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GolfCommission,2020-03-10,1,"ALAMEDA GOLF COMMISSION
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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CALL TO ORDER
Chair Ed Downing the called the regular meeting to order at approximately 6:35 p.m. in
Room 360, City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
ROLL CALL
Present:
Chair Ed Downing, Commissioner Claire Loud, Commissioner
Ron Carlson and Commissioner Pete Pizzino
Absent:
Vice-Chair Cheryl Saxton
Staff:
Greenway Golf Brett Morrison and Umesh Patel, Recreation
and Parks Director Amy Wooldridge
Also Present:
None
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of January 14, 2020 were approved unanimously
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Tony Corica stated that the Friends of the Park tournament is coming up on May 29,
with profits going to Alameda's park recreational opportunities.
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS
None
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WRITTEN/ORAL REPORTS
4-A
Beautification Program and Junior Golf Club
Connie Wendling stated that they are preparing their schedule for the upcoming
season, as well as coordinating volunteers to keep up pace of play. It will start the
week after school ends.
East Bay Juniors is scheduled for July 7 and 8 with tee times starting at 7 AM.
The Jack Clark tournament will be held on Friday, October 16, and will be a shotgun
and a scramble
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AGENDA ITEMS
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OLD BUSINESS
7-A
Facility and Renovation Report by Greenway Golf
Umesh Patel introduced himself to the commission and stated that the has been an
Alameda resident for 21 years, and his two boys grew up in the junior program at
Corica. In early December, he became a partner in Greenway as an investor, and felt
this was a great property. Since that time, they have been working on a vision for the
future of the golf complex. One of the items he will be working on in the near future
are the bathrooms. He stated that we will have one of the greenest golf courses
around, having using virtually no water as opposed to 150,000 million gallons
potentially. The first priority is to have nine holes on the north open by the end of this
year. Equipment has been ordered for purchase to complete the cart paths on the
south course, but will probably not be done until the end of the summer.
Golf Cart GPS System Updates - Yamaha is releasing new updates to GPS system
that includes: Bluetooth speaker connection (will be able to connect phone music,
prior devices will disconnect each day) plus new tournament module with stroke
play, scramble and best ball scoring with live leaderboards, etc. For now scoring is
just for cart GPS, future updates are to include phone app scoring. Will be updating
carts within the coming weeks.
NCAA Div. 2 Golf Tournament - Hosted by Cal State East Bay
Women's event was held last week Mar 3rd & 4th - 18 college teams participated,
Ca State San Marcos won with team score of 597
Cal State East Bay girls finished 10th
Men's event to be held Mar 16th & 17th - 18 teams expected.
Update POS System - Preparing to install new point of sale management system at
another Greenway property prior to install consideration at Corica. We will
look to revisit the system for Corica later in the year after reviews at the other
facility are conducted.
Tree Storm Damage - Mother nature threw 70 mph winds and king tides at us
which raised the water table. The result was 27 trees down. 22 on North, others near
Mif and periphery. none on south. One car was damaged. Diverted project team, cost
over $75k. Impacted maintenance and construction team schedules even though we
brought in specialized crew to help.
7-B
Jim's on the Course Restaurant Report
Demetri from Jim's will be installing a new air conditioning/heating unit.
7-C
Recreation and Parks Director Report
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GolfCommission,2020-03-10,3,"Amy Wooldridge stated that AMP (Alameda Municipal Power) is proposing a solar
panel project on Doolittle Drive, and will be on a future planning board agenda. The
panels will be non-glare not to disrupt golfers, as Greenway was concerned, as well as
the Oakland Airport.
Amy has been discussing with Greenway the demolition of the north course snack
shack, and is the responsibility of the City, Greenway agreed to take it down and the
City will cover the cost.
Clubhouse water line and fire line - Meetings with City Engineer, Amy and inspectors
have confirmed plan and specs. The fire inspector requires 10 days notice before the
project can start. City will authorize start as soon as Jim's confirms they are ready with
a temporary water solution they've developed. The project is expected to last about
two weeks.
Regarding the parking lot, bids were published last week, with the opening for bids on
March 24, and Marc is working to make sure that the utilities are done. They are
hoping to get this to the City Council by the third Tuesday in April, and potentially start
in May, as it is only a one to two week project.
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
9.
ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING'S AGENDA - May 12, 2020
Greenway Report
Jim's on the Course Report
Recreation and Parks Director Report
10.
ANNOUNCEMENTSIADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:40 p.m.
The agenda for the meeting was posted seven days in advance in compliance with the
Alameda Sunshine Ordinance, which also complies with the 72-hour requirement of the
Brown Act.
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PublicArtCommission,2020-03-10,1,"Draft
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
CONFERENCE ROOM 360, CITY HALL
2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE - 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Gillitt called the meeting to order at 6:00pm
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Adam Gillitt, Vice Chairperson Liz Rush, Commissioners
Mark Farrell and Kirstin Van Cleef.
Absent: Commissioner Sherman Lewis (unexcused).
Lois Butler (PAC Secretary), Amanda Gehrke and Yael Schy present as staff to
the Commission.
3. MINUTES
3-A. 2020-7793 Draft Meeting Minutes - December 16, 2019
A motion to approve minutes made by Commissioner Farrell and seconded by Vice
Chairperson Rush. The motion carried 4-0.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5-A. 2020-7787 Recommendation to Consider Alternate Locations for the Dan
Fontes Mural
Staff Member Gehrke presented on alternate locations for the Dan Fontes
Mural. Gehrke provided background on the Dan Fontes Mural project, and
reported that the good-faith efforts to find an alternate location within the
West Alameda Business District were unsuccessful. Gehrke stated that
McKinley Park recreation center continues to be the artist's and city staff's
recommended location, and informed the Commission that the process will
require approval from PAC, Recreation and Park Department, and City
Council.
Gehrke welcomed comments from Commissioners and answered their
questions.
Speaker Dan Fontes presented the benefits of McKinley Park as having a
north-facing wall and little to no graffiti.
Commissioners discussed concerns about the low visibility of McKinley
Park, a desire to keep the original mural theme while acknowledging that
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PublicArtCommission,2020-03-10,2,"Minutes of the Public Art Commission
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community input through a variety of channels. Commissioner Farrell
volunteered to research additional locations for the mural.
Chairperson Gillitt made a motion to approve the relocation of the Dan
Fontes Mural to McKinley Park, to have the artist bring three new proposed
mural options to PAC for review and approval, to ensure the public is
notified of the meeting, and to increase the grant award by $1,500 for the
mural redesign. Commissioner Van Cleef seconded. The vote was 2-2 and
the motion did not pass. Commissioner Farrell made a motion to approve
the relocation of the Dan Fontes Mural to McKinley Park, and increase the
grant award by $1,500 for the mural redesign. Seconded by none. The
motion did not pass. Vice Chairperson Rush made a motion to table the
vote providing additional time for Commissioner Farrell to research
additional locations for the mural. Commissioner Farrell seconded the
motion. Discussion was opened regarding length of the overall process, the
value of high traffic versus less traffic locations, the challenges of privately
owned locations versus City-owned locations, and the need to look for
additional business and property owners with high-visibility properties open
to having a mural on their property. Motion passed 4-0.
5-B. 2020-7788 Recommendation to Approve the Resolution and Conditions
Approving the ""Alameda Afore"" Public Art Proposal
Staff Member Gehrke introduced the ""Alameda Afore"" Public Art Proposal,
the first of two public art pieces at the Alameda Point Site A development.
Kristel Railsback, with srmErnst Development Partners, presented the
""Alameda Afore"" Public Art RFQ winner Rodrigo Nava's proposed art,
including materials, location and size. Gehrke reviewed the public art
qualifying criteria for the Commission.
Chairperson Gillitt welcomed questions and Gehrke and Railsback
answered questions.
Commissioners discussed the design, structure, materials, and location,
highlighting the importance of finding a suitable place to view the art and
the descriptive plaque.
Commissioner Van Cleef made a motion to approve the resolution and
conditions approving the ""Alameda Afore"" public art proposal. Seconded by
Commissioner Farrell. Motion passed 4-0.
5-C. 2020-7789 Recommendation to Consider and Provide Feedback on
Proposed Amendments to the Public Art Ordinance
Staff Member Gehrke presented recommendations to consider and provide
feedback on proposed amendments to the Public Art Ordinance. Gehrke
provided a brief background of the ordinance, including revisions made in
2017, and the desire to increase the amount of money in the Public Art fund
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expressed by the PAC in 2019. Gehrke presented the proposed changes,
including: creating a tiered contribution system to incentivize developers to
contribute to the art fund, allowing funds to be used for art maintenance
costs, removing requirement that cultural art grants can only go to non-profit
organizations, requiring developers to identify onsite versus in-lieu artwork
prior to getting permits, clarifying that the maintenance agreement should
be reflected in the conditions of approval, and specifying that City Council
approval is only required on commissions over $75,000.
Staff Member Gehrke welcomed and answered questions.
Commissioners discussed the proposed amendments, including:
Modifying the new construction art fund contribution rates to either:
a) decrease the in-lieu contribution percentage, b) increase the
onsite contribution percentage, c) both decrease the in-lieu and
increase the onsite contribution percentages to maximize the
incentive to contribute to in-lieu, d) specify different rates for
residential and commercial construction so the residential
contribution is at a lower rate, and the commercial contribution can
be set lower for in-lieu and higher for onsite contributions;
Removing requirement that cultural art grants can only go to non-
profit organizations, while possibly designating a portion or amount
for non-profit organizations;
Designating a portion of the fund to be used exclusively for art
maintenance; and
Specifying that City Council approval is only required on
commissions over $75,000
Speaker Tina Blaine shared the opinion that the City of Berkeley's tiered
system's success is due to the greater differential between two contribution
levels (0.8% versus 1.75%), and expressed a desire to protect non-profit
organizations' access to cultural art funds when amending the ordinance.
Speaker Jennifer Radakovich posed clarifying questions regarding the
cultural arts portion of the fund.
Staff Member Gehrke volunteered to research other city ordinances for both
variations in new construction art fund contribution percentages and
designating a portion of the fund exclusively for art maintenance, research
PAC and staff involvement in onsite art approval at other cities, and bring
her findings back to the Commission.
Vice Chairperson Rush made a motion to remove the requirement that
cultural arts grants can only go to non-profits for grants under $2,000, to
require developers to declare onsite artwork or in-lieu art fund contribution
before receiving planning approval, to require that the maintenance
agreement be reflected in the conditions of approval, to allow a portion of
the fund to be used for maintenance of art, and to specify that only art
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projects over $75,000 need to be brought to City Council for approval.
Seconded by Commissioner Van Cleef. Motion carried 4-0.
Commissioners reviewed modification options previously discussed for art
fund contribution rates. Chairperson Gillitt made a motion to table
discussions of amending art fund contributions from developers. Seconded
by Vice Chairperson Rush. Motion carried 4-0.
Commission recessed for break from 8:05-8:09pm.
5-D. 2020-7790 Request to Establish and Appoint Members to a Public Art
Commission Subcommittee to Evaluate and Rank Submittals in Response to
the Public Art Small Grants Pilot Program
Staff Member Butler presented the request to establish and appoint
members of a Public Art Commission Subcommittee to Evaluate and Rank
Submittals in Response to the Public Art Small Grants Pilot Program,
including an overview of the Public Art Small Grant Pilot Program.
Commissioners discussed schedules and availability.
Chairperson Gillitt made a motion to appoint Vice Chairperson Rush,
Commissioner Van Cleef and Staff Member Gehrke as members of the
Public Art Commission Subcommittee. Seconded by Commissioner Farrell.
Motion carried 4-0.
5-E. 2020-7791 Eligibility Status of Upcoming Projects for the Public Art
Requirement
Staff Member Gehrke provided an update of upcoming projects for the
Public Art Requirement.
Staff Member Gehrke answered Commissioner questions.
6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Staff Member Butler introduced Staff Member Yael Schy who will be
assisting with the Public Art Small Grants program.
7. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None.
8. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATIONS
Chairperson Gillitt requested an update on Fire Station Three Art project,
requested general arts calendar update, and requested PAC to issue a
position on Assembly Bill 5.
Staff Member Butler advised adding the request that PAC issue a position
on Assembly Bill 5 to the next meeting's agenda because the item had not
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be agendized. Butler clarified that there is no update on the general arts
calendar.
Commissioner Van Cleef will share meeting information on Public Art
Networking Meetings with the PAC and staff members, to be included in
Communications on next meeting's agenda.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Gillitt adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:34pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Lois Butler
Economic Development Manager
Secretary
Public Art Commission
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