REGULAR MEETING of the ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PANEL Monday, March 4, 2024, at 6:00 PM Virtual Meeting Members of the ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PANEL may be participating by video conference. Public comment will be allowed remotely via video conference or telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for participation. To register to speak, call or email frederico.geib@austintexas.gov or 512-974 - 3779. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Chair – Stephanie Lemmo, Vice Chair – J Muzacz, Sarah Carr, Taylor Davis, Kristi-Anne Shaer, Lisa Woods, Monica Maldonado – Arts Commission Liaison CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Art in Public Places Panel Regular Meeting on February 5, 2024. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. 2. 3. 4. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Discussion of Chair’s Report on AIPP Panel Roster by Stephanie Lemmo Discussion of Arts Commission Liaison Report on Action Items from February 2024, Arts Commissions Meeting by Arts Commission Liaison Maldonado TEMPO Design Presentation by the Trail Conservancy Presentation of Downtown Austin Alliance Writing on the Walls Artwork Loan application by Raasin McIntosh, Downtown Austin Alliance Urban Activation Vice President and Designate AIPP Panel Member to join the Departmental Review Committee STAFF BRIEFINGS 6. 7. AIPP Staff Updates on Progression of Current Projects and Milestones Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park Artwork Dedication by Frederico Geib, AIPP Coordinator FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please contact Frederico Geib at the Economic Development Department at frederico.geib@austintexas.gov or 512-974 -3779 for additional information; TTY users' route through Relay Texas at 711.
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PANEL Regular Meeting Minutes The Art in Public Places Panel convened a regular meeting on Monday, March 4, 2024, via Zoom. Chair Stephanie Lemmo called the Meeting to order at 6:03 PM. Panel Members in Attendance: Chair Stephanie Lemmo, Vice Chair J Muzacz, and Panel Members Sarah Carr, Kristi-Anne Shaer, and Lisa Woods. Staff in Attendance: EDD staff: Cultural Arts Division Manager Meghan Wells. AIPP staff: Project Coordinators Alex Irrera, Ryan Runcie, Frederico Geib, Sean Harrison, and Lindsay Hutchens. Guests in Attendance: Caitlin Young and Mandi Thomas from The Trail Conservancy, Raasin McIntosh and Emily Risinger from the Downtown Austin Alliance. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the Art in Public Places Panel Regular Meeting on Monday, February 5, 2024, were approved on the motion of Vice Chair Muzacz and Panel Member Shaer seconded. Passed 3-0-1, with Panel Member Carr abstaining. Panel Members Davis and Woods, and Arts Commission Liaison Maldonado absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion of Chair’s Report on AIPP Panel terms by Chair Lemmo. Discussion ensued; Panel Member Carr’s final term ends in May and Vice Chair Muzacz’s final term will begin in July. EDD Staff Wells is administering the nominating committee to fill the upcoming vacancy. Discussion of Arts Commission Liaison Report on Action items from February 2024, Arts Commissions Meeting by Arts Commission Liaison Maldonado. Commissioner Maldonado absent. AIPP Staff Hutchens reported on action items from February Arts Commission meeting. TEMPO Design Presentation by the Trail Conservancy. No action was taken. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS ACTION: Presentation of Downtown Austin Alliance Writing on the Walls Artwork Loan application by Raasin McIntosh, Downtown Austin Alliance Urban Activation Vice President, and Designate AIPP Panel Member to join the Departmental Review 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Committee. Chair Lemmo moved to nominate Vice Chair Muzacz to join the Department Review Committee. Panel Member Carr seconded. Passed 5-0-0, with Panel Member Davis and Arts Commission Liaison Maldonado absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 6. AIPP Staff updated AIPP Panel on collections care and repairs, as well as recent attendance to the Texas Public Art Administrators conference in San Antonio. AIPP Staff Geib also invited AIPP Panelists to attend the upcoming Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park AIPP Artwork Dedication. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Chair Lemmo adjourned the meeting at 7:24 PM without objection. The minutes were approved at the April 1, 2024, Art in Public Places Panel …
