Title
Draft Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2018
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DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 6:00PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Daniel Hoy called the meeting to order.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Daniel Hoy, Commissioner Mark Farrell, Commissioner Adam Gillitt, Commissioner Sherman Lewis
Absent: none
2. MINUTES
Approved. Motion made by Commissioner Adam Gillitt and seconded by Commissioner Sherman Lewis. The motion carried,
4-0.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4-A 2017-5279: Evaluation of Cultural Arts and Arts Programming Proposals. The Public Art Commission held a public hearing to review, evaluate, and rank submittals for City Council allocation in response to the City's Request for Proposals to provide public art funds for cultural arts and arts programming in Alameda
Amanda Gehrke, Economic Development Division staff, gave an overview of the item starting with review of the categories, then the initial screening process, next she talked about the selection panel, and finally she gave an overview of the evaluation process and the timeline for the process.
For each category, Ms. Gehrke presented a brief overview of the proposer's entry.
Following Ms. Gehrke's presentation to Commissioners there were follow-up questions and answers.
A Commissioner asked a question regarding the $25,000 award category for West End Arts and Entertainment District, What time of the year is it suggested for?
Ms. Gehrke Answered: October 20th
A Commissioner asked: Does the West End Arts and Entertainment District currently have non-profit status or are they in the process of it?
Ms. Gehrke answered: I believe they currently have it.
Public Speaker(s):
Wes Warren, Island Alliance of the Arts, addressed the selection panel's concerns with the Island Alliance of the Art's 2nd Friday's Art Walk proposal.
Sheryl Harowitz, an Alameda resident, spoke about the benefits of the 2nd...
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