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PublicArtCommission | 2008-02-13 | 3 | Mr. Biggs responded by saying that the best way to achieve these things is to make sure certain conditions of approval are complied with at key steps in the process. Ms. Lee said that she feels that the commission is nipping at the heels of the developers. Ms. Rosenberg pointed out that temporary certificates of occupancy come really easily and can go for a long time. Mr. Biggs mentioned having checkpoints in the process. Ms. Huston said that what happens in the application process is that planning gets the application and decides if it is ok. Bridgeside was ok with planning but has never been ok with the commission. Ms. Rosenberg felt that there are generalizations that are detrimental to the process. She thinks that planning does not understand what the commission's requests are. Ms. Huston mentioned two aspects, infrastructure and art-based. It's about the review process. They need to trust staff. Is the space going to work for its intended purposes? She said that staff might not be qualified to judge artwork; the commission may need to take part. There are going to two parts of the review process, an art commission part and a planning part. Mr. Biggs said that what they are working towards is reviewing it together. Ms. Huston wanted an outline that has a timeline of completion. Ms. Rosenberg said that she doesn't want a timeline because sometimes projects can be delayed. Mr. Biggs said that they would not look at a project after it goes in because it has been approved. It is staff that makes sure the project is done according to the plans. Ms. Rosenberg asked if there was a way to make sure that staff sees the details. Mr. Biggs said that they are working on a system that notifies the inspector and he verifies that certain things are in place or contacts the planner to verify. Ms. Huston said that enforcement is not the commission's business. Mr. Biggs reiterated that they are not an enforcement body. He said that if the commission notices something that wasn't done correctly, they need to notify staff. Ms. Rosenberg mentioned that creating an assessment process that helps advise planning would be helpful. Ms. Lee clarified by saying that the commission should have systematic review everything that is being done. Mr. Biggs clarified that his suggestion wasn't for them to go out and look to verify approvals; it should be used as guidance for reviewing future projects. 3 | PublicArtCommission/2008-02-13.pdf |