07-19-2012 (Public Arts Advisory) Minutes Public Arts Advisory Board
CITY OF WYLIE
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Minutes
Regular Meeting
July 19, 2012 - 6:30 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex
Council Chambers
300 Country Club Road, Bldg. 100
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Board member Jim Lenox. Board members in
attendance were Anne Hiney, Dee Ann Ross, Lisa Green, and Gaynell Reed. Board members Robbin
Endsley and Susan Spurgin were absent.
Staff present included Carole Ehrlich, board liaison/secretary, Craig Kelly, PIO, and Shane Colley,
Construction Manager.
1. Consider and act upon a Public Arts Advisory Board Chair for a term beginning July
2012 and ending July 2013 (C. Ehrlich, PAAB staff liaison)
Board Action
A motion was made by board member Reed, seconded by board member Ross to appoint Jim Lenox as
the PAAB chair for a term beginning July 2012 and ending July 2013. A vote was taken and the motion
passed 4-1 with board members Spurgin and Endsley absent and board member Lenox abstaining.
2. Consider and act upon a Public Arts Advisory Board vice Chair for a term beginning
July 2012 and ending July 2013. (C. Ehrlich, PAAB staff liaison)
Board Action
A motion was made by board member Reed, seconded by board member Lenox to appoint Anne Hiney
as vice chair of the PAAB board beginning July 1021 and ending July 2013. A vote was taken and the
motion passed 4-1 with board members Spurgin and Endsley absent and board member Hiney
abstaining.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
• Discussion regarding FY 2012 Wylie Arts Festival Subcommittee Meeting. (C.
Ehrlich, PAAB Liaison)
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Staff Comments —.
Public Information Officer Kelly addressed the board. Kelly passed out 2012 Sponsorship applications
asking each member to begin soliciting the sponsorship application to businesses wishing to sponsor the
event. City Secretary and board liaison Ehrlich challenged each member to turn in at least one sponsor
for the event. Ehrlich noted that the final vendor applications were also available to the public on the city
website. She noted she would be sending out invitations with the application attached to those that
attended last year's event and other possible vendors for the event.
• Discussion regarding new events to focus on public art including monthly art
demonstrations. (C. Ehrlich, PAAB Liaison)
Staff and Board Comments
PIO Craig Kelly spoke to the group about the Wylie Public Art brochure and stated that he should be able
to provide the finished brochure once he receives the events list for the coming 90 days and the final art
pieces from the mural project and the Community Park project. Jim Lenox, committee member for the
spring event noted the committee would be meeting in the near future to make further plans for the event.
Lenox reported the monthly art demonstrations were on schedule with board members assisting the
artists on the first Saturday of each month.
• Discussion regarding the Community Park CIP Art Project. (C. Ehrlich, PAAB Liaison)
Staff and Board Comments
Board liaison Ehrlich reported that artist Johnny Edwards had turned in his certified engineering plans for
the underground work for the two sculptures for Community Park. He indicated that upon approval and
the permit to begin he would be onsite to begin the fabrication of the sculptures of the Octo-pitcher and
the Batti-pillar. Work should be completed by the end of August 2012.
• Update and discussion regarding the Living Lenses "Voices of Wylie" remediation.
(C. Ehrlich, PAAB Liaison)
Staff and Board Comments
Construction Manager Colley spoke to the board about the Living Lenses "Voices of Wylie" sculpture. He
stated that he had been in touch with a vendor who created stainless steel sculptures and he had met
with him to look at the sculpture by Living Lenses. Colley reported Lance Mayfield had indicated that the
indentations would not have been prevalent if a thicker stainless steel had been used in the fabrication.
Colley explained that he had asked Lance Mayfield to give him a cost to repair the existing spheres. L M
Fabrication, Inc. had given the city three quotes to repair the piece. Option #1 was to weld, grind, re-
polish both ends to get them in better shape than they currently were at a cost of $11,920. Option #2
was to rework the spheres, using fill, then weld them on the existing sculpture, costing $16,750. Option
#3 was to completely redo the sculpture spheres on each end with thicker material than original used.
He had not yet received a quote for this option.
Direction from the board was to discuss the shells with Living Lenses and see if any type of remediation
could be accomplished and report back to the board. Also acquire the cost to create the sculpture from
thicker material to see if the original budget given to Living Lenses was insufficient to create a thicker
stainless sculpture.
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• Discussion regarding a partnership between the City of Wylie Public Art Program
and PMR Realty Group for the commissioning of an art piece for the new medical
center located near the corner of Sanden Road and FM 544 to include an amount of
funding. (C. Ehrlich, PAAB staff liaison)
PAAB liaison Ehrlich reported that staff had been approached by PMR Realty Group, building the
medical center on SH 544 near Sanden Blvd. She explained two of the partners were interested in
commissioning a piece of art to be an exterior feature of the buildings and would be located in the cul-de-
sac of a street dedicated to the city. The partners were looking to partner with the city in purchasing the
art. She explained the art they had chosen would be commissioned by David Hickman and would be an
abstract piece with five polls angling in and out of one another which would be constructed of steel and
powder brushed with red paint. The polls would be 16 feet in height and would create the five arteries of
the heart. The sculpture was priced at $35,000 if commissioned for the space.
Ehrlich asked the board if they had a figure in mind to offer the partners and if funding was allocated, the
partners would donate their share of the funding to the city. The city would need to commission and own
the art. She noted the partners were willing to relinquish ownership and maintain the sculpture if the
portion agreed to by the city was significant.
PAAB members directed staff to offer $10,000 of the asking price of $35,000 so long as the ownership
and commissioning of the art would remain with the city and maintenance would be part of the partner's
responsibilities.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Consider and act upon the revised design by Roger and Karen Nitz for the
Downtown Mural Project located near Olde City Park for recommendation to the
Wylie City Council. (C. Ehrlich, PAAB Liaison)
Staff Comments
PAAB Liaison Ehrlich addressed the board stating the Wylie City Council met June 26, 2012 to review and
consider approval of the final design of the downtown mural created by Roger and Karen Nitz. Several
panel members addressed the council during the discussion asking for additional time to allow the artist to
revise some of the items within the mural maquette. The Wylie City Council tabled the item to allow time
for the artists, PAAB and the Downtown Selection Panel to meet and make some revisions to the mural.
Roger and Karen Nitz have made those changes and are presenting the final design in sketch for the
review and possible recommendation to the city council on July 24, 2012. Formal action is needed to
recommend this design to the city council.
Board Action
A motion was made by vice chair Hiney, seconded by Board member Reed to approve the revised design
by Roger and Karen Nitz for the Downtown Mural Project located near Olde City Park for recommendation
to the Wylie City Council at a cost of $15,000. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0 with board
members Spurgin and Endsley absent.
2. Consider and act upon approval of the minutes from the June 14, 2012 Public Arts
Advisory Board meeting. (C. Ehrlich, PAAB staff liaison)
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Board Action
A motion was made by board member Reed, seconded by chair Lenox to approve the June 14, 2012
Public Arts Advisory Board minutes as presented. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0 with
board members Spurgin and Endsley absent.
ADJOURNMENT
With no other business before the board, a motion was made by Vice Chair Hiney, seconded by board
member Reed to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0 with
board members Spurgin and Endsley absent.
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