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April 18, 2006
Minutes
The Art in Public Places Advisory Board met on April 18, 2006. The meeting was
called to order at 5:32 PM, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
I. ROLL CALL
Members Present
Lee Bickford
Diane Cappella
Ellen Dukes
Linda Oliver
Marilyn Spungin
William Leizman
Ted Thoburn
Georgia Heard O'Brien
Myra Davis arrived at 6:10 PM.
Also Present:
Councilmember /Council Liaison Eric Jablin
Brad Weisman, Planning Manager /Staff Liaison
Angela Wong, Operations Manager
Dan Clark, Interim Growth Management Administrator
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The board approved the minutes in a 7 -0 vote.
III. REPORT BY STAFF LIAISON
Brad Weisman introduced Eric Jablin as the Council Liaison to this Board.
Councilmember Jablin told the board that he is very happy to be working with
them and he explained that several years ago the City Council decided not to
have Council liaisons. He is very happy that they vote to bring back the Council
liaisons again. He stated that his role is to represent the Council and likes to take
a proactive approach in everything he does. He explained that this is the Board's
meeting and he will also be giving suggestions and ideas.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Comments by Board
William Leizman stated that he drove past the sculpture at the Benjamin School
and was very disappointed. He feels the sculpture is made of very thin copper
and does not look like quality material. He feels this is an insult to the City and to
the School. Linda stated that she spoke with the facilities manager at the school
and there was a prank played by the students wherein they painted the sculpture.
She added that at the time the sculpture was approved, the board and the
students were happy with it. She feels that the Board needs to be more active
before a project is approved and cannot second guess after the fact.
There was discussion about three dimensional objects, such as sculptures that
are being presented to the board as part of the approval process, and if it would
be possible to ask for a three dimensional model instead of a drawing. Linda
Oliver stated the production of a three dimensional model would be very costly
and would take away from the cost of the artwork. Diane Cappella suggested
that the applicant bring in a sample of the materials that will be used for the
artwork to present to the board.
William Leizman stated that he doesn't feel the sculptures throughout the City are
large enough. There was ongoing discussion about the height of the approved art
and the board agreed that there was a learning curve over the past year and now
they will be more careful when approving the height of the art. Councilmember
Jablin told the board that City Council takes this board's suggestions and
recommendations very seriously and he feels they are doing a very good job.
Linda Oliver asked Brad Weisman the status of the new code they had put
together several months ago that would set new standards for presenting art and
artists to the Board. Brad stated that this is currently being reviewed by the City
Attorney and should come back to the Board in the near future.
Linda Oliver also asked Brad for an update on the art for the First National Bank
building that was denied by the Board. Brad stated that the developer has
decided to pay the fee that is required in lieu of putting up art, but they are
planning on installing the art anyway. Brad felt that the City cannot stop them
from putting up the Dolphin sculpture on their own property because they are
paying the fee in lieu of putting up approved art. There was discussion about
allowing developers putting art on their property that has not been approved even
if they pay the fee. Brad is going to take a look at the code and see if there is
anything in the code that can stop them from putting the art on PGA. Blvd.
Bronze Plaques for PGA Flyover
Eric Jablin and Angela Wong presented the plaques that are going to be installed
on the PGA Flyover. Eric Jablin explained to the board that the mold for the
plaque was already cast and since they came out so nice he suggested making
more plaques to be used in other parts of the City. There is money in the art fund
that has not been used and would like to use that money for the plaques and for
other new art in the City. The Board agreed that they would like to see the
plaques installed on the flyover before committing to producing more.
Councilmember Jablin went on to discuss the money in the art fund. He
explained that a lot of developers choose to put money in the fund instead of
putting up art at their new project. The board can make recommendations on
how to use this money. Councilmember Jablin talked about the City's 50th
Birthday that will be coming up in 3 years. He would like to see the Board work
on a project that would incorporate an art piece underneath the Banyan Tree. He
suggested a statute of Mr. McArthur because he was the founder of the City. The
Board would like to discuss this in detail at the next meeting.
Central Park — Recommendation to City Council
Doug Murray from Land Design South presented the art for Central Park. There
was discussion about the size, height, and location of the sculptures. The Board
feels the art needs to be very tall and more visible to a person driving by. There
was discussion about possibly placing the art in the lake and Mr. Murray said he
will look into this.
Discussion ensued regarding different options for the location of the sculptures.
Since there is going to be more than one sculpture the Board would like to see
one placed where it can be visible from the roadway and would agree to placing
another sculpture in a more self contained area within the plaza. There was also
discussion about the possibility of producing two sculptures instead of three in
order to make the sculptures larger in size and height. Linda Oliver suggested
that this project be brought back to the Board at the next meeting with updated
information and plans for sculptures.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Councilmember Jablin talked about Downtown at the Gardens. He explained that
when Downtown was approved, the agreement with the developer was that there
was going to be a cultural aspect to the project, such as an outdoor theater. In
lieu of in the cultural aspect, the developer gave the City $809,000.
Councilmember Jablin spoke to the board about upgrading City Hall plaza with
the money that was given from Downtown at the Gardens. He stated that a lot of
events take place in the plaza and it should be designed more user friendly for
the events. In addition, he would like to incorporate art into the project and talked
about maybe putting in a sculpture garden. The board would like to be involved in
this project and Brad Weisman is going to put this on the agenda for next month
to discuss this in more detail. Eric Jablin also introduced Gary Katz to the Board
who is a former member of the Art in Public Places Board and is an art
consultant.
The Board went on to discuss their disappointment that most developers use the
same art consultant and a lot of them use the same artists for the projects
throughout the City. Discussion ensued regarding the possibility of giving out a
packet to all applicants with a list of art consultants. Brad is going to talk to the
City Attorney about this matter. Dan Clark explained that this Board is an
advisory board and their duty is to either recommend or deny the art that is being
presented. He does not feel they can control the art consultants and the artists
that the developer chooses to use. He suggested simply denying the art that
they don't like.
Lee Bickford asked about the changes that were made to the art at the Borland
Center and who gave the OK to the changes. She was upset that the Board was
not notified of the approval and was not involved in approving the changes. Dan
Clark stated that he will provide regular updates to the Board. There was
ongoing discussion about the Borland art and the Board felt they had no choice
when they approved this art because no other art was presented to them.
V. Adjournment
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:52 PM.
Approval:
Linda liver, Chairperson
Lee Bickford, Vice Chairperson
Diane Cappelli. Board Member
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Ellen Dukes, Board Member
William Leizmart, Board Me
Ted Thoburn, Alternate Board Member
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Georgia Heard - O'Brien, Alternate Board
Member
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usan Bell, Public Information and Recording Coordinator