INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: June 23, 2025
Subject: Draft of Guidelines for Public Art Program on County-Owned Utility Boxes
(Traffic Signal Boxes) - Review and Recommendation to Board of Supervisors
Submitted For: Warren Lai, Director
Department: Public Works Department
Referral No: IOC 25/**
Referral Name: County Public Art Policy
Presenter: Larry Theis, Theis Engineering and Warren Lai, Public Works Department
Contact: warren.lai@pw.cccounty.us
Referral History:
On February 6, 2024, the Board of Supervisors referred to the Internal Operations Committee the development and recommendation of a policy and procedures governing placement of art on County property.
On September 9, 2024, the County Administrator's Office presented a draft County Public Art Policy to the Internal Operations Committee. The County Public Art Policy was approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 3, 2024, which included direction for the development of a program for public art on county owned utility boxes.
Referral Update:
The Public Works Department contracted with Theis Engineering to develop the attached Guidelines for Public Art Program on county-owned utility boxes. Theis Engineering reviewed several public agencies art programs on utility boxes.
Staff requests the Internal Operation Committee review and provide feedback on the draft guidelines to implement a Public Art Program on County-Owned Utility Boxes (Traffic Signal Boxes). The program is being established to provide guidelines for artists to submit their proposed artwork for a specific utility box location to the District Supervisor's Public Art Selection Committee (DPASC) for initial review and recommendation to the Countywide Public Art Advisory Committee. Once both committees have approved the proposed artwork, then the artist will apply to the Public Works Department for a special encroachment permit (specifically for Public Art on County-Owned Utility Boxes). This permit is proposed ...
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