100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Appleton Public Arts Committee  
Monday, July 13, 2026  
8:00 AM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Mische called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
4 - Mische, Bauer, Hoekstra and Laste  
2 - Riesterer and Fernandez  
Excused:  
Others present:  
Oliver Zornow, Rotary Club of Appleton  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
26-0851  
APAC Minutes from 4-22-26  
Attachments:  
APAC Minutes from 4-22-26.pdf  
Bauer moved, seconded by Laste, that the Minutes be approved. Roll Call.  
Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Mische, Bauer, Hoekstra and Laste  
2 - Riesterer and Fernandez  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
6.  
26-0852  
Public Participation  
Oliver Zornow of the Rotary Club of Appleton spoke on the peace pole when  
that item was discussed.  
Action Items  
26-0853  
Request to approve the installation of a peace pole to be located within  
Ellen Kort Peace Park on W. Water Street  
Attachments:  
Peace Pole Memo_For APAC 7-1-26.pdf  
Narrative_Peace Pole.pdf  
Ellen Kort Peace Park_Sculpture Project_IFBA 5.19.26.pdf  
PPM_InstallationGuide_2025_WhiteBG_Small.pdf  
Oliver Zornow of the Rotary Club of Appleton spoke on the peace pole.  
Mische moved, seconded by Bauer, that the peace pole installation be  
approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Mische, Bauer, Hoekstra and Laste  
2 - Riesterer and Fernandez  
Aye:  
Excused:  
26-0907  
Request to approve the installation of kinetic wind sculptures to be  
located within Ellen Kort Peace Park on W. Water Street  
Attachments:  
Kinetic Wind Sculptures Memo_For APAC 7-13-26.pdf  
Narrative Kinetic Wind Sculptures in Ellen Kort.pdf  
Ellen Kort Peace Park_Sculpture Project_IFBA 5.19.26.pdf  
Bauer moved, seconded by Hoekstra, that the kinetic wind sculptures  
installation be approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Mische, Bauer, Hoekstra and Laste  
2 - Riesterer and Fernandez  
Aye:  
Excused:  
26-0854  
26-0855  
26-0856  
Election of Vice Chair  
Mische nominated Riesterer for Vice Chair. No other nominations were received.  
Riesterer was elected Vice Chair by unanimous consent.  
Set Meeting Date and Time  
The members agreed to keep the meeting date and time as it currently stands at 8:00  
a.m. on the 1st Wednesday of the month.  
Designate Contact Person  
Economic Development Specialist Stephanie Lynaugh was designated as the contact  
person.  
Information Items  
7.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Mische moved, seconded by Bauer, that the meeting be adjourned at 8:11 a.m.  
Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Mische, Bauer, Hoekstra and Laste  
Aye:  
2 - Riesterer and Fernandez  
Excused: