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AGENDA
ITEM 7.H
MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 19, 2014
FROM:
The Honorable City Council
Donald E. Penman , Interim City Manager ~ .
By: Brian Haworth , Assistant to the City Manager/~
Economic Development Mana de{
TO:
SUBJECT: PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION ACTIONS: MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2014
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to receive and file this report on actions taken at the August
6, 2014 Public Arts Commission meeting .
BACKGROUND:
The Commission convened at their regularly scheduled meeting to review preliminary
design concepts for the Linden Walk art sculpture , as well as determine d irect ion for an art
mura l program . Both these items are identified for implementation in the Council-approved
FY 2014-15 Public Arts Annual Plan .
ANALYSIS:
The following summarizes key actio ns taken .
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioner-
Absent: Commissioner-
2 . CONSENT CALEN DAR
Hepler, Vice -Chair Ho , Keelin , Kim ,
Chair Larsen , Zhao
Rachford (excused )
The Comm iss ion approved min utes from their May 7, 2014 meeting .
City Council
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3 . NEW BUSINESS
A. PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR THE LINDEN WALK ART
SCULPTURE
Three preliminary design concepts were presented for the Lin den Wa l k art
sculpture . The Commission unan imously selected the concept, Ba lance , for
further refinement. The artist will present the Commission on Sep tember 24 ,
2014 fi nal sketches and site placement details for an abstract 12' h igh corten
and stainless steel sculpture along Lower Azusa Road .
B. DIRECTION ON ART MURAL IMPLEMENTATION
The Commission considered four options to initiate implementation of an art
mural program . The Commiss ion voted unanimously (ex cl uding
Commissioner Zhou who was excused at 8:45 p.m . to address a business
matter) on the following actions , ranked in priority order:
1. Replace the library mural with a new mural.
2 . Relocate the library mural to TCUSD headquarters .
3 . Develop [a] mural [program] and gu idelines .
The Commission w i ll further discuss implementation strategies at their
regularly schedu led September 3 , 20 14 meeting .
4 . REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF
None .
5 . COMMISSION ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE AGENDA
Chair Larsen requested that staff re view timing for the Commission 's annual
reorganization , and its sele ction of a new Cha ir and Vice -Chair.
CONCLUSION:
The Council is requested to receive and file this report .
FISCAL IMPACT:
The recommended action presents no fis cal impa ct to the FY 2014-15 City Budge t.
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