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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept and file the attached memo from the Arts Manager including minutes from the
Ad Hoc Committee on Sister Cities art work.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Connie Beardsley, Arts Manager, has specifically requested this informational item be
presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission relative to recommendations
made by the Ad Hoc Committee on Sister Cities art work. Commissioners Lawson
and Knox were representative of the Parks and Recreation Commission and may
provide any additional information pertaining to the recommendations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None at this time.
EXHIBITS:
1. Memo from Arts Manager, December 3, 1991
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December 3, 1991
TO: CITY MANAGER
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
FROM: Manager, Arts Office
SISTER CITY ARTWORK
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This Committee, with representatives from the Sister City Committee, the Arts Commission and
the Parks and Recreation Commission, met for a second time to discuss ideas for a
commemorative piece for Carlsbad's Sister Cities. Discussion focussed on location and the
Committee voted on four possibilities that it is recommending to Council. Representatives were
sent copies of the minutes and were to report back to their commissions.
The Committee was very careful not to suggest a particular idea or artwork because once that
idea is implanted in one's mind, it is hard to change or go in another direction. Suggestions
Banged from clocks, bell towers, overlooks and parks to realistic statues.r
The cost was more difficult for the Committee to determine. If Council wishes to proceed, it
could set a maximum expenditure. An alternative would be to ask for proposals with a budget
and then decicto if any of the proposals were of interest. The Committee did not want to
recommend a cost until it received further direction from City Council.
Please advise if I should draft an agenda bill to report or how you wish me to proceed.
CONNIE BEARDSLEY
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AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SISTER CITIES ARTWORK
MINUTES
November 1, 1991 Carlsbad Arts Office
3:30 pm 2955 Elmwood
Present: Commissioners Tony Lawson, Anna Knox, Zona Deckelman, Patra Straub
Absent: Laurie Batter
Staff: Connie Beardsley, Ken Price
The meeting was called to order at 3:35 p.m. After review of the minutes of the past meeting,
the Committee endorsed its recommendations as follows:
1. The theme of the artwork should be international understanding.
2. The theme should include Carlsbad, Futtsu and Karlovy Vary.
3. The artist should be American.
Discussion followed on recommendations for possible sites. After the Committee reviewed all
possible sites, it narrowed its recommendation to four possible sites as follows:
1. Maxton Brown Extension - this has a nice overlook and good visibility as you
enter Carlsbad. It does have a parking problem.
2. The new park planned at Hosp Grove. This would also have a nice overlook of
the lagoon and will have parking included.
3. Carlsbad Boulevard south of the power plant where plans are to straighten
Palomar Airport Rd. This has a nice view and will be accessible to the public, but
won't be done for some time.
4. The parking lot on the corner of Roosevelt and Carlsbad Village Drive. This site
is accessible to pedestrian traffic and will be seen by many visitors.
If City Council wishes to go forward with any of these recommendations, the Committee felt that
there should be a competition or at least several artists should be selected to develop proposals
and two or three should be paid to make models for Committee review.
Discussion followed regarding cost of the project. Bronze was considered desirable but it is
expensive. The Committee questioned whether it would hold up well close to the ocean. The
Committee preferred to wait for further direction from Council before discussing cost.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40pm.
Respectfully submitted:
CONNIE BEARDSLEY w _
Manager, Arts Office
(Revised 12/4/91)
May 24, 1991
TO: SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
FROM: Mayor Lewis
SISTER CITY RECOGNITION
It has been suggested by Council Member Stanton, and I concur, that the Sister City
Committee in concert with the Arts Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, and any
other affected commission, develop a recommendation on how Carlsbad might incorporate
its Sister Cities' names/flowers/seals into a structure/sculpture planned for future inclusion in
a City park or facility. During the recent trip to Futtsu, Mayor Pro Tern Kulchin and Council
Member Stanton viewed a Sister City Monument in a public park commemorating Futtsu's
sister cities. Apparently it was a lovely monument surrounded by flowers in which the names
of Carlsbad and Futtsu's other sister city were inscribed.
Since the Council and I believe this is an extremely respectful tribute regarding sister city
relationships, I am recommending that we explore the alternatives for the development of
something similar in Carlsbad. Enclosed for your Information is a photograph of the
monument, and I would appreciate it if the Sister City Committee would, in cooperation with
other affected commissions, develop two or three alternatives with appropriate cost estimates
for City Council consideration.
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City Attorney
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