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A Regular History ax�d Culture Ad�is�ry Commission meeting was con�ened at 1 G705 E. A�enue of the
Fountains at 4:[}D p.m. in an open and puhlic session.
Members Present: Chair Tizx� Yoder; Vice-Chair Susan Obst-I3workis; Commissioner Sob Burns;
Caminissiot�er Pctcr GaIla�her; Commissioner Bonnie Kline, Commissioner T�ni LePoer; Vacant Seat
Staff Present: Recreation Manager Ryan Preston; Executi�e Assistant Patti Lapuszanski
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YQDER: Goad day, e�erybody. i want to call the March 5, 2025, meeting of the History and Culture
Ad�isory Comrnission to order at 4 pm today. May I ha�e a Roll Call, please?
LDPUSZAIVSKI: Chair Yoder?
YDDER: Here.
L�PI.TSZANSI�: Vice Chair Obst-Dworkis`?
QBST-DW�RKIS: Here.
L�PUSZANSKI: Cnmmissioner Surns?
BLTRNS: Here.
LUPUSZANSKI: Cammissiancr Kline?
KLINE: Here.
LaPUSZANSKI: Caminissioner Gallaghez-?
GALLAGHER: Herc.
L�PUSZANSKI: Caminissianer LePoer?
LEPOER: Here.
LaPUSZANSKi: Thank yau.
Y�DER: Thc ncxt itexn on the agenda is a Call ta the Pu61i�. Patti, do we ha�e any requests to speak?
L�PLISZANSKI: There is na Call to Puhli�.
YODER: A,nd now wc have a Presentation by Aananda Jacobs and Debbie Clasen.
JAC�BS: Good afternoon, cornmissianers. Haw is e�erybody? My name is Amanda Jacobs. I am the
Economic Developinent Directar far the town. I'm alsa a Fountain Hills resident and ha�e he�n here far
a couple of days, three years. But I wanted to gi�e a brief update since I'm seeing a lot of ncw
commissioners before I turn it o�er to Debbie. Last year, we became before the commission. I told ynu
that I had a mecting with Debhie and our former PIO, and said, usually when we get tagether, it's
dangeraus. And what I mean by dangeraus is the crea#i�e juices are flawing, and so Debbie had an idea
af, wouldn't it be fun to ha�e a�video project that is capturing our history. Sa, of �aurse, I try ta be
samehody that �an say, "Yes, haw can we achie�e this?" And so, thraugh the Ari7ona �ffi�e of
Tourism, since we are the destinati�n marketing organiza�ian, DM�, the town recei�es moncy every
year for tourism funding, and so you ne�er know if the ADT is going to huy into a project. But I said,
�ebbie, let's gi�e it a shot. And sa, we said, hey, we want to do some �ideos capturing our rich arts and
culture, and then some of our events. And I'm happy to report that fram now until tl�e end of June, we
were awarded money so that we can support Debbie's services. And now I'm �aing to turn it o�er ta
Debbie to talk about the first raund, and then same exciting news that all of �s were jus# dying o�er in a
good way, regarding our e�ents, and then the histary ofthe greenin� ofthe fauntain. Sa, you'll ha�e to
wait to hear more. Miss Debbie.
CLASON: Thank you. Arnanda, Cammissioners. My name is Debhie Clason. I awn Clason
Cornrnunicati�ns here in town, I'm a marketing and communications expert, and I work with a lot af
businesses here in Fauntain Hills, as well as around the cauntry, and Amanda's right. When we get
together and start brainstorming, it gets a little dangerous, and tons af fun. Always corne up with the best
ideas, though, right? Sa, this �ery first series is ca�led ltilaturally Fountain Hitls focused on the he
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histary ❑f arts here in town because we ha�e a unique art history in Fnuntain Hills. I'm pleased to say
that the first series has been completed, and it naw li�es on tl�e Experien�e Fountain Hills website.
This series includes fi�e different segments. Each one of them is about twn ta thrcc minutes long, and
they can be repurposed into social media on the Experience Fauntain Hills social inedia platfarms.
Segrrient one is the History of Public Art in Fountain Hills, and far that, we inter�icwed ]a�kie Miles,
who has an ex. She and her husband had an extensi�e art callectian, and I'm se�re many nf you are
familiar with that naine. Segment two focused on #he public art collection itself, including intezviews
with Dori Wittrig, wha was the spokesperson for the Public Art Cammittee, and as well as Sherry Kass,
wha's the former directar c�f the Ri�er of Time Museum, and she spake about the do�ent-led public art
tours that we ha�e here in tc�wn. Segment three, we focused on some of the more unusual art pieccs that
we havc in tawn, things that are a little hit more contemporary, like the Pump Hause Wall Prograrn and
the Utility Box Project, and we included an intecview with one of the local artists, Lisanne Galatasgaza,
wha has ane of the murals on the �ump hause wall and segment numher, and she's a Fountain Hills
artist, because a lot of those artists were from around the country, so it was fun. You'�e got tfl watch that
because it's so cutc to hear her say, "I nc�cr tl�ought I wauld be an artist." And here she is on the wall.
Segment numbcr four is the Fountain Hills Fcstival of Fine Arts and Craf#s. Because, af course, no story
about art in Fountain Hills is complete withaut the histnry of the festi�al of fine arts and crafts, and
whcn y�u know our CE�, Betsy of the Chamber of Cnmmerce. Betsy La�oie was a little fi�e-year-old
girl when that first startcd here in Fountain Hills, so shc had some great history ta share, both frorn a
personal perspecti��c as weli as from the Chamber's perspecti�e. And then lastly, Segment fi�e, we
finished with, takc a PieGe of Fountain Hills Homc with Yau, and g� to the Fountain Hills Artist
Gallery, and intcr�iew one of the lo�al artists thcre. 5o that completed this series on public art, well, on
art and Fountain Hills. Now what are we warking Qn`? Now we're working on the history of the greening
of the fauntain, and thc exciti��g news is that all af yau are familiar with the story an how the Greening
of the Fountain happcncd, so you'r� probably familiar with wha the original Irishman might be, and I
found him, and I talked to him, and hc's caming homc, and he's �;etting the gang back tflgether, and
we're going to be able to gct those stories and get that, all af that on �ideo, plus sorne other exciting
things. Hopefulty, fingers crossed. I won't say it out loud, so I don't make any pramises i can't keep, but
things are laoking great for this, the sec�nd series. Daes anybody have any questions?
GALLAGHER: I just am curious when you might get the original Irishman here ta da your �ideo and
when that might he ready.
CLASEN: Well, he's �aming in late. He's coming on March 13, so the gang's getting tagether on the
14th. So, wili we ha�e it in time fc�r the Irish �'est this year? Na, we wnn't, but wc will ha�e it as part of
c�ur histnrical record and be very proud to trot it out in subsequent years. Anybvdy elsc? Ycs. Ma'am.
QSST-DWURKIS: VL�here can we see the �ideas?
CLASUN: So, thcy're on the Experience Fountain Hills website. You're laaking at same af them right
i�aw, and they're undcr Abaut in the �idea gallery.
�BST-DWQRKIS: dkay, so do yau just click an the picture, and it gi�es yau the audio or the �idea,
and audia?
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CLASqN: That �ideo segment I'm lo�king at, I, 2, 3, 4, S, all six of them are right there. And then
there was nne extremely long one, because wc pie�ed it a11 tagether and kind of went from beginning to
end.
�gST-DWQRKIS: And ane other qucsti�n, are you talking abaut Terry Gill?
CLASON: Tcrry Gill, Marty �awson, yeah. All the characters that we're in�ol�ed. They're still around,
thase guys are getting to�ether, s❑ we're cx�ited about being there to r�ideo and ask #hern questions and
get svme of that. It'll be interesting to see if each one of them remembers the same thing as what
happened the same way.
QBST-DWIJRKIS: Dan't bc surprised if they dan't, hecause there was a lot of imbihing happening
while they were doing all this.
CLAS�N: I think they're planning on imhihing while they tell us the story, sa it should make for sQme
colorful �ideo that'll need some careful editing and I'm up to the task.
OBST-DWURKIS: My late husband was part of the group.
JA�C�BS: I'll just add, as Debbie said, after we get the �ideo, which, again, will be next week. And
we're like, we wish, hut he's coming fram out of state, and sa that's cxciting that we will ha�e it befare
the e�ent. So, we're talking about a �ouple of options, nne of which we may just ha�e to hold for an
entire year. Or is it like shows we watch and there's a cliffhanger, and you sometimes must wait a whole
year, or you wait a year and a half during COVID because there was no filming. You know, d❑ you do a
bit af a teaser, �r do yc�u want to hear more? Then yc�u'll ha�e to came to the Irish fest. And then we're
haping to j ust capture some things of how do we get the caznxnunity invol�ed, perhaps a znonth in
adr�an�e, or a couple of weeks leading up to the event? Bccause I shared, again with se�eral nf you and
again, there's lots of new faces, e�en some of aur elected officia�s. Who'�e grawn up hcre. Vice Mayor
Toth, she was like, there were so many things, you know, that wc did Iike, leadin� up to the c�ent, that it
would i�e wanderful to bring ba�k some af those traditions. So, we're hoping, as we get this information
and a huge win for Dehbie. Because I'm like, Dehbie, what do yau think of this? And then we set her
loase. And again, like I said, it's dangerous. She found the group, but we'll hopefully then be back to see
how we can coordinate, expand the e�ent and bringing the camxnunity togcther.
LEPOER: A quick question. Ha�e you guys thought abaut asking anybody about Nessie?
.IACUSS: Yes, that's what Debbie's holding off vn, Don't tell anybody. I know, hopefully no one can
hear me. I know well, be�ause they say that if we'rc whispering or not close to the mic, it doesn't pick
up. Ryan can scold us later. Are there any other questions fflr us?
YODER: I'd just like to ask, when did thesc �ideos come li�e anta #he website?
JACDBS: Sc�, admittedly, Debbie prnbabiy finished it tawards #he end of the calendar last year, for
about four months, 1'�e been all by myself in the Ecanomic De�elopment Departinent. So, we just got
thein uploaded. And then we're going ta he working with staff and a �endor to reorganize, so it's a bit
easicr, and then we'l� start a�ain, as Debbie mentioned, pushing it out on social media, sa doing some
slicing and di�e, and then puttin� thc fu11 #wo-minute �ersions. But sarnetimes when you slice and dice,
it's again the teasers of bringing peoplc to the wehsite or wanting to wa#ch more.
YQOER: Thank yau both Debbie and Amanda. It's a great project.
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JAC�BS: Yau're welcame, and we'll look farward to so again, as I inentioned, thc ADT, Arizona
�ffice of Tourism Prop 302 Funding we get e�ery year, And sa, we'll look forward to cnntinuing to do
this work next fis�al year. And so, we'll keep yau posted, either by me or through Ryan, to gi�e ynu an
update when that opens and when it's awarded. And then we'll see after again, this next weckend, what
cnmcs of that, that wc can alsa request same money, so you must have a marketing plan, and there's a
sectinn titled c�ents, that perhaps we can get same money ta do something for the Irish Fcst and
Greening of the Fountain.
BL]RNS: Yeah, Debbie, i'm gaing to go off script here a little bit. Any chance I can at least sit in ❑n
your intezview with those guys for the paper'?
�LASUN: Yeah, Brent's aware of when e�erything is happening. If f�e hasn't shared it with you. I
would like ta ha�e yau there.
SLIRNS: I just met Mike befor� this meeting, and he was telling me about it. But he didn't ha�e a lot of
details.
CLASUN: I don't think there are a lnt af details at this point, we just found out. I mean, Terry just said
he's in Hawaii right naw, and he's li�ing in Montana, so between phone calls with him and Martin and
thase guys are just star#ing to I havc no idea what they ha�e in mind, either. And you know, I'�e anly
just rnet them, and just from the hrief cnnversations 1'�e had with them, you probably know. You
proba�ly know, Cominissioner, it Gould he just about anything.
BLiRNS: Well, Terry is the one that rodc his horse through the bar.
JAC�SS: Thank you �ery much. But yeah, gab, we'll get yau thnse details. We're happy to da that.
Y�DER: All right, thank you again. V�ry much. Applause. Dkay, we're mo�ir�g on now to Repnrts by
Cotnmissioners. Reports by �ommissioners will allaw commissioners to share inf�rmation about town
e�ents attended and informatian rclated ta the HCAC; this time is purely far reparting. No discussion nr
comments from the public are taken and cannot be used ta address any item an the agenda. I3aes
anybody ha�e ariything? No.
GALLAGHER: I might ha�e a couplc of thin�s. I re�ently attended the River of Time Museum board
rneeting, and I was �ery encouraged by thc new director nf the museum. I think that #hat museuin might
ino�e forward in good ways, not the least of which is that they're establishing a gaad relatianship with
their new next-door neighbor, the International Dark Sky Discovery �enter. The other thing is, I was at a
ribban cutting last week at the hotel that's been rebranded as Spark and was en�ouraged to hear that they
ha�e been sold out a lot of the time. So that's a gaod thing.
Y4DER: Absolu#ely. Thank you. It's good to hear that the Ri�er af Time is connected wiih the nuter
space pcoplc.
GALLAGHER: Great, their perspecti�e is Mother Earth and Father Sky. Very goad.
YQDER: Sob.
BURNS: Yeah, you know, since Peter brou�ht it up, I'll go ahead. I attended a meeting to ge# the story
frorn the Dark Sky Festi�al �ommittee a week or so agn, and it sounds like it's going ta be a great e�ent,
probably l�etter than it has heen, with a lat af stuff �aing on. They ha�e an astronaut coming as a
speaker, and Amy Burnett. I don't knaw how many penple know hcr, but shc's well known around town,
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before she left here. So, yeah, I'll just put in a plu� for that nn thc last Saturday of March, the 29th I
guess.
Y�DER: So very gond last Saturday in March. Thanks, Bob.
PREST�N: I'il share Qne quick #hing too, becausc I ax�n loaking for �otunteers, so I'li solicit here. Irish
Fest is coming up March 15. Wc are still looking far wk�at we cvnsider town staff; whi�h wauld be part
of the cornmissioners, to help sell mcr�handise from around 2:00 pm t� 5:Od prn. If you're interested in
Irish Fest, you Gan talk to zx�e afterward. Also, come t❑ the Irish Fest on March 15.
YODER: Very gond. Yeah. I la�e that fest. Any inore comments? All right now, let's mo�c to the
Appro�al af the Histary and Culture Ad�isory Commission Meeting Verbatim Minutes fram
February 5, ZQ25. I]oes anyone ha�e any changes to the minutes? I see no comment. Gan I get a
motion`?
BURNS: Mo�e to appro�e?
�BST-DWDRKIS: I'll be second
Y�DER: All thosc in fa�vr?
ALL: Ayc,
YUDER: Any opposed?
LUPUSZANSKI: Motion passes. Six- zero. Thank you.
YUDER: Next on the agen�a, Historieal Essay Cantest Wnrk Group CJpdate. Dkay, well, in�ludcd in
our packet is the re-edited rough drai� of the essay contest autline, and I ncar�y forgot ta da that, but
thankfezlly was reminded frorn up on high to get that da�ne. And I have, 1 helie�e, made corrections to the
rnugh draft, mo�ing #he year of the contest to next year, 2�26, the Bicentennial 25ath Anni�ersary. The
word is that the afficial word is not nearly as hicentennial. And I made the adjustment that Peter
suggested in the �isual arts contest sectian, including a new graded group, the 7th thraugh 12th grade
group, and I belie�e that was pretty much the extent of the edits that needed t� be dane at that tirne.
GALLAGHER: I noticed one incansistency here. Early on, where you say the contest topics, and its
kindcrgarten to 6`" grade, and then later in the document, it says something about kindergarten ta Sth
grade. I think that's under regulation number ti�e.
YUDER: I'm searching for that Prize Contest regulations number fi�e, yes, I see that that needs to l�e
corrected. Very gaod. Thank you for that.
PRESTUN: To add to that a little bit, I knaw, last time we were in wc spoke about maybe making three
age groups and l�reaking it dawn, possibly a little bit further. I don't knaw if you guys recatl that, or if
you wanted to discuss that at all.
❑SST-I3WDRKIS: It was in our minutes.
LUPLTSZANSKI: If y�u look at the Staff Report, that's nn pa�e 24, you also see it there.
YUDER: Okay, I did not recall that.
PREST�N: Yep. And so that's, that's just somcthing we can make on the l�ack end, if you I mean, that's
what we talked about last month. i think e�crybody kind of agreed that hreaking it down. And I can, I
can look here from the staff summary, t�e essay �ontest rennaining just for the 6th through l 2th graders,
but the �isual arts contest heing broken dawn, K through second, third through fifth, sixth through
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eighth, and ninth thraugh i 2th gradcs. Wc taiked abnut that, meaning a little inore judging, a little more
prizes on the town end. We wcr� finc with that. I think thase are �ust the additional items we discussed
last manth.
YflllER: Very gofld. �o I understand that this manipulation can be done by the Town at the back end
now. Okay, �ery good. Thank you. Yeah, that's great. T'd ]ike to know for the group, far myself, yau
know, when I�might g� t� the schn�] board and propnsc this project.
PREST�N: I was gaing to ask the same thing. When do you havc an Qpening to go? So, we can try t�
make sure we get the �ollateral ready. It's a busy tirne af year for our marketing specialists, but I'm sure
she could put something tagether. If you kind Qf gi�e me a deadline ar a date when you can get in front
�f the board, we can see if we �an meet that date.
YDDER: Okay, tha#'s good. I'll let yau get back to you on that. I'll talk to the Superintendent and see
haw that will work out best for them.
PRESTnN: Saunds gaad?
Y�DER: Anyhody else? �kay, thank you. I'll follow up with tl�c cnn�ersatian with Dr. J, mo�ing right
alnng. The next item on the agenda is Establishing the Natianal Register af Histaric Places
Re�istration Form Warkgroup.
PRESTUN: 1 can gi�e a summary on this. And so, I think I mentioned befnre we did submit to the state
far the national historical places, pretty much within a week, we werc cantaGted by them and said ta
mo�e forward with the national application. This application is a little mare in�ol�cd. Staff will
prnbably be invol�ed with this one more so than mayhe with the original applicativn. What we're
looking at here is more #he narrati�e help with the narrati�e aspect of this. Nnw, just for example, the
instruction sheet to fill out this farm is 132 pages long, and that is the farm that helps you fill out the
form. So, it's much mare in�al�ed. It is samething #hat staff has a lat more answers to it. We can do a
goad partion nf it. We are going to !�e asking for help with the summary af the story that's gaing to go
al�ng with it. And so that's kind af we're loaking for a gr�up that that that has a maybc a bit of a hc�ld on
that that's abie to kind of maybe write, in a way, as guided by that 132-pagc daGument, as well as
eloquently enough ta get our appro�al, the appra�al of the natianal historical register.
KLINE: Are thcre any examples of othcr pla�es here in Arizona #hat we could loak at to see what they
submitted sa we have an idea of what to include in ours?
PRESTON: Wc do ha�e a contact that might be able to pro�ide that within that 132-page docuinent
there is an example form in ther� as well, and they give. Lat of specific instructions within that
document as weil. Will they share current or alder ones? I'm nnt sure about tha# question. I can get hack
to yau on that.
OBST-llW�RKIS: Will yau be able ta use any of the infornnation that we already that the committee
had put tagether far the state?
PRE5TDN: Yes, that narrati�e was a great start. I think it got their attcntion. It's, I'�e been it's been
expressed to me that this has been reached out before, at some paint iz� Fauntain Hills history tn �;Q for
this. They're excited to work with us. We just need to expand on that narrati�e a littic bit. And hc did
gi�e some sug�;estians and some emails that I will share with the wark group ❑nce it's crcated, as well.
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The one of them being gaing with the whole park, instead of just the fountain, trying to get the whole
park there. And tha#'s sozncthing I'm still waiting for, far town management direction an as well,
whether that's the dire�tion we want to ga, and also the storyline bchind maybe the, you know,
McCullough and CB Wood, and getting inta a tittle more af their history and hnw they came up with
that idea, and kind of how it was replicated in Arizona as well, in other pla�es like Lake Havasu.
KLINE: So, one thing that might be o�erlooked with the history af Fnuntain Park is the disc golf
caurse. I mean, it's heen there since we rno�ed to tnwn back in 86, and I beli��e it's one of the aldest
ones.
PREST�N: Excellent. Those are the type of'things that the work group, I think, could unearth and
discuss and possibly add ta the narrati�e as well. There will be saxne town directions on that. I ha�en't
gatten that exact directi�n yet. I think this first month, it would be loaking at the instruction booklet,
seeing what they want from us, and started digging up a little bit of that history.
YDDER: .Tef� Burns was the guy behind the disc golf proje�t. I belie�e he re�ently passed away, if I'in
not rnistaken, but regarding the general work on the narrative description here. Irau know, I'�e dane a
couple of small legal projects and was part �fmaking a surninary far the last one. I would l�e happy co be
part of a group to work an this.
GALLAGHER: The pedantic editor in me says ga for it. So, I will �olunteer to be in that group.
BURNS: Yau say the group that did that initial work for the state was the three of us.
GALLAGHER: Well, then that might be a better choice.
BUR1V5: I'm willing to help write that initiai narrati�e toa. Sa just r�vhate�ver I'rn a�ailahle, but if
somebody else wants, all right.
Y�DER: I#hink 1'd be happy tao, if need bc, ta step aside and let yau, Sab and Peter and Susan, work
an it if you wish. That's fine.
PRESTflIV: I think work if that's what you want, Chair Yoder, with you being, I think, the main writer
af the initial narrative, I think ha�in� your input on this ane would be great. That's my opinion, but you
guys can inake the final decision on that wark group.
GALLAGHER: I'm willing ta step aside if you don't think you'd be o�erworked by remaining in that
graup. I hadn't thought about the pre�ious group.
YUDER: I think I don't rcally �arc. F'm just enthusiastic abaut m�st of it all, }�ut I ihink we're limited by
the rulc that we can only ha�e three pcopie.
GALLAGHER: �a you want ta flip a cain?
YQDER: Do you ha�e a coin?
GALLAGHER: I nrtight.
YQDEI�: I ha�e coins in iny po�ket e�ery day, except for taday.
GALLAGHER: A great, big onc here.
YQDER: Very good. You flip. I'll call heads.
GALLAGHER: �kay, this is heads, and this is tails.
YQDER: I trust you.
GALLAGHER: I'm going to let it land on the grr�und.
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KLINE: It's a �ery spccial �oin.
YaDER: Hcads.
GALLAGHER: Heads it is. Congratulations.
YQDER: All right, well, so it will be Boh, Susan, and me. The next item an the agenc�a, Establishi�g
Uthcr Wark Graups. Anybody`?
LEPDER: We talked about the Puh]ic Art Cammittee. I apningi�e; last month was cra�y busy. Atso,
my laek knowledge of yet, a�id how to organi�c a group. Patti, is it best I go thrau�h you to schedule, ❑r
cau� I s�hedule with iny team direetly?
I10PUSZANSKI: You can go dire�tly to your nther two partn�rs within yaur group. That's fine. You
just cannot bring another person in ta make it beyond the thrcc.
LEP�ER: �ot it. �kay? So, guys, I'in going to...
LOPi1SZANSKI: If you all will laok at page 44, I ha�e listed what we do have for each of the work
groups presently. Sa, if you can, look at that and ma3cc sure that you're comfortable with being on, and
we'll be ahle to perfarm for ea�h of those graups.
YDDER: I'd just liice to add to Toni, perhaps f�r your �ase, rny experience was you can just use the
ernail addresses that come through the official stuff from yeah, up on high, and select aut those people
that you want #o talk to.
KLINE: So I ha�e an idea that I'm nat sure which group would be best to look at this, whe#her it wouid
be the arts group or the centennial, but there's a statue out at Lake Ha�asu ❑f McCullough and CV
Wood, and I'd like to maybe approach the artist and see if there's a possibility of getting a co�y made af
it for our town.
PREST�N: We could maybe ma�e that to Item nuxnber 11 we could discuss that. That'd be great
applause.
YODER: AlI right, anybody else? �kay, let's mo�e on. The next itein on the agenda is �utreach of
Volunteer Opportunities.
PREST(]N: A quick reminder, I think we had discussed ha�ing a group at the greening af the fountain.
Patti. Correct me if I'm wrang. But within that, we'd prabably want to keep it at threc max in�ol�ed with
that as well.
LaPUSZANSKI: I can put a notice of quarum, and sa that anyone could, we �ould ha�e a larger group.
I jusc must pc�st a passibility that there would l�e a quorum af history and �ulture.
PRESTON: I guess we woutd want ta knaw who would be interested na later than Monday, March
1 Uth, wl�o would like to attend; that way, if we do ha�e a quorum, it can get posted in time. And for that
one, I think it's just ha�ing a boath there, maybe t� answer questians and talk to any}�ody interested, in a
iittle bit about history. If you want #a ha�e any �isuals, you can discuss that as well.
�SST-DW�RKIS: The times that yau're �oing to want pcoplc there, because are you greening the
fauntain twice at 12 and 4, or just an the 5aturday that you're daing it twice?
PREST�N: �'his is my fa�orite question. On Manday, which is St Patrick's Day, it's just noon, and
that's the day we'll be there. So really, i#'s 11 am to t pm a# the absolute most.
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YDDER: So, my calendar says that it is March the 17th. You knaw, I can be there frnm, would you say
noon to two or samething, nvvn to three.
PRESTQN: We'll gi�e it a little hit of time on either end. So probak�ly 11 to one. Honcstly, Bob has
probably bcen there more than I ha�e as far as when crowds typically gather and when they disperse.
But an that date, it's more the e�ent at noan that peopie stay for to watch.
YODER: I'll be happy to be....
SL]RNS: If it's a nice day, they'll hang around all afternaon.
PRESTON: I think for us, basically 11:3d am tQ 12:3D pm would be our main tim�. I would say 1 l am
ta 1:QQ pm. Just allow #ime for prep and time to pack up.
Y�DER: I'll be happy to be at least �ne person to be there.
LEPQER: I can be there.
BURNS: I can prabably do that too.
GALLACHER: Notmally, I j ump at the opportunity, but I'll ha�e family in #own, so I will not.
PRESTDN: I missed it. Toni, were you the other ane? akay, thank you.
YDDER: Okay, so help me rememher. So, we're talking about two of the greenings. Did yau ask if I'd
be at the ather one? 1 missed that.
PRESTDN: Nope. This is just Mnnday on St Patri�k's Day.
YODER: Okay? My ears are bad. They're bi�, but they're bad.
LOP[]SZANSKI: If anyone e2sc dccides that thcy think thcy're going to he going, I will need to know
hy tamorrow, hecause then I do need ta post if #here will bc avcr th�-ee, as that is a quorurn, l�ut if you
are thinking about it, I d� nee� to know, bccause I must have it posted fonnally with the Town Clerk.
Thank you.
YDDER: dkay, �ery good. Mo�ing alon� to Public Art. Ar�y action or �onsideration an that?
LEP�ER: Not yet we nced ta get together. My fault, apo�agies.
PREST�N: Bonnie, this is a goad tizne to bring up if you want to discuss that statue.
KLINE: I'11 share a picture that I pnii�►ted out from the website. It's a statue of McCullaugh and CV
Wood, and it's near the bridge at Lakc Ha�asu City. A lot of times I kz�ow that artists can keep the mold
and rnake anothcr statue from the saune rnold. So, there might be an opportunity there. So, it might be a
good project fnr the Centennial.
PRESTON: For public art that typically dQes not come from the town. And I think Tani might be able
to speak a little morc about this pracess being on the Puhlic Art Committee, a lot of that is, is either
de�eio�ment or people who donate that the tawn wauld not, most likely nQt commission samethin� like
that. So, it would ha�e to be through one of those other �hannels.
LEPUER: Ycah. As the different buildings and stuff are built, the cantractars gi�e money, �ertain
percentages, and ezther they can donate the money or they can donate a piece, it still must all go thraugh
appro�al.
LUPUSZANSKI: If I inay explain this itern, when I put this on for public art, this is the piece where, if
there is de�elopment and sarnebody has decided, a builder has decided #hey are �oing tv �ome farward
and have an artist that's going to create something. This is the item that you will be laoking at
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dacumentation. It will always hc on the agcnda, beGause it's going ta he just a forward #hinking. We're
always going to ha�e it. I wil� nate it whcn thcrc is going to be something that you da ha�e to review.
But just so you're aware, this is more for the de�elopment guidelines, the building guidelines, and so
what we will present to yau for your appro�al,
GALLAGHER: Twa questions related to that number 1, if a cantractor decides they just want to donate
maney, wauld this be the pla�e t� lonk at something like this? Dr question nuinber 2, do they ha�e to
donate money so that a piece of art goes on in their de�elopment space`?
LUPUSZANSKI: lluring the building permit process, they check a box so they will read what the
requirements are, and at that time, they complete an application. If they decide to do art, they do it on
their own. They will seiect a�i artist or a sculpture. You know, whate�=er they decide to da, if they are
gi�ing money to the t�wn that goes dire�tly to de�elopment into tawn, sn it's not s�mething that �;oes
directly intn a selection pracess for public art, if their choice is to go a financial route instead.
GALLAGHER: Thank you.
PREST�N: .lust to piggyback a little on what Patti had mentiancd. Sa, for example, once we do ha�e
up�atcs with the work groups. There will be a second agenda, a differen# agenda item for those work
group updates.
LEPQER: Ryan, yuick question for you, is there a way I could get, or we �ould get myself`? I'm gaing
to be doing a group to look at what's the plan for public art, like, t know we talked ahout plaques and
stuff iikc that. Is there a way that I can get a list af what the plan is right now cnming from tnwn.
PRESTQI�: That's something we can cfiscuss. I don't know if there's exactly a list. I do ha�e some
updatcs in that realm, and we're able t� get that an there that we ca�1 discuss, as far as those plaques and
QR cades in #he system we're gaing to be utilized.
LEPQER: Amazing. Okay, great. That'd }�e great, sa I knaw, and can start lnoking at it fr�m that
perspectivc`?
PRESTQI�: Absolutely, and we will ha�e same direct direction on that, most likely by the next time we
meet, as far as what we're �ooking for to ma�e forward with.
�BST-OWURKIS: Okay, 1 ha�e a yuestian. I d�n'# know where you left it with Bonnie. Is she allowed
to get in touch with the artist to see if there is another mold and what it will cast fnr that statue`?
PREST�N: She can, but it won't be on behalf af the town.
KLINE: Understaod.
PREST�N: Not as a comrrtissinner. You could dn iE as a pri�ate citizen af Fauntain Hills or a resident
of Faun#ain Hills, but it wouldn't be promoted by the Cammission.
KLINE: �kay, understaod.
YUDER: That was li�ely. All right, any final corrtments or questions. All right, let's ino�e on then to the
next item on the agenda, whi�h is Future Agenda Items and Speakers. I3aes any�ady ha�e anything
they wauld like to add to the future agenda? �kay. 50, tinally, thc ncxt Histary and Culture AdVisary
Commissian meeting will be on April �, �d25.
LUPUSZANSKI: lf I may ask before you adjourn. If yau da ha�e items and updates for your work
groups, please submit them to me �ia email two weeks prior so that I can pnst them and get
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the agenda al] ready ta go, but two weeks befare our ineeting, if you can meet up, and if you ha�e some
issues, it's �ning to be a little bit later, �lease just let me knaw, and I'll lea�e the itern open, but we try to
get this done as much in advance as we �an ta be prepared. Thank you.
KLINE: J gucss I da ha�e a question for the �50th Anni�ersary work group. Are there any plans tQ get
together for that?
PRES"I'QN: You guys are welcome to discuss that as the three af you a$er the meeting as well.
KLINE: Okay, ail right.
YQI)ER: All right. Then, if there's no further business. Can I ge# a Mation ta Adjourn'?
GALLAGHER: I sa movc.
QBST-DWORKIS: I'll secand.
YUDER: All those in fa�or.
ALL: Aye.
YQ�ER: Any opposed?
LQPLTSZANSKI: The motign passes 6-� to Adjourn.
YDDER: Meeting adjaurned at 4:43 pm
Ha�ing na fi.ir�her husiness, �hair Yoder adjourned the Regular Mccting of the History and Culture
Advisary Cornmission on Mar�h 5, 2025, at 4:43 p.m.
HISTORY AND CULTURE ADVISORY CUMl�7ISSI�N
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Tim Yod , Chair
ATTESTED AND PREPARED BY:
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Aatti Lo�uszanski, Ex tive Assistant
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CERTIFICATIUN
I hereby �ertify that the foregaing minutes are a true and correct copy of the �erhatim minutes af
the History and Culture Ad�isary Cornmission held in the Town Hall Cauncil Chambers Qn
March 5, 2025. I certify that the ineeting was duly called, and a quorum was present.
�ATED this 2nd day of Apri12�25
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Patti Lopuszanski," Exe�i�e Assistant
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