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“Our most recent project is
nearing completion and the
application process was very
thorough. Following an inter-
national ‘Call to Artists,’ 102
entries were received. Using a
judging rubric that includes vi-
sual impact, interpretation, cre-
ativity, composition, design and
craftsmanship, the subcommit-
tee scored all entries,” Springer
said. “After tallying the scores,
the top 25 entries were then re-
viewed and discussed in detail
by the subcommittee. They nar-
rowed the choices down to the
top 12, then the top seven and,
finally, the top three.”
A selection subcommittee
was then formed to make the fi-
nal determination of the winner
of the competition. Members
held a discussion of the poten-
tial possibilities submitted from
each of the three finalists.
The submissions from one
team stood out clearly to the
judges.
“The choice of the design
from the artist team of Mari-
no-Heidel Studios of Portland
was unanimous,” Springer said.
“The selection committee was
very impressed by the originali-
ty, the boldness and depth of the
design and the subtle use of lo-
cal landmarks — in short, they
captured the ‘Wow’ factor. After
a thorough discussion, the full
committee voted unanimously
to approve the selection com-
mittee’s recommendation.”
Springer explained that the
PAC has suggested minor mod-
ifications to the selected design,
along with some slight content
changes, which will be discussed
with Marino-Heidel Studios.
Once the design team has
incorporated these requested
changes into the proposal, the
finished product will be sub-
mitted to the PUD Board, Flor-
ence City Council and the Flor-
ence Urban Renewal Agency
(FURA) for their approval.
Assuming these bodies ac-
cept the design, Springer hopes
installation of the project will
begin soon and be completed by
Rhody Days 2019.
With the chosen design,
Springer is confident the latest
project will meet the mission
statement of the PAC and bring
another dramatic piece of art
to area residents and visitors to
town.
“The mission of the PAC is
to: ‘Integrate art into the dai-
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a concerted effort to incorpo-
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former Chief Jim Langborg,
who resigned in August, and
was recently sworn in as Fire
Chief in King City, California.
The Interim Chief discussed
the rationale behind his sug-
gested experience and quali-
fication requirements and ex-
plained his recommended job
description at length with both
boards.
The exact language of the
description to be posted was
discussed in detail and the re-
lationship between the next
fire Chief and the two districts
was questioned and clarified by
Abel.
His prepared statement made
it clear the legal and financial
obligations to the new Fire
Chief will ultimately be the re-
sponsibility of SVFR.
“The big issue that came
up was the employment rela-
tionship between boards and
whoever the new person is, we
needed to make it clear that the
person hired actually has an
employment relationship with
the fire district and the rela-
tionship with Western Lane is
through the IGA.” Abel said.
rate the public into the process
of selection and placement of
art within the city limits, which
is another element of the PAC
mission statement.
PAC is funded through a
combination of donations and
a $250,000 grant from FURA
that is scheduled to finance the
Abel then provided materi-
als and analysis from districts
with similar metrics and de-
mographics to Florence as the
central data used for a recom-
mended salary of approximate-
ly $100,000.
A somewhat protracted dis-
cussion as to the level and type
of input each district’s board
should have in oversight of the
new chief was then initiated by
WLAD Board member Dick
Childs.
Childs’ requested changes
while not adopted, prompted
the directors of both boards to
re-affirm their plan to revisit
the current IGA agreement be-
tween WLAD and SVFR. They
discussed the need to provide a
broader, more comprehensive
contractual arrangement be-
tween the two.
The discussion of oversight
led to a discussion of the need
to update the language in the
current IGA.
Board Presidents Ric Yecny
and Ron Greene were clear in
their communication to all of
the other directors of the need
for a more detailed, up-to-date
contract between the two dis-
tricts. Both men noted signifi-
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position, suggesting an earli-
er than anticipated spring hire
might be expected.
These comments helped
to move the matter to action
motions by members of both
boards which resulted in a
3-2 vote for approval from the
WLAD board and unanimous
acceptance by the SVFR board.
Prior to receiving staff re-
ports and Abel’s recommenda-
tions, a presentation updating
directors on suggested changes
to insurance coverage for next
year was given by Jeff Griffin,
CEO of Wilson Heirgood and
Associates.
Office Manager Dina Mc-
Clure then made a brief report
which included concerns with
ongoing problems with pay-
roll service ADP and submit-
ted a request for ratification
of bills for November totaling
$243,379, which was approved.
There was some additional
financial housekeeping under-
taken after staff reports were
made with changes approved to
the districts family and medical
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cant changes have occurred in
the past couple of years in the
working relationship between
the two organizations.
The merging of administra-
tive and communication func-
tions was one of the examples
provided as was the ongoing
process of merging duplicated
functions at SVFR and WLAD.
“The current IGA [descrip-
tion] is clearly insufficient and
we have a lot of changes that
need to be made to that doc-
ument, which we will be tak-
ing up next,” Yecny said. “Our
proposed revision, as the IGA
has evolved over the last year
or two…we have consolidated
staff and a lot of things have
changed, so the recommen-
dation of the committee is to
lengthen the agreement from
one to three years, and second-
ly to change the notification of
dissolution to one year from 30
days.”
Both boards were receptive to
Yecny’s requested amendments
and both passed the suggested
changes unanimously.
Abel than reviewed his pro-
jected timeline for the iden-
tification, contact and inter-
viewing of suitable candidates
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public art process locally for the
next two years.
The effort to enhance view-
ing and creation of art in Flor-
ence was recognized officially
in 2015 as a way to stimulate
economic development and to
improve the quality of life in
Florence. Guidelines for the
creation and display of art in
city owned or managed spaces
was codified in the 2017 Public
Art Policy, adopted by the city
upon the recommendation of
the PAC.
Springer also wants inter-
ested community members to
know the process of obtaining
and presenting art for public
enjoyment is ongoing.
“PAC is working closely with
the city council and FURA on
the comprehensive ReVision
project, which will include as
many as 16 locations for public
art. Some of these will be per-
manent pieces and some will
be part of the ‘Art Exposed’ re-
volving art program,” he said.
“PAC has also identified spe-
cific locations throughout the
city as potential locations for
future artwork — both sculp-
tures and murals.”
For more information about
public art in Florence, visit
www.ci.florence.or.us/bc-pac.
For a tour of some of PAC’s
displays or to find a local art
gallery or studio, check out the
Winter Florence Passport to the
Arts.
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