Title:
Title
Agreement: Final Design and Budget for Public Art at the Sacramento Convention Center
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00436
Location
Location: District 4
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute an agreement between the City and De La Torre Brothers, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $220,000 for the final design and budget for public art at the Sacramento Convention Center, to be placed at the corner of J and 13th Streets.
Contact: Lennee Eller, Program Manager, (916) 808-8877; Mannylyn Timoteo, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-3982; Jody Ulich, Director, (916) 808-5105, Convention and Cultural Services Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City's Convention Center Complex is undergoing an extensive expansion and renovation project which will result in the fabrication, construction, installation, or purchase of several public art projects that are to be publicly displayed and enjoyed by the public and attendees at Sacramento Convention Center events.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission is charged with providing for the nature, selection, and placement of artworks subject to final approval by Council. As set forth in Section 2.84.130 of the City Code, the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) recommends selection of artwork for the Art in Public Places (APP) program. This report recommends that City Council authorize the execution of an agreement with De La Torre Brothers, Inc., which is the corporation owned by the artists James and Einar De La Torre ("Artist Team"), in an amount not to exceed $220,000 for the final design and budget for the sculptural artwork,which is to be placed on the corner of J and 13th Streets next to the Sacramento Convention Center.
Once the final design and budget has been completed, the Artist Team may move forward with the fabrication, c...
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