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South Burlington Public Art Selection Committee
575 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Minutes
In Attendance: Jennifer Kochman, Trice Stratmann (Chair), Penne Tompkins
Also in Attendance: Ilona Blanchard (Staff)
1. Call to order
Trice Stratmann called the meeting to order at 5:40 PM.
2. Staff liaison Ilona Blanchard described emergency evacuation procedures.
3. No members of the public attended.
4. Minutes
Jennifer Kochman moved that the minutes of August 20, 2019 be approved. Penne Tompkins
seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
5. Discuss Presentation to Symposium (September 26, 4:30 – 9:30 PM)
• The committee previously decided that Trice (Chair) and Jean Sebastien (Vice chair)
would make the presentation to City Council.
• The Committee previously approved the Annual report and Work Plan.
• Penne will draft content for the poster, which will be 48” by 36” and on display. Penne
will send a draft of the poster to committee members. Members may offer comments
and suggestions to Ilona and Penne.
• The poster will follow the template suggested by Coralee Holm, and will include
mission, members, art selection process, funding, past and current projects, and photos.
• Members will gather 5:00 September 24 at the geese installation on Market Street for a
group photo to include in the poster.
6. Discuss Potential Grant Application
Discussion was tabled for now. Penne has experience with grant applications and believes that
additional work is required to prepare and next year might be better timing. Committee suggested
emailing Amanda for identifying municipal planning grants for which we might apply.
7. Meeting with Philip Godenschwager: preparation
Committee should be prepared to focus the discussion to make it productive. Ilona will consult
with Michelle. Ilona will draft an approach to the discussion for committee review before the
meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 24 at 5:30 p.m. Committee will meet at 5:00
on Market Street for a group photo.
Meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Kochman