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Page 1 of 5 <br />Item #2 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />September 3, 2024 <br />Library and Recreation <br /> <br />TITLE: ACCEPT THE DONATION OF THE TEMPORARY PUBLIC ARTWORK THE <br />WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ BOOK BENCH AT THE PLEASANTON PUBLIC <br />LIBRARY <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Book Bench is a fiberglass artistic bench depicting the literary <br />work of L. Frank Baum. It was purchased by resident Dorothy Broderson and offered as a <br />donation to the City of Pleasanton. The Library Commission and the Civic Arts Commission <br />have reviewed the piece and recommend that it be accepted for temporary placement at the <br />Pleasanton Public Library. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Accept the donation of the temporary public artwork The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Book Bench <br />at the Pleasanton Public Library. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Following the Bound for Books public art exhibit in the Town of Danville, Pleasanton resident <br />Dorothy Broderson won a public auction bid for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Book Bench, at a <br />cost of $3,600. Ms. Broderson contacted the City with a request to donate public artwork for <br />installation at the Pleasanton Public Library. In accordance with the Pleasanton Municipal <br />Code (PMC) Chapter 13.16 Art in Public Places, Library commissioners and Civic <br />Arts commissioners reviewed the proposed donation in consultation with City departments <br />and provided a recommendation of acceptance. <br />PMC Chapter 13.16.070 outlines the process for gifts and loans of public art displayed in public <br />places:  <br />A. Civic Arts Commission shall review any proposed donation or loan of public art for artistic <br />merit, site appropriateness, liability questions, and installation and maintenance costs and <br />considerations. The review shall include consultations with all affected city departments.  <br /> <br />B. Upon completion of its review the Civic Arts Commission shall make its recommendation <br />for acceptance or rejection of the offer to the city council.  <br /> <br />C. A donor who wishes to make an offer of a gift of public art shall provide for review:  <br />1. Documented materials for the artwork being offered for donation including <br />photographs, slides, renderings, descriptions of size, weight, medium, title, year of <br />creation, and a resume of the artist, if possible.  <br />2. Documentation establishing the donor as the clear and unencumbered title holder of <br />the artwork.  <br />Page 5 of 46