Memorandum 14-103 Accept Sculpture Donation for Placement at Bishop's Beach Park

Memorandum 14-103

TO:                       MAYOR WYTHE AND CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                 PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE

THROUGH:        RENEE KRAUSE, CMC, DEPUTY CITY CLERK

DATE:                  MAY 19, 2014

SUBJECT:           ACCEPTANCE AND PLACEMENT OF TWO DONATIONS OF ART IN BISHOP’S BEACH                                          PARK

BACKGROUND

At the special meeting on May 13, 2014 the Public Arts Committee reviewed a presentation on two proposed donations of art for permanent placement in Bishop’s Beach Park. Following is an excerpt from those minutes of the meeting and the subsequent motions recommending acceptance and placement.

NEW BUSINESS

B. Recommendation to City Council on Acceptance and Placement of Donations of Art by Rochelle Dowdy, Fanciful Loon Windsock Sculpture in Bishop’s Beach Park and Lynn Naden, Marine Debris Sculpture of A Silver Salmon Attached to the Windscreen of the Pavilion at Bishop’s Beach Park.

The committee addressed each donation separately.

1. Donation Application for Fanciful Loon Windsock Sculpture

Staff noted that all required paperwork was received.

PERSON/APLIN – MOVED TO RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE ARTWORK DESCRIBED AS A FANCIFUL LOON WINDSOCK SCULPTURE BY ARTIST RACHELLE DOWDY INTO THE CITY OF HOMER MUNICIPAL ART COLLECTION WITH PLACEMENT IN BISHOP’S BEACH PARK.

Discussion on the prior support expressed by the committee, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission and City Council regarding the project and that this project was vetted by the Public Works Director and the Parks Maintenance Coordinator, a contract already executed by the Public Works Director Carey Meyer was duly noted. The city will install the sculpture and perform all future maintenance on the artwork.

VOTE. YES. NON-OBJECTION. UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

Motion carried.

The Committee further agreed by consensus that the sculpture not be placed next to the boardwalk.

2. Donation Application for the Marine Debris Silver Salmon

PERSON/APLIN – MOVED TO RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE ARTWORK DESCRIBED AS MARINE DEBRIS SCULPTURE OF A SILVER SALMON BY HOMER ARTIST LYNN NADEN INTO THE CITY OF HOMER MUNICIPAL ART COLLECTION WITH PLACEMENT ON THE WINDSCREEN OF THE PAVILION IN BISHOP’S BEACH PARK.

It was noted that placement on the windscreen would not aid in seeing the piece on approach but that it would be seen on the way back from the beach.

VOTE. YES. NON-OBJECTION. UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

Motion carried.

               Recommendation: Approve the Recommendation to Accept the Donation of the Fanciful Loon Windsock                Sculpture and the Marine Debris Silver Salmon into the City of Homer Municipal Art Collection and to add the                Sculptures into the Park Maintenance Routine Maintenance Schedule as outlined in the donating documents.