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11/18/2008 PUBLIC ART & DESIGN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES CITY OF CLEARWATER November 18, 2008 Present: Sarah Butz Board Member Mark Flickinger Board Member Alex Plisko Jr. Board Member Howard Warshauer Vice-Chair Absent: George Ann Bissett Board Member Josh Bomstein Chair John Timberlake Board Member Also Present: Margo Walbolt Cultural Affairs Manager Christopher Hubbard Public Art Specialist Marsha Beall Staff Assistant The Vice-Chair called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. at the MSB Building. To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. 2. Approval of Minutes – September 10, 2008 Member Warshauer moved to approve the minutes of September 10, 2008 as submitted to motioncarried members. The was duly seconded and unanimously. 3. Old Business a.) Private development status Since Mr. Hubbard’s report at the September 10 board meeting, many of the private development projects have had their permits voided or their permits have expired. There are two new projects: Bayside Arbors, Phase III - this is a planned apartment/condo rental complex. The developers decided to do the in-lieu of option in the amount of $52,997. Bayshore Arbors Retirement Community - Mr. Hubbard spoke to the developers on this project and they are interested in doing an on-site public art piece. Therefore, to date this brings private development contributions to the public art fund to $211,676.98. Some of these discretionary funds are being considered to support the public art pieces at Clearwater Bayfront Promenade and Carpenter Field. 1 Public Art 2008-11-18 b.) Public Development status Fire Station # 48 – at the last PADB meeting members moved to approve Christopher Fennell as the selected artist for the public art project at this site. Mr. Fennel plans are to erect a “Ladder Fire”, a 20’ tall memorial sculpture made from recycled aluminum ladders curled into a fireball. The contract is on hold at this time. City Councilmembers plan to discuss being involved in the public art final approval process for the Public Art program. This discussion is scheduled to take place at the December 1 City Council Work Session. c.) Cleveland Street Banners The current Cleveland Street Jazz banners are on display at this time and will remain until the Christmas Holiday decorations go up. The banners are part of the downtown's Cleveland Street District outdoor art gallery and complemented the city's annual Clearwater Jazz Holiday. The project was coordinated by Cultural Affairs and funded by the DDB. Mr. Hubbard presented a slide show of the banners selected for this season’s display. There are ten designs, with 30 banners displayed. The cost to produce the banners averaged around $230 each. The life expectancy of the banners is ten years and may be exhibited each year. A new Call for Artist will go out in December for the next round of banners. The new banners will represent baseball and baseball fever and will be installed in February 2008 to help welcome the Philadelphia Phillies back to Clearwater. d.) Architecture & Art Initiative Ms. Walbolt called to mind a discussion held during the September board meeting regarding a local citizen Bill Fisher sponsoring a project to design six (6) lifeguard stations on Clearwater Beach. Mr. Fisher has his own architectural firm and is willing to design the stations and also secure donations to pay for each station. City staff reviewed the project and suggested starting with two (2) stations. They could be built by Summer 2009. Since the funds would come in to the City as donations over $5,000, the project will need to eventually come before the PADB. 4. New Business a.) Downtown Boat Slips & Promenade Mr. Hubbard reported that this public art project is going forward as planned. No timeline has been established at this point, however. Public Art discretionary funds will be used to augment this project. Artwork for this site was identified through the Master Plan as an iconic city image project. A citizen information session will be organized in order to get plenty of public input. The best-identified area to place this piece is on the green space down the bluff on the left hand side of Cleveland Street. 2 Public Art 2008-11-18 b.) Clearwater Beach Library/Recreation Center The Direct Artist Selection Panel recently met and voted to recommend to the Public Art Design Board the commission of Catherine Woods as the project artist for that site. Ms. Woods has previously worked with the Pinellas County PADB doing the PSTA art project. Based on the needs on our site, Ms. Woods fused glass artwork would be the best fit. There are approximately $8,000 available funds for this project. Member Flickinger made a motion to motion accept the Direct Artist Selection Panels recommendation of Catherine Woods. The carried was duly seconded and unanimously. c.) Carpenter Field Clubhouse Renovation The Carpenter Field Clubhouse renovation is an approved City Capital Improvement Project making it an eligible site for a public art project. Carpenter Field is in close proximity to Wal-Mart property, therefore a prime site for an outdoor public art piece near the trail connection off Coachman Road. This area is visible to the public while visiting Bright House Fields, Carpenter Field, Pinellas Trail and from the future Enterprise Road overhead. Since Wal-Mart will be contributing $55,207.50 in-lieu of contribution to the discretionary funds, it seems a likely place to consider. Member Flickinger expressed some apprehension regarding the viability of this site and wanted to make sure that everyone will have a clear vision of where the artwork would be place in order to get the most impact on citizens. Member Plisko’s opinion was to consider additional dialogue about a more public accessible location in Clearwater. d.) 2009 Meeting Dates 2009 The following schedule was decided upon for the PADB meetings. Additional meetings will be called on a needs basis: January 20, 2009 April 21, 2009 July 21, 2009 October 20, 2009 5. Items not on the Agenda October 22 - Ms. Walbolt mentioned that a Webinar was held on October 22 at the MSB Building. The Cultural Affairs staff participated in an American for the Arts’ Public Art webinar broadcast. Local public art administrators were invited. Member Butz attended as well as a PADB member from Tarpon Springs. On December 3, City and Pinellas County Cultural Affairs staff will present another webinar focused on Artists. Information will be sent out in the near future. November 18 - Member Flickinger announced that this evening at 5 p.m. at the Florida Botanical Gardens: scientist Tom Smith, Ph.D. and artist Xavier Cortada are unveiling an eco- art project in the Gardens. The project, a mangrove installation commissioned by Pinellas County Public Art and Design Program, features hundreds of red mangrove seedlings in clear water-filled cups. November 20 - On November 20, noon-1 p.m. Robert Schoeller will be giving an Artist Talk at City Hall. Mr. Schoeller has a studio in Clearwater and one of his paintings is now on display 3 Public Art 2008-11-18 Member Plisko mentioned he has a USF graduate who did his thesis on the redevelopment on the downtown bike trails. He has a large-scale model (10 by 4 foot) and presentation that the school would like to see him present to a group. Mr. Hubbard and Member Warshauer will be pleased to meet with him. Member Plisko also expressed concerns over the lack of attendance of some board members. He impressed the importance of being committed to showing up at the meetings. Members discussed the policy regarding attendance. Ms. Beall mentioned the Clearwater Code addresses this issue. She sends an attendance record after each meeting to the city clerks office. If a board member misses more than three (3) meetings in a row, the city clerks' office will then request direction from the city manager regarding removal. Included with the January meeting notice will be a statement reminding all members of the importance of consistent attendance. 6. Adiourn The meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m. The next meeting will be January 20, 2008 at Municipal Services Building, Room 130 at 2 p.m. Chair. . Public Art and Design Advisory Board Att~ Marsha Public Art 2008-11-18 4