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9. Work with the County on quarterly rotating exhibitions and other collaborative art initiatives 10. Increase annual Art in Public Places Fund as possible 11. Hire Director of Cultural Affairs, reporting to Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, to oversee programs such as public art, cultural funding, grants, creative place making, special events, cultural facility management, creative entrepreneurship, and the creative economy 12. Research, plan and fundraise for a larger budget public art projects in order to realize one public art project per year. Along with these recommendations, the consultant provides detailed processes and an action plan to guide the City and the Commission. Details on the Commission’s expanded role are included in the Master Vision, as is the Flow Chart for review and recommendation for public art. The process recommendation is as follows: 1. City staff reviews and submits the proposal to the Civic Cultural Commission (CCC) 2. The CCC approves and arranges a special review/steering committee 3. The committee approves or rejects the project and reports to the CCC and to City Council 4. The committee oversees and/or assists the applicant through all stages of research, conceptual proposal, community input, revisions, and final design approval 5. The committee reports to the CCC for approval 6. City Council votes on approval This process differs from the existing ordinance and procedures. With any of the specific recommendations that require further study and formalization, staff and the Commission will come back to the City Council for consideration and approval. Several of the recommendations in the Public Art Master Vision would require amendments to the Redwood City Code, including adoption of a 1% public art requirement for residential developments, changes to the name and role of the CCC, and changes to the approval process for public art projects. Implementation of these and other recommendations will require staff review to ensure consistency with applicable ordinances, regulations, and policies. ALTERNATIVES Based on the direction provided by Council, the Council could accept all or individual recommendations within the Public Art Master Vision. FISCAL IMPACT The City Council approved appropriation of $75,000 towards the Public Art Master Vision process in FY 2016-17 for the work by the consultants. No other funding is 8.A. - Page 4