AN ORDINANCE granting SP Greenwood LLC permission to construct and maintain a public art installation on a portion of 1st Avenue Northwest, southwest of the intersection with Northwest 85th Street, for a ten-year term, renewable for two successive ten-year terms; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted; and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
The bill passed and chair will sign it to an item number six, please. Agenda item 16 Council Bill 11873 for granting SB Greenwood LLC permission to construct and maintain a public art installation on a portion of First Avenue Northwest southwest of the intersection with Northwest 85th Street. For a ten year term renewable for two successive ten year terms, the committee recommends the bill pass. Thank you, Councilmember O'Brien. This was this is a parcel on 85th, just west of Greenwood. It's across the street from the Fred Meyer up in Greenwood. The folks are aware of that. There's a new project being developed. It's a more mixed use development on the south side of 85th as part of that development. That developer of their own accord went out and commissioned some art to be done and that art installation. The intent is that will be installed on the sidewalks when the public right away they came to the council, I believe it was last year to get preliminary approval of the concept and we approve that. Now they are back there, I believe, ready to install that piece of art. This would allow them to essentially rent that space and the public right away, the annual fee. It's a relatively modest footprint that the art will take up and the rent is about $140 a year. This ordinance has a ten year lease and then they can do that renewed twice for two additional ten year periods. I just want to comment that I think it's great to see private developers incorporating public art into their projects. And when someone has thoughtfully decided to do public art, even in public right away, I believe this is an instance that the public will significantly benefit from at no cost to the public. The private developer is bearing the cost of both the art and the lease of this public space. Thank you. Councilman Bryant, any comments from any colleagues? Councilmember Herbold. Just a question. So this is not something that was that came out of design review. This is something that they just decided that they want to do themselves. I don't believe it was a requirement of the design review process, but it may have been that design review looked at that comprehensively as part of the building. I don't recall that person. Do you. Do you know what the art is? Sorry. Do you know what the art is? Do I know what it is? Yeah, I can kind of define it. It's like a tripod of three things. Art. What's that? What is art? Oh, do we have an hour? Because I could really go into this. No, we don't. We do not. Have. However, I would say counter to council member, the artist that was commissioned has done one piece, I believe it was in Discovery Park already, and this is sort of a second piece. We had a really good presentation at the committee where we outlined what it looked like, but unfortunately that wasn't attached. But it is a beautiful sort of two story structure that I think I was past there this weekend. I think is going to compliment the area very well and I'd echo your comments. Councilmember Bryant, it's great to see private development taking an interest in more public art. Absolutely. I think it has a kind of a tripod footprint, so with the majority installed on top. And so the actual footprint on public property is relatively modest. But it's a you know, it's art. I'm not going to comment on the specifics of the art value to it. I'll let others with more expertize say that. I think that description was what I was looking for. Thank you for the save. Councilmember Johnson. Although with no further comments, please call the role on the passage of the Bill. O'Brien by Sergeant Burgess. By Gonzales Herbold. JOHNSON Hi. Whereas President Harrell I eight in favor and and opposed. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. So that concludes our agenda items. Is there any further business to come before the council? Councilmember So once. President Harrell, I move to be excused from the August eight, 2016 and the August 15, 2016 full council meetings. Begin. Has been moved and second Councilman Swan be excused for August 8th and August 15th. All those in favor say I, I opposed. The ayes have it. We have it. Any other further business group for the council? Okay. It's been a long day. With that will stand adjourned. Thank you, everybody, and have a great day. Thank you.