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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Provided Information - 10/14/2025CRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – OCTOBER 14, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AGENCY 9 LINE ICONIC WEST SIDE ART INSTALLATION STRAW POLL CRA Art Fund •The CRA integrates art in public spaces and private developments to encourage, promote, or provide development or redevelopment opportunities for the purpose of implementing CRA project area plans and Salt Lake City Master Plans. •Per the CRA Art Policy, the Board of Directors may allocate funds from the Program Income Fund (PIF) to contribute to the Art Fund. CRA Art Policy •The Art Policy dictates whether the CRA or Salt Lake City Arts Council leads a project. •Public Art is art primarily located within a CRA project area or on a CRA-funded project on property that is both publicly- owned and public-used (including public rights-of-way). PUBLIC ART •Follows the Arts Council Review Process •Subject to review by Art Design Board •Owned and maintained by SLC Corporation PUBLICLY-VISIBLE ART •Follows the CRA Art Review Process •Subject to review by CRA Art Review Committee •Owned and maintained by private property owner Westside Iconic Public Artworks •In 2023, the Mayor set forth a goal to commission “iconic” public artworks for Salt Lake City’s Westside. •In 2024, the Mayor expanded this initiative by tasking the Public Art Program to deliver two complementary but independent major commissions. •The first commission is the Glendale Park Project, launched in early 2024, and incl. community engagement & outreach •The second commission is to be located along the 9 Line Trail, anchored at the intersection of 900 South and 900 West. Glendale Park Project 9 Line Art Installation 9 Line Project Area (not CRA supported) 9 Line Arts & Culture Guiding Plans •9 Line Project Area Plan calls for: •Promoting the community's unique identity through public art, signage, and other art amenities in parks, street corridors, and gateways to the neighborhood. •Westside Master Plan calls for: •Art at intersections of trails and streets and neighborhood gateways. •Collaborating with the Salt Lake City Arts Council to identify opportunities to integrate public art into community spaces. Straw Poll Request •Request for the CRA Board: •Approve the use of an additional $50,000 toward a signature public art installation. •These funds are currently earmarked for the Arts and Culture Program •The funds will supplement the $400,000 currently allocated to support a public art commission within the Westside of the 9-Line Project Area. •The resulting $450,000 budget would match the funding level of the Glendale Park public art commission, which is supported by the 2022 General Obligation Bond and the FY23–24 CIP allocation for West Side art.