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historical selection of art for both the City and what we have accepted as Art in Public Places from private property owners/developers. In the attachments, I believe we have a simple but solid program for Sunny Isles Beach. It is self-explanatory and the guidelines were crafted from not only other cities' criteria but, as I mentioned, from our own direct experience in the City of Sunny Isles Beach. This program is designed to guide us in a more objective, value based manner in the selection of art in the future. Application of the attached proposed criteria is more likely to create both a higher standard in aesthetics (art worthiness and value) and safety but also in posing questions of whether the art proposed for selection accomplishes the goal of the CMP, i.e., does it more broadly serve to further the goal of creating community conversation among diverse groups of people. Reviewing the criteria will give you an idea of where we aspire to be headed. Although we are not a major metropolitan, sophisticated (in art) venue, we should have artistic standards, but at the same time, the public art in some cases should be fun and engaging, in others it might be "call to action" if you will, and still in others there to simply appreciate its aesthetic value. But in every case, it should create an opportunity to uplift, attract, and engage everyone with a stake in our community. Since, in accordance with our CMP, our public art has a purpose (identity and community engagement) besides aesthetic enhancement to our public spaces, we are proposing to have all future art selections- whether the art is provided by developers in accordance with the Art in Public Places Ordinance, or, whether the art sited on public properties by the City or any governmental agency- to come before the PAAC for recommendation to the Commission. All art selections should meet whatever criteria are finally approved. In the case of developers, they will make the decision to have the actual art selection be part of the zoning approval process or treated as a condition subsequent. A proposed piece of art itself provided by the developer will be reviewed by the PAAC applying our criteria and making recommendations to the Commission. As you know in accordance with our Art in Public Places Ordinance, the developers have an option to provide funds or provide actual art. If they choose to actually select and provide art, once again, they can decide to proceed with the process at site plan approval or any time before issuance of the TCO. In other words, the developer can choose how early or late it wishes to have the PAAC review its art and make recommendations to the Commission. The developer may also at any time decide to fund the trust rather than provide the art. The Commission has decided it is important to have credentialed community members populate our Committee and set to the task of applying the established criteria to the subject art, ultimately making a recommendation to the Commission. The Commission has reserved the right, if we are not successful in locating such talent, we have reserved the right to seek members elsewhere in Miami-Dade. I am compiling a potential list of candidates, should this be the case.