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Home My WebLink About2014-03-25; City Council; 21550; Approval Public Artwork Design for Coastal Rail Trail RoundaboutCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 16 AB# 21.550 APPROVAL OF PUBLIC ARTWORK CONCEPT DESIGN FOR COASTAL RAIL TRAIL ROUNDABOUT DEPT. DIRECTOR MTG. 03/25/14 APPROVAL OF PUBLIC ARTWORK CONCEPT DESIGN FOR COASTAL RAIL TRAIL ROUNDABOUT CITY ATTORNEY-;;^^ DEPT. Library & Cultural Arts APPROVAL OF PUBLIC ARTWORK CONCEPT DESIGN FOR COASTAL RAIL TRAIL ROUNDABOUT CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION; Adopt Resolution No. 2014-054 approving public artwork concept design for the Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout. ITEM EXPLANATION; The City of CaHsbad has a demonstrated commitment to fostering art and culture in the community, understanding that the arts can enliven the built environment and add to the city's quality of life. One way the city supports the arts and embodies these core values is by incorporating public artwork into its eligible civic projects. The Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout is one ofthe city's most recent civic projects identified to have a public art component included as part of its construction with a City Council total project allocation of $100,000. The Cultural Arts Office has worked closely with artist Roger Stoller, the Arts Commission and a variety of internal and external stakeholders to develop the proposed artwork for the roundabout. On March 6, 2014 the Arts Commission approved the Stoller artwork proposal and recommended the design be sent to City Council for approval (Exhibit 2). The next step in the public art process is for City Council to approve the artwork concept design so the artist may be contracted to fabncate and install the proposed artwork at the site. The City of CaHsbad Cultural Arts Office manages the city's public art program and follows an established process for developing public art projects, which includes extensive stakeholder input and involvement. As part of this process, following a national call request for qualifications, city staff convened a Public Art Selection Committee to select an artist for the project. This committee included architects, community representatives, public art consultants. Arts Commission representatives, and staff representing Public Works Transportation Division as well as the Cultural Arts Office. The artist met with the project team and stakeholders from the community to develop the artwork design concept which was presented to the Arts Commission on February 6, 2014. Department Contact: Vincent Kitch, Cultural Arts Manager, 760-434-2921 vincent.kitch@caHsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC • DENIED • CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN • CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF • WITHDF^AWN • OTHER-SEE MINUTES • AMENDED • Page 2 The Arts Commission approved the design concept for display and public comment. Artwork displays were installed at the Cole and Dove Libraries and information was posted on the City web site and distributed to local media outlets. At their March 6, 2014 meeting, the Arts Commission reviewed the public comments and approved the artwork design which is recommended to City Council for final approval. The location and installation details ofthe approved artwork have been fully coordinated with the City's Project Manager and with landscape architects from the firm Schmidt Design Group. The artwork will consist of an approximately ten foot spiraling stainless steel sculpture with metal lace created with a collage of iconic images and themes representing CaHsbad. The artist's design concept incorporates iconic images and themes that were recommended by the project team and community stakeholders. These images include waves, ocean sunset, bird of paradise, gray whale, California brown pelican, lined shore crab and the great blue heron. Staff recommends City Council approve the public artwork design concept for the Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout. FISCAL IMPACT; NO NEW FISCAL IMPACT Council previously appropriated General Capital Construction funds and Public Facilities Fee funds forthe roundabout project and allocated $100,000 for the public art elements. There are sufficient remaining appropriations to carry out the fabrication and installation ofthe proposed and approved art elements for the roundabout. The public art project budget is as follows: Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout Public Art Budget and Expenses Total public art allocation $100,000 Costs Public Artist Selection Process $2,500 Original design contract $12,500 Fabrication &. installation of artwork $85,000 Estimated Total Project Costs $100,000 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; This project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) - minor alteration of existing facilities, including highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity. This exemption was also used for the Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout, for which a Notice of Exemption was filed with the San Diego County Clerk on March 11, 2013. EXHIBITS; 1. Resolution No. 2014-054 Approving public artwork design for the Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout. 2. Proposed artwork design concepts for Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout. (Exhibit A) 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-054 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PUBLIC ^ ARTWORK CONCEPT DESIGN FOR THE COASTAL RAIL 4 TRAIL ROUNDABOUT 5 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carisbad, California, has shown its 6 commitment to fostering art and culture in the community by incorporafing public art into 7 its eligible civic projects; and ^ WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carisbad, California, identified the Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout as one of the city's most recent civic projects to have a public art component included as part of its construcfion; and WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of Carisbad, California, approved an allocafion of $100,000, which is provided for by Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.18; and 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 WHEREAS, the Cultural Arts Office ufilized the public arts process, conducted an 16 open competifion and artist Roger Stoller was selected by the Coastal Rail Trail 17 Roundabout Public Art Committee; and 18 WHEREAS, on March 6, 2014 the Arts Commission approved the Stoller artwork proposal and recommended the design for City Council approval. 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of 21 CaHsbad, California, as follows: 22 " 23 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 24 2. That the proposed public artwork concept design for the Coastal Rail Trail 25 Roundabout is hereby approved 26 27 28 /// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City of Carlsbad on the 25th day of March 2014, by the following vote to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn. None. None. ATTEST: BARBARA ENGLESON,^V^rk EXHIBIT A SioiiER STUDIO Y PORTOLA VALLEY C A 94028 Landscape, Sculpture Height 8i Structural Concept grade: Ure«lle' Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout Public Art Design Vincent Kitch Cultural Arts Manager March 25, 2014 2 3 Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout Art Selection Process Overview •Roundabout project listed in the CIP •Council established an allocation of $100,000 for the inclusion of public art •National request for qualifications issued •Artist presentations to Public Art Selection Committee •January – artist Roger Stoller selected, design contract issued 4 Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout Art Selection Process Overview •January 2014, final design concepts completed and presented to Arts Commission Feb. 6 •February 2014, public comment received •March 6, 2014, the Arts Commission approved design concept, recommending City Council approval 5 Roger Stoller 6 7 COASTAL HELIX The Helix Lace Pattern 8 •Whale •Pelican •Heron •Crab •Waves •Sunset •Bird of Paradise Perspective 9 Perspective 10 Northbound Simulation 11 Questions? 12 Recommendation: Approve public artwork design concept for Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout Coastal Rail Trail Roundabout Public Art Selection Committee 13 •Constance White, San Diego Airport Public Art Program •Marty Volla, Carlsbad Village Association/resident •Jenna Carlson, artist/village resident •Connie Beardsley, public art consultant •Tina Schmidt, Arts Commission Chair •Sherman Deforest, Arts Commission representative •Michael Stutz, public artist •Bryan Jones, former Transportation Manager •Vincent Kitch, Cultural Arts Manager •Peder Norby, Special Projects Coordinator •Karen McGuire, Gallery Curator •Jillian Buccola, Gallery Assistant •Mark Moss, Schmidt Design Group Landscape Architects Voting Non-Voting Southbound Simulation 14 Public Comments •156 total comments •Overall 72% favorable, 24% not, 4% unrelated •96 Strongly support •15 Positive but with questions •37 Did not support •8 Not related to art 15