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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-19-16 ARC-CHC Item 2ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT SUBJECT: Review of a public art designs and locations proposed for the 2016 Utility Box Art project to paint city-owned utility boxes. PROJECT ADDRESS: Various City Right-of-Way BY: Melissa Mudgett, Parks and Recreation Manager, Public Art Program Phone Number: 805-781-7296 E-mail: mmudgett@slocity.org FILE NUMBER: ARCH-3824-2016 FROM: Tyler Corey, Housing Programs Manager RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to Council that it approve the artwork designs and traffic signal locations for the 2016 Utility Box Art project as consistent with the adopted Guidelines for Public Art. SITE DATA Applicant City of San Luis Obispo Representative Melissa Mudgett, Parks & Recreation Department Zoning Public Right-of-Way (ROW) General Plan Public Property, Public Art Site Area Approx. XX acres Environmental Status Categorically Exempt under Class 1, Existing Facilities, CEQA Guidelines 15601(b)(3) 1.0 SUMMARY 1.1 Utility Box Art Program History Initially conceived as a program to discourage and abate graffiti and to enhance unattractive utility/traffic signal boxes at various high visibility intersections in the Downtown core, the Utility Box Art Program received funding from the City Council in 2010 for sixteen downtown utility boxes. Widespread popularity of the box art program enabled the pilot program to expand. A second phase of utility box art was rolled out in 2012, adding seventeen more utility boxes to the program. Currently, the Utility Box Art Program has thirty-three (33) painted boxes throughout the City (Map of current box art locations provided as Attachment 1). Meeting Date: Sept. 19, 2016 Item Number: 2 ARC2 - 1 In March 2015, the City Council approved updates to the City’s Public Art Policy to include the Utility Box Art pilot program as an ongoing temporary public art project within the City’s Public Art Program. While conducting the public outreach and engagement for the 2016 Box Art Repainting project, the community provided Council with input and recommended additional amendments to the public art policy for the Box Art Program. On July 19, 2016 the City Council adopted these amendments into the public art policy for the Utility Box Art program which addressed maintenance, duration of mural exhibits, expansion of the program and archival of the box art murals. (Attachment 2) 1.2 Expansion of Utility Box Art Program Currently, the City of San Luis Obispo owns and operates a total of sixty-five (65) traffic signal utility boxes. Of this amount, 32 are available for new art murals. Consistent with the City’s adopted Public Engagement and Notification (PEN) Manual, a unique public engagement voting opportunity was employed to seek community input for prioritizing the boxes for future painting phases. “Vote for me” signage on the remaining blank traffic signal box locations was utilized. The number of votes a box received, in addition to its evaluation following approved criteria (maintenance needs, high public areas, exposure to graffiti, proximity to other public art, etc.), was used to develop a priority list for the order of the remaining blank city traffic signal boxes to be painted. (Attachment 3) It is anticipated that the painting of these new utility boxes could occur in phases over the next three to seven years, as public art funding is available. 2.0 COMMISSION’S PURVIEW The Architectural Review Commission’s (ARC) purview with the proposed 2016 Box Art Project is to review the proposed designs and locations for consistency with the City’s adopted Guidelines for Public Art. 3.0 PROJECT INFORMATION 3.1 Site Description The 2016 Box Art Project, as proposed by the Box Art Selection Jury, would enhance a total of eleven (11) city-owned utility/traffic control boxes at various locations throughout the community. This includes six (6) new locations for art on blank unpainted utility boxes, four (4) locations identified as needing significant mural repairs and one (1) downtown location which will be impacted with future reconstruction of the intersection and be replaced with a new utility box. (Map of proposed locations Attachment 4) 3.2 Project Description On August 31, 2016, a Box Art Selection Jury, consisting of various community members, convened to review all box art design proposals and present its proposed selection to the appropriate City Advisory Bodies. The 2016 Box Art Selection Jury included fourteen (14) members who are arts advocates, professional artists, advisory body representatives, local business owners, an educator, historians, community members, and representatives from the Downtown Association and the Chamber of Commerce. The 2016 Box Art Jury group roster is provided as Attachment 5. The Art Jury reviewed 89 design proposals submitted by local artists and compared these designs for artistic excellence and appropriateness to the location. The Art Jury is recommending approval of both new and repaired box artwork designs at eleven (11) city-owned utility/traffic control boxes at various locations throughout the community. These locations are summarized in the table below. 2016 Box Art Project Proposes 11 Box Art Locations: * New design by Elizabeth Hudson proposed by the Art Jury for Box #6 location on Broad & Pismo Intersection Reconstruction and Relocation of Box Art The intersection of Osos and Monterey is scheduled to receive significant infrastructure upgrades and reconstruction in the late fall/early winter. As part of construction efforts, the current signal box will be replaced with a new, larger signal cabinet. The recently updated Box Art program policy articulates how box art murals that are located on signal cabinets will be preserved in the event the signal cabinet is removed entirely from the City’s traffic signal system. The physical signal cabinet with the artwork could be relocated to other city parks, community gardens or pathways to remain on public display. While considering the possible relocation of this signal cabinet (Box Art #30), it was determined by City Traffic Signal staff that the signal cabinet is still in working order and in fact, an increasingly rare piece of signal equipment that could be immediately used as stand-by equipment for when unscheduled repairs or replacement is necessary. At this time, the current signal cabinet has been determined to still be in prime working condition. It is the recommendation of City staff to return the •Foothill & Patricia (Box #36) •Foothill & Chorro & Broad (Box #34) •Marsh & Higuera (Box #43) •Madonna & Oceanaire (Box #46) •Johnson & Lizzie (Box #39) •Broad & Orcutt (Box #59) 6 New Locations •South Street & S. Higuera (Box #12) •S. Higuera & Madonna (Box #24) •Broad & Pismo (Box #6)* •Broad & Buchon (Box #25) 4 Repaired Locations •Osos & Monterey (Box #30) 1 Reconstruction & Relocation * New design by Elizabeth Hudson proposed by the Art Jury for this location signal cabinet (with its exterior box art mural) to the equipment “inventory” in the Traffic Signals division for use as a future replacement box when needed. 4.0 PROJECT ANALYSIS The ARC’s purview with the proposed 2016 Box Art project is to review the proposed box art designs and locations for consistency with the City’s Guidelines for public art as summarized below. The City’s Public Art Policy designates the ARC to evaluate the proposed program for very specific criteria. Staff has provided statements (in italics) identifying whether the program meets the criteria, which the Commission can approve or modify as desired. 1) Publicly funded public art shall be located within the public right-of-way, a public building or otherwise shall be easily visible or accessible from a public right-of-way. Interior locations for public art are permitted, and shall be freely open and accessible to the public. a. The 11 utility/traffic control boxes proposed for the 2016 Box Art Project are located at various high visibility (including high pedestrian, vehicle and bicycle traffic locations) intersections throughout the city. 2) Privately funded public art shall be located on privately owned land or buildings which are places of high visibility to the public. Such places shall be in exterior locations, and not within buildings. If privately funded public art is donated to the City, Guideline No.1 above applies to location of art. a. Not applicable. Funding for the Box Art program is supported through the Public Art Fund. 3) Consideration shall be given to the size, massing, location and scale of the proposed piece and to potential conflicts with present or future vegetation or construction. a. Not applicable. City-owned traffic signal boxes are located on sidewalks and are free from surrounding vegetation. 4) Public art shall be compatible with the immediate site and neighborhood in terms of historic, social and cultural characteristics, architectural scale, materials, land use, and geographical and environmental context. a. The Art Selection Jury considered the sensitivity of the location when reviewing and recommending artwork for boxes located in or around historically significant sites and is ultimately recommending artwork that is appropriately matched with the context of the site. 5) The design and placement of public art shall not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic, or conflict with public or private easements. a. The selected utility/traffic control boxes do not impede pedestrian traffic or conflict with public or private easements. 6) Consideration shall be given to any public safety or public health concerns created by the artwork. a. The proposed program creates no public safety or health concerns. Each box will be painted with premium high solids 100% acrylic latex waterborne exterior paint with an anti-graffiti clear top coat. 7) Public art shall be integrated with the site and/or building, and include landscaping, lighting, interpretive information and other amenities where appropriate. a. Not applicable. Artwork shall be directly applied to the exterior of City-owned traffic signal boxes. 8) Public art shall be securely installed. a. Not applicable. Artwork shall be directly applied to the exterior of City-owned traffic signal boxes. Community Design Guidelines Chapter 6.4 of the Community Design Guidelines discusses the procedural criteria for the selection and placement of public art. As proposed, the artwork is consistent with these guidelines. (Attachment 7) 5.0 ALTERNATIVE 1. Determine that the proposed public art is inconsistent with the City’s Community Design Guidelines and the City’s adopted Public Art Policy, and based on these findings; direct staff to seek an alternative design or location. 6.0 ATTACHMENTS 1. Current Box Art Map 2. Council Agenda Report July 19, 2016 3. Utility Box Priority Painting List 4. Box Art Jury Member Roster 5. Proposed 2016 Box Art Locations Map 6. Proposed Artwork and Locations 7. Community Design Guidelines, Section 6.4 guide map S a n L u i s O b i s p o C i t y o f Look for it... B o x A r t R o u n d 1 B o x A r t R o u n d 2 30 Box 13&14 were completed as a team with Marcie Hawthorne (above). Julie Frankel’s background is in graphic design and mixed media painting. Julie is an east coast transplant, living in SLO since 1988. In her art she often explores the themes of people watching and narrative spaces. Julie is also a maker of artists’ books—which combines both art and design skill sets. Patterns, stencils, and textures are one of her passions. On the design side, Julie worked as an independent consultant with Biesek Design on many projects for the National Park Service. Abbey Onikoyi Jeff takes great pleasure in drinking Thai iced tea, eating chocolate donuts, and reading a good book. Jeff Claassen Charlie Clingman was raised in spacious rural settings which had animals to play with and horses to ride. This planted the seed for his future exploration and appreciation of nature. He fi nds that 25 years of international surfi ng experience has not only been a great thrill and good exercise but a fi ne way to observe the water and surrounding landscapes. He seeks to have his paintings represent the beauty and action he encounters. Charlie Clingman Marcie Hawthorne Julie Frankel Abbey Onikoyi, a native of Nigeria, grew up in a family that was one of the founding royal families of Lagos, with a tradition rooted in arts and culture. His goal is to impact humanity with “a whole new love” through art, music and communication. He now resides in San Luis Obispo, where he owns “Spirits of Africa” Gallery at the Creamery. An artist and a dreamer by nature, Alister Dippner has exploded onto the California art scene in a big way, from creating album artwork for a number of up-and-coming bands and musicians to showcasing his work in over 35 galleries and art shows. His over active imagination lead him to become a professional muralist for two years before moving to SLO. Alister Dippner Rachel LaBonte is a graduating senior at Cal Poly, studying Fine Art with a concentration in studio art. She focuses primarily on painting and drawing, and is interested in both fi guration and abstraction. Mediation and its relationship to reality and humanity have been central to her most recent body of work. She hopes to attend graduate school in the fall, and is planning on pursuing a career in the fi eld of Painting. Rachel LaBonte Jed is a native of California. He has been drawing and painting since he was fi ve years old. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute and Cal State Hayward. He is currently a freelance designer and resides in Templeton with his wife and several stray cats. Jed Joyce Justin grew up on the Central Coast where he attended Cuesta College before receiving a Bachelor of Art in Art Studio from UC Santa Barbara. He now resides in SLO with his wife Heather and their two sons, Jude and Liam. Justin works in various media although prefers oils. The local landscape plays an important role in his art. Justin Johnson 15 16 18 20 19 22Joe has over 20 years of experience creating commissioned murals and fi ne art paintings for fi lm, television, hotels, restaurants and residences internationally. Whether working on personal paintings or commissioned murals, he approaches each with an open mind, a knowledge of art history and an array of stylistic techniques. Joe Bachelor1 2 3 13 12 114 5 6 Marcia is a longtime resident of San Luis Obispo County. Growing up in the beautiful Carrizo Plains, and painting currently in her studio in Creston’s glowing oak woodlands, her work is guided by the color and light of landscape. Her paintings hang in the County Government Center, Compact Gallery in San Luis Obispo and Firefl y in Paso Robles. Marcia Harvey 9 7 Carol feels lucky to live in Baywood between the ancient, breathing estuary and the hills with rocks for bones. Surrounded by inspiration, this county has been her home since childhood. Here she has raised her family, adventured, wore out a few good dogs, made a lot of art and friends. “I love it all, absorbing, living, making art, family and community.” Carol Paulsen Chris Pedersen grew up on the Central Coast of California. He explored his beau- tiful surroundings and discovered his drawing talent and creative imagination. His art career started with a concentra- tion of illustration and graphic design. Currently Chris is making fi ne canvas oil paintings while he continues to develop illustrations for a children’s book story, which will likely inspire the youth to no end. Chris has maintained the youthful fantasy aspect of possibility. Chris Pedersen A SLO native, Jane grew-up with the old growth oaks. With big dreams, she left for her bachelor’s in International Relations, before reluctantly returning. Four years later, she’s made her home anew. When not painting, riding her pink bike, or pretending to save the world, she works as a counselor and advocate at the SARP Center. Jane Pomeroy Formerly from Southern California, Lena Rushing has called the Central Coast home for 16 years. She is best known for her large scale, acrylic, fi gure paintings. Honest and authentic, her intent is to create vibrant, intriguing works of art that encourage the viewer to engage in art related dialogue. She would describe her paintings as a marriage between fi gurative expressionism and surrealism. Lena Rushing 23 27 28 26 Colleen is an artist and surfer in Central California. Colleen taught herself to paint and went on to study art overseas, at the L‘Accademia di Belle Arti, an art school founded by Michelangelo in Florence. Shortly after graduation from UC Santa Cruz, she moved to Hawaii and began work as a muralist for various Waikiki hotels, restaurants, theatres and set companies. Colleen returned to Shell Beach, where she works as a studio artist and muralist, creating works inspired by her love of the ocean. Colleen Gnos Samantha is currently working as a designer for Stephen Patrick Design in San Luis Obispo. Her passion is art and design. Samantha’s love for art began as a child. Her favorite pastime is to draw. In college, she started as an art major; then found herself switching to Interior Design. Samantha Pereira Lynn is an active member of the Downtown Association’s Design Com- mittee and the Downtown Foresters. She works and travels extensively as a decorative artist for local art company Douglas Bouman and Associates. In conjunction with that company, she recently completed a recreation of the historic entrance to the Coconut Grove Hollywood for the Ambassador Project in Los Angeles. Lynn Hessler Robert was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At age 16, he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo, where he spent fi ve years perfecting his craft. After completing his studies, Robert became the offi cial muralist of the Dominican Presidency. In 2001, Robert moved to Madrid, Spain in order to pursue his career as an international artist. Robert now resides on the Central Coast taking in the warm sunshine and beautiful landscapes. Robert MAJA Amy McKay has been enjoying the SLO life since 1995, when she came to Cal Poly for her degree in landscape architecture. Art has always been her fi rst love though, and SLO has been both a supportive and inspirational environment for her artistic pursuits. She is thrilled to be a part of the Box Art project for the second time and feels grateful every day to be able to share her art with others. As often as possible, she can be found painting in her sunny home studio at the base of Cerro San Luis. Amy McKay joey Salazar joey Salazar was born on the California Central Coast. She has traveled many times to New York and South America to observe and study art, as well as to gain inspiration. Along her life’s path joey has worked with many mediums including, but not limited to, acrylics, aerosol, photo collage, water and air. Her work often expresses her feminine compassion, wisdom and strength which she hopes to share with others. California based stencil artist STENZSKULL, layers grey tones and colors with stencils to conjure amazing portraits and fun concepts. 8 years deep in his stencil medium he is constantly evolving and refi ning his artistic style. Hours and hours put in to design and hand cutting stencils are surely worth the fi nal product. STENZSKULL Ryan Williams was born in Arlington Heights, IL. in 1973 and currently lives and works in San Luis Obispo, CA. He received his BFA from Cal Poly in 2012, graduating Magna Cum Laude. His future goals include obtaining his MFA. In the meantime, Ryan’s eff orts are set on developing community and maintain- ing his daily art practice. This is Ryan’s second time participating in the Box Art project/competition. Ryan Williams Marcie is a San Luis Obispo artist who has been working as a muralist, gardening/natural history book illustrator and plein air painter for thirty years. She has earned an academic degree in Biology from Duke University, a fi ne arts degree from California College of Arts and Crafts and has also received additional training in medical and biological illustration at Duke Medical School. Marcie has combined a love of nature and art in a unique way with her residential and public art mural painting. 10 14 21 24 25 31 32 8 17 29 Blair Rusin Blair has since experienced life in most parts of the world. A world that he loves and works to save, in his artwork and in his respect for nature. His artistic talent has been fueled by the beauty found in the mountains, the oceans and world cultures. His dreams fi ll in the missing pieces. As a snowboarder he has been able to travel the world to discover and embrace all elements of beauty and nature. These experiences and relationships have been a great tool in leading him to explore all diversities of his passions. Box Art Round 1 Box Art Round 2 | THE PROJECT The City of San Luis Obispo invited artists residing in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Monterey counties to apply for a public art proj- ect to create art on 32 utility boxes located throughout San Luis Obispo. The goal of the project is to use utility boxes as “canvases” for original pieces of art as well as contribute to the vitality and at- tractiveness of the downtown while deterring graffi ti. Not only will this project improve the “curb appeal” of one of the most attractive, interesting and economically vibrant downtowns in America, but it will also give artists an opportunity to add their personal touch to the City’s public art collection. | MORE INFORMATION www.slopublicart.com City of San Luis Obispo | 805.781.7300 completed October 2010 GUIDE MAP ON BACK Meeting Date: 7/19/2016 FROM: Shelly Stanwyck, Parks and Recreation Director Prepared By: Melissa C. Mudgett, Parks and Recreation Manager SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY’S PUBLIC ART POLICY RECOMMENDATION As recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission, review and approve proposed changes to the City’s Public Art policies to include an update to the Utility Box Art program specifying the program’s maintenance, replacement, expansion and archival of box art murals. DISCUSSION Background In March 2015, the City Council approved updates to the City’s Public Art Policy to include the Utility Box Art pilot program as an ongoing temporary public art project within the City’s Public Art Program. In December 2015, consistent with the adopted policy for temporary public art, Council approved funding for the 2016 Box Art Repainting project. While conducting the public outreach and engagement for the 2016 Box Art Repainting project, the community provided Council with input and recommended additional amendments to the public art policy for the Box Art program. These amendments addressed maintenance, duration of mural exhibits, expansion of the program and archival of the box art murals. In response to Council’s direction received on February 22, 2016, the Box Art Stakeholders Group was formed to address these community concerns and propose policy amendments for Council’s consideration. The Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed the proposed amendments at its May 4, 2016 meeting (Meeting Minutes provided as Attachment A) and recommended Council adoption of the City’s Public Art Policy for the Utility Box Art program as proposed. Utility Box Art Program Initially conceived as a program to discourage and abate graffiti and to enhance unattractive utility/traffic signal boxes at various high visibility intersections in the Downtown core, the Utility Box Art Program received funding from the City Council in 2010 for sixteen downtown utility boxes. The City, with the support of the San Luis Obispo Downtown Association and Arts Obispo, initiated the Utility Box Art pilot project as part of the City’s Downtown Maintenance and Beautification capital project. Widespread popularity of the box art program quickly grew and enabled the pilot program to expand. A second phase of utility box art was rolled out in 2012, adding seventeen more utility boxes to the program. Currently, the Utility Box Art Program has thirty-three painted boxes throughout the City (Box Art Map provided as Attachment B). Box Art Stakeholders Group The Box Art Stakeholders group consists of various City staff, artists and community organization representatives. The Program Manager for Public Art facilitates the group, and they met bi-weekly for the past several months to develop program and policy recommendations for Council’s consideration (the Stakeholder Member list provided as Attachment C). Summary of Proposed Box Art Program Changes The purpose of the Temporary Public Art policy for Box Art is to encourage th e creative uses of public art on utility boxes throughout the community based on established guidelines. The proposed Utility Box Art program modifications include updated policy language identifying new parameters in support of providing ongoing maintenance and care, guidelines for mural replacement, expansion of the box mural locations as well as guidelines for the archival of box art murals that are officially removed from the program. The proposed additions to the Utility Box Art program are summarized in the table below and are provided in greater detail as Attachment D with the proposed policy language. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BOX ART PROGRAM CHANGES FOCUS CURRENT PROPOSED BENEFIT OF ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE Maintenance program not addressed in current policy Proposing both short & long-term care for the preservation of artwork. - Short Term: annual box cleanings - Longer Term: Contract with artists for repairs when needed & re-application of protective UV coating every 3-5 years - Increases the mural "life" for resident & visitor enjoyment DURATION Duration of box art murals to be 5 years “Downtown Core", as defined by the Downtown Association Map, to repaint every 3-5 years as funding permits Other City locations (outside of Downtown Core), to repaint every 10 years as funding permits Repainting as determined by Evaluation Criteria which includes an evaluation of time, maintenance needs, location of box (highly visible areas) & public engagement (consideration of public input when determining mural replacement) Using the adopted evaluation criteria allows flexibility in determining the "life-span" of the box art murals & repainting More frequent rotation of art in the “Downtown Core” promotes vibrant tourism & opportunities for new emerging artists EXPANSION Expansion of the box art program not addressed in current policy Expand Box Art to remaining blank city-owned boxes. The proposed Box Art expansion will use the evaluation criteria which includes a combination of community input, public exposure, vandalism, proximity to other public art & city ownership to determine expansion Public "voting" for boxes (in combination w/ other evaluation criteria) to prioritize remaining boxes for painting Seek partnership opportunities to expand art murals on privately owned boxes Promotes public participation in the art process Lays the foundation for box art program growth while meeting community needs ARCHIVAL Archival of artwork not addressed in current policy Preservation of Box Art murals shall be provided in both print & electronic formats, in a way that ensures artwork is accessible to the public. (Examples of archival methods could include books, coloring pages, postcards, website, database, relocation of deaccessioned boxes for continued public display, or private purchase of signal cabinets when removed from the box art program etc.) Establishes a program legacy for public art Program Next Steps Modified Boxes The Box Art Stakeholder Group recommends proceeding with program expansion of the art murals to include the four (4) recently modified traffic signal box locations and the remaining blank city-owned utility boxes first. The evaluation criteria, as proposed, includes the consideration of mural replacement with new art when a significant portion of the original artwork has been modified. Currently, there are four traffic signal box locations that have received this UPC battery backup unit modification to the front panel of the utility box. The UPC battery back-up unit is necessary to integrate the boxes into the City’s signal systems and provides a continued power source in the event of a disruption (such as with a power outage) to prevent the loss of data and productivity. The recently modified utility box locations (as provided in Attachment E) have met this proposed replacement criteria and are being recommended for consideration of new artwork as part of the next box art painting phase. Designated Areas The Box Art Stakeholders group is proposing to designate two specific areas with defined lifecycles for box art murals; the “Downtown Core” and “Other City Locations.” Box art murals located within the “Downtown Core” (as identified in the Downtown Association’s Downtown Boundary Map and provided as Attachment F) would be subject to a more frequent rotation of artwork every 3-5 years. Box Art murals located outside of the downtown area in “Other City Locations” would have a longer lifecycle of 10 years. All artwork would be evaluated against the proposed box art mural replacement criteria which includes a combination of the following:  Community engagement for prioritizing the replacement of art murals  Level of exposure of the box art to pedestrian/vehicle/bicycle traffic  Maintenance needs; as result of repairs, relocation or vandalism  Proximity of the box art to other public art  Ownership of the utility box; city-owned versus private Box Art murals meeting these criteria could be recommended for replacement as funding is available. Value of New Art Murals As beloved as these box art pieces are, they were never intended to last forever. While it is true that some of these art pieces have held up remarkable well given the high quality paints and the protective UV coating used, the art will eventually succumb to the outdoor elements or maintenance/repairs and require repainting. The evaluation criteria as proposed above provides an assessment structure that allows for flexibility in determining the "life-span" of the box art murals and repainting. The intent behind the two area designations as proposed by the Box Art Stakeholders Group is to offer a healthy balance between keeping our beloved art murals a little longer while promoting both tourism and community vibrancy with a more frequent rotation of art murals. A more frequent rotation of artwork in the “Downtown Core” would be alignment with the City’s efforts to promote tourism, as well as create new opportunities for emerging artists to generate art that is visible and accessible to the public. The nineteen utility box art murals located in the “Downtown Core” are more susceptible to increased maintenance as a result of higher pedestrian and vehicle traffic, graffiti and road grime caused by heavy vehicle traffic. Boxes located in outside of the downtown core have less pedestrian and vehicle traffic making these neighborhood locations conducive to an extended display of artwork with minimal maintenance needed. Artists that desire to have their art murals on display for an extended period of time could opt for locations outside of the downtown core area. Program Expansion The City of San Luis Obispo owns and operates a total of sixty-four (64) traffic signal utility boxes. Of this amount, there are still 31 blank city-owned traffic signal utility box locations that can also be prioritized for new art murals. A map of city-owned traffic signal location and future box art mural locations is provided Staff has confirmed compliance with the City’s Municipal Code for signage, which provides the lawful authority to the City for placement of official program signage on the traffic signal control boxes for the purpose of this public engagement opportunity. Parks and Recreation staff will continue to work with the City’s Transportation and Streets Division to develop the appropriate signage. as Attachment G. Consistent with the City’s adopted Public Engagement and Notification (PEN) Manual , the Box Art Stakeholder group recommends using a unique public engagement voting opportunity to seek community input in prioritizing the boxes for future painting phases. The “vote for the box” public engagement opportunity will utilize “vote for me” signage on the remaining blank traffic signal box locations. The number of votes a box receives, in addition to an evaluation against the approved criteria (maintenance needs, high public areas, proximity to other public art, etc.), will be used to develop a priority list for the remaining blank city traffic signal boxes to be painted. It is anticipated that the painting of these new utility boxes could occur in phases over the next three to seven years, as public art funding is available. Once all city-owned utility boxes are painted with murals, the program will then focus on the repainting the older, original boxes with new art murals. The repainting of the original utility box art murals (currently in the “Downtown Core”) would not begin until after all of the city-owned boxes have been painted out. This could mean that the utility boxes located in the “Downtown Core” could be eligible for repainting as soon as 2019, or as late as 2023. Program Schedule Upon adoption of the policy recommendations, the Box Art Program will begin with an evaluation of the utility boxes to prioritize maintenance, repairs and program expansion. The location and total number of utility boxes to be painted and locations will be determined following this public engagement and evaluation period; resulting in a painting priority order list for the remaining blank utility boxes. Once locations for new box art have been identified, an Art Jury will assemble to review design proposals and make selection recommendations to the appropriate Advisory Bodies. The City Council will have the final consideration of box art designs and locations prior to painting; which is anticipated for the late Fall/Winter. The revised timeline for the 2016 Box Art Painting project is provided below. CONCURRENCES For the past several months the Box Art Stakeholders Group has worked to develop the proposed program amendments. Community representatives of the Stakeholders Group concur with the policy language as proposed. The Public Works Department staff has reviewed the recommended public art policy additions and concurs with the recommendations included in this report. At its May 4, 2016 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission provided input on proposed policy additions to the Box Art Program. The Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously supported the additional Box Art Program language. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This project is not subject to environmental review because it is not a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act. Alternatively, if the project is subject to CEQA, the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15601(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. FISCAL IMPACT There is no General Fund fiscal impact associated with this update to the City’s Public Art Policies to include new language addressing the ongoing art mural maintenance, replacement, expansion and archival of Utility Box Art program murals. The total number of traffic signal utility box murals painted with each phase will be dependent upon available monies in the Public Art Fund and Council’s allocation of those funds for future box art painting projects. In December 2015, Council approved $48,000 of Public Art Funds which will be used to support the upcoming 2016 Box Art painting project. ALTERNATIVES 1. Do not approve proposed Public Art policy changes. The City Council could decide not to approve one or more of the proposed Public Art policy changes. In this case, direction should be given to staff regarding the related issues and any other changes desired to the public art policies. Attachments: a - PRC Minutes 5.4.16 b - BoxArtMap c - Box Art Stakeholder List d - Amend to BoxArtPolicy 2016 e - Modified Box Locations f - DA Boundary Map g_Box Art and Future Locations Map Signal Location No.Intersection Description Priority No. 12 SOUTH & S. HIGUERA REPAIR 24 S. HIGUERA & MADONNA REPAIR 25 BUCHON & BROAD REPAIR 6 BROAD & PISMO REPAIR 30 OSOS & MONTEREY REPLACE 39 JOHNSON & LIZZIE 1 36 PATRICIA & FOOTHILL 2 43 MARSH & SOUTH HIGUERA 3 46 MADONNA & OCEANAIRE 4 59 BROAD & ORCUTT 5 34 FOOTHILL & CHORRO & BROAD 6 61 BROAD & TANK FARM 7 54 SOUTH HIGUERA & LOS OSOS VALLEY 8 41 JOHNSON & LAUREL 9 64 MILL & CALIFORNIA 10 35 TASSAJARA & FOOTHILL 11 47 MADONNA & LOS OSOS VALLEY 12 52 PRADO & SOUTH HIGUERA 13 62 BROAD & AERO 14 53 SOUTH HIGUERA & TANK FARM 15 37 SOUTH HIGUERA & SUBURBAN 16 50 LOS OSOS VALLEY & DESCANSO 17 40 BISHOP & JOHNSON 18 42 SOUTH HIGUERA & HIGH & PISMO 19 49 LOS OSOS VALLEY & LAGUNA LANE 20 58 ORCUTT & LAUREL 21 38 SAN LUIS DRIVE & JOHNSON 22 45 MADONNA & DALIDIO 23 60 BROAD & INDUSTRIAL 24 65 LOS OSOS VALLEY & FROOM 25 57 JOHNSON & ELLA 26 55 LOS OSOS VALLEY & CALLE JOAQUIN 27 51 MARGARITA & SOUTH HIGUERA 28 48 LOS OSOS VALLEY & ROYAL WAY 29 56 SOUTH HIGUERA & GRANADA 30 44 MADONNA & EL MERCADO 31 63 MIND BODY & TANK FARM 32 BA N D T H R E E ( 1 3 ) CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO UTILITY BOX ART PROGRAM PRIORITY PAINTING ORDER & RANKING LIST BA N D O N E ( 1 1 ) (6 n e w + 5 R e p a i r / R e p l a c e ) BA N D T W O ( 1 3 ) City of San Luis Obispo, Parks and Recreation, 1341 Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401-3934, 805.781.7300, slocity.org 2016 BOX ART SELECTION JURY Group List Name Representative 1. Steve Akers Bike SLO County, SLO Resident 2. Sandy Baer SLO History Center, Cultural Heritage Committee Representative 3. Jamie Bell Land Conservancy 4. Kiersten Demmon Arts Education Teacher, SLO Resident 5. Aaron Gomez Local Business Owner, SLO Resident, Chamber Economic Vitality Committee Representative 6. Cindy Lambert SLO History Center, SLO Resident 7. Ken McGavin Local Business Owner 8. Charlene Rosales SLO Chamber of Commerce, Governmental Affairs 9. Carol Paquet Artist, Arts Director 10. Allen Root Local Artist, Arts Advocate, Architectural Review Commission Representative 11. Angela Soll SLO Resident, Architectural Review Commission Representative 12. Nicki Sucec Local Artist 13. Brent Vanderhoof Downtown Association Representative 14. Chris Woods City Staff, SLO Resident  Facilitated by the City of San Luis Obispo Public Art Manager, Melissa Mudgett !(!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( 6 24 25 12 30 5946 43 39 36 34 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, increment P Corp., NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, EsriChina (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GISUser Communityµ0 0.5 1Miles September 6, 2016 2016 UTILITY BOX ART PROJECT BOX ART DESIGNS &POTENTIAL CITY LOCATIONS,AS PROPOSED BY THE ART JURY SELECTION GROUP,FOR ADVISORY BODY AND CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL Map of Proposed* 2016 Box Art Project Locations *As proposed by the Box Art Jury Selection Group on August 31, 2016 Proposed 2016 Box Art Locations 6 NEW Locations 4 REPAIRED Locations 1 UPGRADED Utility Box 11 BOX ART MURALS Location #36 –Patricia @ Foothill NEW -PROPOSED “SLO Many Cows” –Elena Aker #1 Location #34 –Foothill & Chorro & Broad NEW -PROPOSED “Sweet and Low” –Bret Brown #2 Location #46 –Madonna @ Oceanaire NEW -PROPOSED “Once Upon a Dream” –Alister Dippner #3 Location #43 –Marsh @ Higuera NEW PROPOSED “Celebrate SLO” –Nate Erlin #4 Location #39 –Johnson @ Lizzie NEW -PROPOSED “Naturally Beautiful” –Laura Lozano #5 Location #59 –Broad @ Orcutt NEW -PROPOSED “Robot” –Heidi Kruger #6 Location #30 –Osos @ Monterey SIGNAL REPLACEMENT “Love of Color” –Sara Burke #7 Location #6 –Broad @ Pismo BOX MODIFICATION REPAIR “Jacaranda Deco” –Elizabeth Hudson #8 Location #12 –South @ Higuera BOX MODIFICATION REPAIR “Signature Birds of San Luis Obispo County” – Marcie Hawthorne #9 Location #24 –Higuera @ Madonna BOX MODIFICATION REPAIR “Pismo” –Chris Pederson #10 Location #25 –Buchon @ Broad BOX MODIFICATION REPAIR “Roots, Rocks, Right and Left” –Chris Pederson #11 NEXT STEPS FOR BOX ART •Architectural Review Commission (ARC) 9/19/16* at 5:00pm Council Hearing Room •Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC) 9/26/16* 5:30pm Council Hearing Room •Parks & Recreation Commission (PRC) 10/5/16* at 5:30pm Council Chambers Advisory Body Reviews •City Council Review and Approval of Recommended box art designs & locations •October 18, 2016* •6:00pm -Council Chambers City Council Approval •Prime, Paint & Prepare Utility Boxes •Artist Orientation Meeting •2016 BOX ART PAINTING: Tentatively Scheduled for November 7-18, 2016* (2 Week Period) Box Art Painting Note: Updated information and schedules will be provided on the City’s Website at: http://www.slocity.org/government/department -directory/parks-and-recreation/public-art/box-art- program *Public Meeting Dates as listed here are tentative and may be subject to change QUESTIONS? Melissa Mudgett Recreation Department & Public Art Program Manager Parks & Recreation Administration 1341 Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3934 E mmudgett@slocity.org T 805.781.7296 slocity.org