REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Master Plan for Public Art, Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development) to Increase the Percent for Art Requirement from 1% to 1.5%, Implementing Option 2A of the Public Art Master Plan; and Allocate $50,000 from the Public Art Fund to Implement a Utility Box Art Project.
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Arts Commission considered this item on September 16, 2020. The Arts Commission voted to recommend Council approve Alternatives 1 and 2: (1) Approve the Master Plan for Public Art and Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development) to Increase the Percent for Art Requirement from 1% to 1.5%, Implementing Option 2A of the Public Art Master Plan; and (2) Recommend the Council allocate $50,000 from the Public Art Fund to Implement a Utility Box Art Project. The vote was 4-0, with Vice Chair Serrone absent.
The Planning Commission considered the recommended changes to the Zoning Code on September 28, 2020, and voted 5-0 (Weiss, Harrison absent) to recommend the Council introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development) to Increase the Percent for Art Requirement from 1% to 1.5%, Implementing Option 2A of the Public Art Master Plan.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, Sunnyvale Public Library and Department of Public Safety. In addition, the agenda and report are available at the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the Master Plan for Public Art.
2. Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development) to Increase the Percent for Art Requirement from 1% to 1.5%, Implementing Option 2A of the Public Art Master Plan.
3. Allocate $50,000 from the Public Art Fund to Implement a ...
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