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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2016
Champlain Room, 575 Dorset Street
DRAFT Mee ng Minutes
In a endance:Jean-Sebas en Chaulot, Trice Stratmann, Jennifer Kochman, Amanda
Holland
Absent:Mary Olmsted
Others:Elisabeth O’Donnell, Ilona Blanchard (staff), Bradley Day (Staff)
1. Call to Order. The mee ng was called to order at 5:42 PM. Ilona Blanchard went over
the agenda and no changes were made.
2.Mo on to Approve Minutes. Jennifer Kochman made a mo on to approve the
October mee ng minutes and Trice Stratmann seconded the mo on.
Ac on: Mo on unanimously passed.
3.Opportunity for Public Comment.
No comments were made.
4.Elec ons/Nomina ons.
Jean-Sebas en Chaulot nominated Trice Stratmann for Commi ee chair and Jean-
Seba en Chaulot was nominated Vice-Chair. Both accepted the nomina on.
Ac on: Jennifer Kochman made a mo on to approve the slate, and Jean Chaulot
seconded the mo on. The mo on passed unanimously.
Trice Stratmann took over the mee ng.
5.
Market Street Call For Art.
Ilona Blanchard reported she had received Jennifer Kochman’s non-substan ve edits
and will incorporate them into the document.
Ilona Blanchard reviewed the calendar in the dra call for art. The commi ee discussed
the meline and decided to change the RFQ Deadline/Shortlist Finalist dates. The RFQ
6.
Deadline was moved up to Thursday, December 14th, and shortlis ng the finalists
mee ng back to January 12th.
Staff will send out the submi als to the commi ee on a CD or thumbdrive with a
matrix to fill out for each submi al based on the criteria and will compile the results
for discussion at the January 12 mee ng. Michele Bailey of the Vermont Arts Council
would be invited to par cipate in the mee ng.
Jennifer Kochman: Would the public be able to view/weigh in on the selec on process?
Ilona Blanchard: Yes, the public would be able to weigh in on the final proposals. It is
important to consider public input in in the Commi ee’s recommenda on. The
meline proposed includes a display period and open house. The art proposals may
also be presented online.
The rest of the meline was adjusted, with the modifica on to the Open House as a
Vernissage occurring on a Monday before a Council mee ng.
Ilona Blanchard also explained that while the commi ee would recommend that the
Council approve the award immediately, the contract execu on would be at the same
me as the Market Street bid award.
The Commi ee agreed that the finalist selected will be paid an honorarium of $500
($1000 if traveling beyond two hours as the interviews would be in the evening). The
language regarding the proposed shortlist was changed to “up to five” finalists.
The Commi ee listed people and places which should receive the no ce of the call for
art. They included Art New England, the VT and New England Arts Council, 7 Days, a
Press Release, the Fleming, Manchester, Clark (MA), Algonquin museums, the City’s
South Burlington Ar sts listservs, BCA, UVM, Johnson, Saratoga, the Ar sts Retreats in
New England and any others which members provide (Trice Stratmann will be
providing a list).
7.Other Business. Jennifer Kochman noted that the current exhibit at Fleming is
fantas c. Exhibit is made up of alumni collec ons. Lecture on Hopper was well
a ended.
Next mee ng - January 12th.
8.Adjourn. Jennifer Kochman made a mo on to adjourn and Jean-Sebas en Chaulot
seconded, and the mee ng adjourned at 6:52.