Public Arts Commission Meeting

36 Public Art Commission 0 7 /1 3/15 CITY OF ESCONDIDO MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION July 13, 2015 The regular meeting of the Public Art Commission was called to order at 3:02 p.m. by Chair Murphy in the Mitchell Room, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, California. Commissioners present: Chairman Murphy, Commissioner Mates, Commissioner Preston and Commissioner Tiedeman. Commissioners absent: Vice-Chairman Harrison, Commissioner Hudgins, and Commissioner Will. Staff present: Jay Petrek, Assistant Planning Director; Kristina Owens, Associate Planner; and Ty Paulson, Minutes Clerk. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None. MINUTES: Moved by Commissioner Tiedeman, seconded by Commissioner Mates, to approve the minutes of the April 13, 2015 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Queen Califia Docent Status and Additional Openings — Report/Discussion/Action Phyllis Savin, Escondido, noted that they had two new untrained potential docents. She reported that the last Second Saturday event had over 140 attendees and lasted approximately 3.5 hours. She also indicated that summer tours were difficult due to the hot weather. Ms. Owens noted that she had received some tour requests from the Girl Scouts and private schools. Discussion ensued regarding websites other than the City's indicating the wrong hours of operation for the site. L -f f Public Art Commission 07/1 3/15 37 Commissioner Tiedeman noted that Lech Juretko was in the process of modifying the gate. Commissioner Preston noted that one issue occurring during tours was when other large groups of people were trying to tour the site as well. Roy Garrett, Escondido, offered his services to help get the piece open more often as well as getting the word out about the piece. Ms. Savin noted that approximately half of the docents trained ended up not following through with becoming docents. Discussion ensued regarding a clarification of the process for printing informational brochures. Mr. Petrek noted that staff could make copies of the brochures. 2. Queen Califia Docent/Re-Opening Status — Report/Discussion/Action ..p.a.o. Commissioner Tiedeman questioned what date the Commission and staff felt would be best for the re-opening ceremony. The date was set for the Second Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in October and was to be a Marti 4 moor Gras theme. Commissioner Mates suggested not having candy handouts at the event. Discussion ensued regarding appropriate handouts for the event. Additional discussion ensued regarding publication avenues for the event. Commissioner Preston suggested creating a press release about Phyllis Savin and the need for docents. 3. Potential Informational and Directional Signage at Queen Califia — Discussion/Action Kristina Owens, Associate Planner, noted that some of the original Queen Califia signage had been found and requested input from the Commission. Discussion ensued regarding potential locations for the signage. Commissioner Mates suggested not having signage near the duck pond, noting that it was difficult to access the piece from this area. 38 Public Art Commission 07/1 3/15 Ms. Savin suggested installing security signage. Commissioner Mates suggested placing some informational signage inside the piece that could be viewed from outside and could not be vandalized. Ms. Savin suggested that the informational signage include who the artist was, the hours of operation, and a contact number. Ms. Owens noted that she was working on the directional and temporary signage. She also noted that she had been working with the Niki Foundation regarding the monument signage. Commissioner Mates suggested that an identification sign be placed on the site. Commissioner Preston suggested that the signage include the fact that the piece was one of a limited number of major pieces in the world. NEW BUSINESS: — None. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Jay Petrek, Assistant Planning Director, provided a progress update on the "Wall of Courage" piece in Grape Day Park. STAFF LIAISON REPORT: — Received. FINANCIAL REPORT — July 1, 2015 - Received. Mr. Petrek noted that City Council had discussed using public art funds for functional recreational art. Chair Murphy and staff discussed using matching funds for public art pieces. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: — None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Mr. Garrett stated that the Chamber of Commerce should be interested in what was occurring with the Queen Califia Piece, noting his view that they should be providing funding and volunteers for the piece. Public Art Commission 07/1 3 /1 5 39 Discussion ensued regarding creating a guest log for the Second Saturday events and whether sponsorships should be considered for maintaining Queen Califia. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: The Commission thanked Phyllis Savin for her work. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Future agenda items included future public art projects and funding opportunities. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Murphy adjourned the meeting at 3:57 p.m. The next meeting was scheduled for October 12, 2015. Ja ek, Community Development Director Ty on, mutes Clerk