City of Bloomington, Indiana Arts Commission, 9 Sep 2020

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Martina, you want to say hi. She can't yeah. She can't okay and sean jernina.

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Says hi hi channel arts director. uh We also have.

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uh Helen might join us who's, our our other spea service corps. uh Fellow um so I'll keep you all posted.

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If she jumps on um I'm just watching who's in the waiting room and all that kind of stuff, so we can get started.

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All right: well, the first thing we need to look at is the.

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Minutes, I don't believe they were uploaded.

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They were yeah, we'll have them at the next meeting. So sorry about that.

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No worries so we can skip that since nobody has had a chance to review that.

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And shot if you can speak to the financials.

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Yeah, no, no change we're still at uh 61 635 and then uh 3961.

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And the old postcard funds so no change year month over the month.

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All right well with no changes on the financials and before we get into the.

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Nitty gritty of our own projects and everything that we have going on it's one of those days where we start with a bit of a presentation.

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So go ahead and take it away.

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Thank you so much. Thank you. We're going to kind of uh take turns.

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Speaking here on the presentation, um thank you again for having us today.

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um We are representing the rest of our mfa. Photography cohorts at iu.

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Bloomington, who were not able to be here today but we're here to share our.

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Community outreach art project with you, the bloomington projection project.

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So the bloomington projection project's mission is to bring the community.

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Together through art, by projecting a collection of poems short stories and artwork onto a building within the.

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Area we aim to build a space for the community to connect and engage in discussion by projecting the citizens poems and short stories alongside artwork.

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Referencing the written pieces in a public space, our goal is to make art more accessible and to foster a sense of empathy within.

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The community, the bloomington projection project.

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Strives to take the exclusivity of having art in a gallery or museum out of.

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The equation having the community represent.

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Themselves, with written word and having artists produce, work and reflection of.

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That writing provides an opportunity to harness the power of the relationship.

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Between art, artists and community, as well as working.

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To bridge the gap between the broader town and indiana university.

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A quick overview of our project before we get into the details.

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Is that we're trying to partner with community organizations to collect.

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Points and short, creative writing pieces from members of the community and we'll.

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Be making photography based artwork in response to.

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And in reflection of the submitted writings.

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During our community event, the artwork that's created.

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And the writing, as well, will be shared with the outdoor.

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Projection writers will also be invited to read their work aloud.

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And an online publication will be launched at that time to include the.

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Writings and will be made available to everyone in the community.

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The theme for our project is what makes a community specifically in reference to.

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The bloomington projection project strives for a wide rich selection of.

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Voices from people of all walks of life we have reached out.

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To the boys and girls club bloomington, pride and belle trace to.

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Promote the project and involve their members.

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So the projection and reading will be a public event meant to activate the.

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Voices of the writers and bring art into a space for everyone. It removes art from the gallery to make it more accessible.

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And the online publication provides everyone who contributed a place of.

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Publication and a place where other members of the community can read the poems and stories it creates. A platform for the community.

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To better understand and engage in current issues and solutions through the.

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Hearing of stories, hearing stories of others.

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The final collaborative art piece will be projected outdoors.

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For accessibility, but also to ensure safety at this time,.

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Throughout the presentation, community members can share their writing, poetry.

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Stories, anecdotes by reading them out loud.

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All of the submitted writing will be published online with the author's.

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Permission and will be included in that final magazine.

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So our timeline of events at this time is on friday.

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September 11th, the call for submissions will go out.

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And those submissions will be due on october 4th so that we have time to.

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Create the work in response: the projection will take place november.

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20Th, which is on a friday right before thanksgiving and will take place between six and eight pm.

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So each of our seven cohort members will be creating about six to eight.

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Photographs each to be projected in conjunction with the.

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Text submitted by community members, this will result in.

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Over 40 photographic works, developed into a single presentation and.

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Projected on a loop throughout the event, the artwork will be created in direct.

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Response to the community's writings that were previously.

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Collected and the projection and addition to the artwork.

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Will also include excerpts from the community's writings.

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Some locations we are excited about include local parks and public buildings.

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In the downtown area, but we are struggling to identify the best location at this time in reaching out to the bloomington arts.

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Commission we are open to any suggestions you have that will help make.

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The project both successful and celebratory for the community.

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These are the names of the graduate students involved in this project.

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Many of the graduate students at iu are transplants from all over the country.

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And this project not only allows us to explore the community of bloomington.

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Through its citizens, in their own words, but also offers the opportunity to show.

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Our appreciation for our new home.

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We would like to thank the bloomington arts commission once again for agreeing.

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To hear our proposal, we would now like to open the presentation up for any questions, concerns or suggestions. You may have.

B

Thank you. That was a lot of information, a lot more detail than we.

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Had last time, so I really appreciate that questions.

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Comments from our commissioners.

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Hey there elliot here um as someone who spends a lot of time.

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Thinking about like community engaged art and also like social practice,.

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uh And again, I am also a fairly new transplant to bloomington. I came here.

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About a year and a half ago, so I don't know that I have great suggestions for which buildings to project on I know the eskenazi museum is.

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A great facade, but that's not really downtown and maybe not as public. But um how are you.

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Identifying collaborators with this project.

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Community collaborators, can you tell us more about that process.

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Laura, do you want to go, it doesn't matter.

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We started by just looking at all the different.

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Community organizations that are here in bloomington I've been here about a month.

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This is my first year, so I'm not familiar with the.

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Organizations that are here- and we just selected a few to work with.

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That may kind of give us a broad range of the.

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Different people in bloomington we are not um trying to.

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Limit it to any group or another we're definitely open to working with anybody.

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um So if you do have any suggestions on any organization or group that.

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You feel, like would be really great to be represented here.

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Or to work with, we would definitely be open to hearing that.

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But here are you only looking to do this in one location.

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Or have you considered maybe considering uh covet and everything else.

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Who knows what'll happen by november? uh Maybe a couple of vocations.

E

That's not something we had considered doing a couple locations, but it's.

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Definitely something for us to consider moving forward. Thank you.

G

I also wanted to say that I commend you on the spread.

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Of groups from the boys and girls club to beltrace, I think that's very.

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Nice, thank you.

B

Anybody else hey- this is nick, um I'm I'm curious. So as far as.

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Trying to find a location or or maybe locations.

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um What's sort of your physical criteria, I mean.

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Obviously things like accessibility, but are you looking for.

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Like the biggest blank white wall, you can find or.

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Do you want a surface with you know with features.

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um That will give things texture like. What's what's your ideal.

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I think the ideal is that we have something that is.

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Less textured and large enough for a projection to be viewed.

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Safely by everyone who can come to the event.

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So if it's too small, then people standing six feet apart might struggle.

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To see it from a distance, um so we're looking for.

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Something relatively large, but also less textured. A little bit of texture is.

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Fine and I understand like concrete walls and such will always have a little bit of a texture, but we're trying to avoid places.

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With very chunky, textures and big windows and such.

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um So babette kind of asks this, but um it's like one event. One evening event.

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It's not like these artworks will be up at different locations for a a period of.

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Time it's just one night, that's correct! We have it currently.

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Planned to be a one night event where the artwork will be um displayed over the course of a couple hours, so people can kind of come and go.

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They don't have to stay there for the full two hours sort of thing.

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And so your location also kind of needs a some sort of place for the audience to.

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Hang out like a field or whatever yeah some place, where people can.

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Socially distance and still enjoy the artwork.

B

Any suggestions of places can anybody think of.

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Well, I was thinking of the the duke energy thing up by.

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On 11th street, because that's just a blank wall hanging out.

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um There's a giant field kitty corner to it, but I don't know if you could get the.

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Projection big enough, but that that came to my mind thanks.

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Definitely something we can look into do you know what I'm talking about? I'm.

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Not particular, but I will look into it- I don't know where it is.

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It's on 11th street in rogers, and it is a duke energy.

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Big wall to like cover up their stuff, okay,.

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Ugly yeah, it's near upland, okay, ugly stuff, also known as.

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Substation but yes, ugly, stuff and the projection technology. uh What.

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Are you working with or what are you hoping to work with sorry? I just finished a huge projection project, so I'm thinking all about.

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Lumens and throw and everything right now.

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We have several projectors at our disposal right now,.

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um Through the department, um I'm glad that you brought that up.

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Because I had not thought to check on that, so I think it's very important that we make sure that we're.

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Using something bright enough, um so I will definitely make a note and check on.

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That and I can get back with you sometimes you can just coordinate two.

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Projectors at the same time and overlap them and that will basically.

B

Duplicate your lumens, okay, thank you. There might be.

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A possibility I mean it's private property.

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um But uh there is a lot that is on kirkwood across from.

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The buzzkirk chumley, uh that's the cvs parking lot. That's a.

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Possibility there's a bill: it's the old cbs building.

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My might might work there, you could project onto the building and then have.

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People uh like in that parking lot the back side of the.

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Buzzkirk chumley would be a possibility too, uh because there's a parking lot there. That's on 4th.

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And washington, which is actually not far from another iu project site.

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But we could reserve the parking spots in that parking.

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Lot or some parking spots potentially through the city to do that.

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But there's a pretty clean slate on the backside of the buzzkirk chumley.

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um That could be of use um I'm trying to think of what else in.

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The downtown area that would be, I mean, switch yard park- has some.

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Potential um the pavilion area at switzerland park.

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Which could be easily physically distanced and.

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That kind of stuff, so there might be an opportunity there, there's power outlets.

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And stuff like that, so you don't have to write a generator.

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That's another thing to consider is the location and whether you have power.

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Access or not some of our light poles have access to.

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Power some don't so it just kind of depends on the final.

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Location so, as you guys develop potential locations, just keep me.

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In the loop and I can try to figure out where we have access to.

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Power city there's some greater running yeah there's something to be said for.

B

Having it more on a building than in the park, you.

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Know more of the urban stories the urban.

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People sharing this versus the park that feels a little bit more like two hours of entertainment.

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I'm in agreement with that yeah the chance encounter would be really.

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Interesting to me, and I feel like potentially audience, building.

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But you know it depends on the nature of and the spirit of the project.

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If, uh if we came up with uh more ideas after this meeting.

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What is the best way for us to get those to you.

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um I am actually in contact with sean right now, but I can give you my email.

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Address now, if you would like that yeah, you can just add it into the chat.

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If you want, and that way, we can all just copy and paste right.

B

All right anybody have anything else to add.

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I just if, if you want to do it inside the history.

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Center has two big locations and usually in the downstairs, one.

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They don't have anything going on, particularly.

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So that might be available: okay, a good bad weather, backup too yeah.

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It's a capacity issue for you all too, but uh I would also suggest the banneker.

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Community center, as a potential partner for youth and.

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And teens they're, usually not the same users of the boys and girls clubs.

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uh Girls, inc is another one that I would throw out there as well as.

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um Shalom center, what was the last one? I'm sorry.

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Shalom center. Okay, thank you. I just. I just think you have to just.

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Keep remembering what's going to be going on, you know when you.

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Make your plans in november that it could be a.

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Real mess, yes, so covering contingencies. Where.

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People can assume people have to safely distance.

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And want to go wherever they could establish safe, like even if, if they had.

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To drive by you know, that's kind of like what I consider the worst case scenario. Yeah. That's why I like the outdoor. I.

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Thought it was really. It could be good. How about? I wonder, what's happening at.

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The drive-in in november all right. Well, it seems like we're ready.

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To move on to the next thing: unless anybody stops me right now,.

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All right then, let's hand it over to sean.

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And nick with a big thank you to laura and andy for their project and keep us.

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Posted keep us updated and we'll email you. If we have any ideas.

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So nick and sean take it away with public art projects and all of the.

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Updates that you have.

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Yeah so um first thing, I guess the uh trades garage um we have.

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Submissions from our three finalists that sean is showing here now.

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um As of today, we're scheduling interviews with the.

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Three finalists, um maybe 30 minute interviews.

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Common set of questions, um those will be happening.

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Here in the next week and a half and then we'll be meeting.

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uh Next friday, I believe the 18th, um if I have that date right and we will.

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uh Talk through it, hopefully hash it out. um So all these materials are.

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Available, if you want to take a deeper dive.

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But they feel like largely good good natural extensions developments.

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Of what what we saw in initial proposals.

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Any questions about the trades garage, I would just add that all three are fairly.

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Distinct from each other and will deliver a completely different.

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Story so as you review them on the documents.

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You know keep in mind that what is it that we should be saying.

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To the public, through the through the trades garage.

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Yep um anyone else who's been part of that review process.

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Anything to add at this point I just have one question.

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The when I was looking at all three of this, what I was thinking about was what.

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They were going to look like daytime versus nighttime, but also.

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The the only way.

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As soon as an elevator in the trades garage.

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But these stairs are going to be in use.

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So there's a safety factor in being, you know, in work going up and down the.

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Stairs with these, and do we need to have somebody look at.

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That, or just keep that in mind or what yeah I.

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Mean we have to unwind as always, but that's that's my.

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Kind of role in terms of staff clearing it with the architects. You know what the clearance is.

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Obviously the building is designed was designed.

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With the holder of artwork happening there, so.

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The architects are aware of it all that kind of stuff it just we'd have to be.

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Careful about what we do choose, though I mean that's a.

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Consideration I I guess I was thinking about.

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Walking up and down the steps- and you know at nighttime in the dark or not.

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Or with the lighting and the rest of it, if there's, if there's something uh that.

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Would make it less safe and therefore the city would say.

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You know in terms of people breaking their necks.

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And insurance and liability well, there's gonna.

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The the artists are gonna have to design around the.

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Parameters of having light in that space so we'll be able to kind of control some.

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Of it, but there's safety protocols that we have to abide by, it's not gonna.

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These renderings are not the actual. What it's gonna look like.

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Right, like there's, never like this, the artist's renderings are to try to.

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Highlight and make the artwork look as best as possible, which, of course,.

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They would want to control the light, but there's safety factors that we have to.

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Take into consideration about how many you know: what's the standard protocol of lighting in a hallway, you know visibility. I mean part of the reason why that is a glass.

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Encased um staircase is a safety factor in.

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General right, like so we've we've taken into a lot of the consideration from that from the get-go from the.

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Design of the building as a whole, so the artworks will have to respond to the.

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Standard public safety requirements of a fire department.

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Of all those kinds of things, so I I wouldn't I wouldn't get too hung.

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Up on that at in this phase, yet yeah we don't.

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Necessarily have to pre-vet all those details, but but I think.

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Like you said earlier, sean we should consider.

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um How challenging the concepts might be to conform to the physical space.

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um And look out for things that you know like if it feels like a concept only.

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Works if it's, if the lighting elements are.

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Surrounded by darkness right, like that's, not that's not.

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Practically how this space is going to be used so um yeah. That's that's a really good question, but.

G

Yeah, that was my next question yeah exactly thank you.

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um Any other thoughts or questions on the trades garage.

H

Okay, um then, we can move on to the switch yard park.

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Final design that we have.

H

So um am I still scared, sorry, I'm getting yeah yeah. We can see.

H

It um so this is the.

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The rail themed design, um that was the original concept and then.

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The other image um is the big dipper.

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North star um underground railroad homage, um and so I think, with.

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With this, what we're going to want to try to do today.

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Is um after after whatever questions or discussion,.

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um I'm going to want to move to approve the final design. I think the one caveat.

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I'll throw in sean if you want to move back to the other slide. Real quick um is.

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I think we are still having a conversation about colors on this.

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um uh Karen did a call um with the uh history center.

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You know we're sort of inquiring about the the history of.

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Actual uh rail lines and rail cars um that uh were used on this line that.

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Passed through the park or the space that is now the park um and.

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So I think the color elements could change. We could.

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Still advise on those, but I think the the core design here so.

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That we can, you know, potentially move forward with.

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um uh They can start working on fabrication and things like that. um That's what.

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We're hoping to come out of today um so uh what thoughts or questions to.

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Folks have this is the original proposal.

H

That we looked at when we selected them.

B

I think the shape is a great improvement, it is a lot more streamlined and it no.

B

Longer looks like sailboat, so I appreciate that yeah.

H

um Karen was there anything that you wanted to share from your.

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Call or any other thoughts from folks who've been part of this.

J

um Well, actually, with our call, I don't think we got direct information.

J

About colors on rail cars, but I think that.

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They agreed that they'd see what they had.

J

um I had done some um some web research and we came up with.

J

The colors might actually be primary colors.

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um At first, I thought that maybe wasn't very interesting, but now that I'm.

J

Looking at this, I think that could be a possibility.

J

Actually, and- and I mean sam may- want to weigh in.

J

In terms of how children may view it, because this is.

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Supposed to be interactive and that sort of thing yeah, and to remind.

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Everyone where this building is located.

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This is by the uh the splash pad, um you know, which is sort of adjacent to.

H

The main plaza, but also uh not too far off from the playground.

H

um So yeah the expectation is that uh this will be hopefully uh highly.

H

Interactive with children and this facade faces the b line right.

C

So think about it that way too right, so there's gonna be.

C

Some pretty heavy users on this, um and then this is the.

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uh Would that be west facade, which faces the amphitheater.

C

So and just for everybody's understanding too, um the.

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Lights are gonna in the daytime. Look like this right, so these kind of copper.

C

It's kind of a nice little thing, but as the night.

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Goes on they'll, slowly illuminate and they'll be this kind of.

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Star-Like quality to it, so there's a pulse to these leds. That's really really.

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Pretty unique and pretty special, so it's gonna, it's gonna, be a.

C

I think a really nice nighttime installation, but also there in the.

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Daytime very present that kind of stuff, uh karen and babette.

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Were both on the call, as well as tyler with the history center.

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There's some good timings of other things happening around the history of.

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The underground railroad and celebrating that in bloomington covenanter cemetery.

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Is getting a marker, and so the history center is happy to.

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Connect us to any kind of archival stuff which there isn't much. But we know.

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Some truths and some you know, myths around it in indiana.

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And then they also have a ton. I went to the history center yesterday. They have a.

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By the way, they have a really great tc steel exhibition. You all should see.

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It's pretty fantastic that they did with iu bicentennial.

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um But they have a ton of stuff on the monon.

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The csx all that stuff, and so uh rachel and tom will have plenty of.

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Access um for, for other.

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Kind of avenues, if we wanted to do a moan online.

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Into the design or if we wanted to do a csx line and a color card to correspond.

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Directly with those companies, we could do that.

I

Frankly, uh yeah I'm not a child psychology.

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Expert or anything but but I think I think bright colors would.

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Be good overall, the trains do have bright, colors.

B

Yeah, so I think we're fine there. um I did just notice with the with the big.

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Dipper we've got to make sure we have the orientation right and in one of the things it's it's facing.

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One way and the other it's kind of facing the other in between the.

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Two different diagrams yeah, that's a good point. They'll just.

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Just that's one little detail that somebody might yeah that's one not to goof up yeah.

G

And just a reminder is that: how close are we to those.

G

Lime green um seats, we're close.

B

I mean that they are all around the splash pad.

B

But the picnic tables that are going to be right next to it.

B

Are not the lime green, I believe? Okay, so maybe you know thinking about.

G

Bright colors like that go with the lime.

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Or not, if and look good on, brown yeah, I think it will be good to see what.

B

They research what they come back with and.

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Then take it from there.

G

Yeah, I think that turquoise is horrible.

B

But aside from the colors, um does anybody have.

B

Anything else to object to that would keep us from.

B

Pushing this project forward.

H

Cool, so it's okay, yeah, I'm sorry! um I was wondering about the material.

J

Of I assume it's some sort of metal that that it's made from the.

J

Train one: is there any intention for there to be like a double tubing.

C

uh I'm not sure I can find out, um as as far as I remember, it's powder-coated.

C

C

Yeah, as far as I know, it's powder-coated steel, I don't think it's tubing at all.

J

Oh okay yeah, I believe so and then the cars.

H

You know which are basically just going to be like rectangular. You know.

H

Metal pieces also, I believe, powder coated.

H

uh I believe the the pieces that those those will actually the cars can move.

H

Or at least some of them can um and they'll have.

H

Basically, like a rail system uh sort of behind or on top of.

H

The powder coated steel, so the carbs can actually slide back and forth.

C

And it's it's! It's child proof too! So, like it's not like a kid can get its.

C

Finger caught and ran over or anything like that, it's.

C

They've been engineering it so that it can it's offset off the limestone. So it's kind of like a locked in kind of.

C

So think about like, um like the old children's toys with the.

C

Wood that you would like push through at like every doctor's office has it's.

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Kind of like that, but powder coated, steel, essentially.

C

Or that's how they explained it to us from what I remember.

C

But I I also have a call with them on friday, so.

C

If we approve this final design, I can kind of ask some of those questions to.

C

Get some more clarity on timeline, but the.

C

The way this timing works, um the final approval based off the contract.

C

Basically, you all have to approve the design so that I can.

C

They can start to invoice and start to fabricate they that's just written out.

C

In the contract that way, so it's just one of the you know safety precautions that we have, as they are commissioned to oversee that the commission is what we wanted and what was intended and all that kind.

C

Of stuff yeah, so I guess with the caveats.

H

um That colors are still being discussed um for the rail feature and that.

H

Sean will verify the orientation of the big dipper feature.

H

um Can I move to approve uh these designs.

K

A

One favorite yeah go ahead.

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Just I seconded it, or I have hype.

B

All right do we need to do roll call, sean.

C

Yeah, we can do uh like everybody just say, like all.

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Oppose all in favor yay and then follow up with on.

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You know everybody, everybody unmute one, two, three.

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Whoever says yay raise your hand and say yay.

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Yay anybody opposing.

B

All right great moves, um thank you, everybody and then.

H

uh Other updates, I mean uh sean, you can jump in if you want to add anything to.

H

This but um fourth street garage.

H

Contracts are signed, uh project's underway.

H

Payments rolling yeah- let me uh get back into here, um just for the sake.

C

Of helen and elizabeth yeah, laura.

C

Where am I so yeah so we're under contract? um This is underway.

C

Pretty exciting so um I'll be in touch with them about what the.

C

Updated timeline is obviously four street is underway.

C

uh It's looking pretty good. I'm excited to see how this shakes out.

C

Trades district plaza uh we're doing we're going through a.

C

Redesign here it's a little bit smaller we're still waiting back on numbers for.

C

Powder coating and uh the kind of resize we're still.

C

Over budget a little bit we're getting there slowly.

C

People's park is currently on hold um and hola han and bob were.

C

Concerned about the rush of painting over the black lives matter.

C

So we're kind of in a negotiation of a new timeline which I think is an.

C

Appropriate kind of moment for us to consider and maybe engage in a couple, different processes.

C

We also have the partnership not really apprenticeship. The banneker.

C

Community centers black lives matter. Street mural is moving forward.

C

I just got word that we'll be taking a resolution to the city council.

C

On september 23rd, if any of you all are interested.

C

You're, more than welcome to attend that meeting, you don't have to.

C

uh It's really, you know the banneker advisory committee.

C

Really leading that project, but we're gonna be assisting with that.

C

um They've gotten a few more submissions, so I think they're going to be selecting.

C

The artist here soon, um so it's it's actually good with the.

C

Peoplespark thing, because some of those artists might lead to the.

C

People's part conversation and just making sure that there is this kind of visual continuity with all of.

C

Those various projects happening, um and I think that's it on the public- is.

B

There anything specific that you'd need from us in regards to the banner, not at the moment. Okay, we're really I'm.

C

Really this that's a really community-led project, we're trying to make sure it stays that way.

C

um The resolution will be uh just the resolution on behalf of the.

C

City, which I think is really important you know some folks are.

C

Thinking that we're a little behind the times on this, but at the same time.

C

Kansas city just did six, you know we're still in the process of.

C

Looking at the downtown location and then you know.

C

There's conversations on campus about the renaming of jordan avenue.

C

Jordan, hall and the potential for you, know a student group to organize and do.

C

A black lives matter mural on jordan avenue, which would be.

C

Pretty interesting and a pretty interesting conversation for us to consider as a whole, indie indianapolis just.

C

Opened their indiana avenue back open to.

C

Traffic for the first time since they painted the black lives matter mural. So it's been kind of interesting to see.

C

How other cities are doing it so for us to kind of go through this process? Has.

C

Been really helpful and try to get the right kind of artist lined up in that process, so.

B

Perfect any questions from anybody.

B

Has anything happened with the 10th street mural.

B

On the bike shop uh still working on negotiations with the property owner.

C

Okay, all right! Well, if nobody has anything.

B

Else for public art shall we move on to grants.

C

Yeah real quick, I just want to um liz elizabeth just jumped on liz clay if he.

C

Did and laura you all don't have to hang out for the whole meeting. I mean if.

C

You're taking notes and want to see, what's going on liz, your students did great we're so excited about the project.

C

K

I'm over here creeping in the corner. I thank you so much sean and thank you.

K

Guys all I mean I see my students beaming, I'm so excited to watch the the recap and yeah. Thank you. So much.

C

All right thanks, y'all and rachel here yeah, um there aren't really.

L

I mean there's updates, but there's not a ton uh september meeting is cancelled.

L

Which was going to be on september 18th, but because of all the public art.

L

Meetings that are going to be happening on that day we have cancelled um that one which is kind of okay, because there's not a ton of.

L

Actionable stuff now, as sean's pulled up, this is the recover.

L

For forward program, grant that we're um the buea is.

L

Leading the ac is supporting um and we're in the.

L

Middle of the application period closes october, 2nd. So there's not a ton.

L

For us to do as a grant committee right now, we will need to have. I would like two, but at least one person representing the.

L

Bac to um sit in on the review panel for the.

L

Bba uh we can figure that out via email.

L

Who's available and interested in in doing so, but.

L

Sean, when do you need to know by.

C

uh I mean the sooner the better. Obviously, so we can start to kind of.

C

Parcel this out, but I mean obviously we won't have anything until october, 2nd so.

C

We have a little bit of time, but if people want to be able to help.

C

It's going to be a two-week turnaround, so the first two weeks of october.

C

Whoever's the most available it'd be great to have two members with the bac.

C

Involved, it's a fairly simple process in terms of.

C

Reviewing we can walk you through all that, but I will say it will be a very tight two-week turnaround, though.

C

And I I don't suspect more than 40 applications.

C

But we'll divvy it up so that you probably won't read more than 10 or 12.

C

But that's usually the framework of the grants.

B

Essence, I saw you raise your hand, you want to do it.

B

All right you've got one anybody else I'll go and I I actually enjoy reading.

F

Brands, yay, okay, ellie assistants. You guys are great.

F

I'll ask you why I'll do it, though I will say.

L

These grant applications, if you do have a chance.

L

To go onto the website and look through the application, questions and stuff.

L

It's not super long like compared to other grants. It's really. It's really not.

L

As oh, there you go it's two pages and there.

L

It seems like there's a lot of questions, but it's it's pretty standard and the application's through google.

L

Forms so um it should be pretty well organized.

L

uh For you to look at but yeah, so just just so everybody knows.

C

I worked with james and really trimmed down.

C

This is basically the same grant that we had in april, but updated in terms of the.

C

Timeline, did you use what I sent you or did you.

L

Not use that uh we used some of the questions yeah so.

C

um This is, this is basically just an updated version. uh You know um the the city in the buea is.

C

Very you know concerned about equity issues.

C

So we have a big equity commitment question uh and then we kind of updated the kind of covid 19.

C

Kind of concerns questions because the there's also a portion.

C

Of this grant, funding that is allotted for venues specifically.

C

They have been kind of handcuffed to certain state and federal and local.

C

Restrictions and they've been doing everything they can to ensure safety, but they've been left out of some of these frameworks in terms.

C

Of cares act, so the buea found that it was really important to make sure that our venues in the downtown.

C

And especially in the urban enterprise zone, were thought of.

C

So I've reached out to almost all the venues just to make sure that they're.

C

Aware of the grant to apply, even though some of the questions might be a different kind of framework for them, so they're working on.

C

That um and you know this is for project and.

C

Programming, though, we will need to be considerate, as we read.

C

Through this that, if two weeks there's a spike and we go into.

C

Shelter and home just considering those kind of frameworks for grantees and grant applications.

C

So that's yeah read through. We tried to trim it down.

C

The original grant that we did in april had like 35 questions, and we got this.

C

Really down to uh less than 20, because it includes like.

C

Applicant name: that's not really a question right so.

C

Stuff yeah it's paired down, so uh it shouldn't be too.

C

Complicated but please encourage people to apply.

C

uh They have to tie it into the buea. uh They you know have to be kind of artsy.

C

Culture focused, uh but the more we have money to get out.

C

And we wanna give it out so um yeah.

L

Yep, that's it awesome all right. Well, thank you essence and.

B

Elliott for stepping up um I'm sure, you'll enjoy the process.

B

You get to learn a lot about our community that way.

B

um Anything else on grants just double checking all right. Let's move on.

B

To kind of the bits and pieces the waldron letter I've been wanting to send that out, but I don't have all signatures and.

B

Before I either add everybody's names or send it.

B

Incomplete I want to double check that it is approved and everybody wants.

B

To sign it, I have no problem adding your names, but I do have.

B

A problem sending kind of like what looks like a divided.

B

Bac right now, because not everybody's represented.

B

um So I want to hear back from you in terms of.

B

The signatures um some of you have signed some of you haven't.

B

If you haven't, you know, what's stopping you before we sent out that letter.

L

uh Who hasn't I I can't remember if I did.

L

You did, I did okay, great thanks.

G

Do you want to just say who has um maybe we don't know, we didn't sure.

B

Let's see, I do have it open here.

G

All right, that's! Okay! It's just you know it's one of those things where I don't.

B

Want to assume anything rachel, babette essence, quentin.

B

Elizabeth karen and sam.

F

Yeah, I will obviously sign on. I did review it. It just august was my.

F

Install month I was putting together a couple shows at the museum.

F

So no worries, like I said I just I just want to dot my eyes and cross my.

B

T's and not add anybody's name that doesn't want to be added.

F

No- and I appreciate that, yeah and and yeah I've just threw a few things that.

F

Kind of flown by me this month, just because I've been in the galleries.

B

No worries 47 so yeah, but um yeah. Thank you.

A

Okay, um let me go back to the agenda here.

B

B

After that, we have okay, the community arts awards.

B

The ivy tech community awards this is something that we need to.

B

Start thinking about it usually happened. I believe, in december, with.

B

Submissions and the whole process, basically during the fall.

B

Now that the wall drone is no longer as it was.

B

We no longer have those awards and that kind of citizenship.

B

Recognition and it is up to the bac to decide.

B

If we want to step up and take up on that role,.

B

Or let it all dwindle and die.

L

Yes, with all of the insanity that is 2020, I say we let it die.

L

And we can revive it later, but there's just like.

L

So much so much going on right now and we could plan a virtual.

L

Awards event, but that just seems like uh a lot of work for a little return.

B

Yeah, for me, it's not so much about the event itself.

B

Is more about having people be seen and noted versus.

L

Yeah, I mean we could do nominations and just do like a.

L

uh Thank you to these people, or this is who's.

L

But I don't know if that's even worth our time, though,.

L

I don't know like how far that would spread in terms of.

L

Recognition- I don't remember, put something in the paper just so.

G

Do that you know, because I agree with rachel completely. I mean just.

G

But if you feel people people will miss being acknowledged.

G

Then we could do it and just put a little note in the paper.

G

H

Can I ask a question: why um why why is this our responsibility? Why.

H

Do and I'm just I'm going to be really blunt. Why do we care, I feel, like I feel like um most awards, are.

H

Inherently self-congratulatory for a small group of people.

H

um And it takes a lot of work to make them more than that.

H

And I think, based on the history of the last couple years of these awards, that have happened in person, they have failed to reach far beyond.

H

That, and so I feel like, we should only do it.

H

If we have the energy and passion to make it.

H

More and make it something that the wider community cares about.

H

So um I guess, are we a pr prepared to bite that off.

H

Because if it's like going to be even a slighter version of what happened last year, um I'm not sure how much value that has outside of.

H

Like 50 people in town.

H

Hot tape, no! No! That's totally fine at some point.

B

Based on the interviews and the feedback that we were receiving, there was.

B

Conversation not so much as an award as a recognition.

B

More from the city standpoint versus like yeah you're, the best artist in town.

B

Kind of thing more of a community engagement, things like.

B

That I I have I'm 50 50 on this. I have no.

B

Bombs, dropping it or taking it on personally.

B

I just want to make sure that we're aware of this either disappearing.

B

Or us wanting to take on that from the from the city perspective.

L

So, oh sorry, um so brandon you're saying like people.

L

Want to be recognized by the city or organizations want to be recognized by the city I'm struggling to. I I don't know I I mean I agree with nick. I don't think.

L

The awards are the way to do that and if there's another way to do that, then, like.

L

To me it would be having some sort of like end of year holiday thing, but.

L

Because we're in a pandemic it's kind of like, why would we do that and also we.

L

Have so many meetings that they could come to so we could shout them out and.

L

Like sorry, my thing keeps going shout them.

L

Out and acknowledge them and give them the recognition, but no one's here and like I don't know if setting up another event, to try to.

L

Bring people to us- or I know like, can we go to them.

L

But it's I don't know where that balance is yep.

L

To be honest, it's very valid. I think it's good to.

C

Just maybe for the new commissioners, and just in general, for this conversation to talk about the history of it and why.

C

The way it is right, so the community arts awards was started by the.

C

Art council of bloomington or the bloomington area, arts, council.

C

Now defunct, it was their annual luncheon. This was part of their annual advocacy.

C

Platform every year it was so popular that it.

C

Was like the bdc or the city of bloomington or.

C

Any kind of annual luncheon that filled the convention center. It was a big.

C

Advocacy day for them, one, the area, council, art area.

C

Or area arts, council folded, ivy tech kind of.

C

Inherited the mantle with also the waldron, so it was a way to.

C

Pay tribute to the area arts council. It was supposed.

C

And intended to create advocacy for the arts.

C

Not necessarily be celebratory for individual artists and arts.

C

Organizations ivy tech's version had to be obviously tied to ivy tech's.

C

Interest which I think led to its inability to.

C

Cast a wider net so to speak, what I would propose to the bac to.

C

Consider, which is what we intended to do this june, was to.

C

Have a broader advocacy night in general, tied into.

C

The grants that we normally do so maybe think about how.

C

We incorporate those opportunities into the efforts we do not necessarily.

C

Awards um the city actually doesn't give out awards, we really don't there's commissions and and boards and those.

C

Things that do that we could do that. It's another thing. We would have.

C

To do as an art commission that you all would have to do not me, but.

C

You all so that's just something to consider.

C

In terms of um that, but I think I do think there is.

C

An interesting moment for us to consider moments of.

C

Celebration in the arts creating broader awareness around that.

C

How can we get more people from the public involved in the grant ceremony and our annual report to the city council.

C

Those kinds of things, so I think it would just be important to.

C

Have that framework yeah and I have- and I have no problem.

B

You know calling rachel at um arts alliance and saying hey. This is.

B

This is falling apart. Do you want to take it on um as the arts.

B

Alliance of greater bloomington that could totally work as well and just.

B

Kind of coach them through essence.

B

Essence, you raise your hand yeah uh sorry about that.

M

How what is the the nomination process like? Would that be amongst us.

M

Or would um citizens nominate how does it work.

C

I believe that's how it worked last time, so the there was.

C

An advisory board that was part ivy tech part.

C

City, arts, commission and members of the public.

C

And then there was like five categories that you could nominate: people.

C

uh Or organizations and then they were selected from there.

C

So it was like it's similar um other commissions. Do that.

C

Here, at the city too, like the swagger awards and all that kind of stuff.

C

It's it's a public process, so you would open it up to the public and then you.

C

Would have some kind of review panel um and the ivy tech would give out this.

C

Like kind of cool designed award, there also could be a.

C

Broader interest, but once again it's would be tied to.

C

Their members, you could partner with the chamber you.

C

Know like there's, there's a variety of different ways. We can approach this. um You know bryony can broker a deal with.

C

Our alliance, greater bloomington, I think that's an interesting model to look at that- should be in their wheelhouse in terms.

C

Of being a kind of a guild society,.

C

So you know it's up to the commission to think about.

G

Nick it was it given to individuals and they picked like five.

G

Or organizations or wow, both yeah.

B

um Education, um small business in support of the arts.

L

And one or two others, yeah and like advocate community advocate or something.

C

Right was another one nick, you want to say.

H

Yeah, no, I, as I say, I think, you've done well and I think I've tied in with.

H

um Other initiatives like like a couple folks have talked about here. I.

H

Think there can be value to it. I think my point is just it has to be.

H

A better version of what it's been the last few years.

H

um And so we'd have to set a higher bar. I do wonder I know: we've had a few.

H

Conversations and this sort of ties into you know strategic plan and some other.

H

Things we've talked about in meetings, you know about. um You know.

H

Different other concerns that the bac has, whether it's education or advocacy.

H

Or community engagement, um you know diversity, inclusion, access.

H

um Things like that, I wonder if um this is maybe something that we should.

H

Set on pause and figure out, what is the bac's mechanism.

H

You know whether it's a committee or someone tapped as like.

H

You know a standalone, you know chair, you know who's concerned with community.

H

Engagement or concerned with advocacy and then put the question to that.

D

Thank you cut out yeah. We can't hear you.

L

Next, I feel like this happens. Almost every zoom meeting give it a minute. Oh did I drop out yeah.

L

H

We've we've talked about, uh uh you know how we want to deal with this.

H

Stuff is a commission like, should we should we answer that question.

H

And then you know put the question of the awards.

H

To that subcommittee or that chair or whatever and make it their remit to.

H

To answer it, fine by me, if we can then square up that.

B

Strategic plan and what that is all about.

G

Yeah, I think that makes sense all right so we'll table it for now.

B

We'll see what happens um in any case, you know, should we.

B

End up doing something I think december is a horrible time to be doing awards.

B

And it should be tied to our june meeting and our.

B

Week of the arts or day of the art or whatever we end up doing.

B

When we're allowed to do celebrations of that magnitude again,.

B

So, let's move on on that note to the strategic plan.

B

Karen, have you received any feedback comments from people.

B

That, um since the last meeting that you want to share.

J

um I have not received any comments or.

J

Suggestions uh I'll share them all. I've had none.

J

So I'm assuming that everyone's had a chance to read it and.

J

um Agrees with it.

B

Okay, so who is interested in actually finalizing the strategic plan before the.

B

End of the year I am, but I had already done all of the.

L

Comments and edits and stuff with karen at the beginning.

B

Yeah but at some point we have to actually like sign.

B

Off on this document and be like this, is it.

B

We're done um you do that now, then, if nobody had comments, no.

L

Can we not well? I would not motion that I wouldn't I wouldn't. I wouldn't vote on.

B

It without having everybody read it like in the last 36 hours yeah. I would. I would say that we could.

C

Vote on it next meeting, okay, so at the next meeting, we're going.

B

To vote on it yeah, so you have, and then this is kind.

B

Of a mandate that's coming, but you have two weeks to add any comments that you want, because I don't want karen to be.

B

Scrambling trying to incorporate comments and suggestions the night before I want karen to have a chance to.

B

Actually have a cohesive, clean document in time for the next meeting in time to.

B

Give it to you three or four days before the meeting so that you review it, and then you can vote on that final draft.

B

Does that make sense.

B

Okay, I actually think there's there's um a bullet point in there that.

J

Allows us to address things like the topic that we just talked about the.

J

Arts awards, you know talking about being able to address things.

J

In the future that are maybe even unseen or known about, you know in terms of.

J

The old hospital property- um you know other things, um so I mean I don't think.

J

That it should, if there is something that.

J

Isn't happening or you think might be happening like we were just.

J

Talking about, I don't think that that would affect just being able to be approved, correct, and I think at this point it's.

B

Just really about that essence of what it is where we want to focus our energy and what it is.

B

That we want to accomplish in the next five years from a big picture.

B

Perspective, not the itemized things.

B

All right, uh let's move on to the staff report.

B

So paper pavilions big updates, yeah. uh Let me go back to doing this.

C

Hang on, let's see everybody can see this website yeah we're up.

C

So um just so you all know in 2018 I got a grant from this organization.

C

Which you all should get to know see mad they're amazing. It's.

C

The columbus museum of art and design it's a small volunteer-led organization based in columbus, indiana.

C

uh And every year they have a grant program where they distribute about ten.

C

Thousand dollars um to various projects in columbus.

C

I'd been toying around with doing something between columbus.

C

And bloomington really, since we rebranded art road, 46 and the bead.

C

Which is our entertainment and arts district and so.

C

They liked the proposed project and.

C

Gave me a grant which then I used to snowball and get the indiana arts.

C

Commission the national endowment involved, as well as the city of bloomington and the bead.

C

It's a pretty interesting, unique project that.

C

Let me go to the artist that kind of celebrates.

C

Indiana and midwest based artists and kind of pairs them between.

C

Columbus and bloomington and then also the sycamore land trust, which is a.

C

Really amazing organization that preserves around 10, 000, acres of habitat and so artists have been.

C

Using both columbus bloomington and the sycamore land trust as sites of inspiration for new public.

C

Works so it's a variety of different artists.

C

That are based in indiana uh and in the midwest, so we have.

C

Armando and claire kruger, who are artist-based.

C

Elsewhere um but it's a really interesting model.

C

That, I think, will be able to be.

C

Mimicked and done in other communities in indiana, which is pretty exciting.

C

um We had a partnership originally with an organization in indianapolis.

C

And it was going to include indianapolis artists, but that organization.

C

Ceased operations in the middle of the coven pandemic so.

C

The project has had its own trials and tribulations and obviously took two.

C

Years to bring together, but it opens on october 1. really.

C

Excited about it, um though, it will have a virtual opening.

C

Likely on october, 8th, um as of now, we are planning an.

C

In-Person opening on october 1, but it will be you.

C

Know physically distance and kind of uh three people in the music.

C

Gallery at one time uh with the columbus area, arts, council.

C

Space um and uh there'll be some programming.

C

Around that you know panels various things like that.

C

And then we will have another version of the show in.

C

Bloomington at some point, the original intent was to have it in december, um but I'm working on a couple different.

C

Venues and that kind of stuff, so it might change and actually be in.

C

The spring of 21, so it just kind of depends.

C

um But yeah, that's so the website's live feel free to dig around.

C

If you have any questions or thoughts, it's really trying to tie in.

C

Like I said this arts road 46 project, which is a connection between.

C

Bloomington nashville and um columbus.

C

The area like we're the kind of only corridor in the state with the state.

C

Designated cultural districts and then we've also tied in other artists that are affiliated with the cultural district program, so carlson garcia, actually is a.

C

Collaborative that includes esteban garcia.

C

Who is one of the trades district finalists, and so that's kind of an interesting tie-in that he was involved in this project first and then got wind.

C

Of the trades district proposal and then was able and now as a finalist so.

C

It's kind of trying to build and celebrate indian artists that are making.

C

Really good work: um the artists are incredible, really.

C

Excited about we have some like brand new pieces. Oh.

C

It's all new work, but I'm pretty excited about you know.

C

Like working with andrea's work, who's at iu, who is also a finalist in the.

C

Trades district, all that that kind of stuff, so any questions.

C

Thoughts concerns, congratulations, looks awesome.

C

Also, it's something that uh I never thought of and I tried to do from.

C

Scratch, just so you all know, is building a.

C

Website from scratch, that's for visually impaired individuals,.

C

It's pretty interesting and I've never so like we've built this website from.

C

Scratch, considering that it's really uh a everybody should do it.

C

So you know there's that, but it's been kind of interesting to think about the.

C

Back end stuff, that like websites, just don't consider uh so that's been kind of an interesting conversation, so we're doing that with.

G

The show too, with um you know, having a large print and.

C

Those kinds of things to make sure that it's accessible in a variety of different ways which um hasn't been considered before and.

C

Then we're also publishing a catalog that will be coming. We've hired a.

C

Graphic designer out of columbus to do the.

C

The work for the graphic design work, sorry, brian, it's a conflict of interest.

B

Don't don't worry no and we actually redid our website recently and we tried.

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To do that, but we have over 10 000 articles in 14.

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Years of archives- and it was just not possible yeah- it's it's.

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Really fat, it's like really really fascinating, like like the new standards around that, and so I don't know if.

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Some of you might see like instagram is trying to catch up with that. So if you.

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See like a description of the caption, and I.

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Don't know it's just a very interesting thing that I never really thought to consider and it's so much easier to do. Building from scratch.

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So sorry, for all of you all that are involved in websites just.

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You got to start from scratch. Unfortunately, it's really.

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It's interesting: it's been an interesting process.

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Yeah, we are like doing our collections online right now,.

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And we're doing these new ada issues and like.

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It's super important but yeah, it's very challenging, for I think a lot of us who.

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Are are historians, and not just like descriptive writers, which is actually what is required.

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For a lot of these yeah, it's a huge undertaking.

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For anyone really for anyone, so yeah, but it's important work to be like we.

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Should have been doing this from the beginning right, like.

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No exactly it's sort of like we're at this point where it's like.

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We we should have been on doing this decades ago,.

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And we would be caught up a little bit by now, yeah.

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Yeah so um yeah I'll keep you all posted on.

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That kind of stuff I mean, if there's an opportunity for the commission to be involved, I'm more than happy with the panel. Just let me know yeah more than that. Let us know what you need from us. If you.

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Will do um space needs assessment is on here. I was hoping that joanna might join.

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Us but um she's not so I'm just going to kind.

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Of kick that on to the next meeting, potentially and I'll double check with joanna just to kind of give her a report back, but please do read that and please consider that I mean I know you all just agreed to signing the waldron letter. I.

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Think there's some pretty interesting information around uh kind of space needs. Obviously it was written pre-covered.

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So there's some changing uh around on that.

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Waldron updates, I don't have a lot in terms of.

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um You know it's really kind of we're still.

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In negotiations back and forth doing due diligences.

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um Just so you all know, there's been some buzz around.

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A couple organizations looking into the building- that's totally normal.

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It's a kind of cardinal stage and a group of.

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Theater production groups are kind of um interested in the building and the.

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Future of the building, obviously, because that's cardinal stage is like three-quarters of the use of the building. We've also got.

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Mark levin's class at aspia, their their capstone class.

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To focus on a feasibility study for the future of the waldron as well so they're.

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Looking at a couple, different models which would include artist studios a shop in the basement for the theater companies.

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And potentially, like kind of a co-working space.

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For arts organizations, because that came up in the space needs assessment, so.

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Having and it's not like no offense to sam the male folks, it's not like a entrepreneur co-working space but more.

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Of shared resources, boardroom, fax, copier, printer those kinds.

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Of things for arts organizations specifically there's a couple interesting models in oklahoma city, actually of a kind of a.

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Shared non-profit office space so we're I'm having them look into that.

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And uh we're moving forward. Thank you all for those who attended the.

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City council meeting for the budgets, we're not in the clear.

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Yet um it goes on the final vote in october and that.

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Will help determine kind of some of the timing of the waldron.

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Frankly, and when the transfer of the building will happen,.

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Knowing that we have funding set aside for the future of that.

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We also the city has made a request. The mayor has made a request to increase.

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Local income tax- I'm sure you all are aware of that.

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It goes to city council tonight at 7 30, for the introduction of the resolution.

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And then it's back on the agenda for the 16th of september. There is money allotted for arts support.

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uh Specifically uh spelled out for the buzzkirk chumley, uh ivy tech, waldron and then expansion.

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Of the arts grants and that would start in 2022 and be continued as long as we have the increase in local income tax.

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The recommendation is around 300 000., um so just so you all know and if you feel.

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Comfortable and want to speak, feel free or reach out to your elected officials. That would be great, but obviously no pressure.

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It's a slightly you know. Controversial raising taxes is always controversial.

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uh So, there's that- and I think that's it- for staff updates at the moment. So any.

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Other kind of questions, and also I just like ramrodded about lit.

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So if you have any questions about that, that was I'm happy to answer. That's a.

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Moving target it was proposed in january of this year.

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Pre-Coven to address climate change, it's still addressing climate change, but now.

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It's had an expanded kind of scope towards racial justice.

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Work in the in our community, as well as climate justice and economic.

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Justice in terms of um being responsive to covet and its.

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Impacts on covet in our community.

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All right any questions for sean.

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All right well from me, you don't have much.

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Just your homework, the strategic plan um and those who will be reviewing.

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Grants, just you know, familiarize yourselves with questions in the alert with your email, make sure that.

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You're getting any messages from sean. If you have any questions, let him know.

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If, for whatever reason, you end up having a conflict, your.

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Schedule gets crazy. Anything like that, let us know and we'll.

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Have somebody else? Do it that's no problem, but hopefully that will not be.

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The case, um I don't think we have any members of the public.

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At this point ellen finally joined us, I want to put her on the spot.

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Helen all right, you're on turn on your camera.

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Say hit everyone hello, everyone.

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Love to be put on the spot like this everyone, this is ellen she's, an amazing.

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Second year mpa mia student with tyler we're gonna get.

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So much done having alan and tyler as the dynamic duo.

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In the esd department and so helen will be involved in a.

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Variety of different projects that, obviously you all are involved in too.

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And so I just wanted to make sure that everybody got.

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Introduced to helen so perfect, the bac helen welcome to the pack. Thank you.

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All right, commissioner, announcements, yeah, I have one in two and a half weeks.

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Midway music festival starts and summit movie music festival summit. We have a.

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Summit this year as well, uh it's a week, long of a bunch.

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Of events and stuff, it's all virtual um and we have some.

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Really amazing artists: sudan archives is headlining uh jack.

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Jaguars, okay, kaya is performing uh cadre, bonnet madison.

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Mcferrin really great people, um and then we have.

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A lot of industry professionals that are calling in as well to discuss topics.

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Like um artists and label management, uh audio.

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Engineering, um effective, a r things like that.

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uh In photography and video and we have people from.

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Labels all over, so it's not just a bunch of secretly staff. We've got.

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People coming calling in from um labels that we distribute for um as well.

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As a few other areas, like women's audio.

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Mission, um a few studios, one in louisville.

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Studio, that's in la a recording studio and um also one of.

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The vps at warner music um will be calling in. So that's going to.

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Be exciting um but yeah it's single tickets are.

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Three dollars: you really can't beat it if you want to just go to one show.

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It's only three bucks um or you can get a pass and go to all of them.

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um But yeah and I hope to see people like more people and.

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Commissioners, there so consider getting a ticket.

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Anybody else the eskenazi museum of art is reopened. It is there.

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Thursday to sunday the hours vary, it tends to be from 11 to 5 or 11 to 7.

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I can't remember um because just covered things but.

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If you ever want to come in and hang out, let me know.

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I I love going into the galleries and like hanging with people and talking.

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With them- and I can do that any day of the week so.

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um Please go to the eskenazi museum, but also please hit me up for just like a private.

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Tour because uh I did one today and we had a fire.

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Drill it was ridiculous, but it was so much fun yeah we had our annual fire drill. While I was like zooming 80.

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Like freshman art history, 101 students, it was a lot of fun.

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Anyway, so anytime, you want to come to the museum.

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Write me an email it. It makes my day a better day.

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So please do that elliot. Is it? Is it by appointment only.

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I I I'm confused about certain things on campus.

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And because yeah no public, that's a great question, so the museum is.

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So the museum is open every day of the week, but mostly just the atrium.

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And the grubhub cafe, which is what we're doing now,.

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um But the galleries are open thursday through sunday, so thursday, friday.

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Saturday, sunday, the hours are usually 11 through 5. I.

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Think on saturday, it's 11 through 7.

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I'm gonna guess this is on your website. Yeah.

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Hopefully I don't you know it's yeah all to say, though I'm there all the.

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Time or home all the time and.

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I had a really good time like doing a walk through today with.

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Some iu undergrads, so if you ever want to go through the museum.

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Feel free to come through the public hours if you ever want to just.

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Look at the museum, I can take you through any time. You can look at.

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Anything you want, let me know tuesday monday, it doesn't matter to me.

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It's nice to actually go into the museum and like chat with people about stuff. So.

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uh You know do my.

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Do me well, just like make me happy, come anytime, you're, very welcome. There's.

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Also public hours, all right I'll, take you up on that on.

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Some point: please do I. I really do keep e-learning.

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Elliot is locked in a museum, so everybody go see elliot. That's very.

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Clear, please do it because I you know I like.

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Talking to people not as much the art, the art's, fine, I I know you.

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Yeah well and another iu connection too, uh if you all.

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Haven't uh it's by appointment only the grundwald has an amazing show that betsy.

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Starrett curated called state of nature. It's all about indiana, absolutely amazing. It's a partnership with the indiana state museum and various artists definitely check out.

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The show it's incredible.

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uh Just a quick one um I used to plug collide, which was our event at the.

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Mill and then we did zoom meetings and anyway we're gonna try a new thing.

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This month is just like a youtube video.

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Basically, I get my own youtube show uh and I'm gonna edit it in a comedy.

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Show yeah, it's gonna, be very sporadic and.

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And lo lo-fi um anyway, the exciting part is that we're interviewing.

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um John armstrong from the bloomington arts and film.

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Theater bloomington academy of film and theater um that I got to interview with.

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Ryan e, um when we were for something a while ago so.

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That connection came through and has and is cool and I'm excited to.

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To tour with him, so uh the thing is, you can now just watch the youtube video.

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Whenever you want it'll, be I'm shooting for 10 minutes uh and.

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Please like watch it and share it, because um I get a raise if I get 100 views kidding about that part. But um we're.

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Shooting for 100 views in a day which, like I don't know if that's reasonable, but we're just trying to put out good content that people want to see and highlight people doing good things in the in the.

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Can you send us a link, yes I'll I'll, send a I'll spam you all with a.

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Link yeah probably push push play and then open another.

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Window, if you want but yeah can we expect a lot of jokes.

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Yeah I need humor. Thank you.

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All right: well, it seems that we can adjourn this meeting at 6.

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22 a whole eight minutes ahead of schedule.

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Thank you everybody. I hope you have a good night.

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And uh a good week ahead, see ya thanks. Everyone good seeing you.

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