[Public Arts Advisory Board on September 17, 2026.]
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THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE. SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2026 WILEY PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AND THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE TIME IS 6:02 P.M. WE ASK EVERYONE TO SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND REMEMBER, THIS IS. THIS MEETING IS RECORDED LIVE STREAM. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE WAIT FOR THE BOARD CHAIR. AND FOR TONIGHT, THAT WOULD BE ME TO CALL ON YOU BEFORE SPEAKING. AND WE CAN ONLY DISCUSS ITEMS LISTED ON OUR MEETING AGENDA. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TONIGHT WITH THE ABSENCE OF GLORIA AND BOBBY. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY, SO GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND AND LET ME UPDATE. OKAY. SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE IN OUR AUDIENCE TONIGHT FOR COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO DISCUSSION ITEMS STARTING WITH DISCUSSION ITEM ONE WALKING TRAILS, PHASE TWO YOSHI. RIGHT. UPDATE. SO AS MENTIONED IN THE JULY MEETING, YOSHI WAS HAVING SOME CONCERNS WITH GETTING THE MOUNDS UNDER HIS BUDGET AND WE SINCE THEN HAVE GONE IN AND OFFERED HIM SOME ASSISTANCE TO TRY TO GET THOSE MOUNDS FINISHED. WE ARE HOPING TO GET THEM FINISHED BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH THAT'S NOW TWO WEEKS AWAY. AND AS MARY MENTIONED, SHE WALKED BEHIND THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AND WE HAVE NOT STARTED THOSE MOUNDS YET. SO REALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS THE CITY HAS GONE TO ONE OF OUR CONTRACTORS AND ASKED THEM TO PREPARE A BID FOR THE WORK. AND WE GOT THAT BACK A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND THAT BID WAS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE ONE THAT YOSHI HAD RECEIVED. SO THESE MOUNDS ARE NOT AT ALL WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING AS FAR AS BUDGETING. SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAD BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS, AND THEN I JUST MET WITH PURCHASING AGAIN TODAY, REVIEWING OUR OPTIONS. AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO IS HOPEFULLY GET ONE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS OCTOBER 1ST. AND THEN WE HAVE LIKE A LITTLE GRACE WAY INTO OCTOBER AND THEN USE FUNDS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO COMPLETE THE NEXT ONE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT.
ONE WAS ABOUT 27,000 TO COMPLETE, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS QUOTED AT ALMOST 32,000. AND THE ORIGINAL BUDGETED AMOUNT THAT YOSHI HAD PROPOSED IN HIS PROPOSAL WAS $9,000. SO WE ARE WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TO HELP GET HIM THESE MOUNDS BUILT. ANY QUESTIONS? CAN YOU REMIND HOW MANY MOUNDS TOTAL. IS IT TWO. YES, IT'S TWO MOUNDS. THAT WE ARE. REALLY JUST A MOUND WHEN YOU TURN THE MIC OFF. SORRY, WE'RE THE THE 27,030 2000, IS THAT JUST THE COST OF THE MOUNDS THAT WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THE ACTUAL STATUE. SO THIS IS JUST TO ACTUALLY INSTALL THEM THAT. SO WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THE STATUES. THE MOUNDS ARE WHAT THE STATUES ARE GOING TO BE PLACED ON. AND THAT THAT INCLUDES THE EARTHWORK. AND THEN THE ACTUAL CONCRETE BASE THAT'S GOING TO HOLD THE STATUES. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? EVERYBODY OKAY. GOING FORWARD WITH. TRYING TO GET ONE DONE THIS BUDGET YEAR AND ONE THE NEXT? SECOND? I MEAN, I AGREE, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A CHOICE.
RIGHT. YEAH. SO ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT WITH THAT ONE AS
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WELL. IT WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING ANYONE WAS EXPECTING. SO WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO TO MAKE IT WORK. ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD GO VEER AWAY FROM THE ENGINEER'S DESIGN, BECAUSE ONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT WE TALKED TO WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I COULD DO THIS A LOT CHEAPER, BUT IT WOULD IT WOULD NOT BE THE ENGINEER'S DESIGN AND PURCHASING STRONGLY ADVISES NOT TO DO THAT BECAUSE. IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE IF, IF THE STRUCTURE FAILED IN ANY WAY, WE, WE WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER INSURANCE WITH. SO THE ARTIST HAS INSURANCE DURING THE PROCESS AND THEN WE HAVE INSURANCE AFTER. SO THAT WOULD, WE WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER THAT INSURANCE. AND ALSO TOO, WE'RE TRYING TO NOT HAVE TO IN A FEW YEARS OR, OR LESS TIME OR, I DON'T KNOW, MAINTENANCE. WE WANT IT. WE WANT IT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. GO AHEAD. YEAH, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO THE FOUNDATION, IT COULD SETTLE OVER TIME. IN MANY YEARS FROM NOW WOULD BE AN EYESORE WITH IT KIND OF LEANING TO ONE SIDE. SO TO DO IT RIGHT IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT APPROACH FOR THAT FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS GUYS. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEM TWO WALKING TRAILS, PHASE THREE SUNNY. BE AN UPDATE. SO HIS ASSISTANT EMAILED ME YESTERDAY AND SHE HAD A QUICK UPDATE. SHE SAYS THE CONTAINER BOOKING HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AND THE VESSEL CURRENTLY SCHEDULED IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO DEPART CAPE TOWN ON OCTOBER 4TH AND ARRIVE AT THE PORT OF HOUSTON ON NOVEMBER 14TH. SO. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WEEKS THAT IS IN MY HEAD. THEY WERE SAYING ABOUT SIX WEEKS, SO I THINK THAT'S FIVE EIGHT. WELL, LET'S SEE, OCTOBER, I THINK IT'S ABOUT SIX WEEKS. SIX? YEAH, SIX WEEKS. AND THEN ONCE ONCE IT ARRIVES IN THE PORT OF HOUSTON, IT'LL GET CLEARED THROUGH CUSTOMS AND THEN BE RELEASED AND BE ONWARD TO WILEY. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES GETTING THE ACTUAL SCULPTURE TO FIT INSIDE THE CRATE. AND SO BECAUSE I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING, HE WAS PREPARING IT TO SHIP AS WELL.BUT SO THEY FINALLY HAVE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO GET IT SECURED IN THE CRATES. AND IT HAS A DEPARTURE DATE FOR OCTOBER 4TH, AND WILL BE ARRIVING IN HOUSTON ON THE 14TH.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, GREAT. MOVING ON TO WALKING TRAILS PHASE THREE TWO SETH VANDERBILT UPDATE. AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATE.
HE'S HE'S BEEN READY TO INSTALL. HE'S JUST WAITING ON SUNNY AND THE DEER TO GET HERE SO THAT THEY CAN INSTALL TOGETHER. SINCE THE TWO WILL BE. REALLY ONE ONE PIECE OF WORK. SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE FOR THAT ONE. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING BEFORE WE MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA? NOPE. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE DATE? LIKE, ARE WE LOOKING, IS IT GOING TO BE DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR? WELL, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO DRIVE UP HERE. I'M ASSUMING JUST LIKE A DAY FROM HOUSTON. RIGHT. SO I WOULD I WOULD THINK THAT BOTH SUNNY AND SETH'S PIECE WILL BE BECAUSE SUNNY WILL BE HERE WAITING FOR IT WHEN IT GETS HERE. AND SETH IS JUST IN CADDO MILLS. SO HE'LL HE'LL BE HIS WORK HERE AS WELL. SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THOSE WILL BE INSTALLED BEFORE THANKSGIVING. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S THE MOUNDS. SO I'M NOT NOT I WANT TO I'M, I WANT TO BE HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL ALL BE READY AND IN, IN, IN THE GROUND BY THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT I'M JUST NOT SURE WITH WITH THE TWO MOUNDS. OKAY, SO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM IS JUST CONSIDER AND ACT UPON PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES FROM JULY 16TH. DO I HAVE. YES, MARY.
OH, DO I HAVE A MOTION I MOTION WE APPROVE. GREAT. OKAY, COOL. DID YOU GET IT? I SECOND THAT
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OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO VOTE ON THEIR SCREEN. IN JUST A SECOND BECAUSE I'M THROWN OFF. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? I WAS LIKE, COULD WE GO OVER LIKE WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON ONE MORE TIME? SO THE VOTING IS FOR THE MINUTES FROM LAST BOARD MEETING. YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MINUTE JUST TO READ THEM OVER. IF YOU DON'T MIND.YA WHAT WHAT I JUST. IT'S IT'S REFLECTING. YEAH. OKAY.
OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT PASSED 5 TO 0. AND MOVING ON TO ADJOURNMENT. DOES ANYONE WANT TO MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? I MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. I SECOND THAT.
OKAY. THE VOTING IS UP. YEAH. WE'RE JUST YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS ONE AS WELL. MARY. I KNOW.
YAY. AND WE'RE AND ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSED 5 TO 0. AND WE'RE GOING TO END THE MEETING AT
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.