TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Eilen Stewart, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Location and Cost for the Shark Mural by Artist Eric Snyder and Disbursement of up to $65,000 from the Public Art Trust Fund (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) APPROVE LOCATION AND COST
B) ALLOCATE FUNDSBody
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and approve the location and cost for the Shark mural by artist Eric Snyder and allocate up to $65,000 from the Public Art Trust Fund (PATF) as part of Phase II of the Mural Project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If approved, the total cost for the mural will be an amount not to exceed $65,000. The PATF currently has a total balance of approximately $1.7 million with around $1.0 million in allocated funds and about $686,000 in unallocated funds. The use of PATF funds for this project is congruent with the purpose of the PATF as detailed in the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Section 10.90.050.
BACKGROUND:
At the March 7, 2023 meeting, City Council directed the Cultural Arts Commission (CAC) to develop a work plan of several items including Phase II of the Mural Program. Launched in 2018, Phase I of the Mural Project installed five artworks by four artists from California. The locations and installation methodology for several of the murals presented challenges that were incorporated into the RFP for this Phase II of the Mural Project.
Staff worked with the Cultural Arts Commission to develop a Request for Proposals
(RFP) for seven locations of murals around the City, including locations in north and east Manhattan Beach where there are fewer opportunities for Public Art.
Staff received over 115 applications from artists of varying ages, skill levels, and disciplines and narrowed this pool down to 1...
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