APPMIN 12 06 1993ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
MEETING MINUTES
LA QUINTA CITY HALL -NORTH CONFERENCE ROOM
DECEMBER 6, 1993
The regular meeting of the La Quinta Art in Public Places Committee (APP) was called to order
at the hour of 3:11 A.M. by Chairman John Walling.
ROLL CALL: Committee Members Kay Wolff, Nancy Nazd, Kathleen
Smith-Schooley, Lia Gilbert, Kathryn Hull, &: Chairman
Walling.
Committee Member Wolff moved to excuse Committee Member Robertson. Committee
Member Hull seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
STAFF PRESENT: Department Secretary Betty Sawyer.
I. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Committee Member Hull asked if the Minutes of November 1, 1993 could be
expanded on Page 2, Item A.2. to state that the issue the Committee would be
discussing with the new City Engineer would be involving art in City projects at
the earliest point. There being no other corrections, Committee Members
Wolff/Nard moved and seconded a motion to approve the Minutes of November
1, 1993, and November 9, 1993, as corrected. The motion carried urnanimously.
B. Committee Member Wolff asked what the rate of interest was on the APP fund.
Staff informed the Committee how the interest was earned and what the percent
of interest was. There being no further questions, the financial statement was
accepted unanimously.
II. BUSIlVESS ITEMS:
A. Presentation of Parks and Recreation Director re ag rding the Fritz Bums Park
1. Clint Bohlen, Pazks and Recreation Director gave a report of the status of
the park. Following discussion it was suggested that the Mr. Bohlen and
the representative of BSI (consultants contracted with to design the pazk)
and the Committee at the Committee's meeting in January to discuss the
possible inclusion of art in the park design. Mr. Bohlen encouraged the
members to attend the public input meeting of January 10, 1994 regarding
the park.
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2. Committee Members asked Mr. Bohlen to review the options that had
been presented to Council, the public, and the reviewed by the Committee
regarding a possible Cultural Arts Commission. Discussion followed
regarding the options.
B. Continued work on the Master Art Plan
1. Members reviewed the document page by page and made changes as
needed.
III. OTHER
A. On-going Issues
1. Chairman Walling informed the members that at the present time, further
discussion with art consultants would be placed on hold until a decision
was made by the City Council regarding a Cultural Arts Commission.
B. Future Agenda Items
1. It was recommended that a representative of the Sunline be asked to speak
with the Committee in January/Februazy, 1994.
2. Further discussion regarding the Fritz Burns Pazk -BSI representative to
meet with the Committee and the Pazks and Recreation Department to
discuss the park design.
3. Discussion with the new City Engineer sometime in January/February,
1994.
5. Continued work on the Master Art Plan.
IV. AD.TOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members
Hull/Smith-Schooley to adjourn to a regular meeting of the Art in Public Places Committee on
January 3, 1994 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 5:00 P.M., December 6,
1993.
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