To: PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
From: GARY MARGOLIS, CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER ELIZABETH HAUSE, INTERIM COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR A PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT TO SUPPORT THE ARTESIA PUBLIC ART PROJECT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On January 9, 2024, City Council approved the staff recommendations for a creative placemaking project along Artesia Boulevard between Inglewood Avenue and Aviation Boulevard. Included among the staff recommendations was "conceptually approve the utilization of a Public Art Consultant to support the Artesia Art Acquisition effort, not to exceed 10% of the total project budget." Attached to this report is the first draft of a "Request for Qualifications for a Public Art Consultant," which the Public Art Commission discussed at its March 27, 2024 meeting. Among the questions raised by commissioners at that meeting were 1) Why is a consultant needed when the City has a Public Art Commission? and 2) If a contractor is hired, how will the valuable expertise of the Commission continue to be used? At the conclusion of their discussion, the commissioners directed staff to set a date for a special meeting of the Public Arts Commission in April to continue discussing this item and engage the grant writing consultant to explore availability of art grants along Artesia and Redondo Beach to present to the Commission at an upcoming meeting. This item is the continuation of that discussion.
BACKGROUND
City Council has a long history of pursuing economic and social development projects for the Artesia Boulevard corridor, a major east-west thoroughfare through Redondo Beach. Most recently, on December 8, 2020, City Council approved the "Artesia & Aviation Corridors Area Plan," a long-term comprehensive strategy for the development of a corridor that includes sections of both Artesia Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard. Included in that plan are recommendations that stro...
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