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Recommendation to Approve the Attached Resolution and Conditions Approving the Revised "Neptune Beach Roller Coaster" Public Art Proposal for Subpar Miniature Golf at 1600 Park Street
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Public Art Commission
BACKGROUND
Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-98 Public Art in New Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Municipal Construction (Ordinance) requires that major development projects dedicate 1% of development costs to onsite public art. In 2014, a new Walgreens was developed at 1600 Park Street costing approximately $1.91M. To fulfill the public art obligation under the Ordinance of $19,092, the project elected to provide, and the Public Art Commission approved, onsite public art in the form of digital murals depicting Alameda within the context of its historical railway system.
The current project sponsor, Subpar Miniature Golf, is interested in replacing the existing onsite artwork. Under the Ordinance, should the property owner wish to remove the existing public art, it must be replaced with public art of equal or greater value. Adjusted for inflation ($2022), the public art obligation would be approximately $22,484.
On April 18, 2022, the Public Art Commission (PAC) considered the artwork proposed for 1600 Park Street by artist Jon Altemus entitled "Neptune Beach Roller Coaster". The PAC expressed concerns about the visibility of the artwork and requested that the applicant revise the proposed onsite artwork to include lighting and/or additional signage.
At tonight's meeting, the PAC will consider the revised proposal for onsite artwork for 1600 Park Street. The artwork remains a scale model/artist's interpretation of the original roller coaster at the amusement park that operated at Neptune Beach from 1917-1939. While the proposed artwork would still be located in a display case adjacent to a large window visible from Park Street, the revised artwork would be illuminated by lighting inside the ...
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