HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.2 Bus Shelter ArtCITY CLERK FILE # 0900-50
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 5, 2000
SUBJECT:
Presentation from LAVTA Regarding Bus Shelter Art
Report Prepared by Bonnie Leonard, Recreation Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS:
None
RECOMMENDATION: F 1)
Receive presentation from Mary DuFrene, Manager of
Marketing & Public Affairs, Livermore Amador Valley Transit
Authority
Determine whether the replacement of bus shelters should move
forward or be deferred and considered as part of the Downtown
Improvement Plans
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: On June 1, 2000 members of the Dublin City Council, Staff and art
consultant Lyrme Baer joined Livermore Valley Transit Authority staff on a tour of bus shelter art in
Tuscon, Arizona. Robert Peterson, Principal Planner for the City of Tuscon arranged for two days of tours
focusing on art in Tuscon. Tours were led by staff members of the Tuscon/Pima Arts Council and
Tuscon Arts District in addition to Mr. Peterson.
LAVTA has scheduled replacement of three shelters along Dublin Boulevard, west of the 1-680. The
replacement shelters are of a traditional bus shelter design in keeping with other shelters within the
LAVTA system. It has come to the attention of LAVTA staff that the City of Dublin is preparing to create
Downtown Improvements Plans, which may provide for a downtown design theme. Therefore, in order to
accommodate future design needs, LAVTA is willing to place replacement of shelters within the
downtown on hold. Should the City Council decide to construct shelters more in keeping with the
Downtown Plan Design, LAVTA will ~ontribute $6000 per shelter toward construction costs. (The cost
of a traditional shelter is $6000.)
Mary DuFrene, Manager of Marketing and Public Relations has prepared a visual presentation of the
process including examples of traditional as well as non-traditional shelters.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of Staff that the City Council receive the presentation by Mary DuFrene, and
determine whether the replacement of bus shelters should go forward or be deferred and considered as part
of the Downtown Improvement Plans.
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COPIES TO: M~ DuFrene, LAVTA
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