4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Art Advisory Board  
Tuesday, February 7, 2023  
6:00 PM  
City Hall Room 244  
1. Call to Order  
Chair Namack called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
2. Roll Call  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Namack, Vice Chair Mannino, Board Member Loos, Board Member Gozion  
and Board Member Fritz  
2 - Board Member Parkinson and Board Member Pearson  
Absent  
Also Present  
Marketing and Engagement Coordinator Laura Ansel, Recreation Supervisor Shelby  
Mendelson, and Recording Secretary Susan Hale.  
3. Pledge of Allegiance  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chair Namack.  
4. Public Comment  
There was no public comment.  
5. Approval of Minutes  
23-0231  
Approval of Minutes for the January 10, 2023 Art Advisory Board Meeting.  
A.  
A motion was made by Board Member Gozion, seconded by Board Member Loos,  
to approve the Minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously on a voice  
vote.  
6. Presentations  
23-0175  
Advisory Board Training (Office of the City Clerk)  
A.  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Ms. Jianelli provided training including Knowing Your Advisory Board's Powers and Duties  
as Outlined in the City Code, Fundamental Principals, Board Member Responsibilities,  
Do's and Don'ts, and Meeting Procedures.  
7. Unfinished Business  
22-3874  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Placement of Artwork Near  
Walgreen’s in Heron Creek.  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Ms. Ansel spoke to the submission not being approved by Commission, submitting a  
replacement recommendation, and choosing a final location.  
23-0150  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Commission's Direction  
Pertaining to a Mural at the Community Education Center  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Ms. Mendelson spoke to volunteer labor, a stipend, Board Member reporting findings of  
artists' interest, and distributed a mural tips handout.  
Discussion ensued regarding  
a sole source solicitation, mural dimensions, interested  
parties, artists proposals, and inviting artists to present their mockup.  
There was a consensus that Board Member Gozion provide contacts with mural  
dimensions, explain the look and feel of the project, and invite artists to present  
their design and cost proposals for Board review at the next meeting.  
23-0151  
C.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Upcoming Arts in the Hall  
Event  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Ms. Fritz spoke to contacting North Port art teachers, submissions from North Port High  
School, Atwater Elementary School's schedule, follow-up plans, Board hanging art, event  
date, and returning art to schools.  
There was a consensus to set April 27, 2023 as the date for Arts in the Hall and for  
Board Members to hang the art on March 6, 2023.  
23-0285  
22-3174  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Painting the City's Utility Boxes  
D.  
A.  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Ms. Ansel spoke to waiting for Utilities Department and the City Manager to respond.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the City's 65th Anniversary and  
Community of Unity Themed Project  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Discussion ensued regarding anniversary event in 2024.  
Ms. Mendelson spoke to Board actions taken last month and the Board's project for the  
City's 65th Anniversary.  
8. New Business  
23-0230  
Annual Report to the Commission  
B.  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Ms. Ansel spoke to the contents of a draft annual report and a report template.  
Discussion ensued regarding 2022 events, accomplishments, commercial donations,  
sponsorship programs, sponsorship factors, Art Fund balance, Art in Public Places Fund  
balance process, turtle sculpture maintenance, mural at the North Port Art Center goals  
to include painting utility boxes, finalizing a project for the 65th Anniversary, initiating a  
sculpture garden, map brochure of art locations, and painting Sumter Boulevard's wall.  
A motion was made by Board Member Loos, seconded by Board Member Gozion,  
to approve the Board's Annual Report and forward it to the Commission with edits  
including painting utility boxes, skate park murals, Community Education building  
mural, Arts in the Hall, the City's 65th Anniversary project, Sumter and Price  
Boulevards revolving art, initiating a sculpture garden, and a self-guided tour map  
of art locations in the City. The motion carried unanimously on a voice vote.  
9. Updates  
Chair Namack introduced the item.  
Ms. Ansel distributed a brochure and a booklet regarding Embracing Our Differences.  
10. Future Agenda Items  
Future agenda items include Item No. 23-0150, Item No. 23-0151, Item No. 23-0285, Item  
No. 22-3174, determining who owns the wall on Sumter Boulevard, inviting a staff member  
to speak regarding Art in Public Places funding, evaluating the skate park murals, Board  
Member Gozion's guest artists, a revolving art exhibit at Price and Sumter Boulevards,  
and new on-going item regarding goals in progress and goals accomplished.  
11. Public Comment  
12. Adjournment  
Eva Rathgeber: a sculpture in the Garden of the Five Senses.  
Chair Namack adjourned the meeting at 7:06 p.m.  
By: __________________________  
Wendy Namack, Chair  
Minutes were approved on the ___ day of ___________, 2023.