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Art in Public Places
REGULAR MEETING
March 17, 2021, 3:30 pm
Online
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1. CALL TO ORDER
3:31 pm
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present – Sabrina Davies, Gwen Hatchette, Carol Ann Hixon,
Kirsten Savage, and Sara Wade
• Board Members Absent – Miriam Chase and Michael Short
• Staff Members Present – Ellen Martin, Liz Good, and Beth Diven, Heidi Hansen,
and Jim McDonald
• Guests – Jill MacKay
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Two community members in attendance did not address the Board.
5. APROVAL OF MINUTES – FEBRURARY 17, 2021
Ms Hixon moved to accept the Minutes.
Ms. Hatchette seconded.
Unanimously approved.
6. BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, OR DISCUSSION:
A) HOMESTEAD FLOOD MARKER DESIGN REVIEW
Ms. Martin shared information about the project. It is located at Homestead Natural
Area, near the new Woodward campus at the old Link-n-Greens site off Lemay and
Lincoln Aves. The site for the art will be near the Cache la Poudre River and the
Poudre Trail. It is off the main trail on a secondary path closer to the river. Heidi
Hansen Civil Engineer with Utilities was present to answer questions as needed. Artist
Jill MacKay shared specifics about the project. It is inspired by a stacked stone cairn
and will have moveable stone markers for 5, 10, 100, and maybe 500–year flood
events. The Board discussed the project.
Ms. Hixon moved we accept the proposal
Ms. Hatchette seconded
Unanimously approved
B) ARTWORK RELOCATION
Ms. Martin shared details about relocating two artworks that are currently on the
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downtown trash enclosure in the Oak and Remington Parking lot—FireBird by Todd
Kundla and Beauty from Ashes by Teddi Parker. The enclosure is being dismantled. It
was not an APP funded project and was funded by City’s Environmental Services.
The plan is to relocate the art to the Timberline Recycling Center as the Center is run
by that department. They have money budgeted for the relocation.
C) W. ELIZABETH CORRIDOR SUBMISSION REVIEW
Ms. Martin reviewed the process for selecting artists and shared the top ranked artist
and alternate, as well as general details about the submission scoring—including the
range of scores. Beth Diven from Purchasing was in attendance to oversee the
process. Brad Buckman the City Project Manager and Tony Flores, Project Manager
for CSU Facilities Engineering & Capital Construction evaluated submissions but were
unable to attend the meeting. The Board discussed how impressed they were with the
submissions. The Board discussed the remote selection process.
Ms. Hatchette moved to approve the top score and second as alternate
Ms. Davies seconded
Unanimously approved
7. STAFF REPORT
Ms. Martin shared highlights, including information about the installation of Acumen at
the Northern Colorado Law Enforcement Training Center. Images of the project were
shared with the Board. The Staff Report will be sent to the Board.
8. OTHER BUSINESS
Mr. McDonald shared updates about Cultural Services and that details about the
recently translated APP artist calls have been shared with city management. The
Board discussed how equity and inclusion was a Board goal before it was a
community focus. The connection to the FoCo Creates Arts and Culture Master Plan
was also mentioned. Ms. Martin reminded the Board we will have an additional APP
Board meeting Wednesday, April 7, to review the submissions for the Gardens on
Spring Creek Temporary Art Installation Project.
9. ADJOURNMENT
4:12 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Liz Good