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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. City Council Special Meeting Minutes — February 13, 2017 1 1 3, Ad. Jottrninent By consensus the nieetjn Re g was adjoUrn corder, ed Approved• Jennl fer S Attest..c1u'eiber ..�, � r t d �, minlsttor tr4 City council Spey ia/ Meeting Minu tes ' Fe bruary 13, 201 7 at5,45p-m. /1