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CITY O.F SAN LUIS OBISPO
FROM: Wendy George, ACAO
Prepared By: Betsy Delarnette, Assistant to the CAO 00)
SUBJECT: 2001-03 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS APPROPRIATE FOR
PUBLIC ART
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Approve the staff recommendation that public art funding in the amounts indicated be included
in the following Capital Improvement Plan projects scheduled for the 2001-03 fiscal years: City
Hall Downtown Transit Center($19,000), Railroad Museum Round-About ($19,000),Recreation
Center Remodel ($18,500), Santa Rosa Park Renovations ($18,500), Metal Fish Sculpture
($1,100).
DISCUSSION
The City's adopted Art in Public Places Program requires that 1% of the cost of all eligible City
Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) be committed to public art. Once the Financial Plan is
approved by Council, those funds are placed in a separate account. Because many construction
projects, such as street paving, are not appropriate for public art, the CIP committee then meets
to develop a recommendation for the Council as to how those funds should be allocated.
The CIP committee met on November 8, 2001 and, using the following criteria, identified five
projects suitable for public art:
1. Project should have high public visibility and use.
2. Project should lend itself to the inclusion of public art.
3. Project should be public art ready, meaning the project should be near or under
construction and will be completed within the two year CIP.
4. The number of projects should be limited to a few in order to focus staff efforts and
result in meaningful pieces of public art.
The following recommendations are being presented for Council consideration:
1. City Hall Downtown Transit Center (DTC) - $19,000 to be used for artwork
located in the vicinity of the DTC.
2. Railroad Museum Round-About - $19,000 to be used for artwork in the round-
about located in the parking lot adjacent to the.Railroad Museum.
3. Recreation Center Remodel - $18;500 to be used for artwork at the Recreation
Center. With the extent of remodeling being performed on the facility, there
should be ample opportunity to include public art in the interior of the building.
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4. Santa Rosa Park Renovations- $18,500 to be used for artwork in the vicinity of
Santa Rosa Park
5. Metal Fish Sculpture - $1,100 to be used to repair and install the original John
Augsberger metal fish sculpture that was damaged and lost in the winter storm of
March 10, 1995 and recovered last spring. (Site of installation to be determined.)
FISCAL IMPACT
The following funding is currently available for public art projects as part of the City's CIP
budget:
2001-02 II-1-63 Total
GeneralFund $42,100 $347000 $76,100
The proposed funding allocation is as follows:
1. City Hall Downtown Transit Center $19,000
2. Railroad Museum Round-About $19,000
3. Recreation Center Remodel $18,500
4. Santa Rosa Park Renovations $18,500
5. Metal Fish Sculpture $1,100
Total $769100
ALTERNATIVES
1. Council could choose to redistribute funds among projects, allocating more funding
than recommended for one project and less for another. Without knowing specifically
at this time what form the artwork may take for any of the projects, staff does not
recommend giving higher funding priority to any one project.
2. Council could choose to delete one or more projects from the recommended list and
redistribute funds among the remaining projects. Using the criteria listed above, staff
spent considerable time discussing and identifying appropriate CIP projects to receive
public art funding. The current recommendation reflects their intent to meet the
criteria and acquire the maximum amount of public art with available funding without
diminishing the potential quality of the artwork received.
.3. Council could review the attached list of 2001-03 CIP projects generating public art
funding and select other projects from the list to receive public art.
ATTACBMENTS
List of 2001-03 CIP projects generating public art funds
ATTACHMENT , .
2001-03 Financial Pi-a
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
PROGRAM: Cultural Activities
REQUEST TITLE: Public Art
Project Summary
Funding public art in accordance with City's"I% for public art"policy will cost $42,100 in 2001-02 and$34,000
in 2002-03.
Project Objectives
Provide funding for public art in accordance with City policy.
Existing Situation
Under the City's public art policy, 1% of the construction component of capital improvement plan (CIP)projects
is to be allocated for public art. Excluded from this 1% requirement are underground projects, utility
infrastructure projects, funding from outside agencies, and costs other than construction such as study,
environmental review, design, site preparation and acquisition.
Generally, it is preferable for the public art component to be integrated directly into the project. However, in,
some cases, this is not practical or desirable. In these circumstances, an "in-lieu" contribution may be made to a
generic public art account that can be used to fund public art in conjunction with other projects or locations
where it can have a greater public benefit than if it arbitrarily installed with a project to which public art was
not well-suited.
To ensure that funds are adequately budgeted for public art regardless of whether public art will be directly
incorporated into the project, funds for this purpose are identified separately in the CIP. After the Financial Plan
is adopted, the CIP Review Committee will review the approved projects, and make recommendations to the
Council regarding the allocation of public art funds to specific projects. This review, should be completed by
September 2001. Following Council approval,briefings will be held with affected project managers on the most
effective process for incorporating public art into their project.
Goal and Policy Links
s Public art policy
e Public art policies and procedures manual
■ Financial Plan policies
Project Work Completed
None.
Project Phasing,Costs and Funding Sources
The following reflects construction costs for those projects that meet the City's requirement for a 1% public art
allocation, and the resulting public art budget request:
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Public Art
53,200
&idencestorage 30,000
Refurbish fire station no.4 50.000
South Street widening 190.000
Foothill bridge construction
Bridge maintenance 50,000 50.000 50,000 50,000
97,000 104,000 119,000 107,000
Street sign replacement 250,000 250,000
Utility undergrounding
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pavement reconstruction,resurfacing ,150,000 2,215,000 2,281,000 2,350,000
150,000
Downtown street light pole painting 100,000 100,000
Traffic signal improvements 70,000
Laguna Lake Prefurn0 arm silt removal 25,000
Tank Farm Road bridge silt removal 282,000 313,000
Storm sewer construction 105,000
Johnson underpass lift station 75,000
37,000
Los Osos Valley Road medians 25,000 25,000
Neighborhood traffic management 2,100,000
Railroad Safety Trail phase 3 3,000,000
Railroad Safety Trail phase 4 1,590,000
Los Osos Valley Road-Hwy 101 interchange 320,000
Santa Barbara Street widening 135,000
New traffic signal installation
Morro-Santa Barbara Street traffic signal 120,000
54,000
Montalban Street bridge
Orcutt Road-Bullock Lane street improvement 324,000
35,000 35,000
Downtown pedestrian improvements m
Mission Plaza:Broad Street closure 75,000
New sidewalk construction 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
335,000 345,100
Mission-style sidewalks
South Higuera Street sidewalk 37,000
75,000
Laguna Lake Park pole barrier replacement
Mission Plaza creek walkway stabilization 50,000
45,000
Park asphalt resurfacing 45,000
Park turf installation 45,000
Johnson park picinic area renovation 25,000
Sinsheimer tennis court resurfacing
Swim Center chemical storage 45,000
260,000
High rate sand filtration
65,000
Swim Center painting
163,000 183,000 450,000
Sinsheimer Park improvements
Santa Rosa Park renovations 100,000
Damon-Garrcialights 391,000 4,500,000
Community Center/therapy,pool 149,600
French Park playground equipment
123'000
Laguna Lake Park playground equipment
92,000 92,000
Laguna Lake park improvements 40,300
Lac Praderas park improvements 65,300
Marsh/Santa Rosa Park 200,000
Neighborhood park improvements
Rodriguez Adobe neighborhood park 144,000
Laguna Hills playground equipment 155,800
49,600 126,000
Playground equipment upgrades
Lighted softball"fields 500,000
200,000 200,000
Laguna Lake dredging
Open space preservation 50,000
Jack House roofing 25,000
25,000
Jack House fire sprinklers 58,000
Jack House foundation repairs 100,000
Downtown visitor signage
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City Hall window replacement 00
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8e.300
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u1Total 51,70 .6006
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