HomeMy WebLinkAbout1O OCRCITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2020 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: APPROVE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION PHASE Ill DOWNTOWN
BENCH ART PROGRAM
FROM:
BY:
David H. Ready, City Manager
Office of the City Manager
SUMMARY
The Public Arts Commission is requesting approval of a Phase Ill Bench Art Program.
As proposed the Phase Ill Bench Art Program will require $30,000 of Public Art Funds
to paint an additional 25 benches in the Downtown area in the vicinity of South Palm
Canyon and La Plaza.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Phase Ill Downtown Bench Art Program in the amount of $30,000 from the
Public Art Fund to paint 25 benches in the Downtown area.
BACKGROUND:
In January 2020, the Public Arts Commission approved funding of a $60,000
Community Grant program for neighborhood associations and business districts, with a
goal to connect artists with businesses, and provide a sense of community experience
during the COVID-19 social distancing. As part of that grant program, the Commission
approved a pilot program with Main Street Palm Springs for a Public Bench Art project
in Downtown. The pilot program began in June 2020 and included the painting of ten
City-owned public benches on North Palm Canyon Drive between Alejo Road and
Andreas Road, at a cost of $12,500. The completed benches are shown in Attachment
1.
The success of the pilot program with Main Street prompted led to a second phase of
the Bench Art Program (Phase Two) which is currently underway and includes sixteen
City-owned benches on North Palm Canyon Drive from Alejo Road to Tachevah Drive.
Artists were paid $1,000 per bench ($16,000). Plus $2,000 allocated for materials and
$2,000 for project coordination. The total amount allocated for Phase II was $20,000.
The bench art designs for Phase Two of the project are shown in Attachment 2.
At the September 16, 2020, Public Arts Commission meeting the Commission approved
a third phase of the Bench Art Program (Phase Ill) to paint 25 benches at a cost of ~O
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2City Council Staff Report October 22, 2020 -Page 2 Public Arts Commission Phase Ill Downtown Bench Art Program $30,000. The Public Arts Commission is recommending paying the artists $1,000 per bench ($25,000). They are also recommending $3,000 go towards materials and $2,000 for project coordination. The locations of the Phase Ill benches are shown in Attachment 3. Those benches that are colored blue have a back and the benches colored in pink are backless. The PAC has not yet gone through the selection process for the Phase 111 benches. The Public Arts Commission is requesting City Council's approval of the Phase 111 Bench Art program in the amount of $30,000 from the Public Arts Fund. FISCAL IMPACT: The cost for Phase Three of the bench art program is $30,000. Sufficient funding is available in the Public Arts Fund, Fund 150. SUBMITTED: Attachments: 1. Completed Pilot Program Bench Art Projects 2. Phase II Bench Art Designs 3. Phase Ill Bench Art Locations
3ATTACHMENT 1 Completed Pilot Program Bench Art Projects
4Mike Foss 1 _J -f. !
5Marconi Calindas Patrick Sheehan
6Enrique Rodriguez Shanah Chomsinsub
7
8Kylie Knight
9
10Ernesto Ramirez
11ATTACHMENT 2 Phase 11 Bench Art Designs
12Main Street Art Benches Top 16 Votes #42 KAT GADDIS-TREVENO (SIDES) #7 EMELINE TATE-ROBINSON DNA BENCH IN TOWN I WATCN HE WO LD D~"C "'t. WN .MAKE S#.1 ~ RING BOVE T E. P~~•
13#17 JESSYCA FREDERICK #30 PAUL KOLE ll • I • --l -~
14#4 BRETT STEVENS TOP OF BENCH BRETT STEVENS ART #41 JAMES GALLUCCI
15#36 SUSAN GRESTO #8 ERNESTO RAMIREZ
16#38 TIM LEARY
17#22 LYNDA KEELER -·---• #27 MONICA GARCIA
18#40 WALLACE COV ARD #23 MARK JOHNSON ., Hf1'1'£ A S£/f f IJI< 1rl.E Pf)()i.11
19#35 SI ORI KIT AJIMA #16 JESSICA MACIAS
20Runner Ups #19 Katie Campbell #11 :Hillary Heart
21#6 David Jones #1 Abe Alvarez-Tostado
22ATTACHMENT 3 Phase Ill Bench Art Locations
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