TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Eilen Stewart, Acting Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Selection and Approval of Artist for the City Hall Lobby Public Art Project and Disbursement of Funds from the Public Art Trust Fund (Parks and Recreation Director Mark Leyman).
a) APPROVE
b) AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT
c) DISBURSE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: a) select the artist for the City Hall Lobby Public Art Project; b) authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the selected artist for an amount not to exceed $301,500; and c) disburse required funds from the Public Art Trust Fund.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
At the November 6, 2018, meeting, City Council approved the City Hall Lobby Public Art Project. The project is supported through the Public Arts Trust Fund with $250,000 allocated to produce, fabricate and install the artwork. A contingency fund of $50,000 has also been allocated for unforeseen conditions and/or changes. An additional $1,500 will be allocated and awarded if the chosen artist incorporates an educational component to the project. The total cost of the project is not to exceed $301,500.
It should be noted, the Public Arts Trust Fund balance is currently $2,106,074, with $1,346,822 of unallocated funds.
BACKGROUND:
In 1975, Manhattan Beach's Sister City, Culiacan, in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico presented to the City, a mural by artist Miguel Angel Vasquez as part of the dedication of the new City Hall. The artwork titled "The Men of the World Join Together to Create the New Man," installed in the City Hall lobby, was made up of lacquers and epoxy on 16 plywood panels. In 2003, the mural was covered with a temporary wall and drape system due to public complaints regarding the imagery. In November of 2018, af...
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