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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #1 - ARCH-1494-2018 (Citywide 2018 Utility Box Art)ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT SUBJECT: Review of public art designs and locations proposed for the 2018 Utility Box Art project, which consists of the painting of 26 City-owned traffic signal control boxes at various locations within the public right-of-way throughout the City of San Luis Obispo, with a categorical exemption from environmental review. PROJECT ADDRESS: Citywide BY: Lindsey Stephenson, Administrative Analyst Parks & Recreation Department Shawna Scott, Senior Planner Phone Number: 805-781-7176 E-mail: sscott@slocity.org FILE NUMBER: ARCH-1494-2018 FROM: Doug Davidson, Deputy Director DD RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Draft Resolution (Attachment 1), which recommends the City Council approve the proposed public art designs and traffic signal control box locations and finds that the 2018 Utility Box Art project meets the City’s Guidelines for Public Art, based on findings and subject to conditions. SITE DATA Applicant City of San Luis Obispo  Representative Lindsey Stephenson,   Parks and Recreation Department  Zoning Public Right‐of‐Way (ROW)  Sites 26 City‐owned traffic signal control  boxes, City‐wide  Environmental  Status  Categorical Exemption from  environmental review (Class 1,  Existing Facilities, State CEQA  Guidelines Section 15301)  SUMMARY 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 traffic signal control utility boxes. Widespread popularity of the box art program enabled the pilot program to expand. Additional phases of utility box art painting were rolled out in Meeting Date: May 7, 2018 Item Number: 1 Packet Page 1 ARCH-1494-2018 (Citywide) Page 2 2012 and again in 2016, adding 23 more utility box murals to the program. Currently, the Utility Box Art Program has thirty-nine (39) painted boxes throughout the City (refer to Attachment 2, City- owned Traffic Control Utility Box Locations). Expansion of Utility Box Art Program. As part of the 2017-18 Financial Plan, the City Council approved funding for further expansion of the Box Art program. Currently, the City of San Luis Obispo owns and operates a total of sixty-five (65) traffic control utility boxes. Of this amount, 26 utility boxes remain unpainted and are available for the application of new art murals. The 2018 Utility Box Art project includes design recommendations for these remaining locations. 1.0 COMMISSION’S PURVIEW The Architectural Review Commission’s (ARC) purview with the proposed 2018 Utility Box Art project is to review the proposed designs and locations for consistency with the City’s adopted Guidelines for Public Art1 and provide a recommendation to the City Council. 2.0 PROJECT INFORMATION 2.1 Site Description The 2018 Utility Box Art project, as proposed by the Box Art Selection Jury, would enhance a total of twenty-six (26) city-owned traffic signal control boxes at various locations throughout the community (refer to Attachment 3, 2018 Box Art Locations Map). 2.2 Project Description On March 27, 2018, 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 2018 Box Art Selection Jury included twelve members who are arts advocates, professional artists, local business owners, historians, community members, and representatives from the School District and San Luis Obispo County (refer to Attachment 4, 2018 Box Art Selection Jury Roster). The Art Jury reviewed nearly 200 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 artwork designs at twenty-six (26) city-owned traffic control utility boxes at various locations throughout the community. The recommended designs and respective box locations are provided as Attachment 5. 3.0 PROJECT ANALYSIS The ARC’s purview with the proposed 2018 Utility 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 1 Public Art Program Policies and Procedures Manual, Appendix C Packet Page 2 ARCH-1494-2018 (Citywide) Page 3 criteria. Staff has provided statements (in italics) identifying whether the program meets the criteria, which the ARC 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 26 utility/traffic control boxes proposed for the 2018 Utility 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. Existing City-owned traffic control utility 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 existing 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. Packet Page 3 ARCH-1494-2018 (Citywide) Page 4 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 existing City- owned traffic control utility boxes. 8) Public art shall be securely installed. a. Not applicable. Artwork shall be directly applied to the exterior of existing City- owned traffic control utility boxes. Community Design Guidelines Chapter 6.4 of the Community Design Guidelines discusses the procedural criteria for the selection and placement of public art (refer to Attachment 6). As proposed, the artwork is consistent with these guidelines, because the appropriate procedures have been followed. 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The project is categorically exempt under Class 1, Existing Facilities, Section 15301 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, because the project is limited to artwork to be painted on existing utility boxes and would not result in any significant effects on the environment. 5.0 OTHER DEPARTMENT COMMENTS The requirements of the other City departments are reflected in the Conditions of Approval. 6.0 ATTACHMENTS 1. Draft Resolution, Recommendation to City Council 2. City-Owned Traffic Control Utility Box Locations 3. 2018 Box Art Locations Map 4. 2018 Box Art Selection Jury Roster 5. Proposed Artwork and Locations 6. Community Design Guidelines, Section 6.4 Available online: Public Art Program Policies and Procedures Manual, June 2017 Packet Page 4 R ARC-xxxx-2018 RESOLUTION NO. ARC-xxxx-2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED PUBLIC ART PROGRAM ENTITLED “2018 UTILITY BOX ART” MEETS THE CITY’S GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC ART FOR 26 UTILITY BOXES LOCATED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY CITYWIDE, AND RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE “2018 UTILITY BOX ART” PROJECT, AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED MAY 7, 2018 (CITYWIDE, ARCH-1494-2018) WHEREAS, the Architectural Review Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a public hearing in the Council Hearing Room of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, on May 7, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under ARCH-1494-2018, City of San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department, applicant, and; WHEREAS, notices of said public hearing were made at the time and in the manner required by law; and WHEREAS, the Architectural Review Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo has duly considered all evidence, including the testimony of the applicant, interested parties, and evaluation and recommendations by staff, presented at said hearing; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Architectural Review Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Findings. by the Architectural Review Commission recommends the City Council approve the 2018 Utility Box Art project (ARCH-1498-2018), based on the following findings: a) The proposed artwork is consistent with the City’s Guidelines for Public Art, as stated in the City’s Public Art Manual, Appendix C. b) The 2018 Box Art Selection Jury approved the artwork locations and designs on March 27, 2018. c) The public art application complies with the standards set forth in the Community Design Guidelines. d) The project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) because the project is limited to artwork to be painted on existing utility boxes and would not result in any significant effects on the environment. ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Page 5 Resolution No. ARC-xxxx (2018 Series) Page 2 SECTION 2. Action. The Architectural Review Commission hereby supports the proposed 2018 Utility Box Art project (ARCH-1494-2018), allowing the painting of artwork on 26 utility boxes Citywide, and recommends approval to the City Council, with incorporation of the following conditions: 1. The utility boxes shall be painted to the standards included in the City’s “Call for Artists”. The ARC endorsed that the selected murals for boxes be of high artistic quality. 2. The City is responsible for providing all maintenance necessary to preserve the public art in good condition, and to protect it against physical defacement, mutilation, or alteration. 3. City staff and the ARC shall review the program in three years from the date of installation to discuss the status and condition of the artwork on boxes. Upon motion of _______________________, seconded by _______________________, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was adopted this 7th day of May 2018. ____________________________________ Doug Davidson, Secretary Architectural Review Commission ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Page 6 BOX ART NUMBERS AND INTERSECTION LOCATIONS (P) = INDICATES PAINTED 1. Marsh/Morro (P) 2. Higuera/Morro (P) 3. Monterey/Morro (P) 4. Marsh/Broad (P) 5. Santa Barbara/South (P) 6. Broad/Pismo (P) 7. Santa Rosa/Palm (P) 8. Santa Rosa/Marsh (P) 9. Pismo/Osos (P) 10. Monterey/Chorro (P) 11. Palm/Chorro (P) 12. Higuera/South (P) 13. Upham/Santa Barbara (P) 14. Grand/California (P) 15. Higuera/Osos (P) 16. Chorro/Higuera (P) 17. Chorro/Marsh (P) 18. Foothill/California (P) 19. Monterey/Santa Rosa (P) 20. Higuera/Broad (P) 21. Santa Rosa/Mill (P) 22. Broad/Pacific (P) 23. Higuera/Nipomo (P) 24. Madonna/Higuera (P) 25. Broad/Buchon (P) 26. Santa Rosa/Higuera (P) 27. Osos/Buchon (P) 28. Palm/California (P) 29. Marsh/Nipomo (P) 30. Monterey/Osos (P)*Replacement by Artist Sara Burke approved in 2016 31. Osos/Marsh (P) 32. Johnson/Palm (P) 33. Johnson/Marsh (P) 34. Foothill/Chorro/Broad (P) 35. Foothill/Tassajara 36. Foothill/Patricia (P) 37. Higuera/Suburban 38. Johnson/San Luis Drive 39. Johnson/Lizzie (P) 40. Johnson/Bishop 41. Johnson/Laurel 42. Higuera/High/Pismo 43. Marsh/Higuera (P) 44. Madonna/El Mercado 45. Madonna/Dalidio 46. Madonna/Oceanaire (P) 47. Madonna/LOVR 48. LOVR/Royal Way 49. LOVR/Laguna Lane 50. LOVR/Descanso 51. Higuera/Margarita 52. Higuera/Prado 53. Higuera/Tank Farm 54. Higuera/LOVR 55. Calle Joaquin/LOVR 56. Granada/Higuera 57. Ella/Johnson 58. Orcutt/Laurel 59. Broad/Orcutt (P) 60. Broad/Industrial 61. Broad/Tank Farm 62. Broad/Aero 63. Tank Farm/Mindbody 64. Mill/California 65. LOVR/Froom Ranch ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Page 7 !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(65 64 63 62 61 60 58 57 5655 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 45 42 41 40 38 35 44 37 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, increment P Corp., NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Communityμ00.51 Miles ATTACHMENT 3 Packet Page 8 City of San Luis Obispo, Parks and Recreation, 1341 Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401-3934, 805.781.7300, slocity.org 2018 BOX ART SELECTION JURY Group List Name Representative Facilitated by the City of San Luis Obispo Public Art Manager, Melissa Mudgett, on March 27, 2018 Name Representative 1. Cindy Lambert History Center SLO 2. Jane Worthy Neighbor / Community Member 3. Meghan Burger Youth Services SLO City / Community Member 4. Sahvanna Ettestad Marketing SLO City 5. Emma Saperstein Cuesta Gallery / Arts Advocate / Artist 6. Jeremy Keollish San Luis Coastal Unified School District / IT 7. Andrew Mora Utilities SLO City 8. Ben Marquat Utilities SLO City 9. Cory Jones Local Business Representative 10. Pam Duffield County of San Luis Obispo Public Works 11. Dennis Smitherman Arts Advocate 12. Carolyn Dougherty Nurse / Community Member ATTACHMENT 4 Packet Page 9 4/23/2018 1 2018 Utility BoxArt Project Recommendations Box Art Location Map ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 10 4/23/2018 2 Location #42 – Higuera/High/Pismo “I HEART SLO” – Drew Davis 2018 Box Art #1 Location #51 – Higuera/Margarita “Coast Rest” – Annie Cappelli 2018 Box Art #2 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 11 4/23/2018 3 Location #52 – Higuera/Prado “Wild Weed Beauty” – Marcie Hawthorne 2018 Box Art #3 Location #56 – Granada/Higuera “On the Prowl” – Katharine Tompkin 2018 Box Art #4 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 12 4/23/2018 4 Location #53 – S. Higuera/TankFarm “SLO Mission” - Cindy Burnside 2018 Box Art #5 Location #37 – S. Higuera/Suburban “Neighborhood Fruits” – Sally Lamas 2018 Box Art #6 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 13 4/23/2018 5 Location #54 – S. Higuera/LOVR “Music About Town” – Marcie Hawthorne 2018 Box Art #7 Location #55 – Calle Joaquin/LOVR “Twilight Tunnels” – Charlie Clingman 2018 Box Art #8 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 14 4/23/2018 6 Location #65 – LOVR/Froom Ranch “Happy Cow” – Amy Beeman 2018 Box Art #9 Location #44 – Madonna/El Mercado “Kelp Forest in Balance” – Annie Cappelli 2018 Box Art #10 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 15 4/23/2018 7 Location #45 – Madonna/Dalidio “Garden Window” – Elizabeth Hudson 2018 Box Art #11 Location #47 – Madonna/LOVR “Always Ready” – Amy Beeman 2018 Box Art #12 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 16 4/23/2018 8 Location #48 – LOVR/Royal Way “The Hotel Prickly Pear” – Sally Lamas 2018 Box Art #13 Location #49 – LOVR/Laguna Lane “Sunny Sisters” – Morgan Wise 2018 Box Art #14 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 17 4/23/2018 9 Location #50 – LOVR/Descanso “Prefumo Canyon” – Eric Soderquist 2018 Box Art #15 Location #35 – Foothill/Tassajara “Pacific Cows” – Erin Soderquist 2018 Box Art #16 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 18 4/23/2018 10 Location #64 – Mill/California “Bee Journey: Critical Pollinators” – Marcie Hawthorne 2018 Box Art #17 Location #38 – Johnson/San Luis Dr. “Our Sistine Chapel” – Chris Daly 2018 Box Art #18 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 19 4/23/2018 11 Location #57 – Ella/Johnson “Oak Grove” – Bobby Boss 2018 Box Art #19 Location #40 – Johnson/Bishop “Sleepy Hollow” – Chris Pedersen 2018 Box Art #20 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 20 4/23/2018 12 Location #41 – Johnson/Laurel “Secret Doors” – Elizabeth Hudson 2018 Box Art #21 Location #58 – Orcutt/Laurel “Nitidulidae” – Jacqueline Tardie 2018 Box Art #22 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 21 4/23/2018 13 Location #60 – Broad/Industrial “Flower Power” – Marian Galczenski 2018 Box Art #23 Location #61 – Broad/Tank Farm “Night Light of SLO”– Laura Lozano-Larrinaga 2018 Box Art #24 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 22 4/23/2018 14 Location #62 – Broad/Aero “Seven Sisters” – Heather Millenaar 2018 Box Art #25 Location #63 – Tank Farm/Mindbody “Mission Bell Blueprint” - Christopher Taylor 2018 Box Art #26 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 23 4/23/2018 15 ATTACHMENT 5 Packet Page 24 ATTACHMENT 6 San Luis Obispo Community Design Guidelines d. Be installed at highly visible locations that are as close to the main entrance of the destination as possible and be located at least as conveniently as the most convenient automobile parking space available to the general public. e. Be distributed to serve all tenants/visitors on sites that contain more than one structure or building entry. f. Be visible from the interior of the destination. g. Be placed where they will not be damaged by vehicles or vandals. h. Be located where clear and safe pedestrian circulation is ensured. i. Be illuminated at night to the extent that the destination supports nighttime activity. 6.4-Public Art race Of1f[il/(Jing -.::. "' n ~ ~ ., ~Jj lor-- &!~ I-<o "' •I.- "' -.::.<= ~·~ Sidewalk ~ ~ q, ~"' • Cl. <o .... .£1 1.-curb Alternative 1: Side by side installation Face of building ~~ ~I 10' (1)~ f ~ ,.._ ::! .,.o Q) .... ~~ 7 T - ---- "' Sidewalk Curb ~ Alternative 2: End to end installation j . Be sheltered, when shelter can be attractively integrated with project architecture. Figure 6-5-Bicycle rack placement typical of U G. Motorcycle parking. Section 17.16.060 E. of the City's Zoning Regulations requires that one motorcycle space be provided for each 20 vehicle spaces for each use that requires 10 or more vehicle spaces. Motorcycle spaces shall be four feet wide by eight feet long and installed on a 3-2 inch concrete base. 6.4 -Public Art The City wishes to enhance the cultural and aesthetic environment and to encourage creativity and an appreciation of the arts and our cultural heritage. Through the public art program, funded by private development, the City will balance the community's physical growth and revitalization with its cultural and artistic resources. Public art includes sculpture, monuments, murals, frescoes, bas-relief, mobiles, drawings, paintings, graphic arts, mosaics, photographs, fountains, decorative arts, ceramics, carving and stained glass located in or on a public place. It does not include landscaping, paving, architectural ornamentation or signs. A. Requirements. The City's public art ordinance (Ordinance No. 1372, adopted in 2000) applies to new non-residential development having a total construction cost of$1 00,000 or more. It also applies to all expansion of, remodeling of or tenant improvements to existing eligible buildings, when any such work has a total construction cost of $100,000 or more. Chapter 6-Site Planning & Other Design Details June 2010 75 Packet Page 25 ATTACHMENT 6 San Luis Obispo Community Design Guidelines 6.4-Public Art I. The project applicant must acquire and install public art, approved by a public art jury and the Architectural Review Commission, in a public place on the development project site. 2. The cost of the public art must be equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of that portion of the total construction costs in excess of$1 00,000 for each building permit. Should a project consist of multiple buildings with separate building permits, the City has the option to make arrangements to combine the public art requirements in an appropriate manner. 3. As part of the development review process the project applicant must submit the following to the City for review and approval: a. Pre) iminary sketches, photographs, or other documentation of sufficient descriptive clarity to illustrate the proposed public artwork. An appraisal or other evidence of the value of the proposed public artwork, including acquisition and installation costs. c. Preliminary plans with detailed information to evaluate the artwork's location in the proposed development. d. A narrative statement demonstrating that the public art will be displayed in an area open and freely available to the general public. 4. The Community Development Director forwards completed applications to the Public Art Coordinator who assembles a jury to review the proposed public art using adopted public art evaluation criteria. Upon recommendation of the jury, the Architectural Review Commission reviews the public art application. All approvals for placement of public art on private property must be obtained prior to issuance of a building permit. B. Exceptions, alternatives. The following exceptions, and alternatives apply to the City's public art requirements. 1. An exception to the public art ordinance is made for construction, repair or alteration of buildings to rehabilitate private property that is primarily financed with public funds. Another exception is construction, repair or alteration of buildings to meet City mandated seismic rehabilitation or fire lateral replacement. 2. An option offered by the public art ordinance is that the project applicant may acquire and install public art in a City-owned public place not located at the development site. Such public art will be considered a donation to the City of San Luis Obispo. As a voluntary alternative, an applicant may pay an amount equal to the program allocation to the City's Public Art In-Lieu Account. C. Ownership, maintenance and removal. Required public art is subject to the following requirements for ownership, maintenance and removal. 1. Public art placed on applicant's project site remains the property ofthe applicant. The property owner is responsible for providing all maintenance necessary to preserve the public art in good condition, and to protect it against physical defacement, mutilation, or alteration. Maintenance shall also include securing and maintaining tire and extended coverage insurance and vandalism coverage, as appropriate. Prior to placing approved public art, the applicant and owner of the Chapter 6-Site Planning & Other Design Details June 2010 76 Packet Page 26 ATTACHMENT 6 San Luis Obispo Community Design Guidelines 6.5-Site Drainage and Storm Water Retention site must execute and record a covenant requiring public art maintenance. Failure to maintain the public art will be considered a public nuisance. 2. Public art installed on or integrated into a construction project may not be removed or altered without the approval of the City Council. If public art on a development project is removed by the property owner without prior approval, the property owner must contribute funds equal to the development project's original public art requirement into the City's Public Art In-Lieu account, or replace the removed artwork with one of comparable value approved by the City Council . More information on the City's public art program, including both local and international examples of public art, can be found in a publication entitled "Guidelines for Public Art in Private Projects. " 6.5-Site Drainage and Storm Water Retention Pollution carried by storm water runoff is rapidly growing in importance as a national environmental issue. In California, pollution of storm water is a major source of the state's water pollution. Storm water runoff is part of a natural hydrologic process. However, land development and construction activities can alter natural drainage patterns and pollute storm water runoff. Runoff picks up pollutants as it flows over the ground or paved areas and carries these pollutants into the storm drain system. Common sources of pollutants from construction sites include : sediment from soil erosion; construction materials and waste (e.g. paint, solvents, concrete, drywall); landscaping runoff containing fertilizers and pesticides; and spilled oil, fuel and other fluids from construction vehicles carrying vehicles and heavy equipment. To address the problem , federal and state governments have developed a program for monitoring and permitting discharges from municipal storm drain systems . As a result development and construction projects are subject to new requirements designed to improve storm water quality. Figure 6-6-San Luis Creek Chapter 6-Site Planning & Other Design Details June 2010 77 Packet Page 27