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

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By acting in the above described roles, the city manager in each community works with public art collaborators to complete public art projects. The experience of each city manager, and the role of the city manager as perceived by public art collaborators in each subject community is described below: Community A Self described role of the city manager: The city manager of Community A described several key roles he has played in public art collaborations. He described a situation where city staff suggested painting pedestrian street crosswalks for recognition of Pride and Black Lives Matter social movements. He said that the staff came to him because they knew some people would not be happy with it. It was his role to make the decision, even though he knew that city council members would have different opinions. He said, "I just thought that it was a good idea, especially in light of what we are going through right now as a society." This is a good example of where the city manager plays a leadership role in the community. As a decision-maker, he demonstrated the entrepreneurial role, by taking a public risk, knowing that members of his council and the public would have objections. Another role he described was that of working with developers to incorporate public art and public art dedication fees as part of the approval process. In this role he is a negotiator for the city and a policy-maker as he implements the city development codes and requirements. He mentioned that he provides support for public art in several ways. He belongs to the local art center and attends events throughout the year. He attends open houses just to have a presence as a city manager. In this role, he is a figurehead, demonstrated city support for the arts in the community. He also is an information manager, and information disseminator, when it comes to 125