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

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This respondent is an artist that has participated in local public art displays, and does not live in the community. As an artist, he was unaware of any role the city manager played in the process. He spoke highly of the community and its public art process. He was impressed with the assistance he received with installation of his sculpture, and believes that this type of service will help make the art program more successful. It makes him more likely to submit sculptures in the future and "just makes everything so much smoother." Community C e Self=described role of the city manager: The city manager of Community C described his role as being to encourage ideas from people, to take them through the process, and to make the projects happen. He described himself as an"advocate" for the project. He stated, "If someone in my position were to discourage it, we could probably be pretty successful in stopping it, and, if they wanted to encourage it, things can happen." He is mostly at a high level in the decision process and usually the artist works directly with other city staff. He serves as a supporter and encourager of public art. Sometimes a project will take a"little bit of pushing and prodding"to move it along. He sees his role as knocking down barriers if the city sees a good idea. He gave an example where he worked with a group to supply dirt from another city project, to be used to provide necessary fill for a public art project. He sees his role in public art as a "supporter and encourager." Public art collaborators description o city manager's role: The council member in Community C saw the role of the city manager as being to execute council policy, to help vet projects, and to steer them in the right direction. She believes that it is the role of the city manager to "connect people." She described the "doers" of the 132