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PUBLIC ART COMMISSION Ben Miyaji, Chair Ian Klaus, Member Loren Gordon, Vice-Chair Amanda Ross, Member Jim Migdal, Member Nia Taylor, Member Hsinya Shen, Member City Council Liaison: Liz Kniss
Elise DeMarzo: Public Art Program Director Nadya Chuprina: Public Art Program Coordinator Kristen O’Kane: Director of Community Services Department
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/publicart Thursday, July 16, 2020 7:00 pm Pursuant to the provisions of California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March 17, 2020, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, this meeting will be held by virtual teleconference only, with no physical location. The meeting will be broadcast on Midpen Media Center at https://midpenmedia.org. Members of the public who wish to participate by computer or phone can find the instructions at the end of this agenda. To ensure participation in a particular item, we suggest calling in or connecting online 15 minutes before the item you wish to speak on. https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 98442706881 Phone: +1 669 900 6833 AGENDA ROLL CALL AGENDA CHANGES, REQUESTS, DELETIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public may address the Commission on any subject not on the agenda. A reasonable time restriction may be imposed at the discretion of the Chair. The Commission reserves the right to limit oral
communications period to 3 minutes. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: PAC Regular Meeting – June 18, 2020 ATTACHMENT STAFF COMMENTS
ACTION:
1. Cultural Equity – Discussion of the resources and best practices to advance cultural and racial
equity in the field of public art and approval of funds to engage a consultant to work with the
Public Art Commission and staff on evaluation of policies and procedures related to cultural and
racial equity.
2. Temporary Public Art at the Palo Alto Art Center – Staff recommends approval of funding in the
amount of up to $10,000 for the temporary public art by Susan O’Malley in partnership with the
Palo Alto Art Center and the Palo alto Art Center Foundation along Embarcadero Road.
NON-ACTION:
3. Discussion regarding upcoming Council Agenda Items related to Public Art– Follow-up
discussion of the Council report on Boards and Commissions, proposed changes to the number of
Public Art Commission members, and budget discussions.
PUBLIC LETTERS: ATTACHMENT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR YOUR CALENDAR:
Next PAC regular meeting – Thursday, August 20, 2020