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Key outcomes

- Approval of minutes: Commissioners voted to approve the February minutes by voice vote.

- Recommendation to city council: staff recommended Creative Flagstaff as the lead arts, culture and science agency and as the grant‑making agency following a request for statements of qualifications. Staff reported they received a single response (Creative Flagstaff) and that a five‑member review panel recommended proceeding with final scope negotiations and forwarding a contract to city council. Staff said the proposed lead‑agency budget in the review materials is approximately $275,575 with $100,000 earmarked for festivals/events; grants administration totals shown to the commission were about $851,000 (staff described a pass‑through portion of $740,000 and $440,000 of ongoing funds). The commission voted to recommend Creative Flagstaff to council; staff will present the contract to council on May 20, 2025.

- Utility cabinet vinyl wraps, Route 66: The commission approved the top selection for the utility cabinet near Fourth Street on Route 66 (recommended design by the selection panel). Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the proposal by voice vote.

- Utility cabinet vinyl wraps, Route 66 Postal Boulevard: The commission approved Jessica Miller’s design for the Route 66 at Postal Boulevard location. Commissioner Matt McGrath announced he would abstain from that vote; the remainder of the commission voted in favor.

- Spruce Wash Wedge public art: The commission approved the selection panel’s recommendation to engage the design team of Laura Haddad and Tom Drewcan LLC for the Spruce Wash Wedge design contract. Staff described a two‑contract approach: a design contract (\"not to exceed $25,000\" as presented) and a later fabrication/installation contract for which staff signaled a separate procurement and later council action if the fabrication contract exceeded procurement/authority thresholds. Commissioners voted to approve the design contract selection so that the team may begin community engagement and design work.

- FY‑26 and five‑year plan recommendation: The commission voted to recommend the FY‑26 budget and five‑year plan to council. Staff noted that final carry‑forwards and finance adjustments will be reflected in the printed budget and that council approval remains required.

What the votes mean

Most actions approved by the commission are recommendations that require a subsequent council approval or a separate procurement step before fabrication or contracting begins. The Creative Flagstaff selection is a recommendation to council; Spruce Wash Wedge will proceed to more detailed scope and then to a fabrication procurement; the cabinet wraps will proceed to APS for final approval and then to vendor printing and installation.

Votes and record

- Approval of February minutes: voice vote; no roll‑call recorded in the transcript excerpt.
- Recommendation of Creative Flagstaff as lead arts/grant agency: motion moved and seconded; commission voice vote in favor; staff to present to council May 20, 2025.
- Route 66 Fourth Street cabinet design: motion moved and seconded; voice vote in favor.
- Route 66 Postal Boulevard cabinet design (Jessica Miller): motion moved, seconded, passed; Commissioner Matt McGrath recorded as abstaining.
- Spruce Wash Wedge design team (Laura Haddad & Tom Drewcan LLC): motion moved, seconded, voice vote in favor.
- FY‑26 and five‑year plan recommendation: motion moved, seconded, voice vote in favor.

The commission did not provide formal recorded tallies for the voice votes in the meeting transcript excerpt; in at least one instance an abstention was recorded on the public record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Flagstaff Beautification and Public Art Commission Meeting - April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Flagstaff City Unification and Public Arts Commission on April 14 approved minutes and passed a series of recommendations and project approvals to move forward with public‑art installations, procurement steps and a proposed FY‑26 budget to send to city council.","taxTitle","Flagstaff City, Coconino County, Arizona","taxId",4650,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6578199,"Creative Flagstaff outlines $86,800 in arts-and-science project grants; ArtX demonstrations planned across Flagstaff",610,406000,1016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3049651-84a06284b34e181fa285bd29a6842713&start=406&end=1016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3049651-84a06284b34e181fa285bd29a6842713/thumbnail_406000.jpg","/articles/6578199/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Creative-Flagstaff-outlines-86800-in-arts-and-science-project-grants-ArtX-demonstrations-planned-across-Flagstaff","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578199-e674a70dee4239114c6c3b3ca6cd94f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178354&Signature=jiSOeZhuhh2AOMaaRdki7r-yFvxxEmLHyeTsh35m98qXj2dzLaIxxyKPoKhSGx6biVa3rIliPP11lV4RfMsoNiphgy2f~2HmvnQj-bzQmNcQw1bbwCB~FDZS1BwlU6S269JSZkUDqABTXbk-wWpDPemeLc~QeAhsQzpDS-PAF6t4qDpSWDt2o-jJpc8o76z78vZ8cnfDc67f~5FXuKAnm9EBSmSK9H1T0wSIHeuNbQrXCR507T2z4LhJ0-MfxG07MX6~paSLb50IwDJs6zb86VSOLgGq1B8YgoLJExSWhZMr8~MPXn2I6uOvHFIaqXDya10kpOrL4n3hTtS9xZc1~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Creative Flagstaff reported to the Flagstaff City Unification and Public Arts Commission on April 14 that it awarded $86,800 across 16 project grants for 2025 and is moving forward with a distributed rollout of ArtX demonstrations at local partner sites.

The presentation, given by Julie Tomnick, interim executive director of Creative Flagstaff, said the organization received a record 24 project grant applications for the winter cycle and awarded $86,800 to 16 recipients. \"We were able to award $86,800 across 16 projects,\" Tomnick said, noting the grants ranged by request and tier and that some applicants' minimum requests exceeded tier allocations.

Tomnick summarized several funded projects as examples: a Greg Hill Fund program offering hour-long music sessions for people with memory loss and dementia; a Native American cultural summer arts program through the Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff for youth ages 12–18; an Indigenous Cosmology mural for the new Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center at Lowell Observatory; ongoing support for the Plaza International Film Festival; and a young-musician competition run by the Orchestra of Northern Arizona that will include mentorship and public performances.

Tomnick also outlined ArtX activity for 2025. She said ArtX received more than 70 applications for demonstrations and the commission and staff identified six venues (several with multiple artists) to host work this season. Selected sites include the Arboretum of Flagstaff (three artists producing new works for existing structures to be displayed through the fall), the Ice House in partnership with Culture Connection (a June exhibition and performance series tied to reimagined book covers), a car-free First Friday art walk on May 2 featuring collaborations with the Museum of Northern Arizona and poetry-on-buses, Willow Bend Environmental Education Center's family-oriented Nature Tales puppet project, and a recycled-fashion show at the Phoenix Avenue gallery. Tomnick said ArtX awards generally ranged from $500 to $2,500 depending on project scope and collaboration.

Commissioners asked about the number of awards and applicant characteristics. When Vice Chair J. Michael Cruz asked how many awards were made for ArtX, Tomnick replied that the program is using six venues, some with multiple local artists, and that the Arboretum panel selected three artists who each received $2,500. Tomnick said the strong response signaled increasing interest in arts-and-science funding and a growing pool of applicants to draw from in future cycles.

Tomnick emphasized organizers are prioritizing public access for ArtX: selected Arboretum works will be open without an entry fee on designated free days. She also said Creative Flagstaff is preparing to roll the program into the next biennial ArtX cycle while maintaining regular demonstrations year-round.

The presentation closed with logistical notes for grantees and staff: funded projects are already rolling out; Creative Flagstaff will continue to invite unfunded but promising applications to resubmit in future cycles; and ArtX demonstrations will be advertised with free-entry days and partner-site schedules.

The commission did not take a formal vote during Tomnick’s presentation; the session moved on to other agenda items.","Creative Flagstaff reported that it awarded $86,800 across 16 project grants and described ArtX demonstrations at multiple Flagstaff venues following a record 24 project applications and more than 70 ArtX submissions.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6578189,"Downtown phone‑booth library to get accessible platform, inclusive adjacent library and assistance button — construction targeted for summer",201,1270000,1471000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3049651-84a06284b34e181fa285bd29a6842713&start=1270&end=1471","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3049651-84a06284b34e181fa285bd29a6842713/thumbnail_1270000.jpg","/articles/6578189/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Downtown-phonebooth-library-to-get-accessible-platform-inclusive-adjacent-library-and-assistance-button-construction-targeted-for-summer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578189-c2ef9476cd55cd156b9eea0241ddccbe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178354&Signature=ADQxMQic6HgNIcWcTze1p2r~ofheOzMFmXZRQwFZ1vOwz1sNEmeTCDGMWzJeHls1z047CerS5o-p~qN9YZhL2PJIo9JAJHnq0OcwU9RozudpZ7MDiioO~R029uDhIXl14KMEDtw8RXvE8Pu~s-kQihnrYncuDEUuuZZGLCqL418T8OH4hzL8I0DF2dOnDZBh3d7LLx2z3d1v0KM962R0lv5VvmBJKOCNYdN-aoYwQFHi8Z~f3SLo0vvjFyJIDXA3k4IsxbOWh6XprIqrgcdS1hkeNbDm2vmUgkx0hlGt-SG78kVZqfb1HC06rfmDSd87G2xPaic5yL1r1RwWf7i66A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Janique Lanzetta, project manager with the City of Flagstaff Capital Improvements Division, updated the Unification and Public Arts Commission on April 14 on the downtown phone‑booth library project adjacent to the visitor center on Route 66.

Lanzetta said the site work will include relocating bike racks, adding two benches, and building a concrete platform around a converted phone booth (created by local artist Jake Bacon) so visitors can circulate and the booth area better accommodate people with mobility impairments. \"The phone booth itself...is from the 1930s. And we could not change to make it fully ADA accessible. So that's how the platform came about,\" Lanzetta said.

To improve inclusivity, staff proposed adding a separate, fully ADA‑accessible library unit mounted on two posts next to the booth. Lanzetta said the two‑door library will differ slightly from earlier renderings and stressed that identical‑title stocking is impractical because of book size differences; as a mitigation the visitor center will staff an assistance button that community members can press to request help retrieving books from inside the booth. \"Visitor center staff has agreed when the assistance button is pushed on the phone booth, they will come out and help get a book,\" she said.

Lanzetta presented a schedule that anticipates finalizing design updates (adding posts and the assistance button) in early summer, releasing a job‑order‑contract (JOC) procurement during the summer and beginning construction in August. She also provided a cost estimate from June 2024 of roughly $90,000, which she described as an early estimate that may need updating.

Commissioners asked about maintenance and book stocking. Lanzetta said donated or community‑stocked books will be the primary source of materials and that the project team will finalize the functional process for restocking and assistance as construction and operational planning continue.

No formal action was taken; the commission received the update and moved on to subsequent agenda items.","City capital‑projects staff updated the Unification and Public Arts Commission on a downtown phone‑booth library project: the design will add a concrete platform and an adjacent fully accessible library, an assistance button tied to visitor center staff, and construction is targeted for summer with a June 2024 cost estimate of about $90,000.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: commission recommends Creative Flagstaff contract, approves public‑art selections and forwards FY‑26 budget recommendation

Creative Flagstaff outlines $86,800 in arts-and-science project grants; ArtX demonstrations planned across Flagstaff

Downtown phone‑booth library to get accessible platform, inclusive adjacent library and assistance button — construction targeted for summer