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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 21, 1999
SUBJECT:
Donation of Electronic Marquee Sign
Report Prepared by Paul McCreary, Recreation Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS: Photos of Sign
RECOMMENDATION: ~etennine whether to accept the gift
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Costs would be incurred for installing the sign. Costs are unknown
at this time. Storage costs in the interim would be approximately
$290 per month.
DESCRIPTION: Professional Sports Marketing of Dublin has offered to donate to the
City an electronic marquee sign. The marquee was previously located in front ofthe Lawlor Event Center
at the University of Nevada inReno. The marquee sign is approximately 12 feet tall and 2212 feet wide,
not including the base for the sign. The donation is of the marquee only and not the base. Professional
Sports Marketing has requested a response from the City before December 31,1999. Staff has
investigated two possible sites for the sign.
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The large size of the electronic marquee sign limits the locations in the City where the marquee could be
installed. Staff has prepared several computer generated images of what the sign might look like at these
potential locations. One location is the Dublin Sports Grounds and Civic Center on the southeast corner
of Dublin Boulevard and Civic Plaza. Attachments 1-4 depict the sign at this location from several
angles. The. second location is. Shannon Park on. the northwest corner of San Ramon Road and Shannon
Avenue. Attachments 5-6 depict the scale of the sign in this location. Attachments 7-8 show the size of
the sign in comparison to the large signs located at the Dublin Auto Center and Toyota dealership.
In reviewing the two potential locations, Staff believes that the size and scale of the sign is not compatible
with the Shannon Center location. The Civic Center location is also not ideal, as the design of the sign
does not-blend well with the architecture of the Civic Center, and may be too large.
If the sign were to be accepted by the City Council, it could be used by the City to promote recreation
programs and classes, special events and other civic and community related information.
As notedpreviously, the donation is of the electronic marquee only and not the base. Consequently, there
would be a cost associated with the design,.engineering and construction ofa foundation. and base for the
marquee. Also unknown at this time is whether the control panel to program the sign will be included with
the donation of the marquee. Ifnot, this will be an additional costas well. Because time is of the essence,
Staff has not been able to prepare a full cost analysis for the Council to consider atthis time. .
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lithe Council wishes to accept the gift of the electronic marquee sign, it would need to be stored until it
could be installed. The cost of a storage unit large enough to house the marquee would be $290 per
month. There is a unit that would become available in Livermore on January 1, 2000. There were no
other units large enough for the marquee available at this time in the Tri-Valley.
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Staff recommends that the City Council determine whether to accept the gift of the electronic marquee
sign. If the Council wishes to accept the gift, it is recommended that Staff work with representatives from
Professional Sports Marketing to conduct a feasibility study to identify costs and to determine if an
appropriate location for the sign can found.
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