FY 2019-20 Art in Public Places (APP) Annual ReportCity of La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: December 15, 2020
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA TITLE: RECEIVE AND FILE FISCAL YEAR 2019/20 ART IN PUBLIC
PLACES ANNUAL REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2019/20 Art in Public Places Annual Report.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
•Per the Municipal Code, the City must expend or commit fees from the
Art in Public Places (APP) program within two years of receipt and monies
collected must be accounted for in a separate fund.
•An annual review of administrative expenses is required. There were no
administrative expenses for 2019/20.
•Attachment 1 presents the required analysis; the City has complied with
the time limit for expenditure of fees and there are no findings to report.
FISCAL IMPACT – None
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The City’s APP fund is governed by the Municipal Code. Annually, the City must
demonstrate that it has complied with the following:
•A determination whether or not the fees have been committed for use
within two years of collection. Fees may be used for:
The cost of public art and its installation;
The cost to purchase or lease art sites;
Waterworks, landscaping, lighting and other objects, which are an
integral part of the artwork;
Frames, mats, pedestals and other objects necessary for the proper
presentation and installation of the artwork;
Walls, pools, landscaping or other architectural or landscape
architectural elements necessary for the proper aesthetic and
structural placement of the artwork;
Maintaining and repairing artwork;
Administrative expenses to otherwise implement the APP program;
Endowments; and
Art replacement.
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•Review administrative expenses to ensure they were reasonably
assessed to implement this program and that they do not exceed five
percent of the total funds in the account on July 1 of any year or
$25,000 in any fiscal year.
If fees collected are not committed for the
aforementioned uses, they are returned to
the contributor. Staff analyzed APP fund
revenues and expenditures, and no
reimbursements are due to contributors.
There were no administrative costs.
During 2019/20, APP funds were used to
purchase one art piece and install,
maintain and preserve art pieces as
detailed in Attachment 1.
During FY 2019/20, the City purchased
Opal Drops created by Art Glass by Marcus
Thesing, Inc. The art piece is pictured to
the right and is located inside the City Hall
lobby.
Each year this report is also provided to
the Desert Valley Builders Association
(DVBA), the Building Industry Association
(BIA), and the Gas Company. On
November 13, 2020, the City received a
letter of satisfaction from the DVBA (Attachment 2). To date, no other
correspondence has been received regarding this report.
ALTERNATIVES
As this report is a requirement of the Municipal Code, staff does not
recommend an alternative.
Prepared by: Karla Romero, Finance Director
Approved by: Jon McMillen, City Manager
Attachments:
1. Art in Public Places FY 2019/20 Annual Financial Report
2. Desert Valley Builders Association Review
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City of La Quinta
ATTACHMENT 1
Art in Public Places (Fund 270)
FY 2019/20
Beginning Ending
Account Description
Fund Balance
at 7/1/2019 FY 19/20
Fund Balance
at 6/30/2020
Revenues & Other Sources:
Developer fees 71,446
Interest income 26,011
Transfers In from the General Fund 100,000
Total Sources 197,457$
Expenditures & Other Uses
Art Purchases 14,400
Maintenance of Public Art 14,480
Project Administration -
Transfers Out for Construction Art Project 12,800
Total Uses 41,679
Total Available 536,248$ 155,777$ 692,026$
Two Year Test
Using First In First Out Method
Summary of Funds
Beginning
Fund Balance
Revenues
Collected Expenditures Committed Unspent
June 30, 2016 682,810 47,187 163,012 529,000 37,985
June 30, 2017 566,985 47,660 64,312 522,000 28,333
June 30, 2018 550,334 43,391 84,699 522,000 (12,974)
June 30, 2019 509,026 119,733 92,512 760,000 (223,753)
June 30, 2020 536,248 197,457 41,679 697,200 (5,175)
Total Revenue For Last Five Years 455,428$ 446,214$
Result : Two Year Spent or Committed Test Met. Future commitments for unspent funds are detailed below.
Art in Public Places Expenses and Future Commitments
Capital Projects and Expenses FY 19/20 Committed % Complete*
% funded with
fee
Sculpture Restorations and Maintenance 15,248 - 100%100%
Acknowledgement Plaques and Signs 632 - 100%100%
Opal Drops, By: Art Glass by Marcus Thesing, Inc. 13,000 - 100%100%
111205 Dune Palms Bridge Improvements 6,035 193,965 13%1%
151603 La Quinta Village Complete Streets 6,765 88,235 78%1%
201608 SilverRock Event Space - 300,000 71%5%
201709 Jefferson/Avenue 53 Roundabout - 5,000 9%0.24%
FY 2020/21 Budget for Art Purchases and Maintenance - 110,000 0%55%
Total 41,679 697,200
* Percentage completed as of June 30, 2020.
The Art in Public Places fund is used to account for fees paid in lieu of acquisition, installation, replacement, maintenance and repair of
approved art works at approved sites. The fees are refundable if not expended or committed within two years.
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