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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
City Manager’s office |
Commission Meeting Date: October 17, 2017 |
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Staff Contact: |
Porter Arneill, Director of Arts and Culture |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Approve a mural proposal for the wall on the south side of Ernst and Sons, 826 Mass., in the 800-block alley on the east side of Massachusetts Street. -See attached proposal |
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Executive Summary: |
Margot Day presented her mural concept to the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission on October 11. Ms. Day was friends with Erin and Mazey Berg who were the victims of a murder-suicide incident in Douglas County in August. Ms. Day wants to paint a celebratory mural honoring their lives and providing 211 contact information for anyone who may need help. She has secured permission from the property owner and received administrative approval from Historic Resources staff. The text in her design does not require Sign Code review if it’s under 2 square feet to which the artist has agreed.
The Cultural Arts Commission approved her mural design with the understanding that it will be approximately 5 feet wide by 8 feet tall or smaller and with the stipulation that she also secure all other appropriate approvals which she has.
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Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor |
Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods Collaborative Solutions
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
The fiscal impact to the City is $0. Ms. Day is will create the mural voluntarily and is not receiving city funds. |
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Attachments: |
Artist proposal and Letters of support HRC administrative approval – added 10/17/17
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Reviewed By: (for CMO use only) |
☐TM ☒DS ☐CT ☐BM |