Title
Draft Meeting Minutes - June 18, 2018
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DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
Monday, June, 18 2018, 6:00PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Daniel Hoy called the meeting to order at 6:07 PM.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Daniel Hoy, Commissioner Mark Farrell, Commissioner Adam Gillitt, Chairperson Sherman Lewis, and Commissioner Liz Rush.
Lois Butler (PAC secretary) and Amanda Gehrke are present as staff to the Commission.
2. MINUTES
Motion made by Commissioner Adam Gillitt and seconded by Commissioner Liz Rush to approve the minutes. The motion carried 5-0.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4-A 2018-5676: Evaluation of Physical Art Proposals. The Public Art Commission will hold a public hearing to review, evaluate, and recommend awardees to City Council in response to the City's Request for Proposals to provide public art funds for physical art in Alameda. The proposed physical public art installations are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Amanda Gehrke, Economic Development Division staff gave an overview of the item.
Ms. Gehrke then gave an overview of the agenda, starting with a review of the proposal. She indicated that the RFP from 2017 to release funding in the amount of $260,000, to be split into 5 levels of reward, to the Cultural Arts and Arts Programing was approved. She acknowledged the top finalist's art proposals and detailed the 4 step evaluation process. She then defined the artist's intention behind their proposed installations. The commissioners were then allowed to review each artist's model before the public was allowed to do so.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions.
Liz Rush:
She clarified the location of an installation and access to the location.
After clarifying questions from the commissioners, the artists in the $1...
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