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File #: 26-0055    Version: 1
Type: Gen. Bus. - Staff Report Status: Passed
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 2/17/2026 Final action: 2/17/2026
Title: Consideration of the Final Bruce's Beach Artist and Design and Approval of Professional Services Agreement (No Budget Impact) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). (Estimated Time: 2 Hrs.) APPROVE
Attachments: 1. Proposal - April Banks, 2. Proposal - Toni Scott, 3. Proposal - Xaviera Simmons, 4. Proposal - Nekisha Durrett, 5. Proposal - Austen Brantley, 6. Proposal - Hana Ward, 7. APPC Scoresheets, 8. Survey Results, 9. RFQ, 10. Agreement - Professional Services, 11. PowerPoint Presentation
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzikhanian, City Manager

FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Eric Brinkman, Cultural Arts Senior Recreation Supervisor

SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Final Bruce's Beach Artist and Design and Approval of Professional Services Agreement (No Budget Impact) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 2 Hrs.)
APPROVE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the final Bruce's Beach Artist and Design:
1) Selecting one of the six artists shortlisted by the project's Arts in Public Places Committee; and
2) Authorize the City to enter into a professional services agreement with the artist to advance the Bruce's Beach public art project into design development, coordination, and implementation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
On March 16, 2021, City Council allocated $350,000 from the Public Arts Trust Fund (PATF) to commemorate the history and honor the legacy of Bruce's Beach. The allocated funds would be utilized for the project. There is no budget impact.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City conducted a rigorous artist selection process with extensive community outreach for the proposed public art project at Bruce's Beach Park through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). From an extensive pool of applicants from across the United States, the Arts in Public Places Committee (APPC), serving in an advisory capacity, developed a shortlist of six artists based on demonstrated artistic merit, relevant experience, and alignment with the project's goals. The shortlisted artists were invited to develop preliminary concepts for the site, and following evaluation of the proposals, the APPC refined the shortlist to the two highest ranking candidates-Toni Scott and April Banks.

In a parallel review using the same evaluation criteria, the Cultural Arts Commission (CAC) identified Toni Scott's proposal as its ...

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