Approval of a Public Art Concept for Washington Boulevard. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: October 9 2006 Item Number: _A 2___ AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of a Public Art Concept for Washington Boulevard Phone Number: (310) 253 5776 X No Action Item: X Contact Person/Dept.: B. Christine Byers/ Cultural Affairs Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: West Washington Blvd. Advisory Panel (Notified (10/03/06); Cultural Affairs Master Notification List (10/05/06); Peter Richards/Richard Johnson; Kyungmi Shin; and Jody Zellen (01/03/06) Master Notification List (10/4/06) Department Approval: Susan Evans (09/28/06) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (10/2/06) General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X City Manager Approval: Jerry Fulwood (10/2/06) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council consider the attached design concepts together with the recommendation from the Selection Panel and the Cultural Affairs Commission and approve Kyungmi Shin s concept for a public art installation on Washington Boulevard between the 405 Fwy. and Walnut Ave. BACKGROUND: Per the Cultural Affairs Commission s recommendation and the City Council s approval $100 000 was allocated for public art along Washington Boulevard between the 405 Fwy. and Walnut Ave. The impetus for this was to help activate and beautify this important east west thoroughfare which extends from the Pacific Ocean through Culver City to downtown Los Angeles. Staff convened an Advisory Panel that met on January 24 2006 comprised of eight residents of the proposed project area plus one representative of the Culver City Rotary Club. Included among the nine panelists were representatives of the three area neighborhood associations (Culver West Herbert Street and Culver Triangle). The CAC Public Art sub committee (at that time comprised of Susan Deen and Gayle Smashey) and one of the City Council s sub committee members (Alan Corlin) for this project area were ...
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