RESOLUTION NUMBER: 6473-2022
CITY OF SEBASTOPOL
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL AUTHORIZING A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR COMMUNITY SCULPTURE GARDEN STIPENDS FROM THE ART IN LIEU FUND WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Public Art Ordinance and maintains a Public Art In-Lieu Fund to support the integration of public art into both private and public development.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that Public art helps make our City more livable and more visually stimulating. The experience of public art makes the public areas of buildings and their grounds more welcoming, it creates a deeper interaction with the places we visit, and in which we work and live. Public art illuminates the history of a community while it points to the City’s aspirations for the future. A City rich in art encourages cultural tourism which brings in visitor revenues; and WHEREAS, the adopted Ives Park Master Plan designates the area south of Calder Creek near High Street entry for a Sculpture Garden; and
WHERE, the Public Art Committee has committed significant time to plan and develop this area of the Park into a Community Sculpture Garden with City Council support; and WHEREAS, the Public Art Committee developed a call for local artists to display their work for a period of one year, until July 23, 2023, at no cost to the City; and WHEREAS, the Public Art Committee considered the submissions and selected artists for this display which City Council approved; and
WHEREAS, these art sculptures have been installed, and an Opening Ceremony was held on July 23, 2022 wherein Mayor Slayter dedicated the Community Sculpture Garden area, and the Public Art Committee and artists celebrated the opening of the Community Sculpture Garden with the public and with the valuable assistance of art partner Sebastopol Center for the Arts and music from the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Chamber Music Ensemble ; and
WHEREAS, the Public Art Committee voted unanimously at its July 6, 2022 meeting to recommend stipends be provided to support the artists with sculptures displayed, and to support the Sebastopol Center for the Arts and music from the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Chamber Music Ensemble for their assistance with the opening event; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the request from the Public Art Committee at its September 6, 2022 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the funding source for the Public Art Fund in the adopted Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget does not have funding allocated to these stipends.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Sebastopol does hereby approve a budget amendment of $3,500 to provide stipends for the Community Sculpture Garden to provide $400 stipends for the artists with work displayed, and $150 stipends for the Sebastopol Center for the Arts and Santa Rosa Youth Symphony group, both of with provided staff/equipment and/or services to support the grand opening event held on July 23, 2022. Funding will come from the Art In Lieu fund (Special Revenue Fund 203-21-02-4330) in the amount of $3,500.
The above and foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and adopted at a meeting by the City Council on the 6
th day of September, 2022.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by City of Sebastopol City Council following a roll call vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Gurney, Rich, Vice Mayor Hinton and Mayor Slayter Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: Councilmember Glass
APPROVED:
Mayor Patrick Slayter
ATTEST: _______________________________________________________________ Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry McLaughlin, City Attorney