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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArt In Public Places Board - Minutes - 02/21/2001City of Fort Collins Culty 1, Library and Recreational Seri` -�s Lincoln Center ART IN PUBLIC PLACES MINUTES Regular Meeting — Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Lincoln Center Council Liaison: Karen Weitkunat Staff Liaison: Ellen Martin CRB Liaison: Joan Day 11 Chairperson: Roger Sherman Vice Chair: Deanna Gram 11 MEMBERS PRESENT: Libby Dale, Roger Sherman, Deanna Gram, Jane Liska-Smith, Alan Howe, Cori Hixon-Cunningham MEMBERS ABSENT: Ann Carr STAFF PRESENT: Ellen Martin, Mark Breimhorst, Libby Colbert, Clark Mapes (Advanced Planning), I. Call to order 3:32 p.m. - Ms. Sherman ll. Consideration of the agenda - No changes III. Approval of minutes from the meeting of December 20, 2000 Ms. Dale moved to approve the minutes Mr. Sherman seconded Approved unanimously IV. Citizen Participation None V. Community Gateways Ms. Martin introduced Clark Mapes from the city's Advanced Planning Department. Mr. Mapes outlined the various gateways to the City and options for APP and Advanced Planning to work together as a team. Ms. Martin reported that there is no money available at this time for gateway art projects, but there might be in the future, as these projects progress. Mr. Mapes talked about the city's Comprehensive Plan, titled "City Plan;' as the central guide on growth and development. The document generally identifies gateways as "key entryways to the city, interchange areas, and other major arterial streets into the city." The City Plan also includes 'sub area' plans, which are often locations for gateways. These sub area plans include the Harmony interchange & corridor, North College at HWY 1 and at HWY 287, HWY 14 interchange and Mulberry corridor, the HWY 14/Riverside intersection, the Lincoln St./Riverside intersection, the College Ave./Riverside intersection, and the Prospect interchange and corridor. According to Mr. Mapes, the Prospect 'sub area' gateway has two main opportunities for gateway art: The interchange at 1-25 and the Summitview Rd. vista. City Plan includes a summary and sketches of this area and states that "the sketch does not show a "special feature' within the diamond area, such as sculpture, signage, retaining walls, or other thematic elements. These are possibilities to be explored in later design efforts when plans to reconstruct the interchange have 417 West Magnolia • Fort Collins, CO 80521-2646 • (970) 221-6735 • FAX (970) 484-0424 progressed further." The south side of Prospect is going to be preserved as a natural setting other than the City's new Welcome Center. Mr. Mapes also commented on the Harmony sub -plan. He stated that the North side is owned by the city and the south side is undergoing plans for commercial/private use. In summary, opportunities for art, according to Mr. Mapes are the Prospect River Valley (with consideration of the natural environment), the Mulberry interchange, and the North College/HWY 1 interchange. In his summary, he also introduced two new opportunities: Mountain Vista Drive by the Budweiser plant and the proposed Mulberry Roundabout/intersection. He said the Board is not limited at considering only the gateways that the City is currently addressing. The Board also discussed the intersection of Linden Street and Jefferson Street as an opportunity. Mr. Howe talked about the opportunity of more consistent signage as an opportunity for gateways. The Board discussed the possibility of creating a gateway sign prototype with the hope that others would follow. The Board suggested the South College/Fossil Creek Dr. as another gateway into Fort Collins. The Board discussed other options for gateways in West Fort Collins for future consideration. In closing, Mr. Mapes also introduced a new project that entails improvements to the corridor that spans from the North College Bridge near Vine to Downtown. It was just approved by voters and the Transportation Project Manager is Kathleen Reavis. VI. Transit Center Update Mr. Green presented his ideas for incorporating art in the Transit Center project. They included cold -air inflatable vinyl sculptures with transportation themes. As Transfort buses approached their respective platforms, they would trigger a sensor that would activate a fan. The fan would inflate the sculpture and as the bus left the platform, the sculpture would deflate. Mr. Green reported that the sculptures would be made to work with the wind, so they would not be damaged by high winds. He suggested that the color of the bus route on the sculpture to make them functional for the Transit Center. The fan would use approximately 2 amps of energy, which is equivalent to a 200-watt bulb. Mr. Lingle of Aller-Lingle Architects, P.C. reported that the building would be lit until 12:00 AM, but the building would close after that. Board members expressed their concern about the material/and the installation's appropriateness in the Old Town area. The concern of the Board was that material was too commercial and they discussed options for direction of the project. The Board asked Mr. Green to concentrate on the four center islands (bus shelters) because they will be central in the project site. Mr. Lingle mentioned that he would move the conduits for power from the colonnades to the central shelters, since that is where the project had been directed. It was consensus of the Board that Jim Green would come back with more ideas in light of this discussion and the Board's concerns at this meeting. VII. Cottonwood Glen Park Update Ms. Martin showed the model of the watermelon slice. Ms. Martin reported that a strong maintenance plan would call for a protective incralack coating every two years. It was consensus of the Board that the clean, steel finish on the sculpture should be maintained and an incralack maintenance plan be used to prevent rusting. VIII. Board Elections The Board discussed options for nominations for Board assignments. Ms. Gram nominated Ms. Carr, who was absent, for Chairperson of the Board, contingent on her acceptance Mr. Howe seconded Unanimously Approved Ms. Dale nominated Ms. Liska Smith to be the Vice Chairperson Mr. Howe seconded Unanimously approved IX. Staff Reports Ms. Martin distributed a written report about the staff activities since the last board meeting. It was the Board consensus to change the November meeting to Wednesday, November le. It was also reported that the Board would discuss the City Manager's request that the Art in Public Places board submit policy or service suggestions for the consideration of development of the City Manager's 2002 and 2003 budget at the March and April Meetings. X. Other business - Ms. Liska-Smith presented a plan for a plaza playground that she received from Lee Swanson. The proposed location for the playground is Old Town Square at the Walnut and Linden intersection. The design was created by Tom Arie-Donch and his web address is Interplaydesign.com. Mr. Swanson had approached Ms. Liska-Smith and inquired if there were monies available in APP to contribute to this project. It was discussed that APP needs to explain the program process to the DDA and DBA. Libby Dale will be absent at the next meeting (march 21) XI. Adjournment 6:05 pm Respectfully submitted, Libby Colbert Program Assistant