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 the Cultural Arts Commission Recommendations for Utility Box Beautification Project Phase III Locations (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
APPROVE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Cultural Arts Commission (CAC) recommendations to commence Phase III of the Utility Box Beautification Project and proposed locations for installation of new artwork.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. Staff will present artwork recommendations for Phase III from the Cultural Arts Commission at a subsequent meeting along with a request for a budget allocation from the Public Art Trust Fund, to be reviewed and approved by City Council in May, 2024.
BACKGROUND:
At the March 7, 2023 meeting, City Council directed the CAC to develop a work plan of several items including Phase II of the Utility Box Beautification Program. Phase II, completed in January 2024, consisted of 18 individual boxes installed at 12 locations with an allocated budget of $38,400.
Launched in 2018, Phase I of the Utility Box Beautification Program installed 11 artworks by South Bay residents on utility boxes throughout the City.
DISCUSSION:
During the installation of Phase II artwork, staff received several requests from individuals as well as from the Executive Director of the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professional Association for additional boxes to be wrapped in specific areas of Manhattan Beach. In response to these requests, the CAC is recommending the commencement of Phase III. If approved, Phase III will consist of 39 individual boxes installed at 28 locations.
The CAC identified potential utility boxes to wrap, focusing on sev...
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