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Public Art W roject Plan Chair by Da Council. Ke c art and ar king group have a ver and there t t a funding ent deadline o Lewis/Fle small amou at all curren he maintena th Planning gave a list ust to itemi w/Alex at Pla ganization w the exist anyone on n a lot of m , of approxi Date: July 1 Time: 6:00 Location: C 3rd Floor, Ci khle eming and E 1st Hillson a nd CA had Working Gro completed an – CC Le eeler stated re working o and larger ry large pub they have d request to e for City d eming for th nt $10,000 nt in place a ance of the g Dept., for t of the exis ize monies, anning and of where w ting MOU a Common C eetings hel imately 3,5 15, 2019 PM Common Cou ity Hall Executive and Scriber more oup – but there is ewis stated that the pu on organizi group of blic art disp developers Common epartments he maintena ($5000 for art that nee existing of insight on t sting art tha , how its d John Spen we are and w nd work on Council tha ld. Discuss 00 which uncil Chamber r 2nd s the ublic ng lay s is ance r ed the at nce what n t sion rs, Community Life Commission June 17, 2019 2 means more money coming in and there is section in MOU regarding 60% to fire, etc., what about increasing the amount? new research talk to IFD and what the estimate is now? What about the $20 million that was never paid? Articles from Ithaca Times discussed; focus on how much payment is equivalent and how it’s broken down; focus on endowment? Some endowment is specific and cannot be diverted. The current MOU expires in 2024 and can start renegotiate now. Refresh the Mayor’s 2014 report; suggestion in April to do research on what other municipalities do to achieve higher payments? Steps forward into Commission Project Plan – make list of ideas of possible approaches and research to be done – City and CU continue to see alternatives for CU employee/city housing? August meeting – start outlining parameters of this group and who? Summer intern that could help that Mayor mentioned? Chair Byrne and Hillson to present parameters and who on the working group. Shopping Carts – Scriber & Bakhle – 1st report not going to be done by August, working to have in by September; Bakhle reaching out to 22 retailers on and maybe vary by size of company the fee charged – if they want to pay fee $50 fee in current or put something in place? Scriber talked with Home Goods, CVS, and some of the smaller places – which a lot of these places do not have carts taken or rarely happens, and why these carts have been taken; video of the council meeting with Jeanne Grace was discussed and what City was experiencing; get info from retailers and agencies/communities that these are taken and why? Could Jeanne Grace and her staff start keeping track of where the carts are currently being left and if we have density of this and not to add additional tasks, but see if something they would be willing to do? Scriber stated that Titus Towers is the largest amount of carts; Scriber spoke with Ithaca Housing and Tompkins County Action and they do take them shopping and asked if CLC members could keep an eye out of where they see carts currently within the City. Keeler stated Wood Street area there are carts there and folks cut through Titus and they have carts next to building all lined up, 49 carts next to a sign at Titus Towers, Keeler had picture taken of this and passed around; Keeler to send copy of the picture to Jody for attachments to Minutes. Scriber stated that retailers cannot put their local location phone numbers on carts as they are bought in bulk. The current problem of no transportation and they receive benefits once a month and go and get food/supplies with their children or for the elderly. Is there possibility of having carts get turned in and retrieved by persons serving Community Service? Someone to touch base with local probation department and see if this is something that could be done? Stores don’t like losing them and willing to set down and talk about remedy – speak to person in charge at each individual store and invite to conversation meeting. Who specifically to reach out to at each store? Scriber goes in person and asks for Manager/Assistant Manager at each local store. Not going to solve every situation but to help on the retail end and community need end? Each member tasked to think about it and come up with suggestions – boy scouts/girl scouts/community service – if there should be a fine associated with it maybe rent U-haul for pick up? Can community members take the carts back? Building collection corrals? Find hot spots and have collection corals in those areas? Maybe set up a fund that retailers pay into for carts? Community Life Commission June 17, 2019 3 Put together report to say to City Forrester for current data of carts? Meeting of retailers? Suggestions of other areas and what they have done. Pulling together retailer info and get meeting in place; Scriber & Bakhle on for next meeting to report. CLC Members should talk to Julie about scheduling meeting room or Wegmans has upstairs room? Volunteer organization to get carts back? Elderly/disabled – who is in charge of assigning community service tasks? Fleming to check with Judge Miller about community service and carts? Abandoned Cart Loss prevention from Keeler not all on the retailer or the City -- find a middle ground to include people from City Forrester’s office in the meeting and should identify key people that should be there. Sexual Harassment Training – reminder that deadline of September to have this done for all members. For next month’s meeting on August 19, 2019: Public Art: Keeler goals: new project plan form; will talk to working group; draft proposal for city budget; Flags: Hillson received questions from Chair from the City Admin and will answer and email Chair and get this finalized. Cornell: Chair, Hillson & Byrne to sit down and hash out working plan? Will set a meeting to discuss this and Chair to email. Mayor and City Attorney would be at the table with Cornell negotiations. Shopping Carts: working on connecting to 22 retailers toward getting public meeting set and talk with Jeanne Grace again; review Ducson proposal and come up with some other ideas. It was advised that the Commissions are put together to help guide and help/give groundwork for other City Departments. Child Friendly: Keeler advised that City passed a play street block party every Sunday afternoon at South Titus at park. Conway Park as well on weekdays Tuesday-Thursday during summer. 7:16 pm Adjourned Next Meeting: Monday, August 19, 2019, 6:00 p.m., Common Council Chambers, 3rd Floor Adjournment: On a motion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by, Jody Hallett-Harris, Executive Assistant