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Description
San Bruno City Council November 27, 2012
10c. San Bruno Grade Separation Archway Design Concept
B
Mr.
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council,
this
item
follows
up
on
a
study
session
that
the
City
Council
held
approximately
one
month
ago.
The
purpose
of
that
study
session
was
to
provide
the
council
with
a
little
bit
additional
opportunity
to
review
and
provide
feedback
and
opinions
about
a
gateway
feature
to
be
constructed
as
part
of
the
San
Bruno
grade
separation
project
and
specifically
in
the
location
of
the
over
crossing
at
San
Bruno
Avenue.
B
The
design
team
has
faithfully
followed
through
with
hearing
understanding
and
implementing
the
city
council's
comments,
guidance
and
direction,
and
you
have
in
front
of
you
tonight
the
results
of
that
analysis
and
the
pictorial
representation
of
your
comments
from
the
study
session.
Frank
fuller
of
the
design
team
field,
Paoli
of
that
design
team
is
here
tonight
to
walk
through
the
design
features
with
you
and
his
comments
will
be
followed
by
mark
Simon
of
the
joint
powers
board.
Who
has
some
information
about
preliminary
costs
for
the
project
as
it
is
going
to
be
outlined
to
you
tonight.
C
Thank
You
cunning
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council's
very
I'm,
very
pleased
to
be
here:
I'm
Frank,
fuller,
principal
of
Phil
purely
architects,
and,
as
you
know,
we
had
a
large
team
of
structural
engineers
lighting
engineers
producing
a
concept
design
which
is
equivalent
to
about
fifteen
percent
out
of
a
hundred
percent
of
design.
So
it's
still
in
the
concept
stage,
but
it's
been
important
over
the
last
year
to
have
met
with
the
advisory
committee
to
met
with
with
you
and
to
met
with
a
city
staff
to
come
up
with.
C
What
we
now
have
is
a
concept
design.
So
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
briefly
tonight.
Take
you
through
some
of
the
ideas
that
are
included
in
the
concept
design,
and
then
we
can
have
discussion
and
questions
and
mark
Simon
will
then
talk
briefly
about
the
costs.
So
really
what
the
archway
is.
As
the
committee
is
known
for
many
years
in
working
up
to
the
point
where
we
get
started,
is
it
r
is
a
gateway
to
town
and
its
really
on
the
east
side
of
the
great
separation
project
currently
under
construction?
C
So,
as
you
approach
from
the
east
on
san
bruno
avenue,
it'll
be
right
there
now.
What
one
of
the
key
things
is.
It
has
almost
very
small
but
almost
no
changes
to
the
existing
project
of
the
great
separation,
including
all
the
shelter's
railings,
windscreen
everything
that's
part
of
the
new
station
at
the
great
separation.
There
are
changes
we
propose
to
the
elevator
tower,
which
actually
is
right.
In
the
view
quarters,
you
come
along
san
bruno
avenue
to
replace
the
glass
to
make
it
of
color
from
clear
glass
that
complements
the
idea
for
the
arch.
C
There
are
also
some
changes
proposed
as
part
of
the
project
for
the
plaza
paving
and
a
planter.
That's
around
the
base
of
the
stairs
as
you
come
down
from
the
station
and
also
to
liven
up
the
underpass.
It's
going
to
be
there
at
san
bruno
avenue
with
paint
both
the
vehicular
underpass,
as
well
as
the
pedestrian
underpass
just
to
the
north,
of
where
san
bruno
avenue
goes
underneath
the
grade
separation.
C
C
So
we
had
a
study
session
public
study
session
on
october,
twenty
ninth
and
some
of
the
things
that
we
heard
and
that
we
modified
because
of
that
included
the
v
or
diagonal
bracing.
That
was
was
preferred
really
as
a
support
for
the
arch
to
better
integrate
these
those
structural
elements
with
the
arch.
We
also
made
the
arch
taper
at
the
top,
so
it
does.
C
It
starts
off
thicker
at
the
bottom
and
then
tapers
as
it
gets
to
the
top
of
the
arch,
which
seemed
to
look
more
graceful
to
us
and
would
suggest
as
as
well,
and
then
we
looked
at
the
fact
that
when
we
had
showed
different
ideas
for
coloration
of
the
march
itself,
we
had
looked
at
some
color
gradations,
which
change
for
what
color
to
another
and
really
the
thought
was
at
a
single
color.
A
dark,
green
single
color
was
a
good
idea,
and
so
that's
what
we
included
and
a
couple
more.
C
We
included
the
medallion
which
sits
right
in
the
middle
of
the
diagonal
braces.
We
developed
the
idea
of
the
ground,
supports
being
more
substantive
as
well
as
being
high
enough,
so
that
when
you're
on
a
bicycle
or
walking
by
that,
you
doesn't
impinge,
as
the
arch
starts
off
from
either
side
of
san
bruno
avenue.
So
those
ground
supports
are
larger
and
accommodate
the
arch
as
well
as.
C
Here
we
are
on
the
again
on
the
east
side
of
san
bruno
avenue,
looking
down
at
it
or
at
street
level
just
to
the
south
again
looking
as
we
would
see
it,
looking
really
from
I
level
up
at
the
arch
or,
if
you're,
on
the
train
platform,
what
it
would
look
like
they're
actually
is.
Is
it
it's
separated?
So,
as
you
look
at
the
far
right
part
of
the
screen
where
that
shelter
is
it's
actually
about
five
feet
away
from
the
shelter
where
that
arch
is
passing
by
the
platform?
C
And
here
we
are
maybe
looking
from
a
window
level
about
the
same
level
as
the
platform,
a
little
higher
looking
down
at
the
stair,
the
plant
or
the
elevator
on
the
right
and
the
arch.
So
several
views
is
to
get
a
feeling
for
what
it's
like.
So
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
materials
that
it's
made
of
I'm,
actually
to
start
with
the
bottom
one,
the
structure,
because
what
essentially
this
is,
is
a
large
chunk
of
steel
beam,
a
wife
land
beam
which
supports
from
the
concrete
at
either
end.
C
So
at
night
it
can
light
up.
So
that's
what
the
structure
looks
like
it
I'm
going
to
pass
around
something
here
which
are
some
of
the
material
samples
they
have
to
realize.
These
are
not
exactly
to
scale,
but
it
either.
We
have
here
the
perforated
metal
and
the
holes
could
be
many
different
sizes,
different
shapes
we
think
round,
might
be
good,
but
it
could
be
different
patterns
and
in
order
to
get
the
dark
green.
What
we've
done
here
is
picked
a
gray
with
a
green,
and
then
it
will
be
frosted.
C
So
the
scale
of
this
and
the
color
gives
you
a
feel
that
actually
the
plastic
it
would
be
about
three-eighths
of
an
inch
and
then
the
perforated
metal
cannot
be
all
different
sizes.
But
the
fact
is
that
light
passes
through
it,
and
so,
if
we
go
to
the
lighting,
when
you
look
at
something
like
this
from
a
distance
there's,
these
are
just
examples
of
what
this
kind
of
feeling
could
be.
We're
actually
talking
about
green.
C
But
you
can
see
from
these
examples
how
light
passes
through
at
night,
because
I
mean
from
certainly
this
time
of
year
when
it's
dark
a
good
deal
of
the
day.
What
this
will
appear,
as
is
a
glow,
a
glow
of
color
in
an
arch,
and
so
the
proposed
lighting
works
such
that
there
is
LED
lights.
I
mean
the
LED
is
those
light-emitting
diodes
which
we
see
now
in
car
rear
lights?
We
see
them
all
over
the
place,
they're
very
efficient,
they're,
very
long-lasting.
C
And
so
then
we
wanted
to
make
a
statement
also
about
the
external
lighting,
because
we
looked
at
several
ways
with
a
lighting
designer
of
would
it
be
possible
to
illuminate
it
with
lights,
pointing
at
it
from
the
outside,
but
since
it's
an
arch
and
rather
thin,
and
since
there
are
train
passengers,
drivers,
pedestrians
all
around
it.
It
really
wasn't
advised
by
our
lighting
consultant
that
that
would
be
not
a
good
idea
to
be
much
better
just
to
keep
it
illuminated
internally
and
then
also.
Finally,
the
medallion
would
be
illuminated
as
well.
C
So
we
have
these
cutout
letters
which
say:
San,
Bruno
and
the
light
from
the
inside
shines
through
the
letters
as
well
with
again
LED
lighting.
So
would
you
see,
as
the
arch
and
San
Bruno
lit
whenever
it
was
dark,
and
so
that
at
least
gives
you
a
brief
feel
for
the
concept,
design
and
we'd
be
glad
to
answer
questions
or
proceed
with
mark
Simon?
First,
whatever
your
pleasure.
Thank
you.
C
What
we've
heard
from
the
plastic
manufacturers-
and
we
this
the
particular
ones-
you're
looking
at
it
from
a
plastics
in
San
Diego,
but
there
many
manufacturers
they
are
particularly
with
a
perforated
metal
cover.
They
do
not
degenerate
over
time
with
ultraviolet
light
in
any
time
period
that
we're
going
to
probably
be
worried
about.
So
we
we've
been
assured
that
that's
not
a
problem.
E
Good
evening,
mr.
mayor
members
of
the
council,
thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
Somebody
has
to
present
the
bill.
We
have
worked
very
hard
to
try
and
keep
the
cost
down,
but
unfortunately
our
preliminary
estimate
is
that
it's
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
a
million
dollars
to
do
this.
We've
been
talking
for
quite
some
time
with
the
city
in
an
informal
way
about
sharing
the
cost
and
how
much
we're
going
to
do
that.
E
But
you
need
to
understand
the
decision
you
make
tonight
doesn't
commit
you
to
a
million
dollars,
but
there
will
be
a
decision
at
some
point
in
which
we
have
to
figure
out
a
funding
agreement
and
how
we're
going
to
pay
for
this
and
how
we're
going
to
share
that
cost.
We
have
so
some
preliminary
information,
that's
a
categorical
breakdown
of
the
costs.
We
really
didn't
weren't
able
to
generate
that
information
until
we
got
to
the
point
where
out
with
final
design.
E
F
Mark
I
kind
of
knew
when
you
were
going
over
to
the
mic.
That
was
probably
that
was
going
to
be
a
question,
but
I
thought
I
knew
you'd.
You
def
offer
that
information
first.
So
if
the
council
were
to
go
forward
and
depth
resolution
for
the
concept
of
this,
but
obviously,
as
you
said,
it
doesn't
obligate
us
to
the
economics
of
it.
What
is
a
timeline
at
which
it's
one
of
those
things
that
you
can
you
know
not
drive
the
car
off
the
lot
and
take
ownership?
That's.
E
A
great
question
it,
the
good
news,
is
the
changes
in
design.
If
the
council
sought
I
believe
there
was
an
allusion
to
the
idea
that
it's
no
longer
specifically
on
the
grade.
Separation
is
simply
attached
here,
because
it
doesn't
impact
directly
in
the
same
way
the
project
construction
schedule.
We
have
a
little
more
time.
How
much
more
time
is
one
of
the
conversations
will
have
to
have
with
a
city
manager
with
our
staff.
You
are
all
familiar
with
ash,
Kalani
and
Raphael
Bolin
who
are
managing
this
project.
E
That's
one
of
the
issues
will
want
to
discuss.
There
are
some
finite
times
in
terms
of
construction.
Where
we
have
to
commit
to
some
fundamental
structural
changes,
then
you
could
do
the
archway
later
on.
That
may
be
one
way
of
doing
it,
but
those
are
issues
I,
think
we
want
to
wrangle
out
with
the
discuss
and
negotiate
with
the
city
staff.
Before
we
bring
you
any
final
recommendation.
A
D
Just
want
to
say,
I
really
appreciate
all
the
effort
that
you
and
your
team
have
gone
through
to
bring
us
back
a
different
concept.
I
know
when
we
started
it
was
kind
of
your
button
heads
about
what
which
way
to
go,
but
I
think
what
you
brought
forward
is
very
it's
more
contemporary,
and
yet
it
will
stand
the
test
of
time
and
I
think
the
color
changes
and
the
structural
changes
as
far
as
the
gradual
thinning
or
the
mode
of
the
archway
and
how
you've
see
did
it
now
really
make
a
big
difference?
E
Thank
you
for
saying
that
you
know
Mark
shots
who
you
met
with
subcommittee
met
with
him
extensively
in
the
Newman.
He
was
among
those
who
met
with
the
whole
council
in
the
study
session.
It
has
led
a
team
including,
of
course
Frank,
but
what
a
team
that
really
worked
very
hard
on
this.
They
I
think
they
fell
in
love
with
this
project,
and
I
know
I'm
delighted
with
it.
A
G
G
It's
an
investment.
We
got
to
make
and
I'm
not
saying
that
we
got
to
sign
onto
a
blank
check
or
whatever
you
propose
to
us,
but
we
we
know
it's
not
going
to
be
free.
So
if
this
is,
if
this
is
what
would
what
a
gateway
costs,
then
I
think
we
need
to
move
forward
with
it.
I
just
said
and
I
passed,
I
don't
want
to
rain
on
the
parade
of
you
know
of
this.
What
beautiful
design
and
everything
but
I
I
asked
someone
their
opinion
of
what
this
look
like
and
they
go.
G
What
is
that
W
stand
for
and
one
no,
and
if
that's
the
answer
that
I
wasn't
I
wasn't
quick
enough
to
say,
but
I
just
hope
that
we
don't
have
that
question,
and
so
the
ww
arches
is
is
here
in
san
bruno.
So
I
think
I
passed
on
my
comments
to
Frank
and
you
know.
Maybe
it
needs
a
little
little
tweaking
to
get
to
get
that
what,
in
my
opinion,
the
stigma
is
on
that
the
city
manager.
E
A
You
is
one
of
the
members
of
the
subcommittee.
We
put
an
awful
lot
of
time,
not
near
as
much
time
as
the
design
group
did,
but
a
lot
of
time.
We
went
full
circle
from
what
I
would
consider
fanciful
designs,
all
the
way
to
something.
That's
very
practical
and
I
can
remember
mark
when
we
broke
ground
over
there.
You
kind
of
smirk,
when
I
said
there
will
be
an
Archie
and
what.
A
We
have
come
full
circle
and
it's
been
an
awful
lot
of
work,
but
I
think
it's
it's
come
down
to
something
that
that
it
is
is
great.
It's
really
going
to
be
nice
and
I
do
want
to
commend
the
design
team
for
putting
up
with
a
lot
of
frustrations
as
we
go
along,
but
that's
all
part
of
it.
Isn't
it
yeah,
that's
good
stuff,
Thank
You,
mr.
any
other
questions
or
comments
or
action
by
the
council.
If
you
might
be.