Meeting_Body
REVISED
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 18, 2017
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: METRO PUBLIC ART STATE OF GOOD REPAIR REPORT AND PHASED APPROACH TO ART ASSET MANAGEMENT
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE APPROVE PHASED APPROACH TO ART ASSET MANAGEMENT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE a phased approach to art asset management in response to October 2015 Board Motion (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
At the October 2015 meeting, the committee directed staff to a) provide an annual report on the state of Metro's public artworks, b) dedicate a reasonable amount of funds towards maintenance and/or restoration of Metro's public artworks, c) include conservation and/or restoration of existing artworks in all future refurbishment projects, d) budget for maintenance of new artworks as they come online, e) create a regular maintenance plan for each Metro artwork, f) develop an action plan to restore Metro artworks that are not functioning as intended, including the restoration of artwork altered by the Blue Line Upgrades Project. This report provides the requested response.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
There are currently over 165 permanent artworks installed in Metro stations and facilities throughout the Los Angeles County and these artworks are an important part of the customer experience. While Operations staff regularly removes dust, dirt and debris from a number of artworks as part of their general station cleaning, the majority of the public artworks in the Metro system require special attention and care due to their unique nature and location (Attachment B).
Phased Artwork Maintenance Plan for Existing Lines
A phased approach to artwork maintenance and ongoing asset management is underway. Per Board direction, Metro began to address the backlog of deferred conservation and maintenance in FY17. The focus and priority has been on the Blue Line. Funds to replace artworks removed/altered by the Blue Line Upgra...
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