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Recommendation to Approve the Public Art Commission's Recommendations for Physical Public Art in Alameda; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Tidelands Fund Budget to Appropriate $360,000 for Physical Art. (Community Development 285)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In September 2017, the City of Alameda released a Request for Proposals for $262,500 in physical public art in Alameda. Tonight's action requests that the City Council approve the finalists chosen by the Public Art Commission. This includes four awards:
* $150,000 category: Rockspinners, Zachary Coffin
* $50,000 category: Gateway Columns, Norman Moore
* $25,000 category: Love Our Island Art Walk, Rhythmix Cultural Works
* $12,500 category: Astro Mural, Dan Fonte
Although there were two awards available in the $25,000 category, the selection panel recommended only one finalist. Any funds not awarded will be returned to the Public Art Fund, to be re-released for physical public art at a future date.
In addition, City staff has identified an alternate funding source for the other two recommended finalists at the $150,000 level:
* Dragon Dance, Dmitrii Volkov
* Bronze squid, Rossella Scapini and Luke Heimbigner
Staff recommends, and Public Arts Commission (PAC) concurs, to fund the works of the other two recommended finalists out of the Tidelands Fund, which is dedicated to the improvement and restoration of the City's tidelands. These artworks are eligible for this funding because they will be located in Tideland properties along Alameda's shoreline.
BACKGROUND
Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-98 Public Art in New Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Municipal Construction (the Ordinance) requires that major development projects include on-site public art. The Ordinance also permits an applicant to pay a fee in lieu of providing the art on-site. Any in-lieu fees collected a...
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