HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-07; City Council; Resolution 2025-228Exhibit 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-228 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FINAL PUBLIC ART DESIGN CONCEPT BY
GORDON HUETHER & PARTNERS, INC. FOR THE PERMANENT PUBLIC ART AT
VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 4609
WHEREAS, the city has a policy of appropriating at least 1% of the total costs of capital
construction for public art as defined in Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.18.110; and
WHEREAS, a total budget of $475,000 has been identified for permanent public art at Veterans
Memorial Park, Capital Improvement Program Project No. 4609; and
WHEREAS, Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.18.120 states that the selection of artists shall
be governed by the Art in Public Places Program as developed and adopted by the Arts Commission
and City Council; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2025, a Public Art Advisory Subcommittee of the Arts Commission
selected Gordon Huether & Partners, Inc. to create the public art for the upper plateau of Veterans
Memorial Park; and
WHEREAS, public outreach and engagement activities have resulted in broad community
support for the final public art design concept by artist Gordon Huether; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2025, the Arts Commission recommended approval of the final public
art design concept; and
WHEREAS, City Council approval of the final design concept is required in accordance with the
Art in Public Places Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That on June 15, 2022, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 7453,
approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program, and adopted Resolution No. 7454, approving Conditional Use Permit CUP
2021-0014, Coastal Development Permit CDP 2021-0052, Hillside Development Permit
HDP 2021-0006 and Habitat Management Plan Permit HMP 2021-0006 for Veterans
Memorial Park.
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3.That City Council approves the final design concept by Gordon Huether & Partners, Inc.
for permanent public art at Veterans Memorial Park, Capital Improvement Program
Project No. 4609.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 7th day of October, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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