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3/16/2022 - Meeting Minutes 4. -., ERIN MENDENHALL `_ n, ::'::"' 6 = BEN KOLENDAR MAYOR " . DIRECTOR Z T DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Salt Lake City Art Design Board Meeting March 16,2022 5:30—7:00 pm Webex Online MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING APPROVAL PRESENT: Tiffini Porter Meggie Troili Angela Dean Colour Maisch Staff Members Renato Olmedo-Gonzalez,Public Art Program Manager Lorena Riffo Jenson,Department of Economic Development,Deputy Director Felicia Baca,Arts Council Director Taylor Knuth,Arts Council Assistant Director Claire Taylor,Art Program Coordinator Dawn Borchardt,Art Program Coordinator Rocio Vasquez Cisneros,BIPOC Fellow Guests Ashley Cleveland,Mayor's Office Sylvia Richards,Public Policy Salt Lake City Arts Council Board Matt Castillo Annie Dayton Josanne Glass Erika Hill Torle Nenbee Kat Potter Sonali Loomba Susan Rickman Richard Taylor Ayanna Allen EXCUSED: Alejandro Moya Michael Mejia Call to Order/Welcome Ms.Felicia Baca,Director of the Salt Lake City Arts Council called the Art Design Board Meeting to order. She explained this is a co-meeting of the two Arts Council boards for the purpose of cross- disciplinary work/introductions. II. Approval of February 3,2022 Minutes Ms. Tiffini Porter moved to approve the February 2022 minutes for the Art Design Board.Ms. Colour Maisch seconded that motion.The Art Design Board Minutes were approved unanimously. III. Presentation of Fleet Block Development Update Ms.Ashley Cleveland presented about the art healing project related to the Fleet Block Murals. The Arts Council staff and others have been meeting regularly with the families of the individuals depicted in the Fleet Block Murals,located at 800 S 300 W. The meetings had two goals: 1)to provide grief support for the surviving family members of the individuals who are depicted in the murals and;2)to engage the families in a discussion for a longer standing memorial or arts space that would continue the conversation about social justice and honor their family members is a way that they feel will be fitting. The existing This document constitutes the official minutes from the Salt Lake Art Design Board's March 16,2022 convening. building where the murals are located has been determined to be unsafe and hazardous and will be torn down at some point in the future.The Planning Department and Community and Neighborhoods Department are working to find a developer that will bring economic development to that neighborhood that meshes well with the current neighborhood and addresses the issues around equity and inclusion that the place has nurtured. The final meeting with the families will culminate in a statement drafted with input from the families that will be placed on signage at Fleet Block for the next year and a half.The message will contain information about the work the families have been doing over the past six months and the art healing process.Placing signage at the location will allow the message to reach the individuals who are stewarding the libraries there and providing services and support to the neighbors experiencing homelessness and allow them to provide feedback and ask questions about the process.In addition,the families will be drafting a letter to the Mayor's Office on what they would not like to see regarding the family memorial and maybe some suggestions on what they would like to see. The process has been slow and purposeful in working to maintain trust between the families and the city. IV. Public Comment No public was present. V. Other Business/Adjourn Ms.Maisch motioned to close the Art Design Board meeting.Ms.Porter seconded,and all members voted in favor. 2