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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
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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