HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-074 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2008/06/02RESOLUTION NO. 08-074
411) RESOLUTION APPROVING A PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW INTERSECTION
PAINTING TO BRING PUBLIC ART INTO NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park is the governing body of the
City of St. Louis Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the programs for artistic intersection painting
initiated within the cities of Rochester, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes such a program would provide benefits to
neighborhoods and the greater community within the St. Louis Park; and
WHEREAS, safety considerations have been taken into account and intersection painting
has been judged to be an appropriate activity at the neighborhood level;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that City Staff in various departments, as
directed by the City Manager, shall initiate a pilot program for intersection painting to be known as
"Paint the Park," as follows:
1. The pilot program shall permit the painting of up to two intersections within the
City, after which a report on the effects on community, safety and functionality shall
be delivered to the City Council.
2. The City Engineer shall determine the eligibility of intersections for painting within
the City, which shall predominately include those intersections with no known safety
problems and with sufficiently low traffic volumes.
3. Approval of property owners adjacent and near the intersection to be painted is
important. To ensure approval, 100% of the neighbors directly adjacent to the
intersection shall petition for the painting, and 80% of neighbors within 750 feet of
the intersection shall petition for the painting.
4. The design of the artwork to be painted on the intersection shall be reviewed and
approved by City Staff.
5. Long term maintenance and care for the painted intersection shall be the
responsibility of the neighborhood.
6. City Staff shall provide support to neighborhoods interested in completing an
intersection painting, including project coordination, temporary street closure, and
painting logistics.
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7. Neighborhoods shall be responsible for the initial painting and its long term
maintenance. It is expected that the painting shall be completed predominately on a
volunteer basis.
8. Any intersection painting project may be subject to additional requirements as set by
the City Council, the City Manager, or designee, to maintain an adequate level of
safety at all times.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the "Paint the Park" pilot program shall become
eectiv immediately upon passage of this resolution.
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Administration:
City
Attest:
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City Clerk
Adopted by the City Council June 2, 2008
Mayor