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Item 24 Staff Report Adopt Resolution Accepting Sculpture from Paul Wilson and Accept Arts Commission's Recommendation Regarding it's PlacementCOUNCIL AGENDA REPORT DATE: June 9, 1998 TO: MAYOR AND TOW' N COUNCIL FROM: TOWN MANAGER SUBJECT: MEETING DATE:June 15,1998 ITEM NO. ay ADOPT RESOLUTION ACCEPTING SCULPTURE FROM PAUL WILSON AND ACCEPT ARTS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ITS PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION: 1. Open and hold the public hearing. 2. Close the public hearing. 3. Accept the Arts Commission's recommendations regarding acceptance and placement of a redwood sculpture by artist Paul Wilson honoring George and Ruth Barati. 4. Adopt resolution authorizing the Town Manager to execute the attached Gift Receipt. BACKGROUND: Resident Elaine Bainbridge approached the Arts commission regarding donating a redwood sculpture by artist Paul Wilson honoring Soquel composer and conductor George Barati and his wife Ruth. Mr. Barati achieved prominence as music director for the Honolulu Symphony from 1950 to 1968 and the Santa Cruz County Symphony from 1971 to 1980. From 1968 to 1978, Mr. Barati served at the Montalvo Center for the Arts in Saratoga, first as Executive Director, then as conductor of the Montalvo Chamber Orchestra. He led numerous orchestras, including the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, the Hamburg and Berlin symphonies, the London Philharmonic, and the Tokyo Symphony. For many years, Mr. Barati taught music to local residents through the Los Gatos/Saratoga Community Education and Recreation Department. Ruth Barati, a yoga instructor for over 25 years at the Recreation Department, further strengthened the couple's ties to the local community. Additional information about George and Ruth Barati is included as Attachment 6. Following Mr. Barati's death in 1996, Elaine Bainbridge launched a campaign to raise funds for a sculpture that would honor the many contributions made by the Barati's to the Los Gatos and Saratoga communities. Between Mrs. Bainbridge, Mrs. Barati, and artist Paul Wilson, it was agreed that Mr. Wilson would be paid a nominal fee for his sculpture (from funds raised by Mrs. Bainbridge) which he would then gift to the Town. The Town's Public Art Selection policy (Resolution 1992-78) requires: 1. The Art Selection Panel meet to review the project and formulate a recommendation to the Arts Commission (the Art Selection Panel is comprised of an Arts Commissioner, an artist from the community, an arts professional, a member of another Town Commission, and a member from the community at large); 2. The Arts Commission meet to review the project and formulate a recommendation to Town Council; 3. A public hearing be held to receive public input and determine acceptance and placement of the artwork by Town Council. PREPARED BY: Regina A. Falkner, Co Reviewed by: Attorney Finance ity Services Director Revised: 6/9/98 12:36 pm Reformatted: 10/23/95 PAGE 2 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION ACCEPTING SCULPTURE FROM PAUL WILSON AND ACCEPT ARTS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ITS PLACEMENT June 11, 1998 DISCUSSION: A black and white copy of the proposed redwood sculpture is included as Attachment 3. The piece stands approximately 63.5 inches tall with a maximum circumference of approximately 18 inches. The sculpture currently rests on a 2.5" high black walnut pedestal which will be affixed to a 3" high redwood base (supplied by the artist) and mounted on top of a concrete base. Using a piece of root from old growth redwood, artist Paul Wilson carved the wood in places to bring out a deep rich color, then polished and sealed it with a preservative. Of all of Mr. Wilson's available works, Ruth Barati has selected this piece as the most fitting tribute to her late husband. A brief description of Carmel artist Paul Wilson is included as Attachment 5. The Art Selection Panel met on January 23, 1998 to formulate a recommendation to the Arts Commission regarding the Barati tribute sculpture. There was consensus that the sculpture be accepted by the Town and placed in the ivy area in front of the library office windows closest to the main entrance to the Civic Center. The Art Selection Panel made its recommendation in accordance with the criteria outlined in Resolution 1992-78 (Public Art Selection policy), found the piece appealing, and determined that it would be a welcome addition to the Town's public art inventory. The Arts Commission met on February 5, 1998 to consider the recommendations of the Art Selection Panel. The Commission unanimously agreed with the Panel's recommendations, except that the placement of the sculpture was reconsidered to address concerns from Library staff regarding the sculpture's placement in front of their office windows. The Commission recommends that the sculpture be placed in front of the ramp -like entryway to the Library as approached from Pageant Avenue (reference Attachment 3). This location offers the following advantages: 1. It is appropriate to the natural look of the redwood sculpture; 2. It is appropriately scaled for the artwork; 3. It will be somewhat visible from the Recreation building across the street from the Civic Center, a special request of the Recreation Department given its financial contributions to the project and history with, and affection for, the Baratis; 4. The ivy in the area forms a natural barrier that may discourage vandals from approaching the sculpture; 5. It allows residents entering and leaving the Library from Pageant Avenue to readily view the sculpture; and 6. It is acceptable to the artist, Paul Wilson, and project organizer, Elaine Bainbridge. Project organizer Elaine Bainbridge has worked with Ruth Barati to compose the following text for the 18" x 8" brass plaque to be installed with the sculpture: In Celebration of GEORGE BARATI & RUTH BARATI Renowned Conductor, Composer Beloved Yoga Teacher, Mentor Whose Unique Lives Together Inspired Us, Enriched our Communities, and Enhanced the World of the Arts and the Art of Living Dedicated 1998 Dan Bainbridge, President of Chateau Construction Company, has volunteered to donate all labor and materials required to build a concrete base for the sculpture. He has also agreed to build the concrete mounting structure required for the brass plaque. Mr. Bainbridge has met with the Town's Sr. Building Inspector, the artist, and Community Services Department staff to discuss sculpture placement and installation and has agreed to comply with all Town specifications and requirements in preparing the site for installation (reference Mr. Bainbridge's letter included as Attachment 4). If the gift of the sculpture is approved by Town Council, artist Paul Wilson will deliver the sculpture to the Town before July 31, 1998 and work with Parks and Public Works staff to ensure the proper installation of the artwork. After installation, the Town may apply a plastic oil sealer to the sculpture once or twice a year or leave it to weather naturally. PAGE 3 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION ACCEPTING SCULPTURE FROM PAUL WILSON AND ACCEPT ARTS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ITS PLACEMENT June 9, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS: This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required. FISCAL IMPACT: Project organizer Elaine Bainbridge has raised all funds required for the project, including artist and plaque fees, and will pay all costs associated with the project directly. As such, the Town will neither receive nor expend funds for the project. Following Council authorization, the sculpture will be gifted to the Town by artist Paul Wilson through the execution of the attached Gift Receipt. Mr. Wilson estimates the value of the sculpture to be $3,500. Attachments: 1. Draft Resolution, Exhibit A. Town of Los Gatos - Gift Receipt 2. Photocopy of Proposed Sculpture 3. Map of Proposed Location 4. Letter from Chateau Construction Company re: Installation 5. Information re: Paul Wilson, Artist 6. Information re: George and Ruth Barati Distribution: Elaine Bainbridge, 16380 Bonnie Lane, Los Gatos, CA 95032 Paul Wilson, Artist, 150 Oak Way, Carmel, CA 93923 Art Selection Panel Arts Commission CSD36:a:1pubartlbarato2.tcr (bcb) Attachment 1 RESOLUTION 1998- RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ACCEPTING A SCULPTURE FROM PAUL WILSON AS A GIFT HONORING GEORGE AND RUTH BARATI WHEREAS, the artist Paul Wilson has offered to gift a redwood sculpture to the Town in honor of Maestro George Barati and his wife Ruth to acknowledge their many contributions as teachers and friends to the Los Gatos and Saratoga communities; and WHEREAS, Town Council wishes to encourage the placement of art in public places; and WHEREAS, the Arts Commission has recommended to Council that the artwork be accepted as a gift for installation in the ivy area in front of the Pageant Avenue entrance to the Library; and WHEREAS, 'a Gift Receipt has been prepared and is attached as Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: that it authorizes the Town Manager to execute the loan receipt attached as Exhibit A. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the 15th day of June, by the following vote: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: NAYES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SIGNED: ATTEST: MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA r 0 a 0 AVM ` IS] lH Attachment 3 E if W LJ l.L V / z U) w CIVIC CENTER 1 0 Attachment 4 CHATEAU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY General Contractor License Number 463586 16200 Shannon Road Los Gatos. California 95032 Phone: (408) 356-5041) Fax: (4081 356-4140 Barbara Coy-Bulicz, Community Services Program Coordinator Community Services Department of the Town of Los Gatos P. O. Box 949 Los Gatos, CA 95031 Dear Mrs. Coy-Bulicz: May 13, 1998 This is to advise you and the Town Council of Los Gatos, California, that Bainbridge and Associates, Inc., dba Chateau Construction Company, is pleased to donate all labor and materials required to build a concrete base for the Paul Wilson redwood sculpture to be gifted to the Town in honor of George and Ruth Barati. In addition, we will contribute the labor and materials necessary to mount the brass plaque to be installed in front of said sculpture. We have already spoken to the Town's Building Inspector, Bill Bruckart, regarding the job and are prepared to provide the concrete base and mounting in accordance with all Town specifications and requirements. Sincerely, Dan Bainbn ge, President Attachment 5 PAUL W 1 L S ON SCULPTURE Paul Wilson has been sculpting in metal, stone and wood for over forty years, much of that time combining a career in internal medicine with sculpting. He opened a working studio in Carmel Highlands in 1974 and in 1979 started tie original Highlands Sculpture Gallery on Highway One. In recent years he has been working with wood and stone collected in the Big Sur canyons and the Santa Cruz mountains. This "sculpture in harmony with nature," much of it larger landscape installations, is in collections throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Wilson currently maintains a working studio in an historic grange building in Carmel Valley, California PAUL WI LSON SCULPTURE STUDIO 27881 ROBINSON CYN. RD. CARMEL, CA 93923 PHONE: 408 - 625 - 3112 6.2 MILES UP CARMEL VALLEY RD. AT ROBINSON CYN. RD. N.] u D uosUKC of a� N J rD 0 n (0 n, 0 0 J 0 JrD Miniaatlail n iv LI s, v n N rTh o > 9 Ln N c W 0 CI. NJ 0 ,N n a. os !A'\ ne. 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An initial environmental review is cur- rently being prepared by an outside consul- tant,.who will determine if the project is environmentally sound or suggest ways in which its effects can be minimized. The report will study what effects drainage and grading might have on the creek and should be out by mid -February, according to town assistant planner Kristine Syskowski. If the consultant finds the project would have sig- nificant effects, a full environmental impact report may be requested. The town traffic engineer is also con- ducting a preliminary traffic study at near- by intersections. If potential problems are identified, developers may be required to create new turn lanes, Syskowski said. Please turn to page 12 INDEX News 11 Taste .30 Opinion 16 Calendar 32 Schools 22 Sports .37 Around Town 27 Legal Notices 40 CommunityClassifieds An affordable alternative to high-priced classifieds . The WEEKLY -TIMES isa newspaperof General Excellence (s California Neivepiptr Pabliih rtdsiotietiixi Better Newspapers Contest Winner1992,1994-=-�v-1/J LOS GATOS Ruth Barati must adjust to life after George/Ruth I Never before, in all her years as a teacher of yoga, had she fallen out of a position —especially during a class. It stunned her, and it stunned her students at the Los Gatos — Saratoga Recreation Center on that June night in 1996. With uncharacteristic frustration, Ruth Barati recovered and concluded her class. At that very moment and not far away, her husband of 50 years, the highly acclaimed composer/conductor George Barati, was sustaining a blow to the head that a few days later would cost him his life. On leaving Los Gatos High School. where for the past two years he had taught a class in classical music appreciation, he had fallen in the street —or had been made to fall —under circumstances not yet fully determined. Barati believes that the two events were interrelated. That experience of spiritual connection was not an isolated incident in Barati's life. The same mindful awareness that —in a sense —allowed her to be at her husband's side in some mysterious way when he sus- tained the fatal blow has been a part of her being for many years. She attributes this to yoga, the Hindu discipline that trains the consciousness for a state of perfect spiri- tual insight with the practice of various movements and postures. Barati was introduced to yoga in the 1950s, when she and her husband lived in Hawaii. "George arranged for two dancers from India to come for aconcert one summer, 'she recalls. "They were fabulously beautiful, and they kept talking about yoga. I wanted to know what it was."They would have daily lessons, andshe became enchanted with it. "I fell in love with it at the first stretch,"she says. When she and her family moved to the mainland in 1968, Barati began formal train- ing in yoga. "Suddenly, there were all these classes --I wentcrazy,"she remembers. Over theyears,shestudied with the great teachers Indra Devi, B.K.S. Iyengar, Sujata, Asoka and others. For25 years, she taught yoga for the Los Gatos —Saratoga Department of Community Education and Recreation. Redwood sculpture S will honor Maestro George Barati and Ruth Barati B Y ANN LENCIONI In the recently published book by Suza Francina, The New Yoga for People Over 50, Barati talks about the place that yoga holds in her life: For over40 years, yoga has been mycon- stant companion, my source, my solace, my gateway to joy. What began as a pleasant diversion became a discipline for growth, an ongoing apprenticeship in awareness, atten- tion, mindful observation and commitment. Its physical, ethical and philosophic foun- dation allows me ... to wake up each day feel- ing vital and vibrant, supple and strong... And she is that. At the age of 81, Barati moves with the posture and purpose of one much younger. She casts a kind of radiance, and there is an inner peace about her that is enviable —even contagious. She is effer vescent and graceful, and even a short con- versation with her reveals an extraordi- narily open mind. Saratoga resid"nt Lynda Sayre, a friend and longtime student of Barati's, comments that peri,a••.: what is most remarkable about Ruth Barati is that 20 LOS GATOS WEEKLY -TIMES JANUARYZI, 1998 she maintains the mind of a beginner: "She knows so much —music, art, yoga, health — but lives her life as if she knew nothing." More than once in her life, though, Barati has known the greatest pain. A few years ago, she lost a daughter who was in the prime of her life. "When Lorna died, my husband and I were totally devastated. His wayof handling it was to write an orchestral work for her entitled Chant of Darkness. I kept sane by teaching yoga." She never taught better than she did alter her daugh- ter died. She neverwrote the concepts that she writes for each class better. "Yoga was my savior, my therapy. Yoga and my hus- band kept me sane," she recalls. . Now, a year and a half after the tragic death of her husband, she calls upon the spiritual strength learned over many years to keep her going. But Barati has been unable to teach since that cruel night. "To teach, you have to be whole,"she says. "You have to be whole and centered." She admits her husband's death has put her off balance, but believes there are moments like this in everyone and that she will regain her center. "Y, in the person," she claims."Whether yc the postures or not, it's in you, for whole life. It never goes away." Neither have her many students, v are also her friends, gone away. Over years, she developed personal and c' connections to many of them, men .. women of all ages..She says teaching h been an awesome and humbling privilet "In class [we] journey together into ! frontiers of our bodies, minds, and spiri ' she says, adding that her students' insi gl and wisdom are priceless gifts, as "moms by moment, they teach me." Barati recalls that at one time her M. band envied her close relationship with l: students. He was a distinguished compk er/conductor who lectured indifferent la guages to audiences all over the world. was difficult for him to cultivate persor relationships at that level. But the class that he taught at Los Gatos High School were small and intimate. His students had an opportunity to get to know him. Many of his students said that he taught them how to listen and that after his classes they never were able to listen to music the way they had before. "Those classes —even though they lasted only about two years — gave him more joy than almost anything he did, besides composition," she recalls. "In those classes, his students had a chance to fall in love with him." The rare love and respect that so many people fe,e1 for these two inspirational teachers is now finding expression in the form of a sculpture in their honor, which will be placed in the lawn area in front of the Town Library. The tribute is the result of a collaboration by friends and students of both the late Maestro Barati and Ruth Barati—in recognition of, and gratitude for, their contribution to the community in music and appreciation of art and yoga. The sculpture itself is a piece of polished redwood, abstract in shape and about 6 feet tall, that will rest on a rock pedestal. it was designed and sculpted by Paul Wilson, an artist and physician who practiced in Los Gatos for many years and who now lives in Carmel. The project, funded by The Barati Tribute Fund. is being headed by Elaine Bainbridge, a Los Gatan who was enriched by both the maestro's music classes and Ruth's inspirational teachings in yoga. Bainbridge says that contributions have been made by friends and students and by the Los Gatos —Saratoga Department of Community Education and Recreation. It has been approved by the Los Gatos Arts Commission and is awaiting final approval by the Art Selection Committee. It is antic- ipated that the sculpture will be in place sometime in the spring. When Ruth Barati was contacted for this interview, her initial reaction was"Why?" She lived with a giant for 50 years. Though she was never in his shadow, he was still imposing —a celebrity of world class. Of their very special relationship, Barati says that there was "George" and there was "Ruth," but beyond that, there was some- thing greater that could be described only as "George/Ruth." So she questions the notion o(a story solely about her and not about her illustrious partner of so many years. Even as she asks the question, though, she seems to know the answer. She must now find her own way, alone. Part of that newjourney has to do with the search for a new identity. Barati confesses she feels like someone who has been forced to go to another country and learn a new life —anew language, even."I'd been a wife; I am now a widow. It had been our house; now it's my house," she says."Before, I had George —now I have an attorney, a publi- cist, an accountant, a lawyer and, a few months ago, even a personal trainer. Some say I have become an 81-year-old yuppie!" But even as she speaks in humor, her words have a profundity about them. And around her is the unmistakable aura of enlightenment. Ruth Barati, at once young and eager and old and wise, inspirational teacher of yoga or octogenarian yuppie, could well be a new-millenium embodi- ment of an ancient philosophy. On Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. the late Maestro Barati's work, "Trio Profundo." will be performed in Davies Hall in the San Fran- cisco Symphony Chamber series. For more information about the Barati Tribute Fund, - contact Elaine Bainbridge at 356-6766. (Photographs from Iett) Paul Wilson, an artist and physician who practiced in Los Gatos and now • lives In Carmel, turned this piece of redwood into a polished abstract sculpture honoring the contributions of Maestro George Barall and Ruth Barati. Ruth Barati Is surrounded by memories of her family.. ' Photograph by George Sakkestad. JANUARY21, 1998 LOS GATOS WEEKLY -TIMES 21 i INTERNAL TRACKLNG DEPTMENT: AGENDA ITEM: 4L/ RESO/ORD NUMBER: DATE La 994i 96 LIST IN BOOK ON DISC OR SHARE. FORM SENT TO DEPT. r PUBLISH IF REQUIRED - Date of Publication ORDINANCES ONLY WHEN SIGNATURE AND /s/ COPY (1 EACH) returned, LIST ON SIGNATURE TRACKING & SEND TO MAYOR f f� l� �, l MAIL TO DISTRIBUTION LIST le? r NO.of COPIES: PROOF OF MAILING PREPARED r SIGN BY CLERK/SEAL ENTER INTO ECM ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION FILE FILE IN VAULT CODIFICATION IF ORDINANCE ►! v c t k: d 16 : \other b r sins 2 RESOLUTION 1998-96 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ACCEPTING A SCULPTURE FROM PAUL WILSON AS A GIFT HONORING GEORGE AND RUTH BARATI WHEREAS, the artist Paul Wilson has offered to gift a redwood sculpture to the Town in honor of Maestro George Barati and his wife Ruth to acknowledge their many contributions as teachers and friends to the Los Gatos and Saratoga communities; and WHEREAS, Town Council wishes to encourage the placement of art in public places; and WHEREAS, the Arts Commission has recommended to Council that the artwork be accepted as a gift for installation in the ivy area in front of the Pageant Avenue entrance to the Library; and WHEREAS, a Gift Receipt has been prepared and is attached as Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: that it authorizes the Town Manager to execute the loan receipt attached as Exhibit A. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the 15th day of June, by the following vote: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Mayor Linda Lubeck. NAYS: None ABSENT: Randy Attaway, Jan Hutchins. ABSTAIN: None SIGNED: /s/ Linda Lubeck MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA ATTEST: /s/ Marian V. Cosgrove CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA 1 OFFI( OF THE TOWN CLERK ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING DEPT: (-rn.ag-A4' COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: C9 - / S " 1 COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: SUBJECT: CXC'0,4,t 1 ,LQ Number: Date of Adopt: RESOLUTION 14°1q - fl.0 S-9 PUBLICATION REQUIRED; COUNCIL ACTION: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS NAMES: Number: Date of Intro: Date of Adopt: ZONE CHANGE: Randy Attaway, Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Jan Hutchins, Mayor(or Chairman) LINDA LUBECK ORDINANCE ORDINANCES and RESOLUTIONS MUST BE RETURNED TO TOWN CLERK BY WEDNESDAY AT 12 NOON. ORDINANCES MUST BE READY FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION TC:07:RESOORO Town Council Minutes June 15, 1998 Redevelopment Agency Los Gatos, California VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS Recycling Centers: J.D. Vanderlann, 17830 Bruce Ave, spoke about the lack of recycling centers in Los Gatos and suggested locations within the required guidelines to establish these centers for residents to be able to find a location where they can be compensated for their recycling endeavors. HEARINGS LOS GATOS BOULEVARD 16330/CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH/APPEAL (23.09) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS AND PARKING EXPANSION Mayor Lubeck stated that this was the time and place duly noted for public hearing to consider appeal of a Planning Commission decision approving an Architectural and Site Application for the demolition of an existing education and residential building, construction of a new education, ministry and multi -purpose gymnasium building, remodeling of existing facilities, and expansion of the parking lot on property in the R-1:8 Zone. Project Application PRJ-97-156. Property location: 16330 Los Gatos Boulevard. Applicant/Property Owner: Calvary Church/Steve Torres. Appellant: James G. Lowe. The following people from the audience spoke to this issue: Jim Lowe, 16346 Robie Lane agreed that July 6, 1998 would be an acceptable date to continue the hearing to. Bob Frankoni, 16456 Ferris Ave, asked for more specifics regarding the new parking lot. Mr. Knapp asked that he talk too the Planning Department about the submitted plans so that he can become familiar with and be able to ask questions at the next meeting. Steve Torres, 15743 Kevin Lane, asked that the project be approved as soon as possible so that the work can be completed in the dry summer weather. No one else from the audience addressed this issue. Motion by Mrs. Benjamin, seconded by Mr. Blanton, to continue this hearing to July 6, 1998. Carried by a vote of 3 ayes. Mr. Attaway and Mr. Hutchins absent. SCULPTURE AT THE CIVIC CENTER/PAUL WILSON/RESOLUTION 1998-96 (24.44) Mayor Lubeck stated that this was the time and place duly noted for public hearing to consider adopting resolution accepting sculpture from Paul Wilson and accepting Arts Commission's recommendation regarding its placement. The following person from the audience spoke to this issue: Elaine Bainbridge, Project Manager, spoke of plans for the acquisition of the sculpture and the community involvement in the project. No one else from the audience addressed this issue. Motion by Mrs. Benjamin, seconded by Mr. Blanton, to close the public hearing. Carried by a vote of 3 ayes. Mr. Attaway and Mr. Hutchins absent. Motion by Mrs. Benjamin, seconded by Mr. Blanton, to accept the Arts Commission's recommendations regarding acceptance and placement of a redwood sculpture by artist Paul Wilson honoring George and Ruth Barati. Carried by a vote of 3 ayes. Mr. Attaway and Mr. Hutchins absent. TC: D10: MM061598 5