Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Neighborhood Resources Dept.

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Barry Walthall, Building Safety Manager
THRU:	Victor Q. Torres, Director, Neighborhood Resources
DATE:	April 12, 2007
RE:	Mural approval, Centennial Park Skate Facility

Attached is an application and accompanying documentation for a proposed mural to be located at the skate facility at Centennial Park, 600 Rockledge Rd.  City of Lawrence Code, section 5-736 specifies no work of art shall be applied to, erected or placed upon the exterior walls of any building within the City without first being submitted to and approved by the City Commission:

5-736                WORKS OF ART. 

Hereafter no work of art shall be applied to, erected or placed upon the exterior walls of any building within the City of Lawrence without first being submitted to and approved by the City Commission.  The City Commission may refer the proposed work of art to the Lawrence Arts Commission for their review and recommendation.  The request to allow a work of art shall be accompanied by plans and specifications which describe its proposed size, location, appearance, color, texture, general design, use of material, orientation to other buildings and the relationship of such factors to features of buildings in the immediate surroundings.  The City Commission or Arts Commission may, when it deems proper, also require a complete model of work of art to be submitted.  In determining the merits of the work of art, consideration should be given to insure that the work of art maintains the high character of community development and would not be detrimental to the stability of value and the welfare of surrounding property, structures and residents and to the general welfare and happiness of the community. (Ord. 5085, Sec. 5)

Additionally, because this project is being erected on property owned by the City the Commission needs to give approval as the property owner.

The Arts Commission reviewed this application at its April 11, 2007 meeting and voted to recommend approval of the application.  A letter from the Arts Commission Chair is included in the accompanying documents.

Please place this item on the City Commission agenda for consideration at their April 17, 2007 meeting.