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Recommendation to Accept the Biennial Report for the Public Art Fund as Required by the Public Art Ordinance. (Community Development 24061814)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Public Art ordinance (Ordinance) requires a biennial report on the distribution of Public Art Fund (Fund) monies. This report is intended to satisfy the requirement for calendar years 2020 and 2021 (no additional spending is planned for the remainder of 2021). In 2020 and 2021, the public art program awarded 16 public art small grants and the Public Art Commission (PAC) and City Council approved four on-site physical public art projects (Diatom Sculpture Series, Alameda Afore, Beken, and Tidal Arch). During this period, staff also worked closely with the artists, the PAC, and other City of Alameda (City) departments to facilitate the fabrication and installation of four previously approved physical public art projects (Rockspinners, Gateway Columns, Egret Mural, and Calimar). In addition, in December 2020, staff facilitated a working session of the PAC to identify upcoming public art activities. At this session, the PAC identified the development of a Public Art Master Plan, a second round of the Public Art Small Grants Program, and improved marketing for the Public Art Program as top action items. Work on the Public Art Master Plan is expected to begin in early 2022 while the second round of the Public Art Small Grants Program will be launched in the second half of 2022.
BACKGROUND
The Ordinance (Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-98) requires that major development projects include public art on-site, or pay a fee in lieu of providing the onsite artwork. 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. As of November 23, 2021, the year-to-date actuals of the Fund totals $$295,137.
In 2018 and 2019 the City awarded four grants for physical ...
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