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April 25, 2017
Mayor and City Council
Kevin Crawford, City Manager
Richard Schultz, Cultural Arts Manager
richard .schultz@ca rlsbadca .gov or 760-602-2086
Adopt resolution approving the public artwork concept design for Pine
Avenue Community Park Improvement Project
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution approving the public artwork concept design for the Pine Avenue
Community Park Improvement Project recommended by the Carlsbad Arts Commission.
Executive Summary
An improvement project scheduled for Pine Avenue Community Park in FY 2017-18 results in the
opportunity to provide public artwork in the enhanced park. A proposed public art concept design
by artist Jenna Didier offers an innovative community space to be constructed as part of the Pine
Avenue Community Park Improvement Project. After a well-articulated artist selection process,
community members were offered a variety of opportunities to provide input to the artist. The
concept design process included review by a Public Art Advisory Committee and Parks &
Recreation Commission, as well as city staff in the Parks & Recreation Department, and is
recommended for City Council approval by the Carlsbad Arts Commission.
Discussion
The City of Carlsbad 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.
Section 2.18110 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code specifies in relevant part that "all city
departments shall include in all estimates of necessary expenditures and all requests for
authorizations or appropriations for construction projects, an amount for works of art equal to
at least one percent of the total cost of any such construction project, as estimated in the city's
capital improvement program for the year in which such estimate or request is made."
The Pine Avenue Community Park Improvement Project is one of the city's most recent civic
projects identified to have a public art component included as part of its construction with a
public art project allocation of $110,000, which is 1 percent of the total park improvement project
budget.
The Library & Cultural Arts Department manages the city's public art program and follows an
established process for developing public art projects as specified in the Art in Public Places
program, adopted by the Carlsbad Arts Commission and City Council, which includes stakeholder
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input and involvement in the development of the artwork concept design. As part ofthis process,
the City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office convened the Public Art Advisory Committee for Pine
Avenue Park to select an artist for the project. This committee included a local professional artist,
Pine Avenue Park project architects, a public arts consultant, four neighborhood residents and
stakeholders, Arts Commissioners, and staff representing the Parks & Recreation Department.
In October 2015, a national Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Design and Installation was
released. Over 80 artists responded from across the United States; 22 were based in California
with 11 from San Diego County. A screening committee comprised of the Cultural Arts Manager,
a public art consultant and the Curator of Exhibitions vetted the finalists to qualify artists with
past public art projects of $50,000 or more. The RFQ referenced the site as an opportunity for "a
garden folly ... intended to serve as a focal point, a discovery, a striking and unexpected treasure
that engages the multi-generationally diverse users of the park."
On Jan. 25, 2016, five artists presented designs to the Public Art Advisory Committee for Pine
Avenue Community Park which selected nationally renowned artist Jenna Didier. Cultural Arts
staff worked closely with Didier, the Arts Commission, Parks & Recreation staff and a variety of
external stakeholders, such as the Barrio residents, teen residents, business owners, ball field
users, and known public artists, to develop the proposed artwork concept design for the Pine
Avenue Park Improvement Project. On Sept. 12, 2016, Didier participated in a public art meeting
with 28 attendees in order to obtain input from the community directly served by Pine Avenue
Community Park to guide her initial concept design before presenting this design to the Public
Art Advisory Committee on Nov. 3, 2016. Stakeholders and residents conveyed their passion for
Carlsbad and provided insights on how they hoped the artwork would embody their community
and family experiences. Comments included requests for natural elements such as floral and
water, unique use of light and color, and a calming meditative quality. Her design incorporated
lighting and organic elements such as vines and plants woven into two steel mesh half domes.
The center of her design is a ten-foot open willow dome complemented by an interactive water
feature.
On Dec. 1, 2016, the Public Art Advisory Committee approved her refined artwork concept design
and recommended it be forwarded to the Arts Commission for approval. The artist also presented
her proposed design at a Barrio Carlsbad resident meeting the same evening and responded to
questions from the 25 attendees. To encourage additional community input, a second public
meeting and art-making workshop were held Dec. 3, 2016, to present the refined concept design
to the community with 29 residents attending. Social media, a page on the City's website and e-
blasts were utilized to publicize the community meetings. Cultural Arts Office staff distributed
over 3,000 door hangers to the surrounding neighborhoods and the community announcing this
public meeting with the artist. As a direct result of her interactions with the community, the artist
incorporated suggested elements into her artwork concept design to reflect the community's
interests and concerns. In January 2017, the design was also posted on the city's website for
additional feedback. The feedback generated in public meetings has consistently been favorable
and no additional feedback was received from the website posting.
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On Feb. 13, 2017, the artist presented her proposed artwork concept design to the Parks &
Recreation Commission and responded to questions. On March 2, 2017, the design was.
presented to the Arts Commission which unanimously recommended the design be forwarded
to City Council for approval (Exhibit 2). The next step in the public art process is for the City
Council to approve the artwork concept design so the artist may be contracted to fabricate and
install the proposed artwork at the site.
Cultural Arts staff recommends that the City Council approve the public artwork concept design
for the Pine Avenue Community Park Improvement Project.
Fiscal Analysis
City Council previously appropriated General Capital Construction funds in FY16-17 for the Pine
Avenue Community Park CIP #4603, which generated $110,000 for the public art element. There
are sufficient remaining appropriations to carry out the fabrication and installation of the
proposed public art component for this project. The public art project budget is as follows:
Pine Avenue Community Park Public Art Budget and Expenses
Total public art allocation
Costs
Public Artist Selection Process
Original design contract
Fabrication & installation of artwork
Contingency
Estimated Total Project Costs
Next Steps
$110,000
$622
$15,000
$89,000
$5,378
$110,000
Upon approval of this resolution by the City Council, the Cultural Arts Office will execute a
fabrication and installation agreement with the artist, working with Parks & Recreation
representatives and assigned architects, the Public Works Project Manager and· all required
agencies to comply with all requirements for final design and fabrication. Approval of the
fabrication and installation agreement is within the authority of the City Manager.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State
CEQA guidelines 15303 -New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures -Consists of
construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures.
Public Notification
None Required
Exhibits
1. Resolution approving public artwork concept design for the Pine Avenue Community
Park Improvement Project.
2. Proposed artwork design concept for Pine Avenue Community Park Improvement Project.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-071
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING RECOMMENDED PUBLIC ARTWORK CONCEPT
DESIGNS FOR PINE AVENUE COMMUNITY PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
EXHIBIT 1
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has shown its commitment to
fostering art and culture in the community by incorporating public art into its eligible civic projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, approved an appropriation of
$110,000, which is provided for by Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.18; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office utilized the public art process, conducted an
open competition and artist Jenna Didier was selected by the Pine Avenue Park Public Art Committee;
and
WHEREAS, on Mar. 2, 2017, the Arts Commission approved the Didier artwork proposal and
recommended the design for City Council approval.
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. There is sufficient funding available in the FY 2017-18 Capital Improvement Program
budget in CIP#4603 for the public arts elements.
3. That the proposed public artwork concept designs and $110,000 project budget for the
Pine Avenue Park Improvement Project, as Exhibit 2, is hereby approved.
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EXHIBIT 1
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 25th day of April, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
M. Hall, K. Blackburn, M. Schumacher, M. Packard.
C. Schumacher.
None.
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MAIT HALL, Mayor
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EXHIBIT 2
JENNA DIDIER BIO
Jenna Didier is a Los Angeles-based public artist and founder of Materials & Applications (M&A),
and Urban Applications. Didier's central focus is the creation and use of public spaces. She began
her career developing technical skills in robotics, engineering and metal fabrication, while creating
mechanical effects, sculpture, and architectural water features for commercial large-scale
permanent projects like The Mall of America. Gradually her practice evolved into an active
engagement in place-making for communities. She has shared her work and ideas across the
country. Her projects have won six American Institute of Architecture (AIA) Design Honor Awards
and the top award for environmental design from I.D. Magazine in 2006. In 2011 Didier received
the Silver Lake History Collective Award for lasting contributions to the cultural fabric of the Los
Angeles district in which M&A is located.
As a socially-engaged artist she has several public art commissions completed and in-progress. Her
projects explore the public experience, the built environment and the infrastructures we create to
tie those forces together. Through art, she seeks to connect a community to the network of
relationships that sustains it by making that pulse visible.
One of her completed permanent public art projects, Orit Haj, was recognized in the Americans
for the Arts' Public Art Network as among the top 50 public art pieces of 2012.
Recent projects include the Gateway to Los Angeles on two bridges over the 101 freeway in
downtown Los Angeles and a light installation on three pedestrian bridges at the Wilmington
Waterfront Park.
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Heather Pizzuto
Library & Cultural Arts Director
April 25, 2017
Public Artwork Concept Design
Pine Avenue Community Park
Tonight’s Overview
•Review artist selection process
•Outline design development process
•Discuss community engagement
•Share insights from the artist
•Request City Council approval
History, the Arts and Cultural Resources
•Delivers on the community vision
•Adds to the city’s quality of life
•Reflects the community and its residents’ values and
qualities
•Creates a memorable and thought-provoking
experience
Public Art Policies
•Carlsbad Municipal Code
•Art in Public Places
•Public Art Vision Plan
Artist Selection
•Formed Public Art Advisory Committee
•Released Request for Qualifications for design and
installation (October 2015)
•Received responses from 80 artists across the U.S.
•Five finalists selected with experience in projects of
$50,000+
Artist Selection
•Finalists presented to Public Art Advisory Committee
(January 2016)
•Artist Jenna Didier selected
Public Engagement
•First meeting on public art (Sept. 12, 2016)
•28 residents attended
•Feedback included how to ensure art reflects
Carlsbad community
•Consistent themes: calm, reflective; color, light,
natural elements
Public Engagement
•Presentation to Barrio Carlsbad
meeting (Dec. 1, 2016)
•Second meeting/interactive
workshop (Dec. 3, 2016)
•29 residents attended
•Posters/doorhangers
Public Engagement
•Eblasts to stakeholder lists
•Facebook post reaching 3,907
•Twitter post to 9,472 followers
Public Engagement
•Designs revised and presented to the Parks &
Recreation Commission (Feb. 13, 2017)
•Designs revised and presented to the Arts Commission
(March 2, 2017)
•Arts Commission unanimously approved designs and
recommended bringing forward to City Council
Artist Jenna Didier
•Design process
•Final conceptual design
Budget Details
Total Public Art Allocation……………………………….$110,000
•Public Artist Selection Process………………......$622
•Original Design Contract……………………...…….$15,000
•Fabrication and Installation of Work………..…$89,000
•Contingency……………………………………………....$5,378
Staff Recommendation
Adopt a resolution approving the public
artwork concept design for the Pine Avenue
Community Park Improvement Project
recommended by the Carlsbad Arts
Commission
Questions?
Jenna Didier’s Projects
Jenna Didier’s Projects
JENNA DIDIER, ARTIST
The City of Carlsbad, California
PINE AVENUE PARK PUBLIC ART
CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION
25 APRIL 2017
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Sheltered, shady
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movement, light, natural,
sustainable, color.
...some floral feeling
Depth and breadth
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