I.          CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Jennifer Longshore called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. via Zoom.
 

Commissioners Present:		Staff Present:
Laura Bloom Ken Engelund Joel Frank Jennifer Longshore Cassie Preskenis Stanley Smith Destiny Young		Aaron Anderson, Associate Planner APRC Liaison: Jim Lewis, absent   Council Liaison: Stephen Jensen, absent
Absent Members:		Members of the Public: Peter Finkle

II.        ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
Commissioner Engelund added a discussion item establishing a PAC liaison with the Schneider Museum of Art.
 
III.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES A correction was made to page 2 under IX. GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS a., changing the date from October 17, 2021 to October 7, 2021.
 
Commissioner Engelund/Smith m/s to approve the minutes as corrected.  Vote:  ALL AYES. Motion passed.
 
IV.       PUBLIC FORUM
Peter Finkle/Ashland/Appreciated the Commission’s enthusiasm.
 
V.        LIAISON REPORTS Mr. Anderson provided an update on City news.
   
Chair Longshore introduced new Commissioner Joel Frank who shared his background and credentials.

VI.       OTHER BUSINESS Commissioner Preskenis explained the Say Their Names Coalition gave a presentation to the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission.  The shirts hanging from the fence at Railroad Park were fading.  There was no information on potential repairs.  Commissioner Smith had documented the entire installation the year before.  He was willing to donate his documentation and give up any rights associated with the donation.
 
VII.     PAC WORKPLAN Chair Longshore received an update on the engineering package, the required concrete footing, and the script for the spike.  The final language would be,  “Today we offer our belated gratitude in sadness.”
  Commissioner Smith and Anderson did a precursory check on the internet for plaque costs.  The price ranged from $300 to $500 for a custom plaque.  The Commission discussed the plaques needed to have a complete explanation from the artist.  Commissioners Preskenis, Engelund and Young would look into creating a web page for each of the historic sites. Chair Longshore explained the mural was in progress but had been vandalized.
 
VIII.    PROJECT UPDATES         Mr. Anderson quoted his contact at Masterworks, “After the fourth casting was remade, we discovered upon its inspection that the workers must have also damaged its casting pattern and it went unnoticed. So, at this point we stand at three completed raw castings and two remade patterns that the foundry manager has promised to put at the front of the line for production. Once these final two castings are complete, all five will go to our patina artist as discussed for finishing.”
 
IX.       GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS Chair Longshore recently presented at OLLI and would be presenting at the Soroptimists in November.  The Kiwanis Club only met during the day and she was not unavailable.  She asked for a volunteer to go in her place.
  Chair Longshore explained that the existing Story Map was not in the Commission’s control. Mr.  Anderson would check on policy regarding linking. It was called the Public Art Archive.
  The Commission discussed the City Social Media Policy.  There was general agreement the Commission should request a Public Arts Commission Facebook page.  Commissioner Young would write a response to the Administration Department with reasons in support of having a Facebook page.
 
Commissioner Engelund attended an opening at the Schneider Museum of Art.  He proposed the Commission establish a formal liaison with both the Schneider Museum of Art and the Ashland Gallery Association.  Commissioner Smith commented that this had been discussed previously and noted it would be a significant time commitment. He suggested a lunch could be arranged with some of these other organizations to discuss the  possibilities.
 
X.        ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting:  November 19, 2021