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Los Altos Hills Public Art Committee
Regular Meeting, December 9, 2019
MINUTES
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1. Called to Order: 6:04pm
Attendees -
Members:Associate Members:Guests:
Robyn Aber Gail Solomon Ernie Solomon
Nikki Andrews Kjell Karlsson Erika Shapiro
Diane Brauch - Vice-Chair
David Milgram - Chair Council Liaison:
Stacey Newman George Tyson
2. Approve Draft Minutes - November 2019 meeting: D. Brauch - moved to accept. S. Newman -
seconded. Approved unanimously.
3. Presentations from the Floor: D. Milgram introduced Erika Shapiro (who's interested in becoming a
PAC member). Erika asked about PAC bylaws & how to get familiarized with past activities of the
PAC. She was pointed to the PAC website, Digital Gallery, PAC marketing brochure and given
several LAH Our Town articles re: the PAC for background.
ACTION: Erika must submit an application to become a PAC member to the Town Clerk and be
appointed to the PAC by the Town Council prior to participating in member discussions and/or voting
on topics before Committee members.
4. Status of Open Business:
A. Digital Gallery (R. Aber) - D. Milgram's photography gallery went live Dec. 2. R. Aber prepped &
submitted PR for his gallery. It ran on NextDoor, the LAH Facebook page and the Los Altos Town
Crier's Facebook page. R. Aber is developing a gallery of her photographs based on LAH pathways for
Jan. 2, 2020 launch.
B. Ceramic Bird Sculptures - Dedication Ceremony, PR & Park Signage (N. Andrews, R. Aber):
N. Andrews will serve as PAC liaison to the Town Clerk to help coordinate planning for a dedication
ceremony to be held within the next 2 months. R. Aber reported an article she'd authored featuring the
artist (Sally Diggory) and her art birds was published in the Dec. 2019 LAH Our Town. R. Aber also
reported Cody Einfeldt (LAH staff analyst) had researched "Look Up!" signage options for placement
in Edith Park near the birds
. ACTIONS: N. Andrews will contact Town Clerk Deborah Padovan to initiate & coordinate
dedication ceremony planning. R. Aber will follow up with Cody Einfeldt to specify and initiate a
revised design order for custom signage per the cost quote he provided 12/9/19. R. Aber will ensure
Cody involves Public Works in the design specs to meet their installation requirements.
C. Recruiting New PAC Members (All): D. Milgram mentioned another potential membership
candidate = Ellen Snider. Asked all current members to be thinking about additional member options.
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5. New Business:
A. Review of PAC Annual Report to the Town Council (D. Milgram): PAC chair D. Milgram
presented the PAC's 2018-19 accomplishments, ongoing projects, finances, new initiatives & active
members at the Nov. 2019 Town Council meeting. He reported that Council members were impressed
with what had been accomplished in the past year and are "intrigued" to find out more about emerging
public art initiatives the PAC is exploring.
҉ ACTIONS: D. Milgram will follow up (or delegate to a new member) re: potential connections to
Foothill College that were initiated by G. Solomon & further pursued by N. Andrews in the past two
years. R. Aber will explore possible ways to move beyond 2D art showings on the Digital Gallery
(per interests voiced by Michelle Wu, mayor-elect).
B. Review of Public Art Proposals Submitted by Two Local Sculpture Artists (All): D. Milgram
distributed copies of two proposals for commissioned sculptures to PAC members (one each from
Michael Szabo & Roger Stoller) for their consideration & discussion. Proposals specified sculpture
designs & materials, development timelines, delivery and installation considerations and costs. One
artist's work will be selected by the PAC to recommend to the Town Council (along with a Town site
recommendation). The artwork will be funded through a private community member donation.
Members discussed the pros and cons of each proposal and decided it would be worthwhile to
schedule time with each artist to clarify PAC member questions with them in person before voting re:
which art option to pursue.
҉ ACTIONS: D. Milgram will coordinate with the 2 artists and PAC members to set the timing for
in-person Q&A's re: their proposals. Options include the January 13, 2020 regular PAC meeting or a
special meeting (date TBD) in January or February 2020. All Committee members were asked to re-
visit the potential art placement site(s) with the proposed design specs in mind prior to an artist
meeting.
C. Procedure for Accepting the Community Member's Art Donation (D. Milgram): Specific policy
procedures must be followed and forms completed in order for anyone to make donations of funds for
the acquisition of art (or, to donate physical artworks to LAH). The goal is for the funds donation
needed to commission/acquire the art noted in 5B be made to the Town of LAH in January 2020.
҉ ACTION: D. Milgram will work with the donor to help prepare forms and required documents
specified by Town policies re: PAC arts acquisition initiatives.
6. Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the LAH PAC is January 13, 2020.
7. Adjourned: 7:10pm
** Minutes Submitted by: Robyn Aber, member of the LAH Public Art Committee