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<br /> <br />ARTS COMMISSION <br />MINUTES <br />June 17, 2017 5:00 p.m. Tukwila Community Center <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1.Call to Order: Vice Chair Cynthia Chesak called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />2.Attendance: <br /> <br />Commissioners – Cynthia Chesak, Steve Mullet, Sheila Coppola, <br />Absent – Trish Gilmore, Helen Enguerra, Alex Villella, Brian Kennedy <br /> Guests – Yuri (Yuriko) Rollins, Jay Wittwer (Tukwila Fire Chief), Carolyn Law and Lesley Bain (MAP <br />Consultants) <br /> Staff – Tracy Gallaway, Olena Perry <br /> <br />3.Approval of Agenda: Steve Mullet amended the agenda to include introductions. Sheila Coppola seconded <br /> <br />the motion. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />4.Approval of Minutes: Steve Mullet moved to approve the minutes of June 21, 2017 meeting. Cynthia <br /> <br />Chesak seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />5.Unfinished Business: <br /> <br />a.KaBoom recap – Cynthia Chesak provided a brief update of the Build Day event that happened on <br /> <br />Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Cascade View Community Park. Approximately 160 people assembled and <br />installed the new playground. Several Councilmembers were in attendance. Arts Commissioners <br />Cynthia Chesak, Steve Mullet and Alex Villella were active volunteers assisting with volunteer <br />registration, construction and DJ services. <br />b.Arts Plan Update – Tracy Gallaway introduced Carolyn Law and Lesley Bain, the consultants hired to <br /> <br />lead the creation of the Municipal Arts Plan. The consultants gave an overview of their role in the <br />development of the Master Arts Plan process. They shared some of the information from <br />informational interviews with key staff and community members regarding art in Tukwila. These <br />conversations will help them to develop the themes for the Municipal Arts Plan. <br />c.Art Piece at City Hall Report – Tracy Gallaway will be meeting with Peggy McCarthy (Finance <br /> <br />Director and City Risk Manager) to discuss insurance for City owned art acquisitions; she will follow <br />up with more information at next meeting. <br /> <br />6.New Business <br /> <br />a.Arts Commissioner application – Yuriko Rollins was reintroduced to the Commission. She will be <br /> <br />officially appointed at an upcoming City Council meeting (in August or September). <br />b.Tukwila Rocks! – Olena Perry was in attendance to talk to the commission about Tukwila Rocks!, an <br /> <br />independent community group that is promoting art and kindness through painted rocks. She <br />asked if the commission would be interested in hosting rock painting at the Tukwila Kids Fest event <br />th <br />scheduled for August 18 at Cascade Community Park. The commission didn’t feel that was <br />something they would be interested in supporting at this time. <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />