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San Bruno City Council Meeting April 23, 2013
10a. Centennial Art Project Concept and Site
A
C
B
Sure
I'm
John
aletta
on
the
assistant
library,
services,
director
and
I
serve
as
staff
to
the
culture
and
arts
commission
I'm
here
this
evening
to
present
a
recommendation
to
you
from
the
culture
and
arts
commission
for
a
centennial
art
project
concept
and
a
site.
I
am
joined
tonight
by
the
chair
of
the
Commission
melody
Tobin
and
Commissioner
Tammy
Parker,
the
close
of
my
report.
The
chair
will
elaborate
a
little
further
on
on
the
idea
for
for
the
concept
in
sight.
This
item
goes
back
to
july.
Two
thousand
twelve.
B
The
commission
presented
their
annual
report
to
you
at
that
time.
They
also
indicated
their
interest
and
their
intent
to
develop
a
concept
and
recommend
a
site
for
a
centennial
art
project
to
commemorate
the
city's
100-year
anniversary,
which
falls
next
december
2014.
The
Commission
left
that
meeting
and
went
back
to
their
regularly
scheduled
meetings
to
develop
this
further.
B
Once
they
settled
on
that
concept,
they
began
to
look
at
various
sites
within
the
city.
They
had
already
developed
a
list
of
sites
over
there
years
as
a
commission,
and
they
took
that
list
and
in
addition
to
that
list,
they
also
reviewed
some
locations
that
fell
fall
within
the
transit
corridors
plan
area.
They
looked
at
the
sites
for
a
few
criteria.
First,
they
wanted
to
find
a
site
that
would
suit
the
concept
that
they
had
of
a
mural
depicting
some
periods
of
history
city.
B
Three.
They
also
wanted
to
find
a
site
that
had
a
visual
impact
where
other
motorists
or
pedestrians
are
both
would
see
the
work
and
have
it
be,
have
some
exposure.
They
also
looked
at
locations
relative
to
where
other
public
art
was
placed
in
the
city.
And
finally,
they
looked
at
the
ownership
of
the
the
potential
properties
to
see
if
the
wood
city,
property
or
not
the
Commission
after
that
process
did
settle
on
three
locations
that
they
felt
were
kind
of
finalists
sites.
B
That
was
those
were
the
one
or
more
of
the
retaining
walls
that
are
located
along
sneath
lane
between
roughly
clairemont
dr
and
quail
pointe
circle
in
the
upper
entrance
to
clairemont.
Dr,
the
other
two
sites
that
they
looked
at
were
the
location
of
the
new
Posey
park
at
Huntington
and
San
Mateo
avenue,
and
also
at
use
me
the
intersection
of
Huntington
and
Herman
street
under
the
interstate
interstate
380,
the
commissioners
are
recommending
the
site
along
sneath
lane
for
for
the
following
reasons.
B
First,
they
felt
that
the
length
and
the
spacing
of
the
multiple
walls
along
Smith
lent
itself
best
to
their
to
their
idea
concept.
Smith
also
provides
a
high
visibility
in
terms
of
traffic
coming
between
280
skyline
and
El
Camino.
They
also
were
aware
that
there
are
no
City
Commission
public
art
projects
on
the
west
side
of
280
in
the
city.
A
lot
of
the
art
is
concentrated
towards
El
Camino,
and
then,
since
this
site
is
on
city
property,
it
is
easier
to
work
with
in
terms
of
permitting
etc
and
the
other
two
alternative
sites.
B
The.
If,
if
your,
if
you
approve
the
recommendation
this
evening
of
the
site
and
the
general
concept,
then
the
commission
would
return
within
two
to
three
months
and
bring
a
draft
request
for
qualifications
and
draft
agreement
to
you
for
approval.
What
that
would
do
would
allow
them
to
go
out
advertise
locally
and
nationally
for
artists
who
have
experience
and
who
have
a
body
of
work
that
they
can
then
look
at
to
help
them
choose
the
the
type
of
person
they'd
like
to
work
with
they.
Then
after
that
RFQ
was
finished
and
the
artist
was
recommended.
B
They
would
then
work
more
closely
with
the
artist
to
develop
a
final
visual
concept
that
they
would
then
bring
back
to
you
before
any
of
the
work
begins.
Once
that's
done,
the
artist
would
then
go
to
the
studio,
produce
the
work
and
then
have
it
completed
on
or
before
the
anniversary
date.
So
that
could
be
installed
in
time
for
the
centennial.
B
There's,
no
immediate
fiscal
impact
to
your
approving
the
recommendation
of
the
site,
location
and
concept.
However,
the
Commission
will
need
to
develop
a
budget
along
with
the
artist
when
they
do
this
project
and
as
they
do
that
they
will
take
into
consideration
the
amount
of
the
balance
in
the
city
art
fund,
as
it
relates
to
the
cost
of
the
project
and
any
other
future
projects
that
they
would
like
to
collect
to
do.
At
this
point,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
the
chair
for
some
more
in-depth
detail
for
about
their
concept.
D
A
D
E
Mel,
you
you
you,
you
mentioned,
you
know
as
far
as
not
being
distracting,
and
that
was
the
first
thing
that
came
to
my
mind
is
I.
I
wanted
to
know
what
how
the
committee
discuss
driving
up,
because
it's
you
know
it's
windy
and
all
of
a
sudden
you
get.
You
know,
at
least
for
the
first
couple
times.
You
you'll
notice
something
and
you
might
just
unconsciously
slow
down
something
so.
D
D
Some
of
the
photos
that
I
brought
for
you
are
murals
in
other
communities
in
California,
specifically
that
are
on
high
visible
traffic
corridors.
There's
a
wall
in
aptos
that
is
right
on
the
frontage
road
of
highway
1.
There
are
some
one
of
the
projects
that
we'd
like
to
see
down.
The
road
are
the
signal
power
boxes
and
all
through
the
Santa
Cruz
community.
Are
they
they
paint
decorate
those
in
amazing
murals.
D
So
what
our
concept
is
for
the
entire
four
walls
is
for
the
murals
to
fade
in
depict
something
and
fade
out,
so
you're,
not
busy
swerving
to
look
at
one
specific
thing,
but
hopefully
each
time
you
drive
through
that
area,
you'll
notice,
something
else.
You
might
not
notice
the
poppies.
The
first
time
you
might
not
notice
the
butterflies
you
might
not
realize.
Oh
these
cows
mean
there
was
a
dairy
there
or
I
didn't
realize
that
we
had
artichokes
in
san
bruno
things
like
that.
But
we
we
understand
traffic
related
issues.
D
F
A
F
Of
had
some
of
the
same
thoughts
as
well,
I
was
just
up
there
not
too
long
ago
going.
Could
you
do
go
by
fast
and
then
it
would
I
mean
it'd,
be
like
oh
look
at
that
and
then
you
do
so.
I
would
be
an
automatic,
so
I
guess
insured.
Has
the
police
department
reviewed
this
this
concept
and
they
think
as
a
traffic
concern
that
that's
not?
Why
have
not.
D
Reviewed
it
with
the
police
department,
but
that's
a
good
stopping
point.
We
certainly
will
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
batted
this
around
for
years
is
and
something
that
we
would
say
to
combat.
You
know
distraction
is
there's
nothing
more
distracting
than
graffiti,
at
least
over
time.
Hopefully-
and
it's
been
shown
in
studies
that
once
you
have
public
art,
there
is
less
graffiti-
that
it
won't
be
a
distraction
and
it'll
be
just
something
that
you
can
enjoy
your
go
up
or
down
Smith
I.
F
The
other
thing
is,
is
that
you
mentioned
about
some
of
the
landscaping
above
it
which
I
degree,
because
the
vegetation
grows
over
then
that
obviously
defeats
the
purpose,
but
also
is
there
what
type
of
a
cost
that
will
be
is
an
ongoing
maintenance
issue,
since,
obviously,
there
are
many
in
the
community
that
are
looking
for
areas
that
need
improvement
and
then
taking
out
another
one.
I
just
worry
about
overall
continuing
to
keep
the
image
that
the
community
wishes
staff.
D
Has
brought
that
up
and
we
would
certainly
use
some
low
maintenance,
drought,
tolerant
vegetation
that
we
would
work
with
staff
on
their
recommendations,
we're
not
talking
about
elaborate
landscape
poppies,
something
that
would
enhance
the
area
grow
naturally,
and
not
take
maintenance
other
than
you
know
the
ivy
or
the
ice
plant
whatever's
there
right
now,
that's
growing
down
the
walls
is
something
we
certainly
want
to
eliminate.
I.
A
Noticed
a
lot
of
the
examples
that
you
gave
us
in
the
handout
are
of
pillars,
freeway
pillars
in
San
Francisco
and
was
any
thought
given
to
with
those
pillars
a
little
further
down
under
I-280.
Where
san
bruno
avenue
or
you
know
some
of
the
other
streets
intersect.
Or
was
that
one
of
those
issues
where
you
had
to
work
with
another
government.
D
D
D
E
C
Michael
is
here,
thank
you
so
11
question:
they
had
so
I
Drive
through
hayward
a
lot
in
the
course
of
my
weekly
commute
and
they've
done
something
really
nice
with
a
timeline
relating
to
hayward,
and
it
goes
back
to
the
eloni
indians
and
shows
a
progression,
and
so
I
agree
with
this
concept.
Overall,
I
think
it's
a
really
a
really
good
idea
and
these
walls
definitely
lend
themselves
to
that
sort
of
a
of
timeline
artwork.
C
Secluded
I'm
just
worried
that
nobody's
going
to
notice
it
and
and
I
would
I
would
hate
for
us
to
have
something
there
that
had
this
much
thought,
and
you
know
that
it's
there,
but
maybe
people
aren't
going
to
notice.
It
doesn't
really
lend
itself
well
to
walking
traffic
or
even
if
you
wanted
to
do
a
walking
tour,
our
public
art.
This
is
an
area.
That's
a
little
bit
inaccessible.
I
was
wondering
if
you
guys
had
thought
about
that
a
little
bit
I
mean
I
I'm
not
against
the
idea.
C
D
We
have
weekly
thought
that
through
as
well
and
one
of
the
things
that
makes
this
unique
is
a
you
might
not
see
it
the
first
time
you
might
not
see
everything
that's
going
on
on
the
four
walls,
the
first
time
and
each
time
you
drive
through
the
area,
you
might
discover
something
different
also
have
the
ability
to
go
to
that
area,
because
you've
heard
about
these
walls
I
know
at
Christmas.
We
all
hear
about
the
neighborhoods
that
decorating
we
all
go
to
to
those
neighborhoods
and
check
out
their
Christmas,
decorations
and
I.
D
Think
this
will
be
a
nice
destination
drive
as
you're
headed
up
to
the
college
or
you're
exploring
San
Bruno,
and
it's
like
hey.
Where
are
those
walls
I
keep
hearing
about
or
I
keep
seeing
in
the
paper
or
I
see
on
the
PSAs
or
or
whatever?
But
we
we
definitely
don't
think
that
they
will
be
ignored
or
missed.
We
think
it'll
give
people
a
reason
to
drive
up
that
area
and
maybe
drive
a
little
bit
slower
because
they
want
to
see
what's
going
on.
D
Instead
of
just
speeding
up
or
down
Smith
Lane,
there
are
sidewalks
on
the
opposite
side,
so
I
no
parking
is
not
something
that
you
could
easily
do.
But
if
we
wanted
to
do
a
walking
tour
of
it,
we
most
certainly
could
walk
down
the
other
side
and
hopefully
it'll
it'll
draw
people
there.
But,
most
importantly,
is
we
want
people
to
slow
down,
take
a
minute
and
really
see
a
little
bit
at
a
time
and
and
hopefully
that's
what
they'll
do
rather
than
speed.
D
By
and
swerve
into
oncoming
traffic
it'll
make
people
slow
down
and
think
about.
Wow.
Look
at
the
look
at
the
progression
of
this
and
and
see
how
it
flows
and
not
to
be
distracting
but
to
be
enjoyable
and
maybe
take
a
timeout
and
take
a
deep
breath
and
and
look
at
what's
going
on
around
you
and
that's
why
we
want
it
to
be
more
environmental.
But
we
like
the
idea
of
a
timeline.
We
don't
want
it
to
be
distracting.
G
I
attended
a
couple
of
your
meetings
last
year
as
council
liaison
to
the
arts
and
culture
commission
and
heard
some
of
this
discussion
and
I
I
think
you
did
an
excellent
presentation
and
explained
all
the
thought
process.
They
have
really
the
Commission
as
a
whole
and
especially
melody
under
their
leadership
as
the
chair.
Her
leadership,
as
the
chair
really
thought
through
a
lot
of
the
issues
here,
staff
has
helped
them
flesh
out
the
kinds
of
things
that
you've
heard.
Her
talk
about,
we've
all
driven
past
things
on
the
freeways
we've
all
looked
at
signs.
G
We
looked
at
posters,
we've
looked
at
advertisements,
we've
looked
at
all
those
things
and
and
had
to
speed
by
them
and
nobody's
swerved
over
and
crashed,
or
did
all
those
things
so
I
think
the
concept
is
excellent,
that
you're
doing
a
gradual
thing,
you're
not
doing
eight,
a
single
splash
of
something
you're.
Doing
a
gentle
and
gradual
thing
that
people
can
see
a
repeat
of
whatever
let
the
butterflies
not
kind
of
one
big
butterfly
you're
going
to
have.
If
I
understand
the
concept
right
several
butterflies,
so
people
can
gradually
be
aware
of
on
this
link.
G
So
I
think
it's
a
an
excellent
idea.
I
think
the
canvases
long
been
neglected
there
and
I
think
that
that
neighborhood
has
long
been
neglected
and
I
think
this
would
be
a
great
Centennial
project.
So,
having
said
all
those
things
I'd
like
to,
is
it
a
resolution?
I
like
to
introduce
resolution,
can
I
ask
a
question
in.
C
D
We
we
want
you
on
board,
we
we
didn't
want
to
come
back
and
say:
we've
picked
an
artist,
here's
our
budget
and
then
you're
like
no,
not
that
wall.
We
plan
to
you,
know
something
else
with
that
wall,
so
we
are
going
to
come
back
to
you
in
our
July
yearly
review
and
give
you
the
full
outline
of
what
the
plan
is,
how
we're
going
to
select
and
work
with
an
artist
and
what
our
budget
is.
C
C
E
F
Mr.
mayor,
before
we
move
on
just
since
the
subcommittee,
just
on
a
side
note,
you
know
that
we
talked
about
just
the
artwork
that
used
to
be
where
the
grade
separations
going.
Mm-Hmm
and
I
know
I'm,
hoping
that
was
secured
in
storage
during
this,
but
but
I'm
also
wondering
if
it's
not
going
to
go
back
there
if
there's
another
spot
at
the
community
or
during
your
agenda
building.
Maybe
that
can
be
looked
into
it.