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Home My WebLink About2024-11-21 Public Art Commission Agenda PacketPUBLIC ART COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, November 21, 2024 Community Meeting Room & Hybrid 7:00 PM Public Art Commission meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend by teleconference/video conference or in person. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate from home or attend in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda. Masks are strongly encouraged if attending in person. The m e e t i n g w i l l b e b r o a d c a s t o n C a b l e T V C h a n n e l 2 6 , l i v e o n YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed to Midpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org. VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/88627841441) Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441 Phone: 1(669)900‐6833 PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up to three minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. All requests to speak will be taken until 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation. Written public comments can be submitted in advance to pac@cityofpaloalto.org and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your subject line. PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted only by email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received, the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strong cybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are not accepted. Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks, posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do not create a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated when displaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view or passage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS The Chair or Commission majority may modify the agenda order to improve meeting management. PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.October 29, 2024 PAC Special Meeting Minutes. CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS ACTION ITEMS 2.Collection Maintenance – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve the allocation of funds in the amount of $9,912 from the maintenance budget for the restoration of the Garbage Man by artist Greg Brown. 3.Code:ART Event Team – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve funds in the amount of up to $25,000 for special events team staffing for Code:ART. NON‐ACTION ITEMS 4.Code:ART Artist Selection Update – Staff to update the Public Art Commission on the outcomes of the selection panel for Code:ART. COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) PUBLIC LETTERS Public Letters to PAC – Oct/Nov 2024 ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org. 2. Spoken public comments using a computer will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom‐ based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in‐ browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up‐to‐date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 3. Spoken public comments using a smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, download the Zoom application onto your phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter the Meeting ID below. Please follow the instructions B‐E above. 4. Spoken public comments using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441 Phone: 1‐669‐900‐6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329‐2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONRegular MeetingThursday, November 21, 2024Community Meeting Room & Hybrid7:00 PMPublic Art Commission meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend byteleconference/video conference or in person. To maximize public safety while still maintainingtransparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate from home orattend in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting islocated at the end of the agenda. Masks are strongly encouraged if attending in person. Them e e t i n g w i l l b e b r o a d c a s t o n C a b l e T V C h a n n e l 2 6 , l i v e o nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed to Midpen MediaCenter https://midpenmedia.org.VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/88627841441)Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441 Phone: 1(669)900‐6833PUBLIC COMMENTSPublic comments will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up to three minutes or anamount of time determined by the Chair. All requests to speak will be taken until 5 minutesafter the staff’s presentation. Written public comments can be submitted in advance topac@cityofpaloalto.org and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on theCity’s website. Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your subjectline.PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted onlyby email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received,the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strongcybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are notaccepted. Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks, posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do not create a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated when displaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view or passage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS The Chair or Commission majority may modify the agenda order to improve meeting management. PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.October 29, 2024 PAC Special Meeting Minutes. CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS ACTION ITEMS 2.Collection Maintenance – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve the allocation of funds in the amount of $9,912 from the maintenance budget for the restoration of the Garbage Man by artist Greg Brown. 3.Code:ART Event Team – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve funds in the amount of up to $25,000 for special events team staffing for Code:ART. NON‐ACTION ITEMS 4.Code:ART Artist Selection Update – Staff to update the Public Art Commission on the outcomes of the selection panel for Code:ART. COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) PUBLIC LETTERS Public Letters to PAC – Oct/Nov 2024 ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org. 2. Spoken public comments using a computer will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom‐ based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in‐ browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up‐to‐date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 3. Spoken public comments using a smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, download the Zoom application onto your phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter the Meeting ID below. Please follow the instructions B‐E above. 4. Spoken public comments using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441 Phone: 1‐669‐900‐6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329‐2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONRegular MeetingThursday, November 21, 2024Community Meeting Room & Hybrid7:00 PMPublic Art Commission meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend byteleconference/video conference or in person. To maximize public safety while still maintainingtransparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate from home orattend in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting islocated at the end of the agenda. Masks are strongly encouraged if attending in person. Them e e t i n g w i l l b e b r o a d c a s t o n C a b l e T V C h a n n e l 2 6 , l i v e o nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed to Midpen MediaCenter https://midpenmedia.org.VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/88627841441)Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441 Phone: 1(669)900‐6833PUBLIC COMMENTSPublic comments will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up to three minutes or anamount of time determined by the Chair. All requests to speak will be taken until 5 minutesafter the staff’s presentation. Written public comments can be submitted in advance topac@cityofpaloalto.org and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on theCity’s website. Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your subjectline.PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted onlyby email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received,the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strongcybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are notaccepted.Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks,posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do notcreate a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated whendisplaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view orpassage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting.CALL TO ORDERAGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONSThe Chair or Commission majority may modify the agenda order to improve meeting management.PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES1.October 29, 2024 PAC Special Meeting Minutes. CITY OFFICIAL REPORTSACTION ITEMS2.Collection Maintenance – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve theallocation of funds in the amount of $9,912 from the maintenance budget for therestoration of the Garbage Man by artist Greg Brown.3.Code:ART Event Team – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve fundsin the amount of up to $25,000 for special events team staffing for Code:ART.NON‐ACTION ITEMS4.Code:ART Artist Selection Update – Staff to update the Public Art Commission on theoutcomes of the selection panel for Code:ART.COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE MEETINGS ANDAGENDASMembers of the public may not speak to the item(s)PUBLIC LETTERSPublic Letters to PAC – Oct/Nov 2024 ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org. 2. Spoken public comments using a computer will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom‐ based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in‐ browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up‐to‐date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 3. Spoken public comments using a smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, download the Zoom application onto your phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter the Meeting ID below. Please follow the instructions B‐E above. 4. Spoken public comments using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441 Phone: 1‐669‐900‐6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329‐2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. IS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2(a) OR SECTION 54956 PUBLIC ART COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, October 29, 2024 Community Meeting Room & Virtual 7:00 p.m. Commissioners Participating: Amber Smith, Loren Gordon, Hsinya Shen, Tara de la Garza, Harriet Stern, Ben Miyaji joined remotely in accordance with the “just cause” policy under AB2449., and Lisa Waltuch joined at 7:20 pm Commissioners Absent: None City Council Participating: Patrick Burt Staff Present: Elise DeMarzo, Public Art Program Director, CSD Amanda Deml, Assistant Director, CSD Nadya Chuprina, Public Art Program Coordinator, CSD CALL TO ORDER – Chair Gordon called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. AGENDA CHANGES, REQUESTS, DELETIONS – None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 18, 2024 PAC Regular Meeting Minutes: Moved by Vice Chair Shen, Second by Commissioner Stern. All in Favor. August 28, 2024 PAC Special Meeting Minutes: Moved by Vice Chair Shen, Second by Commissioner Miyaji. All in Favor. STAFF COMMENTS – Staff provided an update on the status of the artist application process for Code:ART 2025 with over one hundred submissions and the selection panel scheduled to take place on November 1. Staff also made an update on the ongoing community engagement by King AIR artist Alma Landeta and announced two upcoming workshops at Mitchell Park library. Staff announced an upcoming CASP Open Studios event scheduled for November 8, 1-4 pm at Cubberley Community Center. Staff also provided an update and showed images of the recently installed permanent artwork by Peter Wegner at the new PSB. A temporary protection system was erected by Atthowe team to safeguard the artwork during ongoing construction activities at the PSB lobby. NON-ACTION: 1 Packet Pg. 4 1. Public Art Fund – Staff provided a summery of the Public Art Fund, including its purpose and funding structure. Launched in 2014, the fund currently has approximately $2.3M available for commissioning of permanent and temporary artworks across Palo Alto. Staff recommended that PAC form an Ad-Hoc committee made up of three commissioners to consider future public art opportunities that may be funded from the private development in-lieu contributions to the Public Art Fund. Commissioners Miyagi volunteered to serve on the Ad-Hoc Committee. New commissioners de la Garza, Smith and Stern also expressed interest in serving on the Committee. Staff promised to confer with the Chair and get back to these three commissioners with the confirmation which two to join Commissioner Miyagi on the ad-hoc committee. 2. Public Art Commission Work Plan – Chair Gordon provided a summery of her presentation of the PAC 2024/25 Work Plan to City Council on October 7 including the PAC’s priorities, ongoing and upcoming projects and discussion with Council Members. City Council approved the Work Plan with the additional direction to evaluate a plan for extensive artistic activation of the Cubberley space in collaboration with the artists. Commissioners and Council Member Burt discussed potential opportunities for Cubberley in light of the pending land acquisition and how artists can help temporarily activate and animate the campus. COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, OR FUTURE ITEMS: None CALENDAR: Next PAC Regular Meeting – November 21, 7 pm (hybrid) at City Hall Community Meeting Room. MEETING ADJOURNED: at 7:32 pm by Chair Gordon. 1 Packet Pg. 5 Public Art Commission Staff Report From: Elise DeMarzo, Manager Community Services Sr Programs Meeting Date: November 21, 2024 Report #: 2411-3782 TITLE Collection Maintenance – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve the allocation of funds in the amount of $9,912 from the maintenance budget for the restoration of the Garbage Man by artist Greg Brown. BACKGROUND Artist Greg Brown was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but was still a child when he moved to Palo Alto, California. He went to Palo Alto High School, and graduated in 1969. As a teenager, he studied with Italian artist Roberto Lupetti. In 1975/77, funded by a CETA grant Brown was hired by the City of Palo Alto as the City’s first artist-in-residence to create a series of nine murals across various locations in downtown Palo Alto. Brown’s trompe l'oeil murals known as the “Pedestrian Series” featured whimsical depictions of everyday people in uncanny situations. Out of nine artworks, six remain and are part of the City’s collection of public art. The artist passed away in 2014. His works are a significant part of Palo Alto’s downtown public art collection and are treasured by the community. ANALYSIS Artist Greg Brown painted this whimsical trompe-l’oeil mural on the on the exterior wall of the building located at 136 Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto in 1977. This artwork located at the corner of Hamilton Ave and High St, depicts a man wearing a sanitation worker uniform and carrying a metal garbage container on his back with a whimsical green alien peeking out of the container. The mural, painted in acrylic on stucco, is on private property. The artist, Greg Brown, was hired by the City in 1980, 1984, 1992, and 2002 to retouch and repair this and other of his “Pedestrian Series Murals” in downtown Palo Alto. The artist passed away in 2014. In 2016, Public Art Program staff hired San Francisco-based ARG Art Conservation to conduct condition assessment of the murals in the City’s collection. Based on the provided condition report, the recommendations for the mural were “continue to monitor conditions for paint loss and consider future treatment by a trained conservator”. In 2017, per recommendations set in the Public Art Master Plan, staff hired a professional photographer to take high resolution photographs for documentation and possibly digital reproduction 2 Packet Pg. 6 purposes. Staff continued to monitor the condition of the mural over the course of the following years while prioritizing conservation of those works in the collection with the treatment priority assessed as Urgent. Upon making onsite condition observations of the Garbage Collector mural earlier in 2024, staff contacted Preservation Arts, a fine art conservation firm, who performed successful restoration of another Greg Brown mural, titled Boy Fishing, in Summer 2020, with a request to evaluate the current condition of the mural and provide a conservation treatment proposal. FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT The proposed treatment should take three to four days to complete. The treatment would take place in December 2024. The funds for the conservation project will be allocated from the Public Art Program Maintenance budget, which receives an annual allocation of $36,000. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Condition Report and Treatment Proposal by Preservation Arts, Fine Art Conservation, from October 22, 2024. 2 Packet Pg. 7 From:DeMarzo, Elise To:Chuprina, Nadya Subject:FW: Question Date:Friday, November 15, 2024 3:22:08 PM From: DeMarzo, Elise Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 5:05 PM To: Javier Jimenez <javier@midpenmedia.org> Subject: RE: Question Hi Javier, Elise here – sorry for the delayed response. We spoke previously about your mural project. Happy to connect by phone tomorrow, if that would be a help. Let me know! Best, Elise From: Javier Jimenez <javier@midpenmedia.org> Sent: Monday, November 4, 2024 5:54 PM To: PAC <pac@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Question CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. To Whom it may concern My name is Javier from Midpen Media Center. I am reaching out with a quick question. We have an artist who will be painting a mural on our building. Currently, we are working on a mock-up of what the mural will look like. Her name is Anne-Sophie. She brought up something about a state law requiring a Contractor license. Can yougive some more details about that? She mentioned how Palo Alto was having all the power boxes painted with mural but this contractor license the state passed, put a stop to that. Is this something that affects us here at Midpen and going forward this Anne-Sohpie painting a mural for us? Thank you -- Javier Jimenez Jr. (He/Him/His) Social Media Manager/Studio TechMidpen Media Center 900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 midpenmedia.org C: 269-666-0108 Email: javier@midpenmedia.org {{item.number}} Packet Pg. 8 From:Peter Clarkson To:PAC Subject:Re: Car Baby Sculpture at Jerry Bowden Park Date:Sunday, November 3, 2024 1:17:17 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. 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