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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-04 PAC Meeting Minutes PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA January 4, 2024 Palm Springs City Hall 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Large Conference Room Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting was conducted by teleconference and in- person. A. CALL TO ORDER: A regular meeting of the Palm Springs Public Arts Commission was called to order by Chair Gary Armstrong on Wednesday, January 4, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. B. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Shawnda Thomas Faveau, Carlos Silveira, Christopher Ramirez, Tom Burns, Vice Chair Newkirk, and Chair Armstrong. Not present: Commissioners Melissa Shelton and Christopher Ramirez. City Staff: Director, Jay Virata C. PRESENTATIONS: D. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER NEWKIRK, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BURNS, CARRIED 5-0 TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA. E. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Janice Kleinschmidt of the El Rancho Vista Estates Neighborhood Organization wanted to be on hand to clear up any confusion that may have resulted from her presentation in December, as well as clarify that they believe the project should be fully funded by the City—the Red Dragon funding model shouldn’t apply. F. REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR: The Chair remarked on the overwhelmingly positive accomplishments of the commission over the past six months and did a rundown of active projects: The Pillars of Palm Springs project to be installed on World Art Day 2024, the Beautiful Shade program in collaboration with the Sustainability Commission and the Parks Department, the Eco-Art Walk project along Riverside, the Crawler installation, the Pop Art Park project (an installation of popsicles, lawn chairs, and pinwheels art), the Park Art installation, the Public Arts Commission Meeting Action Summary – January 4, 2024 Page 2 Airport Mural project, the Airport Art sub-committee, and the upcoming Red Dragon dedication. Additionally, there is a project underway to catalog all of the City’s public art and several other ongoing projects and assignments with different components to be managed by the Commission. Based on his lessons learned so far, the Chair suggested that each new project have a team leader from the commission attached to it, that a contingency that is 20% above the contract price be added to a project’s budget, and the Commission ought to make calculated decisions about the projects they choose to take on. G. REMARKS FROM THE VICE CHAIR: Vice Chair Newkirk suggested that it would be helpful to have a checklist of the steps and considerations involved in the public art acquisition process, from approval to installation. This would be helpful to both current and future commissioners. H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the meeting of December 20, 2023. MOTION TO APPROVE MADE BY COMMISSIONER BURNS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FAVEAU, CARRIED 5-0 TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/APPROVAL: 1. Consider request from El Ranch Vista Estates for Gene Autry Trail Park Public Art Commissioner Burns agreed to inspect the site to see whether it’s a project he could lead. 2. Selection of Palm Springs Airport Mural MOTION TO APPROVE WITH SOME REVISIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SILVEIRA, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FAVEAU, CARRIED 5-0 TO ACCEPT LOGAN ADAIR’S CONCEPT AND START WORKING WITH HIM. 3. Park Art Installation Update and Discussion (Victoria Park, JOJ Community Center) Chair Armstrong shared some points about this project that are still being considered. This includes how the park is being used by residents during the day and at night, which would dictate what type of art is installed, as well as what the Call for Artists process should look like. He will do a write-up to be circulated before the next meeting. J. PROJECT UPDATES: 1. Art Collection Inventory – Vice Chair Newkirk gave an update of the challenges involved with this task, such as tracking down all the art we own and finding out