8945-17 Council Budget Priorities

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The best chance of achieving these benefits is by investing the time and expertise into establishing a comprehensive public art plan which will ensure that any future public art program is sustainable in the future, more visible, and more attractive to potential funders. 3. Estimated expense (provide a range): • Continue Working in 2018 to Create a Public Art Plan — The City will contribute significant staff time. Ultimately, staff may need to partner with an outside expert once the plan is further along in development. • Public art projects 1. The City will plan to fund the costs of stipends and materials for at least one public art project in 2018. Estimated cost of stipends and materials - approximately $5,000 Other Public Works related costs - TBD 2. The City will endeavor to facilitate one additional public art project through work with its partners. The City is optimistic that such a plan can be funded through outside sources. The City will contribute staff time and potentially other Public Works related contributions. 4. If applicable, summarize any proposals or discussions from the past that are related to this priority. In 2015, Council established the Public Art Task Force with the intention of creating a public art strategy for the City and to advise the City on the many benefits of public art. Six residents with backgrounds in the arts came forward to serve on this Task Force which met between December 2015 and September 2016. The Task Force identified nine recommendations for moving forward with a Public Arts Program. In 2016, Council used the Finance Committee budget priority process to elevate public art as a City priority for 2017. In response, the Planning Department issued an RFP for a street mural on a section of Rosewood Ave. That project is currently being finalized. 5. Briefly describe any preliminary discussions you have had with colleagues, the administration and /or relevant department directors about this priority, if applicable. The Planning Department and the Mayor's Office are engaged in ongoing discussions about public art opportunities in the City and are supportive of continued forward progress on public art. Please provide detail on how your idea fits within the SMART objectives framework: 13 Working with other City departments, the public, community partners, and potentially an outside consultant, the Planning Department will SPECIFIC produce a comprehensive public art plan that will be used to guide the State precisely what you intend future direction of the City's approach to public art. to accomplish and who will acconplish it. At the same time, the Planning Department will work to ensure completion of two public art projects, the first of which will be initiated and funded by the City. The second project is expected to be facilitated 13