Indian Wells City Council
Goals for Fiscal Year 2015-17:
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Beautify the Highway 111 Corridor
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
DISCUSSION and DIRECTION relating to this strategic goal.
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Co-Champions: Ken Seumalo, Public Works Director
Warren Morelion, Community Development Director
Nancy Samuelson, Director of Marketing & Community Services
Desired Outcomes: Beautify Highway 111 corridor retaining the unique character of Indian Wells.
Action Items Status
1. Define Cook Street and Highway 111 Improvements Attached
2. Improve frontage of commercial properties Completed
3. Determine use of Arts in Public Places funds April 2016
DISCUSSION:
The Indian Wells portion of Highway 111 corridor is unique in comparison to the Coachella Valley. Beautification efforts have taken place over many years from new medians, revamping of the Cook/Highway 111 turn lanes, to landscaping the parkway along Mountain View Villas Phase II and near Hole 17 of the Players Course. The Art in Public Places Program provides an opportunity to fund further improvements to the corridor, such as the recently completed the Carl Bray Monument located east of Miles Avenue on Highway 111.
At the 2015 Strategic Planning workshop, the Council directed Staff to identify possible art projects and locations, to analyze how to best use those funds to continue to beautify the Highway 111 corridor, and to define a potential project for the Cook/Highway 111 intersection.
The Art in Public Places Program started in 2003 to encourage developers to either design art as part of their project, or pay a fee for City development of art for the benefit of the public. Between 2007 and 2012, the City evaluated how to use Arts and Public Places funds for the intersection of Cook Street and Highway 111. The discussion included a potential water feature, a sculpture, designing a park-like setting, and replanting the Date Palm Grove.
Define Cook Street ...
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