MUNICIPAL OFFICE COMPLEX
8401 W. MONROE STREET
PEORIA, AZ  85345



ARTS COMMISSION:


Linda Ballance, Chair
Dorthea Crooks, Vice Chair
John Buonagurio
Maureen Flanigan
Jane Brown
Virginia Wordsman
Marsha Hanson

Staff Liaison:
Andre’ Licardi


Accommodations for 
Individuals with Disabilities. 
Alternative format materials, sign 
language interpretation, and 
assistive listening devices are 
available upon 72 hours advance 
notice through the Office of the 
City Clerk, 8401 West Monroe 
Street, Room 150, Peoria, Arizona 
85345   (623)773-7340, TDD 
(623)773-7221, or FAX (623) 773-
7304. To the extent possible, 
additional reasonable 
accommodations will be made 
available within the time 
constraints of the request.




ARTS 
COMMISSION 
REGULAR 
MEETING
NOTICE & 
AGENDA
Tuesday, March 
11, 2008
5:00 P.M.
(ACACIA ROOM, 3RD 
FLOOR OF CITY 
HALL)
RESULTS
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CONVENE:
ROLL CALL:

FINAL CALL TO SUBMIT 
SPEAKER REQUEST 
FORMS: 


PRESENTATION:

1.	Presentation by 
Julie Richard, 
Executive Director, 
West Valley Arts 
Council on the 
recently completed 
West Valley Arts 
Study.

CONSENT AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA: All 
items listed with “C” are 
considered to be routine or 
have been previously 
reviewed by the Arts 
Commission and will be 
enacted by one motion.  There 
will be no separate discussion 
of these items unless an Arts 
Commission member so 
requests; in which event the 
item will be removed from the 
General Order of Business, 
and considered in its normal 
sequence on the Agenda.

CONSENT – New 
Business:

1C	DISPOSITION OF 
ABSENCE:  
Discussion and possible 
action to excuse the 
absences of Maureen 
Flanigan and Dorthea 
Crooks from the February 
12, 2008 regular meeting - 
APPROVED


2C	MINUTES: 	
Discussion and possible 
action to approve the 
minutes of February 12, 
2008 - APPROVED



REGULAR AGENDA
PRESENT
NEW BUSINESS:

3R	Election of Vice Chair
Discussion and possible action regarding the election of Vice Chair for the Arts Commission – 
COMMISSIONER FLANIGAN WAS ELECTED VICE CHAIR FOR THE NEXT TERM.  PASSED 
UNANIMOUSLY.

4R	Celebration of Artists
Discussion regarding the Celebration of Artists Exhibit
*	Judging of exhibit
*	Arts reception on Friday, March 14
*	Presentation of awards and cash prizes
*	Volunteers to assist in taking down the show on Friday, March 21

5R	Peoria Festival of Arts
Discussion and possible action regarding the Peoria Art Commission at the Peoria Festival of the Arts.
COMMISSIONER WORDSMAN, COMMISSIONER FLANIGAN, COMMISSIONER HANSON AND 
COMMISSIONER BROWN WILL MAN THE PEORIA ARTS COMMISSIONER BOOTH AT THE 
PEORIA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS ON MARCH 15, 2008.

6R	Arts Master Plan
Discussion regarding the status of the Arts Master Plan study

7R	Artist Bronagh Wright
Discussion regarding artist Bronagh Wright involving students in an arts project from the Peoria Unified 
School District and from schools in Ards, Northern Ireland

CALL TO THE PUBLIC: (Non-Agenda Items) 

Your comments pertaining to the Arts Commission business are welcome.  However, if you wish to 
address the Arts Commission, please complete a Speaker Request Form and return it to the clerk 
before the call to order for this meeting.  Boards and Commissions are not authorized by state law to 
discuss or take action on any issue raised by public comment until a later meeting.

Reports from Staff:
Reports from Committee:
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE:  Documentation (if any) for items listed on the Agenda is available for public inspection, a 
minimum of 24 hours prior to the Board/Commission Meeting, at any time during regular business 
hours in the Office of the City Clerk, 8401 W. Monroe Street, Room 150, Peoria, AZ 85345.

						
Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk
Date Posted:  03/14/08