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PublicArtCommission | 2005-11-30 | 4 | Ms. Price stated that the performance area was suggested by BCDC, as a multi-use area; they wanted to encourage the use of the area in relation to its setting at the foot of the Fruitvale Bridge. C Huston explained that an item that meets requirements for BCDC does not necessarily meet the requirements set by the Public Art Ordinance and Guidelines. C Huston asked the Bridgeside team how placing nautical elements makes them art. Clay stated that they are items of interest, which enhance the environment and one's experience of it. CM Wolfe stated that the pieces are very interesting artifacts to the project, but are not clearly being presented as art. The intent and theme of the pieces is good, but they really do not fit into the Guidelines. Mr. Qualls shared that at one time, they thought of welding all the items together into one massive piece. Mr. Qualls stated that the Public Art budget for the project is approximately $35,000. A2CM Johnson inquired as to how that figure was calculated. Mr. Qualls stated that the project is $17 million, there is a 22,000 increase in square footage (21% difference), and the Public Art requirement is 1% of the total cost. C Huston explained that if their allocation is $35,000, then that amount needs to be clearly used for Public Art. C Huston offered suggestions for meeting their Public Art requirement. The center could sponsor concerts for the next two years; a performance schedule would be acceptable. It could sponsor a residency program to bring in artists on a regular basis to work on salvage and pay them $5,000/year for the next seven years; those pieces could then be displayed throughout the center. She shared that an artist landscaped the Getty Gardens in Malibu, in such a provocative way, that one does not see a garden. C Huston expressed her appreciation in seeing a client consider the community in their concept. C. Update on Civic Center Parking Structure Art Project - (Oral Report) The group for a Megaplex-Free Alameda filed a lawsuit on Monday, October 3. The suit, filed in Alameda Superior Court, is an effort to require the City of Alameda to perform a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the proposed 7-screen Cineplex and parking garage as required by law. As a result, Development Services is delaying the issuance of the Public Art RFP for the garage until the Call for Bids for the garage and the rehab of the theater (January 2006) are sent out. Letters were sent out to the finalists informing them of the delay. D. Revised Art Organization List - (Oral Report) PAC Meeting 4 Revised Minutes November 30, 2005 | PublicArtCommission/2005-11-30.pdf |