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Approved Minutes

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PANEL Regular Meeting Minutes The Art in Public Places Panel convened a regular meeting on Monday, June 1st, 2020 via WebEx. Panel Vice Chair Tammie Rubin called the Meeting to order at 6:02 PM. Panel Members in Attendance: Vice Chair Tammie Rubin, Arts Commission Liaison Brett Barnes, Panel Members Stephanie Lemmo, Joel Nolan, and Jacob Villanueva. Staff in Attendance: Sue Lambe, Laura Odegaard, Marjorie Flanagan, Curt Gettman, Frank Wick, Alex Irerra, Maria Teresa Bonet, Art in Public Places. Audra Biediger, Alison Von Stein, Public Works. Anthony Collier, Austin Convention Center. Susan Daniels, Austin Transportation. Guests in Attendance: Chuck Smith, Pease Parks Conservancy. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. The minutes from the meeting on Monday, May 4th, 2020 were approved on the motion of Panel Member Lemmo, Panel Member Villanueva seconded. Passed 5-0-0. 2. CHAIR’S REPORT a. Election of Officers to AIPP Panel Panel Member Barnes nominated Panel Member Tammie Rubin to serve as the Chair of the AIPP Panel and Panel Member Jacob Villanueva to serve as the Vice Chair of the AIPP Panel for the next cycle. Panel members Rubin and Villanueva accepted the nominations. Panel Member Tammie Rubin was approved as Chair and Panel Member Jacob Villanueva was approved as Vice Chair of the AIPP Panel with a motion by Panel Member Barnes, seconded by Panel Member Lemmo. 5-0-0. 3. ARTS COMMISSION LIAISON REPORT Arts Commission Liaison Brett Barnes noted that all of the AIPP items were approved on consent at the May Arts Commission meeting and that the process of approval went smoothly. Barnes notes that there is a lot of discussion regarding how the arts are going to be affected by the reduction in Hotel Occupancy Tax. AIPP Panel Member Tammie Robin is now serving on the Arts Commission’s Funding Matrix Working Group. It is important to have someone at the table at the working group because of AIPP’s TEMPO program. 4. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and Action Items a. Presentation on the Parks and Recreation Department Pharr Tennis Center Renovations 2018 Bond Project ---Audra Biediger, Project Manager, Public Works Public Works Project Manager Audra Biediger introduced the Pharr Tennis Center Renovation Capital Improvement Project. An AIPP project will be executed for this site. No action was taken. b. Presentation by Pease Park Conservancy regarding the Artwork Loan of Blue Trees at Pease Park --Chuck Smith, Pease Park Conservancy Chuck Smith of Pease Park Conservancy presented on the artwork load of Blue Trees by artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. Discussion ensued. No action was taken. The artwork loan will go to the Austin Arts Commission next for approval. c. Approve the Prospectus for the Austin Convention Center Warehouse and Marshalling Yard --Curt Gettman, Sr. Project Manager, AIPP AIPP Sr. Project Manager Curt Gettman presented the prospectus for the Austin Convention Center Warehouse and Marshalling Yard for approval. Discussion ensued. Approved with a motion by Panel Member Villanueva and seconded by Panel Member Lemmo. 5-0-0. d. Approve the AIPP Corridor Construction Project Pre-Qualified Artist Pool Selection Process Recommendation --Laura Odegaard, Sr. Project Manager, AIPP AIPP Sr. Project Manager Laura Odegaard presented the selection jury’s recommendation for the AIPP Corridor Construction Project Pre-Qualified Artist Pool for approval. Discussion ensued. Approval with a motion by Panel Member Nolan and seconded by Panel Member Villanueva. 5-0-0. e. Approve the comprehensive Prospectus for thirteen Corridor Construction Program Art in Public Places Projects --Anna Bradley, Sr. Project Manager, AIPP AIPP Sr. Project Manager Anna Bradley presented the prospectus for thirteen Corridor Construction Program AIPP projects. Discussion ensued, particularly around the calculation of the AIPP budget for each corridor. Prospectus approved pending that AIPP staff look into the allocation of the AIPP budgets for each corridor and report back to the AIPP Panel. Motion from Panel Member Villanueva and seconded by Panel Member Barnes. 5-0-0. f. Approve proposed AIPP community engagement practices under social distancing modifications --Sue Lambe, Program Manager, AIPP AIPP Program Manager Sue Lambe presented the proposed AIPP community engagement practices under social distancing modification. Discussion ensued. Approved with a motion by Panel Member Villanueva and seconded by Panel Member Lemmo. 4-0-1. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and Action Items and Panel Member Carr. i. Art in Public Places Guidelines Review Working Group Update – Panel Member Villanueva Panel Member Villanueva provided an update on the work for the Guidelines Review Working Group. Suggested updates to the guidelines have been compiled by the Working Group for the AIPP Panel’s review and approval. The Panel decided to meet virtually on Monday, June 8, 6-7 PM to review and vote to approve to the guideline recommendations. 6. STAFF BRIEFINGS AIPP staff briefed the AIPP Panel on AIPP artist videos being created for social media during “shelter in place” and recent AIPP artist installations completed for Montopolis Recreation and Community Center and the George Morales Dove Springs Recreation Center. 7. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. 8. ADJOURNMENT Panel Vice Chair Rubin adjourned the meeting at 7:42 PM without objection.