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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes AIPP 082504J CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES August 25, 2004 The City of Palm Beach Gardens Art in Public Places Advisory Board met on August 25, 2004. The meeting was called to order at 5:36 PM. I. ROLL CALL Members Present: David Porter, Caren Hackman, Raymond Katz, Garri Katz, Diane Capella (alternate), Sheryl Wood joined the meeting at 5 :55 PM. Absent: Ted Thoburn Also present were: Staff Liaison, Autumn Sorrow, Angela Wong, Mark Wilson, Joel Channing of Joel Channing Corporation, Mark Fuller, representing Joel Channing Corporation, Paul Morgan of Paul Morgan Lighting Design, and Ryan Johnston representing Catafulmo Construction. IL APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the July 13, 2004 and the July 28, 2004 meetings were approved. III. RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL: Presentation by Joel Channing of Channing Corporation and Mark Fuller with regard to additional artwork at the PGA Commons 3. Joel Charming and Mark Fuller proposed new artwork for the PGA Commons 3 location entitled "Fishschool Column Grove ". They presented a mock -up of the art work and explained the measurements, lighting, materials and costs. The cost breakdown is as follows: Art work $35,000, Foundation, lighting and electrical $7,000 which totals $42,000. All the board members liked the art work. The board agreed in a 5 -0 vote to recommend the art work to City Council. IV. OLD BUSINESS Paul Morgan from Paul Morgan Lighting Design came back to the board with blue prints for the lighting inside City Hall and outside lighting for the Varotsos art piece. He explained how the fixtures will hang in City Hall. He will bring supplies and do a mock up similar to the one he did for the outside lighting. All board members will come to City Hall to see lighting mock -up and discuss this at the next meeting. With regard to the outside lighting for the Varotsos Sculpture, the board agreed to move forward with the project. Paul is going to continue working with Angela Wong on the project and come back to the board as needed. IV. WORKSHOP Lucy Keshavarz of Art and Culture Group discussed the following projects: A. Mirasol Town Square The location for the art work at the Mirasol Town Square has changed. The original location is not owned by Mirasol and therefore they had to move art work location. Lucy presented the new location. She said they would like to put the sculpture on a larger pedestal to make it more visible. The board asked Lucy to come back with a new site plan and lighting plan. B. Borland Center Lucy Keshavarz discussed the contract for the Borland Center. David Porter suggested a few changes be made to the contract. Due to the fact, that the City has spent over $5000.00 on foundations and wind engineering, the paragraph in the contract that reads "budget must cover all costs related to the art work including but not limited to artist fee, artists expenses ", should include the wording "engineering, including structural and wind." In addition, he suggested the paragraph that discusses installation, should state that the artist will include foundation construction as part of the overall cost. Lucy stated that she does that will all the artists she works with. The board made several other suggestions about the wording and formatting of the contract. Karen Hackman suggested that the tone of the contract be made more positive. She felt that there was a negative undertone by using the word "conflict" in the contract. C. Northcorp Lucy presented a formal request to the board in reference to the North Corp projects. She is asking for a time extension for one and one -half years and would like a future credit for building 5. The board stated that they do not give future credits but they will allow Northcorp to combine the 2 projects. Since Building 5 is a mirror building they can take the amount required for both buildings and use it for one art piece. Northcorp can spend $54,000 on one art piece instead of two. As long as they build a mirror building they will not be required to add another art piece. If the new building is not a mirror building they will be required to make up the difference. The board also agreed to recommend to City Council the year and one -half extension. Lucy will draw up an agreement that will be given to the city attorney before it is presented to City Council. D. Baskin Palmer Eye Institute Ryan Johnston representing Catalfulmo Construction and Development gave a presentation to the board regarding the Baskin Palmer Eye Institute that is being built on PGA Blvd. and Fairway Drive. Ryan discussed the location of the artwork. The primary location of the artwork would be in the central courtyard of the building. This is so the art would be visible to the public. They would also like to add two fountains on the property. The board acknowledged that there is an ordinance that states unless an artist is involved in making the fountains and the fountains have an original art characteristic, it could not be added to the public art contribution. Therefore, regular cast fountains will not be allowed to be used toward public art contribution. The board felt they would rather see the art piece be of a larger scale then to see the fountains. The board would like Catafulmo to consider moving the art a little closer to PGA Blvd. Ryan said he would discuss that with their client. Ryan asked if it would be appropriate for two representatives from Baskin Palmer who have an art background, be in charge of finding the artists. The board said that was fine as long as the artists are professional artists. They will need to show a resume of the artist to the board. The board suggested they come back with 2 or 3 pieces to choose from. V. NEW BUSINESS Karen Hackman wanted the minutes from the last meeting to be changed because she did not believe that she said that there is a conflict with her serving on the new board, rather she felt she stated there is no conflict. Susan Bell, the Public Information/ Recording Coordinator stated that she will go back and listen to the recording from the last meeting and research exactly was said at the last meeting. Susan stated that she would research the minutes but could not change content of the minutes unless the statement was not correct. VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 PM. Approval: Lee Bickford, Board Member Diane Cappella, Board Member Attest: usan Be 1, Public InformationlRecording Coordinator ler