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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - September 1, 2010 J-01AGENDA ITEM:'� \ CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Im AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Accepting a Proposal from the Art Advisory Board for a Seward Johnson Sculpture Exhibit in Downtown Lodi for Displayfrom April 2011 through Mid -July 2011 and Appropriating Funds($30,000)(CC) MEETING DATE: September 1,2010 PREPARED BY: Community Center Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution accepting a proposal from the Art Advisory Board for a Seward Johnson sculpture exhibit in Downtown Lodi for display from April 2011 through Mid-July2011 and appropriating funds in the amount of $30,000. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On May 26,2010, the Art in Public Places Committee/Art Advisory Board created an ad-hoc committee that seeks City Council approval for a Seward Johnson Interactive Sculpture Exhibit to Lodi. The exhibit was most recently displayed from April through June in Pleasanton and Johnson's sculptures have been displayed in major cities throughout the world. Ten sculptures of various characters posed in everyday situations would be located at public locations throughout downtown Lodi. There are plans for community activities, such as walking tour maps of the sculptures along with the Walldog murals and numerous art events. The unveiling of the sculpture exhibit will coincide with the Spring Wine Stroll on April 16, 2011, and continue through the first six weeks of the Downtown Farmer's Market. The AiPP Art Advisory Board will be selecting the 10 sculptures in the near future based on sculpture location and availability. This exhibit will offer opportunities for press in local and outlying areas, resulting in additional visitors to Lodi. The AiPP Committee seeks an appropriation of Art in Public Placesfunds before taking the steps needed to bring an exhibit to Lodi. Upon selection of the pieces to be displayed the Art in Public Places Committee will bring this item and the contractual agreement, setting forth the terms of possession, back to Council for approval. FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of the program is $30,000 including installation. This amount will be allocatedfrom the Art in Public Places account. FUNDING AVAILABLE: $187,971.00 as of May 31, 2010, Acct. No 01214 Art in Public Places Jordan Ayers, Deputy City Manage James M. Rodems Community Center Director JR/dkb Attachments APPROVED: Kon dttirt am, Interim City Manager Art in Public Places (AiPP) Committee / Art Advisory Board Meeting Minutes May 26, 2010 Hutchins Street Square Meeting room: Green Room Time: 1:00 p.m. A. Call to Order / Roll Call: The AiPP meeting was started at 1:06 p.m B. Introductions: Art in Public Places Advisory Board Members Present: Ben Burgess, Chair (LAC); Cathy Metcalf (LAC); Roger Stafford (SPARC); Dave Kirsten (City Planning) Absent: Baubie Fox (Parks and Recreation) Staff: Jim Rodems, HSS Dir.; Deanie Bridewell, HSS Events Coordinator Community: (none) C Approval / Corrections of April 28, 2010 Minutes: Roger asked to delete all the paragraphs after the first paragraph in F. 1., which could stay. The first paragraph is concerning the City Council's April 21St declining the acquisition of the metal crane statue newly renamed `Crane Dance' by Scott Wampler. The original proposal name was `The Rite of Spring'. Roger asked that with this deletion correction in F. 1. he would move that the minutes be accepted and seconded by Dave K. and the board vote carried to accept the minutes. D. Comments by the public on non -agenda items: (None) E. New Business: 1. Brochure Bids: A motion from the last meeting approved on April 28tH Deanie looked into the cost of producing a printed brochure of the Art in Public Places Portfolio. According to Jim Rodems this printing could be considered a action item to be used through the HSS purchasing budget for this year. There were several job pricing quotes for hundreds of copies printed in color by Duncan Press $350, and Bonnie Ruth $300. These brochures would aid in city tours and school field trips as a reference of Lodi's Art in Public Places Portfolio of art. 2. Art in Public Places, Art Inventory a. Deanie looked into the records of our inventory of art and it looks like a dollar value needs to be determined for the City's portfolio as pertaining to the amount of insurance coverage needed in its overall actuarial worth. (Continued) Art in Public Places (AiPP) Committee / Art Advisory Board Meeting Minutes — page 2 continued May 26, 2010 b. The Mosaic Art: Jim Rodems looked into insurance coverage of the mosaic panels of the art recently created and the liability imposed to the city. He has been in contact with Janice Hamilton, City Risk Mgr., suggested a self insured structured insurance coverage for the mosaic art panels value of assessment. Jim is following up on this insurance coverage and will advise AiPP in an upcoming meeting. 3. Japantown Mural Dedication: June 12th at 11 ant Tony Segale completed the exquisite mural art work for the Lodi Buddhist Church Annex Building on Elm Street. This work honors the history of Japanese settlers to Lodi in the area downtown known as the 'Japanese Quarter'. All are welcome to this City protocol dedication ceremony and a performance by the Purple Moon Dance troupe. 4. Interactive Art Display: Proposal for a 3 month, 10 piece sculpture exhibition Roger Stafford proposed to the committee the idea of what he has seen in other communities about the idea to rent interactive art pieces for Art in Public Places. Example idea: There would be YO sculptures of various characters frozen in posed everyday situations located at public locations throughout Lodi. The idea is to spark the public's imagination with the at? spread all around the four corners of the city. There would be a time line with activities planned with other events during the 3 month exhibition to be planned for next year. Motion: Cathy proposed a motion to the AiPP Committee to create a new Ad Hoc Committee for Interactive Art. This motion was seconded by Roger. A vote by the AiPP board was in favor to accept and create this new Ad Hoc Committee with Roger chairing this position. Roger accepted the Chairing position and will put together more information on this idea of renting for a limited time interactive art through out the city for a set fee. September will be the first Interactive Art Ad Hoc Committee's meeting. This art exhibition would be planned for next year 2011 and will be orchestrated with activities to enhance the exhibition experience. (see hand out sheet of activities) Deanie has researched into this idea of renting a art exhibition through for example J. Seward Johnson. The total cost for a 3 month rental of 10 pieces of interactive art would be $22,500. Cost breakdown example: Transportationround trip to and from Lodi ......... $13,500 Conservation to restore works following exhibit..... $7,000 Insurance in transit and on site.................. 2,00 Totalfee cost................................ $22,500 The payment would be made in two increments: the first upon the contract signing and the second upon notification of delivery of the works at the exhibition site. (continued) Art in Public Places (AIPP) Committee / Art Advisory Board Meeting Minutes — page 3 continued May 26, 2010 5. Plaques and lighting for Public Art: Jim Rodems a 'Celebration of the Harvest' duo statue at the corner of Oak Street and School Street is in need of lighting. Jim Rodems is in contact with Wally Sandelin of City Planning Dept. to consider the idea of oblique lighting this statue up for nighttime. Jim will advise the AiPP Committee about this needed upgrade that could be funded by AiPP. b. Artists Plaques: Jim Rodems The plaques for the artist's recognition through out town have not been made yet. Some ideas for these plaque's creation were proposed by Tony Segale and Rowland Cheney as examples circulated. Jim is gathering information to get these bronze artist title and credit plates created for a still to come price to be covered by the AiPP fund. AiPP Policy Discussion: Jim Rodems indicated that he has been working with Janise Hamilton, City Lawyer, the Re -development agency. This is a Component of the RDA City Council staff to provide the AiPP Policy with a template to put in the overall outlined changes in the wording of the policy. At a future date the advised AiPP will be presented with the new template. Jim Rodems will let us know when this will be on the agenda. Overall the policy defines what art means to the community. G. Staff and Commission Reports: (none) H. Comments by the staff on non -agenda items 1. Dave Kirsten announced that he will be possibly running for City of Lodi, City Council in an upcoming election. He mentioned that the metal crane statue may come to light again and there may be some other developments concerning this art piece and Dave will let us know. I. Adjournment: A motion was made by Roger and seconded by Cathy to close the meeting at 2:20 pm. The next meeting June 23rd, 2010 at 1pm. Respectfully submitted; Ben Burgess Art Advisory Board, Chairman / Art in Public Places Committee Cathy Metcalf, Art Advisory Board, AiPP 83500 City of Lodi 98 FINPROD Executive Report 06/22/].0 CFBI. Changes in Fund Balance 11:54:56 For the Period Ending May 31, 2010 01214 Arts in Public Places Description -------------------------------------- Revenues Tax Revenues Licenses and Permits Fines and Forfeitures Investment/Property Revenues Revenue from Others Services Charges Other Revenue Total Revenues Expenditures Operating Programs Public Safety Public Utilities Transportation Leisure, Cultural & Social Services Community & Economic Development General Government Total Operating Programs Bulk Power Purchase Capital Projects Debt Service Total Expenditures Revenue/Expenditures (Over/Under) Other Sources (Uses) Operating Transfers In Operating Transfers Out Proceeds from Debt Financing Other Sources (Uses) Total Other Sources (Uses) Fund Balance, Beg of Year Fund Balance, End of Year Reserved for Debt Service Designated Reserve Unreserved Total Fund Balance Budget Actual Encumb. Difference Percent --------------------------------------------------------- .00 0 .00 % .00 % 1,136 -1, 136 .00 % .00 % 19.216 341 18,875 1.77 % .00 % 19,216 1,477 17,739 7.69 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 0 % 0 % 0 % 88,930 80,374 8,556 90 % 0 % ----------------------------------------------- --------- 88,930 80,374 8,556 90 % ----------------------------------- ------------ --------- -69,714 -78,897 9,183 113 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 266,868 266,868 100 % 197,154 187,971 9,183 95 °s 4•:�r INTERACTIVE LIFE SIZE BRONZE SCULPTURE COMES TO LOD19*00 Presented by the City of Lodi Art in Public Places Advisory Board M INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE J. Seward Johnson More than 200 life size bronze sculptures by J. Seward Johnson are part of private collections around the world. His sculptures are found in Rockefeller Center, NYC, Pacific Place, Hong Kong, Les Halles, Paris and on the Via Condotti in Rome. J. Seward Johnson has permanent sculpture installations in New York City, Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver Canada, Washington DC, to name a few. M INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE a J. Seward Johnson's sculptures are so popular with the public because they depict people like ourselves in everyday actions, examples include: o Painting o Relaxing o Shopping o Petting a Dog o Sports o Gardening INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE "4 AW Many cities have presented the Interactive Sculpture Exhibit with Great Success • Reno, NV • Santa Fe, NM • Chicago, IL • Stamford, CT • Pleasanton, CA • Atlanta, GA • Citicorp Plaza, NYC • Tulsa, OK • Dallas, TX INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE M • Increased foot traffic where sculptures are placed • Visitors from out of the area come to view the exhibit • Appeals to a broad cross section of the community • Creates a buzz, word of mouth • Encourages Civic Pride • Promotes Downtown Lodi • Encourages community interaction with sculptures and each other.... INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE M *Cutting Edge of Art in Public Places # Cost Effective Avenue to Provide Popular Public Art # Public Art Does Not Have To Be Permanent to Instill Lasting Memories in the Hearts and Minds of Lodi Residents INTERACTIVE ART Easy to Install No anchoring Sculptures come on a stand Sculptures are too heavy to topple Transportation is Included in the fee Insurance is Included in the fee Installation Will Be at Night to Minimize Inconvenience to businesses M INTERACTIVE ART Economic Impact Fork Lift or Crane Required to off load and place Areas where Sculpture is placed during installation will need to be cordoned off Fork Lift or Crane needed again when sculptures are loaded up to leave M INTERACTIVE ART Known as Americana Norman Rockwell Genre of Art J. Seward Johnson's Sculptures Capture the Imagination of the Community.... m INTERACTIVE ART • 10 SCULPTURES • 3 MONTHS • DELIVERY & PICK UP • INSURANCE • EASY INSTALL • TALKED ABOUT FOREVER $25,000 INTERACTIVE ART Unveiling in Conjunction with Spring Wine Stroll — April Exhibit in Place for Beginning Weeks of Farmer's Market Community Promotional Partners Include The Lodi Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Lodi Business Partnership m INTERACTIVE ART LET'S BRING INTERACTIVE ART TO LODI ~ SPRING 2011 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-157 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM THE ART ADVISORY BOARD FOR A SEWARD JOHNSON SCULPTURE EXHIBIT IN DOWNTOWN LODI WHEREAS, on May 26, 2010, the Art Advisory Board voted to create an ad hoc committee to research the Seward Johnson Interactive Sculpture Exhibit, which includes ten sculptures of various characters posed in everyday situations; and WHEREAS, the Art Advisory Board recommends that the City Council accept the proposal to place the Exhibit in Downtown Lodi during the period April 2011 through mid- July 2011. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby accept the proposal from the Art Advisory Board for a "Seward Johnson Sculpture Exhibit" in Downtown Lodi for display for the period April 2011 through mid-July 2011; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $30,000 be appropriated from Account No, 01214 - Art in Public Places for this exhibit. Dated: September 1, 2010 hereby certify that Resolution No. 2010-157 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 1, 2010, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, and Mayor Katzakian NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS —Hitchcock and Mounce ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None 2010-157 R J llmr%2971&� 1 L OWN Li .. - - - • - - --JFT� IL Um 1%- • i If r� -4b- %A'169FdM i J _}r r ,• + .pia. _ rt - •-k I -A 4: i� L IP _ r y 1 � f F• ti Y ded CALL.; r r F � 1