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RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to Prepare and Transmit a Transportation Art and Community Identification Proposal Application to the California Department of Transportation to Permit the Installation of Art Murals on Traffic Control and Utility Boxes on Public Sidewalks (places mural wraps on utility boxes owned and operated by Caltrans)
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WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro held a Arts and Culture Town Hall meeting on Saturday, November 16, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the format was interactive and offered multiple opportunities for participants to provide direction on the City’s arts and culture programs; and
WHEREAS, the demonstration project to install art murals on traffic control and utility boxes on public sidewalks was presented by City staff and received strong support from public participants; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation requires a Transportation Art and Community Identification Proposal application from the local public agency; and
WHEREAS, it is a requirement of the Transportation and Community Identification Proposal application to ensure that the City of San Leandro will bear the cost to install, maintain, remove, restore, and provide a resolution from the local public agency supporting the proposed utility box mural wrap demonstration project.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
That the City Manager is authorized to prepare and transmit the Transportation Art and Community Identification Proposal application and any other documents that may be necessary to effectuate the application.