I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE AUGUST 9, 2022, INDIO PUBLIC ARTS
[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
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COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.COMMISSION MEMBER NEUMEIER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US INTO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
DO WE NEED TO DO A ROLE CALL FIRST?
>> YES, WE DO (INDISCERNIBLE).
>> NO PROBLEM! SO IF I DISAPPEAR, DON'T BE SHOCKED! (SIGHING) (INDISCERNIBLE) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA -- DO WE HAVE ANY?
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY TONIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN.
[4. MINUTES]
ITEM NUMBER 4, THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 11 MEETING.FEBRUARY 6, 2022 AND MARCH 6, 2022.
DID EVERYONE GET A CHANCE TO GO OVER THOSE? AND IF YOU DID, DO YOU HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, COMMENTS?
>> (INDISCERNIBLE) IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
ITEM 5, PRESENTATIONS -- DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT?
>> MR. CHAIRPERSON, THE MINUTES NEED TO BE APPROVED BY VOTE.
>> WHY AM I FORGETTING ALL OF THIS? YES, THEY DO! MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES BILL, YOUR CONNECTION HAS CUT OUT.
I WANTED TO CLEAR SOMETHING UP REAL QUICK BEFORE WE VOTE ON THAT.
BECAUSE NOT ALL OF US WERE PRESENT AT ALL OF THESE MEETINGS.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THEM ALL SEPARATELY.
BILL, CAN YOU STILL HEAR? [SILENCE]
[SILENCE] >> COMMISSIONER NEUMEIER, CHAIRPERSON (INDISCERNIBLE) TEXT ME IF IT'S POSSIBLE YOU TAKE OVER THE MEETING FROM THIS POINT ON.
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WE WERE AT ITEM 4.1 FOR MINUTES.
THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES FOR JANUARY 11 OF 2022, FEBRUARY 8 OF 2022, AND MARCH 8, 2022.
WILL HAVE TO HAVE INDEPENDENT MOTIONS BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THOSE WERE PRESENT.
SO I WILL HEAR A MOTION FROM JANUARY 11 APPROVAL, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, WE WILL DO A VOICE VOTE.
>> I WILL HEAR A MOTION FOR FEBRUARY 8 MINUTES FOR APPROVAL.
I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THOSE MINUTES.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? COMMISSIONER CRUZ-ZENDEJAS HAS TO ABSTAIN ON THAT ONE.
>> OKAY, MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS FROM PUBLIC TONIGHT.
[6.1. Jackson Street Shade Art Project: To approve a Request For Proposal (R...]
IS THIS FOR ACTION ITEM 6.1? (INDISCERNIBLE)?
>> ITEM 6.1 WILL BE PRESENTED BY MS. SARA TOYODA.
SHE IS OUR (INDISCERNIBLE) SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF INDIO.
I WILL WAIT FOR HER PRESENTATION TO BE SHOWN BY OUR IT.
AND I BELIEVE MR. NEUMEIER MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO HE IS LEAVING THE DAIS AND ALSO LEAVING THE CHAMBERS RIGHT NOW FOR THE RECORD.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK MS. TOYODA TO DO THE PRESENTATION.
I'M SARA TOYODA THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF INDIO.
I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT AND HOW THIS RFP CAME TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.
THE KLING CALIFORNIA GRANT IS ADMINISTERED BY CALTRANS.
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IT WAS CREATED TO BEAUTIFY AND CLEAN UP LOCAL STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS.CALTRANS IS INUNDATED WITH THE LITTER ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD.
IF YOU DRIVE ALONG THE FREEWAY'S, ANYWHERE THERE'S A FENCE ESPECIALLY, YOU'LL SEE THERE IS ALWAYS BUILDUP OF SOME KIND OF TRASH AND LITTER.
SO THEY CREATED THE KLING CALIFORNIA GRANT WITH A COUPLE OF GOALS.
ONE IS TO TRY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT IN THE PUBLIC SPACES, AND TO ENHANCE OR REHABILITATE SOME OF THE STREETS THAT COULD USE SOME RESTORATION.
THEY REALLY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE PUBLIC HEALTH AND CULTURAL CONNECTIONS.
THIS WAS A STATEWIDE COMPETITIVE GRANT.
SO WE UNDERSTOOD THAT EVERY CITY IN THE STATE HAS A STREET OR AN AREA THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THIS GRANT.
SO WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD STAND OUT.
IN THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS GRANT, CALTRANS REALLY TALKED ABOUT PLACE MAKING AND ART AND CULTURE.
AND THERE'S GOOD REASON FOR THAT.
THERE'S MORE AND MORE STUDIES THAT SHOW THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ART, CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER IT'S A LITTER OR WASTE OR WATER STOP THE IDEA, THE KIND OF FUNDAMENTAL IDEA IS IF WE ARE GOING TO STOP THIS LETTER FROM ACTUALLY HAPPENING, IT'S GOING TO TAKE REALLY A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN OUR CULTURE.
AND THAT NOTHING REALLY SPEAKS TO THAT THE WAY ART DOES.
THIS WAS, I THINK, A FAIRLY NEW CONCEPT TO MY INDUSTRY.
BUT APPARENTLY, THE ARTISTS HAVE KNOWN THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS -- DEFINES CREATIVE PLACE MAKING.
BASICALLY IT'S THE INTEGRATION OF ARTS AND CULTURE NASSAU AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.
IT REQUIRES PARTNERSHIP ACROSS SECTORS, ENGAGES DEEPLY THE COMMUNITY, ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, AND HELPS TO ADVANCE LOCAL, ECONOMIC, PHYSICAL AND OR SOCIAL CHANGE.
THAT'S NOT VERBATIM WILL STOP IT'S A LENGTHY -- BUT IT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THIS IS HOW WE FIGURED WE COULD STAND OUT.
IF WE COULD BUILD IN THE ART ELEMENT, THE CULTURAL ELEMENTS TO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH THIS GRANT, THE NECK COULD MAKE IT MORE MEANINGFUL IN A LOT OF WAYS.
AND ALSO, OF COURSE, STAND OUT FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT SOME OF THE OTHER PLANS IN INDIO.
AND FROM THE INDIO GENERAL PLAN 2040, THIS IS A MAP OF PRIMARY GATEWAYS IN THE CITY.
AND ONE OF THOSE GATEWAYS IS WHERE I-10 INTERSECTS WITH JACKSON STREET.
IN THE GENERAL 2040 PLAN IT SAYS GATEWAYS ARE IDENTIFIED ENTRANCE POINTS INTO THE CITIES THAT ARE OR COULD BE ENHANCED WITH UNIQUE DESIGN FEATURES, SUCH AS MONUMENTS, GATEWAY MARKERS, ART OR SIGNATURES.
SO ULTIMATELY, THE CITY WAS GRANTED JUST UNDER $5 MILLION TO WORK ON A SECTION OF JACKSON STREET, JUST SOUTH OF THOSE GATEWAY MARKERS.
IT'S THE AREA BETWEEN KENNER STREET SOUTH TO AVENUE 45.
WE HAVE FUNDING TO DO SOME LITTER CLEANUPS.
BUT ALSO TO ADD BIG BELLY WASTE CONTAINERS, NEW SIDEWALKS, TREES AND ARTISTIC SHADE ELEMENTS.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR YOU TO DO TONIGHT IS TAKE A LOOK AT AN RFP THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO INVITE AN ARTIST TO WORK WITH MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL, WHO WILL BE DOING THE SIDEWALKS.
YOU'RE GOING TO DESIGN THE SIDEWALKS AND IT MADE SENSE TO CREATE THE SHADE STRUCTURES AS WE WERE DOING THE SIDEWALKS.
WE WERE REALLY LIMITED WHERE TO ADD TREES, BECAUSE WE COULD ONLY PUT THEM WHERE IRRIGATION ALREADY EXISTED.
AND IF YOU EVER WALKED THIS SECTION OF JACKSON STREET, IT'S IMMEDIATELY APPARENT THAT THERE IS NO SHADE.
SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS FOR AN ARTIST TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL TO BRING AN ARTISTS VISION TO THE DESIGN OF THAT SHADE PROJECT -- OR THOSE SHADE PROJECTS.
AND THEN, MICHAEL BAKER WILL WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE BUILT, THAT IT'S FUNCTIONAL.
THAT CAN WORK WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY CONSTRAINTS WITHIN THE AREA.
WITHSTAND THE WIND, THE INSANE HEAT -- ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
BUT STILL KEEP THAT ARTISTIC ELEMENT.
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THE FUNDING IS PAID FOR FROM THE GRANT FOR THE ARTIST.AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT RFP, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
IS THERE A DEADLINE ON THE DESIGN? WHEN THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO PLACE?
>> IT'S A VERY FAST-MOVING GRANT.
WE LITERALLY HAVE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE IT.
SO THERE IS IN THE RFP CERTAIN DEADLINES FOR WHEN TO GET THE ARTIST STARTED.
BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY PUSH A TIMELINE PAST THAT, BESIDES THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE (INDISCERNIBLE).
BUT THEY WILL WORK WITH MICHAEL BAKER TO (INDISCERNIBLE) ON TRACK TO BE ABLE TO BID OUT THE ENTIRE THING TO HAVE IT PUT INTO -- OR ACTUALLY BE BUILT WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME OF THE GRANT.
>> AND TO JUST ADD TO WHAT MS. TOYODA SAID, THE ARTS COMMISSION FUNCTION HERE IS TO JUST USE YOUR ARTISTIC EXPERTISE IN CHOOSING THE ARTIST IN COLLABORATION WITH MS. TOYODA AND HER TEAM.
SO BASICALLY, THE PARAMETER OF YOUR WORK IS AT THE SELECTION, WITH AD HOC COMMITTEE.
AND THEN, COME BACK AGAIN WITH THE FINALISTS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.
>> OF THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO CREATE ANOTHER AD HOC.
TO CHOOSE AN ARTIST, AND -- (SIGHING) YOU SAID SOMETHING ELSE? I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
>> SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO, BASICALLY, APPROVE THE RFP AND REAPPOINT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
BECAUSE AS YOU RECALL PREVIOUSLY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER, THIS WAS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
AND THERE WAS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE APPOINTED, WHICH WAS YOURSELF, COMMISSIONER CHRYSS AND COMMISSIONER BECERRA.
SO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE BASICALLY WORKS WITH MS. TOYODA AND HER TEAM TO SELECT THREE FINALISTS.
THOSE THREE FINALISTS WILL COME TO THE ARTS COMMISSION FOR THE FINAL ARTIST AND DESIGN SELECTION.
>> HELLO? [SILENCE] I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
(INDISCERNIBLE) UNSTABLE CONNECTION.
>> SO IF THE COMMISSION DOESN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEN THE COMMISSION MAY VOTE ON THIS ITEM (INDISCERNIBLE) AGENDA, WHICH SAYS TO APPROVE AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE JACKSON STREET SHADE ART PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THE CALTRANS CLEAN CALIFORNIA LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM, AND TO REAPPOINT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR ARTIST/ARTWORK SELECTION FOR THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION.
COMMISSIONER CRUZ SECONDED IT.
>> YES, WE WILL HAVE A ROLL CALL.
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>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE RFP IN GENERAL.
I WAS WONDERING IF WE HAVE ANY OF THEM TRANSLATED IN SPANISH? AND IF WE DON'T, IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET THESE RFPS TRANSLATED IN SPANISH?
>> THERE WILL BE A COST, BUT WE CAN DO THAT.
THERE IS A THIRD-PARTY COMPANY THAT DOES THAT FOR US, BUT THERE WILL BE A COST TO IT.
BUT CERTAINLY, IF THAT'S THE COMMISSION'S DIRECTION, WE CAN DO THAT IN THE FUTURE.
>> AND WHERE WOULD THAT COST COME FROM? WOULD THAT COME FROM (INDISCERNIBLE)?
FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THIS RFP, IT WILL COME FROM -- IF THE GRANT ALLOWS FOR TRANSLATION PURPOSES.
IF NOT, THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO TRANSLATE IT.
AND IF IT IS AN RFP RELATED TO PUBLIC ARTS FUND, IT WILL COME FROM THE PUBLIC ARTS FUND.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE'S A (INDISCERNIBLE) FOR THE ADMIN COSTS.
BUT IT IS NOT -- SO AS I SAID, THERE'S A COST TO IT.
THE OTHER PORTION OF THIS ITEM WAS TO REAPPOINT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS COMMISSIONER CRUZ AND COMMISSIONER BECERRA.
AND THAT REQUIRES THE VOTE AS WELL.
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE (INDISCERNIBLE) I'M ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
CAN WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
>> DO I NEED TO RESUME CONTROL?
[6.2. Shields Park Project: Request for Proposals (RFPs) to install a sculpt...]
SO VICE-CHAIR IS BACK TO THE MEETING, AND HE WILL LEAD THE REST OF THE MEETING.>> MOVING ON TO ITEM 6.2 THE SHIELDS PARK PROJECT.
>> SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MY TITLE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO PUBLIC ARTS ANALYSTS, SO I NEED TO GET USED TO IT! SO I'M THE PUBLIC ARTS ANALYST FOR THE CITY OF INDIO.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT! ITEM 6.2 BEFORE YOU IS SHIELDS PARK PROJECT.
AS YOU RECALL BACK IN, I BELIEVE, APRIL, WE APPROVED THE WORK PLAN.
IN THIS PROJECT WAS PART OF IT.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, CITY LINK WILL CONNECT THROUGH A BRIDGE OVER THE (INDISCERNIBLE).
AND IT WILL GO THROUGH THIS AREA, GO THROUGH THE CITY.
AND SHIELDS PARK IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT BIKERS CAN STOP WERE NOT.
IT IS WITHIN A SMALL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO AS PART OF THE CITY LINK AND ALSO TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, AT THE TIME, WE DECIDED TO DO A SHADED STRUCTURE THERE.
SO WHAT THE RFP IS ASKING IS INVITING ARTISTS TO CREATE A SCULPTURAL, MULTIFUNCTIONAL SHADED STRUCTURE OR A GATHERING PLACE WITHIN THE SHIELDS PARK.
THE RELEASE DATE FOR THE RFP IS AUGUST 11, AND THE DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 19.
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BASED ON THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RFP, AND ALSO TO APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR ARTIST SELECTION TO GO BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR A FINAL APPROVAL.THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.
I'M WAITING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> DOES STAFF FEEL LIKE IT'S ENOUGH TIME FOR SOMEONE TO SUBMIT (INDISCERNIBLE) FIVE WEEKS?
>> IF WE DON'T GET ENOUGH, THEN WE EXTEND IT.
BUT BECAUSE WE NEED TO GO THROUGH -- THIS YEARLY PLAN IS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR WE HAVE SOMETHING (INDISCERNIBLE).
WE CAN EXTEND IT IF THE COMMISSION WISHES TO CHANGE THAT DEADLINE, CERTAINLY WE CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW AS WELL.
>> I'M NOT SURE THAT WE NECESSARILY NEED TO CHANGE IT RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST HOPING IT'S ENOUGH TIME.
IF YOU GUYS FEEL WE ARE GOING TO GET SOME RESPONSES IN THE NEXT MONTH.
>> IT'S A FAST TRACK (LAUGHING)! BUT SERIOUSLY, IF THE COMMISSION THINKS IT'S NOT ENOUGH, WE CAN EXTEND IT.
IF YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO IT NINE WEEKS, 10 WEEKS, WE CAN DO THAT.
>> IS THAT THE STANDARD AMOUNT OF TIME? DO WE USUALLY DO THAT? LIKE FIVE WEEKS? OR IS IT BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING THE FISCAL YEAR?
STAFF HAD DEDICATED MORE DESIGN FOR THE DESIGN, FABRIC AND INSULATION.
SO THE ARTIST HAS MORE TIME TO DO THAT.
BUT HERE, FOR CONCEPT PROPOSAL, WE HAD A TIMEFRAME THAT COULD FIT INTO OUR SCHEDULE.
BUT AGAIN, WE CAN CERTAINLY CHANGE THAT IF THE COMMISSION WISHES TO DO SO.
>> I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE IT, BUT HOPEFULLY WE DO GET RESPONSES.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, WITHIN THE RFP IT SAYS FOR THE ARTIST TO CHECK FOR UNDERGROUND POWER LINES, ETC. I WAS WONDERING HOW THE ARTISTS WERE SUPPOSED TO CHECK? IF THEY WERE GIVEN, LIKE, A GUIDELINE AS TO WHERE THOSE ARE? AND WHERE THE INSTALLATION SHOULD BE?
>> SO I CAN -- I CAN ADD A SECTION SO THEY CAN CONTACT A LOCAL COMPANY (INDISCERNIBLE).
THAT'S THE COMPANY THEY CAN GIVE THEM THE MAP OF ALL THE UTILITIES.
I CAN ADD THAT CONTACT INFO FOR THAT COMPANY THERE.
AND ALSO, MAYBE ADD SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, THEY CAN CONTACT STAFF OR GUIDANCE (INDISCERNIBLE).
>> IS THAT THE COMMISSION'S WISH? SO WHEN YOU GUYS (INDISCERNIBLE) APPROVING THE ITEMS, YOU CAN ALSO SAY WITH THE REQUEST AMENDMENTS?
>> WELL THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SAYS THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY -- JUST CALL THE DIG ALERT NUMBER UNDERGOING A SNIFF AROUND FOR GAS LINES AND WATER LINES.
COMMISSIONER BECERRA, THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.
HOPEFULLY, MAYBE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT LANGUAGE, MS. NAMVAR, IN THE RFP, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDED.
IS IT IN THERE? DO THEY NEED TO CALL? THEY NEED TO CALL A SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THAT?
>> A WE WILL AMEND THE MOTION.
ALSO, MR. SCHINSKY'S CONNECTION IS NOT GOOD.
HE JUST TEXTED ME THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ONE OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THIS PROJECT.
>> DID WE NOT HAVE ANY STANDING MEMBERS ON THIS AD HOC YET?
SO WE NEED A MOTION FIRST TO APPROVE THE RFP.
AND THEN, A MOTION FOR HAVING AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
WILL HEAR MOTION TO APPROVE THE RFP.
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PARK PROJECT.>> SO MR. SCHINSKY HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR THE AD HOC.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE?
>> WE DID SAY THERE'S (INDISCERNIBLE) OKAY.
>> VOTING TO APPROVE CHAIR SHIMSKY AND COMMISSIONER CRUZ-ZENDEJAS FOR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE (INDISCERNIBLE).
>> I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
[6.3. To approve a Request For Proposal (RFP) for Bigbelly smart waste syste...]
MOVING ON.ITEM 6.3, AND RFP FOR BIGBELLY SMART WASTE SYSTEMS BEAUTIFICATION WRAPS AND FOR AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
>> THIS IS PART OF THE SAME CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT PROJECT.
IT'S ANOTHER PIECE OF IT, WHERE WE WERE GIVEN FUNDING TO PUT IN BIG BELLY WASTE CONTAINERS -- SMART WASTE CONTAINERS.
(INDISCERNIBLE) THEY ARE SOLAR POWERED.
THEY HAVE COMPACTORS IN THE TRASH COMPARTMENT.
SO THE SOLAR POWER COMPACTS THE TRASH.
WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO GO EMPTY THEM LESS TIMES, BASICALLY.
THEY ALSO SEND A SIGNAL WHEN THEY ARE FULL.
SO THAT YOU DON'T -- PUBLIC WORKS STAFF DOESN'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND CHECK THEM.
PLUS THERE'S NEVER ANY OVERFLOW, SO DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
BUT ALSO, YOU CAN WRAP THEM IN THE SAME WAY YOU DO SIGNAL BOXES.
WE PUT THEM IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE BEFORE.
THE CITY HAS SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME AND ENERGY DOING A DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN.
AND THIS ALLOWED US TO NOT JUST THROW IN WASTE CONTAINERS AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT, AND TO ADD THE PLACE MAKING ELEMENTS USING THEM.
SO FOR THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT, WE WERE GRANTED FUNDS FOR, I BELIEVE, SIX MORE OF THESE.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR ART TO WRAP SIX OF THEM.
IT'S PART OF THE SAME GRANT, PAID FOR BY THE GRANT.
THIS RFP FOLLOWS VERY CLOSELY -- CORRELATES TO THE SIGNAL BOX RFP THAT YOU PUT OUT IN THE PAST.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HIS CHAIR SHIMSKY TEXTING IN?
>> YEAH, THERE ARE STILL CONNECTION ISSUES.
I DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THE RFP IN FRONT OF ME.
WHAT WAS THE MONETARY VALUE TO THE DESIGN? WAS IT SIMILAR TO THE (INDISCERNIBLE)?
>> AS FARS (INDISCERNIBLE) IS THAT FROM THE ARTWORK FUND ITSELF?
>> OUR FUNDS WILL BE COVERED BY THE GRANT AS WELL.
THE RP'S WILL BE COVERED BY THE GRANT.
THE COMMISSION ONLY USES ITS ARTISTIC EXPERTISE WITH SARA TOYODA AND HER TEAM FOR THE SELECTION.
SO IT'S A COLLABORATION, BASICALLY.
SO WE WILL BE DOING TWO MOTIONS ON THIS ONE.
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IF THERE IS NO MORE DISCUSSION.DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RFP? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE RFP FOR THE BIGBELLY SMART WASTE SYSTEMS.
>> (INDISCERNIBLE) VOLUNTEERS FOR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR SELECTING THE ARTWORK?
>> WHO VOLUNTEERED? I'M SORRY.
>> COMMISSIONER CHRYSS AND VICE-CHAIR EJ VOLUNTEERED.
>> I'LL HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE TWO AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
>> I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE TWO AD HOC.
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS THE END FOR ACTION ITEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
MOVING ON TO THE ACTUAL LIST OF AD HOC COMMITTEES 7.1.
>> ALSO BEFORE I START THAT, CHAIRPERSON SCHINSKY APOLOGIZED FOR HIS BAD
[7.1. List of Public Arts Ad Hoc Committees: Each Public Arts Ad Hoc Committ...]
CONNECTION, NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PART OF THE MEETING, TO THE COMMISSION AND ALSO TO MISS SMITH.SO BEFORE YOU IS A LIST OF AD HOC COMMITTEE WHICH WE DECIDED SO FAR.
AS YOU SEE, WHAT IS COMING UP IS NUMBER 12 PROJECT.
WHICH THE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 22.
SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE WOULD NEED TO MEET WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR ARTIST SELECTION.
THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT PROJECT (INDISCERNIBLE) TO THE GRANT FUND, WHICH WE APPOINTED THE SAME COMMISSION MEMBERS.
AGAIN, WILL CONTACT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK TO SET UP A DATE TO GO OVER THE ARTWORK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE MERGING, BUT NOT OFFICIALLY ANYMORE.
SO IF THERE IS ANY NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE IS CHAIRPERSON SHIMSKY AND COMMISSIONER CRUZ.
MURAL NUMBER 13 PROJECT, THE DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER.
SO THEN AGAIN, AT THAT TIME, WE WOULD NEED TO MEET WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE -- ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER WE NEED TO MEET.
SO JUST WANTED TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS AND THE DEADLINES FOR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
NOW, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ACTUALLY, LET ME ASK A QUESTION.
HEART FAR IN ADVANCE ARE YOU GOING TO LET US KNOW ABOUT, LIKE, IF WE NEED TO MEET FOR AN AD HOC? ONLY BECAUSE MY SCHEDULE DOES GET VERY PACKED.
>> ON THE RFP, YOU HAVE THE DATE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETS.
SO ALL OF THOSE RFPS HAVE THOSE DATES AT THE END.
>> SO YOU CAN ALWAYS REFER TO THAT.
BUT BASICALLY, IT IS WITHIN THE WEEK FROM THE DEADLINE.
>> BUT FOR THESE TWO, THEY WILL BE VERY CLOSE.
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AGAIN, I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK, SO YOU WILL HAVE THAT DATE.WE CAN WIGGLE THE DATE OR CHANGE THE DATE, MAYBE A DAY OR TWO HERE OR THERE.
BUT AGAIN, THE SCHEDULES ARE IN THE RFP, AND THEY ARE SET TIGHT TO MEET THE GOAL OF FINISHING EVERYTHING WITHIN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR.
>> COMMISSIONER BECERRA, ANY COMMENTS?
[7.2. Acrisure Arena Mural Project: An informational report on the Acrisure ...]
SHALL WE MOVE ON TO THE ACRISURE NEURO PROJECT?
SO THIS ARENA, AS YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
SO THE PUBLIC ARTS FUND CANNOT COMMISSION ANYTHING FOR THIS PROJECT.
HOWEVER, THEY REACHED OUT TO US BECAUSE THE PLAN TO HAVE NINE MURALS, FOR THE NINE CITIES IN THE VALLEY.
AND AS YOU SEE, IT WILL BE PLACED ON THOSE WALLS.
THE FLAP LACK ARTS SUPPLY IS THE CURATOR THAT WILL, BASICALLY, ADMINISTER THIS PROCESS CONTACTING ARTISTS.
THEY WILL CREATE NINE MURALS, 10 FEET BY 20 FEET IN HEIGHT.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS STAFF WOULD LIKE THE CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.
THAT THEY WOULD REVIEW THE MURALS.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT ANY (INDISCERNIBLE) SELECTION WILL HAPPEN.
AS I SAID, IT IS THROUGH AN OUTSIDE THIRD PARTY SELECTION OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMIT.
BUT THERE IS A TEAM BEING PUT TOGETHER, INCLUDING COUNSEL, CITY MANAGER.
SO THAT'S WHY STAFF (INDISCERNIBLE) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON ATTENDING THOSE REVIEW PANELS OR MEETINGS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
THE CITY'S MARKETING TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FUNDING OF THIS MURAL.
SO IT'LL BE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE FLAP LACK ARTS SUPPLY, THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY, AND THE POLICYMAKERS OF THE CITY.
SO FLAT BACK W BLACK IS WORKING ON THE DESIGN AND I'M ASSUMING THEY HAVE THEIR GROUP OF ARTISTS THEY ARE WORKING WITH?
IN THE TIMELINE (INDISCERNIBLE) IT LOOKS LIKE AROUND SEPTEMBER IS THE TIME THAT THE CITIES COULD REVIEW, OR MAY REVIEW THE ARTWORKS FOR APPROVAL.
>> SO (INDISCERNIBLE) TIMELINE FOR ARTIST SELECTED AND APPROVED BY EACH CITY? IS FLAT BLACK GOING TO SUBMIT WORK FOR US TO LOOK AT? OR ARE WE WAITING UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO APPROVE? HAS THAT ALREADY HAPPENED?
>> THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR NOW.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
BUT I CAN CONTACT THEM TOMORROW OR BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK TO SEE HOW DEDICATED THEY ARE TO THIS TIMELINE.
>> I WAS READING THE TIMELINE AND SAID ARTIST SELECTED AND APPROVED BY EACH CITY.
SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT BODY AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS? WHO MEETS THE 15TH THROUGH THE 26? JUST THE AD HOC OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR?
>> IT'S NOT THE CHAIR OR VICE-CHAIR -- I'M SORRY.
BUT AGAIN, YOU'D BE PART OF THOSE MEETINGS.
>> BUT BASICALLY, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION.
THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE APPROVAL, OR (INDISCERNIBLE)
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
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>> OF AGAIN, THIS IS INFORMATION ITEM TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING (INDISCERNIBLE) RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF.
>> (INDISCERNIBLE) COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO 7.3.
[7.3. Coachella Artwork: An update on the potential art pieces that City Cou...]
>> SO ITEM 7.3 IS COACHELLA ARTWORK.
AS YOU REMEMBER OR RECALL, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GO (INDISCERNIBLE) TO SEE THE ARTWORK.
IT WAS DUE TO THE WIND ADVISORY -- THAT TORE CANCELED.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL ARTWORKS THAT IT SEEMS THE CITY COUNCIL IS INTERESTED TO GET -- ONE OR SOME OF THEM.
SO THESE ARE THE ARTWORKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
THE TOP, THE TWO ON THE RIGHT ARE THE SHAPE OF THE DOGS.
WHICH THEY HAVE PLANTS IN THEM.
IT COULD BE (INDISCERNIBLE) FOR ANY OF OUR PARKS.
THE MORE LARGER STRUCTURE TO THE LEFT.
ALSO, THE TOP STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS LIGHTING AT NIGHT COULD BE EVEN MORE INTERESTING.
AND ALSO, THE PAISLEY WORK THAT WAS MADE FOR 2019, I BELIEVE.
SO THESE ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR US TO TAKE.
SO AT THIS POINT, WE JUST WANT THE COMMISSION TO KNOW ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY.
AND IF THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE, WE CAN BRING IT BACK IN AN OFFICIAL FORMAT TO YOU FOR THE NEXT MEETING OR THE MEETING AFTER THAT -- SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.
AND AGAIN, IT WOULD BE, PROBABLY, THE SAME, ALONG LEASE.
AND THERE WILL BE SOME COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION.
>> THAT CONCLUDES THIS UPDATE FOR THIS ITEM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER BECERRA, ANY QUESTIONS?
[7.4. Mural Restoration Program Update: An update on the History of Transpir...]
>> NO QUESTIONS AT THIS MOMENT.
>> WE HAVE MURAL (INDISCERNIBLE) PROGRAM.
FOR SOME REASON, I FORGOT TO ADD THIS ONE.
ANNA'S BAKERY AND THE TRANSPORTATION MURAL THAT'S LOCATED AT THE (NAME) CENTER, IT IS BEING GRAFFITI AND IT'S IN BAD CONDITION.
THE PAINTS ARE PEELING, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT NEEDS ATTENTION.
THE ARTIST IS NOT DOING MURALS ANYMORE.
HE NOTIFIED ME THAT HE WILL CONTACT ONE OF HIS FRIENDS, WHICH IS A MURALIST, TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE TO SEE IF THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FIXED.
SO WE ARE IN CONTACT FOR THAT MURAL CONSERVATION OR REMOVAL WITH THE ARTIST.
THE OTHER MURAL THAT AGAIN IS IN BAD SHAPE, AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO REVISIT IN 12 MONTHS FROM THE TIME THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE MURAL CONSERVATION PLAN IN JANUARY, IT'S BEEN IN BAD SHAPE.
AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE AREAS THAT ARE PEELING OR DETACHING FROM THE WALL.
IN THE BOTTOM PART, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORSE THAN THE TOP.
SO AGAIN, I HAVE CONTACTED -- STAFF HAS CONTACTED THE ARTIST, (NAME), AND HE IS PUTTING TOGETHER A BUDGET AND TIMELINE FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS ONE AS WELL.
THE REPAIR CANNOT BE DONE RIGHT NOW IN AUGUST.
SO WILL BE DONE SOMETIME IN OCTOBER.
BUT AGAIN, IT WILL COME BEFORE YOU FOR DECISION ON THE CAUSE, BUDGET, TIMELINE
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AND EVERYTHING ELSE.I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE TWO MURALS ALSO NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'LL LOOK INTO IS WHETHER OR NOT -- MAYBE WE CAN ASK (NAME), HE DID THE SURFACE PREP OR IF THAT WAS DONE FOR HIM BEFORE THAT BUILDING?
[9. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
>> TO BE STILL HAVE A CURRENT LEASE ON THAT BUILDING? I BELIEVE IT SOLD.
I HAVE TO CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE CURRENT OWNER, WHICH I CAN REACH OUT TO THEM AS WELL.
>> IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE MURAL RESTORATION PROGRAM, I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 8, STAFF ITEMS.
>> THERE IS NO STAFF -- >> THERE'S NO STAFF ITEMS. OKAY.
ITEM 9, COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THE MOMENT.
THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIRPERSON FOR LEADING THE MEETING.
IT IS 6:26.
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