I.  CALL TO ORDER:  Chair Ken Engelund called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.

 

Commissioners Present:	Council Liaison:
Ken Engelund	Gina DuQuenne
Cassie Preskenis
Laura Bloom	Staff Present:
Stanley Smith	Brandon Goldman; Community Development Director
	Kendall Escuin; Admin Support
Commissioners/Liaisons Absent:	Special Guests:
Leslie Eldridge	Mike Gardiner; Ashland Parks Foundation
Tessa Elbatter

 II.  LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
 “We acknowledge and honor the aboriginal people on whose ancestral homelands we live, —the Ikirakutsum Band of the Shasta Nation, including the original past indigenous inhabitants, as well as the diverse Native communities who make their home here today. We also recognize and acknowledge the Shasta village of K’wakhakha — “Where the Crow lights”—that is now the Ashland City Plaza.”
Read by Committee member Engelund.

III.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) Public Arts Commission Regular Meeting, November 18, 2022
Committee members Preskenis /Smith m/s to approve the minutes with no corrections. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. Motion passed.

b) The December 16th, 222 and March 17th, 2023 meetings of the PAAC lacked a quorum – thus no actions were taken and no minutes are provided.
 
IV.  PUBLIC FORUM (for items not on the agenda)
•  Peter Finkle would like to help on the ODOT utility box project.
 
V.  LIAISON REPORTS: Council Liaison Gina DuQuenne; APRC Liaison – Leslie Eldridge (absent)
•  DuQuenne shared that the proclamation had been updated and would be read at the Food, Wine and Art event.
•  Goldman introduced himself as the new Community Development Director and shared updates on new hires within the department.
 
VI.  ACTION ITEMS
a)  Butler-Perozzi Fountain: Request for recommendation Presenter - Mike Gardiner, Ashland Parks Foundation.
Committee members Engelund/Bloom m/s would like to endorse the concept of the restoration of the butler fountain with the understanding that there will be required maintenance and a funding plan from the Ashland Parks Foundation. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. Motion passed.

b) PAAC regular meeting time change: Suggested 4:00-5:30 on the Third Thursday of the month and allow In Person and Zoom participation.
Committee members Engelund/Smith m/s Voice VOTE: ALL AYES. Motion passed.

c) PAAC endorsement of the May 20-21st Ashland Gallery Association “A Taste of Ashland” event and consider a motion to recommend Council endorsement of a proclamation for Art, Food and Wine Week for May 15-21st, 2023.
Committee member Engeland m/no second. Voice VOTE: ALL AYES. Motion passed.

d) PAAC review and approval of Ashland Art Collection Rack Cards
Committee members Engelund/Preskenis m/s to approve the rack card of Calle Guanajuato Way. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. Motion passed.

e) Consider a motion to Designate the Downtown Historic district as the next Marking Ashland Places (MAP) district, in agreement with the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee.
Committee members Engelund/Smith m/s. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. Motion passed.
 
VII.  OTHER BUSINESS
a)  John Pugh’s proposed mural project: Public event -save the date 4/27 @7:00pm at 255 Helman Street (John Pugh Studio)
• Event date pushed out. Target date is 6/15 but not yet confirmed.

b) Micah Blacklight sculpture project: Public Event – Save the date 6/18 Juneteenth picnic gathering in Ashland Creek Park.

c) Exploring the creation of an Ashland Public Art Foundation, as a 501c3 Not For Profit, to enhance private funding of public art.

d) Update on Status of Memorandum of Understanding for ODOT and Ashland to paint Traffic Control Boxes on ODOT right of ways.

e) Update on the history and status of the Medallions for the railroad park.
•  The goal is for this project to be done by May 2023.
 
VIII.  ADJOURNMENT: 10:00am
Engelund/Smith m/s to adjourn. Voice Vote: ALL AYES. Motion passed.
 
Next Meeting Date: May 18, 2023 from 4:00-5:30pm