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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/21/2003 Study Session MinutesMINUTIJS OF STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN HALL OCTOBER 21, 2003 PLACE AND DATE Marana Town Hall, October 21, 2003 CALL TO ORDER Vice Mayor Kai called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. The Town Clerk called the roll and relayed to the Vice Mayor that a quorum was present. Council Members Comerford and Blake arrived at the meeting at 6:10 p.m. Mayor Bobby Sutton was excused and not present at the study session. II. GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. COUNCIL ACTION 1. Silverbell Road public art Farhad Moghimi presented this item to the Council. He gave a brief history of the proposed public art project and said that 1 % of the project's cost could go toward development of the public art element. He said that ~" the art concepts had been reviewed and recommended for Council approval by the Public Works Public Arts Committee as well as the Building Committee. Mr. Moghimi asked for the project manager, Kristen Diaz, to give the Council additional details. Ms. Diaz provided the Council with a detailed background of the project's components and introduced the artist, To-Ree' Nee' Keiser, who developed the art concepts. Ms. Keiser addressed the Council and explained three design concepts she had developed for the project. She said that the proposed obliques would be designed in mosaics and would involve student artists from the community. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Honea, the artistic concept and art component for the Silverbell Road project was unanimously approved. MINUTES OF STUDY SESSION MARANA TOWN HALL .OCTOBER 21, 2003 2. Shared Use Path -Continental Ranch public art Mr. Moghimi spoke before the Council regarding this item. He said that the shared use path was very similar to the previous item except that the art had been included as a design element in the project. Joe Antonio, Project Manager, addressed the Council and gave a brief synopsis of the project. He introduced Nathan Troia, Landscape Designer from the Planning Center, who gave a detailed presentation regarding a variety of the design concepts and color schemes associated with the 4- mile path. Mr. Troia pointed out that the concepts carried through the entire length of the path and blended in with the natural origin of the region. He said that interpretive signage would be placed at the seating nodes and along the pathway. Upon motion by Council Member McGorray, seconded by Council Member Honea, unanimous approval of the artistic concept for the Santa Cruz River Shared-Use Path was given. III. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Escobedo, seconded by Council Member Blake, approval for adjournment of the study session was unanimous. The time was 6:35 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council study session held on October 21, 2003. I further certify that a quorum was present. ocelyn nson, Town Clerk °°'° ~- q ~~~~~~I~~I~'~~ °+a~°~~C~~F ,q~~j®.® ~~`,~~ti~er~rn~r~`~`9 i tea, coftNO~arF ~ y