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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
The Honorable City Council
ITEM 10037
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Mary K. Lindley, Parks, Recreation, and Community'
Services Director
November 4, 2005 (Meeting of November 16, 2005)
Consider Commissioning a Public Art Project
The City's Public Art Advisory Committee met to discuss the
commissioning of a public art project. The Committee is
comprised of two Councilmembers (Clint Harper and Janice
Parvin), one Parks and Recreation Commissioner (Sandra
Thompson) , and two at -large members (Dennis Swinburne and
Jennifer Varnell).
The Committee discussed three potential locations: front
patio of the new Police Facility; southeast corner of
Spring Road and Flinn Avenue; and the future site of the
new City Hall. The Committee's recommendation is to focus
on the southeast corner of Spring Road and Flinn Avenue,
across the street from the City's new Police Facility.
The proposed location is a remnant parcel that is currently
undeveloped. The City plans to landscape the parcel. There
are landscape plans currently under review that include
large Sycamore and Purple Plum trees, shrubs, grass, and a
dry creek -bed (Attachment B). Because of the proposed
location, the Committee agreed to recommend that the City
Council approve a "Public Safety" theme. The Committee
discussed a water fountain, but noted that the Police
Facility has such a fountain on the front patio. The
Committee is also recommending that the Council authorize a
budget of $60,000 for design specifications and
construction of the project, of which $1,000 will be
awarded to the successfully selected artist to finalize the
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design concept. Because this project is proposed to be on
public property and the artwork will be the property of the
City, the City will be responsible for its ongoing
maintenance.
Funds from the Art Fund can be used for maintenance. The
City has approximately $110,000 in its Art Fund. The Fund
will continue to grow as new development projects are
approved. With the recent adoption of the Public Art
Ordinance, each new development must install an art project
or pay an in -lieu fee equal to 1 percent of the total
building valuation.
If approved by the Council, staff will develop and release
a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The RFQ will contain a
description of the project location and the theme (in this
case "public safety "). Interested artists will be asked to
submit a statement of interest, design philosophy, resume
detailing locations of their previous installations,
references, and pictures of their previous work along with
reviews. The Public Art Advisory Committee will interview
the top candidates and make a recommendation identifying
the artist it believes best demonstrates the ability to
create an art piece that reflects the City's intent, and
has a proven history of completing work on schedule and
within budget. The artist approved by the City Council will
be awarded $1,000 to create a conceptual design that will
be presented to the Art Committee and referred to the
Council for final approval. Construction of the artwork
will only take place after the City Council has approved
it.
STAFF RECOMMMATION (Roll Call Vote)
Authorize staff to solicit proposals for artwork to be
located at Spring Road and Flinn Avenue with a public
safety theme and adopt the budget resolution allocating
$60,000 from the Public Art Fund.
Attachments A - Budget Resolution
B - Draft Conceptual Plan
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-
ATTACHMENT A
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
THE FY 2005/06 BUDGET TO ALLOCATE $60,000
FROM THE ART FUND (2151) FOR PUBLIC
ARTWORK AT SPRING ROAD AND FLINN AVENUE
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2005, the City Council adopted
the budget for Fiscal Year 2005/06; and
WHEREAS, a staff report has been presented to said
Council requesting a budget amendment allocating $60,000
from the Art Fund for public art work; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit "A" hereof describes said budget
amendment and its resultant impacts to the budget line
item(s).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A budget amendment allocating $60,000
from the Art Fund as more particularly described in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified
resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 2005.
ATTEST:
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
Attachment: Exhibit A
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Exhibit A
Budget Amendment
Dept. FY 2005/06
Budget Revision
Parks, Recreation, and Community Service
A. Fund Allocation:
B. Budget Appropriation:
BUDGET NUMBER
BUDGETED
REVISION
NEW BUDGET
2151.7900.7903.9632
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$60,000
$60,000
Approved to Form:
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