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Committee confirms half‑percent-for‑art tied to TID 5 and scouts sites including Lakeview and Parisi Park
Summary
Members were told the half-percent-for-art funding is tied to TID 5; possible installation sites discussed included Lakeview Park, Robert Pond and Parisi Park, and members suggested child-focused interactive installations and further site review before moving forward.
Committee members reviewed priorities for the half‑percent‑for‑art program and confirmed that eligible funding in the committee’s planning area is linked to TID 5. Members discussed candidate locations within TID 5 — Lakeview Park, Robert Pond and Parisi Park among them — and considered interactive, child-oriented installations modeled on an exhibit seen in Beaver Dam.
A member summarized the district constraint for the funding source: the half‑percent program is tied to the tax-increment district the committee is working in (TID 5); TID 3 is closing this year and therefore not an option. Several members said the selection process could include public-facing or builder-facing projects, provided the work fronts the public realm.
Sebastian said the committee should continue to scout sites and that he would be willing to convene the half‑percent working group despite recent time constraints. The committee agreed to revisit site suggestions and the TID map before the next meeting.
No formal decisions were made at this meeting; the committee will reconvene site discussions and consider an RFP or selection approach once a short list is developed.
