I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE INDIO PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
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ON JANUARY 12, 2021, AT 5:30.>> SPEAKER: PRESTON THOMAS BUCK?
>> SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER ZENDAYA?
>> SPEAKER: >> SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER BECERRA WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE PLEDGE?
>> SPEAKER: (RECITAL OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) >> SPEAKER: THE STATEMENT FROM
[3. STATEMENT FROM THE COMMISSION SECRETARY]
THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY, VENESSA DO YOU NEED TO COVER THAT?THE GENERAL RULES OF COURTESY FOR MEETINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
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>> SPEAKER: MOVING ON FROM ITEM NUMBER FOUR DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY?
>> SPEAKER: THAT IS SIMPLE THEN.
[5. MINUTES: December 15, 2020]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING DECEMBER 15.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING?
>> SPEAKER: MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING.
>> SPEAKER: THEN CAN WE GET A VOTE?
>> SPEAKER: VICE-CHAIRPERSON BUCK SCHINSKY?
>> SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER NEUMEYER?
>> SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER CRUZ-ZENDEJAS?
>> SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER BECERRA?
>> SPEAKER: MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
>> SPEAKER: THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE MEETING TODAY.
ITEM NUMBER SIX WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN NO ACTION ITEMS. NUMBER EIGHT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF STAFF ITEMS. ITEM 8.1 THE QUALIFIED MURAL CONSERVATOR REVIEW.
[8.1 Pre-Qualified Mural Conservator Review]
DEMO, AND YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT?AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME ISSUES WITH OUR MURALS AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND ENLIST THE HELP OF QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR TAKING CARE OF THESE MURALS.
LAST YEAR I WORKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CREATE A CONSENT FORM IN ESSENCE FOR THE BUILDING OWNERS TO SIGN AND ALLOW US ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY FOR INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE MURALS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE MURALS -- THE MURALS THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE LOOKING AT OUR WHAT WE CAN CALL RIGHT NOW MURALS THAT PREDATE OR ARE OUTSIDE OF THE A IPP.
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COLLECTION.
WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE MURALS AND THEREFORE SOME OF THEM ARE IN A STATE OF DESPAIR -- DISREPAIR SO THAT WE NEED PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT.
I PUT OUT AN RFQ AND WE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD AMPLE APPLICANTS.
WE CLOSED THE RFQ THERE WERE FIVE APPLICANTS.
IN THE STAFF REPORT I NUMBER THEM NUMERICALLY -- NOT NUMERICALLY.
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ALPHABETICALLY.HOWEVER, I NOTICED IN THE PDF I SENT THEY ARE IN ORDER OF RECEIPT.
I DON'T KNOW -- I WAS A BIT TREPIDATIONS.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WE WANT TO GO ABOUT DISCUSSING IT.
WE CAN DISCUSS THEM BY THE NAMES OR BY APPLICANT ONE, APPLICANT TWO.
THE MAIN CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE OUR THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS.
THEIR ABILITY TO LET US BASICALLY NO HOW MUCH THEY BELIEVE THE MURALS WERE COST TO REPAIR, IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED, AND IF NOT, PROVIDE US WITH THE BASIC INFORMATION FOR US TO RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL.
I REVIEWED ALL OF THE APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE ELIGIBLE.
NOT EVERY APPLICANT PROVIDED ALL OF THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS.
HOWEVER, JUST SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A DIVERSITY IN THE POOL AND SEEING THAT THE MISSING ELEMENTS WORKED THAT IMPORTANT -- NOT THAT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYONE THAT APPLIED.
I SORT OF USED A RUBRIC MYSELF FOR WHEN I LOOKED AT THE APPLICATIONS AND I HAVE -- I HAVE SOME APPLICATIONS THAT I THINK KIND OF ROSE TO THE TOP.
I OF COURSE AM SEEKING YOUR ADVICE, YOUR EXPERTISE AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS OR WHAT WE WOULD NEED IN TERMS OF THESE SERVICES.
FROM HERE, I WILL JUST SAY THIS -- FROM HERE WE WILL TAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND -- UNDER ADVISEMENT AND WE WILL REACH OUT TO THE SELECTED GROUPS TO ASK THEM TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR US THAT WILL INCLUDE A BUDGET AND WHAT THEIR PROCESS, WHAT THEY THINK THE PROCESS SHOULD LOOK LIKE FOR US.
AND THEN WE WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHICH ONE WE WILL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH.
DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNTS THAT THEY SURMISE IT WILL REQUIRE, WE WILL EITHER HAVE TO GO TO THE CITY MANAGER OR WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IF THE FUNDS EXCEED 75,000.
IF THERE WERE ANY APPLICATIONS THAT JUMPED OUT AT YOU THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT -- I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FILE WAS VERY BIG, MUCH BIGGER THAN I ANTICIPATED.
BUT THE APPLICATION FORM SORT OF CONDENSED THE INFORMATION THAT WE ASKED FOR AND THEN THE APPLICATIONS AND THE ATTACHMENTS THAT MADE THE FORM BIGGER.
>> SPEAKER: DID WE DETERMINE THAT WE WANT TO GO BY THE NUMBER OR THEIR NAMES? OR DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE?
>> SPEAKER: WE CAN GO BY THE NUMBER BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT IS IN THE PDF.
>> SPEAKER: WOULD YOU MIND GOING THROUGH THE PDF LIST.
I TOOK NOTES BUT I DIDN'T PUT THE NUMBER THAT THEY WERE IN.
>> SPEAKER: I HAVE THE PDF HERE.
MY SCROLLING ON MY SCREEN IS IN GREAT.
>> SPEAKER: APPLICANT ONE IS EVERGREEN ARCHITECT ARTS INC.
APPLICANT TO IS MAY AND BIRCH CONSERVATION.
APPLICANT THREE IS PETROS CELESTINO.
APPLICANT FOR IS LINNEA DAWSON, AND APPLICANT FIVE IS MARIE LUMPINESS.
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I WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING AND NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO IN MY ESTIMATION ARE REALLY THE MOST QUALIFIED.
THEY NOT ONLY DID THEY HAVE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION, BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT REALLY GAVE US GOOD CONCRETE EVIDENCE THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH MURALS.
NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER FIVE 3D SCULPTURAL WELL, BUT ONE AND TWO ARE PROBABLY THE BEST TWO MURALS APPLICANTS.
I HAVE DEALT WITH CONSERVATORS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THEIR EDUCATION IS EXCELLENT, THEIR EXPERIENCE IS EXCELLENT.
THEIR PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND PARTICIPATION -- YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER.
>> SPEAKER: I THINK NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO -- I LOVE THEIR ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
THEY CLEARLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THEY ARE FOCUSED ON EVERYTHING.
THE WEIRD THING AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING -- IT LOOKS LIKE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO IN THEIR APPLICATIONS HAVE THE SAME PIECE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE PARTNERSHIPS OR COLLABORATIONS.
IT'S LIKE A LION WITH A DESIGN ABOVE IT.
THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME PIECE IN THEIR PORTFOLIO AND I'M KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
>> SPEAKER: I HOPE THAT'S NOT A MISTAKE ON MY PART.
I LOOK INTO THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> SPEAKER: IT FEELS LIKE MAYBE IT'S A DUPLICATION BECAUSE IT'S THE EXACT SAME PHOTO BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THE ACTUAL ART OF THE PEOPLE AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING WORK FROM OTHER PLACES.
>> SPEAKER: I KNOW ONE OF THEM SAID THAT.
>> SPEAKER: THEY WORKED THERE BEFORE OR SOMETHING SO MAYBE THAT --'S BACK THAT WOULD TOTALLY EXPLAIN IT.
>> SPEAKER: AND ALSO, IN THE CONSERVATION FIELD, TOM, IT IS NOT ODD FOR DIFFERENT CONSERVATOR GROUPS TO WORK ON THE SAME PIECE BECAUSE SOMETIMES GROUP HAVE BETTER EXPERTISE IN AREAS THAT OTHERS DON'T.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING -- I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SPEAKER: I NOTICED THAT THEY DID TESTS OF THE MATERIALS AND REALLY GOOD SAMPLES.
I THINK BEYOND US JUST WANTING TO BE PAINTED OVER AND LOOK BETTER, WHICH I FEEL LIKE THE COMMISSIONER IS ABLE TO DO WITHOUT THEM, IT IS A MATTER OF KIND OF HELPING US WITH THE CONSERVATION ELEMENTS.
MAYBE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO TREAT THEM OR SOMETHING.
I FEEL LIKE THEY COULD PROVIDE A DEEPER EXPERTISE.
THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> SPEAKER: I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED BY -- I THINK A LOAN THOSE WERE THE ONES THAT PROVIDED THE MOST INFORMATION.
AS MUCH AS I LOVE NUMBER THREE, LOCAL ARTISTS WOULD BE AMAZING.
BUT AS FAR AS THE CONSERVATION PART, I KNOW THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY MUCH NEEDING TO BE MORE ON TOP OF.
WITH WHAT THEY PROVIDED, THEY LOOK LIKE -- LIKE BILL SAID, THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS.
>> SPEAKER: I THINK WITH SOME APPLICANTS, I THINK THEY ARE ALL QUALIFIED IN THEIR OWN WAY.
LIKE BILL SAID, SOME OF THEM HAVE -- THESE HAD REALLY STRONG CONSERVATION ELEMENTS.
I THINK THAT WILL -- NOW THAT WE HAVE THE APPLICATIONS ON FILE, IF THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WE COULD REACH OUT TO THEM IF IT KIND OF FELL WITHIN THAT PURVIEW.
>> SPEAKER: THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
IF FOR THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE CHOSEN FOR, IS IT SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE FUTURE?
>> SPEAKER: WHEN I PUT OUT THE CALL, I PUT IT OUT IN SOME OF THE ART CIRCLES.
I CONTACTED PEOPLE AND SAID, WE HAVE THIS, PLEASE SHARE IT AND HAVE PEOPLE APPLY.
THE NEXT TIME WE ARE BUILDING UP A CASH OF EXPERTISE SO THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING IF YOU HAVE TO DO A CALL FOR WE CAN SEND THE CALL DIRECTLY COME IN ADDITION TO PUTTING OUT IN AN OPEN SPACE.
>> SPEAKER: OUR MAIN CONCERN AT UNDERSTAND IT, ARE THE MURALS.
TAKING CARE OF THOSE MURALS THAT ARE IN NEED OF CARE.
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NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO ARE THE TWO GROUPS THAT HAVE EXTRAORDINARY MURAL EXPERIENCE.NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE HAVE SCULPTURAL EXPERIENCE.
THEY WOULD BE FINE TO CALL FOR OUR SCULPTURAL PIECES.
NUMBER THREE, HE HAS NO CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE AT ALL.
>> SPEAKER: I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANTED TO LEAN IN BEFORE I MADE MY COMMENTS.
>> SPEAKER: I AGREE WITH YOU ALL TOO.
I AGREE WITH ONE INTO BEING STRONG ON CONSERVING OUR MURALS AND THAT'S OUR BIGGEST ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
AS FAR AS THE APPLICANTS -- IS THIS PROCESS TO HAVE A RESOURCE POOL? ARE THESE APPLICANTS PART OF OUR RESOURCE POOL NOW?
>> SPEAKER: WE ARE GOING -- I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SELECT FROM THIS TO ASK THEM TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AND I THINK THE ONE THAT WE PULL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
>> SPEAKER: I AM OF THE OPINION THAT I THINK NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO ARE QUITE GOOD.
THEY HAVE GONE AND GIVEN US A BASE DESCRIPTION BASED ON COMMISSIONS AND EVERYTHING.
DID NUMBER FOUR NOT PROVIDE ANY OF THEIR RATE INFORMATION? SILVER LAKE CONSERVATION? THAT'S THE ONE THAT DOES A LOT OF SCULPTURAL WORK.
I DIDN'T SEE RATE INFORMATION IN THEIR PRESENTATION.
EVERYONE IS PRETTY EVEN IN THEIR PRICING.
SOME SLIGHTLY MORE FOR SOME POSITIONS.
>> SPEAKER: I DON'T KNOW IF THEY JUST WORKED WITH A PROPOSED BUDGET THAT SOMEONE HAD FOR THEIR CONSERVATION AND THEY SORT OF PUT THAT IN THERE.
THEY MIGHT HAVE UPLOADED MAYBE THE WRONG FORM.
>> SPEAKER: GOING FORWARD, YOUR PROPOSAL ARE WE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO THREE? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
>> SPEAKER: YOU GUYS REALLY OUTLINED NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO IS YOUR FAVORITE AND I THINK THEY STOOD OUT.
EITHER ONE OF THEM IS BICOASTAL.
THEY KIND OF CLEARLY MEANT THE BAR.
LOOKING AT MY RUBRIC THAT I USED, I SAW NUMBER FIVE AND I THOUGHT THAT NUMBER FIVE HAD SOME POTENTIAL.
AN INDIVIDUAL THAT LIVES IN THIS AREA.
I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS GOOD CONSERVATION.
THERE WAS GOOD CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE, CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH -- THE CALL WAS LIMITED TO CALIFORNIA.
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH TOO MANY -- I SAW SOME GREAT PLACES IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK BUT THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOME FLIGHTS.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT WOULD BE FOR YOU GUYS IF THE PERSON WAS LIKE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR LIKE RIGHT HERE.
I FELT LIKE THAT WAS A VIABLE OPTION IN CASE THAT WAS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR YOU.
I DO THINK THAT CANDIDATES ONE AND TWO ARE CAPABLE OF GETTING IT TOGETHER TO BE HERE WHEN THEY NEED TO.
I JUST WANTED TO PROPOSE THAT AS AN OPTION IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE -- I THINK THEIR ADDRESS.
>> SPEAKER: IF YOU DID MENTION THAT THE TECHNICIAN IS RELOCATING APPEAR.
I THINK -- THE EXPERIENCE IS THERE SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF IF WE WANT TO HEAR MORE OR NOT.
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>> SPEAKER: NUMBER FIVE, HER EDUCATION, SHE WENT TO ONE OF THE OLDEST CONSERVATION SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT SHE GAVE US EXAMPLES ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK.
THERE WAS NOT MUCH MURAL WORK.
TO BEGIN WITH, THAT WAS A MAJOR -- UNLESS SHE HAS YOUR WORK THEN -- >> SPEAKER: YEAH.
>> SPEAKER: I THINK THERE IS DEFINITELY STRENGTH TO EVERYBODY AND I OBVIOUSLY DO LEAN TOWARD SOMEONE LOCAL, IDEALLY.
BUT IN OUR CASE, THE MURALS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TAKING CARE OF SINCE WE BEFORE PART -- I WAS PART OF THIS COMMISSION.
I THINK THAT WE JUST NEED TO GET THEM DONE AND TAKING CARE OF.
K CAN DO THAT AND -- TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER THE MURALS ARE PRESENTING, THEY SEEM LIKE THEY CAN DEAL WITH IT THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE TIME WE JUST BRING IN THE BIG GUNS, BRING IN THE PROS AND LET THEM DO THE THING THAT THEY ARE GOOD AT TO MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I KNOW BILL AND EJ, YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE LONGEST AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH HOW EASY OR DIFFICULT IT IS TO WORK WITH THE ARTISTS.
FOR ME, THE INITIAL PART OF WHAT WE NEED IS THE ASSESSMENT.
THEM TO LOOK AT IT, ASSESS IT COMING GIVE US HOW MUCH IS GOING TO TAKE TO FIX THIS.
I AM STILL HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE THE ARTISTS AS A PART OF THE EFFORT IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND AT HAND.
IF IT TAKES MORE EXPERT WORK, THEN CONSERVATION TEAM CAN DO IT.
IF IT IS A MATTER OF THEM MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT MATERIALS OR TREATMENTS OR SOMETHING, WE CAN INCORPORATE THE LOCAL ARTIST.
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WORKING WITH ANY OF THEM BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE.
I MIGHT NEED THE TWO OF YOU TO HELP ME ON THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE REQUIRED TO CREATE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THAT PURPOSE.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ON A COMMITTEE TOGETHER.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT I WANTED TO THROW IN THEIR AND I WILL DEFINITELY BE ASKING THEM TO CONSIDER WHEN THEY SEND OUT PROPOSALS.
>> SPEAKER: AS FAR AS I KNOW, ONLY ONE ARTIST THAT HAS DONE MURALS IN INDIO IS A LOCAL.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF HE IS STILL LOCAL.
I KNOW I DID A WALK-THROUGH WITH HIM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
HE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS AND HE IS STILL ALIVE.
>> SPEAKER: ALIVE AND AVAILABLE AND WORKING?
>> SPEAKER: I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MURALS, PORTIONS OF THEM REDONE OR TOUCHED UP THAT WE DID NOT USE OR HAVE THE ORIGINAL ARTIST COME OUT AND WORK ON.
I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT POINT YOU FOLLOW UP.
WE HAVE HAD ONE HOLD MURAL WHICH I THINK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S MORE OR LESS BEEN REPAINTED BY ANOTHER ARTIST.
IT WAS CREATED BY SOMEONE ELSE AND THEN WE HAVE HAD OTHERS THAT HAD BEEN WORKED ON EITHER PORTIONS TO MEET -- COMPLETELY REDONE OR TOUCHED UP THAT WORKED DONE BY THE ORIGINAL ARTIST.
I DON'T KNOW IF JIM, SOCKETS COME OUT TO DO ANY WORK ON ANY OF HIS MURALS.
WE HAVE HAD RAPHAEL VALENCIA WHO IS A LOCAL ARTIST WHO HAS DONE SOME ORIGINAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES.
HE HAS ALSO REDONE A COMPLETELY REPAINTED AT LEAST THE AGRICULTURAL MURAL ON MILES AT OASIS.
THERE IS ALSO WORKED ON THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY MURAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF SLOT MO CAME OUT AND REDID HIS.
THAT WOULD BE AT THE GAS STATION AT INDIO BOULEVARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS THE ONE THEY CAME OUT AND REDID HIS.
THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO DISCUSS.
I THINK IN A FEW CASES WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE ARTISTS COME BACK FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY HAVEN'T OR THEY ARE DONE WITH IT.
>> SPEAKER: MAYBE THAT WAS ASSUMPTION ON MY PART THAT THE ARTISTS WERE THE ONES THAT WERE WORKING ON IT.
THAT MAKE -- THAT MIGHT MAKE THINGS EASIER AND.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE POLICY IS ON SOURCING LOCAL ARTISTS.
IF WE CAN MAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AS OPEN AND TRY TO USE ANY LOCAL EXPERTISE
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AS NEEDED, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY I THINK.I AM TAKING IT THAT WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO HEAR FROM NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
>> SPEAKER: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THAT HUGE FILE.
IT WAS A NIGHTMARE TO PUT TOGETHER AND I'M SURE IT WAS A NIGHTMARE TO REVIEW.
>> SPEAKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[8.2 2021 Work Plan]
DEMO DO YOU WANT GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT?>> SPEAKER: FIRST OF ALL I'M GOING TO SAY, I'VE TRIED TO FIND PREVIOUS WORK PLANS AND THEY WERE ALL IN DRAFT SO I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS EVER EVEN PRESENTED.
AS I LOOKED THROUGH THOSE WORK KIND OF BLURRED THE LINE BETWEEN WHAT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND WHAT WAS COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITY.
AS WE HAVE SPENT TIME REDEFINING THE APPROACH THAT WE ARE TAKING WITH OUR MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND GOALS, I FELT LIKE, IF WE ARE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE ARE LIVING IN THESE BOXES RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO EVEN TRY TO ACHIEVE THIS YEAR AND WHAT'S NOT? AS I CONTINUE WORKING ON THE OLD ONE, MOVING BACK AND FORTH, I DID REACH OUT TO SOME MEMBERS OF OUR PREVIOUS ADD HOC COMMITTEES TO TRUCK -- TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE IDEAS.
I THINK THAT IT HAS TO BE DERIVATIVE OF OUR GOALS FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW I ENDED UP BEGINNING TO WORK ON IT.
WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IN THEIR -- I KNOW KEVIN HAS ASKED ME FOR A WORK PLAN FOR MYSELF AND I WAS TRYING TO DO THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY.
I KNOW -- I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD NEED TO DO ONE FOR KEVIN, MY BOSS, AND THE CITY MANAGER, AND ANOTHER ONE FOR WHAT THE COMMISSION IS ABLE AND TASKED WITH DOING.
I KNOW IT HAS TO BE AN ATTACHMENT TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS WE PRESENT IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN OUR JOINT SESSION BUT IT WASN'T OFFICIALLY GIVEN TO THEM AND APPROVE AND WHATNOT.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE -- SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF IT, SOME OF THE, I HAVE A SECTION WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT RESOURCES.
I IT'S RIGHT FOR ME TO SAY, IT WILL DO THIS, WITHOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THEIR AVAILABILITY IS, HOW MUCH TIME THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE US AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THINGS ABOUT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT -- PARKS DEPARTMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME MORE TIME TO DO THAT AND PERHAPS MEET WITH KEVIN TO KIND OF DETERMINE WHAT WOULD BE YOURS AND WHAT WOULD BE MINE WORK AND ALSO TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR CHAIR TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE, THE STRATEGIC PLAN WE COULD CREATE A PLAN OR IF YOU GUYS WANT TO CREATE A SMALLER GROUP.
I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU GUYS ARE DOING COLLABORATIVE THINKING AND WORKING IT OUT TOGETHER.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU GUYS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE A REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION ON.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M THERE YET.
WE CAN POSTPONE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
SO THAT I HAVE SOME TIME TO WORK AND GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THOSE OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
OR IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THE END OF JANUARY, WE CAN OF COURSE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TO DO THAT.
SPOT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR INSIGHT ON THE WORK PLAN? ARE WE COMFORTABLE GOING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING AND WAIT FOR AN UPDATE ON THAT.
I THINK BETWEEN YOU AND DEBORAH, YOU WILL COME UP WITH A PRETTY DECENT
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CONCEPT.>> SPEAKER: IT'S YOU DID CHAIR AND STAFF WORK ON IT? I DIDN'T KNOW HOW YOU ARRIVED AT IT IN THE PAST.
>> SPEAKER: WE NEVER REALLY DID.
'S BACK WHEN DEBORAH AND I MEET WE CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE WE MEET.
>> SPEAKER: I THINK IF YOU AND DEBORAH MEET YOU WILL SOON REALIZE IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL HELP.
>> SPEAKER: WE DO ALREADY HAVE AN AD HOC COMMISSION -- COMMITTEE WHICH IS EXPERIENCED THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
MAYBE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO LEAN ON WITH EXTRA INPUT AND HELP.
>> SPEAKER: DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO GIVE ANY INPUTS IF YOU ALL NEED HELP ON ANYTHING.
>> SPEAKER: YOU BECAUSE OF THE MOST FAMILIAR.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.
[9. COMMISSIONER ITEMS]
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE?>> SPEAKER: I'M GOING TO BE DOING AN OUTSIDE EXHIBITION IN FEBRUARY.
>> SPEAKER: THE THEME IS CARTE -- IS CALLED ART IS COMMENT.
SIX ARTISTS, THREE FROM THE VALLEY, THREE FROM LOS ANGELES.
THEIR COMMENTS ARE WHATEVER THEY DECIDE TO MAKE.
IT WILL BE LIKE A DRIVE BY EXHIBITION.
>> SPEAKER: WHERE IS THAT GOING TO BE?
>> SPEAKER: ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE ART CENTER.
>> SPEAKER: IF YOU HAVE ANY COULD SHARE THAT WITH ME I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE IT.
>> SPEAKER: WE ARE WORKING ON ONE RIGHT NOW.
IT HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL LIFE SAVER FOR ARTISTS.
CAN YOU GIVE ME THAT DATE AGAIN?
>> SPEAKER: IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN FOR VIEWING BY FEBRUARY 6.
I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT GO THROUGH DESERT X BUT DESERT X IS CANCELED.
>> SPEAKER: IT WILL BE JUST AS GOOD.
>> SPEAKER: DOES ANYONE HEALTH -- ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SHARE?
>> SPEAKER: JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL HAS INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS.
IF YOU KNOW ANY ARTISTS THAT CAN APPLY, THEY HAVE EMERGING ARTISTS, ESTABLISHED ARTISTS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTIST GRANTS.
DEFINITELY GET THE WORD OUT THERE FOR SOME MONEY FOR ARTISTS.
>> SPEAKER: DO THEY GIVE A CONTACT NAME?
>> SPEAKER: IS THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL.
THE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 1.
>> SPEAKER: ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYONE WANTS TO SHARE?
>> SPEAKER: I WILL SHARE SOMETHING QUICKLY.
MYSELF AND TWO OTHER LOCAL HAVE COMPLETED ONE OF THREE MANY MURALS.
THE FIRST ONE WE JUST FINISHED THE END OF DECEMBER.
IT IS THE BACK OF LEON'S MARKET.
SO IF YOU WANT TO CRUISE BY AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
THE SECOND ONE WILL BE AT THE THERMAL SENIOR CENTER AND WILL PROBABLY BE STARTING THAT ONE IN FEBRUARY.
IF YOU WANT TO COME BY AND HONK AND BRING US WATER THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
IT IS A PROJECT THAT WAS DONE THROUGH INITIALLY WE WERE CONTACTED BY A LOCAL GROUP.
IT IS STORIES THAT WE RECEIVED AND THEN WE CREATED IMAGES BASED ON BASICALLY WHAT THE VALLEY WANTED.
IT'S IN THE EAST END OF THE VALLEY.
ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH CULTURE, WITH THE IMPACT OF COVID.
IT HAS BEEN PRETTY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE.
REALLY AWESOME TO SEE THE FEEDBACK WE HAVE GONE SO FAR.
WE FINISHED NUMBER ONE AND WE WILL BE STARTING NEVER TO.
>> SPEAKER: WEARS THREE GOING TO BE?
>> SPEAKER: THAT ONE WE ARE HOPING WE GET DOWNTOWN COACHELLA, ACTUALLY.
WE ARE HOPING THAT THAT GOES THROUGH.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY APPROVAL ON THAT YET BUT FOR SURE THE SECOND ONE IS GOING TO BE AT THE THERMAL SENIOR CENTER.
>> SPEAKER: THE EAST VALLEY PEOPLE ALWAYS PARTICIPATE.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE GOOD, POSITIVE NOT AFRAID TO GIVE THEIR
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INPUT.IT IS A COMMUNITY ORIENTED AREA, UNLIKE THE REST OF THIS VALLEY.
>> SPEAKER: WE ARE HOPING TO BUILD THAT THIS YEAR.
I THINK AS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AND STAFF, IF WE CAN START BUILDING THAT ENERGY HERE SO WE CAN DO STUFF THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
CECELIA, DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA? CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT IS?
>> SPEAKER: IF YOU LOOK UNDER OUR INSTAGRAM MOHANDAS MURALS.
WE POSTED SOME PICTURES ON THERE.
AND THEN ALSO ON THE IG FOR ALL THE ANZA.
THEY HAVE INFORMATION ON THERE AS WELL.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE GOING TO BE POSTING A VIDEO PRETTY SOON ABOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT.
>> SPEAKER: I KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS COOL ANYMORE BUT WE HAVE A CITY FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> SPEAKER: WE DO HAVE FACEBOOK.
>> SPEAKER: WE ARE NOT SO COOL IN IG YET.
ANY LAST ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO SHARE BEFORE WE MOVE ON? THAT MOVES ON TO THE END WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
>> SPEAKER: I WILL MOVE TO ADJOURN.
>> SPEAKER: CAN WE GET A VOTE?
>> SPEAKER: CHAIRPERSON THOMAS BUCK?
>> SPEAKER: VICE CHAIRPERSON BILL SCHINSKY?
>> SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER CECELIA CRUZ-ZENDEJAS?
>> SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER VENESSA BECERRA?
>> SPEAKER: MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
>> SPEAKER: THINK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR HELP AND PARTICIPATION.
IT'S ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:08.
THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.