Art in Public Places Committee (Through Sept 2021)

City Hall City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Ave., Room 7 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Art in Public Places Committee Regular Meeting Minutes Monday, June 4, 2018 3:30 PM 3:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair Bonos at 3:34pm. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Chair Nina Bonos, Vice Chair Lisa Puentes, Committee Member Katherine Anderson, Committee Member Monica Bryant, Committee Member Kristin Kiefer, and Committee Member Hillary Younglove Absent: 1 - Committee Member Zack Darling 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS None 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1 May 7, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes. The minutes from the May 7, 2018 meeting were approved as submitted. 5. SCHEDULED ITEMS 5.1 DEPOT PARK PUBLIC ART PROJECT FINAL DESIGN Staff will present two options for the final design of the art bench in Depot Park. Recommended Action: Selection of one final design Staff presented two options generated by artist during final design phase. Option 1 places a round bench equidistant from the palm tree and existing Peanuts sculpture. Option 2 places a linear bench in the same location. Both bench designs are in the style of old time wooden railroad station benches with historical images the back rest. Staff shared that Parks staff will provide final landscape design. Once final design is approved, staff will provide artist with hi-resolution scans of historic photographs. Discussion ensued. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Art in Public Places Committee Regular Meeting Minutes June 4, 2018 Public Comments: Mike Montague, President of the Historic Railroad Square Association, stated it’s critical to know the landscaping plan before selecting artwork. He presented a drawing by Mr. Carlile of a roundabout with a central place for welcoming art. Lynda Angell, Railroad Square property owner, is excited about an art piece at the right time, but concerned about a design that would encourage homeless to occupy the area. Dick Carlile encouraged the Committee to consider the big picture of how the depot works in conjunction with local business and travelers. He added that the park master plan should tell the story of the park and that the addition of a traffic round-about would be a great place for public art. Discussion ensued regarding the Committee’s request to see final landscape plans prior to selecting the final artwork design. Anderson moved that in response to the public comments for a comprehensive plan integrating art, landscaping and paving, no final artwork design is approved at this time. Bryant seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5.2 PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING AND ACCEPTING GIFTS OF ARTWORK IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRES Staff will present a final draft of procedures for evaluating gifts of artwork and criteria for reviewing artwork related to the fires. Recommended Action: Approval of procedures Kiefer moved to approve as written. Bryant seconded. Motion passed unanimously. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 Art in Public Places Committee Regular Meeting Minutes June 4, 2018 5.3 COLORFUL STREETS Judy Kennedy will present a community art project proposed for the street triangle at a Healdsburg Ave and B Street in front of Brew Coffee. The Transportation & Public Works Department has approved this location for street art. Recommended Action: Approval of artwork design Anderson moved to approve as presented. Seconded by Puentes. Motion passed unanimously. 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS 6.1 Events attended Bryant: Lost Santa Rosa and Time & Place exhibits at the Sonoma County Museum Puentes: history lectures at Sonoma County Museum Kiefer: Pride Parade & Festival Bonos: spent a month in Washington, DC and visited many museums 6.2 Upcoming events Puentes: Railroad Square Music Festival on 6/10 Bonos: one more weekend for Art at the Source Younglove: Eric Castro Harvest Series in the fall at Sonoma Academy 7. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the Art in Public Places Committee on July 2, 2018 has been cancelled. The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats, to enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings are available by calling (707) 543-3292 one week prior to the meeting. TDD (707) 543-3063 Any writings or documents provided to a majority of this meeting body prior to this meeting regarding any item on this agenda are available for public review in the Recreation and Parks Administrative Office, 55 Stony Point Road, during normal business hours.