TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Eric Brinkman, Senior Recreation Supervisor
Linda Robb, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of RLA Conservation Art Assessment Recommendations from the Cultural Arts Commission, Allocation of Public Arts Funds, and Direction to the Cultural Arts Commission to Develop a Formal Deaccession Policy (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) APPROVE
B) ALLOCATE PUBLIC ART FUNDS
C) PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the RLA Conservation art assessment recommendations from the Cultural Arts Commission, allocate Public Arts Funds accordingly, and direct the Cultural Arts Commission to develop a formal deaccession policy and return for City Council direction.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Costs of the conservation treatments and recommended maintenance for artwork within the City's collection may be paid for from the Public Arts Fund (PAF), which currently has a total balance of about $1.6 million with approximately $883,000 in allocated funds and roughly $711,000 in unallocated funds. Approximately $73,000 needs to be allocated before funds expire on December 31, 2024. The total estimated cost of conservation/intervention treatments for the artworks below is $201,025.
The use of PAF funds for this project is congruent with the purpose of the PAF as detailed in the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Section 10.90.050.
BACKGROUND:
On September 19, 2023, City Council approved a contract with RLA Conservation, LLC (RLA), to assess the condition of each piece in the City's art collection and recommend conservation treatments and maintenance plans for each artwork.
The City of Manhattan Beach owns a collection of approximately 75 public artworks...
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