Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve a Minor Site Plan for Heart in the Park Parcel in Southern Grove
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP, Senior Planner
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal to enjoy culture, nature and fun activities.
Executive Summary (General Business): Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, owner, has submitted an application for site plan approval for an approved public art project known as Heart in the Park. The Heart in the Park public art proposal was approved by the City Council on June 13, 2022 (Res. 22-R69). Heart in the Park was approved under Section 162.08 (d) of the Art in Public Places Ordinance. Per Section 162.08 (d), an applicant can apply for approval of an alternative equivalent proposal and seek to combine the public art assessment associated with multiple projects into one larger work of art in lieu of several small works of art.
The Heart in the Park project includes an interactive heart-shaped mirrored stainless steel sculpture by the artist Jefre, a visitor's center and a raised public plaza. The site plan provides for handicapped access, raised landscaped planters designed with seating walls, and a public plaza that connects to the adjacent proposed Shoppes at the Heart commercial center (P21-239). Parking and vehicular access will be provided at the adjacent shopping center. The site will be served by TIM autonomous vehicular service and provide bicycle and golf cart parking.
The Heart in the Park public art project was approved through Resolution 22-R69. The resolution included a requirement for a shared parking and access agreement, a requirement for a detailed cost estimate for the project and a requirement for a surety acceptable to the City in the amount of the Estimated Value to ensure that the City has a remedy in the event that: (i) the "HEART to HEART" Sculpture is not fabricated and installed, or (ii) the Actual Value of the "HEART to HEART" Sculpture is less tha...
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