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Fulshear staff outline phase 2 of art-wrapped traffic cabinet project, legal review planned for artist reuse language
Summary
City staff told the Parks & Recreation Commission they plan two new art-wrapped traffic cabinets along the main corridor into Fulshear and will ask the city attorney to review contract language after commissioners raised concerns about artists' reuse rights. Staff expect the cabinets to be installed by March.
City staff told the Fulshear Parks & Recreation Commission on Jan. 9 that the second phase of the art-wrapped traffic-cabinet program will add two new cabinets and that they will consult legal counsel to clarify contract language about artists’ reuse rights.
Staff said the two cabinets for phase 2 are slated for Lifestyle Boulevard at FM 359 and for FM 359 at Woods Road, both described as entry corridors into Fulshear. Staff also said they have video and photos of the first-phase wraps and will share those with the commission. The project team expects the new wraps to be completed by March, barring construction or permitting delays.
Commissioners raised concerns that earlier agreements might have been interpreted to bar artists from reusing their own designs. A staff member replied that the current agreement allows artists to reuse their work with written permission from the city and that staff will ask legal counsel to review the wording before the next round to avoid confusion. Staff said the city retains signed copies of artist agreements and that written permission language is present in the copies the city holds.
Commissioners asked about the total number of cabinets citywide and whether telecom- or utility-owned boxes would be included; staff said the city is focusing on traffic cabinets it controls (those at signalized intersections) and that some smaller telecom-owned boxes may be owned by third parties and are not under the same process. Staff promised to circulate mockups of the two pieces under consideration and to return to the commission with legal recommendations before issuing the next call for art.
