(a) For the purpose of this chapter, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain terms as used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(1) "Art in public places" means any visual work of art displayed for two weeks or more in an open city-owned area, on the exterior of any city-owned facility, within any city-owned facility in areas designated as public area, lobbies, or public assembly areas, or on non-city property if the work of art is installed or financed, either wholly or in part, with city funds or grants procured by the city.
(2) "Work of art" means and includes, but is not limited to, a sculpture, monument, mural, fresco, relief, painting, fountain, banner, mosaic, ceramic, weaving, carving, and stained glass. "Work of art" normally would not include landscaping, paving, architectural ornamentation, or signs as defined in Chapter 16.20 of this code.
(3) "Permanent installation" means a work of art in a public place intended to remain or remaining for one year or more.
(4) "Temporary installation" means a work of art in a public place intended to remain for less than one year.
(Ord. 2892 § 2 (part), 1975)
(a) Special Reserve Account. The city manager shall establish in the capital improvement fund a special reserve account designated as the "visual art in public places reserve account." Said reserve account shall be credited annually with such funds as determined by the city council and with all funds received by the city for visual art in public places, whether contributed, earned, secured through grants, or otherwise obtained.
(b) Use of Funds. It is intended that funds in the visual art in public places reserve account may be appropriated in the annual budget to obtain and install visual art in public places, to maintain and refurbish visual art in public places when the cost of such maintenance exceeds funds currently available for the maintenance of public property in general, to obtain professional consultants to assist the city and the public art commission in selecting artists and visual art in public places, to preserve meritorious works of art in public places and on private property in public view, and to defray such other capital expenses which are, or may become, an integral part of the visual art in public places program.
(c) Review of Disbursements. Each proposed appropriation for the visual art in public places program and each disbursement from the visual art in public places reserve account shall receive the prior review and advice of the public arts commission.
(d) Additional Funding. The director of arts and culture shall explore on a continuing basis the availability of funds for the visual art in public places program from such organizations as the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Commission, and other public and private agencies.
(Ord. 3930 § 25, 1990: Ord. 3888 §§ 2, 3, 1989: Ord. 3514 § 9, 1984: Ord. 3507 § 9, 1984: Ord. 3219 § 1, 1980: Ord. 2892 § 2 (part), 1975)
(a) The duties of the public art commission with respect to the art in public places program shall be as follows:
(1) To advise the city in matters pertaining to the quality, quantity, scope, and style of art in public places;
(2) To periodically review, at least once a year, the capital improvement program with the director of arts and culture and such other members of the city staff as may be appropriate for inclusion of works of art in various projects;
(3) To devise methods of selecting and commissioning artists with respect to the design, execution, and placement of art in public places and, pursuant to such methods, to advise the director of arts and culture on the selection and commissioning of artists for such purposes;
(4) To advise the city regarding the amounts to be expended on art in public places;
(5) To advise and assist the director of arts and culture in obtaining financial assistance for art in public places from private, corporate, and governmental sources;
(6) To review plans for the installation of art in public places;
(7) To review the inventory of art in public places and to advise the city in matters pertaining to the maintenance, placement, alteration, sale, transfer, ownership, and acceptance or refusal of donations of, and other mailers pertaining to, art in public places;
(8) To recommend the retention of consultants, consistent with the city's consultant selection procedures, to assist the city in making decisions concerning the art in public places program;
(9) To advise the city on such other matters pertaining to the art in public places program as may be appropriate;
(10) To advise and assist private property owners who desire such advice and assistance regarding the selection and installation of works of art to be located on their property in the public view;
(11) To act as a liaison between local artists and private property owners desiring to install works of art on their private property in public view;
(12) To give recognition to, and to maintain, an inventory of meritorious works of art in the public view;
(13) To endeavor to preserve works of art in the public view deemed to be meritorious by the public art commission through agreements with the property owner and/or the artist.
(Ord. 3930 § 26, 1990: Ord. 3888 § 4, 1989: Ord. 3219 § 2, 1980: Ord. 2892 § 2 (part), 1975)
(a) In performing its duties with respect to the art in public places program, the public art commission shall give special attention to the following manners:
(1) Conceptual compatibility of the design with the immediate environment of the site;
(2) Appropriateness of the design to the function of the site;
(3) Compatibility of the design and location within a unified design character or historical character of the site;
(4) Creation of an internal sense of order and a desirable environment for the general community by the design and location of the work of art;
(5) Preservation and integration of natural features with the project;
(6) Appropriateness of the materials, textures, colors, and design to the expression of the design concept;
(7) Representation of a broad variety of tastes within the community and the provision of a balanced inventory of art in public places to insure a variety of style, design, and media throughout the community that will be representative of the eclectic tastes of the community.
(Ord. 3888 § 5, 1989: Ord. 2892 § 2 (part), 1975)
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