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OKAY.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
UM, IT IS 5 31.I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT.
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE OF ALL, ALL FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
[4. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES]
MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 23RD, 2026 MEETING HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU.WE HAVE A QUORUM HERE TONIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? IF NOT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
BUER, ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION, SUSAN? YES.
I MOVE TO, UM, APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SO, HERE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HANNAH AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER UM, GONZALEZ THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN FROM THE JUNE 23RD, 2026 CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION MEETING.
YOU MAY NEED TO TAP YOUR SCREEN FOR THE VOTE TO COME UP.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK.
DO I JUST NOT PUSH ANYTHING? PRESS THIS.
THE MOTION PASSES WITH THREE YESES TO AB ABSTAINING.
[5. NEW BUSINESS]
OKAY.THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS, THE PUBLIC ART APPLICATION FOR THE WEB BRIDGE PARK TUNNEL MURAL.
UM, I'M GONNA KIND OF WALK US THROUGH THE GENERAL PARAMETERS OF THE APPLICATION.
I'M GONNA READ THIS AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ANY POINT, JUST PAUSE ME.
BUT I WILL, UM, HAVE QUESTIONS AT THE END.
ALSO, IF YOU THINK OF SOMETHING THEN, UM, THE PROJECT OVERVIEW, THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMISSION AND ARTS, ALPHARETTA IS PROPOSING THE INSTALLATION OF A NATURE THEME MURAL WITHIN THE WEB, EXCUSE ME, WEB BRIDGE PARK TUNNEL.
CAN'T SAY THAT THE SELECTED ARTIST SARAH EMERSON, IS KNOWN FOR HER VIBRANT AND PAINTERLY WORKS.
AND THE LINK WAS, UM, WE HAVE A PORTFOLIO HERE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME WHEN I FINISH WITH THE REPORT, THE OVERVIEW, BUT I DIDN'T WANNA SKIP OVER.
SHE IS HERE TONIGHT, THE ARTIST.
UM, THE DESIGN AND REVIEW PROCESS, THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH MS. EMERSON TO DEVELOP A MURAL THAT HIGHLIGHTS NATIVE PLANTS, ANIMALS, INSECTS, EMPHASIZING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF WESTBRIDGE PARK.
THE PROPOSED DESIGN ALIGNS WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE PARK'S NATURE TRAIL, AND ENHANCES THE VISUAL WALKING PATH EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS BY HIGHLIGHTING NATIVE PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND INSECTS.
THE ARTWORK SERVES AS AN INFORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS REINFORCING THE ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PARK'S NATURAL HABITAT.
ON JUNE 21ST, 2026, THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION FORMALLY APPROVED BOTH THE ARTIST AND THE MURAL CONCEPT.
THE DESIGN WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PRESENTED TO THE, UM, PUBLIC ART REVIEW COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 17TH, WHERE THE MURAL WAS APPROVED AS PROPOSED.
SO WE ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO PAUSE FOR A SECOND.
I, I ATTENDED THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION MEETING AND WE PRESENTED THE MURAL AND THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AT THAT TIME.
AND THE ADJUSTMENTS WERE, YOU KNOW, CHANGING MAYBE A BIRD, MAYBE AN INSECT, A FLOWER, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR HABITAT HERE.
AND, AND, AND IN WHICH, EXCUSE ME, IN WESTBRIDGE PARK SPECIFICALLY, PROJECT, UH, PREPARING A TIMELINE, UH, PREPARATION OF THE TUNNEL WILL INCLUDE VEGETATION REMOVAL, PRESSURE WASHING, AND PRIMING.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, THE ARTISTS WILL BEGIN PAINTING.
THE ESTIMATED PAINTING TIMELINE IS TWO TO FOUR WEEKS, WEATHER PERMITTING, AND ALSO SOMETHING TO ADD INTO THAT.
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THE WEATHER ALLOWS FOR US TO PAINT MAYBE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER, BUT OUR MURAL PAINTING TIMELINE DROPS OFF IN THE COLDER MONTHS.SO THIS IS SORT OF OUR TIMELINE, AND THEN WE CAN PICK BACK UP IN APRIL.
NOT ON THIS PROJECT, JUST IN MURALS IN GENERAL, BUDGET SUMMARY, THE PROJECT, UH, TOTALS ABOUT $30,000 AND IS AS, AS FOLLOWS, 10,000 FOR PREPARING THE TUNNEL AND THE LAYERS.
SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE VEGETATION REMOVAL, AS I MENTIONED, THE PRESSURE WASHING.
THEN YOU HAVE TO DO A PRIMER COAT, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO DO, ALLOW THE ARTIST TO PAINT.
AND THEN WE ACTUALLY ADD A ANTI GRAFFITI LAYER AFTER THAT.
AND THE TUNNEL'S PRETTY LARGE, SO I'LL SHOW YOU PICTURES IN A SECOND.
$20,000 WILL BE FOR ARTIST COMPENSATION, AND WE HAVE THREE PARTNERS ON THAT.
WE HAVE $2,000 THROUGH THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION, $6,000 WITH ARTS ALPHARETTA AND $12,000 WITH THE CITY CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION, PUBLIC ART AND MAINTENANCE.
THE PROJECT REFLECTS ALFREDO'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND PUBLIC ART, REINFORCING THE CITY'S IDENTITY AS A PLACE THAT VALUES CREATIVITY, NATURE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
ONCE INSTALLED, THE MURAL WILL BE ADDED TO THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART WALK AND ACCOMPANIED BY TWO PLAQUES.
WE'LL HAVE AN ARTIST PLAQUE ON ONE END, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PLAQUE ENGAGING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WORK, THE NATURE ASPECTS, AND, AND WHY THOSE CERTAIN, UM, ELEMENTS WERE CHOSEN.
THE CITY OF ALFREDO WILL INCORPORATE THE MURAL INTO ITS ONGOING PUBLIC ART MAINTENANCE PLAN.
SO THIS WILL BE A PERMANENT, SOMETHING PERMANENT TO ADD TO OUR MAINTENANCE PLAN.
AND THAT IS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SOME VISUALS? YES.
I'M GONNA GO TO MY, ALL RIGHT.
THIS WILL SHOW YOU THE BEFORE THE CURRENT, UH, THIS IS WHAT THE TUNNEL CURRENTLY APPEARS.
YOU CAN TELL THERE'S A LOT OF ROOT VEGETATION GROWTH DOWN HERE.
UM, THE PAINTING WILL OF, OF THE LAYER, THAT BASE LAYER WILL GIVE SEALANT A LITTLE BIT FOR THE WATER.
SO WE EXPECT IT'LL BE WELL PROTECTED ON THERE.
WE DISCUSSED THAT ON THE LEFT.
WE HAVE KIND OF A NEAT WATER FEATURE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU DOWN HERE.
IT'S ACTUALLY INCORPORATED INTO THE THEME.
THIS IS AN INTERESTING LAYOUT THAT THE ARTIST DID BECAUSE OF THE TUNNEL.
THIS IS A GRID, AND I ASSUME THIS IS HOW YOU PAINT.
AND YOU CAN STEP UP IF YOU WANT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT YOU CAN COME ON UP IF YOU WANT.
SO THAT WILL ARC THROUGH THE TUNNEL, ESSENTIALLY A BIG RECTANGLE.
AND THEN HERE, THIS SHOWS THE OTHER END COMING IN FROM BOTH SIDES.
SO THE TUNNEL SHOWS THE SKIES YOU CAN SEE WITH BIRDS.
AND I'D LIKE TO GO, WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE, UH, MURAL DESIGN.
THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION WANTED TO KIND OF MIMIC AND EMPHASIZE THAT NATURE MATTERS.
THERE'S A FILM OUT THAT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE.
AND SO THEY ACTUALLY INCORPORATED THIS AND DISCUSSED THIS QUITE A BIT AT THEIR MEETING.
THE QUOTE ON THE ROCKS, IT'S ALL GOOD.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A QUOTE I HAVE THAT WAS INSPIRED BY, RIGHT? YEAH.
YOU GO AHEAD AND SAY, I'M SORRY, THE QUOTE.
THE QUOTE IS FROM THOREAU'S ESSAY, UM, WALKING, UM, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A GRUMPY ESSAY, BUT IT'S ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WALKING THROUGH NATURE, UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT LOSING SIGHT OF THE SIMPLE THINGS WALKING, UM, ANYWAY, UH, SO, BUT THE WHOLE, AFTER TALKING WITH, UM, MIKE BUCHANAN, THAT WAS, UH, AND ABOUT THE CONCERNS FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION AND THE CONSERVATION, UM, AND JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE, UM, JUST REALLY THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE PARK.
UM, I IMMEDIATELY DOVE INTO THROAT.
UH, AND SO THE, THE WHOLE DESIGN WAS INSPIRED REALLY BY, I HAVE A ROOM TO MYSELF.
AND, UM, IT'S REALLY JUST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I EXPERIENCED THE PARK THROUGH WALKING AND LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, UM, ALL THE NATIVE LITTLE CREATURES AROUND AND JUST KIND OF MEDITATING IN NATURE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE REALLY, I WAS REALLY TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT WITH THE DESIGN.
SO MIKE BUCHANAN IS A NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSIONER.
I HADN'T, JUST IF YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE, HE WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, AND HE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH SARAH IN CREATING SOME OF THE ELEMENTS.
HERE'S SOME DETAILED IMAGES, SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, LET ME ENLARGE THOSE.
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IT'S A LITTLE, IS THAT A GOOD SIZE HERE FOR YOU? CAN YOU SEE THAT? WELL, YES.SO WE HAVE DEER BUTTERFLIES, CARDINALS, FROGS,
UM, SO ALL, YOU KNOW, REFERENCES TO ALL NATIVE PLANTS FOUND IN THE AREA.
UM, AND I REALLY LOVE THIS FEATURE HERE AND HOW THE, HOW THE WATER RUNS THROUGH UNDER THE TUNNEL, HOW THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE MURAL TOO.
AND JUST BEYOND IS THAT WONDERFUL POND WITH ALL THE TURTLES AND THE DRAGON FLIES WE'RE ZIPPING AROUND, UM, WHEN I WAS DOING MY SITE VISITS THERE.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I, I MEAN, SURE.
ONE, ONE THING IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE PUBLIC ART REVIEW.
IT WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF AS AN ATTACHMENT, BUT WE DID DO THE PUBLIC ART REVIEW AND COMMISSIONER SCHMEIL WAS PRESENT AT THE REVIEW, AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE TO HAVE THAT IN OUR MINUTES.
WE WOULD HOPE TO START ON THE PROJECT, UM, AFTER, IF WE SEND IT TO, IF YOU APPROVE TONIGHT AND WE SEND IT TO COUNCIL, UM, THEN WE HOPE TO START IT WITHIN ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS.
AND THAT WOULD GIVE HER, LIKE, THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND THROUGH OCTOBER TO PAINT.
ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S GONNA BE ANY LIGHTING? ANY LIGHTING? THERE IS NOT, THERE'S NOT LIGHTING IN THE TUNNEL, BUT MOST OF THE PASS AND, AND WALKWAYS, THE PARKS ARE USUALLY, UM, ZONED IN TOWARDS THE FIELDS AT NIGHT AND NOT AS MUCH IN THE WALKING PAST.
BUT THERE WILL NOT BE A LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL.
THAT'S WHAT JUMPED OUT AT ME, WAS HAVING THE BLUE SKY.
IT LIGHTENS UP THE TUNNEL NATURALLY.
ALL THE COLORS ARE VERY, VERY BRIGHT.
SO IT, IT'S ALWAYS, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S BRIGHT IN THERE DURING THE DAY, SO IT, THAT WILL HELP.
AND THE BLUE TUNNEL, THE, THE BLUE CEILING WILL ALSO HELP RUMINATE THE SPACE A LITTLE BIT, BUT NO, NO ACTUAL, EXCELLENT.
ARE WE READY FOR A MOTION SO WE CAN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION? UM, SURE.
THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER SPIEL.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, UH, RECOMMEND A PUBLIC ART APPLICATION FOR THE BRIDGE PARK TUNNEL MURAL.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.
THE MOTION IS NOW ON THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? WELL, I'LL JUST MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT IT.
UM, WENT THERE ON A SATURDAY MORNING WHEN IT WAS VERY BUSY AND BRIGHT OUTSIDE, AND IT IS VERY DARK UNDERNEATH THAT TUNNEL.
SO CLEARLY, AS YOU'VE POINTED OUT, UM, WE DO NEED SOMETHING RATHER BRIGHT THERE.
UM, SO THE BLUE SKY, I LIKE THE VERSION THAT YOU HAVE WHERE YOU ACTUALLY SEE HOW IT'S STRETCHED OVER THE TUNNEL.
LIKE YOU'VE DONE, YOU LIKE THIS ONE? NOT, NOT THAT ONE.
THE OTHER ONE LOOKS MUCH BETTER.
UM, THE OBJECTIVE ABOUT HAVING IT BE INTERACTIVE, IT'S REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE, UH, SOME SERIOUS EDUCATION.
IT'S STANDING THERE FOR AN HOUR ON A SATURDAY.
IT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE PARK, UM, PLAYGROUND AND YOU HAVE THE FIELDS AND THE PARKING IS NEAR THERE.
THEY, PEOPLE DON'T GO THROUGH THAT AREA TO GET TO THOSE AREAS.
SO IF THE OBJECTIVE IS CHILDREN, I THINK WE'RE GONNA REALLY HAVE TO PROMOTE IT TO GET KIDS DOWN THERE, WHICH I THINK SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, UP BY THE BALL FIELDS, ET CETERA.
AND I THINK, KIM, YOU MENTIONED AT ONE POINT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET MORE ART AND CREATE AN ART WALK THROUGH THE, UM, THE PARK EVENTUALLY.
THAT'S ONE OF YOUR OBJECTIVES.
WE HAVE SEVERAL PIECES IN WESTBRIDGE PARK.
SO, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT ON OUR GIS ON OUR ART STORY MAP, SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY DROP THEIR LOCATION AND WALK THROUGH AND FIND ALL THE PIECES ON THE PIECES.
SO THE OTHER, UM, A POINT IS TO IT WITH N C'S GOAL WAS TO HAVE THIS BE INTERACTIVE.
AND I, I DO FEEL THAT IT CAN BE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL ACTIVITY, UH, NOT JUST FOR KIDS.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK AT IT, YOU GO KIDS, YOU KNOW? AND I THINK THAT MAY HAVE COME ACROSS, BUT I THINK THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO, UM, LIKE A TREASURE HUNT FOR AN ADULT TO SEE IF YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, CHECK OFF EVERYTHING YOU CAN FIND, ET CETERA.
SO I THINK IT TAKES SOME WORK TO GET IT TO DO WHAT YOU WANT.
AND I HOPE IT'S NOT GONNA BE JUST QR CODES BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST DON'T, I MEAN, I'M NOT GONNA STOP AND, AND, AND DO A QR CODE.
I'D RATHER, YOU KNOW, SEE IT AND BE TOLD TO COME OVER THERE.
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THAT'S, THAT WAS MY THOUGHTS ON THE PIECE IS, DOES THE SIGNAGE, IS IT PLANNED TO HAVE A LISTING OF THE ELEMENTS THAT PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING FOR? WE ARE GONNA DESIGN THAT WITH THE NATIONAL RESOURCE COMMISSION.SO WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE EXACT ELEMENTS, BUT ONCE WE HAVE THE DESIGN, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE AND, AND WHAT THE ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL HABITAT THAT'S INVOLVED.
I KNOW SOME OF THE, IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND IF I SPEAK UP ABOUT YOUR DESIGN.
UH, SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF WALKING THROUGH A TUNNEL, PEOPLE DON'T TEND TO STAND IN A TUNNEL FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
SO SOME OF THE OVER EXAGGERATED AND BIGGER ELEMENTS WERE INTENDED FOR THAT WALKTHROUGH STYLE.
UM, SO THAT'S, IT'S PRETTY POPULAR WITH TUNNELS 'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA STAND THERE AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE A WHOLE HISTORY TIMELINE OR VERY SMALL THINGS TO LOOK FOR.
SO THESE POP AT YOU, THEY LOOK AT YOU, THE TUNNEL SEEMS VERY INVITING AND FRIENDLY AND IT'S ACTUALLY MEANT FOR, YOU KNOW, ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
AND IT'S ANY, ANYBODY WALK IN IN THE PARK, IT'S JUST MEANT TO BE VIBRANT AND, AND FUN.
SO I ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF, I'M JUST GONNA INTERJECT, REALLY.
UM, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE THINK OUR NATIVE PLANTS ARE NOT NATIVE PLANTS QUITE OFTEN.
SO, UM, AFTER TALKING WITH MIKE, YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY CONSCIOUS OF TRYING TO YOU, YOU KNOW, OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN WAS ALSO NATIVE.
SO IT WAS A BIG LEARNING PROCESS ALSO BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE USED TO SEEING A LOT OF PLANTS AND TREES AND FLOWERS, AND IN REALITY THEY'RE NOT NATIVE.
SO WHEN HE BROUGHT UP THE FIRE AZALEA, SO JUST EVEN THAT JUST KIND OF LEARNING TO WHAT, WHAT WE'RE SEEING AROUND US, WHAT IS ACTUALLY NATIVE AND WHAT ISN'T IS A GOOD LEARNING OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.
SO, AND THIS IS HER, UM, THIS IS HER WEBSITE SHOWING SOME OTHER WORK THAT SHE'S DONE.
THE STYLE, LIKE, JUST LIKE WHEN YOU'RE WALKING THROUGH A TUNNEL, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN A STREET, THINGS POP AND YOU CAN SEE THINGS WITHOUT HAVING TO ACTUALLY JUST STARE.
SO IT'S, SHE'S GOT A VERY, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE BIG, COLORFUL
AND, UM, SHOW YOU SOME OF THE OTHER STYLES MEANT TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY, UM, IT'S REALLY ABOUT KIND OF BEAUTIFYING DIFFERENT AREAS OR CREATING AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT AND INTEREST.
UM, PEOPLE WILL STOP AND LOOK REALLY.
SO, AND EACH, EACH ONE OF THESE MURALS THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THIS ONE, THIS ONE HAS VERY SPECIFIC GOALS, YOU KNOW, CONSERVATION, UM, UM, THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION OBVIOUSLY WAS SO INVOLVED IN, UM, MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
UM, SO EVERYTHING HAS ITS OWN KIND OF GOAL SET.
BUT THE ONE THAT CAN JUST SHOW THE FIRST ONE PEOPLE DRIVE BY THAT THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY STOP.
UM, SO HAVING THE TUNNEL VERY COLORFUL AND BRIGHT WHEN PEOPLE ARE JOGGING BY, THEY MIGHT SEE PARTS OF IT ONE DAY AND THEY MIGHT STOP THE NEXT DAY.
UM, OR, YOU KNOW, IT MAY MAYBE SEE SOMETHING QUICK AND PASSING AND THEN SPEND TIME LATER.
THAT'S ALWAYS, I, I HAPPEN TO BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS TUNNEL.
UM, MY HOUSE IS JUST BY THERE
BUT I WAS WONDERING IF, UH, SINCE THERE'S, THERE ARE ALL THE ELEMENTS, THE POND IS THERE MM-HMM
THE BIG, UH, LITTLE, UH, CREEK RUNNING BY, UH, AND ANOTHER ONE CUTTING ACROSS.
UM, I WAS WONDERING IF THE CCHI, UH, PRESERVE, UM, THEY HAVE, UH, ALL THESE TAGS IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANTS AND TREES AND ALL THIS STUFF.
IF, UH, THAT COULD HELP, UH, IF WE CAN ADD TO, TO, TO THE SURROUNDING AREA TO UH, I MEAN THE SIGN IT TO INCORPORATE LIKE LABELS OR SOMETHING.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO USE ALL THAT, ALL THOSE SYNERGIES THAT ARE THERE REAL, THEY WOULD BE LIKE IN THE PARK, THEY WOULD HAVE LIKE A LITTLE LABEL WITH THE, THE NAMES.
THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, ADDED.
YEAH, WE CAN PRETTY EASILY, I THINK WE CAN LEAN INTO THE NATIONAL RESOURCE COMMISSION A LITTLE BIT ON THIS.
'CAUSE THEY WERE, THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM, A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT.
AND SO ONCE WE PRESENT TO YOU, WE WANTED TO KIND OF REGROUP WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT AND COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE PLAQUE AND HOW TO DO SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT.
AND
SO I, I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE PUTTING SOME LIGHTING ON, UH, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOLAR OR SOMETHING.
I, I DON'T KNOW HOW EASY IT'LL BE, BUT,
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BUT IT, IT GETS START VERY EARLY.UH, THE PARK IS SUPPOSED TO CLOSE AS SOON AFTER SUNDOWN.
BUT, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY TO LIKE, SO THEY COULD BE MORE.
UM, I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT THE TUNNEL HAS BEEN INSPECTED RECENTLY.
JUST SO WE DON'T GET IN A SITUATION WHERE WE SPEND ALL OF THE RESOURCES AND THEN IT, FOR ANY REASON HAS TO BE TORN DOWN OR REBUILT.
AND I'VE, I'VE WORKED WITH THE PARK SUPERVISOR, NATE, AND, AND HE'S, HE'S ACTUALLY, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A MURAL FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
AND WHAT WAS IRONIC, HE'S BEEN PREPARED, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE.
AND THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION APPROACHED US AND THEY SAID, WE WANNA PAINT A MURAL.
AND SO, AND IT KIND OF WORKED OUT AND THEY SELECTED SARAH IS TO KIND OF MATCH THEIR INITIATIVE WITH THE NATURE.
AND IT'S, SO, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT, THE, THE TUNNEL IS, IS STURDY AND THEY MAINTAIN THAT REGULARLY.
AS PART OF THE PARK MAINTENANCE BUDGET, I ASSUMED.
THE FLOOR IS NOW CLOSED TO DEBATE.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SME AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER PATEL THAT WE RECOMMEND THE PUBLIC ART APPLICATION WEB BRIDGE ART MURAL.
I WILL NOW CALL FOR A RECOMMENDATION.
SUSAN, HAVE YOU VOTED? OKAY, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[6. STAFF PRESENTATIONS]
ON TO STAFF PRESENTATION.SO KIM DOESN'T HAVE TO GO VERY FAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORT.
WANNA GO STRAIGHT INTO THE REPORT? TAKE IT AWAY.
SO, UM, WE HAVE OUR NEW FALL AND WINTER GUIDE, ARTS AND CULTURE GUIDE.
AND THIS IS, I THINK THE COVER IS BEAUTIFUL.
WE USUALLY USE ON THE COVER ART, WE'LL DO ART THAT WAS ON IN A GALLERY DISPLAY.
SO THAT'S HOW WE DISCOVER THAT AND, AND WE ASK THE ARTIST PERMISSION AND GIVE THEM CREDIT ON THE INSIDE COVER.
ONE PART I WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE OF IS YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE SCHOOL, WE REALLY PAY ATTENTION WHEN THE SCHOOL'S OUT FOR FALL BREAKS.
AND WE DO HALF DAY, WE DO THE FULL TIME.
AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, LET YOU KNOW THAT ZEAL AND MEGAN, THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME KIND OF ANALYZING THIS AND MAKING THIS WORK FOR PARENTS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE WORKING AND HER KIDS CAN COME AND CELEBRATE ARTS FOR THAT WEEK.
WE, AS ANYBODY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR THE SPOTLIGHT FOR LIKE A SHOW OR, OR SOMETHING.
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE CHALLENGING SOMETIMES TO DRIVE UP AND TO FIND THE LOCATION WHERE YOU ENTER THE MALL.
AND SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE MALL AND SAID, WILL YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH SOME SIGNAGE? WE'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE SO PEOPLE CAN ACCESS.
'CAUSE WE'RE OPEN MOST OF THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE CLOSED AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO PARK AT THE LOCATION THAT THEY NEED TO EXIT.
LIKE THEY WON'T WANT TO ENTER AND EXIT AT THE SAME LOCATION BECAUSE THE OTHER LOCATIONS ARE CLOSED IN THE MALL.
UM, SO THEY TOOK THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE ON, IF YOU TOOK THE SIGN ON THE TOP LEFT, WE ON EVERY SIGN AROUND THAT, THAT ROUND PERIMETER THAT GOES ON AROUND OUTSIDE, WE'RE ON ALL OF THOSE SIGNS AS YOU, THE MIDDLE ONE HERE IS YOU'RE DRIVING UP, WE'RE ON A BANNER SPOTLIGHT.
AND THEN RIGHT HERE IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THIS ENTRANCE IN THE MIDDLE.
THEN THAT'S WHEN YOU COME UP TO THAT ENTRANCE AND YOU'LL SEE THE SPOTLIGHT THERE.
AND THEN YOU WALK IN AND YOU SEE ANOTHER ARROW IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
SO THEY ACTUALLY IMP WE, WE DID ALL THE DESIGN WORK ON THIS ACTUALLY LAURA DID, SHE WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE HER SOME ACCOLADES ON THAT.
SHE WENT OUT AND ANALYZED, WORKED ON THAT, AND THE MALL PAID FOR IT ALL FOR US AND IMPLEMENTED ALL THIS VERY QUICKLY.
HEY KIM, QUESTION ARE THE, EXCUSE ME, ARE THE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE SPOTLIGHT INCORPORATING MENTIONS OF THE SIGNAGE IN THEIR TICKET SALES OR MARKETING OR, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION NECESSARILY RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE THIS IS SO NEW, SO I CAN'T QUITE TELL RIGHT NOW.
BUT I COULD FIND THAT OUT FOR YOU.
YEAH, WE CAN, WELL JUST MORE LIKE PASS THE WORD ALONG SO THEY HAVE PEOPLE PARKING AT THE RIGHT ENTRANCE.
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ABSOLUTELY.I MEAN WE ACTUALLY PUT IT IN OUR, OUR INFORMATION THAT WE PROMOTE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING TO LOOK FOR.
WELL, I'M JUST THINKING IF SOMEONE, IF ARCADIA THEATER IS DOING SOMETHING THERE IN THEIR TICKET SALES, THEY COULD BE PUTTING THAT IN CONFIRMATION.
NOWHERE WHERE TO PARK THEIR TICKETS.
I I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING IF THE TICKET SALES WERE GOING UP BECAUSE IT'S OH NO, I'M, I'M ANY OF THE ACTS THAT ARE THERE, THEY SHOULD BE PROMOTING THAT AS WELL.
WE HAVE PASSED THAT ALONG TO PEOPLE THAT ARE BOOKED.
ART SCAPES, THIS IS A PROJECT BY ARTS ALFREDA.
THEY HAVE DESIGNED ART ALONG, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ALONG KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD.
THIS WAS A PROJECT THEY MIMICKED FROM MIDTOWN ALLIANCE AND THEY'RE BRINGING ART TO AN OUTDOOR WALKING GALLERY.
SO YOU'RE WALKING ON THE PASS AND THEY STARTED INSTALLING THIS GALLERY.
TODAY THEY'LL HAVE 24 PIECES ON THE GALLERY, OUTDOOR GALLERY WALK.
AND SO START LOOKING FOR THOSE, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THEY GOT TODAY, BUT ARTS OUT FOR, PAID FOR THE PROJECT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT.
AND THEY'RE MAINTAINING THE PROJECT.
SO THERE'S NOT ANY CITY RESOURCES BEING USED TO DO THIS.
SO THIS IS A PHOTO IN AERIAL AND I'LL KIND OF, I'M GONNA BUMP RIGHT HERE AND I'LL COME BACK TO THIS.
DO YOU RECALL AT WATERS PARK THE MURAL THREW THE LEAVES WHEN THIS IS A MURAL BY JORDAN ARWIN AND WE HAD, I THINK WE PAINTED THIS LAST SUMMER AND IT WAS PRETTY HOT.
I REMEMBER HER TELLING IT WAS PRETTY LARGE MURAL.
WELL, WE WERE PLANNING SOME CONNECTIVITY POINTS.
THIS IS THE, UH, WILLS PARK SPINE.
WE REFERENCED THE CONNECTIVITY.
IF YOU CAN SEE MY CURSOR KIND OF MOVING THROUGH.
WE CALL THE MIDDLE PATH GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WILL PARK FROM ONE END.
THIS END YOU CONTINUE ONWARD IS AT THE ALFREDA COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND IF YOU GO BACK ALL THE WAY BACK THROUGH HERE, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TENNIS COURTS, THIS IS UP HERE WHERE THE AMERICAN LEGION IS LOCATED.
AND MORGAN, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE BOND PROJECT AT WILLS PARK AND THEY'VE BEEN CALLING THIS THE SPINE.
AND I THINK THIS IS KIND OF A NEAT STORY.
I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME EXPLAINING IT THIS WAY, BUT MATT CASEY AND MORGAN ROGERS WERE STANDING HERE AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE LOCATION.
THEY WERE STANDING SOMEWHERE IN THIS AREA HERE.
THIS WOULD BE A BETTER LOCATION.
THEY'RE LIKE, I'M WALKING ON THIS PATH AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION TO GO.
LIKE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN POINT WHERE YOU COULD GO LEFT, RIGHT, OR IT DISPERSES OUT INTO FIELDS LIKE WHERE IS THE SPINE? AND SO I BELIEVE IT WAS MATT CASEY SAID, WHY I LET THE ART PEOPLE FIGURE IT OUT.
AND I LOVE THAT IT'S KIND OF USING ART AS WAY FINDING.
SO THEY CAME TO US AND ASKED US A QUESTION AND UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE BLUE SIGNS.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE BLUE SIGNS IN FRONT OF OUR PARKS? AND THEN WE JUST KEPT THINKING ABOUT HOW ARE WE GONNA CONNECT THESE? AND THEN WE SAID, WE ALREADY HAVE A, AN APPROVED DESIGN.
AND SO WE APPROACHED, UH, JORDAN AND WE ASKED TO USE HER DESIGN AS A RECOGNIZABLE PATHWAY CONNECTION IN OUR PARKS.
AND SO THIS WOULD ALMOST BE LIKE ART IS WAYFINDING AND IT'S, UH, CON UH, CONTINUITY IN OUR PARKS WHERE YOU COME TO INTERSECTIONS OF TURNS.
YOU JUST SEE THOSE AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING, SHE'S GONNA, SHE HAS TEMPLATES THAT SHE HAS OF THESE LEAVES.
SO SHE'S GONNA WORK WITH OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
THIS IS BY THE BASEBALL FIELDS.
THE, UM, THIS'LL CONNECT AND TELL PEOPLE WHERE TO WALK THROUGH THE SPINE HERE.
IT PULLS IN LEAVES FOR THE PARK AND THEN IT PULLS IN THE BLUE FROM THE SIGNS.
SO WE THINK WE'VE CONNECTED THOSE AND USING ART AS WAYFINDING.
THIS, I'LL BACK UP TO THE AERIAL, THE LARGER AER IN THE MOMENT.
BUT THE, UM, AMERICAN LEGION IS UP HERE ON THE LEFT.
AND THIS IS HOW THE SPINE, HOW YOU WILL WALK THROUGH TO THE SPINE AND CONTINUE DOWNWARD.
AND THIS IS, THIS AREA RIGHT IN HERE FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION WILL HAVE A WILLS PARK ENTRY LOCATION.
AND THIS WILL CONNECT THIS AREA WHERE IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE CONFUSING FOR PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE TENNIS COURTS.
SO JORDAN'S INVOLVED, THE ARTIST WILL BE INVOLVED THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND UM, SHE'LL GIVE US THE TEMPLATES.
SHE'LL TRAIN THE STAFF IN ARTS ALPHARETTA VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS.
AND SHE'S GOING TO, SHE'S ALLOWING US TO USE HER DESIGN.
WE ARE GONNA WORK WITH HER ON HER TIME AND HOURS TO INVOLVEMENT IN THAT.
BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF EXCITING.
DAZZLE AND DISCORD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THE SCULPTURES GOING UP.
WE HAVE INSTALLED, UM, THREE OF OUR SCULPTURES OUT OF THE 10.
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ACTUALLY JUST INSTALLED TANGENT CIRCLES ALONG THE ALPHA LOOP AND THIS IS BEHIND NORTH WINDS.DID YOU ANYONE VISIT THE LIGHTS ON THE LOOP WITH THE, OKAY.
UM, IF WHEN YOU DRIVE RIGHT BEHIND THIS BUILDING, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE EXACTLY, YOU CAN'T SEE THE PATHWAY.
AND IT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY USING ART AS WAYFINDING.
THIS RED PIECE, IT JUST POPS YOU STOP RIGHT THERE.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE PIECE OF ART AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE ALPHA LOOP IS AND YOU'LL GO AND PARK WHERE TO GO.
YEAH, I KNOW SOME OF THE, UM, IT'S NOT, IT'S KIND OF LOW THE PATHWAY, SO IT'S HARD TO SEE CRACK IN THE PAST HERE.
NOW I WILL SAY, I ALMOST DIDN'T WANNA SHOW YOU THESE PHOTOS 'CAUSE THEY DO NOT DO THE PEACE JUSTICE.
IT'S GOT A EAR DESCENT, BLUE, UM, NAVY PURPLISH KIND OF FEEL TO IT.
AND THE SUN COMES THROUGH THE TREES AND REALLY POPS IN THE COLOR.
SO YOU REALLY HAVE TO TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE PARK.
IT'S BEHIND THE COMMUNITY CENTER BY THE WILLS PARK, DOG PARK.
THIS IS NOT THE SCULPTURE, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, WE CREATED THIS ONLINE AS FAR AS JUST SHOWING WHAT WE'RE GONNA ADD.
WE'RE GONNA ADD LANDSCAPING TO THE BOTTOM HERE TO FILL OUT THIS SPACE.
SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH, WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT.
THIS PIECE WAS INSTALLED TODAY.
JUST ONE LOOK BY GREGORY JOHNSON AND, UH, CBS UH, LOCAL MORNING SHOW CAME OUT AND IS DOING A ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ON THIS INSTALLATION.
SO SHE DID SOME B ROLL TODAY BEHIND HERE.
UM, SHE INTERVIEWED ARTS ALPHARETTA AND THE NEW INCOMING PRESIDENT OF ARTS ALPHARETTA.
AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF EXCITING.
ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? WE'RE GOOD.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION, UH, WHEN, WHEN WE DID THE VOTE ABOUT WHERE, UH, WHICH ACTUALLY I THINK IS THE ONE THAT WAS SPLIT.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS GONNA GO IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE COUNSEL.
I HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT EYE ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD SEE COMING OUT OF THE GARAGE RIGHT THERE.
AND IRONICALLY, THIS LOCATION WAS JUST FINISHED.
THEY HAD JUST POURED THE SIDEWALK AND CONNECTED.
I, I'M VERY PLEASED 'CAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ONE RIGHT THERE AT THE GARAGE.
AND I LOVE THAT IT'S RIGHT THERE IN MY BACKYARD BASICALLY.
IT WAS ACTUALLY MEANT, MEANT TO BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S REALLY PERFECT 'CAUSE YOU GET TO WALK RIGHT THROUGH IT.
SO WE, I, THE, THE INSTALLATION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SCULPTURES I WANTED TO ADD WILL BE FINISHED PROBABLY THE WEEK AFTER LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
SO WE HAVE DELIVERIES COMING THROUGH WITHOUT THAT.
SO IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO GET THE DELIVERIES BACK AND FORTH.
BUT THANK YOU TO ARTS RETA AND NANCY MURPHY, HER WHOLE TEAM, THEY HAVE WORKED SO HARD ON THESE SCULPTURES.
I MEAN, IT'S, WE EMAIL EACH OTHER, WE TEXT EACH OTHER ALL DAY.
KIM, AT WHAT POINT ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE A BROCHURE, A WALKING TOUR OF THE NEW SCULPTURES? WE'VE STARTED ON THE GENERAL LAYOUT WE'RE WORKING WITH, THAT'S OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE, UM, ALFREDA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.
AND SO THEY'VE ALREADY GOT A TEMPLATE KIND OF LAID OUT.
WE'VE GOTTA DROP PHOTOS AND DO SOME ELEMENTS LIKE THAT.
BUT I WOULD SAY AT LATEST OCTOBER 1ST, MAYBE MID-SEPTEMBER.
WE HAVE GROUPS NOW THAT SCHOOL HAS STARTED, WE HAVE GROUPS THAT WILL DROP OFF AT HERE AND THEY'LL MEET THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE AND THEY'LL SPLIT THE GROUP UP, THE SCHOOL GROUP AND THEY'LL GO TO THE MUSEUM.
AND, UM, THE ALFREDA, THE OLD MOUNTAIN COUNTY, OH MY GOSH, I ALWAYS SAY THIS WRONG.
OUR HISTORIANS, LET ME GO SHORT REAL QUICK.
UM, OUR ALFRED HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THEY ACTUALLY WILL DO DOCENT TOURS FOR THE OLDER GROUPS, BUT THE YOUNGER GROUPS ARE MORE TEACHER LED AND THEY NEEDED SOME TOOLS TO DO THAT.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A JUNIOR HISTORIANS AT VENTURE GUIDE AND WE CREATED AN ART VERSION OF THAT TOO.
SO IF IT WAS A PRETTY DAY AND SOMEBODY NEEDED TO GET OUTSIDE, WE HAVE ART THAT THEY CAN FIND JUST HERE ON BURKE STREET PARK.
WE HAVE ENOUGH PIECES THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND LEARN ABOUT ART.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT TOURS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS.
WE'RE, WE'VE REFERENCED OUR DOG.
WE'RE ADDING A DOG TO THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.
AND WE WENT AND VISITED THE ARTIST STUDIO.
WE TOOK ARTS ALPHARETTA AND WE LOOKED AT THE FACES THAT WERE BEING ADDED.
AND IF YOU'VE NOTICED, IF YOU'VE, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WALKS UP CLOSE TO THIS SCULPTURE RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE WERE SOME RISKS THAT ARE COMING LOOSE.
WE'RE GONNA REPAIR EVERYTHING, HAVE IT READY TO GO.
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WE'RE HOPING BY THE END OF OCTOBER TO HAVE THESE DONE.LAST PHOTO FOR FUN AT THE ART CENTER, WE HAVE A NEW KILN.
IT ALLOWS US TO FIRE LARGE PIECES AND DIFFERENT SHAPE PIECES.
AND, UH, YOU HAVE TO HEAR THE STORY.
IT WAS DROPPED OFF ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK ON A FRIDAY AND WE HAD A STORM CLOUD COMING UP.
IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT, AND IT WAS DROPPED OFF PUT TOGETHER.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS COMING IN PIECES, WELL, WE COULDN'T GET IT IN THE DOOR.
AND HE DROPPED IT AND HE SAID, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
SO WE SAT OUT THERE, IT WAS LIKE DEACTIVATING ALL THESE WIRES AND UNHOOKING.
EVERY LAYER HAD TO COME APART.
WE HAD TO CALL, UM, EXTRA GUYS IN AND HELP LIFT ALL THIS.
BUT WE HAVE A NEW KILN IN THE ART CENTER.
GOOD THINGS GOING ON FOR SURE.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? IT'S AN EASY ONE TODAY.
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HAVE ANY ITEMS TO REPORT? UM, I JUST, A QUICK LITTLE THING SINCE IT TIES INTO SEVERAL THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT.UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO I WAS WALKING OUTSIDE OF MACY'S AT THE MALL SINCE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S EVER NOTICED THAT THERE ARE RELIEFS, NINE LARGE RELIEFS OUTSIDE OF MACY'S.
THEY GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BUILDING.
AND IT TELLS THE HISTORY OF, WELL, MACY'S WAS ACTUALLY DAVIDSON'S, YOU, SOUTHERNERS WOULD KNOW.
WAS IT, WAS IT CALLED DAVIDSON'S BEFORE IT BECAME MACY'S? I THINK.
IT WAS DAVID'S AND I USED TO WORK, IT WAS FORMED IN LIKE THE 1850S OR SOMETHING, 1860S.
AND THESE RELIEFS, UM, SHOW THE HISTORY OF IT AND IT TIES IN WITH NORTH POINT MALL IS NOW, UM, BEING RENOVATED AND EVERYTHING.
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THOSE RELIEFS, BUT I MENTIONED IT TO BOB MEYER, WHO IS WITH THE, UM, HISTORIC, UM, COMMISSION.
SO ANOTHER SYNERGY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS APPARENTLY THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK ON ARTICLES COMING OUT ABOUT THE, THE, UH, RELIEFS IN THE HISTORY.
SO I JUST, I PASS THAT ALL ON TO YOU AS A, A TIE IN.
YEAH, I, THEY'RE NOT THE GREATEST ART I NOTICED.
I SAW MARTY DA'S PICTURE HERE AND I SENT 'EM TO MARTY.
HE GOES, EH, YOU KNOW, SO I'M NOT SURE WHO DID THEM, BUT IT'S REALLY KIND OF A FUN, AND IT'S THE HISTORY OF THE MALL BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH AN ANCHOR WHEN RICHES CAME IN THERE AND THEY WANTED TO BRING ELEMENTS FROM WHAT WAS DOWNTOWN AND THEY HAD THE RELIEFS DOWNTOWN.
SO SOME OF THESE ARE REPLICAS, I GUESS, OF THOSE RELIEFS THAT WERE DOWNTOWN.
PLUS THERE WAS A BIG CLOCK, APPARENTLY.
AND SO THE MALL ORIGINALLY HAD A CLOCK THAT THEY HAD BOUGHT DIFFERENT PIECES AND SO FORTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF FUN TO TIE IN WITH THE FACT THAT IT'S ALL GOING TO BE TORN UP INTO SOMETHING NEW SOON,
SO ANYWAY, JUST WANTED PASS THAT ON.
SO, UM, I, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT IS DONE BY THE, UM, BY ARTS ALPHARETTA REALLY, AND, UH, BY KIM AND HER STAFF.
UM, WE JUST DON'T REALIZE HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE ALL THESE ART ELEMENTS SPRINKLED AROUND OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY REFRESHING.
SO I'M, I'M VERY, I FEEL VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF ALL, UH, TO BE INCLUDED WITH ALL THAT.
AND ALSO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE ALPHARETTA SYMPHONY SINCE I COULD DO MY OWN THING.
SO WE ARE, UM, WE ARE STARTING OUR, GONNA BE OUR 11TH SEASON.
OUR SEASON OPENER IS ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, AND WE'LL HAVE A ENCORE ON THE 20TH.
SO WE'RE NOW, WE'RE SOME OF OUR, WE'RE GONNA PLAY DO 'EM ON SUNDAY, UH, FRIDAY NIGHT, AND THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY TO CAPTURE SOME OF OUR OLDER CITIZENS.
AND OUR FIRST, UM, CONCERT WILL BE MUSIC OF THE SILVER SCREEN.
MOST PEOPLE WILL KNOW MOST OF THE MUSIC ON THERE CAPTURES A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND IT KIND OF GETS EVERYBODY RUBBED UP FOR THE FINE ARTS.
I'M, I WILL LIKE TO TAG ALONG THE EFFORTS THAT MS. MURPHY AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THIS LADY, I'VE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS AND SHE'S BEEN SO ENERGETIC AND SO DEDICATED TO THE CITY, UH, AFTER HER RETIREMENT AS A TEACHER.
UH, BUT, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE HER AND HOW INVOLVED SHE WAS IN ALL THE DECISION MAKING AROUND THE, AND HOW, UM, PERSISTENT SHE WAS, UH, WITH, UH, SUPPORTING THE ARTS IN, IN THE CITY AND, UH, AND, UH, REGARDING THE, THE DIFFERENT, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ART.
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MY SON TODAY THAT, THAT HE'S THE BALLET DANCER ANDAND SO, YEAH, I, I'M HAPPY THAT HE'S, UH, UH, LEARNING HOW THE CITY WITH A VERY TITANIC EFFORT IS TRYING TO, UH, PERSISTENTLY, UM, UH, SUPPORT THE ARTS AND PROMOTE THE ARTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND, UH, AND MAKING, UH, THE, UH, OUR, OUR POPULATION WELL IN TOUCH WITH OUR HUMANITY AND OUR EXPRESSION.
AND, AND, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE CITY AND EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS CITY.
HE HAS TO UNDERSTAND, HE, I, I'M SURE HE SAW ALL THE GROWTH
AND, UH, SPEAKING OF SELF-SERVING, UM, JUST WANTED TO
WAS VERY PROUD TO SPIN OFF ARCADIA THEATER TO BE TRULY A DEDICATED, UM, COMMUNITY THEATER AND SCALE BACK A LITTLE BIT, BUT ACT ONE'S STILL AROUND.
AND WE ARE GOING TO PUT ON COTTON PATCH GOSPEL ON OCTOBER 16TH, 17, 23RD, 24TH.
IT WILL ACTUALLY BE IN THE SANCTUARY, NOT IN THE THEATER AT, UM, ALFREDA PRESBYTERIAN.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPEN SEATS.
AND, UH, COTTON PATCH GOSPEL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IS A MODERN RETELLING OF THE GOSPEL STORY.
UM, IF JESUS LIVED IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, AND IT'S BLUEGRASS MUSIC, A LOT OF FUN.
AND THE, UH, MUSIC WAS WRITTEN BY HARRY CHAPIN JUST MONTHS BEFORE HE PASSED.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO PUT THAT GREAT PIECE OF MUSIC ON.
NO OTHER COMMENTS? UH, I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SMEAL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANNAH THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING.
Y'ALL ARE READY TO GET OUTTA HERE,
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED AT 6:13 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME.