Approval of a Streetlight Pole Banner Installation Featuring Swimmers from the Culver City Municipal Plunge. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 05/23/11 AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Streetlight Pole Banner Installation Featuring Swimmers from the Culver City Municipal Plunge Contact Person/Dept.: Christine Byers/ Community Development Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Phone Number: (310) 253 5776 General Fund: Yes No X Item Number: A 3 Public Hearing: Action Item: X Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes X No Date: 04/12/11; 05/03/11 Cultural Affairs Commission/PRCS Commission Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas City Council (05/19/11); Downtown Business Association (05/11/11); Judy Starkman (05/11/11); Select Sepulveda Boulevard Property/Business Owners (via e mail) (05/11/11) City Attorney: Department Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (05/17/11) Sol Blumenfeld (05/04/11) City Manager Approval: Fiscal Impact Approval: Jeff Muir:(by K. Marsden) (05/18/11) John M. Nachbar (05/19/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve the Streetlight Pole Banner installation based on an art concept by Judy Starkman featuring photographs of swimmers from the Culver City Municipal Plunge. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Section 15.06.115 of the Culver City Municipal Code all exterior and interior modifications and additions of existing commercial industrial and public buildings are subject to the City s Art in Public Places Program (APPP) requirements if the remodeling project has a valuation as appears on the City issued Building Permit(s) exceeding $250 000. In 2005 the City initiated a remodeling project for the Culver City Municipal Plunge (the Plunge) with a Building Permit valuation of $750 000 (Permit No. 63984). Based on this the minimum amount required for fulfilling the APPP requirement was $7 500. These monies were transferred into the Art Fund from the project account. DISCUSSION: In 2010 staff was contacted by Ms. Starkman a ...
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