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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTSMEETING DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Agenda Item 14 eviewe: LP AGENDA REPORT RCty Manager Finance Director NIA JULY 17, 2018 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Mayor Murray appointed an ad hoc committee consisting of Mayor Murray and Councilmember Clark to interview the Public Art Committee candidates and make a recommendation to the full City Council. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Appoint the following three candidates to serve a four-year term on the Public Art Committee: Kimberly Powell Albarian, Meg Gullo, and Ellen Kirwan; and 2. Appoint the following two candidates to serve a two-year term on the Public Art Committee: Bonny Hsu and Scott McMillin. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. BACKGROUND: On March 20, 2018 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18-17 establishing the Public Art Committee. At that time, it was identified that the terms of the appointments would be staggered so that they do not all expire in the same year. The policy stated: three members will be appointed to serve four year terms and two members will serve an initial two-year term. Thereafter, all members would be appointed to serve staggered four year terms. 2018 Public Art Committee July 17, 2018 Page 2 of 4 On July 10, 2018, Mayor Murray and Councilmember Clark interviewed the following twelve candidates for the Public Art Committee: Kimberly Powell Albadan, Meg Gullo, Bonny Hsu, Jennifer Imus, Ellen Kirwan, Janet Lomax, Scott McMillin, Laura Murphy, Julie Diebolt Price, Linda Rife, Leo Savoie, and Karen Twaddell. Mayor Murray and Councilmember Clark are recommending the following applicants for Council's consideration: Kimberly Powell Albarian, Meg Gullo, Bonny Hsu, Ellen Kirwan, Scott McMillin. Below are excerpts from the candidate's applications responding to What qualifies you to serve on this committee?: 1. Kimberly Powell Albarian My formal education includes a Bachelors Degree from Whittier College in Fine Arts and a Masters Degree in Public Art Administration from the University of Southern California. My strong educational background in the arts and over twenty fives in the public sector make me a strong candidate. I understand and have participated in the community outreach process, assisted artists with their vision without compromising their creativity, navigated through various complex issues and worked with the City Council to help them accomplish a goal without political fallout. My professional experience has enabled me to work closely with various community groups, donors, corporations and foundations, artists, schools, non profit arts organizations and elected officials. I had the privilege to live in Boston for two years after college and was a paid Intem/Community Outreach Coordinator at the Boston Children's Museum. I also was fortunate to teach art at a family temporary homeless shelter in Norwalk during my college summers. These opportunities helped strengthen my passion for the arts, culture and creating community. 2. Meg Gullo (2017 Citizen Academy Graduate) I feel I am qualified to serve because of my community involvement in Tustin. I was fortunate to participate in the 2017 Citizen's Academy and even more fortune to be the Self -Proclaimed Valedictorian and deliver a speech at commencement. I live in Old Town and love it — the ability to walk around and take in part of the city's history. This is enhanced by the planters with Tustin landmarks, the bust of our city's founder and the preservation of aesthetics of the older buildings make it more charming. Serving on this committee, I would like to help ensure as Tustin continues work on the Legacy that the newer community has well -thought out public pieces that respect the rich history that specific site has to offer. I feel that as a resident of Tustin I have the responsibility to get involved and contribute to its 2018 Public Art Committee July 17, 2018 Page 3 of 4 success — and I hope to make others I encounter share this sense of duty. I may lack a rich history related to art, but I feel I make up for in passion, commitment and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done. 3. Bonny Hsu Aside from attending Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, I have also been a past Director, current Advisor, with the Chinese Club of San Marino from 2014 to 2016. 1 am also currently the PR Chair for the San Marino -Pasadena Chapter of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates Committee, where we promote and sponsor local music programs. Since moving to Tustin, I would love to be more involved with the community here. 4. Ellen Kirwan (2017 Citizen Academy Graduate) am qualified and excited to serve on this committee. I am an active member of Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts, serving as a volunteer in Encore and now an executive board member as VP of communications. In this capacity I am active in maintaining and updating the website and in charge of all press releases, written and social media, including email and Facebook postings and advertising. As a board member of TACFA, I am actively involved in 12 different art and music programs including: Artscape, Smile Tustin, Tustin Plein Air contest, Tustin Art Walk, and the Student Art Invitational where I also was a judge in my capacity as an artist. As an active member of TACFA I am also involved in raising money to help fund the programs including Broadway in the Park. I am also an active member of the Tustin Art League, winning "Best of Show" at their most current member show. Additionally, I am a California Real Estate Broker and run my own digital marketing business. 5. Scott McMillin I have been a working artist since 1989 and since 1994 have made Tustin my home. For several years in a row I showed my monumental sculptures at the prestigious Navy Pier Walk show in Chicago and would help coordinate getting work from California to Chicago. I also have a couple public artworks installed locally in Huntington Beach and Corona and know some of the challenges of installing public work. Challenges that involve not just installation, but public 2018 Public Art Committee July 17, 2018 Page 4 of 4 concerns as well. My wife and I have raised our two sons here and have a tremendous pride for our city. My desire is to give back something to the city for all the wonderful years it has given me.