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Lion Sculpture Designs
Recommended Action
I move that the Art in Public Places Board select the revised lion sculpture design #___ by artist Daniel Borup and recommend to County Council that Borup be commissioned to design, fabricate, deliver, and install the sculpture for the Police Station public art project, with a not-to-exceed project budget of $75,000, inclusive of installation, contingency, plaque, and ribbon-cutting ceremony expenses, and excluding gross receipts tax.
I further move that the Police Station Art Project Working Group be closed, and that the staff liaison be directed to complete the remaining administrative steps moving forward.
Body
Working Group members will discuss next steps of the Police Station project with the full Board. The Police Station Art Working Group has continued development of the lion sculpture project through public engagement, artist coordination, and site-planning discussions. Following review of the two semi-finalist sculpture designs and a public survey that received more than 400 responses, the Working Group determined that while Jocelyn Russell’s design received the highest numerical support (58%), many respondents selected it primarily because it appeared less aggressive than the alternative. A deeper analysis of written comments showed that most community concerns were directed toward the aggressive posture of Daniel Borup’s initial design rather than a strong preference for Russell’s design itself. Deputy Chief Rodriguez agreed with this interpretation and confirmed that, although the feedback was helpful, neither he nor Chief Sgambellone preferred Russell’s design.
Originally, four semi-finalists were selected to create lion sculpture designs, and County Council approved a $1,500 stipend for each artist. Prior to issuing stipend contracts, one local semi-finalist withdrew due to workload and budget constraints. Before the design deadline, the second local semi-finalist also withdrew after determining ...
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