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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-2003 Approved HCAC Minutes �„ r CITY OF DUBLIN HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS,COMMISSION MINUTES OF MARCH 13, 2003.' The March 13, 2003 meeting of the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission was called to order at 7:07p.m. at the Dublin Civic Center,Dublin, California,by Chairperson Fasulkey. Pledge of Allegiance Chairperson Fasulkey led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call Commissioners Present: Acuff,Fasulkey,Lussie,White,Mack and Vonheeder-Leopold Oral Communications-None Approval of Minutes • ON A MOTION BY CM. VONHEEDER-LEOPOLD AND SECONDED BY CM. MACK THE COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 13, 2003. Written Communications-None Public Hearing-None Unfinished Business 7.1 Appoint Commissioners for Public Art Master Plan Consultant Interview Panel Yvonne reported that at the previous meeting the Commission had requested that a member sit on the interview panel for the Public Art Master Plan. At the City Council meeting of February 18th, the City Council approved the request. At this time it is requested that the Chairperson appoint a Commissioner to the interview panel. Cm. Fasulkey asked if anyone would like to sit on the Public Art Master Plan Interview Panel. Cm. Lussie volunteered to sit on the panel. Chairperson Fasulkey officially appointed Cm. Lussie. New Business Plaques for Public Art Yvonne reported that as part of the high priority goals for the City Council they would like to install identification plaques on all City owned artwork in the community. Staff has prepared a mock up of the brass plaque that would state the title of the piece, the artist and the year completed. In the case of the Art in the Park artwork, the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation will be included on the plaque.. The City owned plaques would just have the logo centered at the bottom of the plaque. It is the recommendation of Staff that the Commission provide input and approve the plaque mock up. Cm. Lussie stated that she doesn't understand what it is that we're approving. Yvonne stated that the Commission is being asked to approve the layout and size of the plaque. Cm. Lussie stated that she doesn't like the plaque. The lettering is all the same size and the City logo is blurred. It is obvious that this was done on the computer. She felt that the plaques should be done by a graphic artist and asked if the City has a graphic artist on staff Yvonne stated that this was done on the computer. The City does not have a graphic artist on staff nor is there money in the budget to hire one. There are not sufficient funds available to complete all the plaques needed for art projects this year. Staff would need to ask for more money in next year's budget to MINUTES—MARCH 13, 2002 PAGE TWO complete all the plaques for the art projects. This is merely a mock up. When the logo is sent to the brass manufacturer it will be sent as a JPEG or graphic file and will be clear. This mock up was just for review and layout purposes. Cm. Acuff stated that the colons need to be aligned so that the artists name aligns with the title of the piece and the year. She did not care for the font used and preferred script. Yvonne stated that she was not sure what fonts are available in bronze,but would find out. Cm. Fasulkey stated that she also did not care for the font used. Cm. Lussie felt that the plaque should be redesigned and brought back. She stated that most sign and brass companies have a graphic artist on staff that you can work with. Cm. Acuff stated that perhaps Cm. Lussie should come up with a design and font that she prefers and bring it back to the Commission. Yvonne stated that the plaque is really for information only and should be simple and brief so as not to take away from the art piece. Cm. Vonheeder-Leopold agreed. ON A MOTION BY CM. ACUFF AND SECONDED BY CM. VONHEEDER-LEOPOLD THE COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY THAT THE PLAQUE INFORMATION IS ACCEPTABLE. STAFF IS DIRECTED TO CONSULT WITH AN ENGRAVER FOR CHOICE OF DESIGN LAYOUT AND FONTS. Other Business Brief INFORMATIONAL ONLY Reports from Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioners and/or Staff Yvonne reported that the next HCAC meeting falls on the same night as the library foundation preview party. The Commission has two options, either hold the meeting without her or move it to another night. Cm. Muetterties asked if the Commission would receive invitations. Yvonne stated that the Commission should have already received them by mail. She will call Lara White, Foundation Director, to see what has happened. Cm. Fasulkey asked if the Commission needs to meet April. Yvonne replied, yes. The plaque needs to come back to the Commission and she does not want to hold this up another month. It needs to be completed this fiscal year. Cm. Vonheeder-Leopold asked if the Commission could meet the following Thursday. Yvonne pointed out that April 17th is Passover and asked if this date would work for everyone. The Commission concurred to cancel their meeting scheduled for April 10 and reschedule for April 17. Cm. Fasulkey reported that she learned a lot at the Saturday workshop from the other Commissions and would like feedback from everyone on what they thought. Cm. White thanked Janet for all her hard work on preparing pages for the meeting. It made an impact to be organized. MINUTES—MARCH 13, 2002 PAGE THREE Cm. Lussie stated that she thinks the Commission has accomplished a lot since it is the newest Commission. Cm. Mack felt is was time well spent. Cm. Vonheeder-Leopold felt that it was critical for Council to hear directly from the Commission. There is still some concern on what streetscape is. Cm. Lussie asked what is streetscape. Cm. Acuff stated that she knows what it is from previous communities she has worked with, but still is unclear what Dublin considers streetscape to be. We need to find out from Eddie Peabody. Yvonne stated that she would find out and report back to the Commission at their next meeting. Cm. Fasulkey stated that Mayor Lockhart and Councilmember McCormick at the workshop strongly recommended that the Commission be visible at the City Council meetings. Councilmember McCormick reminded the Commission to think of new ideas and search for the right location to hold concerts. Cm. Fasulkey stated that she would be calling on the Commissioners prior to the City Council meetings to insure that we are represented. Adjournment Being no further business,the meeting was adjourned at 8:11p.m. Respectfully submitted, svA1514 Theresa Yvonne Heritage and Cultural Arts pervisor APPROVED: / � i' Chairperso • •