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Arts Commission selects Evan Chaffee design for city utility box
Summary
The Costa Mesa Arts Commission voted 4-0 to approve the “Golden Horizon” design by Evan Chaffee for a utility box wrap after reviewing three alternate designs and hearing commissioners’ concerns about readability and driver distraction.
The Costa Mesa Arts Commission voted to approve an alternate utility box design, selecting artist Evan Chaffee’s “Golden Horizon” (golden poppy motif) for installation.
Commissioners reviewed three alternate designs submitted after the original artist declined to revise his earlier submission. The commission discussed which design would most effectively wrap the multi-sided boxes and which would create the least visual distraction for drivers. Commissioner Lucia noted that the first design would “wrap really nicely” and highlighted its poppy motif; other commissioners described the third submission as “very busy” and potentially distracting for motorists. Chair Ochoa and multiple commissioners expressed a preference for the first design as the best fit for the streetscape.
A motion to select alternate 1 (Golden Horizon) was made and a roll-call vote followed. The motion carried unanimously with four votes in favor and no recorded votes against or abstentions. The commission directed staff to proceed with contract/installation steps for the selected design.
The action formally recorded in the meeting minutes names the selected artist as Evan Chaffee and the approved design as “Golden Horizon.” Commissioners who participated in the discussion included Chair Ochoa, Vice Chair Duderian, Commissioner Lucia and Commissioner Ashendorf; three commissioners (Mann, Wundercheck and Ford) were recorded as absent.
