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Minutes 05-13-26MINUTES OF THE ART ADVISORY BOARD MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026 IN CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS 100 E. OCEAN AVENUE, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA PRESENT: Karina Maldonado Margaret Newton Robin Kurtzman Anthony Denardo Margaret Roberts ABSENT: Susan Froehlich Anthony Garofalo Jennifer Spatola Johanna Zehnter 1. Call to Order Gabe Sevigny, Director, Planning and Development John Stout, Planner II Robin Kurtzman sat as Chair for the meeting and called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM. 2. Pledge of Allegiance The members recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 3. Roll Call Roll call was taken. A quorum was present. 4. Approval of Agenda There were no changes. 5. Informational items from the Board None. 6. Approval of Minutes The prior minutes were not included. Mr. Stout stated he would email the members the minutes the next day. Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 13, 2026 7. Public Audience Individual speakers will be limited to 3 minutes. 8. Announcements/Presentations/Correspondence A. Project Status Update: Public Art Master Plan Development and Mapping Phase. Mr. Stout said that City staff is providing an informational update to the Art Advisory Board regarding the current progress of the Public Art Master Plan. He advised that the project has successfully transitioned from the initial data collection and community outreach phases into the Mapping and Location Evaluation stage. This update outlines the work completed to date and the technical steps currently underway to finalize the strategic framework for the City's Public Art Program. Chair Kurtzman noted that the Board had viewed a prior presentation. Mr. Stout reviewed the updates to the Master Plan as contained in the meeting materials and said this was the strategic vision. He explained that Public art had its own department, but is now under Development as part of an administrative alignment and a comprehensive master plan was wanted. He pointed out that they want to bring art to the forefront during the development phase and include art on the site plan for approval, and this is now part of the review process. Mr. Stout mentioned that they worked with procurement and hired a consultant, called Futureforms and that they have a background in art planning, urban design and architecture, and a lot of experience in developing master plans and they create specific installations. The plan has five tasks, one of which was community engagement via public and online meetings, which took place last year. He said that there is a live survey on the website, and they collected the information and created a strategic plan. Staff is looking for an overlay map and they are moving into the implementation portion which will be phased. Community engagement showed the community wants the art to be representative of the community and have visible art from pedestrian areas, more art districts, one is downtown area, cultural and into the HOB. He pointed out there are three different districts for Downtown Boynton, then art visible when people drive, and then the neighborhood and park art throughout the City. Staff learned that residents are more interested in the theme of the art and they identified spines and nodes for art and they can grow from there. Mr. Stout said they would start with the Downtown Cultural District and expand starting from Federal Highway to Congress Avenue and outward expand. He noted that the plan will be completed in June. 2 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 13, 2026 Gabe Sevigny, Planning and Development Director, said the idea behind the plan, when the art is coming in, or if they have a project for the public, the Board would review the art and make recommendations on the art. Mr. Stout said that the next task is mapping, which he reviewed. Ms. Newton inquired if the artwork for the project on Ocean south to Federal Highway has already been approved at the site. Mr. Sevigny said the developer is required to install art or pay in lieu of and the art would still come before the Board. Mr. Stout responded it did not and if the developer paid for art instead of installing it, it would be up to the Board which project would have art. He reviewed next steps and said staff will bring the Board a final draft plan for review, approval and comment within the next two months. Mr. Stout said they want to use an opportunity with Futureforms to create their first art piece called Sky Reef as contained in the meeting materials, which would be located on the south side, outside by the amphitheater. He said that all public art is required to have lighting. Ms. Maldonado asked if the Art Advisory Board is the only Board that will forward recommendations to the Commission. Mr. Stout responded it was. He said they are looking at over 100 different art locations, styles and types, and noted Boynton Beach is more of a driving city as opposed to a walking City. B. Transforming Traffic Boxes into Public Art - Phase 1 Implementation Update Mr. Stout said this was an update of what was installed and what would be installed next regarding the Transforming Traffic Boxes into Public Art project. He said in September, 170 Artworks were submitted and 35 artworks were selected. Phase I was installed along Gateway Boulevard. He explained the Board has successfully completed the location assessment, assigning all 35 selected artworks to specific intersections across various road jurisdictions, including City, County, and FDOT territories. The project is now transitioning into the implementation phase, with the first five installations currently moving into place. Mr. Donardy asked about longevity and learned the wraps should last up to seven years, if all goes well. He inquired what would occur if a piece was defaced. Mr. Stout said there is no plan right now and they would address the issue on a case-by-case basis, and if all of them were defaced, it would involve police. .4� Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 13, 2026 Mr. Stout reviewed Phase II and noted they had issued a local Call to Artists for the box wraps. Mr. Stout stated they are working with Economic Development who already took photos of the installed wraps and will take more photos Chair Kurtzman suggested the Marketing Department promote the project. 9. Action Items Chair Kurtzman thought they could find a videographer to video all the boxes and post it on the website. Mr. Stout said he would bring it up to Economic Development staff. 10. Unfinished Business A question was posed who the Chair and Vice Chair was. It was announced that Robin Kurtzman is the Chair and Margaret "Peggy" Roberts is the Vice Chair, 11. New Business MS. Newton inquired how many times does the Board have to meet a year, and noted they have had cancellations. Mr. Stout said four meetings is typical, and often staff did not call a meeting because they had nothing to discuss. There was discussion, the Board could call a special meeting. 12. Future Agenda None 13. Adjournment Chair Kurtzman moved to adjourn the meeting. Vice Chair Roberts seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Anthony Denardo briefly introduced himself and stated he has lived in Boynton Beach for15 years. He is an analytical chemist, and he dabbles in artwork and he wanted to get more involved. The members welcomed him. The meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist n