Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/09/2025

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public infrastructure, from streets to parks, to the municipal liquor store. Those that use city services and those that may just be passing through. Generally, public art is art visited by the public-at-large. Elected official This elected official from Community B recently completed a 4-year term as a City Council member. Previously, he served as Mayor for the city from 2005-2014. In his position on the council, he oversees budgets for the community that includes authorizing and promoting public art programs. He is in the 60+age bracket, has a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Technology, and has lived in the community since 1983. His definition of public is that it primarily includes local residents and includes visitors and local business owners. He views the local residents as the top priority, followed by local businesses and visitors. Public art is art that is accessible and viewable. It includes sculpture, paintings, landscaping and other works of art. They include art that is on public property, or art that is on private property, that is viewable by the public. City Staff/Arts Administrators This Community B respondent is the Executive Director for the community's Center for the Arts and a practicing artist. In her position, she facilitates everything at the Art Center, provides leadership, and oversees day-to-day operations and programming. The Art Center is not heavily involved in public art projects as such, but organizes many public programming and community events. She is in the 45-59 age bracket. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking and a Masters of Fine Arts in special arts, and has held her current position for five years. She lives in a neighboring community approximately fifty miles away. Her definition of public includes the community-at-large. The public includes youth, seniors, tourists, and other 87