REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Courtyard by Marriott/T2 Development Public Art Component
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the City's Art in Private Development Ordinance, the Courtyard by Marriott project at 660 El Camino Real is required to provide public art. The public art component must be equal in value to 1 percent of the building permit valuation. The procedure established for reviewing the artwork is as follows:
1) Review the artist's background to ensure he/she has the experience and knowledge to design, fabricate and install a large-scale artwork;
2) Review the artwork itself to determine whether or not the nature and style of the artwork is appropriate to the architecture and site;
3) Determine whether or not the proposed artwork is appropriate in scale for the overall development; and
4) Review the location of the artwork for visibility to the public.
The purpose of this memo is to provide information about the proposed artwork and to request Arts Commission approval of the final design. The City Council is not scheduled to consider this item. Under the Art in Private Development Ordinance the Arts Commission is authorized to make a final determination of the proposed artwork. The Commission's decision may be appealed to the City Council by the developer.
EXISTING POLICY
Municipal Code
Chapter 19.52. Required Artwork in Private Developments
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and establish standards for inclusion of publicly visible artworks in development projects which are either large in scale or have unique visual impacts due to their location on principal avenues of travel or at landmark intersections characterized as areas of concentrated public activity (Ordinance 2623-99 ? 1 (part): Prior Zoning Code ? 19.49.010).
Arts Sub-Element
Policy E.1.: Encourage alternative funding sources, funding strategies and incentives to provide and encourage the provision of art in public and private development....
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