Title
Approval of 2015 Municipal Art Plan
Recommended Action
Arts Commission:
Accept the 5-year Municipal Arts Plan as submitted and authorize the Commission and staff to proceed with the 2015 list of projects and activities.
General Government Committee:
Same as Arts Commission.
City Manager Recommendation:
As recommended by the Olympia Arts Commission and the Council’s General Government Committee, move to accept the 5-year Municipal Arts Plan as submitted and authorize the Commission and staff to proceed with the 2015 list of projects and activities.
Report
Issue:
The Municipal Art Plan presents proposed projects for 2015 that would draw from the Municipal Art Fund. In addition, the plan lays out a 5-year horizon for future public art projects. Similar to the City’s Capital Facilities Plan, subsequent year projects will need Council approval when they are the first year of the Municipal Art Plan.
Staff Contact:
Stephanie Johnson, Arts & Events Program Manager, Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation, 360.709.2678.
Presenter(s):
None - Consent item.
Background and Analysis:
The Municipal Art Plan is a planning document for public art projects. There has not been a Municipal Art Plan (MAP) submitted since 2009, due to a moratorium on new public art projects, which has since been lifted.
Arts Commission Chair Marygrace Jennings met with the General Government Committee on April 28, 2015, to initiate discussion about the MAP and the projects proposed for 2015, which include:
• Traffic Box Wrap Public Art
• Music Out Loud - Artwork
• Percival Plinth Project
• Westside tree guard completion
• Master Plan for City Gateways Public Art Project
• City Hall Rotating Exhibit Support
Following a subsequent meeting on July 15, General Government expressed unanimous support for the 2015 projects, and recommended forwarding the item to the next Council meeting on the Consent Calendar.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The plan proposes projects across the City, and the community will have the opportunity to participate in the process as individual projects move forward.
Options:
1. Accept the 5-year Municipal Arts Plan as submitted and authorize the Commission and staff to proceed with the 2015 list of projects and activities.
2. Do not approve the Municipal Art Plan as recommended by the Arts Commission.
3. Provide direction on recommended changes to the Municipal Art Plan.
Financial Impact:
The attached Municipal Art Plan includes a table on proposed projects and costs. The yellow band shows the proposed items in the 2015 MAP in the amount of $149,900.