Cultural Arts Advisory Board June 24, 2024  STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF BEDFORD  S S S  The Bedford Cultural Arts Advisory Board met in regular session at City Hall Building CConference Room 1805 L Don Dodson Dr. on June 24, 2024, with the following  members present: Susan Kaufman  Phylisha Gold  Leslie Huntington  Jessica Green = City of Bedford Hunter Hardeman  Danielle Teagarden Keyana Duckett  Jessica Bell (Sculpture Artist) & Fabricator  Absent - Mark Long, City of Bedford; Amy Sabol, Counciwoman Meeting was called to order at 5:39pm by Ms. Kaufman.  CALL TO ORDER  APPROVAL OF MINUTES  A. Consider approval of the following Cultural Commission minutes: The minutes for the (last advisory date) meeting was approved unanimously after a  a.  motion by Ms. Huntington and a second by Ms. Gold.  NEW BUSINESS  Discussion regarding organizational changes pertaining to Cultural Arts.  New Cultural Arts Coordinator - Keyana Duckett  Short introduction of new Cultural Arts Coordinator, Keyana Duckett. She graduated from UT Arlington with al bachelor's degree in marketing. Previously, she worked at RailPros, engineering firm, as a Marketing AssistantProposal  Coordinator. Jessica Bell  Discussion Regarding Generations Park Sculpture  The base rocks will be a bright blue made with metal, however, seating on the rocks will be made up of composite wood. To attend to Cultural Arts/Parks & Recreation's concerns regarding safety, Jessica's team will raise the canopy and make the leaf clusters closer together (This will lessen the risk of kids climbing and getting The canopy of leaves will be a brighter green with a little gold sparkle (Keeps in budget/blends in with the same color of surrounding trees).  stuck).  1    Cultural Arts Advisory Board June 24, 2024  The leaves will have holes in them - sun will come through and make Cultural Arts/Parks & Recreation are still waiting on the estimated time frame due to contract adjustments, however, there is a plan to have the sculpture installed by end of September before the end of the fiscal Jessica's team will provide progress photos (Jessica will make a  snade/shadows, creating a beautiful ambiance.  year.  PowerPoint about project before unveiling.  2    Cultural Arts Advisory Board June 24, 2024  Next meeting will be on September 9, 2024, at 5:30 PM.  ADJOURNMENT  There being no additional business. Ms. Grado made a motion for adjournment of the meeting, Ms. Gold seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned at 5:54 P.M.  ORRN Sa lyushg Gpld  Susan-kaufman, Cultural Arts Board Chair  3