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January 6 5:00 p.m. Tukwila Community Center
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Commission Chair, Trisha Gilmore, at 5:05 pm.
Attendance: Commissioners — Cynthia Chesak, Steve Mullet, Trisha Gilmore
Student— Nandina Cengic
Staff — Stephanie Gardner — Parks and Recreation
Guests: Adrienne Banks, Dri Ralph, John Fleming
Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the December 2, 2014 meeting were unanimously approved.
Citizen Comment: There were no Citizen Comments
Business Items:
Other
a. King County Library System Presentation: Adrianne Ralph from the King County Library
System and artist, John Flemming, were in attendance to present the public art concept
for the new KCLS Tukwila Library site. Mr. Flemming shared his background, examples
of previous work and then supplied his concepts for the new Tukwila library. The concept
he provided promotes interactivity, is representative of Tukwila, and is distinctive in
character. The piece will consist of 26 `blades' of steel, 6 -8 inches wide and up to 25 feet
tall. There was consensus amongst the Commission to recommend that KCLS move
forward with the concept. The Commission appreciated the concept and supported the
ideas of involving the community in creating each `blade,' overall the concept was very
well received.
b. Chair Rotation: Each year the Commission rotates chair positions. The 2015 Arts
Commission chair will be Steve Mullet, the vice chair will be Brian Kennedy.
c. Commissioner Nomination: Trisha Gilmore moved that the Arts Commission nominate
Adrienne Banks to fill Arts Commission position #3. Cynthia Chesak seconded the
nomination, all were and favor and the motioned carried. The nomination will be
forwarded to the Mayor for a formal recommendation to the Tukwila City Council.
Stephanie Gardner will be forwarding Nandina Cengic's nomination, which occurred at the
December 2, 2014 meeting, along with Ms. Banks.
d. 2015 Budget: Stephanie provided an overview to past Tukwila Arts Commission budgets
and followed up with questions raised at the December 2, 2014 Arts Commission meeting.
Information regarding the Municipal Arts Fund and the 1 % of City funded Capital
Improvement Projects implementation guidelines and policy will be provided at the March
2015 meeting.
a. Sister Cities: Stephanie Gardner shared information regarding the Sister Cities Committee.
She explained that the Committee has been very active in the past and that current
discussions include how Committee may evolve, she asked the Commission for input. A
couple commissioners shared their fondness for the Committee and reflected on their
positive experiences. The Commission suggested that discussions should include how the
work of the Committee can honored for their past and present contributions to Tukwila.
b. February meeting: It was determined that the Commission would not meet in February
however would reconvene in March.
c. Nate Robinson, Teen Program Special has been selected to join the 4Culture Board. Nate
will attend an Arts Commission in the near future to share more about himself and learn
more about the Commission.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:30pm.
Next Meeting: March 3, 2015