City of Naperville SECA Commission Met April 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
A. CALL TO ORDER:
SECA Chairman Melvin Kim called the Exploratory Task Force (ETF) meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
Mary Lou Wehrli discussed the development of a Public Art program as a worthy goal, that Century Walk should be commended and can be a guiding light due to years of experience, that it would be helpful for Century Walk to provide a deeper understanding of its assets including process, budget vs. expenses, and the long-term commitment to care for art pieces, and that the future could and should look different.
D. INTRODUCTIONS:
Tony Andrews, Art of Inclusion
Shannon Greene Robb, SECA Commissioner
Melvin Kim, Chair SECA Commission
Debbie Venezia, Century Walk
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Brand Bobosky, Century Walk
Dr. Alicia McCareins, Century Walk
Sangeeta Pande, Century Walk
Katie Wood, Downtown Naperville Alliance
Theresa Sullivan, Councilwoman and SECA Liaison
Also present: Jennifer Evans, Director of Public Art, City of Aurora
Staff present: Pam Gallahue, City Clerk; Dawn Portner, Special Events
Coordinator; Gina Nelson, Records Clerk
E. OLD BUSINESS:
F. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Receive the report out regarding City Council direction and the development of a Public Art program
Sullivan and Gallahue explained that the process began in February 2020, the impact of COVID on progress, recapped Council direction, discussed the need for a more complete long-term Public Art program that represents all of Naperville, and a process to: 1) curate art, 2) develop a vision, 3) develop a fair and equitable process for members of the community to contact the City with requests to display public art outside of the annual application cycles, 4) manage art by an independent and diverse group of citizens, and 5) identify potential future funding opportunities for public art.
2. Receive the Aurora Public Art presentation
Evans discussed the history of Aurora's Pubic Art program that started in 1969, that the City created a Public Art Department in 1996, how Aurora developed application, solicitation, review processes, the need to consistently review pieces to stay current, and the goal of ensuring the program is diverse and represents all citizens.
ETF members discussed the appropriateness of learning from other municipalities, art pieces in Naperville, the history of Century Walk, and funding for an art program.
3. Approve the creation of a Public Art Task Force and set a date to approve members
The ETF discussed several different subcommittee ideas including setting a vision for the program, program administration and possible funding opportunities, City-initiated art curation, applicant-initiated art curation for artists to request to display public art outside of the SECA grant process and without the need for funding from the City.
Also explained was that the subcommittees would meet outside of the ETF meetings, membership assignments should be such as to not be subject to the Open Meetings Act (OMA), and that members will report recommendations back to the ETF which is subject to OMA regulations.
The ETF members agreed to submit questions on the Century Walk Long-range Plan, discuss plan specifics as related to proposed subcommittee topics, and provide subcommittee membership recommendations in May.
G. ADJOURNMENT:
The ETF adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
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