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PublicArtCommission | 2007-07-26 | 1 | 1. CONVENE: 7:06 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL: Chair Huston, Vice-Chair Lee, Commissioners Rosenberg and Wolfe STAFF PRESENT: Douglas Vu, Planner III; Shana Nero, Recording Secretary 3. MINUTES: Minutes for the Regular Meeting of July 26, 2007 Chair Huston called for a review of the April 25, 2007 and May 23, 2007 meeting minutes. After reviewing the minutes Chair Huston offered following the summation of the Alameda Towne Centre History Panels project. A letter had been sent to Mr. Savinar stating that the Historic Panel was not seeing a deficit in the area of diversity. Which is the stories were focused on white males primarily and there was no mention of anyone non-European decent. The commission's concerns were brought up at the beginning of the commissions regarding diversity. The revised edition came through with no revisions that included anyone of color. Mr. Larson offered a response, that he had worked overtime on this project and that it was beautifully crafted and well written. Mr. Larson stated he had researched extensively and the commission agrees with all the assertions. Mr. Larson mentioned that people with forms did not have cameras to take pictures; therefore there is little or no record of diversity in Alameda. In addition, the documenting of diversity that he offered was "ugly". That the public record of people of color was racist and unacceptable in a public art forum and so part of the challenge is how to prevent history. His criteria for the search was that he needed documented and supportive storage outside of the dominant community and those that did exist were brutal and finding some way to explaining the discussion. Doug Vu offered to listen to the April 25, 2007 meeting minutes to accurately clarify the discussion regarding the Public Art Panel. Chair Huston stated that she would like the minutes to reflect the fact that Mr. Savinar was responding to a letter requesting greater representation to proceed in the history panel. No further amendments were made to the April 25, 2007 minutes. Chair Huston motioned to approve the April 25, 2007 minutes as amended. Vice Chair Lee seconded the motion. | PublicArtCommission/2007-07-26.pdf |