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Home My WebLink About7.1 Dublin Transit Ctr Public Art Project Update 4 OF D,�y r 19/ �� ,82 82 AGENDA STATEMENT HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION MEETING DATE: December 10, 2009 SUBJECT: Dublin Transit Center Public Art Project-Update Report by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Manager ATTACHMENTS: 1) Site Map RECOMMENDATION: Recommend the following action to the City Council: 1) Accept offer from Avalon Bay Development to contribute $50,000 for artwork for the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green; 2) Direct Staff to include conditions related to the artwork contribution in the Development Agreement for the Avalon Bay Site C project; and 3) Prepare an amendment to the Agreement with artist Cliff Garten to delete the requirement to prepare a design for the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: $250,000 is available in the City's Public Art Fund from the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority for public art at the Dublin Transit Center. DESCRIPTION: One of the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 City Council High Priority Goals for Heritage and Cultural Arts is to: Work with the developer to locate significant works of art in two key places of the Dublin Transit Center, the Campbell Green and the Iron Horse Plaza. On August 18, 2009, the City Council authorized Staff to enter into an Agreement with artist Cliff Garten to provide concept designs for artwork at two locations at the Dublin Transit Center. The first artwork site is the median strip adjacent and to the east of Campbell Green, off of Martinelli Way (owned by Avalon Bay). The second artwork site is the median / pedestrian island at the intersection of DeMarcus Boulevard and Iron Horse Parkway between the BART Station entrance and a future residential development (owned by the City of Dublin). The sites can be seen on Attachment 1. On Saturday, October 24, 2009, a site visit with artist Cliff Garten was conducted at the Transit Center. In attendance was Staff, Art Consultant Chandra Cerrito, members of the Art Selection Committee including Jeff White of Avalon Bay Development and Pat Cashman of the Alameda County Surplus Property COPIES TO: Chandra Cerrito,Cliff Garten,Art Selection Committee ITEM NO.: 7.1 GAHERITAGE COMMISSION\AGENDA STMTS\2009\12-10 Transit Center Public Art-Update.doc t Authority (ACSPA), and several members of the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission. During the site visit, after much discussion amongst the participants, it became apparent that the ACSPA funds would be ► better spent providing artwork solely at the BART Station location. This would provide for an impressive artwork that is at the appropriate scale to compliment the height of the surrounding light poles and other structures. The consensus of those at the site visit was that rather than compromise the significance of the BART Station artwork by splitting part of the budget to do artwork at the second location, that the funds be used for only one artwork at the BART Station location. During the site visit, Jeff White indicated that Avalon Bay Development might be interested in providing artwork at the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green. On October 30, 2009, Avalon Bay Development confirmed that they would be willing to commit $50,000 for artwork; the details of which would be worked out as part of the Avalon Bay Site C project. Based on this new information, Staff recommends that consideration be given to Avalon Bay Development's offer to provide $50,000 for the artwork at the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green and target the ACSPA funds of$250,000 for artwork at the BART Station location. This decision would allow for more total funds for artwork at the Dublin Transit Center and for a more appropriate scale of artwork at the BART Station location. If approved by the City Council, it should be noted that both artworks will not be completed at the same time. The Bart Station artwork under design by artist Cliff Garten will be completed in approximately December of 2010. The artwork for the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green will be completed when the buildings and garage for Avalon Bay Site C are completed and reach first occupancy. It should be further noted that Avalon Bay would be under no obligation to utilize the services of artist Cliff Garten. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission receive the report and recommend the following action to the City Council: 1) Accept offer from Avalon Bay Development to contribute $50,000 for artwork for the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green; 2) Direct Staff to include conditions related to the artwork contribution in the Development Agreement for the Avalon Bay Site C project; and 3) Prepare an amendment to the Agreement with artist Cliff Garten to delete the requirement to prepare a design for the median strip adjacent to Campbell Green. 2 of 2 H W 3nl�a sndwd� / J ---- N o r. EL w T ,kVA 8Vd 3SNOH NOHI __ ♦♦yb ♦ a Z a N CD = 'I i '� ♦ Y °� " m z �I lit- l-i�if ♦yy a a. �� ji.. ,, ♦ �- Of uj . � ¢ m m +��s4+��=i=� ;:�11 it ♦ � m LLf t' cn 3N 31wbH. m 3Ndl AIN H o can CL F- Ile Go LLJ m Z w C3 V m GZI`dA3inoasfiOUVV 3a J a w z . w v =cn L ng M 03 w