TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Martin Betz, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Public Art Trust Fund Update and Request to Allocate $168,000 Towards Public Art Projects (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction as to the allocation of $168,000 towards public art projects
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The current balance of the Public Arts Trust Fund as of August 31, 2017 is $672,154. If the City Council approves the proposed items, the total appropriation would be $168,000, leaving a balance of $504,154.
BACKGROUND:
On May 21, 2002, the City Council approved the Art in Public Places Master Plan (Attachment 1). The Master Plan established "goals and criteria for the acquisition of art work" and defines a number of terms, including "Public Place" and "Public Art." "Public Place" is defined as "any exterior area of public or private property which is easily accessible and clearly visible to the general public and clearly visible from adjacent public property such as a street or other public thoroughfare, sidewalk, public beaches and parks."
"Public Art" includes but is not limited to: commemorative art; monuments; permanent works of art (sculpture, murals, paintings, earthworks, neon, glass, organic materials, mosaics, photographs, collages, prints, literary arts, calligraphy, media, or hybrids of media); and temporary works of art (exhibits, visual and performing arts, public appearances by artists, performance events, festivals, concerts and arts education programs).
On November 19, 2002, the City Council established the Public Arts Trust Fund when it adopted Ordinance No. 2040 (Attachment 2) to provide a funding mechanism for:
1. Acquisition of works of ar...
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