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APPMIN 11 09 1993ART IN PUBLIC PLACES MEETING MINUTES LA QUINTA CITY HALL -NORTH CONFERENCE ROOM NOVEMBER 9, 1993 The special meeting of the La Quinta Art in Public Places Committee (APP) was called to order at the hour of 11:00 A.M. by Chairman John Walling. ROLL CALL: Committee Members Kay Wolff, Nancy Nard, Kathleen Smith-Schooley, Lia Gilbert, Kathryn Hull, & Chairman Walling. Committee Member Smith-School moved to excuse Committee Member Robertson. Committee Member Nazd seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. STAFF PRESENT: Department Secretary Betty Sawyer. I. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Chairman Walling explained that the purpose of this meeting was to discuss with prospective artists to obtain ideas regarding the responsibilities of a consultant for the City. Members reviewed the information submitted by Susan Pollack. 1. Ms. Pollack gave her presentation of answered questions of the Committee Members. Some of those questions discussed were: Q. What amount of money did the City have to work with.. A. It depended on the project - ±$50,000. Q. Did the City have any guidelines for the consultant to follow. A. Members discussed the guidelines and reviewed Ms.. Pollack's work with Escondido. Q. Who maintains the artistic control in regazds to the project. A. All projects aze given final approval by the City Council. Q. Discussion regazding fee schedules. Ms. Pollack stated she is either paid by a percentage of the contract or as in Escondido, she is paid $1500 for 48 hours of work. She further stated the fee is contingent upon the type of work required. Whether she just works with the developers or whether she has to work with the Committee to help set up guidelines, etc. 2. Ms. Pollack stated the Committee needed to get the APP program written into the budget to include City projects. APPll-9 1 Art in Public Places September 13, 1993 3. Members stated the consultant would be asked to use as many of the local artists as possible. Discussion followed regarding "local" rne~aning the Desert area and extending out from there. 4. Members discussed with Ms. Pollack the projects she has beers involved with. Ms. Pollack stated the need to have the public under. stand the process and their acceptance of the program would follow. Members asked how she would involve the public to gain their acceptance. Ms. Pollack stated that after meeting with the developer and having an understanding of what is proposed inviting the public to view and discuss the project. She further stated that controversy is always a put. of public art. 5. Chairman Walling thanked Ms. Pollack for her time and interest in coming to the City. B. Chairman Walling reviewed the information submitted by Janet Disraeli with the Committee Members. 1. Ms. Disraeli gave her presentation and stated that her company had the largest data base of sculptures in the nation. Her work includes with both the private and public sectors. Some questions that were discussed: Q. How was her fee based. A. Normally with cities there was a fee that was compatible with both parties. On an hourly basis her fee was $100-125. Q. Were her projects site specific versus "on the shelf' art work. A. All projects need to be site specific. "On the shell" art work should only be for projects on a strict budget or in some instance there could be a lease program and have rotating art. Q. What was her philosophy of art. A. The most important aspect of art is education. Both the public as well as the government officials. Discussion followed as to how this could be accomplished. C. Chairman Walling reviewed the information submitted by Ms. Irit Krygier. A. Ms. Krygier gave her background and asked questions of the Committee as to what the job would consist of. APPll-9 2 Art in Public Places September 13, 1993 B. Chairman Walling explained what the Committee was looking for. Mr. Krygier stated she had not done any consulting work for cities. Discussion followed as to the type of work she had been involved with. C. Chairman Walling thanked Ms. Krygier for her time and interest in coming to the City. H. OTHER A. Chairman Walling discussed with the members the Committees ne:Kt step to inform Council of their progress. It was suggested that staff inform the Council of the Committee's status at this point during the Departmental Reports portion of the Council meeting of November 16th, with a formal presenG~tion of the Committee's selection in December. Staff was also asked to make copies of the information provided by previous consultants to the new members of the Committee. B. Chairman Walling instructed staff to invite the new director of the La Quinta Arts Foundation to speak to the group in January. C. Chairman Walling asked staff to ask the Finance Department prepare a report that shows the average monthly income for the Art in Public Places FurnJ. IV. AD.TOURNMENT There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Nazd/Smith-Schooley to adjourn to a regular meeting of the Art in Public Places Corrimittee on December 6, 1993 at 3:00 P.M. in the Planning and Development Department Conference Room. This meeting of the Art in Public Places Committee was adjourned at 2:14 P.M., November 9, 1993. APPll-9 3