Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/09/2025

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facing capital infrastructure projects. The working group will need to consider criteria for identifying public art opportunities on municipal projects;the needs, objectives and potential benefits for individual City divisions; and how to balance existing capital budget pressures with this Official Plan direction. 3.2 Produce public art master plans on a city-wide basis to provide strategic direction on future project plans Existing public art master plans—such as the East Bayfront Public Art Master Plan,the Scarborough Centre Public Art Master Plan, and the West Don Lands Public Art Master Plan—stand as best practices for creating a shared vision and plan for public art in a particular district.A public art master plan assesses the current and future needs of a defined area, and uses that information to guide how its public art will be conceptualized and commissioned. They also assist in identifying opportunities for public art at the earliest possible stages of project planning. Public art master plans are developed when required by City Planning as part of the development approval process, or when initiated by City Planning in response to development opportunities. New public art master plans can set out a roadmap to improve the geographic distribution of public art works on a city-wide basis. As a first focus, new master plans should be targeted to areas of the city with less access to public art, and where development trends suggest there is a future opportunity.To be developed in consultation with the community and other partners,these new public art master plans will articulate a vision for public art in areas across Toronto, and set out an effective framework for resources planning, site selection, and potential projects. At the same time,the City should continue to pursue public art oppor- tunities articulated in existing plans and studies, in line with planned public realm and urban revitalization improvements. 3.3 Pool public art funds to produce new works in underserved areas of the city "Pooling" of public art funding is one tool that can be used by the City to strategically direct resources to support public art projects in underserved areas of Toronto. This involves collecting contributions from multiple project sources and combining them to produce a work(s) of public art. Pooling is a particularly effective option for capital projects that are not conducive to having public art on-site, such as the many city infrastructure projects that are, for logistical reasons, not immediately adjacent to densely populated or highly- trafficked areas. Such projects represent a significant opportunity to direct resources to underserved neighbourhoods of Toronto, and ultimately improve the distribution of public art. 42 Creativity and Community— Everywhere