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An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, announcing the Center's upcoming exhibition on Ericka Beckman May 21, 2019-July 26, 2019

APP 2019 #30·Council meeting May 6, 2019·4 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)
1 Perez, Lori From: Lenkauskas, Steve Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:22 AM To: Perez, Lori Cc: [email removed] Subject: FW: MIT List Visual Arts Center Banner Request for May 6 City Council Meeting Attachments: MIT_Beckman_Banner_Application_Mock up.pdf; BANNER APPLICATION_List Center_May 21_ 2019.pdf; Beckman_Banner Request Letter.pdf Importance: High Lori,  The attached application for banner pole attachments has been approved by the Electrical Department.    Thank you,  Steve    From: Mark Linga <[email removed]>   Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 4:27 PM  To: Lenkauskas, Steve <slenkauskas@CambridgeMA.GOV>; Perez, Lori <lperez@cambridgema.gov>  Subject: MIT List Visual Arts Center Banner Request for May 6 City Council Meeting  Importance: High    Dear Steve and Lori,    Attached is letter of request, banner application form, and mock up of banner we would like to hang on Ames  St., for our upcoming exhibition Ericka Beckman: Double Reverse.    We would like to hang this banner the week of May 20 as the exhibition opens on May 23rd.    Could you please let me know once you’ve looked this over to confirm that this will be submitted for the next  City Council meeting May 6, 2019?    Thanks in advance for all of your assistance with this.    Kind regards,    Mark    Mark Linga  Communications Coordinator    MIT List Visual Arts Center  20 Ames St., E15‐109  Cambridge, MA 02139    (o) 617‐452‐3586 
City of Cambridge Electrical Department Banner Permit Applicants Name: Mark Linga Address: 20 Ames St., Bldg. E-15-109, Cambridge, MA 02139 _____________ Organization or Business Represented: MIT List Visual Arts Center__________ Pole locations: Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main St._______________ Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary: M1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10,11, 13, 15, 17, 19 (green), 12 (silver),21_______________________________ Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: Logo & Ericka Beckman: Double Reverse Date of attachment: May 21, 2018-- July 26, 2019________________ Contact Person: Mark Linga__________________________________________ Telephone: [phone removed] Cell phone: [phone removed] Email: [email removed] 1. Attachments shall be made with proper hardware and shall only be attached with non-corrosive metal clamps or brackets. 2. Banners attached to poles shall not exceed a total of 1152 square inches, approximately 18 inches x 48 inches, 24 inches x 36 inches, or 24 inches x 48. The actual size is subject to required clearances. 3. Banners cannot be attached to wood utility poles. 4. Banners shall have a minimum clearance of: a. 16 feet over a roadway b. 12 feet over a sidewalk 5. Banners shall not interfere with or obstruct, or otherwise block any roadway signs, lighting, or traffic signals. 6. The City reserves the right to remove, or order to be removed any banner deemed unsafe, not properly installed, or creating a hazard and the applicant may be subject to costs. 7. An applicant must provide a description of the materials the banner is made of, method of attachment, and means of installation (contractor name and contact information).
MAY 24– JULY 28, 2019 ERICKA BECKMAN