[Public Arts Advisory Board on April 17, 2025.]
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ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE WILEY PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING FOR APRIL 17TH. THE TIME IS NOW. 604. JULIE, TAKE ROLL, PLEASE. OFF. SEAN. HERE. STEVE. PRESENT.
GLORIA. HERE. YOU'RE GOOD. MINAJ. PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE CHANTAL ABSENT. ESTHER AND CASSIE. VERY GOOD. AND SEEING AS HOW WE HAVE NO PUBLIC MEMBERS TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ANYTHING TONIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. DISCUSSION ITEM ONE.
REGARDING THE BLUEGRASS ON BALLARD VOLUNTEERS. YES. SO WE ARE HEADING INTO BLUEGRASS SEASON. IT'S GOING TO BE ON MAY 31ST. AND I WAS WONDERING, SINCE WE HAVE THE NEW TENT SET UP, ARE WE WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO DO THAT? YES. I WOULD APPRECIATE HELP IN SETTING THAT THING UP AND TAKING IT DOWN FOR SURE. OKAY. AND ARE WE GOOD TO DO IT? SO THE VENDOR BOOTH IS 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. ARE WE DOING IT THE WHOLE TIME? HALF OF THE DAY, I GUESS. REALLY KIND OF DEPENDS ON. WE'LL JUST KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS, SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING. BUT IN ORDER TO SET A, A DECENT EXAMPLE FOR THE VENDORS, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA TO BE THERE THAT ENTIRE TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE THE ENTIRE TIME. CORRECT? SO YEAH. YEAH.
SATURDAY OR IT'S A SATURDAY. I WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN SEND OUT A VOLUNTEER LINK FORM, AND YOU GUYS CAN PUT IN TIMES THAT YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO VOLUNTEER. BUT AS FAR AS THE MORNING VOLUNTEER STUFF THAT WE WOULD DO WITH CAROL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR UNLESS YOU WANT TO. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE THROUGH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE. LILLIAN TOOK OVER THAT POSITION WITH THE DOWNTOWN SPECIAL EVENTS. SO SHE'S SHE'S PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THE VENDOR STUFF. NOT ME. SO IF YOU WANT. I KNOW, GLORIA, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT VOLUNTEERING FOR IT. I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. YEAH. SO THE CITY IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT STEVE AND JOHN HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. DIRECTING ALL THE VENDORS FOR THE FOR THE LAKE AND UNLOAD AND EVERYTHING, OR THE CITY IS TAKING CARE OF IT. SO, STAFF. OKAY. SO BECAUSE IN THE PAST, THE WHOLE THE WHOLE BOARD WAS THERE FOR THE, YOU KNOW, ALL MORNING AND THEN SOMEWHERE AFTER LUNCH, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE HAD TO KIND OF PEEL OFF AND STUFF, BUT BUT WE DON'T NEED TO DO ALL THAT. SO NO, IF YOU DO STILL WANT TO VOLUNTEER, YOU CAN GO THROUGH LILLIAN. SHE HAS A VOLUNTEER FORM AND SHE'S TAKING VOLUNTEERS IF YOU STILL WANT TO DO THAT. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE AT ALL. NOT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. OH, WELL, I'LL THINK ABOUT GOT KICKED OUT. WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU WENT ALL ABOUT? FOR THE FIRST TIME? TO GRASS AND VOLUNTEER? BLUEGRASS IS A TRADE SHOW KIND OF STUFF. BLUEGRASS IS THE. IT'S LIKE A COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL CAR SHOW. AND THEN THEY HAVE THE VENDORS COME IN. SO IN THE PAST, THE PUBLIC ART BOARD WOULD GET THE MONEY FROM THE VENDORS THAT WENT TO THE NEW PROJECTS, IS CURRENTLY MANAGING THE. LILLIAN. LILLIAN. SHE'S SHE'S THE NEW DOWNTOWN SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY. SO SHE'S DOING THAT. SO IT HAS BEEN TECHNICALLY TAKEN OUT OF ART ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CITY? YES IT HAS. I'M ACTUALLY GOING OUT OF THE COUNTRY ON THE 28TH OR SOMETHING, SO I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING. I APOLOGIZE. SO.
SO, CAROL WITH THE CITY HAS ARRANGED ALL THE VENDORS AND ALL THE VENDORS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, AND. YEAH. SO I GOT A LIST FROM LILLIAN YESTERDAY, AND SO FAR WE'VE GOT 47 CRAFT VENDORS PAID FOR AND SIX FOOD VENDORS. OKAY. SO THERE'S NOTHING FOR US TO DO UNLESS YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER. WELL, I MIGHT, BUT I JUST JUST I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY THINGS YOU CAN DO TO
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HELP HER IN THE MORNING. I'M GOING TO BE OVER AT THE BROWN HOUSE IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA WITH THE PARKS AND REC. DOING THAT STUFF. ALL RIGHT. BUT BUT GET GET IN TOUCH WITH LILLIAN.IF WE CAN VOLUNTEER AND I CAN SEND YOU A LINK TO HER FORM, TOO. OKAY. THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE 47 VENDORS? DOESN'T THAT SEEM. THAT'S LIKE A MASSIVE CUT FROM THAT? YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS THINKING. BUT THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE THAT THAT'S JUST PAID SO FAR. SO WE'VE STILL GOT ABOUT SIX WEEKS. SO WE THEY COULD GET SOME MORE. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON BLUEGRASS ON BALLAD. NO. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION. ITEM TWO. THE WALKING TRAILS PHASE TWO UPDATE WITH YOSHI. RIGHT? YES. SO AFTER OUR MEETING, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SACRED FIRE AND KIND OF THE OVERALL MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD WAS WE WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING NOT DAMAGED GIVEN TO US. AND HE UNDERSTOOD. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT. AND SO HE DID EMAIL ME ON APRIL 3RD, AND HE SAYS HE'S BEEN TOTALLY NAIVE ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET BACK INTO HIS STUDIO. AND THIS WAS ON APRIL 3RD, AND HE WAS STILL MAYBE A WEEK OR TWO OUT FROM GETTING BACK TO THE STUDIO. BUT THEN HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO START FUNCTIONING AGAIN, AND HE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT ANY TRACE OF THE EASTON EATON CANYON FIRE. AND HE'S GOING TO SEND US PICTURES AS HE GOES, BUT HE'S GOING TO RESHAPE THE TOP OF THE SCULPTURE TO GET ALL OF THE BURNS OUT. IS IT POSSIBLE, TECHNICALLY TO REPAIR IT? FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING FROM THIS EMAIL, HE THINKS THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO RESHAPE IT TO MAKE IT NO TRACE, BECAUSE I LET HIM KNOW THAT WE WANTED IT TO BE HUGE. WHATEVER IT IS, THE ORIGINAL STONE, I BELIEVE, JUST MAKE IT DISAPPEAR. YES. OKAY, EXCELLENT. SO. DID YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ON THE COUNCIL OR THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE EXPECTATIONS? YES. I SPOKE TO MY DIRECTOR AND SHE AGREED THAT IT NEEDS TO BE MADE WHOLE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? APPARENTLY, WHATEVER HE DOES. RIGHT. SO IT HAS TO BE. SO IT HAS TO BE INSPECTED BY SOMEONE. YES, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OKAY WITH IT. HE'S GOING TO SEND PICTURES AS HE GOES. AND IF WE'RE IF WE'RE NOT DISAPPEAR. RIGHT. BUT THE WHAT YOU CALL THE STRENGTH OF WHATEVER IT IS. RIGHT. IT COULD BE INTERNALLY. IT COULD BE DAMAGING. HE MIGHT COVER UP. COVER UP. RIGHT. SO SOMEONE WHO IS TECHNICALLY SOUND IN UNDERSTANDING THOSE KIND OF REPAIRING SHOULD TAKE A LOOK. HE HE'LL STILL HAVE TO HAVE AN ENGINEER REPORT AND ALL OF THAT. SO HE WILL GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON DISCUSSION ITEM TWO? NO. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEM THREE THE WALKING TRAILS. PHASE THREE UPDATE WITH SUNNY BIN. YES. SO I GOT AN EMAIL BACK FROM TESS THIS MORNING AND SHE LET ME KNOW THAT EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK. THEY RECEIVED THE FIRST CHECK FROM THE CITY, AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE FOUNDRY IN SOUTH AFRICA. THE ENGINEER IN THE ENGINEERS TO FINALIZE AND APPROVE THE DESIGN. AND SHE'S MADE A NOTE THAT THAT INCLUDES THE ANTLER ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE MADE LAST MINUTE. AND THEY EXPECT TO HAVE THIS ALL WRAPPED UP SOON. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEY'LL SUBMIT STAMPED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS ALONG WITH THEIR INVOICE FOR THEIR NEXT MILESTONE PAYMENT. AND. ONCE ALL OF THAT IS THE ENGINEERING PERMIT IS ISSUED WITH THE CITY, THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE LARGE SCALE FOAM AND CLAY MODEL THAT WILL BE USED TO CREATE THE MOLD. AND SHE SAYS THEY'RE AIMING TO HAVE THIS PHASE COMPLETE SO THEY CAN BE READY TO BRONZE BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
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SO VERY EXCITING. IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. YEAH. THAT'S BRILLIANT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON DISCUSSION ITEM THREE? NO ONE.ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEM FOUR THE WALKING TRAILS. PHASE THREE UPDATE WITH SETH VANDERBILT. YES. SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK UPDATE. I SPOKE TO HIM ON WEDNESDAY AND HE'S HAD HIS MAQUETTE DIGITALLY SCANNED. AND THAT'S TO REASSURE THAT THE POINT OF THE ARROW WILL BE PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE DEER. AND HE SENT US A DIGITAL SCAN OF THE MONUMENT, AND I CAN SEND THAT LINK TO YOU GUYS IN AN EMAIL SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT. BUT THAT'S IT. ON HIS UPDATE.
THAT'S WHERE HE'S AT. SOUNDS LIKE EVERYBODY ON THAT END IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR DISCUSSION. ITEMS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES FROM MARCH 20TH OF 25.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES. MARCH 2025. I SECOND THAT.
ALL RIGHT. AND THE VOTE PASSES OR THE MOTION PASSES. I ENTERED THE MEETING AS CASSIE. SO JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT, THEN I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN NOW THAT ALL ITEMS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. I SECOND THAT. I MOTION TO ADJOURN. I SECOND TO MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? I SECOND THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'M HAVING TROUBLE FINDING. CLEAR. RIGHT. THERE'S NOBODY WANTS TO BE ON THAT. SHE SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE SHORT AND SWEET. LET US END THE MEETING REAL FAST AND LET. ARE YOU DONE? DO YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR TIME? YOU WOULDN'T SAY THE TIME. OKAY, WE. I CAN'T FOR SOME REASON. I CAN'T TURN YOUR. ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.