passed - Unanimously
6.
APPOINT PROGRAMS & EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR (LISA PAULOS, CHAIRMAN)
The commissioners decided to table the appointment of a Programs & Education Subcommittee Chair until the subcommittee has met.
7.
ARTS UPDATE (GUYLENE OZLANSKI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR)
- Provide FY26 Art Plan to Commissioners
Deputy Director Ozlanski briefly highlighted some of the upcoming events including: 2025 new traffic cabinets will be finished this week, P. W. Litchfield's Heritage Lecture series will be held on May 15th, Artists Reception for "Space Odyssey" art show currently displayed in the library and breezeway on May 22nd, the call for artists for the next show, "Kitchen Creations," is live now and the next Hot Coffee Art Lecture on May 27th will feature Troy Buck a master artist at Legoland in Tempe. Plans and preparations for Juneteenth Family Day celebration at the Goodyear Recreation Campus are underway including a Monster Mural for attendees to create as well as five individual murals painted live by local youth.
8.
COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE (LISA PAULOS, COMMISSIONER)
Chairman Paulos appreciated the commissioners' willingness to share social media posts as well as contribute content. Paulos plans to have a Communications Sub-Committee meeting soon.
| INFORMATION ITEMS |
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| NEXT MEETING |
Future meetings are tentatively scheduled as follows:
July 8, 2025
September 9, 2025
November 18, 2025
July 8, 2025
September 9, 2025
November 18, 2025
| ADJOURNMENT |
There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Paulos adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Respectfully Submitted by:
| __________________________ Raeleen Galvan, Board Secretary |
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