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Public Arts Advisory Committee Meeting

Agenda
Thursday, February 15, 2024

February 15, 2024
Regular Meeting
4:00pm–5:30pm, Siskiyou Conference Room
51 Winburn Way

CALL TO ORDER:
1. Introductions
2. Quorum count

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

“We acknowledge and honor the aboriginal people on whose ancestral homelands we work – the Ikirakutsum Band of the Shasta Nation, as well as the diverse and vibrant Native communities who make their home here today. We denounce the egregious acts of the colonizers and government and recognize the horrific impacts that still exist today. We honor the first stewards in the Rogue Valley and the lands we live and depend on: Tribes with ancestral lands in and surrounding the geography of the Ashland Watershed include the original past, present and future indigenous inhabitants of the Shasta, Takelma, and Athabaskan people. We also recognize and acknowledge the Shasta village of K’wakhaha - “Where the Crow Lights” - that is now the Ashland City Plaza.”

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. January 18, 2024 regular meeting
2. January 19, 2024 study session

PUBLIC FORUM (for items not on the agenda; up to 3 minutes per speaker)

LIAISON REPORTS

Liaisons:

City Council Liaison, Gina DuQuenne;
APRC Liaison, Stef Seffinger; and
Community Development Liaison, Jennifer Chenoweth

DISCUSSION ITEMS and MOTIONS

Tasks Group Proposals – Prioritize study session task groups proposals and acknowledge volunteers on each. Discuss what will be worked on over the next year/expected date of project completion.
Placemaking Motion – Chair Engelund to bring forward a motion to recommend to City Administration to identify a department and defined role in the charter with position descriptions to focus the City of Ashland’s Placemaking – supporting the values adopted by the City Council and Administration to provide leadership and direction.
Public Works Appointment Motion – Chair Engelund to bring forward a motion to recommend to the City Administration the appointment of a Public Works Ex Officio or Liaison to PAAC.
Pulse Check – open discussion of ideas (5-10 minutes total).

OTHER BUSINESS and UPDATES

Student Representatives – Update on request to Ashland High School and Southern Oregon University Art Departments for nominating student representatives
Marking Ashland Places (MAP) II – Update from the task group
ODOT Controller Boxes – Update from the selection committee meeting; artists selected announcement
Golden Connections – Update on celebration event this Spring for the completion of the 5 medallions spokes project; may include a walking tour; HPAC and PAAC to collaborate
Box Dive & Google Drive – Jenn and Tessa to provide an update on items in the shared drives
Velocity (bouncing ball sculpture) repairs – Update
Crosswalk Project – Update
Micah Blacklight “Ancestors Future - Crystalizing Our Call” - Update
John Pugh Mural “Where the Crow Lights,” Elks Building - Update