FY 2020-21 Art in Public Places (APP) Annual ReportCity of La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: February 15, 2022
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA TITLE: RECEIVE AND FILE FISCAL YEAR 2020/21 ART IN PUBLIC
PLACES ANNUAL REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2020/21 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 2020/21.
•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 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;
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✓ Administrative expenses to otherwise implement the APP program;
✓ Endowments; and
✓ Art replacement.
• A review of 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
$25,000 in any fiscal year.
If fees collected are not committed for the aforementioned uses, they are
returned to the contributor. Staff analyzed APP fund revenues and
expenditures, and no reimbursements are due to contributors. There were no
administrative costs. During 2020/21, APP funds were used to paint art murals
and maintain and preserve art pieces as detailed in Attachment 1.
During FY 2020/21, the City
installed an art mural called
“Bloom” created by Artist
Nathan Frizzell. The mural
is pictured to the right and
is located on the corner of
Fred Waring Drive and
Adams Street.
Each year this report is also
provided to the Desert Valley
Builders Association (DVBA),
the Building Industry
Association (BIA), and the
Gas Company. On February
4, 2022, the City received a letter of satisfaction from the DVBA (Attachment
2). To date, no other correspondence has been received regarding this report.
ALTERNATIVES
As this report is a requirement of the Municipal Code, staff does not
recommend an alternative.
Prepared by: Claudia Martinez, Finance Director
Approved by: Jon McMillen, City Manager
Attachments: 1. Art in Public Places FY 2020/21 Annual Financial Report
2. Desert Valley Builders Association Review
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City of La Quinta
ATTACHMENT 1
Art in Public Places (Fund 270)
FY 2020/21
Beginning Ending
Account Description
Fund Balance
at 7/1/2020 FY 20/21
Fund Balance
at 6/30/2021
Revenues & Other Sources:
Developer fees 84,977
Interest income 956
Transfers In from the General Fund 50,000
Total Sources 135,933$
Expenditures & Other Uses
Art Purchases 13,500
Maintenance of Public Art 49,845
Project Administration
Transfers Out for Construction Art Project
Total Uses 63,345
Total Available 692,026$ 72,589$ 764,615$
Two Year Test
Using First In First Out Method
Summary of Funds
Beginning
Fund Balance
Revenues
Collected Expenditures Committed Unspent
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 (5,174)
June 30, 2021 692,026 135,933 63,345 729,200 35,414
Total Revenue For Last Five Years 544,174$ 346,547$
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 20/21 Committed % Complete*% funded with
fee
Sculpture Restorations and Maintenance 49,641 - 100%100%
Acknowledgement Plaques and Signs 204 - 100%100%
Bloom art mural, By: Nathan Frizzell 13,500 - 100%100%
111205 Dune Palms Bridge Improvements - 193,965 13%1%
151603 La Quinta Village Complete Streets - 88,235 78%1%
201608 SilverRock Event Space - 315,000 71%5%
201709 Jefferson/Avenue 53 Roundabout - 5,000 9%0.24%
FY 2021/22 Budget for Art Purchases and Maintenance - 127,000 0%55%
Total 63,345 729,200
* Percentage completed as of June 30, 2021
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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