Virtual Meeting - See Agenda  
for Participation  
City of Santa Rosa  
Art in Public Places Committee  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, June 7, 2021  
3:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Kiefer called the meeting to order at 3:30PM.  
2. ROLL CALL  
6 -  
Present:  
Chair Kristin Kiefer, Committee Member Nathan Azhderian,  
Committee Member Anne Baumgartner, Vice Chair Melanie  
Jones-Carter, Committee Member Jeff Nathanson, and Committee  
Member Lisa Puentes  
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
CORRESPONDENCE  
3.1  
Nina Bonos provided public comment via email with ideas to further  
engage the public.  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Approval of Minutes: May 3, 2021  
Item was approved as submitted.  
4.1  
5. SCHEDULED ITEMS  
5.1  
South Park Community Murals  
Annette Arnold with South Park Community Building Initiative will present a  
community art project proposed for Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The project is  
funded by a City of Santa Rosa Community Advisory Board Neighborhood  
Improvement Grant and this requires Art in Public Places Committee approval of  
the artwork designs. The Parks Department has approved temporary art to be  
placed as panels onto the restroom building with no obligation to replace once the  
building is removed.  
Recommended Action: Approval of artwork designs.  
A motion was made by Committee Member Azhderian, seconded by  
Committee Member Puentes that this Art in Public Place agenda item be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Kiefer, Committee Member Azhderian, Committee Member  
Baumgartner, Vice Chair Jones-Carter, Committee Member  
Nathanson, and Committee Member Puentes  
5.2  
Santa Rosa Forward General Plan Project  
The Santa Rosa Forward project team will present and collect input on the  
opportunities and challenges facing the City in the next 25 to 30 years. No action by  
the Committee is requested. Member comments will be collected as input for the  
draft Santa Rosa Forward Vision Statement.  
Recommended Action: Information and discussion.  
Item was received and filed.  
5.3  
Project Updates  
Staff will present updates on current projects.  
Recommended Action: Information only.  
Item was received and filed.  
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS  
6.1  
Ad Hoc Taskforce Reports & Discussion.  
Recommended Action: Information and discussion.  
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access; Community  
Engagement; and Project Development Ad Hoc Taskforces  
provided an updates.  
Item received and filed.  
7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
- Public Art in Private Development Report  
- Private Partnerships: commercial real estate and local artists  
- How APPC can support community programs/events  
- Creative Sonoma arts strategy update  
- Youth representative on APPC  
8 ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Kiefer adjourned the meeting at 5:31 PM. The July 5, 2021,  
meeting will be cancelled due to the July 4, holiday. The next  
regular meeting of the Art in Public Places Committee is Monday,  
August 2, 2021.  
Approved on:  
October 4, 2021  
Eileen Cleary  
Recording Secretary