Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager Office

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager
CC:	Katherine Simmons, Chair, Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission Christina McClelland, Director of Arts and Culture
DATE:	October 15, 2014
RE:	Mural Request from KT Walsh re Lawrence Community Shelter children’s mural and New York Elementary School mural project

Please place the following item on the City Commission consent agenda for consideration at their October 28 meeting:

Approve Sign Permit for Mural Installations at the Lawrence Community Shelter for the Children’s Mural and at New York Elementary School.

Project Background

The sign permit application for these projects was submitted to the Department of Planning and Development Services by muralist KT Walsh in July 2014. The project request relates to murals installed at the Lawrence Community Shelter and New York Elementary School. 

The City regulates murals as part of the sign regulations.  The process calls for the review by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, in accordance with criteria set forth by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, and then approval by the City Commission.

Project Status

The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission reviewed the proposed mural at its September 2014 meeting.  The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Commission approve the sign permits and the murals as requested. 

Action Requested

The Lawrence Arts Cultural Commission recommends that the City Commission approve the murals and sign permits for the murals at the Lawrence Community Shelter and New York Elementary School in accordance with the application.