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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.7 Dublin Transit Center Parking Garage Public Art ProjectSTAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 4 Agenda Item 4.7 DATE:August 16, 2022 TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM:Linda Smith, City Manager SUBJECT:Dublin Transit Center Parking Garage Public Art ProjectPreparedby:Shaun Chilkotowsky,Heritage &Cultural Arts Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:The City Council will receive a report on the public art project planned for the Dublin Transit Center Parking Garage being constructed by Alameda County. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:Receive the report. FINANCIAL IMPACT:None. This public art project is funded by the County of Alameda and managed by the Alameda County Arts Commission, a division of the County of Alameda. DESCRIPTION:BackgroundThe County of Alameda is building a new parking structure adjacent to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. The Dublin Transit Center Parking Garage will have the capacity for more than500 parking spaces,including priority vanpool parking and electric vehicle charging stations, to promote and increase commuter ridership. The new parking structure is intended to limit vehicle miles for commuters, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Livermore and Amador Valley areas,and support the County’s vision for acc essible infrastructure and a healthy environment. The County is funding a public art project for the parking structure. The public art project is managed by the Alameda County Arts Commission (ACAC), a division of Alameda County. The location for the artwork is a five-story glass wall for the stair tower located at the corner of Campus Drive and Martinelli Way.This will be a highly visible expansive artwork integrated 112 Page 2 of 4 directly into the building. The ACAC will engage an artist to create a new original artwork for this project. The artwork will be digitized and printed onto the glass. The fabrication and installation of the decorative glazing are part of the design-build contract. The decorative glazing and stair tower will meet all building construction and safety standards. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed the Public Art Ordinance in 1994, which requires that all County capital improvement projects include art integrated into the built public environment to support the programs and services provided to the public and to contribute to the overall quality of life of the community. County staff work closely with the appointed members of the ACAC and the Public Art Advisory Committee to provide oversight of the programs and make recommendations for contracts and grant awards to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Artist Selection Committee and Artist Selection ProcessThe ACAC is following its standard process to engage community members and select an artist for this project. To start the community engagement phase, the ACAC invited community members to submit information about Dublin through an online survey. They then requested that communitymembers submit an interest form if they wished to serve on the Selection Committee of eightmembers chosen by the ACAC. Community members serving on the Selection Committee were required to meet the following criteria: Live, work, or own a business in Dublin or the Tri-Valley region. Be willing to work cooperatively as part of a committee. Be willing to consider opinions beyond their individual interests and the greater community when making recommendations. Be interested in art (prior experience evaluating artwork is not necessary). Be able to attend committee meetings.Additionally, a stated goal of the ACAC was to have one or some community members with direct art experience and knowledge of visual art and/or design, familiarity with evaluating artwork in terms of style, materials, and concepts, and the ability to share their expertise with others who do not have an art or design background. Artists considered for this project are part of the 2021 Alameda County Artist Registry, an established list of pre-qualified artists from 14 counties of the greater Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, and Yolo). From the Artist Registry, a Project Pool of artists was identified. The ACAC staff considered the following when developing the Project Pool: The artists’ professional experience illustrates an ability to fulfill the scope of work for this project. Artists who work in various styles and materials that may be appropriate for this large-scale, design-only project. Artists who live in Dublin, Pleasanton, or Livermore.The ACAC staff presented the past work of the 44 artists in the Project Pool to the Artist Selection Committee on April 20 and 27, 2022. The Selection Committee reviewed images of the artists’ past 113 Page 3 of 4 work and selected six semi-finalists for the project. The semi-finalists are: Cece Carpio, Emily Fromm, Robin Gibson, Phillip Hua, Rough Edge Collective (Maria-Jose Lindo-Lawyer and Joshua Lawyer), and t.w.five (Pernilla Andersson and Paula Pereira).The semi-finalists attended an orientation meeting with the ACAC to learn about the technical aspects of the project during the proposal development period. Each semi-finalist was paid astipend of $1,000 to create a visual and written artwork proposal. Community Input in Artwork Design SelectionThe six semi-finalists each created a visual and written proposal for this project after their selection. They considered the character of Dublin’s landscape and community and the architectural and site conditions. Dublin community members are invited to review the proposals and provide comments. The proposals and feedback form are available online at https://bit.ly/DublinGarage_Proposals. An informational display is also available at the Dublin Library from August 9-22. The Artist Selection Committee will consider all comments received, both online and in written format provided at the library, through Tuesday, August 23, at 12:00 p.m. The ACAC is promoting this opportunity throughout Dublin via social media. As part of the ACAC community engagement activities, Arts Commission Director Rachel Osajima presented information about the public art project to the City of Dublin Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission at their meetings of Thursday, May 12, 2022, and Thursday, August 11, 2022.Next StepsThe semi-finalists will present their proposals and be interviewed by the Artist Selection Committee on Wednesday, August 24. The Selection Committee will choose one artist (or one artist team) for this project. The Selection Committee’s recommendation of the artist will be presented for approval to the Alameda County Public Art Advisory Committee at their meeting onThursday, August 25, and to the ACAC at their meeting on Wednesday, September 14. The artist’s contract will be presented to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for final approval in October 2022 (exact date to be determined). All meetings are held via teleconference. The ACACmeeting agendas and Zoom links can be found on their website at www.acgov.org/arts. The Board of Supervisor’s meeting information can be found on the main County website at https://bos.acgov.org/regular-meetings/.Once the selected artist is under contract, the artist will work closely with ACAC staff to further develop their proposal. The anticipated completion date for the Dublin Transit Center Parking Garage is early 2024. It is anticipated that ACAC staff will provide an update in October 2022 to the Dublin City Council regarding the selected artist and the final design of the artwork. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:The City Council Agenda was posted. 114 Page 4 of 4 ATTACHMENTS:None. 115