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Southwest Fifth Avenue Triangle Public Art (NB)
In order for the Art in Public Places Trust (APPT) to move forward with issuing a Call to Artists and ultimately selecting a public art piece for the Southwest Fifth Avenue Triangle project funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency, the City Commission is asked to appoint three temporary members to the APPT.
Explanation
The Community Redevelopment Agency has allocated $20,000 for public art and/or entry signage at the Southwest Fifth Avenue Triangle project, located at the intersection of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Thirteenth Street, and within the College Park/University Heights Redevelopment Area. The Southwest Fifth Avenue Triangle is owned in part by the City of Gainesville, and in part by the University of Florida. In order for the APPT to move forward with this project, up to three temporary members should be assigned to the Trust for this project. The APPT Trust Ordinance states "The commission with jurisdiction over the project may appoint up to three citizen experts for each project that is not associated with a particular building. All temporary members will have voting privileges only for the particular project for which they were designated or appointed and will serve on the trust only for the project for which they were designated or appointed". These temporary members should be citizens that best represent the College Park/University Heights neighborhood and neighboring community.
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact at this time.
Recommendation
The City Commission appoint Kate Parmelee, Interim CRA Manager; Tom Rider, College Park/University Heights Redevelopment Advisory Board Member; and Harold Barrand, University of Florida Professor and Chair of the Preservation of Historic Buildings and Sites Committee, as temporary members to the Art in Public Places Trust.