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City of Santa Rosa

Art in Public Places Committee

Meeting Minutes - Final

Monday, May 2, 2022

3:30 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kiefer called the meeting to order at 3:32PM.

2. ROLL CALL

Member Sayers joined the meeting at 3:40PM.

Member Nathanson left the meeting at 4:37PM.

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Present

Chair Kristin Kiefer, Vice Chair Melanie Jones-Carter, Committee

Member Nathan Azhderian, Committee Member Anne Baumgartner,

Committee Member Jeff Nathanson, Committee Member Lisa

Puentes, and Committee Member Bob Sayers

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS

None.

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of Minutes: January 10, 2022, Special Meeting

4.1

A motion was made by Committee Member Baumgartner, seconded by Vice

Chair Jones-Carter to approved the Art in Public Places Committee item as

submitted. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Chair Kiefer, Vice Chair Jones-Carter, Committee Member

Azhderian and Committee Member Baumgartner

1 - Committee Member Sayers

Absent:

Abstain:

2 - Committee Member Nathanson and Committee Member Puentes

Approval of Minutes: April 4, 2022, Meeting

4.2

A motion was made by Committee Member Puentes, seconded by

Committee Member Nathanson that this Art in Public Places Committee

item be approved as submitted. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Chair Kiefer, Vice Chair Jones-Carter, Committee Member

Baumgartner, Committee Member Nathanson and Committee

Member Puentes

1 - Committee Member Sayers

Absent:

1 - Committee Member Azhderian

Abstain:

5. SCHEDULED ITEMS

5.1

Progress Report on Strategic Plan Implementation and Annual Work Plan

Discussion

Staff will share a progress report on Strategic Plan Implementation and open the

first in a series of discussions about the Annual Work Plan process.

Recommended Action: Information and discussion

Public Comment: None

Item was received and filed.

5.2

Review Proposed Gift

Staff will present information on a proposed gift of public art to the City of Santa

Rosa. Artist Adrian Litman has offered a sculpture “Tame the Fire” to the Fire

Department for placement in front of Fire Station 2 on Stony Point Road. The Fire

Department has approved this location.

Recommended Action: Provide aesthetic review, and recommend gift acceptance

A motion was made by Committee Member Puentes, seconded by Vice

Chair Jones-Carter, that the Art in Public Places Committee recommend to

the City Manager or their desinee that Adrian Litman's proposed gift of his

sculpture Tame the Fire, be accepted. The motion carried by the following

vote:

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Yes:

Chair Kiefer, Vice Chair Jones-Carter, Committee Member

Baumgartner, Committee Member Puentes and Committee Member

Sayers

1 - Committee Member Azhderian

1 - Committee Member Nathanson

No:

Absent:

5.3

Project Updates

Staff will present updates on current projects.

Recommended Action: Information only.

Item received and filed.

6. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS

6.1

Ad Hoc Taskforce Reports & Discussion

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access

Community Engagement

Project Development

Item received and filed.

7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS

None.

8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Future Items Ongoing List:

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Private Partnerships: commercial real estate and local artists

How APPC can support community programs/events

Fire commemoration/memorial project

Budget for visiting artists/lecture program

Heritage Walk

The Future Items Ongoing List to be updated to include:

• Gift acceptance procedures

• Addition of a youth member to the Art in Public Places Committee

9. ADJOURNMENT

Chair Kiefer adjourned the meeting at 5:27PM. The next regular

meeting is June 6, 2022, at 3:30PM.

Approved on: June 6, 2022

/s/ Eileen Cleary, Recording Secretary