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Ron said the surgery and recovery make continuing on the commission \"not feasible\" for now and characterized his departure as both a resignation and a retirement from commission duties. Commissioners and staff acknowledged Ron's long service, presented a plaque and offered thanks: \"The continuity that you have provided to the town and to the arts endeavor is wonderful,\" one commissioner said, and staff thanked him for his dedication.

Why it matters: Ron's resignation creates a vacancy on the Cultural Arts Commission and ends the tenure of a long-serving member who helped develop the commission's master plan and early programming.

Next steps: staff did not record a formal replacement at the meeting; commission members and staff encouraged Ron to remain involved informally and said they will see him at upcoming events.

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Travis said the Fall Fest will run Oct. 10 (5–10 p.m.) and Oct. 11 (noon–10 p.m.) at the Riverwalk and will include performances by local music, theater and dance groups, more than 90 vendors (food, arts and crafts, farmers market), a veterans village with veteran-focused nonprofits, a hay maze, photo areas with pumpkins and family activities. He described both come-and-go and longer-stay opportunities and encouraged commissioners and residents to attend.

Event-oriented programming at other venues was also announced: Voices of Flower Mound concerts on Oct. 4 and 5 at Lamb of God Lutheran Church (theme \"America's Folk Legacy\"), a Flower Mound Symphony concert Oct. 11 at Treatch Memorial (program \"Elegy and Exaltation\") and Louisville Lake Symphony concerts in October and November at Trinity Presbyterian and a larger symphony program including Copland's \"A Lincoln Portrait\" in November. Library and arts staff also noted artist workshops (one with 24 registered) and a \"Do Your Part, Make Some Art\" program on ancient Egypt with more than 30 registrants.

Why it matters: the events aim to broaden arts access, support local performers and vendors, and create opportunities for resident engagement.

Next steps: staff requested volunteer help for specific activities (e.g., pumpkin-decorating at Fall Fest) and reiterated registration details for workshops. No formal commission actions were required for these event updates.

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Rachel said the site also lists current art programs and rotating exhibits and invited commission members to view the materials in person. She announced the bookmark contest deadline is Sept. 30 and asked for a subcommittee of two to three members to select winners. Commissioners volunteered Beth and Liz to serve as the selection subcommittee.

In the consent agenda the commission approved changes to two library policies: collection development and community-room procedures. Rachel said the updates align library rules with town policy and clarify that community rooms may not be used to charge admission for events. The motion to accept the policy changes carried on recorded aye votes: Member Dilley, Member Amsterdam, Member Bridal and Member Fitzpatrick each voted \"Aye.\" The commission also approved minutes from the July 24 meeting.

Why it matters: the mural project and new web presence make local art more visible; the policy clarifications affect how community groups may use library meeting spaces.

Next steps: the bookmark contest entries will be narrowed by library staff to roughly a top-10 per age group, after which the subcommittee and community voting will choose finalists; Art Party is scheduled for Nov. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. and the library's 40th anniversary celebration is Nov. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Parks and Recreation staff member Travis said crews have poured concrete for connector paths and the water wall pad, installed playground equipment and set part of the pavilion frame. \"We are super excited that we are getting to a point where we can look to the park being done and ready to open\" and noted the left half of a water wall was poured the morning of the meeting.

Travis also provided an update on a related public-art commission. A selection committee that the commission formed earlier evaluated 30 artist submissions, reduced them to a top five and then a top three. Staff are contacting the top three to request concept designs and said they hope to have those designs by the end of the calendar year. The selection committee will review concept proposals and forward a final recommendation to the Town Council for approval.

Why it matters: the park sits adjacent to the library and will add new public amenity space and programming opportunities. The public-art selection is proceeding on a schedule tied to design and installation timelines.

Next steps: staff said they will continue construction toward a substantial-completion milestone in January (date not specified), request concept proposals from the top three artists, and bring a final public-art recommendation back through the selection committee to the Cultural Arts Commission and, subsequently, the Town Council.

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The pre-design contract is the first formal step, Parks and Recreation staff member Travis said. He urged commission members to \"watch it live if you can or be there if you can because the architects will be at the meeting and they're gonna do a short presentation on the process.\" The presentations and pre-design approval would allow the architect team to start designing and testing options with the community.

Why it matters: the pre-design sets the scope for public outreach, an updated business plan and the seating/usage assumptions that determine cost and future bond or funding discussions. Commission members and members of the public raised capacity and funding concerns, noting previous consultant findings on optimal and community-supported building sizes.

Travis said staff will update the consultant-produced business plan during the design phase and asked the commission to expect the updated plan after contract approval. He described the steps: select architects (pending council approval), request concept designs from a short list of firms, present concepts to the selection committee and then forward a recommendation to council.

Commission member Ron (speaking as a long-serving commissioner) advised the group to weigh capacity carefully, recalling that a previous study had \"that the right size building looked like it ought to seat about a thousand people,\" but that the same presenter \"didn't think that the local community would support a bond package that would build 1 that big, so they whittled it down to like 3 or 400.\" Commission discussion noted nearby venues that seat between about 300 and 1,000 as local comparators.

Staff emphasized that additional community engagement will occur once the contract is signed: surveys, focus groups and an updated pro forma were described as likely parts of the next phase. Travis said the selection process for the public-art component is already underway and that the architects' work will be coordinated with that process.

Next steps: council consideration Oct. 6, submission of concept designs by selected firms during the design phase, and public outreach to update the business plan and test seating and programming assumptions.

","Town staff will ask the Town Council on Oct. 6 to approve pre-design work for a proposed Flower Mound arts center and to begin public engagement; staff said architects will present the planned process and a business-plan update will follow.","actionData","errors"]

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