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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_12.12.2017Minutes of the meeting of the Arts and Culture Board City of Georgetown, Texas December 12, 2017 The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in the Staff Conference Room of Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8t" Street, Georgetown, TX. PRESENT: Jane Estes, Tim Fleming, Wes Odell, Laura Sewell, and Linda Wilde. ABSENT: Sharon Snuffer and Carol Watson STAFF PRESENT: Eric Lashley- Library Director, Dana Hendrix -Fine Arts Librarian and Lawren Weiss -Administrative Assistant. OTHERS PRESENT: Amanda Still, citizen Chair Estes called the meeting to order at 4:30 pm. A. Citizens wishing to address the Board. — Jane Estes, Board Chair. Citizen Amanda Still was present to interview the board on item D. No action required. B. Announcements regarding arts and culture in Georgetown._ Jane Estes, Board Chair. Board members discussed local arts and culture events, exhibits and projects. No action required. C. Review of minutes from the November 14, 2017 Arts & Culture Board meeting. — Jane Estes, Board Chair. Motion by Fleming; second by Wilde to approve November's minutes. Approved 5-0 (Snuffer and Watson absent). D. Interview of the board by University of Denver graduate student Amanda Still for class project. — Eric Lashley, Library Director. Still interviewed the board for her capstone project regarding marketing arts and culture in Georgetown. Discussion followed about marketing retention strategies and a community wide loyalty program. No action required. E. Review of monthly report from Georgetown Art Works. —Eric Lashley, Library Director. Lashley reported that staff had not received a report from Georgetown Art Works for the second month in a row. Board members asked Lashley to remind GAW that a monthly report is required per the Operating Agreement with the City. No action required. Fins a,, edures for thg���� culture position. —Eric Lashley, Library Director. Board members reviewed and discussed possible interview questions provided by Lashley and Odell (attached) Lashley reported that he, Dana Hendrix, Cari Miller with the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jamie Beran with Parks & Recreation and Chair Jane Estes will sit on the interview panel for the part-time Arts and Culture Coordinator position. No action required. G, Considerati 10 n future mep1bg _Aates. — Jane Estes, Board Chair. The ne meeting will be held January 16, 2018 at 430 p.m. i Motion bv Wilde, second by Odell to adjourn. Approved 4-0 (Fleming, Snuffer and Watson absent). Meeting adjourned at 608 p.m. r I Watson, Secretary Jane Estes, Chair L,i'�'"'i''i N REQUEST TO ADDRESS A CITY OF GEORGETOWN ADVISORY BOARD NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: ��� l 14/--7 U CI IQIFrTTr) AnnRGCC- BOARD OR COMMISSION YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS: MEETING DATE AT WHICH YOU WISH TO SPEAK: This request must be received prior to the day the agenda for this meeting is generally posted. You will be given three minutes to the address the Board or Commission members. No action can be taken. If you wish to speak f )six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six min tes for a speaker may -be granted, SIGNATURE: DATE: By signing this request to address a City of Georgetown Board or Commission, I agree that I will keep my comments to the subject listed. I will also refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow this procedure, my speaking time may be terminated and I may be requested to sit down or be removed from the building (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE BOARD OR COMMISSION LIAISON) Date Received: i a l l a_l 11 Time Received: J� Interview Questions Arts and Culture Coordinator 1. Do you have any questions for us? 2. Are you able to meet the physical requirements for this position as stated in the job description? 3. Are you able to work evenings and weekends as needed? 4. Why do you want this position? If hired, what would you like to do with this position? 5. What 3 qualities and skills do you consider important for this position? 6. How did you prepare for this interview? 7. Can you tell me about your experience working with social media and websites? 8. Can you tell me about your experience with marketing? 9. Building and keeping good relationships is critical to this position. How would you go about building and keeping a good relationship with someone you fundamentally disagree with on major issues? 10. This position serves as a staff liaison for the Arts and Culture Board. Have you worked with volunteer boards in the past? 11. Scenarios: a. You receive a call from a City Councilmember who is upset with one of the downtown sculptures. They claim the sculpture is obscene. What do you do? b. The Arts and Culture Board requests proposals for a downtown mural. The board reviews the proposals and selects an artist. Before you contact the artist to let them know they have been selected, you receive information the artist was arrested for possession of child pornography, but was not prosecuted and all charges were dropped? What do you do? c. The Arts and Culture Board has been asked by a downtown building owner to commission a mural honoring George Washington Glasscock. Georgetown is named after Glasscock. The Board agrees and during the call for mural proposals, a Letter to the Editor is published in the Williamson County Sun by a resident claiming they are a descendant from a slave owned by Glasscock and objects to the City spending tax dollars for a mural honoring Glasscock. How would you deal with this information? What would you recommend the Arts and Culture Board do with this information? (After candidate has answered this part of the scenario, ask the following question) The Arts and Culture Board decides to go forward with the mural project. A councilmember who is against the mural places an item on the council agenda to try and stop the project. How would you prepare for the council meeting? 12. If you were asked to coordinate a public art project that was going to be created by members of the community of all ages, what steps would be necessary to organize such a project? 13. In this position, you will be working with staff members of various City departments. If hired, how would you organize your first 30, 60, or 90 days? How would you know if you were doing a good job? 14. Tell us about a leadership experience of yours of which you are proud. 15. What are your greatest professional strengths? What are your greatest professional weaknesses? 16. One goal of the Arts and Culture Board is to increase diversity in the arts in terms of audience and participation. How would you work to increase diversity in the arts? 17. How much supervision do you feel you will need in this position? 18. Tell us about a challenge or conflict you've faced at work and how you dealt with it. 19. Tell us who has been a mentor to you and what you learned from them. 20. What excites you about the future of the arts? And what troubles you about the future of arts? 21. How would you encourage businesses to purchase art from local artists? For example: the Sheraton Hotel. 22. Do you have any other questions for us?