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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-09-05 MinutesFayetteville Arts Council September 5, 2007 Meeting Minutes City Hall, Room 326 — 113 W. Mountain St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 Arts Council present: Julie Gabel, Bryan Gott, Hank Kaminsky, Michael Landman, John O'Connell, Dede Peters, Mark Landon Smith, Kathy Thompson, LaDawna Whiteside Guests: • Karen Minkel/City of Fayetteville — Long Range Planner I. Meeting called to order at 6:07 pm. 11. Presentation: Walker Park Neighborhood Planning: • Karen Minkel invited member of the Fayetteville Arts Council to be part of the Walker Park neighborhood planning discussion during the week of Sept. 23rd III. Minutes from August 1" meeting unanimously approved. IV. Committee reports: • Peters presented information of sidewalk treatment. • Kaminsky discovered right-of-way visibility must conform to the "sight vision triangle." • Gott presented examples of wayfinding and navigation tools. • Jill Anthes/Planning Commissioner — City of Fayetteville, Board Member — Fayetteville Downtown Partners, Campus Planner — University of Arkansas relayed that UA is going ahead with a wayfinding system on campus and will also include 1-540 and parts of the city of Fayetteville. The consulting firm is also currently talking with other municipalities in the Northwest Arkansas region for a region -wide system. • Thompson stated her committee would not meet with Fayetteville Downtown Partners until after the Arts Festival. Thompson also stated the importance of attending city meetings and let council members know about the Arkansas Arts Council's "ArtsLinks" occurring in October in Rogers. • Don Upton/NWA Renaissance Festival spoke from the audience letting the council know of the upcoming Festival and was seeking help in promoting it. • Landman presented his findings on how San Antonio, TX established the Riverwalk area. He also requested that there be a virtual "file cabinet" on fayettevillearts.org for the Council members to store findings. V. New Committees formed: • Discuss language of Bylaws — Kaminsky, Whiteside • Vision and Strategy Committee — Gabel, Kaminsky, O'Connell, Smith, Thompson VI. Progress Plan: • Gott presented an outline of steps for Council to take in establishing goals and identity of Arts Council. He requested other Council members send him ideas. • Landman requested everyone compile a list of professional organization that each Council member belongs to. VII. Discussion: Ideas presented by individual Council members of future duties, goals and identity of Arts Council. Meeting adjourned at 8:03pm Recorded by: Dede Peters