Placement: Resolutions
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 23-R21, A Resolution Approving Artwork Submitted by Sansone Group, LLC, in Connection with the Approval of an Alternative Equivalent Proposal for Public Art for a Project known as "Tree of American Dreams" (P21-222).
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Submitted By: Bridget Kean, AICP,
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal to enjoy culture, nature and fun activities.
Executive Summary (General Business): The Sansone Group, LLC, has submitted an application for an Alternative Equivalent Proposal for Public Art in accordance with Section 162.08 of the City's Code of Ordinances. The proposal is for a work of art to be known as the "Tree of American Dreams" and comprised of a bronzed tree with eight branches and topped by an American Eagle. The artist is Geoffrey C. Smith. The proposed art piece will be approximately fourteen (14) feet in height and be on a raised pedestal. The proposed location is the northeast corner of the intersection of SW Anthony F. Sansone Sr Boulevard and Becker Road on property dedicated to the Southern Grove CDD No. 5 and legally described as Southern Grove Plat No. 33, WMT-1.
All private development meeting the applicability requirements of the City's public art ordinance is subject to a public art assessment of one percent of the total dollar amount of a project's total construction costs. The public art assessment is capped at $100,000. Section 162.08 of the City's Code of Ordinances allows a developer to elect one of four assessment methods to comply with the City's public art requirements: on-site artwork; contribution to fund; on-site artwork and contribution to fund; or submittal of an alternative equivalent proposal. Under the alternative equivalent proposal, a developer can apply to combine the public art assessment associated with multiple projects into one larger work of art in lieu of several small works of art and submit a proposal for freely accessible work of art on Cit...
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