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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes AIPP 101706ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ADVISORY BOARD October 17, 2006 Minutes The Art in Public Places Advisory Board met on October 17, 2006 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Linda Oliver at 5:35 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. I. ROLL CALL Members Present Linda Oliver Chairperson Lee Bickford Vice Chairperson Diane Cappella Myra Davis Ellen Dukes (arrived at 6:25 p.m.) William Leizman Members Absent Marilyn Spungin Theodore Thoburn 1 S` Alternate Georgia Heard O'Brien 2 °a Alternate Liaisons Present Brad Wiseman — Planning Manager and Staff Liaison Also Present Eric Jablin, Councilmember and Council Liaison Charlotte Presensky, Parks and Recreation Director Angela Wong, Operations Manager Amy Stepper, Recreation Supervisor Lucy Keshavarz, PGA Development Association, Inc. II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES The Board approved the minutes from the September 19, 2006 meeting in a 5 -0 Vote Lee Bickford Yes Diane Cappella Yes Myra Davis Yes Ellen Dukes Arrived at 6:25 p.m. — not at meeting to vote on approval. William Leizman Yes Linda Oliver Yes Art in Public Places Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 101706 Page 1 III. UPDATE BY STAFF LIAISON A. Brad Wiseman Staff Liaison did not have an update since no interaction had been conducted with the City Council. B. Charlotte Presensky gave an update on the PGA Flyover. Installation has been started and the opening should be held at Legacy Place on November 13, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.. Invitations are being sent out. Lights on the south side have been completed and work is continuing on the north side. IV. OLD BUSINESS Myra Davis had some comments about Bascom Palmer. The benches are not covered by landscaping to provide shade as proposed in the drawings. Brad Wiseman will look into the landscaping and shade issue. Brad Wiseman said the obelisk by Chili's is now complete. Angela Wong told William Leizman that she would send a final spreadsheet to him about the total cost which should be $295,000 plus the $5,000 for measuring costs. William Leizman asked about the stainless steel bolts in the obelisk by Chili's. Angela Wong replied that they were included in the design plan. William Leizman said it looked inexpensive because of the bolts showing. A. Grant Opportunity Update Charlotte Presensky stated to the committee members that there was good news and bad news. The bad news is, the grants will not be funded next year. Good news is that we do have funds available to use and have about $400,000 available. Ms. Presensky stated that the grant requires a site to be selected and amount of dollars to be spent on the artwork. In addition, at the last meeting Charlotte Presensky had asked the members to bring back their five to ten locations to this meeting to be used to develop a Priority Plan. Myra Davis suggested the corner of Central and PGA on the Northwest side. Linda Oliver spoke about the area as an entry way into the Gardens and it was a nice setting that was very visible. The property needs to be put down as a priority project; if the land is not City owned, it still could be put on a priority list. Myra Davis stated that the map distributed previously was not clearly marked with streets. Charlotte wanted to get a list of City -owned properties. It was a consensus that the Priority Plan would be tabled until the next meeting when Charlotte Presensky will bring a better map so they can work on a priority list for other areas for artwork to be displayed. Eric Jablin stated that the Clerk's office could post an ad for a drive- around and invite a reporter, letting the public attend if they wish. Charlotte Presensky informed the board members that what needs to be determined at this meeting for the grant, is to select a site and the amount of dollars to be spent. This information is needed by Nov 1, 2006 so it can be approved by the City Council. Charlotte Presensky noted that the Arts in Public Places Board may have to hold one or two extra meetings in December and January about locations and to meet with artists. Charlotte read the project requirements regarding the grant process. From the old map Lee Bickford suggested locations 16, 6 and 12 which are near City Hall area because of the Green Market, and at the Gardens Baseball Field on Burns Road. Linda Oliver chose location 12 if it could be on Burns Road at the Burns Road Community Center, and she Art in Public Places Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 101706 Page 2 suggested something could be placed in the Lakeside's lake. Linda Oliver and Diana Cappella both felt that the Burns Road area would be better and to limit it to one or two art pieces and do it right. Linda Oliver stated the art work needed to have high visibility. Charlotte Presensky talked about the lake area as being an ideal location because of the number of people who would see it and that the lake area would provide good visibility. Amy Stepper interjected that she had talked to many people who expressed an interest in about coming up to the art and being interactive with it. Charlotte Presensky replied that having artwork in the lake area would provide this interaction, and to keep in mind that since it was a large area it would take a large piece of art. Linda asked for motion. Diane Cappella made a motion to recommend to Council to put artwork in the Lakeside lake site; William Leizman seconded it, and the motion passed unanimously 6 -0. Lee Bickford Yes Diane Cappella Yes Myra Davis Yes Ellen Dukes Yes William Leizman Yes Linda Oliver Yes Charlotte Presensky told board members that they needed to determine the dollars to commit to the proposed artwork in the lake. Then an artist will have a certain figure to work with on the art project including their installation fees. Charlotte Presensky noted that Myra Davis suggested splitting the fund and keeping money in reserve to put future artwork in the Old Palm area to greet people as they come into the City. After discussion between the board members it was determined by consensus that the cost of the art should be capped at $200,000. Linda Oliver called for a motion to this effect; it was seconded and the motion was carried unanimously 6 -0. Lee Bickford Yes Diane Cappella Yes Myra Davis Yes Ellen Dukes Yes William Leizman Yes Linda Oliver Yes Charlotte Presensky wants to get the Art in Public Places Board and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board together sometime in January to work on a cultural center since the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has the funds to build a center and by partnering with the Art in Public Places the energy of the two boards would create a highly motivated team to get the cultural center built. Art in Public Places Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 101706 Page 3 Eric Jablin stated he has been meeting with influential members of the public about plans to develop a public and private partnership to develop a cultural center. He asked for the members of the Arts in Public Places board to be part of the grass roots of this new partnership and asked that they be a driving force behind the development of the new cultural center. B. Gardens Station — Artwork Presentation Lucy Keshavarz presented a package to the board members so they could compare materials and colors for the project to be placed at Gardens Station off of RCA. The presentation showed the flag benches that were designed by the artist. Samples of the brick that the benches would be carved from, a model of the flag benches, and samples of the building and roofing materials were shown to the board members so they could visualize the palette of the flag benches. Myra Davis stated she felt the surface texture of the seating area was too rough. Lucy Keshavarz said different textures could be used and showed a brochure to the board members illustrating that the seating area could be smooth. William Leizman did not feel overall that the flag benches complimented the building. William Leizman and Linda Oliver stated that they would rather see something that better demonstrated the talent of the artist. After speaking with 25 members of the public the consensus was that the public did not want to sit on a flag. Diane Cappella did not think that the benches conveyed the feeling of a welcome place to rest. The board members agreed that although they liked other pieces the artist had done, they felt that the flag benches were not representative of the art they wanted to place at the Gardens Station. Linda suggested that Lucy Keshavarz go back and work with the artist to develop an alternative piece of artwork for this site since the board members do want to work with the artist. The board members agreed that the artist seemed to be best represented by wall reliefs, and asked that Lucy Keshavarz ask him to develop a wall with a relief projecting outward. The board members decided to table the flag benches until such time as the artist could present an alternative piece of art for display. V. NEW BUSINESS William Leizman stated he had received a notification about a rotating show and he would give further details to the members upon request. Art in Public Places Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 101706 Page 4 V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 p.m. Approval: Linda Oliver, Chairperson Lee Bickford, Vice Chairperson Marilvri,Spunainj�oard Member Georgia Heard- O'Brien, Alternate Board Member Attest: Debbie Andrea Public Information Coordinator Note: These summary minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the Office of the City Clerk. Art in Public Places Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 101706 Page 5