Minutes of the Cultural Arts Commission

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
  

John Moser, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. in the Diamondback Terrapin Room at Rockville City Hall.  

Re:  Approval of the Minutes
The Minutes of the Cultural Arts Commission November 18 meeting were unanimously approved.

Re:  Chairperson’s Report
John Moser reported on the following items.

1.    He will be presenting the art proposals and the recommendations of the Artist Nomination Committee and the Cultural Arts Commission to the Mayor and Council for their approval regarding the Arts and Innovation Center, the Rockville City Hall and the William Gibbs projects at the January 11, 2010 meeting.

2.    He invited Howard Faulkner to share his arts background with the commissioners as well as his desire to serve on the Cultural Arts Commission.
 
Re:  Staff Report
Betty Wisda distributed copies of the Staff Report.  She reported on the following items.

1.     There are no specifications for the mosaic tile design for the fountain basin located at the corner of Beall Avenue and Maryland Avenue.  She suggested that the City of Rockville use the Limited, Invitational Competition to seek artists with public art experience with mosaic tile designs and fountains.  The City used this selection process with the banner project on E. Middle Lane.  The Cultural Arts Commission unanimously recommended the use of the Invitational, Limited Competition for the fountain basin project.  The Cultural Arts Commission recommended that an all-inclusive budget of $15,000 for this art project.

2.    Charlotte Lees prefers the distance between the columns to be 6 ½’ diagonally from the front columns to the back columns and 19 ½’ between the two back columns.  The Cultural Arts Commission concurred with there previous recommendation that the Mayor and Council award the $75,000 art commission to Charlotte Lees for her stainless steel, black plexiglass, and polished granite sculpture representing the achievements of William Gibbs.

3.    The City has hired Tito Construction, Inc. to prepare and plaster the concave niche wall on the corner of N. Washington Street and Beall Avenue.  The contractor will need several days above 50 degrees to complete the required work.   

Re:  Task Force/Committee Updates

Art in Public Places  
George Northway reported that a meeting of the AIPP committee be scheduled to discuss the works of art that are twenty years old and older.  The committee will make an assessment of the works of art and recommend maintenance or repair to its original condition or deaccession.  The committee will also begin work on updating the Art In Public Places Master Plan 2005-2010.  The meeting will be scheduled in early February.

Special Events/Sampler
Carole Butler, Chairperson- No report.

Private Sector Art (inactive)
George Northway, Chairperson- No report.  

Outreach
Rose Garvin Aquilino, Chairperson, reported that a meeting of the Outreach committee be scheduled to review the applications in January.

Rockville Town Center  
John Moser, Chairperson- No report

Arts Facilities
Jerry Callistein, Chairperson-No report.

Re:  Old Business
None.

Re:  New Business
None.
      
Re: Next Meeting
The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6 in the Black-Eyed Susan Room at Rockville City Hall.

Re:  Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.