REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter Properties/CityLine: Double Drip (Phase 1, Artwork 2 of 2)
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the City's Art in Private Development Ordinance (Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Chapter 19.52), the CityLine development in downtown Sunnyvale is required to provide public art. The public art component must be equal in value to1% of the building permit valuation. The artwork will be commissioned and installed in two phases.
Phase 1 will include two large scale sculptures. The first sculpture, 1000 Suns by Future Forms, was reviewed by the Arts Commission on Jan. 15, 2020, and was approved by the City Council on Feb. 25, 2020. The second sculpture is being presented in this report. The combined minimum artwork expenditure for Phase 1of the project has been established as $451,381.
The procedure established for reviewing the artwork is:
1) Review the artist's background, including their experience and ability to design, fabricate and install large-scale artwork;
2) Review the artwork 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.
This report provides information for the Arts Commission review and recommendation to City Council to approve the second piece of proposed artwork for Phase 1 of the CityLine project. The artwork for Phase 2 will be reviewed at a future date.
Although the Arts Commission usually has final approval for Art in Private Development projects, due to the high visibility of this development the conditions of approval state: "Upon approval by the Arts Commission the plan shall be forwarded for review and approval by the City Council." The Arts Commission's recommendation will be considered by the City Council for final approval at an upcoming ...
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