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AGENDA REPORT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
DATE: November 26, 2013
Agenda Item: 12
SUBJECT: NEWHALL ROUNDABOUT ART PROJECT COMMUNITY
SURVEY
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council provide direction.
BACKGROUND
At the September 10, 2013, City Council meeting, the Council directed staff and the Arts
Commission to develop a survey to solicit the public's opinion on what type of artwork should be
placed in the Newhall Roundabout. Staff, in consultation with an ad-hoc committee of the Arts
Commission, developed the attached survey. In addition, on October 18, the City Council was
provided an email memo of the final survey. The survey was offered to the community online at
the City's main web page and through hard copies, which were made available at six City
facilities; the three libraries, City Hall, and the Newhall and Canyon Country Community
Centers. The surveys were available to the public starting on Friday, October 18 through
Monday, November 11, 2013.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other actions as determined by the Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Newhall Roundabout Community Survey
Newhall Roundabout Public Art Survey Results
APPROVED
Newhall Roundabout Public Art Survey
One of the priorities for the revitalization of Old Town Newhall identified in the Specific Plan,
was to change the character of the area by reconfiguring traffic flow with the construction of a
roundabout at the intersection of 5d' Street, Newhall Avenue, and Main Street. The roundabout
will not only improve traffic circulation, but will also serve as a southern gateway into Old Town
Newhall and the City of Santa Clarita. Within this roundabout, will be a piece of public art
that will symbolize Old Town Newhall's heritage. The City Council is seeking your opinion
on what type of artwork should be placed in the roundabout.
The following are the options identified by the City Council. Please select your favorite:
❑ A depiction of 1920's Western film star William S. Hart or William S. Hart with his
horse Fritz
❑ Art piece in another location in Newhall (not in roundabout)
❑
Landscaping
❑
Water feature
❑
Live tree
❑
Do nothing
❑
Other, please explain:
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Newhall Roundabout Public Art Survey Results Analysis
Survey Option
Responses
"Other" Comments
Total
Do Nothing
183
6
189
William S. Hart
120
9
129
Live Tree
82
15
97
Landscaping
53
7
60
Water Feature
41
7
48
Art in Another Location
6
2
8
Other
99
■ Do Nothing
■ Wm S. Hart
■ Live Tree
■ Landscaping
■ Water Feature
■ Art in Another Location
■ Other
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