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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
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Minutes note: Mr. Tim Askin said this is a city-wide art installation primarily used for selfies. Staff recommends a different location (5-6 feet back) which will not affect its ability to frame views.
Joe Franke - attorney for application. Drew Quarantine and Reagan - they're moving into community engagement and the frames will still be 8 by 12 frames with "Milwaukee" on top, but will also be more unique to this specific community. Last year they were on the lake front and this year they are moving into the neighborhoods. The group is for-profit and working with Visit Milwaukee.
Tony Snell - Visit Milwaukee - they were excited last year with the installations on the beach last year. They will engage local artists to submit proposals and the community will vote on the proposals. The beach installations were temporary.
Joe Kaltenberg - DPW manager for the city parks (there are 52 of them). If these become permanent, Visit Milwaukee will maintain them.
Some artists have already applied; two will be accepted and they will be paid $250 to submit full proposals and the community will vote on the two proposals. The entire installation will be done by volunteer partner businesses. The artists were told to keep in mind that this is a historic space. The winner will get a $7500 budget that can be used for either the build or for compensation to them.
The Commission questioned how a city lease would work and if this is even the appropriate body for this.
Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown would like to hold this over until they have something definite to present to this body.
Ald. Bauman is unsure how public input will be achieved and the public isn't the final arbiter, that is the Common Council. Ald. Bauman is unsure how this is even applied for, since the applicant(s) aren't the property owners.
Placed on file as the applicant doesn't have any standing as isn't the property owner.
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