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Consideration of New Physical Public Art. The Public Art Commission will hold a public meeting to consider the installation of new public art located in the City of Alameda Tidelands. The proposed physical public art installations are 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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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Public Art Commission
From: Lois Butler
Economic Development Manager
Date: August 16, 2018
RE: Consideration of New Physical Public Art. The Public Art Commission will hold a public meeting to consider the installation of new public art located in the City of Alameda Tidelands. The proposed physical public art installations are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
BACKGROUND
In September of 2017, the City of Alameda released a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for $262,500 in physical public art. In June of 2018, the Public Art Commission ("PAC") reviewed the top-ranked proposals, and recommended finalists in four funding categories to City Council for approval. This item is scheduled to come before Council on September 18, 2018.
The proposals received in response to the RFP represent the result of a years-long effort undertaken by the PAC and the Alameda arts community to bring new physical art to the City of Alameda. Of the three recommended finalists in the $150,000 category, the Public Art Fund has sufficient resources to bring only one piece to Alameda. The Public Art Commission recommended the top-ranked proposal - Zachary Coffin's Rockspinners - to City Council for approval.
DISCUSSION
At the June 2018 meeting, the PAC expressed a desire to fund all of the recommended artwork identified through the RFP process. In response to this request, and in...
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