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land conversion to allow the college to remain on Centennial Park. The conversion property submitted to the National Park Service did not meet the requirement for an equal exchange and the city needs to find additional property. In the mean time, the City is waiting for a letter from the National Park Service approving the city's request for a 5 -year lease extension, to allow additional time to complete the land conversion. Mr. Mouet explained the next steps to complete this process. • Councilmember Reyna asked if staff can confirm if the article is true that the FCC site broke enemy code. • Councilmember Tinajero gave direction for staff to wait for the NPS letter before moving forward. He also indicated the need to analyze the parking issues created by the college. Additional signage is needed to direct the public to the joint use parking structure with information on when it is open. • Councilmember Reyna summarized the land swap requirement and Mr. Mouet explained the college is reimbursing the city for the land conversion work. • Councilmember Tinajero indicated we need to look at opportunities as we proceed on the land conversion. • PUBLIC ART PROPOSAL POLICY • Gerardo Mouet presented the draft Public Art Policy, its purpose and goals. He indicated the policy identifies the Park, Recreation, Education and Youth (PREY) Council to provide guidelines for the Public Art. The Public Art requests will be presented to PREY by Public Works, Planning or Parks and Recreation. A recent proposal is a sculpture planned for the Flower Street Bike Trail at Flower and Sunflower. • Mr. Mouet indicated the next steps are to conduct a public outreach to solicit feedback on the draft policy. • Councilmember Tinajero asked if an Art Council or Commission can be established. • Mr. Mouet indicated it can be established by charter or ordinance. • David Cavazos indicated the commission on arts is an advisory to staff and he will work with the various departments on the art proposal. • Councilmember Tinajero indicated there is a vision for art in downtown and he would like to move forward with an arts commission, whereby each council member appoints a member on the commission. • Councilmember Amezcua indicated she is in favor of establishing an art commission. • PUBLIC ART SCULPTURE PROJECT FOR FLOWER STREET BIKE TRAILHEAD o Gerardo Mouet indicated the city received a $1.5 million grant to construct Phase II of the Flower Street Bike Trail from MacArthur to Sunflower that will connect to the City of Costa Mesa Bike Trail. He explained the farming history of the surrounding property along the bike trail and presented a concept to PREY Regular Meeting Page 5 October 28, 2013 13C -5