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1 151 Martin St., Birmingham, MI BNOTICE OF MEETING - PUBLIC ARTS BOARD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Public Arts Board will take place on Wednesday, November 14 th, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in conference room 202/203 of the Municipal Building. Approved minutes of this meeting will be available on the City s website at THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN in accordance with Act 261, 1968 Public Act 267. MEETING AGENDA *** Board members who are not able to attend this meeting are encouraged to notify the staff representative in advance for consideration of a quorum. *** A. Roll Call B. Approval of Minutes October 17 th, 2018 C. New Business 1. Group Reports 2. Installation Funding for Sculptures on Loan 3. Electrical Box Painting 4. Public Space Activation Committee D. Communication 1. Installation of Sound Heart 2. Installation of Eastern Hophornbeam 3. Yarn Bombing E. Public Comments F. Adjournment Upcoming PAB Meeting: December 19 th, 2018 NOTE: Persons with disabilities that may require assistance for effective participation in this public meeting should contact the City Clerk s Office at the number (248) , or (248) (for the hearing impaired) at least one day before the meeting to request help in mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance. Las personas con incapacidad que requieren algun tipo de ayuda para la participacion en esta sesion publica deben ponerse en contacto con la oficina del escribano de la ciudad en el numero (248) o al (248) (para las personas con incapacidad auditiva) por lo menos un dia antes de la reunion para solicitar ayuda a la movilidad, visual, auditiva, o de otras asistencias.

2 A. Roll Call: Public Arts Board Minutes Rooms 202 & 203 Birmingham City Hall October 17 th, 2018 Members Present: Members Absent: Administration: Rabbi Baruch Cohen, Monica Neville, Linda Wells, Barbara Heller, Mary Roberts, Anne Ritchie, Amelia Berry (Student), Cole Wohlfiel (Student) Jason Eddleston Brooks Cowan, City Planner B. Approval of Minutes August 15th, 2018 Barbara Heller mentioned that Marshall Fredericks was missing an s. Motion by Linda Wells, Second by Barbara to approve minutes. Yeas: 6 Nays: 0 The motion carried. C. Sculpture Donation The Sculpture Michigan Spring by Jim Miller-Melburg was donated to the City of Birmingham by the artist s representative James Robb. Doug Kosich of the Library Board said the members of the Library Board like the sculpture and would be open to placing the sculpture on their property. Members of the Public Arts Board were also in support of recommending the sculpture for the location at the Library. A motion to recommend the sculpture Michigan Spring for the Library Location was made by Linda Wells, seconded by Anne Ritchie. Yeas: 6 Nays: 0 The motion carried. D. Committee Report The Public Arts Board committee reports began with the Alleys and passages groups. Rabbi Baruch Cohen indicated that his group still needs to come up with a proposal for an art in the alley event that includes a basic outline of ideas. Once this is put together they would like to schedule a meeting with property owners. Getting together as a group is step one for them. The branding group shared their poster design that includes multiple photos of City sculptures. They are still waiting on addendum signatures from artists and City Commission approval. Public art tours and lectures indicated changes for the public art map and indicated that plans are a work in progress. They would like to see the map uploaded to the website. They would also like a QR code on the map that links to the art board website. Art gallery tours had no update.

3 Artistic self-expression discussed potentially participating in Winter Market. Free pianos prioritized locations as the band area in Shain Park, Panera, Clark Hill Alley, Birmingham 8 Theater, and then Bird and the Bread. Just one piano seemed reasonable at the time. E. New Business Two paintings by Gretchen Maricak were donated to the City by the artist s representative Russell Dixon. The Public Arts Board determined that it generally does not deal with determining painting locations within Birmingham s municipal building. Staff indicated they would ask around if anyone would like to have a painting to go in their office and then let the Russell Dixon know. Communication Kroger was told they had to install Soundheart by the end of the month or they would receive a ticket for failure to comply with Site Plan Approval. Robert Lobe received approvals from City departments for his installation at Booth Park. He was Comments Cindy Rose expressed concern about the City s current sculpture loan policy. She believes making the artist pay for installation and removal of loans reduces the likelihood of artists to loan their sculptures to the City. She would like to see a policy brought forth that assists artists with the installation and removal process. Members of the Board agreed with this sentiment. Staff agreed to bring fort potential solutions to this issue at the next meeting. F. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm Brooks Cowan City Planner

4 MEMORANDUM Planning Division DATE: November 14 th, 2018 TO: FROM: APPROVED: SUBJECT: Public Arts Board Members Brooks Cowan, City Planner Jana Ecker, Planning Director Project Group Reports Members of the Public Arts Board have prioritized projects that they would like to pursue and indicated which projects they would like to volunteer for. Board members were divided into groups who each created a general outline of short term and long term goals, an implementation plan, and a budget request. Each project group provides updates each meeting related to their project. Alleyway Project: Rabbi Cohen, Jason Eddleson, Cole Wohlfiel, Amelia Barrie -Create basic outline of idea and potentially schedule a meeting with adjacent property owners of desired allies for activities PAB Branding: Monica Neville, Anne Ritchie -Finalizing brochure and poster designs -Need addendum signatures Public Art Tours & Lectures: Barbara Heller and Linda Wells - Waiting for two new installations and new map to be posted online Art Gallery Tours: Rabbi Cohen and Jason Eddleson -Plans in progress Artistic Self Expression: Natalie Bishai, Rabbi Cohen, Amelia Berry, Cole Wohlfiel Free Pianos: Jason Eddelson, Rabbi Cohen, Amelia Berry -Goal of placing piano in Shain Park beneath the covering in the band area 1

5 MEMORANDUM Planning Division DATE: November 14 th, 2018 TO: FROM: APPROVED: SUBJECT: Public Arts Board Members Brooks Cowan, City Planner Jana Ecker, Planning Director Installation Funding for Sculptures on Loans The City of Birmingham s policy for sculptures on loan is the artist is responsible for all installation and removal fees. The most recent version of the installation agreement for loans states, Owner/Owner Representative shall, at their sole expense, install the sculpture at (location) and restore the park grounds to its prior condition. Examples of loan agreements have been attached. As discussed at the October 17 th meeting, requiring artists to be responsible for all installation and removal costs of loaned artwork may hinder their willingness to loan their work to the City. The City of Birmingham requires the footings of the base to go below the defined frost line which is 42. Doing so can be a costly installation and removal expense. The Public Arts Board is interested in looking for ways to help assist artists with the sculptures on loan program. Helping avoid costs related to installation and removal could serve as a greater incentive for artists to loan sculptures to the City for display. One possible option is to request more funding from the City, and if approved, have a fund of money dedicated to helping the artist pay for installation and removal fees. The Public Arts Board could then recommend how much money from this fund they would allocate towards installation fees. Another possible option is to designate a location or locations for a sculpture loan and have the City install a sculpture pad. Doing so would create a permanent pad for sculptures on loan. Once a lease term ran out or the sculpture was sold, another loaned sculpture could be placed there. The artist would then pay for installation and removal of sculpture only and not have to deal with installing or removing a base pad. 1

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14 MEMORANDUM Planning Division DATE: November 14 th, 2018 TO: FROM: APPROVED: SUBJECT: Public Arts Board Members Brooks Cowan, City Planner Jana Ecker, Planning Director Potential Sculpture Site There is a large electrical box on the sidewalk in front of the Birmingham 8 Theatre at the intersection of S. Old Woodward and Merrill. The City Manager has asked the PAB to consider options to enhance the aesthetics of this box through the use of public art. The box is 4.5 in height, 4 in width, and 3 in length. On October 17 th, 2018, the Public Arts Board indicated they would like to paint the electrical box, and would discuss potential designs and coordinating painters at the next meeting. Members of the Public Arts Board could decide on creating a design themselves, or recruit an artist they believe would do a good job. Design and painting materials will have to be approved by the City Commission. Example of electrical box paintings that have been done in other cities have been attached. 1

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18 MEMORANDUM Planning Division DATE: November 14 th, 2018 TO: FROM: APPROVED: SUBJECT: Public Arts Board Members Brooks Cowan, City Planner Jana Ecker, Planning Director Installation of Soundheart Kroger has installed the foundation for the sculpture. They are waiting on a special piece of granite that serves as a pedestal for the sculpture to be cut and delivered. The granite company has informed Kroger it will be delivered in 2-3 weeks. Once this is received, the contractor said he will get the sculpture installed as soon as possible. 1

19 MEMORANDUM Planning Division DATE: November 14th, 2018 TO: FROM: APPROVED: SUBJECT: Public Arts Board Members Brooks Cowan, City Planner Jana Ecker, Planning Director Installation of Eastern Hophornbeam The installation plans have been approved by all necessary departments. Tim Hill has indicated that he is talking with a consultant for installation, hopefully having the sculpture installed before the ground freezes. 1

20 MEMORANDUM Planning Division DATE: November 14th, 2018 TO: FROM: APPROVED: SUBJECT: Public Arts Board Members Brooks Cowan, City Planner Jana Ecker, Planning Director Winter Market Yarn Bombing Winter Market yarn bombing is coming up and the Public Arts Board is knitting coverings for the black granite balls in Shain Park. 1