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1. <br /> <br />Jeffrey York pointed out the public art projects that Orange County was involved in for <br />Chapel Hill -aquatics center and Southern Park. <br />Janet Kagan said that there are about 450 art programs across the nation and she <br />reviewed statistics for the Percent for Art programs across North Carolina. She said that these <br />programs require a professional staff. <br />Martha Shannon said that public art could also be included in public schools. <br />Commissioner Hemminger said that she has worked on four different Percent for Art <br />projects and it was frustrating because of the lack of funds, but in the end, each project <br />enhanced the facility it became a part of. The project became more connected to the <br />community. She is concerned about doing it for school buildings or renovations of school <br />buildings, since they do their own art. However, she is supportive of it for public projects. <br />Commissioner Nelson said that he is very excited about the possibility of doing this and <br />he thanked the Arts Commission. He said that this represents the community and he believes <br />this is important, but he is concerned about economic times. <br />Commissioner Pelissier suggested not doing the 1 % at this time because of the <br />message to the public economically. She is very conflicted about this. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz suggested looking at this when it can be done and tying it to <br />some external economic indicator. He made reference to Section 4a and said that he is <br />concerned that the first sentence says that, "the BOCC shall consider the appropriation of 1 %,' <br />and then the last sentence says, "the minimum amount to be appropriated for artwork shall be <br />the total Eligible Construction Budgets multiplied by 0.01. He would like to get this clarified. <br />Also, in Section 4n, he has a problem with committing 1 % for art projects related to a building <br />and then not using the money in that building. <br />Chair Foushee made reference to Section 5c and said that the wording is contradictory <br />regarding "deemed eligible" and "not appropriate." <br />Commissioner Yuhasz said that 1 % of $3 million is some money, but 1 % of $25 million <br />is significantly more money. He said that 1 % is an admirable goal, but it may not be <br />appropriate in every construction project. <br />Chair Foushee said that she would not want to mandate schools to use funds to add <br />public art to their facilities. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that this is an admirable goal, but the timing is bad now. <br />Commissioner Nelson agreed and said that the Board could review this and address it <br />again when the economy picks up again. He wants to have a work session with the Arts <br />Commission. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to <br />refer this matter to the staff to be put on the agenda for a work session and invite the Arts <br />Commission to attend. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />7. Reports <br />a. Comprehensive Plan Implementation Recommendations - BOCC 2009/2010 <br />Priori <br />The Board received a report outlining Planning Staff's recommendations for beginning <br />Comprehensive Plan implementation during Fiscal Year 2009/2010. <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict gave this report. The report focused on Priorities P-2a <br />and 2b: <br />Priority P-2a -Implement Comprehensive Plan -Small Area Plans Implementation <br />and Process for Implementation of Plan Objectives by Annual Work Plan <br />