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Minutes from the meeting of
Monday, June 22, 2009
Present: Kathy Coffey, Bill Cook, Joan Davenport, John Baule, Elizabeth Miller, Jessica Moskwa, •
Noel Moxley, Gay Parker
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Agenda: Recommendation regarding donated art piece •
Background: At their regular business meeting on June 16, 2009, the. Yakima City Council
considered a resolution to approve the installation • of a donated public art piece (a granite
sculpture) at the intersection of Front Street and "A" Street. The resolution had been previously
recommended for approval by the Council Ad Hoc Arts Committee. During the discussion at the
Council meeting, Carl Pasten, a member of the North Front Street Improvement Association and a
Historic Preservation Commissioner, requested the involvement of the Historic Preservation
Commission in the decision process. As a result of his request, the art piece will be discussed at
the June 24 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission. Also during discussion at the
June 16th Council meeting, Brooke Creswell of the Yakima Arts Giving Circle requested review of
the art piece by the Yakima City Council Arts Task Force. •
Arts Task Force June 22nd discussion regarding the second piece of public art to be
donated to the City of Yakima by the Yakima Arts Giving_Circle: •
The Task Force was brought up to date on the process thus far. Bill Cook reported that his recent
• research, done in part with assistance from Michael Sullivan of Artifacts Architectural Consulting,
indicates that it is appropriate for a historic preservation commission to review and comment on the •
process of placing public art in a historic district. Joan Davenport spoke briefly about the
Department of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. It was noted that the landscaping that
surrounds the proposed sculpture location is on land owned by BNSF. Bill Cook suggested that it
would be worth inquiring if CDY (Committee for Downtown Yakima) could • take over the
landscaping duties at the site. •
Everyone agreed that the process to place public art should include a variety of ways for the public
to provide input. The donation of a second piece of art highlights the need. for Yakima to adopt a
- standard "public art process." John Baule will work on a draft to be considered at the next task
force .meeting. In regard to the current donation, the task force makes the following
recommendation to the City Council:
. • "The Yakima City Council Arts Task Force is delighted that another piece of public art has been
gifted to the city. We look forward to furthering the collaboration between the City of Yakima and •
the Yakima Arts Giving Circle in completion of the final steps in design and installation of this
sculpture."
The next meeting of the Arts Task Force is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 10:30 a.m., in the
CED Conference Room.
Kathy Coff Art ask F rce Chair
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