TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Melissa McCollum, Senior Recreation Manager
Eilen R Stewart, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Approval of a Purchase of "Circles" Sculpture by CJ Rench, and Allocate $25,000 from the Public Art Trust Fund (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
A) APPROVE
B) ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM PUBLIC ART TRUST FUND
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
The Cultural Arts Commission recommends City Council approve the purchase of the sculpture "Circles" by artist CJ Rench, currently installed in Polliwog Park, and allocate $25,000 from the Public Art Trust Fund.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding necessary for the sculpture purchase is $25,000. The current balance in the Public Art Trust Fund (PATF) is $2,243,999 with $1,239,337 in allocated funds and $1,004,662 in unallocated funds. Based on PATF program guidelines, $124,259 of the unallocated balance is set to expire in December of 2023.
The Public Art Trust Ordinance became effective December 18, 2002. It sets aside a 1% development fee on residential properties of four or more units and every commercial and industrial building project with building valuation exceeding $500,000. The funds are restricted to art projects.
BACKGROUND:
On December 18, 2018, City Council approved the installation of the artwork "Circles" by artist CJ Rench in Polliwog Park as part of the Sculpture Garden program. The sculpture was slated to remain in that location for two years, ending its loan period in August of 2021. An honorarium of $12,000 was paid to the artist for the loan of the artwork.
Due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and the artist's schedule, the artwork was not collected at the end of the loan period and has remained in the same location. No additional funds were awarded to the artist in association with this exte...
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