HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.2 Freeway Underpass Art CITY CLERK
File # 0900-50
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 2, 2000
SUBJECT:
Freeway Underpass Art Project
Report Prepared by Bonnie Leonard, Recreation Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Illustration of Solid Painted Surface
2) Illustration of Painted Design
3) Illustration of Ceramic Tile
4) Illustration of Painted Design and Molded Concrete
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Conceptually approve project as proposed by the Heritage and
Cultural Arts Commission or provide alternative direction
2) Direct Staff to prepare a CIP based on the preferred project
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The City Council will consider the proposed budget for this project
as part of the 2001-2005 Capital Improvement Program
DESCRIPTION: At the 2000-2001 Goals and Objectives Study Session, the City Council
rated as a high priority goal: "Fund Freeway Underpass Art at Dublin Boulevard and Arnador Valley
Boulevard." The Council referred the goal to the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission to determine the
scope of the project and provide input for the budgeting process.
The Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission considered the proposed freeway underpass art project at the
April 13, 2000 meeting. The Commission discussed possible media to be used in the project, considered
whether the project should have community involvement, developed possible subjects for the artwork, and
discussed the possibility of using one artist per underpass or a combination o£artists.
In order to determine the scope of work, the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission reviewed each of the
sites taking into consideration the underpasses and the approaches or abutments to the underpasses. The
Commission viewed a series of photographs of the two underpasses as well as visual aids depicting mural
projects from other Bay Area cities.
The Commission identified a variety of art media currently used in large-scale mural projects including
paint, ceramic tile and molded concrete. Attachments 1 - 4 illustrate examples of the different medium.
Attachment 1 Use of painted solid surface combined with lettering
McDonald Avenue underpass at BART and AMTRACK, Richmond
Attachment 2 Use of painted design/artwork
San Pablo Avenue underpass at 1-80, Richmond
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Attachment 3 Use of fired ceramic tile
College Avenue underpass at BART, Rockridge Station, Oakland
Attachment 4 Use of painted design combined with molded concrete
Langton Alley, San Francisco
The Commission then considered several options and preliminary cost estimates for the different art
media based on the dimensions of the underpasses and abutments. These options included:
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Artwork to completely cover the approaches to the underpass only.
Amador Valley Boulevard
Dublin Boulevard
Artwork applied in a "ribbon" or "wave"
Amador Valley Boulevard
Dublin Boulevard
Tile $28,500 - $114,000
Paint $28,500
Tile $30,000 - $120,000
Paint $30,000
covering 1/3 of the approach surface.
Tile $9,500 - $38,000
Paint $9,5OO
Tile $10,000 - $40,000
Paint $10,000
Artwork to be applied in a "ribbon" or "wave" covering approximately 1/3 of the surface area
of the underpass.
Amador Valley Boulevard
Dublin Boulevard
Tile $111,627 - $446,506
Paint $111,627
Tile $126,960- $507,840
Paint $126,960
Artwork to be applied in a "ribbon" or "wave" wrapping approximately 1/3 of the surface area
of both the approaches and the underpass.
Amador Valley Boulevard Tile
Paint
Dublin Boulevard Tile
Paint
$121,127- $484,506
$121,127
$136,960-$547,840
$136,960
The Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission is in favor of the proposed freeway underpass art project.
Based on the information received, the Commission recommends that artwork 'be applied to both the
approaches and the underpass. The artwork should be a variety of mixed media to include paint, painted
design, tile and molded concrete. The approximate proportions of media would be; ¼ of the total area in
painted design, 1/8 of the area in tile, 1/8 of the area in molded concrete and the remaining surface area to
be painted without design. Further, the Commission recommends:
· Each underpass should be treated as a separate artwork
· Each underpass project should be headed by a separate artist or artist team
· The community should be actively involved in each of the projects
· The artwork should reflect Dublin's history and its place as the crossrOads throughout history
The preliminary budget for the project is as follows.
MEDIA
Plain Painted Surface
Painted Design
Tile (Simple)
Molded Concrete
Subtotal
AMADOR VALLEY
BOULEVARD
$ 6,395
$ 79,925
$ 36,960
$ 10,000
$ 136,280
DUBLIN
BOULEVARD
$ 7,225
$ 9O,3O0
$ 45,150
$ 15,000
$ 157,675
Total Both Underpasses
Art Consultant (15%)
TOTAL PROJECT COST
$ 293,955
$ 44,095
$ 338,050
It should be noted that California freeway projects are subject to Caltrans Transportation Art Program
regulations. Once a project is proposed it must be submitted to the Caltrans Transportation Art Review
Committee for review and permitting. The Committee includes Caltrans department representatives from
Maintenance, Landscape Architecture, Right of Way, Traffic, Project Development (Engineering), Public
Affairs, and a local community artist. The permitting review process could take up to 6 months to
complete.
It is the recommendation of Staffthat the City Council take the following action:
1)
2)
Conceptually approve project as proposed by the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission or
provide alternative direction
Direct Staff to prepare a CIP based on the preferred project
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