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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Public Art Commission
From: Lois Butler
Economic Development Manager
Date: December 10, 2018
RE: Status Update on Location for Bronze Squid. Staff to provide the Public Art Commission with a status update on the location for the Bronze Squid artwork. The proposed public art installation 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
Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-98 Public Art in New Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Municipal Construction (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 are deposited in the dedicated Fund. The Fund can then only be used by the City to provide or support public art.
In September 2017, the City of Alameda released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for $262,500 in physical public art in Alameda.
On February 27 and March 27, 2018, a Selection Panel met to review and rank qualified proposals, utilizing the evaluation criteria established in the RFP. In June 2018, the PAC recommended that the top-ranked proposals in each category move forward to City Council for approval. This included 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 Fontes
The City Council approved the PAC's recommendations in September 2018, and the awarded artists are currently in the contracting process.
At the June 2018 meeting, the PAC also expressed a desire to fund more of the artwork recommended by the Selection Panel. In response to this request, and in an effort to increase the presence of public art in Alameda, City staff identified an alt...
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