HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-25 - AGENDA REPORTS - CIVIC ART 2018 CANYON COUNTRY COMMUNITY CENTER (2)Agenda Item: 8
DATE: June 25, 2019
SUBJECT: CIVIC ART 2018: CANYON COUNTRY COMMUNITY CENTER
DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Community Services
PRESENTER: Phil Lantis
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
Award a contract to C.J. Rench in the amount of $121,500 for the civic art piece
"Communitree" to be located at the Canyon Country Community Center.
2. Appropriate $145,725 to Canyon Country Community Center Art account A3002602-
5161.001; increase Facilities Fund transfers out account 72319500-5501.602 and transfers in
account 602-4711.723 by $145,725. The appropriation includes $18,225 or 15 percent for
contingency and $6,000 for artist selection costs for this civic art project.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents,
subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
Under the Civic Art Policy, the Canyon Country Community Center (C4) qualifies as a City of
Santa Clarita (City) capital improvement project that allocates 1 percent of eligible project costs
for the design, construction, integration, acquisition, delivery, and conservation of civic art to be
located onsite and accessible to the public. The civic art piece will be located nearest to the
intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Sierra Highway.
An Artist Selection Committee (Committee) was formed at the June 14, 2018, Arts Commission
meeting. The first Committee meeting for the C4 Civic Art project took place on August 8,
2018, with the task of evaluating the site location, history, and local community, as well as
looking at the City's public art collection as a whole in order to select an overarching theme for
the project. The Committee's identified theme for the project is `Gateway' relating to Santa
Clarita's new community center as a gathering place to bring people together and create a sense
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of local cultural space.
The Committee includes the following members:
• Arts Commissioner, Dr. Michael Millar
• Arts Expert, Pamela Lewis, Gallery Director for the College of the Canyons Art
Gallery
• Professional Arts Administrator, Christine Byers, Cultural Affairs Coordinator for
Culver City
• Local Professional Artist, Magdy Rizk, Assistant Chair of the Arts Department at
California State University, Northridge
• Community Member, Carol Rock
The Call for Entry was posted online through CaFE (www.callforentry.org), the leading site for
public artist calls. A total of 145 applications were submitted. The Call for Entry was open from
October 9 to November 20, 2018. The Committee scored the applications online and four
finalists were selected to interview on January 16, 2019. The Committee requested to interview
two more finalists on March 4, 2019, and selected artist C.J. Rench (CJR) design proposal
"Communitree" to move forward to the Arts Commission.
The public art piece, "Communitree," is designed to be an iconic "Gateway" for the new C4.
This unique, colorful oak tree will symbolize the strength of the community. The
"Communitree" will enhance the intersection and visually compliment the rustic California style
at the new C4. The oak tree will have hundreds of colorful leaves and create a beautiful entrance
to the property. The Committee chose a mixture of happy human forms and oak leaves to make
up the canopy. The "Communitree" canopy or umbrella will span 16-19 feet and will be 25-27
feet in height. The materials are a combination of stainless steel and acrylic leaves, which are
durable, maintenance free, and climate appropriate for a year round sculpture. The artist
proposed historical text to be included with the roots of the tree by laser cut printing on the
pieces.
The estimated civic art budget was formed in anticipation of the 1 percent eligible project costs
from the City capital improvement project. The budget proposal by the artist is $121,500.
The Arts Commission reviewed and recommended approval to the City Council for the C4 Civic
Art project at their meeting on May 9, 2019.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Appropriate $145,725 to Canyon Country Community Center Art account A3002602-5161.001;
increase Facilities Fund transfers out account 72319500-5501.602 and transfers in account 602-
4711.723 by $145,725.
ATTACHMENTS
OR Selected Project
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