REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Art in Private Development Project - Irvine Company/Pathline Park
(Phase 3)/N. Mary Avenue
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the City's Art in Private Development Ordinance (SMC 19.52), the Pathline Park development at N. Mary Avenue is required to provide public art. The public art component must be equal in value to one percent of the building permit valuation. The minimum artwork expenditure for this project has been established as $558,877.
The procedure established for reviewing the artwork is:
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 accessibility to the public.
The developer, Irvine Company, is constructing Pathline Park in five phases. Phases 1, 2 and 4 have been completed; artwork for these phases was approved by the Arts Commission on July 18, 2018.
The purpose of this report is to provide information and request the Arts Commission review and consider approval of the proposed artwork for Phase 3. The artwork for Phase 5 will be reviewed at a future date.
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
A program-level EIR for the Peery Park Specific Plan was prepared for the underlying project, Pathline Park/N. Mary Avenue. Consistent with SMC Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development), public art was a required component of ...
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