CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2015
PREPARED BY: Jennie Tucker, Community Services Supervisor
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
LOCATION FOR "NEVER FORGOTTEN" THE TARA ALISH ROMERO SCULPTURE
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1) Approve the Morgan Hill Civic Center Demonstration Garden as the permanent location for "Never Forgotten" the Tara Alish Romero Sculpture; and
2) Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute and administer documents necessary to accept the donation of the Sculpture.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Supporting youth
Preserving and cultivating public trust
2015 Focus Areas
Community Engagement Effectiveness
REPORT NARRATIVE:
One of the Library, Culture and Arts Commission's (LCAC) duties is to review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding all works of art to be acquired by the city through purchase, gift or other means, and exterior works of art installed in the city on public property.
On July 18, 2012, the City Council approved the recommendation from LCAC to move forward with the Tara Alish Romero Bronze Sculpture project. Over the last few years fundraising efforts have been made by the family of Romero to fund the sculpture. The sculpture is now in its final stages of completion and is anticipated by the end of January 2016.
The statue is intended to represent any child and to be a symbol of our community's commitment to maintaining a non-violent environment in which to raise our children. The title of the sculpture is "Never Forgotten" and will be roughly 6 feet in height. The sculpture will potentially have a plaque with the following text:
Peace, Love, Tara.
On November 4, 2011, there was an attack on 5 school kids that resulted in 2 wounded and 1 killed. EVERYONE'S CHILD, Tara Alish Romero died that night. This statue of her is a reminder to our co...
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