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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.2 Proposed 5Yr CIP OF 82 AGENDA STATEMENT HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION MEETING DATE: May 13, 2010 SUBJECT: Proposed Five-Year Capital Improvement Program, 2010-2015 Report by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Manager ATTACHMENTS: None RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive Staff presentation 2) Receive public comment 3) Confirm project priorities as proposed by Staff or determine alternate priorities for recommendation to the City Council FINANCIAL STATEMENT: See discussion below DESCRIPTION: The City's Five Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is developed far the purpose of identifying future capital facility needs and resources available to meet those needs. A new Five-Year Program is proposed for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 through Fiscal Year 2014-2015. The Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission is requested to review the proposed CIP for input regarding the heritage and cultural arts projects included in the program. The recommendations of the Commission will be presented to the City Council at the Budget Hearing in June at a date to be determined. Projects included in the CIP are presented in four categories: General Improvements, Community Improvements, Parks and Streets. The proposed projects for review by the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission fall under two categories, Community Improvements and Parks. The CIP funding reflects a combination of City resources, State and Federal Grant Funds and development impact fees. The funding source for the identified heritage and cultural arts projects is from the City's General Fund and the Public Art Fund. The heritage and cultural arts projects recommended by Staff for inclusion in the CIP reflects the City's priorities with respect to preserving Dublin's history as well as enhancing community spaces and facilities for Dublin residents. Priorities were determined based on the need for the project and the availability of funding for the project. PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR CIP, 2010-2015 Dublin Historic Park Development COPIES TO: ITEM NO.: 8.2 G:U-IERITAGE COMMISSIONWGENDA_STMTS\2010\5-13 Capital Improvement Program 82.doc The Dublin Historic Park Master Plan was adopted by the City Council in Fiscal Year 2006-2007. In Fiscal Year 2007-2008 the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan Addendum was received by the City Council which resulted in Council approval of the relocation of five Kolb Ranch structures to the Historic Park. The park will be developed in phases as funding becomes available. The design of the Phase I project was approved by Council and construction began in January 2009. Phase I includes the demolition of the existing Dublin Square Shopping Center (excluding the U.S. Bank Building) which was completed in November 2008, the relocation of the Kolb Ranch structures which was completed in April 2009 and renovation of the buildings and landscape improvements which are scheduled to be completed in fall 2010. The estimated cost for Phase I is $4,881,846. The remaining four phases of this project are outside the time frame of this Capital Improvement Program. Transit Center Art In 2003, the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (ACSPA) agreed to contribute $250,000 far construction of public art at the Dublin Transit Center. In 2004-2005, the City Council rated as a high priority goal: work with the developer to locate significant works of art in two key places of the Dublin Transit Center; the Village Green (now called Campbell Green) and the Iron Horse Plaza. In January 2005, the City Council considered art proposals for the first phase of the project, and decided to defer the process to a later date, when 25% occupancy of site B had been accomplished. The 25% occupancy goal was reached in 2008 and a new artist selection process commenced in Fiscal Year 2008-2009 with the appointment of a new Art Selection Committee and the hiring of Art Consultant, Chandra Cerrito, to coordinate the project. In August 2009, the City Council approved the recommendation of the Art Selection Committee to enter into an Agreement with artist Cliff Garten to proceed with conceptual designs for the project. In December 2009, the City Council accepted an offer from Avalon Bay Development to contribute $50,000 for artwork for the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green; subsequently, an amendment to the Agreement with artist Cliff Garten was entered into to delete the requirement for preparing a design for the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green. The final concept design is due in summer 2010 and the installation and fabrication of the artwork is expected to take place in spring 2011. The estimated cost for the project is $250,000. PROJECTS DISCONTINUED IN THE PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR CIP, 2010-2015 Bus Shelter Art Proiect Phase II In 2007, the City Council had requested Staff to collaborate with the Dublin Unified School District to create student art which would be installed on the back of identified bus shelters, similar to projects completed in the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton. The estimated project cost for artwork for the eight bus shelters was $36,050. In May 2009, the project was deferred for a period of two years by the City Council since the LAVTA RAPID BUS TRANSIT (BRT) project was approved to replace the designated bus shelters on Dublin Boulevard. In conjunction with the BRT project, the three bus shelters on Dublin Boulevard by artist Dan Dykes will be re-located to Village Parkway (2) and Amador Valley Boulevard (1). In spring of 2010 the City Council decided to permanently discontinue the Bus Shelter Art project. UNFUNDED PROJECTS One additional project which has been included in the CIP but is expected to occur beyond the timeframe of the CIP is the construction of a 16,000 square foot Cultural Arts Center with a total estimated project cost of $9,493,346. However, it was recommended that this project be re-evaluated as a result of the action by the City Council to relocate structures from the Kolb Ranch to the Dublin Historic Park. These include: the 1,350 square foot Sunday School Barn to serve as a multi-use classroom and black box theater; the 2,500 square foot Main House to serve as a museum, workroom and gift shop; and the 300 square foot Old House to serve as an art/ceramic classroom and restroom. In Fiscal Year 2010-2011, the 2of3 impact of the Kolb Buildings on cultural art programming will be evaluated to determine if the Cultural Arts Center project should be discontinued. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission take the following action: 1) Receive Staffpresentation 2) Receive public comment 3) Confirm project priorities as proposed by Staff or determine alternate priorities for recommendation to the City Council 3 of 3