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8.C. - Page 1 <br />REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />February 27, 2012 <br />SUBJECT <br />"Birds on Broadway" Public Art Sculpture in Downtown Redwood City <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. By motion, ratify the award of a $5,000 grant to the Peninsula Arts Council for <br />the Birds on Broadway public art project. <br />2. By motion, authorize and direct City staff to install birdnest sculpture on a <br />signpost on the 2400 block of Broadway Avenue <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, on behalf of the Redwood City Council, <br />is responsible for supporting and enhancing cultural life in Redwood City. It works <br />toward this goal through the following roles as: <br />• Advocate: Promotion of events, arts, and related programs <br />• Funder: Allocation of grants <br />• Broker: bringing groups together to support the arts <br />• Provider: Concert series, art contests, public art <br />Each year, the Civic Cultural Commission provides grants for public art and works <br />toward improving public art programs, policy, process, and projects to benefit the <br />community. The Commission is committed to public art as a means for vibrancy, cultural <br />uniqueness, community building, improving the quality of life, and making Redwood City <br />an arts and entertainment destination. <br />In May 2010, the Peninsula Arts Council (PAC) submitted a large grant application to <br />the Civic Cultural Commission for the "Birds on Broadway" public art project and <br />presented the idea of having small bird sculptures in Downtown as way to attract foot <br />traffic through art. Sculpture locations are intended to be ideal for photo opportunities to <br />help promote Redwood City as a welcoming, fun, and family friendly destination. <br />In July 2010, the Commission voted unanimously to award a $5,000 grant to the PAC <br />for the project. In August 2011, PAC purchased a bird sculpture from artist Joe Pogan <br />with the Primary Elements Gallery in Cannon Beach, Oregon for $450 as the first of <br />possibly six sculptures for the project. This particular artist was selected by the PAC <br />because of his unique and very affordable work; his use of found materials that fits the <br />