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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02-15 Public Art Commission Summary Minutes IS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2(a) OR SECTION 54956 PUBLIC ART COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Thursday, February 15, 2024 Community Meeting Room & Virtual 7:00 p.m. Commissioners Participating: Lisa Waltuch, Ben Miyaji, Hsinya Shen, Nia Taylor joined the meeting remotely under “just cause” policy under AB2449. Commissioners Absent: Loren Gordon City Council Participating: Patrick Burt, Council Member Staff Present: Elise DeMarzo, Public Art Program Director Nadya Chuprina, Public Art Program Coordinator Amanda Deml, CSD Assistant Director CALL TO ORDER – Chair Shen called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. AGENDA CHANGES, REQUESTS, DELETIONS – None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - January 12, 2024 PAC Annual Retreat Moved: Commissioner Miyaji; Second: Commissioner Waltuch. All in Favor; January 18, 2024 PAC Regular Meeting Moved: Commissioner Miyaji; Second: Commissioner Taylor. All in Favor. STAFF COMMENTS – Staff made an update about the King Artist Residency program artist selection process with the finalists’ proposal presentations scheduled for March 7th. The presentations will be available to the public and held at the Community Meeting Room at City Hall. The selected artist will be recommended to the PAC for approval as the residency artist. Staff also announced ongoing recruitment process for City’s Boards and Commissions including 4 vacancies for the Public Art Commission. Application deadline is March 17th. ACTION: 1. Fire Station 5 Mural Funding – Staff provided a summary of the project opportunity, artist selection process, and timeline. Guided by the PAC 2024/25 working priorities to expand temporary murals to Palo Alto neighborhoods, staff identified an opportunity to commission a temporary mural on the surface of a roll-up door at the Fire Station #5 located at 600 Arastradero Road in South Palo Alto. Staff will utilize the current pre-approved muralist roster and convene a selection panel to identify a project artist. The selected artist is anticipated to do the stakeholder and community outreach to help inform conceptual design for the mural. Staff will work with a consultant to advise them as to the site needs and appropriate types of paint. The mural is anticipated to be painted in early Summer 2024. Motion: Chair Shen moved to approve the funding in the amount of up to of $12,000 to commission a mural on the roll-up door at Fire Station 5. Second: Commissioner Waltuch. All in Favor. 2. Cubberley Mural Funding - Staff provided a rationale for commissioning a temporary site- specific mural at the site of the Cubberley Community Center and showed an image of the identified site at the North entrance to the campus facing Middlefield Road. Staff shared with the PAC community feedback regarding an expressed desire to see the Cubberley campus activated through murals reflecting the variety of dynamic programming and community partners based there. The pre-approved muralist roster will be used by staff for commissioning the mural. Staff will assemble a selection panel of community stakeholders to identify a project artist. Conceptual design for the mural will be approved by the PAC before the painting onsite, anticipated to take place in early Summer 2024, may begin. Motion: Commissioner Miyaji made a motion to approve funding in the amount of up to $12,000 for a mural at Cubberley campus. Second: Chair Shen. All in Favor. 3. ArtLift Grants – Staff made a recommendation for funding in the amount of up to $25,000 to fund twenty $1,000 ArtLift Grants to paint traffic and utilities boxes throughout Palo Alto and an additional $5,000 for materials and box preparation. The project is aligned with the PAC 2024/25 working priorities to develop public art that encourages belonging and community participation in commercial corridors and around Palo Alto neighborhoods and driven by demonstrated community desire for providing artistic opportunities for emerging and studio artists wanting to bridge into public art. The artist selection will take place in Spring 2024 with twenty utility boxes painted as temporary projects throughout Summer 2024. Staff will provide guidelines as for the best surface preparations and appropriate types of paint. Motion: Commissioner Waltuch moved to approve the requested funding in the amounts specified above. Second: Commissioner Miyaji. All in Favor. COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, OR FUTURE ITEMS: None. CALENDAR: Next PAC Regular Meeting – March 21, 7 pm (hybrid) at City Hall Community Meeting Room. MEETING ADJOURNED: at 7:39 pm by Chair Shen.