HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 Dublin Camp Parks Military History Ctr Design ProposalDATE:
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STAFF REPORT
HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
June 9, 2016
Honorable Chair and Commissioners Members
Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts & Heritage Manager
Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center Design Proposal
Prepared by Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts & Heritage Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Commission will receive a report on the Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center exhibit designs.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the report and recommend City Council approval of the Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center
Design Proposal.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City of Dublin has entered into a design contract with Van Sickle & Rolleri LLC, for exhibit
design/fabrication and installation, not to exceed $300,000. The City Council authorized the use of the
General Fund to pay for the exhibits. The consultant is recommending additional interior furnishings,
fixtures and equipment, such as seating, storage racks and audio visual equipment for the multipurpose space,
estimated at $56,479. Staff will be pursuing sponsorships and donations to cover these items.
Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area has already committed to interior space fit -outs, estimated to cost
approximately $45,200.
DESCRIPTION:
In February, the City of Dublin signed a contract with museum exhibit design firm Van Sickle & Rolleri LLC
(VSR) to design, fabricate and install exhibits at the Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center, for an
amount not to exceed $300,000. The VSR design team began research and design work in February and
visited Dublin in mid -April to share a rough draft of the exhibit design with City Staff, Camp Parks staff, and
Camp Parks work group members. VSR incorporated feedback from that visit and conformation from Camp
Parks staff regarding building improvements the Army could fund to finalize the design.
ITEM NO: 8.1
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VSR's proposed design maximizes the roughly 2,800 square feet of available space in the Camp Parks Visitor
Center to provide approximately 2,000 square feet of exhibit space (Attachment 1). Within the exhibit space
are four display islands in the center of the room that include large attractive graphics, easy -to -read descriptive
text, historic photos, securely encased artifacts and reading rails to provide more in-depth information. Each
serves to display two themes.
Themes, which were previously identified through the work of the Dublin Camp Parks Work Group, are:
• Introduction to theme -- Camp Parks changing landscape, lives and society
• Dublin transformed from a rural farming community
• Camp Parks -trained Seabees transforming remote areas around the world into Navy facilities
• Community supporting war effort
• Changing attitudes toward women in military
• Changing attitudes toward minorities in military
• Duty and honor
• Camp Parks changing post -War world
Wall displays include a timeline, map of Fleet City and map of Seabee deployment around the world.
On the wall nearest the Post -War display is changeable exhibit space that Dublin Heritage Staff can swap out
with seasonal, temporary and more narrowly focused exhibits pieces. Tentative plans call for the first
temporary exhibit to feature military hats from the Camp Parks collection in a salute to veterans from all eras.
A screen pallet wall -- made of wooden shipping pallets like those made by soldiers in the Disciplinary
Barracks — separates the main exhibit space from an open -walled multi -purpose area with seating for 40. This
multi -purpose area could be used for lectures, film screenings, classroom activities for visiting school groups
or meetings for community groups, City or Army. The design also includes approximately 120 square feet for
artifact collections storage, a furniture closet and a fun, retro "Army Office," where visitors can leave
comment cards to share their Camp Parks experiences or their reaction to the exhibit.
The building interior will remain somewhat austere, in keeping with authentic military facilities Parks Reserve
Forces Training Area has committed to making the following improvements, estimated at $45,200:
• Construct two large closets with the history center footprint — one to store additional artifacts from
the collection that are not actively on display, and one to store chairs and tables for the multipurpose
room.
• Finish the floors with polished concrete in the main exhibit area, and install carpet tiling in the
program room and along the north wall of the exhibit room.
• Paint the interior.
• Install UV protective window film on all windows.
• Install doors and hardware.
• Install light tracks and lighting fixtures.
• Install electrical wiring and outlets throughout the exhibit area.
• Install an HVAC system.
While not essential to the exhibit, VSR has recommended a number of furniture, fixture and equipment
(FF&E) purchases to enhance the space (Attachment 2). Staff proposes to seek sponsorships and donations
to fund the following FF&Es, estimated at $56,479 (Attachment 3):
• 40 stacking chairs for the multipurpose area
• 10 folding tables for the multipurpose area
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• 1 each chair dolly/table trolley for storage
• 4 Metro racks for artifact storage
• 3 metal benches for visitor seating in the exhibit area
• Audio visual equipment for the multipurpose area
• Framed posters for decoration on non -exhibit walls
• 1 set discovery drawers for accessible artifacts storage
• 1 flat case for viewable artifact storage, which could be tied to the changeable exhibit
• Assorted "mid -Century modern" military office furnishings for the visitor comment area
Though outside the scope of this project, VSR also offered a concept of how the grounds might be enhanced
to provide a richer visitor experience, should there be a desire to make the Dublin Camp Parks Military
History Center even more of a destination for visitors. Highlights include relocation of the historic Camp
Parks sign to the site; a Fallen Heroes memorial, parking for Seabee construction vehicles, Quonset hut -style
picnic/activity shelters; a cargo net obstacle course; and interpretive signage along the Iron Horse Trail
(Attachment 4).
VSR has submitted a draft exhibit planner indicating which artifacts and images they intend to use and a first
draft of exhibit text. They are currently working on Staffs requested revisions. Work group member Steve
Minniear and Staff provided high -resolution images for several dozen photographs in the collection, and both
VSR and Dublin teams are working to locate a few images still needed to tell the story. Following City
Council's approval of the overall design, VSR will complete shop drawings and begin construction on the
exhibits, graphic panels and interactive media.
The City was notified on June 6 that the necessary building improvements, expected to be done by the end of
September, are delayed. Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training Area Public Works estimates building
improvements will begin construction in the fall and take an estimated three months to complete. Installation
of the exhibits is now tentatively planned for spring 2017.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Final Design Proposal
2. Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
3. Estimated Project Budget
4. Site Plan Concept
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