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Public Art Proposal - PLN13-0380 - 1551 Buena Vista Avenue - Applicant: Lennar. Public hearing to consider Native American-themed public art sculptures, consisting of three humanoid figures dressed in Ohlone ceremonial attire and three tule balsa rafts, all made of recycled and corten steel, at the new Marina Shores residential development at Entrance Road and Buena Vista Avenue. This project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: President Henneberry and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Allen Tai,
Secretary to the Public Art Commission
Date: May 11, 2015
RE: Public Art Proposal - PLN13-0380 - 1551 Buena Vista Avenue - Applicant: Lennar. Public hearing to consider Native American-themed public art sculptures, consisting of three humanoid figures dressed in Ohlone ceremonial attire and three tule balsa rafts, all made of recycled and corten steel, at the new Marina Shores residential development at Entrance Road and Buena Vista Avenue. This project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
BACKGROUND
The Public Art Commission (PAC) is responsible for approving public art proposals for development projects that qualify under the Public Art Ordinance (Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-65). Per the Public Art Ordinance, a public art proposal must be approved prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the development project.
Recent PAC meetings have had to be rescheduled or cancelled due to lack of quorum. This is partly attributed to two vacancies on the five-member commission, where a quorum requires the presence of at least three members at PAC meetings. The City Clerk is currently workin...
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