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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Art In Public Places (AIPP) Commission 06/14/2017 • CITY OF PALM DESERT if' * ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMISSION 1 MI II ���. MINUTES =9•'•3•' Wednesday, June 14, 2017 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Boren convened the meeting at 9:01 a.m. II. ROLL CALL Present Absent Maureen Boren Carol Adney Sonia Campbell Donna Jean Darby Katherine Hough Lesley Miller Also Present Deborah S. Glickman, Management Analyst Debbie Thompson, Recording Secretary Susan Marie Weber, Councilmember Ryan Stendell, Director of Community Development John Vuksic, Architectural Review Commission Liaison Lindsay Holt, Planning Commission Liaison III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None IV. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes of the regular meeting held on April 12, 2017. Commissioner Campbell moved to approve the Minutes of April 12, 2017. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Hough and carried 4-0-0 with Boren, Campbell, Hough, and Miller voting AYE with Adney and Darby ABSENT. Art in Public Places Minutes June 14, 2017 V. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. ORAL REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION — Councilmember Susan Marie Weber Councilmember Susan Marie Weber reported that at its May 25, 2017 meeting, City Council approved the reimbursement of the return of the public art fee for the art component, TH- 225 Cupids on Dome/Ladies Playing Music by Jacob Dagan, located at 73600 Alessandro. The applicant will receive the full amount of the fee ($17,500) that was paid into the public art fund. It was at the City Attorney's assessment that the applicant was in substantial compliance with the City's Public Art Policy and therefore it was appropriate for City Council to approve the return of the public art fee to the applicant. Councilmember Weber again thanked the Commission for standing behind the City's policy and the professionalism during the events that took place. The Commission requested that the policy for the return of the public art fee be reviewed at a future meeting. Staff indicated that the item will be placed on the September 2017 agenda. At the City Council's June 8, 2017 meeting, it approved the annual contract for the maintenance of the City of Palm Desert's public art collection and the El Paseo Exhibition which was awarded to Same Day Express. Same Day Express has held the contract for the last four years. B. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT — Lindsay Holt Ms. Holt reported that the Planning Commission recommended, to City Council, approval of Grafton's Restaurant on El Paseo. C. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION (ARC) REPORT — John Vuksic Mr. Vuksic reported that the landscape on the median at Portola Avenue and Country Club Drive was reviewed. Final plans have been approved for the classrooms at Sacred Heart School. Signage for Luna Grill was approved. 2 Art in Public Places Minutes June 14, 2017 Proposed condos at Palm Desert Country Club (PDCC) have not yet been approved. The applicant will return to ARC after the summer months to allow feedback from the residents of PDCC regarding the project. VI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER NONE VII. NEW BUSINESS A. CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSIONING AN ARTIST TO PAINT A DESIGN ON THE SET OF TWO TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FRED WARING DRIVE AND MONTEREY AVENUE Ms. Glickman presented the concept of commissioning an artist to paint a set of traffic signal cabinets located on the southeast corner of Fred Waring Drive and Monterey Avenue with its coordinate on the northwest corner. Ms. Glickman selected that location to continue the program of painting designs on signal cabinets on Fred Waring Drive. She stated that she preferred that the cabinets be painted and not vinyl wrapped because the other adorned sets of cabinets on Fred Waring Drive have been painted. Ms. Glickman will forward the request to send out a call for artists to City Council at its July 13, 2017 meeting. Commissioner Hough moved to approve consideration of commissioning an artist to paint a design on the set of traffic signal cabinets on the southeast corner of Fred Waring Drive and Monterey Avenue. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Miller and carried 4-0-0 with Boren, Campbell, Hough, and Miller voting AYE and Adney and Darby ABSENT. B. CONSIDERATION OF ARTIST(S) TO BE INCLUDED IN CITY OF PALM DESERT'S ARTIST REGISTRY Artist Marcia Raff applied to be included in the City of Palm Desert's Artist Registry. Commissioner Hough moved to accept artist Marcia Raff in the City of Palm Desert's Artist Registry. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Campbell and carried 4-0-0 with 3 Art in Public Places Minutes June 14, 2017 Boren, Campbell, Hough, and Miller voting AYE with Adney and Darby ABSENT. VIII. CONTINUED BUSINESS NONE IX. OLD BUSINESS NONE X. PROJECT STATUS REPORTS A. Palm Desert Community Gallery Ms. Glickman reported that the opening reception for, Two Babes With Brushes, was well attended. Ms. Glickman reported that there was a possibility of the north wing, which includes the gallery space, being renovated during this gallery season, and the gallery season schedule was planned accordingly to leave a time slot open during the renovation period. However, the renovation is not going to occur this year. Ms. Glickman asked CREATE Art Center, which is a new Palm Desert art based non-profit, to put together an exhibition to fill the open slot, which will occur following the current show. B. Docent Tours Ms. Glickman stated that the docent program is on hiatus for the summer unless a private tour is requested. Ms. Thompson reported that 75 fifth grade students from Westside Elementary School took a tour of the Civic Center Park on May 26. Two of the four scheduled docents were the newly trained docents. C. First Weekend Ms. Glickman reported that the First Weekend events went well this season and next season's events are now being planned. The event for December 2017 will include the film Take Me Home Huey as well as having the sculpture, which was created out of a Huey helicopter that was flown and shot 4 Art in Public Places Minutes June 14, 2017 down in Vietnam, installed in Freedom Park for approximately four days. XI. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. STAFF Ms. Glickman announced she will be attending the annual Americans for the Arts Public Art Pre-Conference and Convention in San Francisco June 14 — 18. B. COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Hough reported that the Getty Foundation has provided funding for seventy museums in southern California to participate in L.A./L.A. (a program based on Los Angeles' relationship with Latin America). The Getty encouraged museums to organize exhibitions and publish books that relate with the connection between southern California and Latin America. Palm Springs Art Museum received two grants, and as a result, will be installing two exhibitions later this summer. The Getty asked that the museums open the exhibitions in September so that all of the grant recipients will be opening their exhibitions at the same time. One show will be held at the main museum campus and is called Kinesthesia that includes kinetic art from Latin America. A book is being published to coincide with the art which Commissioner Hough worked on for eighteen months (Congratulations!). The second exhibition will be held at the Museum's Architecture and Design Center and is called Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi: A Search for Living Architecture. This exhibition is a parallel comparison of the two architects. A book is being put together for this exhibition as well. XII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Campbell moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Hough. Respectfully submitted, DEBBIE L. THOMPSON, RECORDING SECRETARY 5