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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.3 - 2499 Park Art Selection Commiittees Page 1 of 3 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: April 2, 2019 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager SUBJECT: Park Art Selection Panels Prepared by: Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts and Heritage Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider approval of the Park Art Selection Panel members. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the proposed Park Art Selection panelists. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding for all public art projects below is included in the adopte d Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. The funding source for all projects is the Public Art Fund. DESCRIPTION: Public Art Selection Committees for park projects normally consist of five primary members -- one member each from the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission and Parks and Community Services Commission and three Dublin residents, who have volunteered to serve on public art selection committees. When selecting the resident volunteers, Staff first considers the applications of volunteers who live nearest the park or represent a user group most likely to be affected (i.e. dog owners, for the Dog Park Art Project). Consideration is also given toward assembling as diverse a committee as possible, with different ages, genders and ethnicities represented. Alternates for each member are also identified in case the primary member is unable to attend. For all art projects, Staff anticipate the time commitment to be limited to two meetings arranged approximately eight weeks apart. Meetings are schedule d at the mutual convenience of the Art Selection Committee members and usually take place in the Page 2 of 3 evening. Each meeting is expected to last no more than three hours. The projects and proposed committee members are: Jordan Ranch Park Jordan Ranch Park opened last winter. The project planned is a tiled seat wall to be located near the playground. A professional artist will design and lead a community project that will likely provide children an opportunity to help create tiles. Proposed committee members are: · Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner Robert Bennett (alternate: Kit Lau) · Parks and Community Services Commissioner Kristin Speck (alternate: Joe Washington) · Neighborhood resident/ Art in Action volunteer Neelima Thambala (alternate: Dipti Mallik) · Neighborhood resident/art hobbyist Felicia Wong (alternate: Evelyn Zhang) · Neighborhood resident/interior designer Mansi Tuli (alternate: Sangeetha Nagaraj) Clover Park Clover Park is under construction. This is proposed as artwork to be located at the point where the bicycle trail enters the park, overlooking the riparian corridor and visible from Sunrise Park, located on the hill above. Proposed committee members are: · Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner Robert Bennett (alternate: Kathy Blackburn) · Parks and Community Services Commissioner Sameer Hakim (alternate: Kristin Speck) · Neighborhood resident/gallery director Evelyn Zhang (alternate: Felicia Wong) · Neighborhood resident/gallery owner Sawsan Wolski (alternate: Catheryn Grier) · Former Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner/cycling advocate Rita Szollos (alternate: Leonie Meima) Sean Diamond Park Sean Diamond Park opened last spring. This is proposed as focal artwork in the central seating area. Proposed committee members are: · Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner Kathy Blackburn (alternate: Gina Gabrielle) · Parks and Community Services Commissioner Michelle Smith-McDonald (alternate: Matthew Giller) · Neighborhood resident/interior designer Mansi Tuli (alterna te: Namrata Berry) · Neighborhood resident/Art in Action volunteer Jyoti Pitre (alternate: Shweta Agrawal) Page 3 of 3 · Former Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner Tejas Peesapati (alternate: Hannah Xu) Dougherty Hills Dog Park This is replacement art for pieces that were deaccessioned in 2017. Proposed committee members are: · Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner Gina Gabrielle (alternate: Sammy Jo Rudy) · Parks and Community Services Commissioner Matthew Giller (alternate: Sameer Hakim) · Former Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner/member of original dog park selection committee Georgean VonHeeder-Leopold (alternate: Leonie Meima) · Resident/artist/dog owner Maria Duffey (alternate: Sangeetha Nagaraj) · Resident/artist/dog owner Julia Tomtania (alternate: Erica Reed) Tassajara Park Tassajara Park is under construction. This is proposed as a mural on staircase façade and side rails for the staircase leading from the park to the street above. Proposed committee members are: · Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner Steve Minniear (alternate: Kit Lau) · Parks and Community Services Commissioner Joe Washington (alternate: Michelle Smith-McDonald) · Former Heritage and Cultural Arts Commissioner Dayna Tutino (alternate: Erica Reed) · Resident/art enthusiast Dipti Mallik (alternate: Neelima Thambala) · Resident/community volunteer Catheryn Grier (alternate: Sawsan Wolski) STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: N/A NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Proposed committee members and alternates were notified of this meeting. ATTACHMENTS: None.