HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14965 (San Rafael Social Justice Community Art Group Proposal for a Public Art Installation)RESOLUTION NO. 14965
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF A PUBLIC ART MURAL AT ARBOR PARK
WHEREAS, On February 16, 2021 the City Council approved Ordinance No. 1991,
amending Section 14.25.040 of the City of San Rafael Municipal Code, exempting from
environmental and design review any public art projects that undergo review through a
separate review process established by the City for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, Public Art is defined as all forms of art including, but not limited to:
sculptures, murals, mosaics, and fountains, which are located on the exterior of a
publicly owned facility or on a privately owned property when such artwork is placed in a
location intended to be visible to the general public; and
WHEREAS, the City developed a pilot Public Art Advisory Group as part of the separate
review process; and
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Social Justice Community Art Group came together in fall
2020 in response to the chalk art mural created at the intersection of Manuel T. Freitas
Parkway and Las Gallinas Avenue over the summer of 2020; and
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Social Justice Community Art Group in partnership with
Youth in Arts solicited a “Call for Artists” and selected a local artist to develop and
create public art with the theme of social and racial justice; and
WHEREAS, the artist mentored ten (10) local youth artists over the summer of 2021
and co-created a mural; and
WHEREAS, the public art project was presented to the Public Art Advisory group on two
occasions, the Park and Recreation Commission, as well as at a community meeting;
and
WHEREAS, public art and its location must be approved by the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby approves the
installation of the proposed mural at Arbor Park.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 16th day of August 2021, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Bushey
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk