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NEW PUBLIC ART PROJECT - SAILFISH SANDS GOLF COURSE
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Martin County Golf Course is now Sailfish Sands Golf Course and there is an interest to have public art at this location. They have dedicated funding of $30,000 for this activity. The new Sailfish Sands is under design and construction and the Parks and Recreation Department, which operates Sailfish Sands, has requested additional funding, as well as AIPP expertise and oversight for this project.
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BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
In January 2020, the County began the transformation into Sailfish Sands Golf Course, a new state-of-the-art facility designed to be exciting, fun and sustainable. Since the groundbreaking, the following components have been completed:
• Completion of 3 new, on-course restrooms
• Design and construction of a new 9-hole reversible course and driving range
• Planting and growing-in of turf for the new 9-hole reversible course and driving range
• Removal of invasive plants from the new 9-hole reversible course and driving range
• Improvement of cart paths on the new 9-hole reversible course
• Drainage improvements on the new 9-hole reversible course and driving range
• Landscape improvements on the new 9-hole reversible course and driving range
• Bunker improvements on the new 9-hole reversible course
• New golf cart parking at the driving range
• New golf carts with GPS
The next steps are:
• LED targets on the driving range
• New signage and furnishings for the new 9-hole reversible course and driving range
• New 9-hole reversible course and driving range open to the public
• Ball tracing technology at the driving range - provides shot data perfect for swing improvement and golf instruction
• Parking lot improvements (size, surface, drainage, striping, landscaping, lighting)
• Pro Shop renovation and landscape improvements
• Cart path improvements on the 18-hole course
• Landscaping improvements on the 18-hole course
• Construction of a new clubhouse with restaurant, bar and hitting bays
• Improvements to the 18-hole course
• Installation of new signage and furnishings for the 18-hole course
• Phased removal of invasive plants from the 18-hole course
• PUBLIC ART!!
Parks and Recreation has decided that the location of the public art be the signage wall and the space in front of that. They would like something created that ties in with the name and the logo and it can utilize the wall, can contain a water feature and will have lighting and landscape components. They would like something that will be lit at night, have a big visual impact and be composed of sustainable materials. The architecture of the building is Florida vernacular. Renderings are attached.
Staff is planning to release a Call to Artists for this project in the next couple of months. Staff also recommends adding AIPP capital project budget funds of $10,000.
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move that the Public Art Advisory Committee approves AIPP capital project budget funds of $10,000 for public art at the Sailfish Sands Golf Course.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
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