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ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES September 19, 2018 5:00 p.m. Tukwila Community Center 1. Call to Order: Chair Cynthia Chesak called the meeting to order at 5:06 pm 2. Attendance: Commissioners: Trish Gilmore, Cynthia Chesak, Sheila Coppola, Helen Enguerra and Noe Rodriguez Absent: Alex Villella, Daniel Humkey and Yuriko Rollins Guests: Sarah Kavage, Artist in Residence — Duwamish/Green River Staff Liaison: Tracy Gallaway, Parks & Recreation Manager 3. Approval of Agenda: Sheila Coppola moved to accept the agenda. Trisha Gilmore seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Approval of Minutes: Sheila Coppola moved to accept the minutes. Helen Enguerra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Introduction of Guests: Sarah Kavage, Artist in Residence — River Project 6. Unfinished Business: a. Artist in Residencies Update — The staff liaison reported that candidates for the two Artist in Residency projects had been selected. The start date for both projects in October 1st The AiRs will have an office at the Tukwila Community Center. AiR Sarah Kavage had an opportunity to introduce herself to the commission and answer any questions. AiR Olisa Enrico will be attending the October 17th Arts Commission meeting. b. Creative Consultancy Update — The staff liaison gave a brief overview regarding the program. The City of Tukwila is one of fifteen organizations that applied to have a Creative Consultancy. There were more than 80 artists that applied for the program. Each organization that applied can select 3-5 artists to interview for the program. Trisha Gilmore, Sheila Coppola and the staff liaison will coordinate with other city staff and the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to determine the artists to be interviewed for the Tukwila Creative Consultancy since it will be focused on the Southcenter District area of Tukwila. c. The Seattle Symphony, working with the Tukwila Village Development Authority and SHAG, have scheduled a free community concert at the Sullivan Center on Sunday, October 21st at 2:00pm. This is the same day that the Rainier Symphony has a 3pm concert scheduled at the Foster Performing Arts Center. 7. New Business a. Arts Commissioner Daniel Humkey resigned from the Arts Commission, effective September. The staff liaison will work with the commission to develop a recruitment tool to fill the vacancy. b. Park Bench proposal — The Parks Maintenance staff has proposed to repaint a bench at TCC with an art design. The conceptual design was presented to the Arts Commission for review. The Arts Commission was receptive to this idea and proposed that all three of the 1