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8.A. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er July 22, 2013 SUBJECT Redwood City Public Art Master Plan RECOMMENDATION Approve, by motion, the Civic Cultural Commission's recommendation to adopt the Redwood City Public Arts Master Plan. BACKGROUND The Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, established by City Ordinance No. 1494, serves on behalf of the Redwood City Council, and is responsible for supporting and enhancing cultural life in Redwood City. It works toward this goal by: �. Celebrating the diversity of the Redwood City Community; 2. Encouraging exceptional quality and excellence in programs; 3. Supporting community building through cultural activities; 4. Recognizing that art, in all its forms, including visual, dramatic, music, dance, film, literature or other artistic expression, is essential to a vital community. The powers and duties of the Civic Cultural Commission are found in Sec. 2.113 of the Municipal Code. Duties include recommendations to City Council or City Manager regarding: • The establishment of programs stimulating and encouraging the development and maintenance of the performing and visual arts in the City and to review periodically such programs as are so established; • The establishment of programs memorializing or giving recognition to matters of cultural significance in the City and to review periodically such programs as are so established; • The removal, relocation, or alteration of existing works of art or items of cultural significance in the possession of the city; • The acquisition by the City of any work of art or item of cultural significance and the proposed location thereof;