CITY OF PALM DESERT
Source: www.cityofpalmdesert.org
Topic: Graffiti
Sort Desciption: requested a graffiti park. The park would be a designated place. where people could go and express themselves through graffiti art ...
Content Inside: CITY OF PALM DESERT ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMISSION MINUTES May 18, 2005 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bussing convened the meeting at 8:35 a.m. II. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Norma Bussing, Chairman Joe Dickinson (excused) Suzanne Greenberg Kevin Grochau, Vice Chair Katherine Hough Barbara Stenning John Weston Also Present: Richard Twedt, Public Arts Manager Bob Kohn, Director of Special Programs Deborah Schwartz, Public Art Coordinator Debbie Thompson, Recording Secretary Tom Bassler, Public Works Sonia Campbell, Planning Commission Richard Begola, Guest III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Tom Bassler spoke to the Commission concerning a letter from Eduardo Valadez that was included in the agenda packet that requested a graffiti park. The park would be a designated place where people could go and express themselves through graffiti art rather than doing it throughout the city in undesignated areas. Mr. Bassler stated that he has managed the City’s graffiti program for the past eleven years and have spent approximately $750,000 Minutes May 18, 2005 2 eradicating graffiti within the city. These types of parks have been proposed in the past in various cities throughout the United States and generally are not successful. Mr. Bassler feels that most of the graffiti that he has seen is not of artistic value and over the last eleven years he has seen just about every graffiti incident that has been in Palm Desert. Most graffiti is done by taggers and people who want to see their name or symbols throughout the city. Commissioner Bussing asked if it would help if it were in a contained area. Mr. Bassler responded that he did not think so because if a place was created for people to make graffiti it becomes very transient. Those who create graffiti on a wall want it to be permanent and not get covered up by someone else which causes competition and graffiti is competitive amongst gangs. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR Minutes of the regular meeting held on April 27, 2005 ...
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