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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_02.21.2007Arts and Culture Board Members present: Charles Aguillon, Richard Bartko, Nancy Blansett, Addie Busfield, Jane Paden, Penny Plueckhahn, Georgene Richaud, Ruth Roberts Absent: Paul Gaffney (excused) Staff Attending: Eric Lashley, Library Director, Judy Fabry, Library Administrative Assistant Regular Session Call to Order at 2:03 PM A. Call to order and announcements from the Chair Vice chair Ruth Roberts called the meeting to order and made the following announcements: ® She received two copies of the Masterpieces, Inc. proposal and asked whether anyone else did not receive one. Everyone had received a copy. ® Eric Lashley is doing research on a hanging system for the library. The March agenda will contain an item to continue the discussion about hanging art in City facilities. 0 B. Introduction of Nancy Blansett, new board member Ruth announced that the Mayor has appointed Nancy Blansett to take the place of Natalie Dowling. Nancy introduced herself and mentioned her involvement in establishing the Healing Arts Gallery at Georgetown Hospital some five years ago. She is proud that the gallery has become a community gallery, not just the hospital's, and that it showcases the work of craftspeople, students, individuals, and groups of artists. C. Consideration and approval of minutes of last meeting Addie Busfield moved and Penny Plueckhahn seconded the motion to accept the minutes as distributed. Passed unanimously. D. Presentation by a revresentative of the Finance Division about the 2007 -08 budget process Letitia Zavala, City Controller, distributed customer satisfaction surveys to the board members and asked that they fill out the surveys individually up to the last question, but that they reach a consensus and all submit the same answer for the last question. The last question asked for three fiscal priorities that would most affect the work of the Arts and Culture Board in FY 2007 -08, E. Artist's perspective on the muralist selection Monte Cary, who with two associates submitted a proposal, under the name Masterpieces, Inc., for the murals for the children's room, announced that he had laryngitis and was unable to address the board. Instead he passed out printed copies of his comments (attached as part of these minutes). The board members read the comments and Ruth Roberts asked him to point out the place in the panel minutes where the ranking of the artists from first through third was "confusing." He showed her the sentences. After further reading Ruth said that Mr. Cary had made good points and suggestions that should be considered in the future. She thanked him for his input and he left. Eric Lashley then emphasized that contrary to Mr. Cary's initial hopes, the decision about who should be the muralist would not be overturned, but the board does need to focus on improving the process of selection. The group identified a three- member task force to discuss future scoring of proposals. Ruth Roberts, Charles Aguillon, and Rich Bartko will bring a proposal for a new method of scoring to the March meeting. (After the meeting they agreed to meet on Wednesday, February 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the library.) Nancy Blansett offered the City of Austin's method of having an artists' registry from which to solicit bids for future public art proposals. She said such a registry also could be used to find art to hang in rotating displays A brief discussion took place about submitting actual artwork with proposals instead of digital photos. That idea had pros and cons. F. Consideration of and possible action on 1. Invitation to attend free performance at Southwestern Universitv — Ruth Roberts Ruth brought up the invitation that most board members had received by email from the theater department at Southwestern, inviting them to attend a preview theater performance. Attendance at the event was by invitation only. Some board members believed it presented no conflict of interest to attend the performance, others said that any invitation or gift that a board member is offered because they are a member of the Arts and Culture Board should not be accepted. No action was taken. 2. Nomination for Certificate of Excellence .. Judy Fabry No one had a nomination. 3. Report of progress of mural project — Eric Lashley Eric said he wasn't sure what to say. No, the mural is not finished, but he's heard no complaints from the public — the real customers — and in fact he's heard many positive things about being able to watch the progress as Sansevero paints. Only Mr. Cary et al have complained. Sansevero has given no indication of when he expects to be finished, nor has he given any reason why he is not finished. However, he also has been paid less than 50% of the contract. Eric believes future contracts should have a penalty clause for failure to complete on time. Georgene suggested that, depending on the project, perhaps the process of creating art should be a part of future projects. Rich said that he doesn't think a penalty clause would be useful, because we don't have to pay artist s until they finish their work. As long as the City isn't out any money, does it matter when a work is finished? Ruth said that the City has benefited by the extra value Sansevero has given through his interaction with the public. Jane said she never believed Sansevero could finish in the time he'd proposed. Charles said the timeline will be relative to each project. 4. Investigation of rotating art displays in other places — Charles Aguillon Ruth Roberts Charles presented a copy of the Collin County Public Art Policy (attached as part of these minutes), which identified the locations at which art would be displayed and provided very detailed guidelines about the size, subject matter, and installation of selected works of art. Nancy said she didn't think the artist should be required to be involved in hanging an art work, as was required by Collin Co. In her experience at the Healing Arts Gallery, that involvement often caused problems. Ruth asked whether sizes as large as Collin Co. accepted were normal. Nancy said no, but there needs to be a conversation between the artist and the gallery personnel about what will work. Nancy also talked about the security system at the Healing Arts Gallery, which is an integral part of the hanging system, made by the Walker Company of Minnesota. Special tools were required to hang the artwork. Artists who hang their artwork at the Healing Arts Gallery sign an agreement to accept full liability for their work. Nancy suggested that City departments or the Arts and Culture Board could consider purchasing works from a rotating display that the department especially liked. 5. Creation and maintenance of a City -wide arts calendar — Penny Plueckhahn Penny had learned by checking the Internet that virtually every online arts calendar is run by tourism or convention and visitors agencies, just like Georgetown's events calendar. She is encouraged that our Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has a new intern who is taking care of its website. What Penny believes is the chief problem locally is that organizations must submit their information to the CVB, CVB does not solicit information. Southwestern, GISD, and the Symphony Society are well represented on the calendar, but smaller arts organizations are not. She thinks that the best thing for the Arts and Culture Board to do is to offer to help CVB, not try to do a separate calendar, as had been suggested at the last meeting. Penny continued to say that Bob Horick, an officer of the Symphony Society, is encouraging the CVB to allow electronic submissions to the calendar. Georgene suggested that the intern (Jo) be invited to the next board meeting. Penny said it probably would be more appropriate to invite her supervisor. Rich asked whether the Arts and Culture Board has a responsibility to small organizations to help them publicize their activities. Ruth said she thinks it is a good idea. Penny suggested everyone should look at the CVB's website (visitgeorgetown.org) and also at the Portland Oregon arts calendar, which she thought was the best one she could find. Addie suggested that improving the CVB's arts calendar could be a priority to send to the Council on the customer satisfaction survey. Ad hoc decisions about the three concerns to send to Council: 1. Lack of communication between the CVB and various arts organizations regarding and all- inclusive arts calendar. 2. Need for a multi- purpose outdoor performing arts venue (a bandshell) in San Gabriel Park, 3. Need for promotion of Georgetown as a destination that's a culturally interesting place to be. Jane Paden moved to adjourn at 4:10 p.m. Respe /ctfully submitted, f k Charles Aguillon, Secretary Attachment 1 (2 pages) —An Artists Perspective Attachment 2 (2 pages) — Collin County Public Art Policy Attachment 1(2/21/07 minutes) The middle of this month, some of the losing artists who had applied for the mural project (including myself) toured the new library to see the completed murals. To our surprise and dismay the murals were sorely incomplete. In fact, our first comment to each other when we walked in was, "Where are the murals ?" We were curious as to what had happened, so we contacted Eric Lashley to inquire about the status. He too was disappointed in the progress. At our request he sent a table to help explain the scoring. Needless to say, we were confounded even more to learn that we scored an average of 66 %. When I was in grade school arithmetic was done differently. "How is it that 93 + 100 + 98 + 90 + 85 + 97 averaged together equals 66 ?" In fairness, it was explained as a typo. When the committee members vote, they should place a score of some sort for each applicant, even if it is a zero. If they recuse themselves from voting of selected applicants because they are friends or whatever, then they should not be allowed to judge the other artists either. It is not fair that some artists scores are an average of six and some are an average of five reviewers. The averages should be calculated by dividing the same number into each respective total score. According the minutes of the meeting of the Arts and Culture Board on November 14d', a motion was made and seconded on that day to move Larson and Brock from 3rd and 41h places respectively to 2nd and 3rd place. That one is still a little confusing. Obviously, some proposals were not really read in their entirety. According to the minutes of that same meeting our scores were reduced because we had "no timeline ", "no budget ", and "no references ". This was not correct or fair. It made one think that the proposals were not studied or read completely, because the timeline was addressed at least twice in our proposal. I have highlighted the dates just to confirm. The proposed budget also was specifically delineated, as well. It is also highlighted now too. It is only fair that each proposal be read through at least once and apparent omissions should be double- checked. Why did not one of the other committee members point out the presence of timeline and budget in our proposal when the oversight was made? If references were requested or required, this should have been included in the RFP or applicants should not have thus been penalized for the lack thereof. Although, several well -know companies and organizations were mentioned in our combined resumes, no letters of recommendation or referral per se were included. Certainly, we coup have provided numerous letters of referral had they been requested in the RFP. One such company, Painted Adventures, has commissioned over a hundred realistic wildlife /animal paintings of various sizes from us over the past year or so. Although three different artists are painting the paintings all achieve a consistent style. Furthermore, this company always specifies a deadline - -some sooner, some later. Never, in all these projects, have we failed to meet a deadline. Thus we have become their exclusive source for oil -on- canvas commissions. As I stated in the proposal, we went to great lengths to insure that we could easily complete the project within the time frame. We know our limitations and speed by experience. We have painted several murals for Hill Country Fellowship. Photos were included. As an example, we completed 2 of the murals pictured (40 feet in total length and 12 feet high) and with striking detail and beauty in 3 to 4 days. We were wondering if the "references" from the winning applicant were actually contacted to confirm timeliness of completion. Clearly, he did not adhere to the timeline as he proposed, so that now the committee is forced to address this issue. Did he propose helpers? What were their qualifications? Why did he not contact other artists for help when he was lagging behind? Furthermore, we committed to paint two additional rainforest murals at no additional charge within the proposed budget. No consideration of this was mentioned either. If the Board is to maintain a good relationship with the artists of the community it must be fair in scoring proposals and must read each proposal completely. There is an abundance of local talent in the area and resident artists of Williamson County should be given special consideration over those from other areas. Attachment 2 (2/21/07 minutes) Collin County Public Art Policy I. The Collin County Commissioners Court shall appoint a Collin County Public Art Committee. Members shall consist of two Commissioners Court members, the Facilities Director, one appointment by the county court at law administrative judge and one appointment by the district court administrative judge. II. The Committee shall meet quarterly to consider art proposals for display in the Collin County Courthouse and the University Drive Courts Facility. Additional locations may be approved by the Commissioners Court based on recommendations by the Collin County Public Art Committee. III. The displays are to be located in identified areas which are: Collin County Courthouse: three locations on the 2nd floor hallway, two locations on the 3rd floor hallway, three locations on the 4th floor hallway and one location in the 5th floor hallway. University Drive Courts Facility: two locations on the south wall, six locations in the mid - section of the building off the west courtroom hallway and two locations in the east portion of the lobby. IV. The exhibitor must comply with rules outlined in a contract executed between the exhibitor and county. V. Artwork must be in portrait form, weigh no more than 35 pounds and be no more than five -feet by six -feet. VI. Insurance for all loaned works of art will be provided by the artist. VII. Arrangements for installing and dismantling the exhibit must be made through a designated county liaison and scheduled through the Facilities Department, VIII. The artist is responsible for hanging his/her exhibit with the oversight of an identified Facilities Department employee. IX. The Collin County Public Art Committee must consider specific criteria when selecting art displays. All artwork must meet at least one of the following criteria: a. The art must be historically relevant to the region. b. The art must be a reflection of communities and families within Collin County. Collin County Public Art Application All persons interested in displaying art in Collin County government buildings must submit the following application to: Collin County Public Art Committee, c/o Administrative Services, Collin County Government Building, 210 S. McDonald Street, Suite 626, McKinney, TX 75069. Please include photos, size and weight of all art work you wish to place in the courthouse facilities. The Collin County Public Art Committee meets quarterly and will notify the exhibitor following a committee meeting of a decision. Applicant's Name Applicant's Address Applicant's email Address Applicant's Phone Numbers Art Title Please describe the pieces of art work Does the art work meet at least one of the following criteria? (check all that apply) Signature The art is historically relevant to the region. The art reflects communities and families within Collin County. The art is appropriate for courthouse view, i.e., the art complements the designated area's architectural design. EM Ll Memo To: Members of the Arts and Culture Board From: Judy Fabry Date: February 15, 2007 Re: Item E on the agenda Monte Cary and two associates bid on the muralist project as Masterpieces, Inc. They received the second highest score (94) of all of the bidders. Mr. Cary contacted Eric recently to let him know that he and his associates are dissatisfied with the selection process and the work that Tony Sansevero is doing (and has not yet completed). They asked for and I sent them the score sheets and minutes of the panel meetings. Unfortunately, Natalie had made some typographical mistakes in the summary sheet that affected the average score that showed for Masterpieces (66 instead of 94). Mr. Cary et al believe this error puts all of the scores into question. I have identified the problem, made corrections to the summary score sheet (they were only typos, not mathematical errors), and have included that sheet plus the raw data sheet, which I made at the panel meeting when the final selection was made, with • this packet. I've also included Masterpieces proposal, minus the drawings, which I did not copy and were returned to the artists. Eric explained to Mr. Cary that the Arts and Culture Board is responsible for the selection and that Mr. Cary needs to address his comments to the Board. Thus, he is on this month's agenda. As this item is posted, the Board can take no action on any requests Mr. Cary may make. You may listen, and, if you wish, respond to his comments, but no "recommendations" or binding decisions about the selection process may be made at this point in the meeting. Changes to the RFP process may be made in subsequent meetings. 0 • • • # Artist Appropriate Design 20 Permanence 10 Can Complete 20 Evidence 45 Cost 5 total Score 100 max Scores of panelists Average of panelists scores / n/ Dee -Sign Chalet/ Langley •12- 4 d /2 Debra Larson Dupen 4 Fiacco/ The Masterpiece Studio q, y 5 Bates/ V 6 LMC Murals Z j%7 Jones 8 Ritchie 9 Artisan Surfaces/ Hains C 10 Dest lJ Decorative Accents/ Woloski y 12 Brock a� v 3 Bermudez 14 Brisley/ Coleman Tumbling Sierra's Tumbling Two 16 Gunvaldson 1, 17 �... Briggs (` _ 3.: .- Z, J ;> 7 7J 18 In Your Space/ Senders �X 19 Cushman rjj�'9 tI 20 Sansevero 3 Y I t P # Artist ND LN TC RR ML RB TOTALS AVG. SCORE Correction 1 Dee -Sign Chalet/ Langley 54 70 77 70 87 358 72 2 Debra Larson 83 100 70 100 95 448 90 3 Dupen 50 70 801 76 35 86 397 75 66 4 Fiacco/ The Masterpiece Studio 93 100 98 90 85 97 563 66 94 5 Bates 74 75 100 100 75 90 514 94 86 6 LMC Murals 35 0 35 0 20 65 155 86 26 7 Jones 51 80 86 75 92 384 31 77 8 Ritchie 29 75 45 20 80 249 77 50 9 Artisan Surfaces/ Hains 60 45 451 30 93 273 55 10 Dest 79 95 72 100 55 98 499 83 11 Decorative Accents/ Woloski 53 100 0 70 52 275 55 12 Brock 82 90 801 88 98 438 88 13 Bermudez 66 75 50 55 91 337 67 14 Brisley/ Coleman 94 80 75 78 90 90 507 85 15 Sierra's Tumbling Two 45 20 0 5 25 78 173 29 16 Gunvaldson 53 40 55 10 98 256 51 17 Briggs 64 90 72 54 83 363 73 18 In Your Space/ Senders 60 18 85 70 88 321 64 19 Cushman 52 100 100 40 98 390 78 20 Sansevero 95 100 95 100 95 98 583 97 0 0 0 to Nly—cc.1 w 11451-et- p ;ec es , M-C , PROPOSAL This proposal has been prepared for the new Georgetown Public Library after reviewing the floor plan, studying the architect's conceptual drawings, conferring with library staff and touring the physical plant. Our team of muralists consists of three competent professionals any one of which is capable of executing a beautiful mural alone. But as a team, we can produce a work of the highest caliber in the most efficient amount of time. We considered several different approaches and styles for development of rainforest- themed and child -appropriate murals. Ultimately, it was determined that the scenes should be immediately endearing to kids and adults alike, but also that the murals should have artistic merit as a part of the permanent decor of a public library. We determined that the ideal atmosphere would be to emulate or recreate the beautiful romantic backdrops one might see in an older Walt Disney animated classic. We wanted to evoke the feeling as if one might have if he walked into the movie screening of Bambi or Sleeping Beauty or the like. When we visualized the occupants of the rainforest, it seemed obvious that the creatures then should have a feeling or look of a Disney animation cel, although they would be original and unique characters. It was also important to us that the fauna be close enough to their real -life counterparts to be easily recognizable as to what the stylized character represents (should they see the real thing). With that we worked simultaneously on developing comfortable, rich backgrounds and developing a whole menagerie of kid -friendly rain -forest denizens. • Further, we propose to arrange the animals in groups such that each mural would contain animals, birds, or insects indigenous to a specific rainforest area. For example, one wall will represent the wildlife of, say, the South American/Amazon Rainforest, another of the African Rainforest, another, the Australian Rainforest, and another, Borneo, Madagascar, or Indo-China. The character development is important to us, so we have presented 8 of the 50 or so creatures we plan to place in their respective habitats. We have included the eight creatures in various stages of development in this packet. Hopefully, this will give the reviewer a sense of the creative process and a feel for the look of the completed murals. Because there are so many Rainforest areas to represent we thought it appropriate to include two more murals on the south end of the room on the two prominent short walls. This would be still within the same budget, but beyond that which is required. The remainder of the wall space would be painted with solid primary or secondary colors which coordinate with the floor and the murals. One of the charming mural characters could easily act as a good will ambassador or mascot for the library. The proposed murals have been digitally painted, printed, and applied to a scale model of the children's room. The final paintings although similar will be much more striking in full scale and color. The model accompanies this packet, but we have made some photographs of the walls of the model in lieu of sketches. You will find these within the proposal documents. We also propose that the columns and fur -down on the north walls adjacent to the jungle ruin mural near the computer stations and information desk be painted to simulate carved blocks of stone consistent with the ancient jungle ruins seen in . the mural. They will be adorned with faux vines or painted vines. The paint used will be a tough, durable, washable, water proof (when dry), and non- • fading acrylic medium. Only the highest quality media will be used to insure the longevity of the murals so that generations of library patrons, young and old, will still be able to enjoy the mural many years from now. Because there are three competent artists working together on the murals, this further insures that the project will be completed easily within the time allotted and will be executed impeccably in a non -hurried manner. The credentials of all three artists combined should also qualify them as among the best choices for the work. Our proposed budget to paint the rain -forest themed designs on four walls and solid coordinating colors on the remaining walls of the children's room (total 2,512 sq. ft. of wall space) of the new public library building is $14,998.00. This includes all labor and materials. If selected, all three artists have already arranged for their schedules to accommodate the working time slot from December 18, 2006 to January 19, 2007. All artists are available for consultation at any time before, during, and after completion of the project for suggestions, changes, or retouches as deemed necessary by the library staff or the panel. Due to budgetary constraints, we were told that the library will not proceed with some of the architect's ideas like the matching "jungle ruin" decoration on the ends of the computer desks. However, we are willing to produce and install these as well within the proposed budget if allowed to do so. We cannot make accurate sketches until we can�see • the computer desks themselves, however. We, three, are very excited to be a part of the project and look forward to working with the Public Art Panel and library personnel to make the library come alive with images of the rainforest. Thanks for the opportunity to participate! Side note: As I was drawing a rainforest character, my four -year -old daughter. asked me if she could have one of the drawings to color. Later the same day we had a teenager visiting and she asked if she could color one of the characters. It occurred to me, "Why not create a coloring book using the same creatures as at the library?" Although it is beyond the scope of this proposal it seems to me that it would make the library even more fun if children could have a Georgetown Library Coloring Book to color the animals on the murals or to take home. Anyway, that's something to consider for the future. Perhaps these could be sold in local outlets with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library or rainforest conservation. 0 • L� AUTHORITY TO QUOTE , I agree to meet the stated minimum requirements as set forth in these specifications and any documents attached for the total prices listed on the Bid Sheet. Bidder/Company Name: Authorized Representative: 1 Signed: Title: Address: City, State & Zip: Telephone: Fax #: Date: Email address: Joe Fiacco, Monte Cary, and David Gaddy, dba The Masterpiece Studio Joseph Fiacco Co-owner and Director 11-11-06 0 Three -artist collaboration makes an unbeatable team! • They say two heads are better than one, but we think three are even better! Each member of our team brings something special to the table. Each is a talented artist in his own right, and of course, each has his own strengths. As a trio, we have found that each individual's unique talent complements that of the other two. We chose to collaborate on this particular project because each wanted to contribute something of merit and permanence to the new Georgetown Public Library. The three of us are very enthused and are grateful for the opportunity to help see the project through to fruition. The following is a brief bio on each artist: Joe Fiacco Joe Fiacco is a graduate of The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He was taught by one of the great Disney animators who worked on such Disney Classics as Pinocchio. He has 18 years experience as an art instructor as well as a vast experience as a professional artist. Joe moved to Texas in April 1995 with his wife Cassaundra. They live in Cedar Park, Texas, with their children Troy and Ellis. Joe is owner and director of the Art Center at Dragon Fly Pond. Joe is very a very talented and sought after artist. • His expertise includes murals, portraits, photo restoration, digital imaging, and a little bit of most other media and subject matter. His experience also includes a book illustration and a recurring newspaper comic strip. He tirelessly donates much of his time and talent for charitable activities/institutions, including an ongoing mural series for a local church. IRnMG, FIX-IIInr+nnnnn� nnnrnr nnn��r�,lnnnnnnnnnrinnrinnnnnnn �n nn • Monte Cary Art has been a part of Monte's life since childhood. Through junior high and high school, Monte created artwork to boost many of the school activities and sports. Although he was not in the spotlight like athletes or cheerleaders, he contributed immensely to the very successful sports program where he attended high school. He garnered enough attention to have some nationally syndicated newspapers report on his school poster art. Monte attended Marlow High School where he was dubbed "Mr. School Spirit" by the faculty and student body, because of his artistic contributions to his school. Some of his permanent artwork still adorns the gymnasium and other buildings there. As a high school junior, he was nominated by the VFW and the American Legion as their choice to represent his hometown as the 1969 delegate to Boys State at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. While still in his teens, his talent won the recognition and praise of celebrity art connoisseur, Vincent Price, who purchased some of his early work. His experience also includes set design and playbill design for productions of the Warehouse Theater and the Contemporary Arts Foundation, of Oklahoma City. He studied art at the University of Oklahoma, although his doctorate is in another field. While in post -graduate school, he created some very popular sweatshirt designs for his graduating class and for other scholastic organizations. In his senior post- • grad year, he illustrated the college yearbook. He has several residential and commercial architectural designs, drawings, and buildings to his credit. He is an active member of the Williamson County Art Guild. His paintings have won top honors at local and national competitions. He currently lives in Georgetown, Texas with his wife and children. is • David Gaddy David, another native Texan, is an accomplished and award -winning artist, designer, and puppeteer. He makes his home in Leander, Texas, with his wife and their two daughters. He is very active in the community, serving along with his wife as Co -Directors of Children's Ministries at his church. David gives of himself to help those less fortunate as Executive Director of Imagine Art, a non-profit organization which works with disabled artists to equip them to access the art's profession. He has designed costumes, puppets, sets, props, etc. for productions of Ballet Austin's Carnival of the Animals and Not Afraid of the Dark. His commercial art includes logos for Holy Mole, a specialty food manufacturer, integrating logo into all aspects of brand marketing, labeling, packaging, and associated trade shows. His work in this arena has won him several first place awards. He is credited as Art Director and Designer for Joe Scruggs, soundtrack, Not Afraid of the Dark, including the CD cover and label art design. He developed and designed logos and labeling for Naturally Supreme health foods, as well as Jaden Pure, a line of upscale skin care products. His most recent project was developer and designer of an eco-friendly and natural food-themed playscape for the Wliole Foods food company including execution of a 3D working model. The above are only a partial list of the David's many artistic accomplishments. t• David earned his B.A. in Communications at Wheaton College and continues graduate studies and continuing education in design and illustration currently. �nnnnnnnnnn�nnnnWr�nnnnn�rs—inm nnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrnrnnnnn Ruth Roberts To Fabry Judy <jkf@georgetowntx.org> < cc 02/19/2007 05:12 PM bcc Subject Fwd: "Company," Board meeting Begin forwarded message: From: Paul Gaffney < Date: February 19, 2007 5:10:43 PM CST To: Ruth Roberts < Subject: "Company," Board meeting Ruth, think the invitation as it stands will be fine. I don't think we have a conflict of interest issue there. And a reminder that this Wednesday I am at a conference at Texas A&M, so will not be able to be at the Board meting. • Thanks, PG Paul J. Gaffney, PhD Dean, The Sarofim School of Fine Arts Southwestern University PO Box 770 Georgetown, Texas 78627 512.863.1379 http://www.donsnell.com Ruth Roberts at Snell's Studio 1-512-863-7635 r� U Daily Report - Overview AcgT.iisitions Activities Description ------------------------------ Lines Ordered Items Ordered Lines Received Items Rcvd by Vendor Claims I Total • ,0_ Today MTD YTD ------------------------------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------------------------------- 0 0 0 page 4 of 4 0 In the name and by the authority of The State of Texas OA TH OF OFFICE I, Nancy Blansett, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of Member of the Arts & Culture Board of the City of Georgetown, County of Williamson, State of Texas, and will, to the best of my ability: preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, of this State, and of this City, so help me God. Signed: Sworn to and Subscribed before me by On this A, day of zc 2007. `'4•, SMIDRA D. LEE Signed: :� COMMISSION EXPIRES • " January 3, 2oto Notary Public • THE STATE OF TEXAS Statement of Appointed Officer I, Nancy Blansett, do solemnly swear or affirm that I have not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, or promised to contribute any money or thing of value, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation thereof, so help me God. ,/ Z/ /) Member of the Arts and Culture Board Office to Which Appointed GeorgetownMilliamson County City/County SWORN TO and subscribed before me by Nancy Blansett on this llo4 day of , 2007. Ay. (nature of Person Adm Oath _S,4ND,e,4 /-), 1.4�:'e Printed Name of Person Administering Oath r SANDRAD.LEE Notary Public ?v COMMISSION EXPIRES January 3, 2010 Title of Person Administering Oath (seal) AGEST. tA48 EETOWN •EXAS • January 24, 2007 Mrs. Nancy Blansett 104 Nighthawk Way Georgetown, Texas 78628 Dear Nancy, CITY HALL CITY OF GEORGETOWN It is a pleasure for me to inform you that the City Council voted to appoint you to the Arts and Culture Board on Tuesday night at their regular meeting. You will be filling a vacant position that that will expire in February, 2008. The Chair of the Arts and Culture Board is Dr. Paul Gaffney. There will be documents that require your signature in the presence of a notary prior to your participation in the next Arts and Culture Board Meeting. Eric Lashley and Judy Fabry are the Staff Liaisons for the Arts and Culture Board. They will contact you to let you know the schedule of meetings. Thank you for your willingness to serve. Sincly, (4z �-- Gary Ion Mayor GN/sl cc: Dr. Paul Gaffnehy, Chair Eric Lashley Judy Fabry ✓ 113 E. 8" St. I P.O. Box 409 1 Georgetown, Texas 78627-0409 1 (512) 930-3652 1 (512) 930-3622 (fax) www.georgetown.org I ms@georgetowntx.org