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Committee discusses voluntary 1% for art program and recent Medley development examples
Summary
Staff described the city's voluntary 1% for art program (encouraging developers to allocate roughly 1% of development costs to public art); committee discussed limited formal participation to date and cited the Medley development as an example with planned integrated installations.
Staff explained how the city’s voluntary '1% for art' program works: developers are encouraged to include artwork roughly equal to 1% of development costs. "So the 1% for our program, we encourage a development to voluntarily add art to what they're doing equal to 1% of their development costs," staff said.
Committee members asked whether developers choose the art and how the city reviews projects. Staff said private property owners may install art on their property without city approval so long as it complies with safety and health codes; when art is proposed for city property, staff and ACE participate in review and selection. The Medley development was cited as an example that has integrated public art as part of its zoning approval and has selected a lead artist for planned installations.
Why it matters: Clarifying how 1% for art is applied helps the committee better target outreach to developers and artists and set expectations about review and city involvement.
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