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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 the artist's creative process may be site-specific, and a desire to have | PublicArtCommission/2020-03-10.pdf |