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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Art In Public Places Commission (AIPP) 10/11/2017 CITY OF PALM DESERT �1 �� ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMISSION r ' �ti: MINUTES `a ••q<r r `'=97 - ' Wednesday, October 11, 2017 I. CALL TO ORDER Vice Chairperson Miller convened the meeting at 9:03 a.m. II. ROLL CALL Present Absent Carol Adney Maureen Boren Sonia Campbell Katherine Hough (excused) Donna Jean Darby Lesley Miller Also Present Deborah S. Glickman, Management Analyst Debbie Thompson, Recording Secretary Susan Marie Weber, Councilmember John Vuksic, Architectural Review Commission III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None IV. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes of the special meeting held on September 11, 2017. Commissioner Campbell moved to approve the Minutes of September 11, 2017. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Adney. Adney, Campbell, and Miller voted AYE, with Darby ABSTAINING and Boren and Hough ABSENT. Motion failed for lack of majority vote. Minutes of the special meeting held on September 11, 2017 will be continued to the meeting of November 8, 2017. Art in Public Places Minutes October 11 , 2017 V. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. ORAL REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION — Councilmember Susan Marie Weber Councilmember Weber reported that the City Council approved Afghan by Karen and Tony Barone as the public art component for Barkingham Pet Hotel California. B. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT — Lindsay Holt No report. C. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION (ARC) REPORT — John Vuksic Mr. Vuksic reported that the Architectural Review Commission took action on the following projects. Final construction drawings for Desert Business Club located on Highway 111 near McGowan's were continued due to inconsistencies. The Residence Inn by Marriott (Cook and Frank Sinatra) is adding a separate, stand-alone exercise facility which was approved. A 6,800 square foot retail pad for a multi-tenant commercial building within the Walmart Neighborhood Market center at Fred Waring Drive and Highway 111 was preliminarily approved. A proposal for a new architectural elevation for one and two story homes on the southwest corner of Dinah Shore Drive and Dick Kelly Drive were continued. D. DISCUSSION OF ART IN PUBLIC PLACES GUIDELINES — Deborah Glickman Ms. Glickman stated that Chairperson Boren requested that the Commission review the Art in Public Places Guidelines. Due to there being two Commission members absent from today's meeting, Ms. Glickman suggested that the Commission review this item at its meeting of November 8, 2017. Ms. Glickman circulated the Guidelines to the Commissioners, and copies of the guidelines will be sent to the absent Commissioners. 2 Art in Public Places Minutes October 11 , 2017 VI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER NONE VII. NEW BUSINESS A. RECOMMEND A THEME AND TITLE FOR THE 2018 STUDENT ART AND ESSAY CONTEST Ms. Thompson referred to the staff report for the 2018 Student Art and Essay Contest. The report included a list of titles from the past as well as suggestions for this year's theme. Chairperson Boren submitted the suggestions, If I Could Step Into a Book It Would Be... or Surrounded by Art. Ms. Thompson stated that the contest is open to all Palm Desert schools grades kindergarten through twelfth. The students are encouraged to write an essay or submit artwork based on the chosen theme. Ms. Glickman stated that she would also like the Commission to consider the title, If I Could Create Public Art, and possibly create a sculpture from one of the entries. After discussing several suggestions, it was the concurrence of the Commission to choose the theme surrounded by nature. Staff will select an exact title and present the contest to the schools. Commissioner Darby moved to select the theme surrounded by nature for the 2018 Student Art and Essay Contest. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Campbell and carried 4-0-0 with Adney, Campbell, Darby, and Miller voting AYE with Boren and Hough ABSENT. B. APPROVAL FOR THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMISSION TO CURATE THE 2019/2020 EL PASEO SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AND SELECTION OF UP TO THREE (3) COMMISSION MEMBERS TO SERVE ON A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR ARTWORK SELECTION Ms. Glickman stated that she talked to the City Manager about the current exhibition honorarium amount being too low as a contributing factor to the number of submissions for the recent exhibitions having decreased. Ms. Glickman is proposing to increase the honorarium amount to $5,000 per sculpture, up from $2,526. Ms. Glickman will need to get the City Council's approval of the honorarium increase as well as the Request for Proposals. Staff has been in contact with 3 Art in Public Places Minutes October 11, 2017 CAFE which is an online call for entries system that includes a built in group of approximately 1,500 artists who regularly utilize the site. CAFE is a place where artists bank their images and resume so that it is easy to enter their application for calls for artists. Ms. Glickman stated that part of the request of this item is to select three Commission members to serve on the subcommittee for artwork selection. Due to there being two of the Commission members absent from today's meeting, it was suggested to continue the selection of three Commission members to the meeting of November 8, 2017. Commissioner Darby moved to approve the Art in Public Places Commission to curate the 2019/2020 El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition. The selection of up to three (3) Commissioners to serve on a subcommittee for artwork selection will be continued to the meeting of November 8, 2017. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Miller and carried 4-0-0 with Adney, Campbell, Darby, and Miller voting AYE with Boren and Hough ABSENT. C. SELECT UP TO THREE (3) FINALISTS TO RECEIVE AN HONORARIUM TO CREATE ONE (1) PROPOSAL EACH FOR THE SET OF TWO (2) TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS ON FRED WARING DRIVE AND DEEP CANYON ROAD AND SELECT UP TO THREE (3) FINALISTS TO RECEIVE AN HONORARIUM TO CREATE ONE (1) PROPOSAL EACH FOR THE SET OF TWO (2) TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS ON FRED WARING DRIVE AND COOK STREET Ms. Glickman reported that staff received six proposals for the two sets of traffic signal cabinets located at Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street and at Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road. Ms. Glickman stated she would present the six proposals and the Commission could choose up to three artists to submit proposals for each location. The following artists submitted their qualifications. Diane Morgan, Hans Ladislaus, Jeni Bate, Jessica Schiffman, John Cuevas, and Sofia Enriquez. After reviewing the artists' qualifications, the Commission concurred that Diane Morgan, Jessica Schiffman, and Jeni Bate submit proposals for the set of traffic signal cabinets located at Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road and Diane Morgan, Jessica Schiffman, and John Cuevas submit proposals for the set of traffic signal cabinets located at Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street. 4 Art in Public Places Minutes October 11 , 2017 Ms. Glickman stated that each artist will receive an honorarium in the amount of $100 to create a proposal at the above chosen locations. The artist(s) who are selected to create a design will receive a contract in the amount of $1 ,500 per location to create the artwork. Commissioner Adney moved to select artists Diane Morgan, Jessica Schiffman, and Jeni Bate to create a proposal for the set of two traffic signal cabinets at Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road, and artists Diane Morgan, Jessica Schiffman, and John Cuevas to create a proposal for the set of two traffic signal cabinets at Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Darby and carried with a 4-0-0 vote with Adney, Campbell, Darby, and Miller voting AYE and Boren and Hough ABSENT. D. CONSIDERATION OF ARTIST(S) TO BE INCLUDED IN CITY OF PALM DESERT'S ARTIST REGISTRY Due to time constraints, the consideration of Artist(s) to be included in the City of Palm Desert's Artist Registry will be continued to the meeting of November 8, 2017. Commissioner Campbell moved to continue the Consideration of artist(s) to be included in the City of Palm Desert's Artist Registry to the meeting of November 8, 2017. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Campbell and carried with a 4-0-0 vote with Adney, Campbell, Darby, and Miller voting AYE and Boren and Hough ABSENT. VIII. CONTINUED BUSINESS NONE IX. OLD BUSINESS NONE X. PROJECT STATUS REPORTS A. Palm Desert Community Gallery Ms. Glickman reported that she will send out a Call for Artists for the upcoming season after the first of the year. 5 Art in Public Places Minutes October 11, 2017 B. Docent Tours Ms. Glickman reported that the First Weekend tour for October was of the El Paseo Exhibition. The third and fifth grade classes from Washington Charter School will be taking tours of the El Paseo Exhibition. Also, one of the classes at Palm Desert High School will be taking a tour at the Civic Center Park in December. C. First Weekend Ms. Glickman reported that First Weekend begins on November 3 with STREET at Westfield Palm Desert, and the Palm Springs Art Museum will be doing a the Day of the Dead event on the same day. The First Weekend featured event in December will be Take Me Home Huey exhibition and related events in Freedom Park, which includes a helicopter that has been transformed into a sculpture. The sculpture will be installed on Thursday, November 30 that will include a media day. Staff is working to get schools involved to visit the sculpture on Friday. There is an educational component accompanying the project that addresses students of all ages. An organization called Light Horse Legacy that works with veterans and closely with the sculpture will be onsite the entire weekend as well as the artist and his representative. Saturday will include a festival with veterans, art, and community organizations. There is a documentary film that accompanies the sculpture and will be shown on Saturday evening. A song that was created for the film will be sung prior to the film. Sunday will include the Coffee in the Park event at Freedom Park which is being created by the Coachella Valley Art Scene. They will bring in coffee vendors and create artwork based on coffee. A second Coffee in the Park event will take place at Palma Village Park in April. D. Film Series Ms. Glickman reported that she is finalizing the films for the 2018 Palm Desert Documentary Film Series. The lineup is as follows. Levitated Mass, a film on new century modern photography for February to coincide with Modernism Week, Doug Aikten film in March, and a film on Andy Warhol's Brillo Box. She is considering doing a silk screening project after the final film. 6 Art in Public Places Minutes October 11, 2017 XI. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. STAFF No report. B. COMMISSION REPORTS Commission member Darby reported that the Coachella Valley History Museum had its water tower renovated and is displayed in the street by the museum, which is located near downtown Indio. In addition to the water tower renovations, the Indio Arts Commission purchased a projection system to digitally map the tower and project artwork on it. XII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Campbell moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:10 a.m. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Darby. Respectfully submitted, CD-A6C -- - DEBBIE L. OM ON, RECORDING SECRETARY 7