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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT�!nt
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Service
DATE: October 15, 2002 (CC Meeting of November 6)
SUBJECT: Consider Art In Public Places Project For
Moorpark Marketplace (CPD 2001 -01)
BACKGROUND
As a condition of the Commercial Planned Development
Permit, CPD 2001 -01, for Tract 5321, Moorpark Marketplace,
the developer ( Zelman) was required to prepare and install
a public art project on -site. The approved art project must
be completed prior to the issuance of the first building
occupancy. If the City and developer had agreed to an in-
lieu in place of an art project, the fee would have equaled
$35,767 based on 357,671 square feet of building space.
DISCUSSION
The City's Art in Public Places Committee met on September
9, 2002, to review the Zelman art project. The Committee is
comprised of: two Councilmembers, Clint Harper and Keith
Millhouse; one Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Sandra
Thompson; and two members -at- large, Mary Schwabauer and Jay
Moore. Staff members in attendance included Barry Hogan,
Director of Community Development, and Mary Lindley,
Director of Community Services.
The art project submitted by Zelman consists of a
rectangular fountain of approximately 42 feet in length and
a little over 10 feet in width. The fountain is
incorporated under the arched walls of the food court
arcade. The center of the fountain consists of a long row
of water jets and the walls of the arcade will have vine -
like plants growing up the face.
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Honorable City Council
November 6, 2002
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The Arts in Public Places Committee members had various
comments. Most liked the concept of a fountain. The
consensus of the Committee was that a bronze statue of a
child sitting on the fountain's seat wall would enhance its
visual appeal. Additionally, the Committee felt that
landscaping was needed along the front of the fountain from
the parking lot side to enhance its look and discourage
children from attempting to access the fountain. The
Committee also requested that the water spray from the
fountain be of varied height, that underwater lights be
added to illuminate the water spray, and features be
incorporated in the fountain's seat walls to discourage
skateboarders.
At its meeting on October 9, the City Council indicated
that it wanted to see the store signs removed from the
arcade wall over the fountain. The changes requested by the
Committee and Council have been made and the developer has
submitted a new set of plans, which were provided to the
Council under separate cover.
STAFF RECOWONDATION
Approve Zelman's (CPD 2001 -01) Art In Public Places project
as submitted.
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