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Home My WebLink About2024-12-19 Public Art Commission Agenda PacketPUBLIC ART COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, December 19, 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.November 21, 2024 PAC Regular Meeting Minutes CITY OFFICIAL COMMENTS ACTION ITEMS 2.Code:ART Publicity – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve the allocation of funds in the amount of $10,500 to engage the professional services of Mega Sugainto for publicity for Code:ART. NON‐ACTION ITEMS 3.Victor Arnautoff frescoes at the Roth Building – Staff will give an update on the completed restoration of Victor Arnautoff’s color frescoes at the Roth Building, located at 300 Homer Avenue. COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) 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, December 19, 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.November 21, 2024 PAC Regular Meeting Minutes CITY OFFICIAL COMMENTS ACTION ITEMS 2.Code:ART Publicity – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve the allocation of funds in the amount of $10,500 to engage the professional services of Mega Sugainto for publicity for Code:ART. NON‐ACTION ITEMS 3.Victor Arnautoff frescoes at the Roth Building – Staff will give an update on the completed restoration of Victor Arnautoff’s color frescoes at the Roth Building, located at 300 Homer Avenue. COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) 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, December 19, 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.November 21, 2024 PAC Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OFFICIAL COMMENTSACTION ITEMS2.Code:ART Publicity – Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission approve theallocation of funds in the amount of $10,500 to engage the professional services ofMega Sugainto for publicity for Code:ART.NON‐ACTION ITEMS3.Victor Arnautoff frescoes at the Roth Building – Staff will give an update on thecompleted restoration of Victor Arnautoff’s color frescoes at the Roth Building, located at300 Homer Avenue.COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE MEETINGS ANDAGENDAS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) 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 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday, November 21, 2024 Community Meeting Room & Virtual 7:00 p.m. Commissioners Participating: Amber Smith, Loren Gordon, Hsinya Shen, Tara de la Garza, Harriet Stern, Lisa Waltuch Commissioners Absent: Ben Miyaji City Council Participating: None 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 – October 29, 2024 PAC Special Meeting Minutes: Moved by Vice Chair Shen, Second by Commissioner Waltuch. All in Favor. STAFF COMMENTS – Staff provided an update on the status of the fresco conservation project at the Roth Building. Physical protections and metal chain link fence were removed as the building reconstruction project is nearing its completion. The art conservators completed the first phase of the fresco conservation project and will be providing their final report to staff shortly. ACTION: 1. Collection Maintenance – Staff provided a project history for Greg Brown’s mural titled Garbage Collector located at 136 Hamilton Ave. The mural, originally painted in 1977, requires conservation treatment. Staff summarized the previous repair and maintenance history for the mural, its current physical condition of the mural, and the scope for the proposed conservation treatment to be performed by Preservation Arts. Staff recommended that the PAC allocate funding in the amount of $9,912 for the conservation treatment for the mural titled Garbage Collector by artist Greg Brown. Moved: Vice Chair Shen; Second: Commissioner Smith. All in Favor. 1 Packet Pg. 4 2. Code:ART Event Team – Staff updated the Commission on the format and scope of the Code:ART media festival to be held in October 2025 and summarized the scope of tasks to be performed by a qualified event production team to facilitate the planning and running of the festival. Staff requested that the PAC approve allocation of funds in the amount of up to $25,000 for special events team staffing for Code:ART. Moved: Commissioner Stern; Second: Commissioner de la Garza. All in Favor. NON-ACTION: 3. Code:ART Artist Selection Update – Staff provided a summary of the artist application and selection process for the large interactive art installation at Lytton Plaza and four Urban Intervention projects for Code:ART 2025. The selection panel included former Code:ART artists Nate Mohler and Paul Mans, gallerist Pamela Walsh, Commissioner Lisa Waltuch, and CASP artist Mik Gaspay. With over a hundred applications submitted, the selection process included a pre-panel by staff, online review and evaluation process by the panel, followed by a selection panel meeting to discuss a short-listed roster of applicants. Artists Oona Stern, Joshua Miller, Antonin Fourneau, and Shagun Singh were recommended by the panel as Code:ART Urban Intervention artists based on their rankings. Artist team Ksawery Komputeri from Poland was recommended for the Lytton Plaza art installation. Staff will reach out to each artist to confirm feasibility of each recommended project prior to moving forward with artist contracts. COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, OR FUTURE ITEMS: Staff made an announcement about the upcoming Let’s Glow SF light festival in San Francisco, December 6-15. CALENDAR: Next PAC Regular Meeting – December 19, 7 pm (hybrid) at City Hall Community Meeting Room. MEETING ADJOURNED: at 7:33 pm by Chair Gordon. 1 Packet Pg. 5 Public Art Commission Staff Report From: Elise DeMarzo, Manager Community Services Sr Programs Meeting Date: December 19, 2024 Report #: 2412-3883 TITLE Victor Arnautoff frescoes at the Roth Building – Staff will give an update on the completed restoration of Victor Arnautoff’s color frescoes at the Roth Building, located at 300 Homer Avenue. DISCUSSION November 2024, art conservators and experts on Diego Rivera and Victor Arnautoff frescoes Anne Rosenthal and Kiernan Graves completed their comprehensive conservation treatment of the Arnautoff frescoes, titled Modern and Ancient Medicine, 1932, and located at the site of the former Palo Alto Medical Clinic, and the future home of the Palo Alto History Museum, also known as the Roth building at 300 Homer Ave. The artwork is comprised of two registers of frescoes at the main entry of the building. The upper register consists of four large vertically oriented color images, depicting techniques of modern medicine. The lower register is comprised of eight smaller horizontally oriented grisaille images depicting ancient medicine, painted in a faux technique to resemble chiseled granite, adding a bas-relief appearance to the wall. Additionally, there is a narrow grisaille panel above the main entry door, and four round sepia-toned medallions high on the entry face of the portico that leads to the front entry loggia.  Under their agreement’s scope of services, the conservators successfully fully restored the upper register of the artwork comprised of four multi-color fresco panels, and a narrow grisaille panel above the main entry door, and completed in-depth onsite testing and cleaning of the lower register of the Grisaille Panels and Medallions. Conservators provided final reports documenting the conservation process, before and after conditions, care and conservation protocols and procedures, and options for the restoration treatment of the lower register frescoes and medallions and along with budget estimates.  Images of the frescoes before, during, and post-treatment are attached below. The fresco restoration project was partially supported by the grant funding from the County of Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department’s Historic Grant Program. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Victor Arnautoff Restoration Treatment Images 3 Packet Pg. 6 Treatment Report Images Victor Arnautoff Frescoes, Palo Alto History Museum, November, 2024 Before Treatment Panel 1 Pediatrics 3 Packet Pg. 7 Before Treatment After Treatment 3 Packet Pg. 8 Panel 1 Before Treatment, detail After Treatment, detail 3 Packet Pg. 9 Before Treatment Panel 2 Internal Medicine 3 Packet Pg. 10 After Treatment, detail Before Treatment, detail Before Treatment, detail After Treatment, detail 3 Packet Pg. 11 BEFORE TREATMENT DETAIL AFTER TREATMENT DETAIL AFTER TREATMENT: PANEL 2 INTERNAL MEDICINE 3 Packet Pg. 12 Before Treatment Panel 3 Surgery 3 Packet Pg. 13 PANEL 3 SURGERY Before Treatment, detail After Treatment, detail 3 Packet Pg. 14 Before Treatment, details After Treatment, details 3 Packet Pg. 15 Before Treatment Panel 4 X‐ray 3 Packet Pg. 16 After Treatment Before Treatment 3 Packet Pg. 17 Before Treatment, details After Treatment, details 3 Packet Pg. 18 Conservators tested a range of solvents, gels, micro‐emulsions, and poultices to remove old restorations 3 Packet Pg. 19 Testing Grisaille Panels 3 Packet Pg. 20 DRY CLEANING PANEL 1 Conservator Inpainting 3 Packet Pg. 21 Upper left: stripping wall paint Above: exposing damaged stucco that had been painted Left: fills to stabilize and texture wall STUCCO REPAIRS 3 Packet Pg. 22 Panel C1Graphic Documentation of Giornata & ConditionsSeptember 2024 Crack Foreign Materials & Other Plaster Loss - Deep Giornata Old Fills Scratches and abrasion GraffitiOverpaint 3 Packet Pg. 23 Panel C2Graphic Documentation of Giornata & ConditionsSeptember 2024 Crack Foreign Materials & Other Plaster Loss - Deep Giornata Old Fills Scratches and abrasion GraffitiOverpaint Water marks drips/ salts? cloudy areas 3 Packet Pg. 24 Panel C3Graphic Documentation of Giornata & ConditionsSeptember 2024 Crack Foreign Materials & Other Plaster Loss - Deep Giornata Old Fills Scratches and abrasion GraffitiOverpaint 3 Packet Pg. 25 Panel C4Graphic Documentation of Giornata & ConditionsSeptember 2024 Crack Foreign Materials & Other Plaster Loss - Deep Giornata Old Fills Scratches and abrasion GraffitiOverpaint 3 Packet Pg. 26