City Council
MEETING DATE: 12/14/2015
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Receive and Discuss the Cathedral City Public Arts Commission (CCPAC) recommendation for the Location and Placement of two Simi Dabah Art Sculptures
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
The Cathedral City Public Arts Commission (CCPAC) will make a recommendation to the City Council to consider approval of the placement locations of two Simi Dabah art sculptures known as "X" and "Massive".
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BACKGROUND:
The CCPAC will consider a recommendation from the "Simi Dabah" placement subcommittee to make a recommendation to the City Council to place two art pieces, one at the Cathedral City Branch Library and one at Dennis Keat Soccer Park. The Simi Dabah art piece known as "X" stands approximately fourteen feet (14') in height and eighteen feet (18') in width. This art piece is supported by two four by eight foot (4' x 8') rectangular steel base plates. The other art piece known as "Massive" is approximately ten feet (10') in height and seven and one half (7.5') feet in width. Massive is currently supported on a four foot (4') circular steel base plate with one eight inch (8") squared steel support column. These steel base plates are approximately one inch (1") thick.
DISCUSSION:
The two Simi Dabah art sculptures are currently located in the City-owned vacant property west of the parking structure on the corner of Avenida Lalo Guerrero and Cathedral Canyon Drive in Town Square. The CCPAC "Simi Dabah" placement subcommittee is recommending to the CCPAC that "X" be placed near the entrance to the Cathedral City Library parking lot located off of Dave Kelley Road just north of the building. The CCPAC subcommittee is also recommending that Massive be placed at the exit of Dennis Keat Soccer Park just north of the monument sign located on 30th Avenue. Both art sculptures will work with their surroundings. Upon approval the CCPAC wi...
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