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 Mural Artwork at the Manhattan Beach Art Center and Police/Fire Locations and Costs, Selection of Final Artwork Design at Manhattan Heights Complex and Disbursement of up to $105,000 from the Public Art Trust Fund (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) APPROVE ARTISTS, LOCATIONS, AND COST
B) DISBURSE FUNDS
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the Cultural Arts Commission (CAC) recommendations for mural artwork at the Manhattan Beach Art Center and Police/Fire locations and costs, selection of final artwork design at Manhattan Heights Complex and disburse up to $105,000 from the Public Art Trust Fund (PATF).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If approved, the total cost for murals at the Manhattan Beach Art Center and Police/Fire locations will be $105,000. This would be in addition to the $210,000 ($96,049.34 remainder from Phase I allocation plus additional $113,950.66 allocated for five locations in Phase II) previously allocated for the five previously approved locations. The PATF currently has a total balance of $1,759,477 with approximately $1.1 million in allocated funds and $670,000 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 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 pres...
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