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CULTURAL ARTS COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
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1.CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Cultural Arts Committee was called to order by Chair Hauer on
Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Administrative Conference Room, City
Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2.ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Maureen Boren, Lori Flint, Tom Mitze, Pia Rose, Ann Simley,
Kristen Olson-Stone (Alt.), Vice-Chairperson Carol Adney*, and Chairperson Liz
Hauer
*Vice Chair Adney participated remotely in accordance with AB 2449.
Absent: None.
Liaison(s)
Present: Mayor Pro Tem Quintanilla, City Council Liaison; Wallace Colvard, Architectural
Review Commission Liaison; and Lindsay Holt, Planning Commission Liaison
City Staff
Present: Erica Powell, Management Analyst and Monique Lomeli, Recording Secretary
3.NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
4.PRESENTATIONS
Artists Council Board Member Melissa Russo and Executive Director Tom Burns narrated a
PowerPoint presentation highlighting the mission and needs of the Artists Council. No formal
action was taken.
Wednesday
September 13, 2023 9:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
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5.CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER BOREN, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER FLINT,
CARRIED 6-0-1 (MITZE ABSTAINED), to approve the consent calendar.
A.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER BOREN, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER
FLINT, CARRIED 6-0-1 (MITZE ABSTAINED), to approve the Cultural Arts Committee
Regular Meeting minutes of July 12, 2023.
6.ACTION CALENDAR
A.CALL FOR ENTRIES SEEKING ARTISTS FOR THE 2025/26 EL PASEO SCULPTURE
EXHIBITION
Management Analyst Powell presented a staff report and responded to Committee
Member inquiries.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MITZE, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER SIMLEY, CARRIED 7-0, to authorize staff to issue a Call for
Entries seeking artists for the 2025/26 El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition, amended to remove
the exclusion of participants in the 2023/24 El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition as applicants,
and with a recommendation to equip each concrete pad with electricity.
B.DEACCESSION OF RECREATION LIBERATES BY JOS GOMOLKA
Management Analyst Powell presented the staff report and responded to Committee
Member inquiries.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER BOREN, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER MITZE, CARRIED 7-0, to continue this item to the November
Cultural Arts Committee meeting.
7.INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A.PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON:
Planning Commission Liaison Holt provided an update on the creation of design
guidelines for new developments and requested that the Committee provide an update
on the landscaping of roundabouts on San Pablo and Magnesia Falls.
B.ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION:
Architectural Review Commission Liaison Colvard provided an update on community
meetings regarding the passive park on Dinah Shore, reporting that there has been
consistent input from the community requesting public art.
C.CULTURAL ARTS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee Member Flint commented in support of placing art in passive parks, and
provided an update regarding the Palm Desert Library, encouraging the Committee to
consider ways to incorporate art into a new facility.
Committee Member Simley reported that she found the required AB1234 Ethics Training
requirement to be informative and encouraged Committee Members to complete the
training.
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Chair Hauer provided an update on the upcoming appointment of Lori Davis as the Palm
Desert Poet Laureate.
D.CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Mayor Pro Tem Quintanilla welcomed new Committee Members Rose and Olson Stone.
E.CITY STAFF
Management Analyst Powell provided the following updates:
•Community Gallery opening went well and the current exhibition will close on
October 6, 2023. The next exhibition will highlight the City’s 50th anniversary.
•August 5, 2023, Summer Spray Day was a success and there will be two more
events for adults and seniors with potential for a tribute to the City’s outdoor
workers.
•The art at Freedom Park has been successfully installed.
•The Suncrawlers traffic signal cabinet wrap is scheduled to be installed the second
week in September.
•The Sunburst installation is tentatively scheduled for November 7, 2023, with a
community event to follow in January 2024.
•An inspection after Hurricane Hilary revealed that the City’s artwork was not
impacted by storm related damage.
F.ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Committee took no
action on this matter.
8.ADJOURNMENT
The Cultural Arts Committee adjourned at 10:42 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Monique Lomeli, Senior Deputy Clerk
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Erica Powell, Management Analyst
Staff Liaison
APPROVED BY CAC: 11/08/2023
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