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BACKGROUND <br /> On March 5, 2002, the City Council approved the establishment of a City Fine Arts <br /> Lease /Purchase Program. The program is designed to enable the City to acquire high <br /> quality, locally produced fine art, which can be displayed at City facilities, including the <br /> future Firehouse Arts Center. Art eligible for lease /purchase is currently selected from <br /> work by winners of the Civic Arts Commission Award for Artistic Excellence. One (1) <br /> two- dimensional piece is chosen at each of two (2) venues: the Pleasanton Art <br /> League's annual open exhibit, and the Alameda County Fair Art Show. The award <br /> winning art piece selected by the Civic Arts Commission for the purchase /lease program <br /> is then leased for a period of three (3) months, and displayed at City Hall. Public <br /> comment is taken, with the Civic Arts Commission making a final recommendation to <br /> the City Council regarding the potential purchase of the work. <br /> On August 3, 2009, the Civic Arts Commission selected "Midnight on the Boulevard" by <br /> Tricia Leonard, for the 2009 purchase /lease award. The artwork was then displayed at <br /> City Hall and comment cards were available for residents to fill out. On December 7, <br /> 2009, based on positive feedback from the community, the Civic Arts Commission made <br /> its final recommendation for the City to purchase the artwork. <br /> Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approve. ey: <br /> o,,cL.r, tikes <br /> Susan Andrade -Wax David P. Culver Nelson Fialho <br /> Director of Parks and Director of Finance City Manager <br /> Community Services <br /> Attachment <br /> 1. Image of "Midnight on the Boulevard" <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br />