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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute Memorandums of Understanding, and any other necessary documents, with the Museum of Latin American Art and Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum to install and maintain art pieces in Gumbiner Park, for a term of five years, from June 1, 2018 through June 1, 2023, with three successive five-year renewal options. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
Gumbiner Park (Park) created new park space in a park-deficient area by closing a portion of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, and in the process, removed one of Long Beach’s most dangerous intersections. The 36,590-square-foot park is located between 6th and 7th Streets, adjacent to Alamitos Avenue. It serves approximately 32,000 residents who live within a one-half mile radius of the Park. The Park is named after Dr. Robert Gumbiner, the late doctor and philanthropist who played a key role in the founding of the nearby Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) and the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (PIEAM).
In 2011, the City of Long Beach (City) was awarded $2.83 million from the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program to build the Park, which includes a performance area, a playground, a skate area, storm water retention and filtration features, a gathering space, and public art. To fulfill the public art component, the City partnered with MOLAA and PIEAM to identify appropriate art pieces reflective of the cultural art they represent, and that would be durable enough to withstand placement in a public park.
In February 2015, the City Council awarded the construction contract for the Park, which included platforms and lighting for display of the art pieces. During this time, the City worked through MOLAA and PIEAM and the selected artists to finalize the design of two of the art pieces. In addition, the City, MOLAA, and PIEAM worked together to finalize the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).
The MOUs include the following m...
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