REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Art in Private Development Proposal (Revised) - Jay Paul Company/280 North Wolfe Road
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the City's Art in Private Development ordinance, the development at 280 North Wolfe Road is required to provide public art. The public art component must be equal in value to one percent of the building permit valuation.
The proposed art for this project was reviewed and approved by the Arts Commission at their September 21, 2016 meeting (Attachments 1-2 - Computer Rendering of Original Art Proposal). However, the developer is seeking approval for a revised art proposal, utilizing the same artist, Cliff Garten, and the original locations reconfigured for the newly proposed sculptures.
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 large-scale artworks;
2) Review the artwork itself to determine whether the nature and style of the artwork is appropriate to the site;
3) Determine whether 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 report is to provide information and to request the Arts Commission to review and consider approval of the revised art proposal. Under the Art in Private Development ordinance, the Arts Commission is authorized to make a final determination of the proposed artwork and the City Council is not scheduled to consider this item. The Commission's decision, however, may be appealed to the City Council by the developer.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Municipal Code 19.52 - Art in Private Development
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH #2013082063) was prepared for the underlying project, Landbank Central and Wolfe Campus. Consistent with SMC Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development), art was a required...
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