Public Art Committee of the Arts and Culture Commission
Regular MeetingReno, NV · September 9, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Public Art Committee of the
Reno Arts & Culture Commission
Hybrid Meeting
McKinley Arts & Culture Center, Boardroom
925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503
Monday, September 9, 2024
11:00 a.m.
Members:
Constance Hightower, Chair Brenna O’Boyle
Alysia Dynamik, Vice Chair Megan O’Reilly
Lily Baran Sara Paschall
Kelli DuFresne Leah Ruby
Chelsea Houston Lain Snyder
Kylie Howard
Council Liaison: Devon Reese
Staff Liaison: Megan Berner
Public Notice
This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings) at Reno City
Hall – 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in
compliance with NRS 241 at reno.gov, and NRS 232 at notice.nv.gov. To obtain further documentation
regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 775-334-2030 or cityclerk@reno.gov.
This meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center and via the Zoom video
conference platform.
Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting may do so at the designated physical location or may
hear, observe, and provide public comment virtually by pre-registering using the following link which will
provide the Webinar ID and call-in phone number:
https://links.reno.gov/09-09-24
You can also join the meeting by typing zoom.us/join into your computer browser and entering the Webinar
ID: 850 8360 9305. NOTE: This option will require a computer with audio and video capabilities.
Alternatively, you can join the meeting by telephone only by dialing 1-669-444-9171, entering the Webinar
ID: 850 8360 9305, and pressing #.
Accommodation
The City of Reno, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, wishes to make all its public
meetings accessible to the public. Persons who require special accommodation or assistance in attending
this meeting may contact Arts & Culture at 775-333-7750 at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements
can be made.
Supporting Material
Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting Megan Berner at 775-333-
7750 or bernerm@reno.gov and on the City’s website at reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS 241,
supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the public
body.
Order of Business
The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure
at the meeting. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body may combine two or more
agenda items for consideration, remove items from the agenda, and/or delay discussion on or continue
scheduled agenda items at any time. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier
than the stated time but may be heard later.
Public Comment
Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker,
nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment
until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda as an action item. Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m.
on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the public body for review, and entered
into the record. Comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be provided to
the public body for review prior to adjournment and entered into the record.
On specific agenda items, the presiding officer may prohibit comment if the content of comments is a topic
that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the public body, or if the content is willfully disruptive of
the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to
personal attacks or interfering with the rights of the other speakers. Any person making willfully disruptive
remarks while addressing the public body or while attending the meeting may be removed from the room
by the presiding officer, see NRS 241, and the person may be barred from further audience before the public
body during that session. See, Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 00-47 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open
Meeting Law Manual, §8.05.
Other examples of disruptive conduct include, without limitation, yelling, stamping of feet, whistles,
applause, heckling, name-calling, use of profanity, personal attacks, physical intimidation, threatening use
of physical force, assault, battery, or any other acts intended to impede the meeting or infringe on the rights
of the public body or meeting participants.
In-Person
Persons wishing to address the public body at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to Megan
Berner.
Virtual
Pursuant to NRS 241, persons not in attendance who wish to submit public comment may do so by (1)
completing the online public comment form found at reno.gov/publiccomment; (2) sending an email to
bernerm@reno.gov; or (3) during the virtual public comment period of the meeting.
To provide public comment via Zoom, log in to the Zoom webinar at the above link and utilize the “Raise
Hand” feature during any public comment period. To provide public comment via telephone only, press *9
to “Raise Hand” and *6 to mute/unmute.
A. Introductory Items
A1. Call to Order/Roll Call
A2. Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or
any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for
each commentator.
A3. Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – September 9, 2024
A4. Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – August 5, 2024
A5. Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational
items only. No action may be taken on this item.
A6. Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items
only. No action may be taken on this item.
B. Business Items
B1. Review, discussion, and possible recommendation of an artist for the Melody Lane
Park Utility Box public art project from the list of the following artists in
alphabetical order: Amar Barboza, Christy Bingham, Alice Bray, Frankie Colburn,
Terra Dawson, Mads H, Matthew Haigh, Hannah Kellogg, Kristina Lammers, Sofia
Lombardo, David Maeng, Andres Martinez, Nicole Medrano, Ansoni Mendoza,
Alfredo Plascencia, Ryno Art, Lexey Sheridan. (For Possible Action)
B2. Review, discussion, and possible recommendation of an artist for the City Plaza
Utility Boxes public art project from the list of the following artists in alphabetical
order: Amar Barboza, Steven Bloom, Brooke Brazil, Emerson Casey, Frankie
Colburn, Naomi DeVore, Connor Fogal, April Gratrix, David Maeng, Andres
Martinez, Seth McCorkle, Hayley Meadows, Kristen Parker, Ryno Art, Lexey
Sheridan. (For Possible Action)
C. Board/Commission/Committee Member Reports and Announcements – Limited to items
that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. No action may be taken on this item.
D. Future Agenda Items – Discussion of items for future agendas. No action may be taken on
this item.
E. Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any
general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each
commentator.
F. Adjournment (For Possible Action)