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Public Art Commission OKs up to $30,600 for Amy Landesberg to resume parking‑garage concept design
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The Palo Alto Public Art Commission voted unanimously June 19 to authorize up to $30,600 to hire artist Amy Landesberg to develop a new conceptual design for public art for the planned downtown parking garage. Staff said the project is on an accelerated schedule and the artist will revisit a concept prepared years earlier.
The Palo Alto Public Art Commission on June 19 approved up to $30,600 to contract artist Amy Landesberg for conceptual design work on public art for the proposed downtown parking garage.
The vote authorizes funds to cover Landesberg’s conceptual design development so she can produce an updated concept that aligns with the garage’s newly reduced footprint, staff said. The allocation passed on a roll-call vote with Commissioners Waltuck, Gordon, Stern, Miyagi and the chair all voting yes.
The commission was reminded the artist selection and an initial concept date to 2017–2018 and that the original garage design — and related art work — was paused by council several years ago. Public art staff said the current project has a renewed, smaller garage footprint that withdraws from some Waverly Street frontage to anticipate nearby housing, which changes where and how artwork would be sited. Staff gave an estimated overall art budget for the garage of $230,000 and said Landesberg’s design fee was proposed at roughly 15% of a typical allowance and discounted to reflect work already completed.
Staff emphasized the schedule is aggressive: detailed design for the garage is expected by the end of the calendar year, and the commission will be asked to review Landesberg’s new concept before staff seeks funds for fabrication, delivery and installation. Commissioners asked staff to provide links to the archived earlier proposal so they could compare the evolution of the concept; staff agreed to follow up.
The motion to allocate up to $30,600 for conceptual design was moved and seconded on the record; the minutes show the full roll call recorded the motion as approved.
