COUNCIL GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

SECOND Priority

Revised               25. Public Arts Contextual Plan

Description: The Public Arts Commission is preparing a Public Arts Master Plan.  Include the Public Arts Master Plan under development as a component of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.

For prior reports refer to past Quarterly Reports on Council Goals.

September 12, 2005 Status: The Public Arts Commission received funding from the North Carolina Arts Council for this project and is waiting to find out about possible funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.  The selection process for a consultant has begun with the hope of hiring someone in the next several months.

November 21, 2005 Status: A selection committee comprising Town Council Representatives, a Town Staff representative, and several Public Arts Commission representatives interviewed two consultants for the Public Art Contextual Plan.  A consultant will be selected in the next several days.

February 13, 2006 Status: Public Art consultant Gail Goldman was selected as the consultant for the Public Art Contextual Plan for the Town of Chapel Hill.  Goldman visited Chapel Hill from January 16-20 to learn more about Chapel Hill and to meet with a variety of people including Town Council members, Town staff members, and various community leaders. 

May 8, 2006 Status:  March 21 through 23, 2006, Public Art consultant Gail Goldman met with Mayor Kevin Foy, Town Attorney Ralph Karpinos, Senior Planning Graphics Specialist Scott Simmons, Finance Director Kay Johnson, North Carolina Arts Council Public Art & Community Design Director Jeffrey York, and the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission Executive Committee.

On April 24 and 25, Goldman met with the Public Arts Commission and Public Art Contextual Plan Steering Committee respectively to discuss the Public Art Contextual Plan draft. Goldman will present the Public Art Contextual Plan to Town Council at the June 12, 2006 Business Meeting.

Products to Be Produced and Timetable

· Commission to Draft Public Arts Master Plan in 2006

· Council to consider Commission draft in Fall 2006

September 11, 2006 Status: At the June 12, 2006 Town Council meeting, the Draft Public Art Contextual Plan was received and referred to the Town Manager, the Town Attorney, and to select Town Boards and Commissions for review and advice. The Plan will now go to Town boards and commissions for consideration.