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Beautification Commission Special Meeting - Establishing Public Art Policy Working Group (January 15, 2026)

Meeting PortalThursday, January 15, 2026
BodyValdez, Alaska
SessionMeeting Portal
DateThursday, January 15, 2026
StatusFILED
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This special meeting of the communication commission at twelve oh two p.m.

0:13

on January 15th.

0:15

We have one item on our agenda today.

0:17

Oh, roll call.

0:18

Um we have Commissioners Green, Weaver, and Nielsen in attendance.

0:23

Umdependent one agenda item today, and that is committee to um write and submit the public art policy on our committee that we are saying, Karen Ober.

1:12

Um has uh and um an ex officio member Magdalena Rouquet and uh member of the committee who will have input during her uh time away.

1:49

She'll be back on the 20th of February, but we'd like to keep her in the loop with discussion and miss anyone that that's it.

2:00

Okay, yeah.

2:02

So um we have made a motion to approve this committee.

2:08

Um committee move meeting and I would say all right.

2:19

The motion is the main and second for this group for the sake of establishing the policy group.

2:28

There's is there any discussion?

2:44

And so

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Summary of Proceedings

Beautification Commission Special Meeting - Establishing Public Art Policy Working Group (January 15, 2026)

The Beautification Commission held a special meeting at 12:02 PM on January 15, 2026, to establish a working group to draft a public art policy for the City of Valdez. Commissioners Green, Weaver, and Nielsen were present. The sole agenda item was the creation of a Public Art Policy Working Group.

Discussion Items

  • The commission discussed forming a working group to write and submit a public art policy. Participants were identified: Karen Ober as a member, Magdalena Rouquet as an ex officio member, and an additional member who is expected to return from leave on February 20, 2026, and will be kept informed of discussions.

Key Outcomes

  • A motion was made and seconded to establish the Public Art Policy Working Group. With no further discussion, the motion carried, formalizing the working group with the composition discussed.

Meeting Transcript

This special meeting of the communication commission at twelve oh two p.m. on January 15th. We have one item on our agenda today. Oh, roll call. Um we have Commissioners Green, Weaver, and Nielsen in attendance. Umdependent one agenda item today, and that is committee to um write and submit the public art policy on our committee that we are saying, Karen Ober. Um has uh and um an ex officio member Magdalena Rouquet and uh member of the committee who will have input during her uh time away. She'll be back on the 20th of February, but we'd like to keep her in the loop with discussion and miss anyone that that's it. Okay, yeah. So um we have made a motion to approve this committee. Um committee move meeting and I would say all right. The motion is the main and second for this group for the sake of establishing the policy group. There's is there any discussion? And so

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