CC 2024-03-12_12b Study Session Public Art Guidelines_PP
Discussion of Public Art Guidelines
3/12/2024
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Background
Purpose
History
2002 - Art in Public Places
2006 - Art Donation Program
2011 - Public Art Guidelines
2021 – Amendments to Public Art Guidelines
SLO Art Council to AGPA
Public Art Panel
Mural Permit – Section 16.16.200
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Analysis
Purpose of the Amendments
Resolve internal inconsistency
Objective design criteria
Existing Review Process
City Council Review
Public Art Panel Approval
Inconsistent Mural Permit Process in AGMC
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Analysis
Proposed Process
Streamlined
Community Meeting
No Public Hearing
ARC Review
Community Development Director Approval
Appeal to City Council
AGPA – applicant
Public Art Panel dissolved
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Analysis
Ordinance Amendment
AGMC Section 16.16.040 – Mural Permit
PC Recommendation Required
Application Checklist
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Analysis
Current Selection Criteria
Can be potentially subjective
Reference historical period, turn of the century
Proposed Selection Criteria
Objective
Provide clarity
Define evaluation of artistic excellence
Prohibits obscene, defamatory content
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Analysis
Village Specific Selection Criteria
Citywide or Village Specific?
Applicability of Guidelines
City Property
City Right-of-Way
Private Property – Non-Residential – Visible from Public Property or ROW
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Next Steps/Alternatives
Feedback from City Council will dictate next steps.
Conduct Study Session
Preview process for public art
Proposed selection criteria
Village-specific selection criteria
Application to private property with a non-residential land use for public art that is visible from a public right-of-way or public property
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Next Steps/Alternatives
Legal review of proposed revisions
Regular ordinance amendment process
Planning Commission recommendation
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Recommendation
Conduct a study session on potential amendments to the Guidelines, Public Art Donation Program, and Arroyo Grande Municipal Code with respect to public art; and
Provide direction to staff on potential amendments.
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