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Minutes for Arts & Culture - Public Art Subcommittee


Arts & Culture Commission - Public Art Subcommittee
Goodyear City Hall
Palm Valley 2 Conference Room (2nd floor of City Hall)

1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Wednesday, October 13, 2026 11:00 a.m. Meeting Minutes
 
CALL TO ORDER
 
ROLL CALL
Present:
Chair Jerry Drake; Commissioner Laura Fries; Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka; Commissioner Nancy Love
Staff Present:
Arts & Culture Coordinator Layne Ruiz
 
PUBLIC COMMENTS

Before you begin to speak, identify yourself by clearly stating for the record, your name and if you are a Goodyear resident. This is the time for members of the public who would like to address the Board on any non-agenda item within the jurisdiction of the Board. The Board will listen to comments, and may take any one of the following:
  • Respond to criticism
  • Request that staff investigate and report on the matter
  • Request that the matter be scheduled for a future agenda
 
BUSINESS
 
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Meeting Minutes from June 16, 2026, Public Art Subcommittee Meeting. (Layne Ruiz, Arts & Culture Coordinator)
 

MOTION BY Commissioner Nancy Love, SECONDED BY Commissioner Laura Fries to APPROVE the draft minutes from the June 16, 2026, Public Art Subcommittee Meeting.  

AYE:
Chair Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Nancy Love

Passed - Unanimously

 
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Draft Minutes from the October 6, 2026, Public Art Subcommittee Meeting. (Layne Ruiz, Arts & Culture Coordinator)
 

MOTION BY Commissioner Nancy Love, SECONDED BY Commissioner Laura Fries to APPROVE the draft minutes from the October 6, 2026, Public Art Subcommittee Meeting.  

AYE:
Chair Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Nancy Love

Passed - Unanimously

 
3.
Review applications and rank artists for the Hola West Valley Collaborative Temporary Art Project. (Layne Ruiz, Arts & Culture Coordinator)

Continued from the October 6, 2026 Public Art Subcommittee.
 

MOTION BY Commissioner Laura Fries, SECONDED BY Commissioner Nancy Love  to APPROVE the following artist ranking for the HOLA West Valley Temporary Art Project: Isaac Caruso, Kristin Wesley, Sawyer Boyd, Allie Giambalvo and Mike Goodwin, and Robert Panzer.  

AYE:
Chair Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Nancy Love

Passed - Unanimously

 
INFORMATION ITEMS
Comments, Commendations, Report on Current Events and Presentations by Subcommittee, Committee Members, or staff. The members may not propose, discuss, deliberate or take any legal action on the information presented pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02.
 
FUTURE MEETINGS

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – 5:00 PM
 
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Jerry Drake adjourned the meeting at 11:49 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

 

_______________________________
Raeleen Galvan, Board Secretary


Date:___________________

Approved at Arts & Culture - Public Art Subcommittee Meeting held on_______________, 2026.