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
Alexandria Latragna, Policy and Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Bruce's Beach Public Art Project as Recommended by the Art in Public Places Committee (APPC) and the Cultural Arts Commission (CAC); Allocation of an Additional $15,000 from the Public Arts Trust Fund for the Construction of Maquettes and Travel Reimbursement for Five Semi-Finalists (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) APPROVE
B) ALLOCATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the RFP for the Bruce's Beach Public Art Project and allocate $15,000 from the Public Arts Trust Fund for the construction of maquettes and travel reimbursement for five semi-finalists.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
On March 16, 2021, City Council allocated $350,000 from the Public Art Trust Fund (PATF) to commemorate the history and honor the legacy of Bruce's Beach. If approved, up to an additional $15,000 will need to be allocated from the PATF to cover the production of five semi-finalist maquettes (five Artist Honoraria at $1,000 each) and travel reimbursement (up to $2,000 for each of five semi-finalists) for artists traveling to the site from more than 100 miles.
BACKGROUND:
On March 16, 2021, the City Council authorized expenditures not to exceed $350,000 from the Public Arts Trust Fund for an artwork commemorating the history of Bruce's Beach.
The Art in Public Places Committee (APPC), comprised of four members of the former Bruce's Beach Task Force, two Cultural Arts Commissioners, and two City Councilmembers, drafted the RFP for the Bruce's Beach Public Art project. That draft, approved by the Cultural Arts Commission on January 30, 2023, is pre...
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