Title
Draft Meeting Minutes-February 15, 2017
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DRAFT MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
0. CONVENE
Staff Member Allen Tai called meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Hoy, Gillitt, Lewis, Carter, Graham.
2. MINUTES
None.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4-A 2017-3925
City of Alameda Amendment Updating the Public Art Ordinance. The Public Art Commission will consider modifications to update and improve the regulations governing the Public Art Ordinance. The proposed amendment is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines 15305 Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations.
and
4-B 2017-3926
Public Art Request for Proposals. The Public Art Commission will hold a public hearing to consider staff recommendations related to the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for physical public art, and cultural arts and arts programming in the City of Alameda. Release of a RFP is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Mr. Allen Tai, Planning Services Manager and Secretary to the Public Art Commission, explained that Items 4-A and 4-B are related, and therefore will be heard together.
Ms. Amanda Gehrke, Economic Development staff, gave a presentation on the proposed changes to the Public Art Ordinance and the draft Public Art Request for proposals.
Commissioner Gillitt asked if the proposal that maintenance costs be removed as an allowable use of the Fund would be applied retroactively.
Ms. Gehrke explained that there has not yet been any off-site public art funded by the Fund. For on-site public art, there is already a requirement that property owners sign an agreement to do the maintenance.
Public Speakers:
Rachel Campos, Alameda Coalition for the Arts, stated that they fully support the changes proposed by City staff. Ms. Campos shared images of public art from other cities ...
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