2009-03-24
* *OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES
APPROVED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL 4/15/09
1 SOUTHAKE ARTS COUNCIL MEETING
2 Southlake Town Hall - Executive Conference Room
3 1400 Main Street
4 Southlake, Texas 76092
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6 March 24, 2009
7 MINUTES
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9 Arts Council Members Present - Leslie Bartlett; Peggy Firestone; Terri Messing;
10 Carolyn Morris; Jeff Walter, Vice Chair; Char Wiersum
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12 Arts Council Members Absent - Carol Knox
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14 Staff Members Present - Kerry McGeath, Deputy Director of Community Service
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16 Others Present - None
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18 REGULAR SESSION:
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20 Agenda Item No. 1 Call to Order. - Vice Chair Jeff Walter called the meeting to order at
21 6:03 p.m.
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23 REPORTS:
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25 Agenda Item No. 2A - Administrative Comments - Alternate Member
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27 Mr. McGeath has sworn in Carol Knox, who became a member rather than an alternate
28 when Joe Henderson resigned his membership. Officer elections will be held at the
29 next meeting.
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31 Agenda Item No. 2A - Administrative Comments - Special meeting of the Southlake
32 Arts Council on April 15, 2009.
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34 The April 15, 2009 will replace the April 28, 2009 meeting. The Council needs to look at
35 the final concepts from the painter and the sculptor for the DPS facility. Once the Crime
36 Control Board and the Arts Council approves the concepts, then this information will be
37 presented to the City Council.
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39 CONSENT AGENDA:
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41 Agenda Item No. 3A - Consider. - Approval of minutes from the February 4 2009
42 Southlake Arts Council meeting
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44 Board members reviewed the minutes and unanimously approved them with the
45 correction of the meeting start time.
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2 Agenda Item No. 3B - Consider. - Approval of minutes from the February 24, 2009
3 Southlake Arts Council meeting
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5 After some discussion the minutes were unanimously approved.
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7 Agenda Item No. 3C - Consider. -Rescinding of Consider item related to the purchase
8 of Trish Biddle paintings from the February 4 2009 meeting to be reconsidered at a
9 later date.
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11 After some extensive discussion, a motion was made, seconded and unanimously
12 approved to rescind consideration and postpone purchase of the Biddle art until the
13 legal infrastructure is in place, and a permanent home is found and made ready to hang
14 the art.
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16 REGULAR AGENDA:
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18 Agenda Item No. 4 - Public Forum - The Public Forum was opened at 6:20 pm. As
19 there was no one to speak, it was closed at 6:21 pm.
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21 DISCUSSION:
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23 Agenda Item No. 5A - Discussion - Public Arts Projects
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25 Mr. McGeath discussed the drive up book return graphics. He suggested an art contest
26 for Southlake residents. This will generate the creation of the procedure for artists to
27 apply for projects. The winners will have their work transferred to the vinyl wrap to be
28 placed at various locations throughout the City. There was extensive discussion by the
29 Council. Mr. McGeath will bring some photos to the next meeting.
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31 Agenda Item No. 5B - Discussion - Master Plan Work Group Update
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33 Mr. McGeath would like to meet on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 2pm. There was
34 extensive discussion about the roundabouts.
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36 Agenda Item No. 5C - Discussion - APEX update
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38 Ms. Messing invited the Council to the combined Executive Board and Advisory Board
39 Apex meeting at 7pm. An announcement will be made about the proposed art facility.
40 Ms. Messing gave a detailed explanation of the future possibilities, if the site can be
41 acquired.
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43 Mr. McGeath was congratulated on his Texas Librarian of the Year Award given by the
44 Texas Library Association.
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1 Agenda Item No. 6, Adiournment
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3 The meeting w s adjourned at 7:00 pm.
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15 Kerry Geath, Deputy Director of Community Services
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17 A CASSETTE TAPE RECORDING OF THE MEETING IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
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