City Council Minutes 02-13-2017 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING — MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, February 13, 2017 — 5 p.m.
Academy Room
City Hall - Monticello Community Center
Present: Brian Stumpf, Jim Davidson, Bill Fair, Charlotte Gabler, Lloyd Hilgart
Absent: None
Others: City staff Jeff O'Neill, Wayne Oberg, Angela Schumann, Tom Pawelk, Rachel
Leonard, and Jim Thares
Others: Park Commission members Nancy McCaffrey and Larry Nolan.
1. Call to Order
Mayor Brian Stumpf called the special meeting to order at 5 p.m.
2. Downtown Art Park Grant Application
Angela Schumann, Community Development Director, gave a brief introduction on the
Downtown Art Park Grant Application to Art Place. Tom Pawelk, Park Superintendent,
provided background information related to parks and public art and introduced Sue
Seeger, the artist who is partnering on this grant project. Sue Seeger recently presented a
sculpture, created mainly from donated bicycle parts, to the City of Monticello. This
sculpture is located in Montiview Park.
Sue Seeger presented her ideas for public art placement in the City of Monticello as part
of this grant application. She commented on placemaking, economic development, and
the use of underutilized City properties. As part of the grant, there are three proposed
future pocket art parks. These three small art parks will connect the Monticello
Community Center to West Bridge Park and include: the old Monticello Community
Center Skate Park; 3rd Street Municipal Parking Lot; and Front Street at West Bridge
Park. They would feature original art and be available for community events. Angela
Schumann commented that these projects fit well with the current vision for the
downtown area. These art parks can help fill gaps along the Walnut Street corridor and
increase interest in the downtown.
Ms. Seeger noted there is $500,000 available from this grant with no required matching
funds from the City. She added the finalists will be announced at the end of May. If the
City is a finalist, a more detailed application will be submitted. If the City of Monticello
is awarded the grant, the project timeframe will run from January 2018 until June 2020.
Councilmember Gabler moved to authorize City support for proceeding with the
Art Place grant as proposed. Councilmember Fair seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
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