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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9734DocuSign Envelope ID: FA4800FA-4BBA-4E32-B4F8-840381B1143D Resolution No. 9734 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Establish a One- Time Contribution of $17,100 from the Upgrade Downtown Capital Improvement Projects to the Art in Public Places Fund. RECITALS A. The City's Upgrade Downtown Project in the University Avenue area will repair and replace underground infrastructure and will create impacts to pedestrians in the next two years. As part of the Upgrade Downtown Project, the City has approved fiber, gas, and water infrastructure upgrades as part of its current Capital Improvement Projects. B. To help mitigate these impacts, the City seeks to add public art to its collection for the University Avenue area. C. The City's public art program has already installed five creative seating elements by Colin Selig (the "Selig benches") and has received positive feedback from downtown stakeholders. The Selig benches are on a short-term lease and are due to be returned to the artist unless the City purchases them. D. On August 17, 2017, the Public Art Commission approved adding these benches to the City's public art collection, and this contribution will allow the City to purchase and maintain the benches. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Municipal Code section 2.26.070(b), the City Council establishes a one-time public art contribution of seventeen-thousand, one-hundred dollars ($17,100) for deposit into the Art in Public Spaces Capital Improvement Project (AC-86017) from the following sources: A. $5, 700 from the Water Main Replacement -Project 26 (WS 12001); B. $5,700 from Fiber System Improvements (F0-10001); and C. $5,700 from the Gas Main Replacement -Project 22 (GS-12001). SECTION 2. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not meet the definition of a project under CEQA, and thus no environmental II II II II II 140527