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Lincoln Center
City of Fort Collins
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES MINUTES
Regular Meeting- Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Lincoln Center
Council Liaison: Will Smith Staff Liaison: Ellen Martin
CRB Liaison: Fran Johnson
Chairperson: Deanna Gram
Vice Chair: Libby Dale
MEMBERS PRESENT: Libby Dale, Roger Sherman, Susan Sternlieb, Jane Liska-
Smith
MEMBERS ABSENT: Deanna Gram, Jim Lynxwiler
STAFF PRESENT: Ellen Martin, Mark Breimhorst
Call to order 4:04 p.m. - Ms. Dale
II. Consideration of the agenda - No changes
III. Approval of minutes from the meeting of December 17, 1998
Ms. Liska-Smith moved to approve the minutes, as amended
Mr. Sherman seconded
Approved unanimously
IV. Citizen Participation
None
V. Parking Structure/ Four Corners
Ms. Martin described her conversations with the project manager, and artist on the
parking structure project. The board's discussion centered around the terrazzo floor and
different materials available for the paw print imbeds. Preliminary estimates for the floor
of the parking structure are under the budget allocated to the artist on the project, David
Griggs.
Mr. Sherman moved to proceed with the terrazzo floor art and ask the artist to
return to the board with a plan to spend any funds allocated that are not spent on the
floors.
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Ms. Liska-Smith seconded
Approved Unanimously
Ms. Martin updated the board on the process that will be used for the sidewalk art
on the Four Corners project. The board revisited the discussion concerning the new light
poles in the four corner area and artist Andrew Dufford's design for those fixtures.
Ms. Sternlieb moved to hire Andrew Dufford to redesign the art for the new light
poles.
Mr. Sherman seconded
Approved Unanimously
Staff will negotiate a fee with the artist and bring the new design back to the board
for their consideration.
VI. Annual report
Ms. Martin distributed a draft of the 1998 annual report. The board reviewed the
draft and made changes.
Ms. Liska-Smith moved to accept the annual report as amended
Ms. Sternlieb seconded
Approved Unanimously
VII. Design Consultants
Ms. Martin discussed the history of the art consultant program and asked the
board to consider if they want to open the list for new artists in 1999. After discussing
upcoming projects and the current use of artists as designers in the 1 % program, the
board decided to open the process to add new artists to the list sometime in the fall of
1999.
VIII. Staff Reports
A written report was distributed.
IX. Other business
X. Adjournment 5:45pm
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Breimhorst
Associate Director