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AGENDA REPORT City Manager
Finance Director N/A
MEETING DATE: MARCH 2, 2021
TO: MATTHEW S. WEST, CITY MANAGER
FROM: CHAD W. CLANTON, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES
SUBJECT: PEPPERTREE PARK WALL MURAL PUBLIC ART PROJECT
SUMMARY:
At their February 17, 2021, Regular Meeting, the Community Services Commission
recommended to forward a public art wall mural design selected by the Public Art
Committee for consideration by the City Council.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution 21-16 approving the wall mural
design, submitted by artist Christin Ibrahim, to be installed on the North facing wall of the
Peppertree Park restroom building, and authorize the Parks and Recreation Department
to execute an agreement with the artist.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The artist will be paid $8,500 upon completion of the wall mural, which will leave a
balance of $5,600 remaining in the Public Art Fund for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN:
This public art project is in accordance with Goal A of the Tustin Strategic Plan to
enhance the vibrancy and quality of life in all neighborhoods and areas of the community.
BACKGROUND:
Since they began meeting in September 2018, the Public Art Committee has completed
four public art projects: Phase 1 of Old Town Planter Box Art, the Civic Center Seat Wall
Mural, Phase 2 of Old Town Planter Box Art, and the Laurel Glen Wall Mural.
In November 2020, the Committee solicited artists through a Request for Proposal (RFP)
to complete a wall mural public art project on the restroom building at Peppertree Park.
16 artists responded to the RFP submitting 19 mural concepts for the Public Art
Committee to review. After considerable discussion, the Committee approved a mural
concept by Tustin based artist Christin Ibrahim featuring three continuous contour line
figures with radiating circles of color gradients representing the activities within the park.
As per the City of Tustin Public Art Policy, this selection was forwarded to the Community
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Services Commission for recommendation to the City Council for final consideration and
approval.
Staff estimates that the Peppertree Park Wall Mural will be completed by the end of June
2021.
Respectfully submitted,
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Chad W. Clanton
Director, Parks and Recreation Services
Attachments: Resolution 21-16
Mural Design and Artist Resume
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RESOLUTION NO. 21-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE ARTWORK AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZING THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE ARTIST
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 18-17 establishing a City of
Tustin Public Art Policy to commission public art; and
WHEREAS, the Public Art Fund includes an allocation of $15,000 for public art;
and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposals was published for the Peppertree Park Wall
Mural Public Art Project, and the Public Art Committee reviewed and discussed each
proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Public Art Committee has made recommendations to the City
Council with regards to approving the artwork submitted by Christin Ibrahim for a
painted mural on the North facing wall of the Peppertree Park Restroom building as set
forth in the accompanying staff report.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin
hereby approves the artwork recommended by the Public Art Committee and authorizes
the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute an agreement with the artist as
recommended in a total amount not to exceed $8,500; and
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin held on the 2nd day of March 2021.
LETITIA CLARK
Mayor
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YASUDA
City Clerk
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CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 21-16
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 21-16
was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on
the 2nd day of March 2021 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
Erica N. Yasuda
City Clerk
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Christin R. Ibrahim
http://criartteacher.weebly.com
Education
California State University, Long Beach, credential
Single Subject Credential: Art
University of California, Irvine, BA
Major: Art
Teaching Experience
Date of Graduation: May 2019
Date of Graduation: December 2017
University High School August 2019 - Present
Art Teacher
- Teaching the California Visual Art Standard through a range of traditional and
contemporary mediums to grade 9th -12th
Fibo Art Academy
Assistant Studio Director May 2017— Present
- Assist the Studio Director with talking to parents, assisting in the classrooms, teaching
and directing when necessary, and managing the overall cleanliness of the studio.
Core Teacher June 2016 - May 2017
Teaching the Fibo curriculum designed for 2nd to 4th graders.
University of California, Irvine September 2017 - December 2017
Creative Connections guest instructor
- Partnered with local schools (Century High School, Santa Ana Unified School District)
- Taught art lesson, incorporating the Common Core Standards
- Used VTS and practiced writing an artist statement.
Commissions
St. Pope Kiro/os Coptic Orthodox Church: Annual Play April 2018 July 2018
Position: Decor and prop Lead:
- I painted backdrops, built props, managed set transition and changes.
Arroyo Elementary School. Tustin Unified School District June 2015
- Mural for the class of 2015
University of California, Irvine
- Mural for the Department of Pharmaceutical Science February 2014
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