Title
Recommendation from the Art in Public Places Board to Relocate Sculpture “Spirit Dance” from Ashley Pond Park to the Columbarium in Guaje Pines Cemetery, and to Create a New Pedestal with Stone Facing for the Sculpture
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the expenditure of APP Funds to relocate Spirit Dance from Ashley Pond Park to the Columbarium, with a budget not to exceed $1,750 for concrete work to prepare a base and the purchase and installation of stone to match the stonework on the Columbarium.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Art in Public Places Board approved this recommendation at their regular meeting on August 23, 2018.
Body
The Spirit Dance sculpture requires frequent maintenance in its current location in Ashley Pond Park because it is in the path of the sprinklers. In addition, it is an area with many other sculptures, all of which are in more visible locations around the Pond. There is no public art currently near the Columbarium. This sculpture would be suitable for the area because it is abstract and provides a focus for quiet contemplation.
Parks staff is prepared to move the sculpture and remediate the area at Ashley Pond Park, and also to re-create the bracket that holds the sculpture on its new base.
Alternatives
The Council can reject the APPB recommendation.
The Council can ask the APPB to develop different recommendations for the Columbarium site.
Attachments
A - Quote from Cisneros Concrete to Create Base
B - Photos of Sculpture in its Current Location
C - Photo of Proposed Location