HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-17 PAC Special Meeting MinutesPUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
September 17, 2024
Palm Springs City Hall
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Large Conference Room
A. CALL TO ORDER:
A special meeting of the Palm Springs Public Arts Commission was called to order by
Chair Gary Armstrong on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 11 :00 a.m.
B. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Tina Gonsalves, Jim Lande, Carlos Silveira, Christopher
Ramirez, Chair Gary Armstrong, Vice Chair Tom Burns, and Commissioner Natasia
Gascon (arrived 4 minutes late). Not present: Commissioners Shawnda Thomas Faveau
and Lauri Kibby.
City Staff: Director, Jay Virata
C. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR BURNS TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH THE
AMENDMENT THAT THE NEXT MEETING DATE IS TBD, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ, AND CARRIED 6-0.
D. PUBLIC COMMENTS
THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS
E. REMARKS FROM CHAIR:
Chair Armstrong gave an overview of the project's history and previous selection process
and explained how the Commission arrived at the current format, requiring this meeting
to review and narrow 40 qualified submissions to 10 finalists.
F.ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/APPROVAL:
1.Artscape in Parks Proposal Review
A total of 40 submissions were reviewed and narrowed to these 10 for the second round
of voting:
1.Guardians by Amir Fallah
2.Palm Spring by Scott Froschauer
Public Arts Commission Special Meeting
Action Summary- September 17, 2024
Page 3
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER GONSALVES THAT WE SELECT "THE PALM
SPRING" AS RUNNER-UP FOR GATEWAY PARK, SECONDED BY CHAIR
ARMSTRONG, AND CARRIED 5-2.
For Baristo Park
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LANDE THAT WE SELECT "SPEGODY" AS
FIRST CHOICE FOR BARISTO PARK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ,
AND CARRIED 6-1.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LANDE THAT WE SELECT "SHAPES AND
SIZES" AS RUNNER-UP FOR BARISTO PARK, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR BURNS,
AND CARRIED 7-0.
ADJOURNMENT: The Public Arts Commission will adjourn to a meeting to a date to be determined in the Large Conference Room of Palm Springs City Hall located at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KIBBY, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR BURNS CARRIED 6-0
TO ADJOURN at 12:39 PM TO A REGULAR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 07, 2024, AT
5:30 PM IN THE LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM OF CITY HALL LOCATED AT 3200 E.
TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY.
Respectfully submitted,
Director
Community Development Department