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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-12-13 AIPP Regular Meeting Minutes CITY OF PALM DESERT ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMISSION MINUTES Wednesday, December 13, 2017 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Boren convened the meeting at 9:07 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 Diane Morgan, Artist John Cuevas, Artist Jeni Bate, Artist III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None IV. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes of the regular meeting held on November 8, 2017. Commissioner Hough moved to approve the Minutes of November 8, 2017. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Campbell and carried 5-0-0 with Boren, Campbell, Darby, Hough, and Miller voting AYE, with Adney ABSENT. Art in Public Places Minutes December 13, 2017 2 V. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. ORAL REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION – Councilmember Susan Marie Weber Councilmember Susan Marie Weber reported that the City Council approved staff to release a call for proposals for the 2019/2020 El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition. Councilmember Susan Marie Weber distributed the holiday gifts to the Commissioners on behalf of the City Council. She thanked the Commission members for their knowledge of public art and the program as well as the decisions they have made throughout the years. She also personally gifted coffee mugs that read, “The World Without Art is Just ‘eh’”, to the Commissioners and staff. Councilmember Weber thanked Ms. Glickman for staff’s efforts of making the Take Me Home Huey event successful. B. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT – Lindsay Holt No report. C. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION (ARC) REPORT – John Vuksic No report. D. DISCUSSION OF ART IN PUBLIC PLACES GOALS FOR 2018 - Deborah Glickman Ms. Glickman invited the Commissioners to give suggestions of goals for 2018 for the public art program. The Commissioners suggested the following goals. • Encourage diversity and inclusion. • Be involved in the 2019 Desert X program. • Research larger site specific art installations that could be either permanent or temporary. • The Commission to be involved with the art projects on San Pablo which will give it an opportunity to be creative. • Continue to work with the schools, Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD), and individual principals on art projects and programs. • Create an Artist Residency program and have an artist work with the students and create a project. Art in Public Places Minutes December 13, 2017 3 • Establish a music theme on the next set of traffic signal cabinets. • Have the City collaborate with DSUSD and the McCallum Theatre and include residencies. Commissioner Darby suggested working with Kajsa Thuresson-Frary at the McCallum Theatre, and asked if Ms. Glickman would like to meet with the McCallum Theatre Education Policy Committee. VI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER NONE VII. NEW BUSINESS A. RANK THE PROPOSALS BY ARTISTS SELECTED TO CREATE A DESIGN FOR THE SET OF TWO (2) TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS ON FRED WARING DRIVE AND DEEP CANYON ROAD Ms. Glickman stated that she received proposals from Diane Morgan, Jeni Bate, and Jessica Schiffman for the set of two (2) traffic signal cabinets on Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road. Ms. Glickman stated that Jessica Schiffman was selected to propose designs for the cabinets on Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon and the cabinets on Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street but chose to propose a design for Fred Waring and Deep Canyon only. Diane Morgan and Jeni Bate were present at the meeting. Diane Morgan presented her proposal which depicts desert flora and fauna and Jeni Bate presented her proposal which depicts a sunrise with an Ocotillo. Jessica Schiffman presented her proposal via phone call during the meeting. Her proposal depicts people walking dogs with mountains in the background. Ms. Glickman stated that the cabinets are close to a wall which may not enable the selected artist to paint a design, only a solid color, on the back portion of the cabinets. After some discussion, it was the concurrence of the Commission to select the proposal of flora and fauna by Diane Morgan. Art in Public Places Minutes December 13, 2017 4 Commissioner Campbell moved to approve the proposal by Diane Morgan of the flora and fauna design for the set of two traffic signal cabinets on Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Darby. Motion was carried 5-0-0 with Boren, Campbell, Darby, Hough, and Miller voting AYE with Adney ABSENT. B. RANK THE PROPOSALS BY ARTISTS SELECTED TO CREATE A DESIGN FOR THE SET OF TWO (2) TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS ON FRED WARING DRIVE AND COOK STREET Ms. Glickman stated that she received proposals from Diane Morgan and John Cuevas for the set of two (2) traffic signal cabinets on Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street. Diane Morgan was present at the meeting and presented her proposal which consisted of depictions of bees. John Cuevas presented his proposal (Sun Crawlers) which depicts an abstract design in the style of Portuguese/Spanish tile with a snake incorporated into the design. His design is inspired by the mid-century architectural legacy of Palm Desert and the City’s landscape and fauna. Chairperson Boren stated that the snake is important in the Hispanic/Latino culture. Commissioner Darby moved to approve the proposal by John Cuevas of Sun Crawlers for the set of two traffic signal cabinets on Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Campbell. Motion was carried 5-0-0 with Boren, Campbell, Darby, Hough, and Miller voting AYE with Adney ABSENT. VIII. CONTINUED BUSINESS NONE IX. OLD BUSINESS NONE Art in Public Places Minutes December 13, 2017 5 X. PROJECT STATUS REPORTS A. Palm Desert Community Gallery Ms. Glickman thanked the Commissioners who attended the gallery opening of the Alonso – Beucler - Rosenblum show on Monday, December 11. The attendance was light and the guests were able to spend time talking to the artists. Staff is considering the possibility of changing the timeframe of the Student Art and Essay Contest to the beginning of the school year, which would eliminate having an opening in December. December gallery openings have been lightly attended and if the dates of Student Art and Essay Contest are moved to the beginning of the school year it would alleviate a December opening and possibly boost participation. Ms. Glickman will send out the Call for Artists for a new gallery season at the beginning of the year. B. Docent Tours Ms. Glickman reported that one of the classes from Palm Desert High School received a docent tour of the art at the Civic Center Park. Ms. Glickman stated that she trained a group of new docents last year. Since that time a couple of the seasoned docents have resigned and at times it is difficult to schedule tours with fewer docents available. Commissioner Darby suggested that the Commissioners be able to give tours when needed. Ms. Glickman stated that she would schedule some training sessions for those Commissioners who are interested after the first of the year. C. First Weekend December’s First Weekend featured event, Take Me Home Huey at Freedom Park, went well. The documentary film was well attended. Ms. Glickman reported that approximately 2,000 people attended the event over the four days. Ms. Glickman is planning to submit the project for the Americans for the Arts Year in Review. The vendor who planned Coffee in the Park cancelled its contract for the event two weeks before the event. Debra Mumm from Art in Public Places Minutes December 13, 2017 6 CREATE was able to step in and help with the event. She brought out three artists for the event as well as someone to play the guitar. January’s First Weekend featured event will be the LiveWell Festival at the Civic Center Park on Saturday, January 6. D. Film Series Ms. Glickman stated that she has finalized the 2018 Film Series. It is the tenth anniversary of the film series and she will provide a cake at the January 25 film to celebrate. The schedule is as follows. January 25 – Levitated Mass; February 15 – Visual Acoustics; March 15 – Electric Earth: Doug Aitken; April 19 – Brillo Box (3 Cents Off) XI. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. STAFF Ms. Glickman stated that she incorporated changes to the AIPP Guidelines as was discussed at last month’s meeting. She provided a redline copy which she circulated to the Commissioners. She added a section to the Guidelines that is not part of the City’s policy but is an industry standard; it is that no more than five percent of the project cost can go to a public art consultant. She will have the City Attorney review the changes of the Guidelines as suggested. Any comments please let Ms. Glickman know before the January meeting. B. COMMISSION REPORTS No report. XII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Hough moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:35 a.m. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Campbell. Respectfully submitted, Debbie L. Thompson _______________________________________________ DEBBIE L. THOMPSON, RECORDING SECRETARY