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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-04-11; Arts Commission; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: Time of Meeting: Date of Meeting: Place of Meeting: ARTS COMMISSION 11:00 a.m. Apr I I 11, 1989 Safety and Service Center COMMISSIONERS CALL TO ORDER; Chairman Bear called the Meeting to order at 11:09 a.m. ROLL CALL; Present - Chairman Bear, Commissioners Brferley, Jersey, Meilach, Ladouceur and Straub. Commissioner BIschoff arrived at 11:12 a.m. Absent - None. Staff Members Present: Connie Beards ley, Manager, Arts Office Clifford Lange, Library Director Chairman Bear welcomed the two new Commissioners, Stanley Jersey and Sue Ladouceur. OLD BUSINESS; APPROVAL OF MINUTES; Minutes of the Special Meeting held February 24, 1989, were approved as presented. Minutes of the Regular Meeting held March 9, 1989, were approved as presented. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT; Chairman Bear read from Cert Ificates of Appreciation to be given to Commissioners Frye and Roston for their service as Arts Commissioners over the past three years and asked all the Commissioners to sign them. MANAGER'S REPORT; Connie Beards ley reported the Lloyd Hamrol piece Is nearly complete. The sprinkler system Is to be put In and the grass planted. The dedication has been delayed until June 23, 1989, in order for the grass to be In place. This is the night of the first jazz concert at Stagecoach Park and the tentative plans are to have the art dedication from 4:30 to 5:30 and then the concert. This is the first of three concerts scheduled for Stagecoach Park. If there Is a change in the dedication date, Ms. Beardsley will let the Commissioners know. Bear Brier ley Jersey Me Ilach Ladouceur Straub Bear Brierley Jersey Meilach Ladouceur Straub X X MINUTES Apr I I 11, 1989 ARTS COMMISSION Page 2 COMMISSIONERS MACARIO CANYON UPDATE - Mark Steyaert, Parks and Recreation Department Mark Steyaert reported on staff's revision of the Macario Master Plan, stating this was felt to be necessary due to the change In attitude away from privatization for development of the park and the new circulation elements such as Faraday Road and Cannon Road. He added this was a conceptual land use plan modifying the old plan. Mr. Steyaert continued, stating that due to wetlands and steep slopes, there is not as much usable land as originally thought for development, with only approximately 144 acres available. Staff felt there could be trail systems In the other areas. Mr. Steyaert Indicated on a wall map the area designated for an amphitheatre and cultural arts center, with the amphitheatre area containing approximately six acres, which Is similar In size to the Sammis property Batiquitos site. He concluded, stating there are no plans for development of Macario Canyon until after 1998. PUBLIC ART (a) Senior Center - for approval Commissioner Mellach narrated a slide presentation on behalf of the Arts Commission and the Carlsbad Arts Associates which had been shown to different groups during the 45-day waiting period for the Senior Center Art selection. Chairman Bear recapped the events surrounding the selection of the art work for the Senior Center and stated that the only remaining issue was to submit the art work to Council. The resolution had been tabled due to the controversy over this piece, and to give time for a broader education of the citizenry of Carlsbad with regard to the art work. Connie Beards ley stated that staff's recommendation was to have the piece go forward and recommend that Council approve It as designed by Christine Oatman. Ms. Beards ley suggested Council be offered an alternative to have Christine Oatman work with the Arts Commission to come up with another appropriate site in Carlsbad and design a new piece for that new site. Jackie Wrench, 3531 Charter Oak, Arts Associates Board of Directors, reported their Board had met yesterday and agreed the Arts Commission should send the resolution to CounciI with the recommendation to approve the art work. Ms. Wrench stated the Arts Associates had worked on the slide presentation and had made arrangements to show it to various groups. She said that with the model or slides, over 400 people had been contacted, and this did not include the people at the Library. MINUTES Apr! I 11, 1989 ARTS COMMISSION Page 3 COMMISSIONERS Ms. Wrench said that petitions received contained 118 signatures supporting the process—and she added that support for the process was the point they had been trying to make, and felt it had been fair and there was an adequate representation. Over 500 people signed the opinion ballot or a petition, and an additional 500 positive replies were gotten, with only 14 percent of the total of 740 being negative. In answer to Commission query as to whether the School Board had seen this slide presentation, Ms. Wrench stated she had been trying to get this on their agenda as an Information item. Commissioner Brlerley explained that someone should appear at the meeting tomorrow and request this Item be placed on the next agenda. He said that the letter that was sent regarding the senior art work was done at the request of one Board Member who made a three-minute report. Ms. Wrench stated that the response from the slide presentation was very positive and it was excellent information about public art programs In general. She said they also had an opportunity to clear up some of the rumors about the art work and cleared up some of the misunderstandings. Ms. Wrench said that of the opinions given at the Library, 52 percent of the people were over the age of 55. At the slide presentations, 68 percent of those present were over 55. Commissioner Straub made a motion to continue with the original plan to send this art work to Council for approval, based on the following criteria: In reviewing the Minutes of the February 24, 1989, meeting, when the Arts Commission met with the Senior Commission, she found there was nothing new or of substance from those who spoke in opposition to the art work. One person who spoke in opposition said that the Sub-Committee did not report back to the parent committee regarding the art work. The process took 15 months and during that time the Senior Commission or the original committee was approached nine times. (Of those two committees, the Senior Commission sits on both) If one member or two members, or some Commission needed to be approached more than that, certainly It would have been appropriate for them to ask for that and let their needs be known. Ms. Straub said she felt certain those requests would have been met at that time. Commissioner Straub stated that one Issue that was brought forth opposing the art work was the comment that It reminded some people of their own demise. To clarify that, she added that the work also reminds some people of arriving at a self-realized state and other people are reminded of a renewal of life. The way we react personally is our own process and is not Inherent in an inanimate object. MINUTES April 11, 1989 ARTS COMMISSION Page 4 COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Straub said If the petition numbers are the criteria, then clearly those In favor of the process have a larger number of signatures. If what the seniors want or do not want In the building Is the only criteria, this needs to be ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt and their response gathered In a non- tension sort of atmosphere. The other criteria Is that the Arts Commission did ask the Senior Commission to meet together to attempt to Introduce a dialogue to arrive at some kind of a compromise and the Senior Commissioners stated flatly that no compromise was aval lable. Commissioner Straub stated that the Arts Associates had done a marvelous job of supporting the art work and and she did not see how the Arts Commission could not support them In return. Commissioner BIschoff commented that he wanted to clarify one point. This building does not belong only to the seniors. This building will be used jointly by the School District and by the City of Carlsbad, and will be an ongoing type of thing. He commented about people who will be becoming seniors soon, who are also paying for this center, and should have a voice In the decisions. He felt this needed to be emphasized. Commissioner Bischoff continued, stating the process was correct and he supported the motion for those reasons. As far as the alternative suggested by staff, he stated he would not support Including that as a part of the presentation. That should be presented as a separate Item, as an alternative, only if the first recommendation Is not accepted. That should be as a backup and not as a choice to Council. Mr. Bischoff reiterated that the process should be emphasized to Council at this time. At a later time, Council should determine what kind of position it would like to be In, whether to make the decision or have that be a separate process. At this time, it should be emphasized that there should be no exception to the process as established and agreed to by Council. Commissioner Mellach concurred, stating she was not comfortable with the recommended alternative, and would like to go forward with the original recommendation. Commissioner Brierley stated that speaking as an Individual, he felt the slide presentation dramatically and strongly pointed out what this Commission has said all along about the choice of public art. He said It was Interesting that over the years the public art has become more meaningful for future generations than for those present In the beginning. He said the idea that public art won't be criticized and won't be unpopular Is not realistic. Commissioner Jersey said that out of 39 entries, this art work was chosen and that seeing It on the slides today gives a great prospective for covering the 130 feet of floor space in that area in the Senior Center. He felt It was a facinatlng piece of work and the slide presentation was very well done and certainly helped to show how the art work would appear. MINUTES April 11, 1989 ARTS COMMISSION Page 5 COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Ladouceur stated she strongly supported the process of choosing art for public places and felt It was very Important that this Commission embrace this and felt it would be a shame If the Commission backed off. Arts Commission approved the selection of the Flight of Butterflies by Christine Oatman and recommended Its approval by City Council for Installation in the Senior Center. Commissioner Bischoff stated he felt the slide presentation should be part of staff's presentation to CouncI 1 . Chairman Bear said the other presentations that are scheduled to be made and the presentation to the School Board should be made to continue the educational process. He requested the Arts Associates continue with their presentations and any Commissioners that have the time, speak before as many groups as possible. He also asked for the Arts Associates to get on the School Board Agenda to show the slide presentation. (b) Andrea Blum Request - for approval Connie Beardsley asked that this Item be removed from the Agenda at this time, as it had been resolved. (c) Kiosk - for discussion Connie Beardsley reported that an Agenda Bill had gone to Council for $2,000 for the design of an Information kiosk to be placed in front of the Library. This was approved, and Ms. Beardsley will draft a request for proposal to send to three qualified people for the design for this kiosk. She suggested two Commissioners work with her on this and then report back to the Commission. Commissioners Jersey and Ladouceur volunteered to work on this project. TEMPORARY SCULPTURE PRESENTATION BY ARTIST - Paul Weber Paul Weber described his proposed project entitled "America" and distributed booklets to the Commissioners describing his art sculpture. He proposed placing this sculpture on Carlsbad Boulevard north of Palomar Airport Road on State property. In answer to Commission query, Mr. Weber stated he had not contacted the State at this time. Mr. Weber stated the sculpture would be 18 inches high, 35 feet long and 8 feet wide, and he would like to display this for approximately two months, starting July 4. Connie Beardsley stated that she receives requests similar to Mr. Weber's and the Commission needs to set up a process for people who desire to make such a request. Bear Bischoff Brier ley Jersey Mei lach Ladouceur Straub X X X X X X X X MINUTES April 11, 1989 ARTS COMMISSION Page 6 COMMISSIONERS Commission discussion determined the Individual Commissioners feel this type of art work should be encouraged and guidelines should be set up for reviewing such requests. Chairman Bear said a sub-committee of this Commission was needed to study guidelines available and to make a proposal for this Commission; also to assist Mr. Weber in finding the roadblocks there in pursuing his request. Commissioner Straub volunteered to serve on this sub- committee. ARTS COMMISSION MEETING TIME - for discussion After a discussion, the Commission decided to leave the meeting time on the second Thursday of the month at 11:00 a.m. ADJOURNMENT; By proper motion, the Meeting of April 11, 1989, was adjourned at 12:46 p.m. Respectfully submitted, CONNIE BEARDSLEY Arts Manager Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk