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MEETING DATE: MARCH 5, 2024
TO: NICOLE BERNARD, ACTING CITY MANAGER
Agenda Item 12
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FROM: CHAD W. CLANTON, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES
SUBJECT: COLUMBUS TUSTIN PARK DUGOUT MURAL PUBLIC ART PROJECT
SUMMARY:
At their February 21, 2024, meeting, the Public Art Commission selected a design for the
Columbus Tustin Park Dugout Mural to recommend to the City Council for final approval.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution 24-18 approving the wall mural
design, submitted by artist Mer Young, to be installed on an exterior dugout wall at
Columbus Tustin Park and authorize the Parks and Recreation Department to execute an
agreement with the artist.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon completion of the wall mural, the artist will be paid $8,500 from the Public Art Fund
in the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Budget.
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:
At their November 15, 2023, meeting, the Public Art Commission selected the Columbus
Tustin Park Dugout Mural as their next project for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year. The project's
specific location is the exterior of the dugout wall facing Prospect Avenue, just north of
Irvine Boulevard. The Commission also requested that staff contact the artists in the Public
Art Database to solicit interest in the project. The Database includes artists who responded
to the Commission's Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from November 2023, as well as
those who have submitted proposals for previous public art projects.
A total of 40 artists expressed interest in the project and staff presented examples of those
artist's work at the Commission's January 17, 2024, meeting. After assessing and
discussing these options, the Commission selected three finalists for the project. Staff then
contacted these three artists to request that they provide a mural concept for the
Commission's evaluation and potential selection.
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On February 21, 2024, the Public Art Commission reviewed the submissions received and
chose a design by Mer Young, featuring elements of the City tree (Red Flowering
Eucalyptus) and the City flower (Camelia). As per the City of Tustin Public Art Policy, this
selection is being forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for final approval.
Staff estimates that the Columbus Tustin Park Dugout Mural will be completed in late
March or early April 2024.
Respectfully submitted,
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Chad W. Clanton
Director, Parks and Recreation Services
Attachments: Columbus Tustin Park Dugout Mural Design
Resolution No. 24-18
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RESOLUTION NO. 24-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ARTWORK FOR THE COLUMBUS
TUSTIN PARK DUGOUT MURAL AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC
ART COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE ARTIST
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2018, 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 annual allocation of $40,000 for public art;
and
WHEREAS, at its November 15, 2023 meeting, the Public Art Commission selected the
Columbus Tustin Park Dugout Mural as their next project for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, staff solicited interest in the Columbus Tustin Park Dugout Mural project
from a pool of artists and at its January 17, 2024 meeting the Public Art Commission reviewed
and discussed each artist; and
WHEREAS, after evaluating mural concepts from three finalists, the Public Art
Commission selected artwork submitted by Mer Young for a painted mural on an exterior dugout
wall at Columbus Tustin Park, and has recommended the artwork to the City Council for final
approval as set forth in the accompanying staff report.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin as
follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the artwork recommended by the
Parks and Recreation Department and authorizes the Director of Parks and Recreation to
execute an agreement with the artist as recommended by the Public Art Commission in a total
amount not to exceed $8,500.
APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin
on 5t" day of March, 2024.
AUSTIN LUMBARD,
Mayor
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
Resolution 24-18
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAVID E. KENDIG,
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN
CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 24-18
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. 24-18 was duly passed and adopted at
a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 51h day of March, 2024, by the following
vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
Resolution 24-18
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