CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the Public Art Exploratory Task Force recommendation and direct staff to prepare an ordinance establishing a Public Arts Program through the expansion of the SECA Commission
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DEPARTMENT: Community Services
SUBMITTED BY: Pam Gallahue, PhD, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
December 15, 2020
Under New Business, the City Council directed staff to begin meeting with Century Walk to define a working relationship and present a recommendation for a public art program in 2021.
March 16, 2021
The City Council received the Century Walk Long-Range Plan for Public Art but tabled any discussion until such time staff, the SECA Commission, and the proposed Public Art Task Force review and bring a recommendation to the City Council.
April 20, 2021
Inaugural Public Art Exploratory Task Force (ETF) meeting.
May - September 2021
The ETF and subcommittees (Vision, Program Administration, and Curation) met to develop components of a Public Arts Program to present to Council on October 19.
October 19, 2021
By a straw poll, Council unanimously agreed that the ETF should continue working and bring back a Public Arts Program recommendation.
Council moved to receive the Public Art Exploratory Task Force report and direct staff and the task force to continue working together on Council questions.
December 14, 2021
Expanded ETF met to review Council direction and divided into four subcommittees (Program Application, Program Manual, 2022 Projects, and Governance).
January - March 2022
Subcommittees met to develop individual program components and submit to staff.
April 26, 2022
The ETF unanimously approved the draft manual and directed staff to submit it as an agenda item for the May 17, 2022 City Council meeting.
BACKGROUND:
In 2021, staff partnered with members of the SECA Commission to create a group of interested parties and subject matter experts to evaluate processes related to public art in Naperville an...
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