REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter Properties/CityLine
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the City's Art in Private Development Ordinance (SMC 19.52), the CityLine development in downtown Sunnyvale is required to provide public art. The public art component must be equal in value to 1 percent of the building permit valuation. The public art component for this project will consist of two phases and a total of six artworks by various artists. Phase 1 will include two works of art and Phase 2 will include the remaining works.
The minimum artwork expenditure for Phase 1 of the project has been established as $451,381, although this amount will be used to commission two works.
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 purpose of this report is to provide information and request the Arts Commission review and make a recommendation to the City Council for one of the two artworks proposed for Phase 1. Created by FutureForms this design was reviewed at the Nov. 20, 2019, meeting in conjunction with a second artwork by sculptor Woody de Othello (RTC 19-1187). After receiving feedback from the Arts Commission and the public, the developer decided to defer the approval request for both artworks. The developer has now opted to submit them individually for review. The FutureForms artwork is included in this report. Mr. Othello's sculpture will be presented to the Arts Commission at a future date.
Final approval for AIPD projects is usually determined by the Arts Commission. However, the ...
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