OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR
Roland E. Smith, CPA
City Auditor

January 20, 2004

TO: President De La Fuente and Members of the City Council

SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE PUBLIC ART ANNUAL PLAN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2004

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

In accordance with the Measure H Charter Amendment, which was passed by the voters at the General election of November 5, 1996, we have made an impartial financial analysis of the accompanying Council Agenda Report and Proposed Ordinance.

Since the Measure H Charter Amendment specifies that our impartial financial analysis is for informational purposes only, we did not apply Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards as issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Moreover, the scope of our analysis was impaired by Administrative Instruction Number 137, effective May 21, 1997, which provides only seven (7) calendar days for us to plan, perform and report on our analysis.

SUMMARY

Public art projects are funded through the City of Oakland's Percent for Art Ordinance (No. 11086 C.M.S, approved February 28, 1989) and the Oakland Redevelopment Agency Resolution (No. 89-8 C.M.S.), which authorizes the allocation of 1.5% of capital improvement project costs for the commissioning of artwork.

Staff works with the Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) to prioritize the proposed art projects, and the Plan is recommended to the Cultural Affairs Commission and City Council for approval.

FISCAL IMPACT

These funds are set aside in the Public Art Fund, and there is no impact on the General Fund.

CONCLUSION

The approval of the proposed resolution is a policy matter. Therefore, we make no comments.

Prepared by:

Jack McGinity, CPA

Issued by:

Roland E. Smith, CPA, CFS
City Auditor


Report completion date:
December 23, 2003